1997 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE ABOUT 70 MPH, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND ENGANGED THE CLUTCH, EXPERIENCED COMPLETE CLUTCH FAILURE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER AWARE OF PROBLEM, PARTS WERE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUFFERED A SERIOUS CONCUSSION AND WHIPLASH.

WHEN ATTEMTING TO SHIFT GEARS, THE CLUTCH PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR - WITH NO PRESSURE, NOT ALLOWING THE SHIFTED.

IF THE DRIVERS FOOT ACCIDENTLY SLIPS OFF OF THE CLUTCH PEDAL, THE CLUTCH IS TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE UNTIL IT'S PUMPED NUMEROUS TIMES.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GOES INTO LOW-GEAR AND GETS STUCK THERE PERIODICALLY. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM TIME TO TIME. CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON.

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE TWO OR MORE TIMES. PROBLEM OCCURS AT ANY SPEED BETWEEN 10-35MPH. FIRST TIME DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND REPLACED SEVERED BOLTS . THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT OUT OF GEAR ON A WEEKLY BASIS. *AK

DEFECTIVE STEERING SYSTEM CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, STEERING HAD A VIBRATION AND TIRES WERE WORN TOO QUICKLY. ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE OVERHEATING INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN MAKING EITHER A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THERE IS A LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND A NOISE OCCURS. DEALERS CANNOT IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPAIRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. CONSUMER STILL FEELS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE AS IT SHOULD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY INTO A TRAILER. *AK