2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

BATTERY CHARGE KEEPS DRAINING IN A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY 3X, ALTERNATOR WORKS WELL BUT IF THE CAR SITS WITHOUT STARTING FOR LONGER THAN 24 HRS IT WILL DRAIN THE BATTERY, THE BATTERY HAS NOT BEEN FROZEN AND HOLDS A CHARGE WHEN TESTED INDEPENDENTLY, VEHICLE IS USED ONLY FOR PAVED DRIVING, AND WE DO NOT USE SALT ON THE ROADS HERE DURING THE WINTER, ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS HAVE TESTED FINE BUT I CANNOT AFFORD TO BRING THE CAR IN TO A SHOP FOR A FULL DIAGNOSTIC AT THIS TIME, THIS ISSUE BEGAN BACK IN OCTOBER 08 WITH NO WARNING AND HAS CONTINUED THROUGH THE WINTER AND NOW IN SPRING. IS THERE ANY POSSIBLE EXPLANATION? I AM NOT A MECHANIC AND SO WOULD NOT EVEN CONSIDER DOING ANY WORK BESIDES MINOR MAINTENANCE. *TR

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON WHEN AN AVERAGE SIZED ADULT IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. INDICATING THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

1. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON WHEN AN ADULT PASSENGERS IS SITTING IN FRONT SEAT (AIR BAG IS OFF) 2. ALMOST EVERY TIME IT GOES ON AND OFF WHEN IN TRAFFIC. 3. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER ABOUT 5 TIMES REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. *TR

WHILE ENTERTAINING MY GIRLFRIENDS SISTER AND FAMILY, MY 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING, AND LOCKED IN SECOND GEAR. IT HAD BEEN LOSING POWER REGULARLY, AND HYUNDAI SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT, AS THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. THE CAR WOULD REV EXTREMELY HARD WHILE IN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR, BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE ANY FASTER. AFTER IT LOCKED UP, IT WAS TOWED BY AAA TO A DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE HYUNDAI IMPROPERLY TOLD MY GIRLFRIEND THAT MY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS INVALID ( IT WAS NOT). THE CAR HAD 26,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT IT, THE SAID THAT THE CLUTCH PAD HAD BURNED UP, WHICH, HAD FUSED THE GEAR BOX, AND CAUSED THE CAR TO LOCK UP. THEY STATED THAT THE CLUTCH PAD WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THERE WARRANTY, AS THE DAMAGE WAS A RESULT OF "RIDING THE CLUTCH" I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS FOR 34 YEARS, AND HAVE NEVER RIDDEN THE CLUTCH. AFTER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO HYUNDAI, BOTH TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TO HYUNDAI USA, I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. TO THE TUNE OF $3500.00!!! THEY HAD MY CAR FOR OVER 2 WEEKS, AND REFUSED TO GIVE ME A LONER, SAYING SINCE IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE , THEY WERE NOT REQUIRED TO GIVE ME ONE. THIS WAS AFTER HYUNDAI USA HAD TOLD ME SPECIFICALLY THAT THE CLUTCH PAD WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT I WOULD GET A LONER WHILE IT WAS REPAIRED. I WAS UNABLE TO GET TO WORK FOR OVER A WEEK, WHICH COST ME A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL PROBLEM, NOT TO MENTION HAVING TO PAY $3,500.00 OUT OF MY POCKET. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, AS I KNOW 4 OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR CARS, AND IN ALL CASES ALL HYUNDAI WOULD DO WAS SAY THEY WERE RIDING THE CLUTCH, AND MAKE THEM PAY FOR REPAIRS. AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC SAID HE HAD TALKED TO A HYUNDAI MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD HYUNDAI KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AND HAD FAILED TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF IT, THAT THEY HAD REFUSED TO REPLACE ANY TRANSMISSIONS AND IN FACT THEY HAD CHANGED THEIR WARRANTY ENOUGH TO MAKE IT VAGUE. *TR

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT WITH MY 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. MY FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED. IDENTICAL TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. MY AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND MY SEATBELT DIDN'T LATCH. I SLID UNDER THE BELT UP TO MY RIBS, SMASHING MY KNEE, FEET AND FIST INTO THE DASH. MY AIRBAG LIGHT LIT UP AS IF MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED. MY REPAIR MAN WAS APPALLED THAT THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. HE SAID I HAD VERY SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND IT SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I DON'T BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED TO THE DEGREE THAT I WAS IN THE ACCIDENT. I AM SUPPOSED TO GET MY CAR BACK TOMORROW (REPAIRED!?) NOTHING WAS DONE TO ADDRESS THE AIRBAG SITUATION EXCEPT RESETTING THE LIGHT ON THE DASH. HYUNDAI REPLACED THE SEATBELT, THEY TOLD MY REPAIR MAN THAT THE PRE-TENSOR WENT OFF AS IT SHOULD...THAT IS A LIE. OTHERWISE I WOULDN'T HAVE SLID UNDER THE SEATBELT. I THINK THIS IS A HUGE COVERUP. I KNOW OF ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE HYUNDAI 5 STAR CRASH RATING....I WILL HAVE HER CONTACT YOU AS WELL. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL BE ON INDICATING THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS OFF. THERE WILL BE AN ADULT PASSENGER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN THIS OCCURS. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT STILL COMES ON WHEN THERE IS A FULL SIZE ADULT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT. BOTH PARTIES WERE INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT'S NOSE WAS FRACTURED IN THREE PLACES. SHE ALSO SUSTAINED THREE BROKEN RIBS, A PUNCTURED LUNG, A BROKEN HIP AND PELVIS, AND A FRACTURED ANKLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE VEHICLE, THE SENSOR INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAG IS DEACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE PASSENGER MOVES AROUND IN THE SEAT, THIS ALSO TRIGGERS THE SENSOR TO DEACTIVATE. THE HYUNDAI REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE WEIGHT FOR THE SENSOR TO ACTIVATE IS BETWEEN 115-130 POUNDS. THE REPRESENTATIVE ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE TESTED AND APPEARED TO BE WORKING NORMALLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 43,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

FOR THE MOST PART I AM VERY STATIFIED WITH THE 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, 4 DOOR SEDAN. HOWEVER, THE LOCKING MECHANISM INSIDE THE TRUNK LID CAN CAUSE HEAD INJURY. I HIT MY HEAD NUMEROUS TIMES ON IT, AND I THINK THE MANUFACTURER NEEDED TO TO TAKE ACTION REDESIGN THE INNER LOCKING MECHANISM SO IT WAS OUT OF RANGE OF A PERSON BENDING INTO THE TRUNK AND BENDING BACK OUT OF THE TRUNK AREA. I AM A CAUCTOUS PERSON, BUT IT HURTS WHEN THE LIP OF THE INNER LOCKING MECHANISM OF THE TRUNK HITS THE HEAD. I DON'T HAVE EXACT DATES OF THE PARTICULAR INCIDENTS, BUT CAN GENERALLY SAY I HAVE HIT MY HEAD NUMEROUS TIMES BETWEEN 4/2006 TO THE PRESENT. *AK

MY 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HYDROPLANES EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS AND SKIDS VERY EASILY ON SLIGHTLY WET PAVEMENT. MY DAUGHTER HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS TO ME MANY TIMES. TONIGHT SHE HYDROPLANED AND WENT INTO A WOODEN POLE. SHE WASN'T INJURED AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY; HOWEVER, THE FRONT FENDER WAS DAMAGED. I AM GOING TO HAVE IT FIXED THEN SEE ABOUT GETTING RID OF THE CAR. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE SAFE. *TR