2001 Hyundai Elantra Other / unspecified Problems

I WENT TO CHANGE OIL AND THEY ADVISED ME TO CHANGE THE FRONT CONTROL ALARMS BECAUSE THEY WERE VERY RUSTED AND BAD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10667274

Incident

Dec 19, 2014

I WAS MAKING A U TURN WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE, I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL MY CAR SEEM TO BE DRIFTING TO ONE SIDE UNTIL I HIT A CURB... WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO SEE WHAT HAPPEN I NOTICE THAT MY WHEEL WAS TURNED INWARDS AND THE CONTROL ARM WAS BROKEN AND THE AXLE HAD POPPED OUT... NO ONE WAS INJURED HOWEVER MY DAUGHTER WAS SHAKING UP ABOUT WHAT HAPPEN... I TOOK SEVERAL PICTURES OF THE WHEEL AND RUSTY PART.. IT AMAZED ME HOW METAL COULD RUST THAT BAD AND BREAK IN HALF... I THANK GOD I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPEN NO TELLING WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPEN...I CALLED HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPEN ALSO TO FIND OUT IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT PART AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA...

NHTSA ID

10542388

Incident

Sep 5, 2013

Mileage

147,000 mi

LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, NOTICED THAT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND DISINTEGRATED. WHEEL WAS BASICALLY DETACHED FROM THE CAR AND FOLDING UP UNDER THE WHEEL WELL. THIS IS A RECALL ITEM IN ALL NORTHERN STATES BECAUSE THE MATERIAL RUSTS WHEN EXPOSED TO ROAD SALT. BECAUSE I'M IN NORTH CAROLINA, THE RECALL DOESN'T APPLY TO MY CAR. HOWEVER, I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NC WHERE THE VEHICLE IS EXPOSED TO ROAD SALT THROUGHOUT THE WINTER SEASON. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AS IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10490534

Incident

Dec 30, 2012

Mileage

130,700 mi

HYUNDAI RECALL CAMPAIGN 091 - LATE RECALL NOTICES, INABILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEM DUE TO LACK OF PARTS, PUTTING THE DRIVERS AT RISK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10324605

Incident

Apr 7, 2010

Mileage

93,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AIR BAG WAS REPLACED IN 2004. THE DAY AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED AN AIR BAG SAFETY RECALL ONLINE, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT NO RECALL WAS AVAILABLE. IN 2004, THE CONTACT ALSO INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE WEATHER STRIPPING ON THE BACK DOOR FRAME WAS TOO SMALL. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER PUSHED THE WEATHER STRIPPING BACK ON THE DOOR. IN 2005, THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE VEHICLE STALLED IN HOT WEATHER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. WHILE AT THE DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED OF A BRAKE LINE RECALL AND CLIPS WERE APPLIED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SQUEAKING WHEN SHE APPLIED AND RELEASED THE BRAKES. THE RECALL NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,448 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. ABL.PCO

NHTSA ID

10208489

Incident

Mar 1, 2001

Mileage

1,000 mi

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. LESS THAN ONE YEAR AGO, MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE IT HAD "DRIED UP"! THEY REPLACED THE BAG. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, BUT NOW MY WARRANTY IS JUST UP, THE LIGHT IS BACK ON. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALER, THE CONSUMER DIVISION OF HYUNDAI, THE CEO OF HYUNDAI OF MY CONCERNS AND ALL THEY HAVE OFFERED TO DO IS SPLIT THE PART, ONLY, WITH ME AT 50%. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS A RESPONSIBLE SOLUTION FOR A COMPANY TO TAKE ON A PART FROM THE MANUFACTURER THAT IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. IT HAS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE TO HAVE FAULTY AIRBAGS! I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE, IT HAS NEVER BEEN INFLATED...WHY WOULD IT "DRY OUT"? I HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER ISSUES, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THEY COULD BE SAFETY RELATED. I CONTACTED THE CEO DIRECTLY BY CERTIFIED MAIL AND NEVER GOT A RESPONSE BACK FROM HIM. *JB ABL.PCO

NHTSA ID

10130638

Incident

Jun 28, 2005

Mileage

103,486 mi

INCIDENT DATE IS ESTIMATED. I HAVE PUT APPROXIMATELY 17,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE DURING THE COURSE OF EACH YEAR (NEVER MORE THAN 20K OR LESS THAN 15K) AND ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, ALL BETWEEN 9 AND 15 MONTHS APART, MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE FAILED. ON ONE OCCASION BOTH LAMPS FAILED WITHIN A TWO WEEKS AND BEFORE I COULD REPLACE THE FIRST FAILED ONE RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION WHERE I WOULD HAVE HAD NO HEADLIGHTS. EACH TIME MY LOCAL HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER HAS REPLACED THEM AND ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION, MADE COMMENTS SUGGESTING THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH MY MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE. INTERESTING TO NOTE, THE FAILURES HAVE ALWAYS OCCURRED IN THE WINTER.

NHTSA ID

10082244

Incident

Jan 15, 2002

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FIRST REPAIR WAS ENGINE MANIFOLD, SECOND REPAIR WAS OXYGEN SENSOR, THIRD TIME THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. DEALER PROBABLY UNPLUGGED THE LIGHT ALL REPAIRS WERE UNDER WARRANTY BUT DEALER SUGGESTED I GET THE SERVICE DONE SINCE THEY HAD IT IN THE SHOP. BOTH SUN VISOR PLASTIC CLIPS THAT HOLD THE VISOR IN PLACE BROKE OFF AND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THE VISOR IS BROKEN AT THE SWIVEL ARM. ALL OF THE SMALL PLASTIC DOOR PLUGS HAVE FELL OUT. REMOTE GAS TANK DOOR WILL NOT OPEN ON COLD DAYS. VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND WHEEL SHAKES AT SPEEDS 35 AND ABOVE. SMALL SCRATCH IN PAINT GOES DOWN TO THE PRIMER. *JB

NHTSA ID

10060635

Incident

Jan 1, 2004

Mileage

17,000 mi

AFTER 1 1/2 MONTHS OF DRIVING THIS BRAND NEW CAR I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. THE CAR WOULD WONDER IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS ON THE ROAD AND FREEWAY. I ALSO HAD STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY. THEY HAVE ALIGNED MY CAR AT LEAST FIVE TIMES ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND FORCED BALANCED THE CAR TWICE TO NO AVAIL. IN MARCH OF 2003 AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE EVALUATED MY CAR AND FOUND BOTH TIE ROD ENDS (OUTERS)WERE EXTREMELY LOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY RODS BOTH THE FRONT TIRES ARE NOW CUPPED ON THE OUTER EDGES AND THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO REPLACE THEM. HYUNDAI PERFORMED THE WORK AND THE PROBLEMS GOT A LITTLE BETTER, BUT HAVE SINCE GOTTEN WORSE AGAIN. I AM SO FED UP WITH THIS CAR AND NEED HELP! I HAVE FILED COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT THE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST!

NHTSA ID

10070072

Incident

Sep 15, 2001

Mileage

1,847 mi

THE JACK COLLAPSED, AND CENTER STEM FELL OVER AND PUNCTURED THE FUEL TANK WHILE IN USE.*JB

NHTSA ID

10009996

Incident

Dec 15, 2002

THE HUBCAPS ARE SOLEY RETAINED TO THE RIMS BY A PLASTIC SPLIT RING RETAINING WASHER, UPON MAKING THE FIRST TIRE ROTATION THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE WASHERS HAD MELTED ON THE FRONT LUG NUTS, THE REMAINING UNMELTED SECTION FELL APART WHILE HANDLING, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE HIGH TEMPERATURE GENERATED BY THE FRONT BRAKES CAUSED THE WASHERS TO MELT. NLM

NHTSA ID

561462