2000 Hyundai Elantra Problems

The contact owns a 2000 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, there was an abnormal odor entering the cabin of the vehicle, causing the contact to be nauseated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that there was no cabin air filter installed in the vehicle. The cabin air filter was not replaced. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was out of warranty. The failure mileage was 19,000.

ENGINE STALL , SEVERELY WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ALSO I HAD TO PAY MIDAS $600 FOR BRAKE ROTOR JOB FRONT AND BACK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BROKEN RIBS AND A HEAD INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT. *TR

ENGINE STALL , SEVERELY WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ALSO I HAD TO PAY MIDAS $600 FOR BRAKE ROTOR JOB FRONT AND BACK

ENGINE STALLS AIR CONDITIONER BELT SQUEETS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE EVAC VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS COULD NOT BE OPENED OR CLOSED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,750.

THREE WINDOW REGULATORS ON MY 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA ARE NOT WORKING AND I AM UNABLE TO ROLL THEM UP AND DOWN. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SLIDES DOWN WHEN I AM DRIVING. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO. I HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE REGULATOR REPLACED AND IT'S BROKE AGAIN. THEY DON'T SEEM TO LAST. IN ORDER FOR ME TO PUT THE WINDOWS UP I HAVE TO HOLD THE SWITCH AND THE WINDOW. I HAVE HURT MY HANDS COUNTLESS TIMES ALREADY..IT HURTS ALOT!! PLEASE HELP ME CONCERNING THE WINDOW REGULATORS ON THESE CARS. EACH WINDOW COST ALOT TO FIX AND I HAVE 3 BROKEN NOW. AFTER RESEARCHING THE WEB, II HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I AM EXPERIENCING REGARDING THE WINDOWS AND I AM HOPING FOR A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP AND AM LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE CONCERNING THIS MATTER. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THESE CARS FAIL AND GET STUCK IN GEARS CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATIONS AND BREAKDOWNS. I HAD SEVERAL OF THESE CARS AS COMPANY TRANSPORTATION AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AFTER 4-5 SECONDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS INTERNAL FAILURE WITH THE TRANSMISSION'S FOURTH GEAR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81,000. *UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF

I WAS DRIVING NORTH BOUND ON HIGHWAY 99. ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN RUSH HOUR, IN SACRAMENTO, CA. WHEN I WAS HIT ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BY A BLACK NISSAN. WHEN THE CARS TOUCHED WE SPUN 3 TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT HIT ANY OTHER VEHICLE. THE CAR STOPPED 8 FEET AWAY FROM THE RETAINING WALL, FACING NORTH BOUND. MY INFANT (1 MONTH OLD ) AND 13 YR. OLD WERE IN THE BACK. THE INFANTS CAR SEAT SIFTED ABOUT A FOOT TOWARDS THE LEFT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE. THAT MEANS THE REAR SEAT BELTS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. MY 13 YR. OLD SCREAMED AS SHE HOVERED OVER HER BROTHER TO PROTECT HIM. HER SEAT BELT WAS LOOSE ENOUGH FOR HER TO ALLOW HER TO DO THAT. THE TOTAL IMPACT WAS ON HER SIDE. SHE AND I SAW THE CAR COMING BUT THERE WAS NO WHERE TO MOVE. MY FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY OR OPEN UP. I WAS ABLE TO SHIELD MY FACE ON THE TIME OF THE IMPACT. THE INSURANCE CONSIDERED IT A SALVAGE AND PAID ME OFF. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTRAIN A CHILD IN A SAFETY SEAT WITH THE LEFT REAR SEAT BELT, THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT SEAT BELT WEBBING STRAP TIGHTENED WHEN ENGAGED DURING NORMAL USE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FRACTURE, BUT DETERMINED THE FRONT SEAT BELT WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - *NM

ENGINE STALL , SEVERELY WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ALSO I HAD TO PAY MIDAS $600 FOR BRAKE ROTOR JOB FRONT AND BACK

THUMPING NOISE IN RR WHEEL AT 104 MILES - REAR SHOES BINDING ON BACKING PLATES- REMOVE AND RESURRFACE BOTH REAR SHOES AND BACKING PLATES. AGAIN AT 1587 MILES REAR SHOES BINDING ON BACKING PLATES - AGAIN R/R BOTH SHOES AND LUBE BACKING PLATES. ~9000 MILES THUMPING AGAIN, SERVICE COULD NOT HEAR. AT 10,251 MILES RETURNED WITH SAME THUMPING COMPLAINT - SERVICE DETERMINED REAR DRUMS OUT OF ROUND, REPLACED REAR DRUMS. THUMPING NOISE RETURNS AT 42,450 MILES, RESURFACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS & RESURFACED REAR BRAKE DRUMS, CLEANED AND ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES. SHOES AND PADS ALL STILL FINE WITH PLENTY OF LIFE LEFT.*AK

MY RIGHT FRONT STUDDED SNOW TIRE ( PURCHASED OCT OF 2008) SUDDENLY LOST AIR ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. I PULLED OVER AND THE TIRE WAS HALF DOWN. I WENT BACK TO THE SELLER TODAY AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW TIRE $97 AND THEY HAVE VALVE STEMS THAT GO BAD ALL THE TIME. *TR

KELLY TIRE 195 65 R14 ONE TIRE CAME APART ON FREEWAY, ONE HAD A VERY LARGE BUMP, ONE HAD A BROKE BELT AND ONE WAS WEARING REAL BAD ON THE REAR. THEY WERE ONE APPROX. 2-3 MONTHS OLD. IT WAS ALIGNED BY PURCELL TIRE IN PRINCENTON, KY WERE I PURCHASED THE TIRES. *JB

AT 65 MPH, ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE STALLED, ALL LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A NEARBY OFF RAMP. FIVE WEEKS LATER, THE ENGINE WILL START, AND THE ONL YLIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS THE AIR BAG LIGHT WHICH HAS NEVER GONE OFF SINCE THE STALLING EPISODE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON FOR A YEAR, WITH THE SAME MULTIPLE MISFIRE READINGS (300 AND 301). I HAVE HAD MECHANICS MAKE ALMOST EVERY POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. ASPARK PLUGS AND WIRES WERE REPLACED TWICE IN A FOUR MONTH PERIOD WITH AN UNKNOWN FACTOR BURNING THEM OUT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS REPORTED ON RELIABLE INTERNET SITES, ESPECIALLY THE ENGINE STALLING WHICH IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. THIS VEHICLE IS REPORTED TO HAVE HAD BOTH RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED IN 2005. WITH THOUSANDS OF NEWER ELANTRA MODELS REPORTING THE INTERMITTENT ENGINE STALLING, HYUNDAI SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATE AND ISSUE A RECALL. NOTE: I AM UNABLE TO CHECK THE FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM IN THE LIST ABOVE. PERHAPS ONLY THREE ITEMS CAN BE CHECKED, I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM WITH ELANTRAS IS ALSO TIED TO THIS SYSTEM.

WHILE BACKING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARD INTO THE GARAGE. *AK *SC ALSO THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE, THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE WINDOW TRACK. *JB

WINDOWS NEED REPAIRS, FALLS DOWN. HORN NEEDS SEVERAL REPAIRS. PAINT OXIDIZED.. AUTO WAS STATIONARY.

THE FRAME IS SO RUSTED OUT THAT IT COULD NOT BE INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE EVAC VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS COULD NOT BE OPENED OR CLOSED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,750.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH THE HOOD LATCH FAILED AND THE HOOD BLEW OFF (SHEARING THE HINGES) INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND SIDE VIEW MIRROR. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC HOOD, HINGES, LATCH, WINDSHIELD AND SIDE MIRROR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

DURING THE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH AXLES, CORROSION PERFORATION WAS DISCOVERED IN BOTH OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEAR THE BALL JOINTS. MORE DISTURBING IS THE FIST SIZED HOLE, RUSTED THRU THE MAIN SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER THAT THE CONTROL ARMS ARE CONNECTED TO (DRIVERS SIDE). THE ENTIRE MAIN CROSSMEMBER WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. *TR

UPON HAVING MY VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR AN ILLUMINATED "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT, MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT MY REAR STRUTS WERE LEAKING DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. MY CAR HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS APPARENT TO HIM THAT THEY HAD BEEN LEAKING FOR A WHILE, ALTHOUGH THIS WOULD BE AN UNDETECTABLE PROBLEM TO MYSELF, THE DRIVER. MY DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR IT UNDER THE WARRANTY DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS DISCOVERED 2 WEEKS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FILL UP THE FUEL TANK, ALL THE FUEL EXPELLED OUT OF THE TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LEE HYUNDAI (1960 SKIBO RD, FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28314), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HAS A PROBLEM WERE YOU CAN NOT PUMP GAS WITHOUT GAS PUMP STOPPING LIKE IT WAS FILLED ALTHOUGH YOU HAVE ONLY PUMP LESS THAN A GALLON. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT OWN HYUNDAI'S WITH THIS PROBLEM, JUST GOOGLE HYUNDAI PUMPING GAS PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES GAS SPILLS FROM TANK WITHOUT THE TANK BEING FULLY FILLED BECAUSE THE GAS RISES, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND HYUNDAI MUST CORRECT THIS. IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES TO FILL YOUR TANK. I THINK THIS IS A CONCERN FOR A RECALL. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THAT YOU TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SPEND A GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. IM ASKING YOU TO MAKE HYUNDAI LIABLE FOR THIS. IT IS NOT ONLY ANNOYING BUT A SAFETY ISSUE. SEE WHY SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND YOU WILL BE THE JUDGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

IN DECEMBER, 2000, WITH ONLY 5000 MILES ON THE CAR, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. SINCE THEN, THE CAR HAS HAD NOTHING BUT TRANSMISSION TROUBLES. THE TRANSMISSION HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN 2ND GEAR WHILE OUT ON THE HIGH WAY. WHEN SLOWING DOWN, IT HAS SUDDENLY JERKED INTO FIRST GEAR, CAUSING THE CAR TO NOT ACCELERATE. IT HAS JERKED INTO 2ND GEAR, FEELING LIKE THE CAR HAS BEEN REAR ENDED. EACH TIME IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. PRESENTLY, AT 45,000 MILES, IT IS GETTING ANOTHER NEW TRANSMISSION.

WHEN CAR IS COMING TO A STOP THE TRANSMISSION/ENGINE RUMBLES. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS (EVERY DAY) BUT ON THE 2 OCCASSIONS I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING.

CONSUMER NOTICED EVERY THREE TO SIX MONTHS HEADLIGHTS FAILED. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE HAD ITS FIFTH HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT.*AK *MR

HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO BURN OUT. HEADLIGHTS HAD TO BE REPLACED 10 TIMES. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICE WHILE TRAVELING HARD SHAKING FROM STEERING WHEEL VEHICLE WAS SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES PROBLEM RETURNS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED STEERING ABILITY GETS VERY DIFFICULT AND VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CUTTING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA - NEW------------7/05 W/ 17,923 MILEAGE ON THE CAR. I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE MOTOR ON THE PASS. FRONT WINDOW & BOTH BACK WINDOWS. IT IS NOW 12/07 AND I NEED TO REPLACE THE SAME MOTORS IN ALL 3 WINDOWS , MY CAR NOW HAS 29,420 MILEAGE ON THE CAR. THE WINDOW THAT I WOULD USE THE MOST IS THE DRIVERS FRONT , IS JUST FINE. *TR

MAJOR WHEEL CRACKS FOUND ON ONE WHEEL ON 6/19/03 WITH 59,367 REPLACED BY DEALER 2ND WHEEL CRACK FOUND ON 4/12/04 WITH 63,999 MILES. *AK