1992 Hyundai Elantra
Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
29
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1992 Hyundai Elantra.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-03-02 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WHEN TRYING TO USE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WERE FROZEN WHILE SWITCH WAS ON, WAS UNABLE TO OPERATE THEM. INSTEAD OF BL… |
| 1999-03-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | TIMING BELT, FAILED CAUSING CYLINDER HEAD DAMAGE FROM VALVES, ENGINE BLOWN |
| 1998-11-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | VEHICLE WILL NOT START. WOULD DIE OUT WHEN IT DOES START. ALTERNATOR HAD BROKEN. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK |
| 1998-11-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WOULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR… |
| 1998-06-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 35, I MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS FLEW TO THE LEFT, THEY WERE NOT ON AT THE TIME, BLACK SMOKE FIL… |
| 1996-09-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT STRUT FAILED. |
| 1996-05-26 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, ALSO THE HOOD LATCH FELL OFF AND TIMING BELT FAILED. *AK |
| 1996-01-22 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CENTER SUPPORT BEARING | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE AT SPEED 65MPH, VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTS TO 45 MPH, NO ENGINE POWER. TT |
| 1996-01-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM HOUSING UNIT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT |
| 1996-01-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOUR TIMES. TT |
| 1995-11-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ACCELEATOR PEDAL STICKS AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE. *AK *JB |
| 1995-07-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE OIL IN THE CAR IS BEING CONSUMED AT A HIGH RATE AND THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-05-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT FAILED TWICE, CAUSING ENGINE TO BLOW UP. *AK |
| 1995-04-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PURCHASE AS A DEMO HAS 900 MILES ON AND THE TRANSMISSION BLOW. TT |
| 1995-04-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE WARMS UP EXPERIENCE STALLING AND RACING OF THE MOTOR, IN FOR REPAIR. TT |
| 1995-04-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES FELL APART WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY |
| 1995-02-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL BOX BURNED OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL, ALSO LOOSE WIRES IN HARNESS. |
| 1994-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | WORN BRAKE PADS, |
| 1994-10-03 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SHOULDER AND LAP SEAT BELT RESTRAINT JAMS, CAUSING DOOR NOT TO OPEN. TT |
| 1994-09-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | TORSION BAR, IN REAR, IS WELDED TOO HOT, CAUSING METAL DEFECT, WILL NOT HOLD THE BOLT. TT |
| 1993-10-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE WILL NOT START UNLESS YOU LIFT HOOD AND SLAM IT SHUT. TT |
| 1993-09-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, GEAR DOWN SHIFTS TO SPEED OF TWENTY. TT |
| 1993-03-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT BROKE TWICE. *AW |
| 1992-05-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING HARNESS FRONT UNDERHOOD FAILURE. TT |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STARTED CAR WOULDN'T START DEALER SAY THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE HAVING OTHER PROBLEM. TT CONSUMER STATED … |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS IN A CRASH AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES BECAUSE SEATBELT DID NOT HOLD THE PASSENGER. *AK |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WENT INSIDE INTO DOCTOR'S OFFICE, AND SOMEONE CAME IN AND TOLD HER THAT CAR WAS ON FIRE IN PARKING… |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | PAINT IS PEELING OFF OF VEHICLE. |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | OWNER ENTERED VEHICLE BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT |