1999 Hyundai Elantra

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/26/2000· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE HESITATES TO ACCELERATE WHEN CONSUMER PRESSES THE ACCELERATOR, THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *SLC

• 12/22/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  (1) ON DECEMBER 20,2004, THE FIRST COLD DAY OF THE YEAR, MY 1999 ELANTRA WOULD NOT START. (2) THE NEXT DAY, DECEMBER 21, 2004, THE CAR STARTED, BUT AS I WOULD COME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE WOULD BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE CAR WOULD STALL OUT. THIS ALSO OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS UNDER 20 MPH. (3) I DROVE DIRECTLY TO MY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHICH ASSESSED THE CAR AND TOLD ME THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR HAD GONE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. THE PART WAS REPLACED THAT AFTERNOON AT 275.00 PLUS LABOR= 391.00. THIS EVENING, DECEMBER 23,2004 AFTER SEARCHING THE NHTSA WEBSITE, I REALIZED THAT THE 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HAD BEEN RECALLED ON SEPT 7, 2000 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 00V259001/HYUNDAI RECALL # 040.) I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED HYUNDAI CONSUMER COMPLAINT DIVISION AND WAS TOLD MY A REPRESENTATIVE THAT MY VEHICLE VIN # WAS NOT ONE OF THOSE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN MANUFACTURED ON MAY 24, 1999 AND THE CAMPAIGN ONLY INCLUDED 1999 ELANTRAS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 1, 1999-JUNE 6, 2000. I FIND IT EXTREMELY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A 7 DAY PERIOD BETWEEN THE DATE MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED AND THE DATE THE RECALL BEGAN SHOULD BE THE REASON WHY THIS COSTLY REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I AM LOOKING TO HAVE THIS COMPLAINT INVESTIGATED, AND BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF PARTS/LABOR FOR THIS DEFECT, WHICH HYUNDAI WILL NOT ALLOW. *JB

• 12/21/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 30MPH THERE WAS A COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER BROKE WINDSHIELD WITH HER FOREHEAD, AND THEN HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FOREHEAD. DRIVER WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL WITH ONLY MINOR CONCUSSION/BRUISES AND CUTS. *AK

• 12/21/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED PARTIALLY AND DID NOT PROTECT THE DRIVER. PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE PASSENGER IN THIS CRASH. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. *AK

• 12/18/2002· POWER TRAIN

  UPON ACCELERATING, CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE SPEED STAYS AT 30 MPH NO MATTER HOW FAR YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 12/15/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 99V178000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND 00V259001 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

• 12/10/2003· POWER TRAIN

  THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED REPEATEDLY. *AK

• 12/08/1999· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL ENGINE REVS UP, AND GEARS DO NOT CATCH RIGHT AWAY. DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX IT, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

• 12/06/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED, LUNGED, AND LOST POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAF SENSOR CONNECTOR NEEDED TO BE RE-ROUTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V259001 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000.

• 12/05/2007· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT HARD WHEN GOING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR OVER DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE FAILURE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 99V178000) HOWEVER; THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. AS OF DECEMBER 5, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000. UPDATED 01/07/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/31/07 *TR

• 12/04/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  AT 2,235 MILES I WAS EXPERIENCING A HARSH 2 TO 3 UPSHIFT AND ALOT OF CHUGGING NOISE. A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. THE AT 5.630 MILES I HAD A LEAK IN THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. BOTH ITEMS ARE BEING REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BUT IT IS VERY INCONVENIENT AND FRUSTRATING TO HAVE A NEW CAR HAVE THESE "SERIOUS" PROBLEMS.

• 12/03/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/02/2014· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.

• 12/01/2006· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  1999 ELANTRA HOOD FLEW UP AND STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. *TS *NM UPDATED 01/09/07. *JB

• 11/30/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  HEAD-ON COLLISION,SPEED 35 MPH, BOTH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WOULD NOT SPEAK TO CONSUMER REGARDING AIRBAGS. HYUNDAI COMPANY WILL NOT TALK TO CONSUMER. *AK

• 11/25/2002· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CAR STALLING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE SERVICE. ALSO CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE THIS IS HAPPENING AGAIN. TS

• 11/24/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO RECALL 00V259001 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING). THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WHO BOTH STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

• 11/22/2016· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 99V178000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

• 11/22/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  AT 23,000 MILES A/C BURNED OUT, REPLACED AUTO TRANSMISSION, SPARK PLUG WIRING AND MANY LEAKS. FRONT END VIBRATING, TIRES AND BRAKE LINING FAILED. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKE SHOES FOR THE FRONT AND BACK DO NOT MATCH. *TC

• 11/12/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHEN FUELING, THE PUMP SHUTS OFF APPROXIMATELY EVERY FIFTY CENTS OF GASOLINE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT A REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL TANK MUST BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TROUBLE PUMPING GAS. VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCING JERKING UPON ACCELERATION AS WELL AS FREQUENT STALLING. REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THAT FUEL TANK MUST BE REPLACED.*MR

• 11/09/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS/RUNS ROUGH, AND LOSES POWER. *AK

• 11/01/2015· AIR BAGSCrash

  12/2/2014 MULTI-CAR/SEMI ACCIDENT. FRONT END COLLISION WITH REAR END DAMAGE. TOTAL LOSS, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. 465 S @ MM 41 NEAR PENDLETON PIKE EXIT. AT FAULT DRIVER SPUN ON ICE, CAME INTO MY LANE THAT I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH IN SO SHE WAS TRAVELING NORTH. HIT DRIVERS SIDE TO DRIVERS SIDE, SEMI TRAILER RAN OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. TOTAL LOSS.

• 10/31/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING, ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HARD BRAKE, BUT HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL, BRAKES FAILED, HOWEVER THEY WORK WHEN REGULAR BRAKING, ONLY FAIL FOR HARD BRAKING.*YD

• 10/28/2008· POWER TRAIN

  PURCHASED 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA IN APRIL OF 1999. ON 1/15/2001 VEHICLE DIED AND WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. TRANSMISSION REPLACED. MILEAGE AT THE TIME-33,663. ON APRIL 24, 2008, I WAS ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. VEHICLE DOES NOT PROPERLY SHIFT INTO GEAR. ENTIRE CAR SHAKES IF DRIVEN OVER 50 MPH. CAR SPEEDS UP WHEN ACCELERATOR PRESSED. WHEN I NOTICED THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, IN REGARDS TO THE TRANSMISSION, I CONTACTED DEALER WHO REFUSED TO REPLACE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE. WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL DID NOT INVOLVE MY VIN. CONTACTED HYUNDAI CORPORATE OFFICE AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. VEHICLE NOW HAS 134,000 MILES ON IT. RECALL ID #99V178000. NEITHER DEALER NOR HYUNDAI WILL HONOR. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN FILED REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

• 10/27/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS

  THE "AIR BAG" AND "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHTS STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. BOTH DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS WILL NOT WORK, BOTH MUST BE TAPED UP. CAR HAS HAD A "ELECTRIAL BURNING" SMELL OFF AND ON FOR A YEAR. THE HEADLIGHTS GOES BRIGHT WHILE DRIVING. GETTING LESS THAN 20 MPG GAS. BATTERIES FREQUENTLY GOES DEAD.*AK

• 10/20/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY,WHEELS

  2/4/2000 - HEATER FAN & MOTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED (AND AGAIN ON 8/25/2001); 10/12/2000 - RADIATOR APPEARS TO BLOW UP, TECHNICAL ADVISOR "JOE STROUD" ACCUSED CONSUMER OF TAMPERING WITH IT TO DISABLE IT - RADIATOR AND THERMOSTAT REPLACED & REAR HUB BOLT ASSEMBLY; 11/07/2000 - MISFIRE DETECTED IN SPARK PLUG ASSEMBLY; 12/30/2000 - BATTERY DIED IN 17 DEGREE TEMP, CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP & WAS REFUSED, TOWED AGAIN AFTER ADDT'L CONTACT WITH ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE COMPANY (BATTERY REPLACED FILE #565541 & HYUNDAI COMPENSATED FOR RENTAL); 3/20/2001 - TEMP GUAGE REGISTERS "HOT" A/C NOT COOLING PROPERLY - FAN RELAY REPLACED; 8/25/2001 - FAN MOTOR RATTLES AND TEMP GUAGE REGISTERS "HOT" AND A/C INOPERABLE - REPLACED FAN MOTOR AGAIN (1ST REPL 2/4/2000); 9/14/2001 - "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON, NO LOSS OF POWER; SPARK PLUG CABLE SET REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

• 10/19/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS LENS WERE DISCOLORED AND VISIBILITY AT NIGHT WAS VERY LIMITED. THE HYUNDAI CORPORATE OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ONLY COVERED UNDER A FIVE YEAR WARRANTY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 94,500. UPDATED 12/06/07

• 10/14/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 10/12/1999· SEAT BELTS

  VEHICLE HA S BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTING & LOCKING PASSENGERS SO THATTHEY ARE UNABLE TO MOVE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT ALL 1999 VEHICLE ARE MADE THAT WAY. CAN NHTSA DO SOMTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WE BOTH KNOW THAT THE DEALER IS WRONG, AND NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *AK

• 10/07/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE PAINT AND CLEAR COAT ON MY CAR IS CRACKING THE DEALER CALLS IT CHECKING. THEY WANT TO REPAINT THE CAR AND I AM LOOKING FOR THE FACTORY PAINT THAT IS WHY I BOUGHT NEW. I TRIED TO TURN CAR IN FOR A NEW ONE BUT THEY WOULD NOT EXCHANGE THE CAR I COULD USE ANY GOOD ADVICE IN THIS UN CALLED FOR SITUATION.

• 10/04/2016· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGSFire

  I HAVE A 99 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 4 DOOR. LAST WEEK THE STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN. MORE SPECIFICALLY, I WAS AT THE TIME IN THE HARDEE'S DRIVE THRU WHEN THE SMOKE AND FLAMES STARTED. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR TO ROLL OUT OF THE DRIVE THRU AND INTO THE PARKING LOT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO A FEW MECHANICS WHO SAY THAT IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT MELTED ALL OF THE STEERING COLUMN, DASH, CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD WITH THE HEAT, AND OTHER FIRE DAMAGE. THE CAR IS NOW TOTALED AND UNDRIVEABLE. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2 KIDS AND THIS WAS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. ALSO ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION THAT WAS NOT MY FAULT, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD CONTACTED HYUNDAI AFTERWARDS, BUT THEY SAID THAT THE CAR WAS FINE AND NOT TO WORRY. I HAVE NO WAY TO SCAN MY DOCUMENTS, BUT I HAVE A POLICE REPORT AS WELL AS SEVERAL EMAILS FROM HYUNDAI FROM LAST YEAR, AS WELL AS PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE.

• 10/04/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT 10-15 MPH AND/OR 55 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *AK

• 10/01/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS GOING 60MPH ON EXPRESS WAY WHEN CONSUMERS VEHICLE REARENDED A STALLED VEHICLE, DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, PASSENGER WAS INJURED, CONSUMER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING MANUFACTURER. *AK *YD

• 09/27/2002· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEFECT STATED IN RECALL NUMBER 99 V 178 000, HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, BUT VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO THE VIN #. *MR

• 09/26/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  HUGE REPORT LISTED WITH BBB AUTO LINE AND ARBITRATION HYNDAI DENY FAULT. PLEASE CHECK ALL REPORTS & RECORDS. BRAKES ARE STILL BAD CAR CAN'T BE DRIVEN WHEN IT RAINS OR CAR IS WASHED.

• 09/24/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 25MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE FRONT WHEELS FELT AS THOUGH THE ALIGNMENT WAS UNBALANCED. THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY RIPPED OUT FROM THE SUB FRAME MOUNTS. HYUNDAI STATED THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING UNTIL A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THAT THE RESULTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR ONE TO TWO WEEKS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,400.

• 09/20/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  IN A FRONTAL IMPACT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER.*AK

• 09/20/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MAJOR AND MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK

• 09/15/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT

  SUNDAY SEPT 11, 2005- MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ON I-285 WEST BOUND I HAD TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AMIDST SUNDAY TRAFFIC,THEY CONFIRMED THAT MY TIMING BELT HAD POPPED CAR TOWED TO MIDAS GAVE ME A TSB REPORT STATING THAT THE TIMING BELT COVERED HAD CRACKED AND THAT IS WHAT MADE THE TIMING BELT POP, WHICH IN TURN IS A MANUFACTURING. I CALLED THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND LEFT A COMPLAINT WITH MATT-FILE: 939520 HE SAID I NEEDED TO HAVE A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP LOOK AT THE CAR TO MAKE SURE IN FACT THIS IS THE PROBLEM, BC I HAVE OVER 147,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. JIM ELLIS HYUNDAI LOOKED AT MY CAR IN SERVICE AND DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST,STATED THAT THE MAINTENANCE ON THE UPPER AND LOWER COVER IS WHAT CAUSED THE TIMING BELT TO BREAK. THEY COULD FIX THE TIMING BELT AND THE UPPER AND LOWER COVER AND THE CRANKSHAFT SEAL -WHICH IS LEAKING. JIM CALLS ME BACK AND STATES THAT THE ENGINE IS GONE AND WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR THE CAR TO WORK AGAIN. HE SAID THAT MIDAS MUST HAVE BEEN TRYING TO START THE CAR WITH A NEW TIMING BELT WHICH LOCKED THE ENGINE UP, I TOLD HIM THAT MIDAS JUST CHECKED THE CAR AND NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE, JIM HAD ANOTHER TECHNICIAN TO LOOK AT IT THIS MORNING TO SEE IF THE UPPER AND LOWER COVER IS CAUSING THE TIMING BELT TO BREAK. JIM CALLS ME BACK AND STATES THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SEALED HAD LEAKED ONTO THE UPPER AND LOWER COVER AND CAUSED THE TIMING BELT TO SLIP, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE CRACK INTO THE UPPER AND LOWER COVER. HE STATED IF MIDAS HAD REPAIRED THE OIL LEAK THEN THE BELT WOULD NOT HAVE BROKE. I RELAYED THE MESSAGE TO MIDAS AND THEY STATE THEY WILL GIVE ME A NOTARIZED LETTER AND FAX OVER THE TSB REPORT STATING THAT THE ENGINE WAS IN RUNNING CONDITION BEFORE THE CAR WAS TURNED OVER TO JIM ELLIS HYUNDAI AND THAT THE PART IS DEFECTIVE. NOW I AM AT A POINT WERE MY CAR IS STILL NOT FIXED, I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION AND THAT THE ENGINE IS RUINED. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION REF: 6726217.*JB

• 09/10/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

• 09/09/2008· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. INSTEAD OF GAINING SPEED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, HE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V178000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; THEREFORE, THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

• 09/09/1999· SEAT BELTS

  PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT LOCKED UP, AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE SEAT BELT DUE TO NO RELEASE OR NO PLAY. *AK

• 09/06/2005· POWER TRAIN

  DT: THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. RIGHT NOW IT WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS AT ALL. WHEN DRIVING WILL BE IN SECOND OR THIRD GEAR AND THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT DOWN ON ITS OWN. RECALL ID 99V178000 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS ISSUED. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2005. IT MADE A REVVING SOUND BEFORE DOING THIS. CONTACTED DEALER, WHO SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

• 09/03/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  NAR 9-8-03. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER . THE DEALER FIGURED THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE FUEL DELIVERY RELATED AND ASKED PERMISSION TO PURSUE A REMEDY. THE DEALER REMOVED THE FUEL TANK AND FLUSHED THE FUEL LINES AND INJECTORS AND REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER IT OPERATED AS IT SHOULD. *NM

• 08/31/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE VEHICLE GETS LESS THAN ADVERTISED GAS MILEAGE, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 2 TIMES FOR TESTING, AND DID NOT GET A WRITTEN RECORD WHAT WAS PERFORMED. *ET

• 08/28/2000· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSIONS KEEPS FAILING. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.*AK

• 08/27/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,TIRES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE AND THE BOLT JOINTS HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE STEEL WAS VISIBLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, BUT THEY CANNOT FIND THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY REMAINS AT THE SHOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 137,000. REMAILED EVOQ 10/15/07 *LJ *UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH A NEW ENGINE CRADLE AND ALSO 2 NEW FRONT TIRES DUE TO THE ENGINE FALLING OUT. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WAS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,908.57. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

• 08/27/2001· POWER TRAIN

  THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO CLIMB IN RPM. AT OTHER TIMES THE TRANSMISSION THE TRANS WAITS TO GRAB THEN JERKS THE CAR FORWARD. AS OF THIS TIME THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AT 12000, 39000, 42000 AND IT IS GOING BACK IN. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP ON 8/24/2000, AFTER PICKING THE CAR UP FROM REPAIRS THE SAME PROBLEM RETURNED ON THE WAY HOME AND THE CAR IS GOING BACK IN ON 8/28/2000.*AK

• 08/22/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT, AND AIR BAGS DID NOTDEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

• 08/18/2000· EQUIPMENT

  AIR CONDITIONER MAKES LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN IT TURNS ON ALMOST EVERY TIME/ TURN SIGNAL SOMETIMES TURNS HEADLIGHTS OFF WHEN YOU USE IT/ PAINT IS GETTING EATEN AWAY IN SPOTS ALL OVER THE CAR ALL THEY WAY TO THE METAL/ DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED ON ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS THEY SAID THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING IS NORMAL SOUNDING WHICH IS A BUNCH OF CRAP THEY JUST DONT WANT TO SPEND THE TIME TO DIAGNOSE IT PROPERLY AND HAVE TO FIX IT, LAZY GREASE MONKEYS ALHTOUGH ONE OF THE SHOP GUYS IS DECENT AND IS TRYING TO HELP ME ON THE PAINT PROBLEM THROUGH THE PAINT PROTECTOR WARRANTY THAT I PAID FOR SO WE WILL SEE HOW THAT GOES BECAUSE MOST OF THE CAR NEEDS TO BE REPAINTED, AND THE WARRANTY CO. ONLY WANTED TO PAY FOR COLOR SANDING OR BUFFING BIG SURPRISE THERE, JUST ANOTHER BIG COMPANY TRYING TO SCREW THE LITTLE GUY HUH. WELL THANKS FOR LISTENING TO ME YOU GUYS DO GREAT SERVICE HERE, THANKS.