2002 Hyundai Elantra Problems

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE MOMENT I TRIED TO STOP AT THE TRAFFIC STOP SIGN THE LOWER ARM CONTROL FROM THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE AND THE WHEEL BROKE AND THE CAR SLID. THANKS GOD IT WAS AT NIGHT AND NO CARS WERE THERE. I REMEMBER THE NIGHT BEFORE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I CALLED MY INSURANCE AND THEY SENT ME A TOWING TRUCK TO MOVE THE CAR. I DIDN'T REPAIR THE CAR BECAUSE IT WAS A BIG MESS. I TOOK SOME PICTURES OF IT AND THE TOWING COMPANY GUY ALSO. I REMEMBER I WENT TO HYUNDAI DEALER AND I WAS LOOKING FOR A PART THEIR AND THEY TOOK MY VIN NUMBER TO CHECK FOR THE PART BUT NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT THE RECALL. CAN HYUNDAI COMPANY GIVE ME SOME MONEY BACK THAT I SPENT FOR TOWING AND LOOSING MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT. I EVEN PAID FOR THE CAR REGISTRATION WEEKS BEFORE. *TR

I HAVE NOTED A RECALL #09V125000 RELATED TO THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR BUT FOR SOME REASON MY CAR WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. MY RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM COLAPSED. IT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. WITH THAT SIDE FIXED I TRAVELED ABOUT 3 MILES AND MY LEFT SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE. MY MECHANIC AND I WERE COMPLEXED, BUT AFTER RESEARCH I FOUND THIS PROBLEM EXIST AND RECALLS ISSUED. AFTER CONTACTING HYUNDA THEY SAID THIS VEHICLE VIN# WAS NOT COVERED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. SOMETHING IN THE RECORDS OF THIS CAR MUST BE IN ERROR.

MY 2002 HUYNDAI ELANTRA GLS SUDDENTLY THE AIRBAG IS ON SOON ENGINE RUNNING, AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TECHNICIAN THAT THE AIRBAG DEFECTIVE AND IT IS UNDER A RECALL.

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINS ON STEADY AS I WAS DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION TODAY, AROUND 10PM. IT HAS BEEN 104 DEGREES WITH HUMIDITY FACTOR THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE BRAKE FLUID. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

MY HUSBAND AND I ARE THE OWNERS OF A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT, AND ARE THE ONLY OWNERS OF RECORD AND HAVE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE IN A REASONABLE MANNER. ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 2009, I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH APPROACHING A LEFT TURN LIGHT, WHEN I NEEDED TO STOP SUDDENLY TO AVOID HITTING A CAR THAT STOPPED ABRUPTLY IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT, PLACING MY VEHICLE INTO THE ON-COMING TRAFFIC LANE. FORTUNATELY, MY VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANY OTHER VEHICLES OR ROADSIDE OBSTACLES. AFTER COMING TO A FULL STOP, I MANAGED TO NEGOTIATE THE LEFT TURN, IN ORDER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF A 5-POINT INTERSECTION AND INTO A SAFER AREA. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED IN THE TURN, I HEARD METAL GRINDING AGAINST METAL. I PULLED THE CAR OFF OF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY INTO THE FIRST AVAILABLE TURN OFF, WHICH HAPPENED TO BE A CHURCH PARKING LOT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER IN A SERVICEABLE CONDITION AND WOULD NEED TO BE TOWED. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR WAS SIGNIFICANTLY TORN BETWEEN THE SHOCK MOUNT AND THE BALL JOINT. THE CORROSION DAMAGE IS SIGNIFICANT ON THE INTERIOR OF THE ARM. IT LOOKS AS IF IT BLEW UP. THERE IS STILL A SMALL PORTION THAT IS STILL ATTACHED BUT IT IS COMPLETELY IMMOBILE. THE TIRE IS PUSHED UP AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LACK OF COOPERATION THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM HYUNDAI CORPORATE OFFICE RECALL DIVISION. THEY HAVE NOT AGREED TO FIX ANY DAMAGE TO THE CAR AS A RESULT OR REIMBURSE EXPENSES INCURRED DUE TO THE INCIDENT. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THEY CLAIM THE REASON WE DIDN'T GET A NOTICE ABOUT THE RECALL IS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT EVERYONE TO COME IN AT THE SAME TIME SO THEY ARE SPACING IT OUT! IT'S COMPLETELY IRRESPONSIBLE OF THEM TO NOT NOTIFY THE CONSUMER OF THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT! I AM 6 MONTHS PREGNANT AND OFTEN DRIVE MY 2 YR OLD! *TR

WHEN PUMPING GAS I CAN ONLY PUMP ABOUT $1.50 WORTH OF GAS AT A TIME BEFORE IT STARTS COMING BACK OUT AND SPILLING EVERYWHERE. I HAVE TRIED PUMPING GAS WITH THE CAR ON, NOT SAFE I KNOW, AND IT STILL ONLY TAKES ABOUT $1.50 BEFORE IT COMES BACK OUT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MULTIPLE ELANTRA OWNERS AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. IT TAKES ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO FILL UP. THE MORE GAS YOU GET IN YOUR TANK, THE LESS YOU CAN PUMP. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ONLINE IT'S THAT THE EVAP CANISTOR HAS FAILED AND IT'S PUSHING CHARCOAL THRU THE FUEL LINES. WHAT IF THAT GETS INTO THE FUEL TANK AND THE PUMP SUCKS IT UP? DON'T THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING. BUT THE GAS THAT COMES OUT IS STARTING TO EAT AWAY THE PAINT BECAUSE IT DOES IT MULTIPLE TIMES EACH TIME I'M REFUELING. MY VEHICLE HAS HIGH MILES BUT ALOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE SAY THEY HAVE BELOW 100K MILES.

IT IS HARD TO FILL THE GAS TANK UP. THE FUEL PUMP KEEPS SHUTTING OFF AND YOU HAVE TO SLOWLY FILL THE GAS TANK UP. YOU HAVE TO HOLD THE PUMP TO EVEN GET GAS TO FILL THE TANK.

THE WHOLE FRAME IS RUSTY.

THERE IS RUST COMING THROUGH THE QUARTER PANELS IN THE FRONT

VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR SIGN OF MALFUNCTION. HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER PUT THE GEAR IN REVERSE, AS THE TIRES SCREECHED. HE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. *JB

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINS ON STEADY AS I WAS DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION TODAY, AROUND 10PM. IT HAS BEEN 104 DEGREES WITH HUMIDITY FACTOR THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

I HAVE REPLACED MY HEADLIGHTS APPROXIMATELY NINE TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE DEFECT WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY ON 1/14/04. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, THEY PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE SEAT BELTS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN. UPDATED EVOQ 07/19/11. *JB

ON OCTOBER 28TH, 2016 THE LOWER, DRIVER'S SIDE, FRONT CONTROL ARM DISINTEGRATED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER ELANTRA IN A PARKING LOT. SHE WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN TO LEAVE THE LOT WHEN SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AS IT MADE A "TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE." THE NEXT DAY I REMOVED THE WHEEL AND DISCOVERED THE CONTROL ARM WAS TORN IN TWO SECTIONS AND BADLY CORRODED. I WENT TO TWO HYUNDAI DEALERS TO TRACK DOWN A NEW PART. NEITHER DEALER MENTIONED THE FACT THAT THIS MODEL HYUNDAI HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR PRECISELY THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I LEARNED OF THIS PROBLEM I CONTACTED HYUNDAI MOTORS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL ONLY APPLIED TO VEHICLES PURCHASED OR REGISTERED IN THE SO-CALLED "SALT BELT" STATES. MY WIFE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN COLORADO AND HAS NEVER DRIVEN IT IN THE "SALT BELT." YET IT SUFFERED THE SAME CORROSION AND FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL BULLETIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FAILURE BECAUSE THE CORROSION IS INSIDE THE CONTROL ARM AND CANNOT BE DETECTED BY A NORMAL VISUAL INSPECTION. I SUSPECT THAT THE FAILURE THAT SHOWED UP YEARS AGO IN THE "SALT BELT" CARS IS NOW APPEARING IN OLDER CARS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. HYUNDAI APPARENTLY DOES NOT GIVE A [XXX]. I SUGGEST THE NHSTA IMPOSE A NATIONWIDE MANDATORY RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES. IF IT OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS FAILURE WOULD RESULT IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH FOR PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. THIS VEHICLE IS A ONE OWNER CAR THAT WAS GARAGED ALL ITS LIFE. IT WAS REGULARLY SERVICED BY A HYUNDAI DEALER. IT SHOWS NO SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE CORROSION IN ANY OTHER AREA OR PART. I AM OUTRAGED THAT HYUNDAI CHOSE TO LIMIT THE RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES TO SELECT STATES. THIS INCIDENT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES THE PROBLEM IS NOT LIMITED TO VEHICLES EXPOSED TO CORROSIVE CHEMICALS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AS I EXITED A FREEWAY RAMP I WAS COMING TO A STOP TO MAKE A TURN. MY FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE AND IT POPPED MY DRIVER SIDE CV AXLE. MY WHOLE TIRE CASTERED IN AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL AND CAMBERED OUTWARD. MY CAR WAS BARELY MOVABLE. MY CONTROL ARM HAD COMPLETELY CORRODED THROUGH. *TR

ENGINE STOPS SUDDENLY ALMOST CREATING ACCIDENT. CAUSE ?

VERY DANGEROUS: THE VEHICLES SHUTSDOWN WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DASHBOARD BLINKS AND ENGINE SHUTS DOWN CAUSING LOST OF STEERING AND POWER, SLOWING CAR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH VEHICLES BEHIND. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. MECHANICS CAN'T SOLVE ISSUES. ON THE INTERNET, SIMILAR INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER HYUNDAI DRIVERS . THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, IDLE CONTROL VALVES, AND IN/OUT OUTPUT SENSOR TRANSMISSION ARE REPORTED AS POSSIBLE PROBLEMS. IN ANY EVENT IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. PROBLEM SHOULD BE STUDIED AND REPORTED. IT HAPPENS NOT ONLY TO THIS MODEL, BUT ON OTHER HYUNDAI VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED AND THE BCD PLAYER WOULD NOT STOP OPERATING UNLESS THERE WAS A BCD INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

NOT LONG AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR FROM JONES JUNCTION HYUNDAI BEL AIR, I NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHT/WINDSHIELD WIPER STALK WAS HAVING PROBLEMS. SOMETIME THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY. AT NIGHT, THE LIGHTS FOR THE DASHBOARD WOULD GO OUT. THE STALK HAD PROBLEMS. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE FLUIDS WOULD NOT SQUIRT PROPERLY TO EFFECTIVELY CLEAN MY WINDSHIELD AS IT SHOULD. THESE ARE 2 SEPARATE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE NOTICED OVER THE YEARS. *TR

2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT MANUAL TRANSMISSION - REPLACED CLUTCH ON 10/13/09 AFTER CLUTCH WENT. REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AFTER NO GRAB ON CLUTCH AGAIN!! ON WAY TO JOB INTERVIEW LAST NIGHT AND CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK, FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER CAR, LOST ALL CONTROL OF VEHICLE & HAD TO HAVE SOMEONE PICK ME UP!!!! I SEE I AM NOT ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AS YOUR WEBSITE IT RIDDLED WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS!! SOMEONE HAS TO DO SOMETHING SOON BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND/OR KILLED IF NOT ALREADY!!!!!!! HYUNDAI NEEDS TO MAKE THIS SERIOUS SITUATION RIGHT!!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. IN ADDITION, THE CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE HAD HOLES AND WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE CONTROL ARM AND SUBFRAME FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V125000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM) DUE TO THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THE NECESSARY PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. THERE IS A MASSIVE BACK ORDER FOR THE PARTS. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE NOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 111,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED AND THE BCD PLAYER WOULD NOT STOP OPERATING UNLESS THERE WAS A BCD INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

I WAS RECENTLY IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHICH WAS MY FAULT, HOWEVER THE AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF OR WAS NEVER THERE TO BEGIN WITH ( ITS A USED CAR). THE CRASH WAS HEAD ON AND THE AIRBAG MOST DEFINITELY SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER AND LAND ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. BOTH THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER WERE INJURED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, RIBS AND BACK. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,000. UPDATED 03/07/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD TOKYO TIRES INSTALLED IN JUNE 2012 WITH AN ALIGNMENT. THE CONSUMER CROSSED A RAIL ROAD CROSSING. APPROX A HALF MILE, THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, GOT BACK ON TO THE ROAD, HIT AN ICE PATCH, HIT A DITCH, ROLLED OVER TWICE AND LANDED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. UPDATED 03/11/2013*JS

2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS FAULTY LOWER CONTROL ARMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED TWICE. THE CONSUMER BECAME OF AWARE OF RECALL AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FREE OF CHARGE THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME, THE CONSUMER WENT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND PAID AT HIS EXPENSE. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON, ALL FOUR STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE RIMS AND TIRES. *JB

NOT LONG AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR FROM JONES JUNCTION HYUNDAI BEL AIR, I NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHT/WINDSHIELD WIPER STALK WAS HAVING PROBLEMS. SOMETIME THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY. AT NIGHT, THE LIGHTS FOR THE DASHBOARD WOULD GO OUT. THE STALK HAD PROBLEMS. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE FLUIDS WOULD NOT SQUIRT PROPERLY TO EFFECTIVELY CLEAN MY WINDSHIELD AS IT SHOULD. THESE ARE 2 SEPARATE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE NOTICED OVER THE YEARS. *TR

I ARRIVED HOME AROUND 4:00PM, SATURDAY JAN 31, 2015 AND PARKED MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT OUTSIDE MY CONDO BUILDING. I UNLOADED MY CAR TRUNK, THEN CLOSED THE TRUNK AND HEARD A RATTLING NOISE. I WAS NOT SURE WHAT IT WAS AT FIRST BUT I KNEW IT CAME FROM THE CAR. I WALKED AROUND THE VEHICLE AND OPENED THE DRIVER DOOR TO LOOK INSIDE. I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING UNUSUAL, BUT WHEN I CLOSED THE DRIVER DOOR I HEARD THE RATTLE AGAIN ON TOP OF MY CAR, WHEN I LOOKED AT THE ROOF I NOTICED THE SUNROOF GLASS WAS WARPED UPWARD AND A HOLE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GLASS. WHEN I LOOKED CLOSER AT THE SUNROOF THE GLASS WAS SHATTERED WITH A HOLE ABOUT 3-4 INCHED WIDE AND THE EDGES OF THE GLASS WERE POINTING UPWARD. IT LOOKED LIKE THE SUNROOF EXPLODED FROM WITHIN. THE REST OF THE SUNROOF WAS CRACKED AND SPLINTERED BEING HELD TOGETHER SIMPLY BY THE SAFETY GLASS OR I THINK IT WOULD HAVE ALL FALLEN IN WARD. *TR

DRIVER SEAT POSITION LOCK COMES LOOSE WHILE DRIVING AND SEAT SLIDES BACK ON ITS OWN. NEAR MISS OR CRASH. *TR

THE WEATHER STRIPPING ON THE FRONT DOORS ARE LOSING THE SEAL AROUND BOTH DOORS. CONSUMER IS AFRAID THAT CARBON MONOXIDE MAY SEEP INTO THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE HEALTH PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE.*AK

VERY DANGEROUS: THE VEHICLES SHUTSDOWN WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DASHBOARD BLINKS AND ENGINE SHUTS DOWN CAUSING LOST OF STEERING AND POWER, SLOWING CAR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH VEHICLES BEHIND. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. MECHANICS CAN'T SOLVE ISSUES. ON THE INTERNET, SIMILAR INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER HYUNDAI DRIVERS . THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, IDLE CONTROL VALVES, AND IN/OUT OUTPUT SENSOR TRANSMISSION ARE REPORTED AS POSSIBLE PROBLEMS. IN ANY EVENT IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. PROBLEM SHOULD BE STUDIED AND REPORTED. IT HAPPENS NOT ONLY TO THIS MODEL, BUT ON OTHER HYUNDAI VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE STALLED AS TRANSMISSION FLUID SPILLED TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST UNTO THE ROAD SHOULDER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER SELECTOR WAS SET ON FLOOR, AIR BLEW ON THE FLOOR AND WINDSHIELD, CAUSING WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP, OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VIEW. DEALER HAD INSPECTED VEHICLE SIX TIMES, AND DENIED THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER. CONSUMER APPLIED FOR LEMON LAW.*AK