Engine
Filed Aug 18, 2000
I FEEL THAT THE ENGINE IN THIS CAR WAS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD HAVE LASTED MORE THAN 52,000 MILE. THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND WAS UNDER THE MILEAGE IT IS WARRANTEED FOR.
- NHTSA ID
- 728382
- Incident
- Aug 5, 2000
1994 Hyundai Elantra Engine Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Engine reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Aug 18, 2000
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
11%
of 76 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Hyundai Elantra submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming engine
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Engine
Filed Jun 12, 2000
WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN PLACING VEHICLE IN REVERSE, VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS REPLACED SOME PARTS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 863429
Engine
Filed Dec 7, 1998
CONSUMER EXPPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TIMING CHAIN BREAKING ON THREE OCCASIONS. OWNER'S MANUAL STATED TIMING CHAIN SHOULD BE REPLACED EVERY 60,00 MILES. ; TIMING CHAIN HAS BROKEN AT 30,000; 50,000 AND NOW AT 82,000. DEALER / MFR. NOTIFIED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 831929
- Incident
- Dec 2, 1998
Engine
Filed Nov 21, 1997
THE PISTONS ARE CRACKED, CAUSING THE MOTOR TO LOCK UP. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE OWNER HAS NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 819350
- Incident
- Nov 18, 1997
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Aug 19, 1997
TIMING BELT FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 521108
- Incident
- Jun 6, 1997
Engine
Filed Jun 10, 1997
THE ENGINE ON THE VEHICLE HAS BLOWN UP TWICE AND HAS LEFT THE DRIVER STRANDED AND IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 812956
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1995
Engine
Filed May 8, 1997
WHILE DRIVING SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, ARRIVED AT DESTINATION, TOOK ITEMS OUT OF TRUNK AND WERE HOT. CALLED MANUFACTURER/ DEALER 60 MILES AWAY; TOLD NOT TO DRIVE THEN; THOUGHT IT WAS MUFFLER & HAD IT REPLACED. NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER AGAIN . *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 812121
- Incident
- Feb 11, 1997
Engine
Filed Apr 17, 1996
Fire reported
THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE (ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE). *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 982882
- Incident
- Apr 13, 1996
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .