2000 Hyundai Elantra

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.

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.

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.

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. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD A RECALL REPAIR DONE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V259001 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THIRTEEN YEARS PRIOR BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT NO CAUSE FOR FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THE CONTACT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

MY WIFE PURCHASED A 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA VIN#[XXX] FROM BROWN HYUNDAI OF TOLEDO OH. ON 4/18/05 SHE BROUGHT THE CAR TO BROWN HYUNDAI AT 63,000 MILES DUE TO A NOTICE ABOUT POSSIBLE FOR CRACKS FORMING IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, SPECIFICALLY TSB 05-01-001. NO REPLACEMENT WAS MADE AT THAT TIME. RECENTLY, I NOTICED AN EXISTING CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND PERFORMED SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I AM SURE YOU ARE AWARE HOW COMMON OF A PROBLEM THIS HAS BEEN AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS, THE NHTSA, AND VARIOUS STATES' DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION. I HAD THE VEHICLE RECENTLY (10/08/12) INSPECTED AT VOSS HYUNDAI OF CENTERVILLE OH WHO HAS CONFIRMED THE EXISTING CRACK. AT 125,000 MILES THE CAR IS PASSED ITS POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. SIMPLY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT VISIBLY EVIDENT IN 2005 DOES NOT MEAN THE MANIFOLD WAS UP TO HYUNDAI'S QUALITY STANDARDS. EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ARE CAST IRON OR STEEL AND ARE NOT A MOVING PART SUBJECT TO FRICTION. THEREFORE, I CANNOT ACCEPT THAT THIS CURRENT PROBLEM IS THE RESULT OF STANDARD OR EXPECTED WEAR-AND-TEAR BUT CAUSED BY A PRE-EXISTING DEFECT THAT HAS SURFACED OVER TIME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V259001 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING) BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO LOCAL REPAIR SHOPS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT NO FAILURE CODES WERE PRODUCED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A COMPLAINT AND ADVISED TO THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V259001 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.