Body & structureBrakesDriver assistance+2 more
Filed Jan 27, 2000
HEAD LINER IN REAR IS FALLING .*ET
- NHTSA ID
- 784459
- Incident
- Mar 17, 1998
1997 Hyundai Elantra Brakes Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Brakes 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.
11
Latest Jan 27, 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.
10%
of 115 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 service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Hyundai Elantra submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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 brake
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
BrakesElectricalEngine+2 more
Filed Jul 6, 1999
OIL LEAK DUE TO ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET FAILURE. MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 546513
- Incident
- Jan 5, 1998
BrakesElectricalEngine
Filed Feb 19, 1999
DEFECTIVE SPARK PLUGS AND WIRING CAUSED SMOKE TO COME FROM ASHTRAY AND VEHICLE COULD NOT GO 30 MPH.
- NHTSA ID
- 543989
- Incident
- Jan 18, 1999
Brakes
Filed Dec 8, 1998
MASTER CYLINDER WITH THE ABS BRAKES, THE CLUTCH WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, THERE WAS NO CLUTCH. DEALER CONTACTED, AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, REPAIR WORK DONE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK.ET.
- NHTSA ID
- 831962
- Incident
- Sep 1, 1998
Body & structureBrakesInterior & seats+1 more
Filed Oct 7, 1998
WITHIN 17,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAS PREMATURELY WORN OUT, AND ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM.*AK BOTH FRONT WINDOW FALL WHILE DRIVING. DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON. RIGHT DOOR PANEL MAKE NOISE. DOME LIGHT STAYS ON. *YH
- NHTSA ID
- 828696
Brakes
Filed Oct 7, 1998
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 828694
AirbagsBrakesElectrical+3 more
Filed Sep 24, 1998
STEREO FAILED CAUSING VOLUMN TO STICK IN MAXIMUM POSITION.
- NHTSA ID
- 541092
- Incident
- May 7, 1997
Brakes
Filed Apr 29, 1998
MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPAIRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. CONSUMER STILL FEELS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE AS IT SHOULD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 822920
- Incident
- Apr 28, 1998
Brakes
Filed Mar 10, 1998
Crash reported
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY INTO A TRAILER. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 821011
Brakes
Filed Feb 19, 1998
MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE.
- NHTSA ID
- 531058
- Incident
- Feb 14, 1998
Brakes
Filed Jan 21, 1995
FRONT BRAKES SCRUB WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS. DEALER CONTACTED, SAID THAT BRAKES ARE WORKING AS DESIGNED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK.ET.
- NHTSA ID
- 831965
- Incident
- Jan 21, 1995
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 .