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1995 Hyundai Elantra

Safety Score
74
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1995-05-24 95V101000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL 14,651 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2003-06-10 POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) No 0 WHEN I PRESSED DOWN ON THE CLUTCH IN ORDER TO SHIFT, THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET BROKE OFF. I AM NOW UNABLE TO USE THE CLU…
2002-04-23 AIR BAGS No 0 AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON. DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK
2001-11-15 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION IS LOSING SPEED AND REVS HIGHLY. IT JERKS BEFORE IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRANSMISSION …
2001-10-09 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 WHILE TRAVELING AT 30-35 MPH TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO LOCK UP AND SKID ACROSS THE STREET.*AK
2001-08-13 AIR BAGS No 0 AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN CAR WAS STARTED. DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHY AFTER RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. DEALER WANTS TO ST…
2001-07-30 POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) No 0 WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, CLUTCH PEDAL PEDAL BRACKET DISCONNECTED AND FELL OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDI…
2001-04-23 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 AFTER TURNING OFF VEHICLE, CONSUMER COULD SMELL A PAINT ODOR IN PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT, THEN VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO …
2001-04-19 AIR BAGS No 0 AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. DEALER RAN VEHICLE THROUGH A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND RAN CODE OUT WHICH TURNED OFF THE LIGH…
2001-02-23 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM No 0 I CAN NOT SHIFT TO FIRST FROM SECOND,I HAV TO GO 3RD THEN GO TO FIRST/YOU CAN NOT DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN ,THE SMOK…
2001-01-24 AIR BAGS No 0 AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. DEALER REPLACED AIR BAG MODUL…
2000-07-07 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD Yes 0 THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, AND WITH NO PRIOR WARNING SAW FLAMES SHOOTING UP THOUGH THE H…
2000-05-15 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR KNOB WILL NOT LET YOU OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. YOU HAVE TO LIFT THE DRIVER SIDE D…
2000-04-08 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 THIS VEHICLE REAR ENDED A 9 TON TRUCK @ APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. TRUCK WENT UP AND OVER VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.…
2000-03-22 AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW Yes 0 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELLING NORTH BOUND, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RAN OFF THE ROAD, AND STRUCK A TREE. UPON IM…
2000-01-19 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 2 WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 110 MPH, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE …
2000-01-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*…
1999-11-27 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAPPEND. PREVIOUS TIME WAS TOLD IT WAS TIMING FAILURE. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND ST…
1999-09-17 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER No 0 WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, MY CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. UNABLE TO STOP, I PROCEEDED OFF THE EXIST, AND I COULD HEA…
1999-09-16 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 ENGINE FAILURE RENDERS VEHICLE UNSERVICEABLE/UNUSABLE
1999-08-28 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 SINCE NOVEMBER OF 1997 I HAVE HAD ON GOING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THERE HAS BEEN ONE DEFAULT AFTER ANOTHER. IN N…
1999-07-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY No 0 A DEFECTIVE GENERATOR/ALTERNATOR CAUSED BATTERY TO BLOW UP, RESULTING IN WIRING HARNESS MELTING. THIS COULD CAUSE A F…
1999-05-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 ALTERNATOR IS EXCEEDING ITS LIMIT, IS OVERCHARGING, WHICH CAUSES BLOW OUT OF OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONTENTS. *AK
1999-04-15 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 SINCE HAVING THE CAR, I'VE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION TO INCLUDE TRANS JUMPING OUT OF GEAR OCCASSIONALL…
1999-01-29 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION SHUT OFF WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. IT'S AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE PISTONS WOULD BE KNOCKING LOUD. WILL BE TA…
1999-01-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS No 0 HAD TO REPLACE WIRE HARNIST, BATTERY, POSTIVE CABLE, FUSE WIRE ONTOP OF POSTIVE CABLE, WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS A PROB…
1999-01-01 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 THE REAR DOORS DO NOT WANT TO OPEN AND/OR UNLOCK AT TIMES. THEY STICK . TO GET OPEN (IF YOU CAN) YOU MUST PUSH IN AND L…
1998-11-28 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT & WAS LEAKING OIL. AT 30MPH, VEHICLE HAD DIED OUT/STALLED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC W…
1998-11-27 POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY No 0 WHILE DEPRESSING CLUTCH PEDAL, MOUNTING BRACKET WELD BROKE.
1998-10-05 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL No 0 IDLE SPEED CONTROLLER FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.
1998-09-09 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 OIL AND ENGINE LIGHT (GAUGE) FAILED TO WORK WHEN ENGINE FAILED.
1998-09-09 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING AND STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, NO INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE MADE CLINKING NOISE AND CUT OFF. DEALER …
1998-09-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 PURCHASE VEHICLE IN MAY OF 1997 HAD 49000 MILES ON CAR TIMING BELT BROKE AT 74000 MILES BELT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACE B…
1998-08-11 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 RIGHT REAR TRAILING ARM BOLT HAD BEEN BROKEN FOR QUITE SOME TIME. BOLT IS RUSTED AND PITTED, 3 MECHANICS, A WELDER, AN…
1998-06-16 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 TIMING BELT/ENGINE FAILURE.
1998-04-06 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
1998-03-29 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS No 0 MAIN FUSE 60 AMPS AND 3 OTHER SECONDARY FUSES MELTED.IN ADDITION, ALTERNATOR/STARTER RELAY FAILED/1 TOOTH IN FLYWHEEL B…
1998-03-17 AIR BAGS No 0 AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT FAILED.
1998-02-01 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE DRAGS AND WHEN IT FINALLY GETS INTO GEAR IT THRUST FORWARD EXTREMELY FAST, T…
1997-10-27 POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY No 0 CLUTCH MOUNTING BRACKET IS BROKEN. WHEN PUSHING ON THE CLUTCH THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE BRAKES AND CLUTCH FEE…
1997-10-02 SEAT BELTS No 0 THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON.
1997-08-27 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 0 THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS COMING OFF AND ON . THE DEALER TOLD THE OWNER THAT THE AIRBAG HAS GONE BAD AND COULD EXPLODE. DEALE…
1997-08-01 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 IN THE CASE OF AIR BAG, I WAS HIT BY A F350 PICKUP AT 40 MILES PH AND THE BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE LIGHT CAME AND I…
1997-07-01 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 0 RECALL 95V101000//95-01-997; THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED IF IN A CRASH, THE A…
1997-06-08 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 3 NO DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGERS AIRBAG IN ACCIDENT.
1997-06-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY No 0 BATTERY EXPLODED.
1997-05-27 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 DRIVING DOWN A HILL WHEN ANOTHER TURNING INTO SAME LANE, HIT DRIVER IN FRONT. PUSHED BUMPER INTO MOTOR AREA. AIR BAG DI…
1997-05-16 SUSPENSION:REAR No 0 BOLT THAT HOLDS TRAILING ARM TO THE REAR AXLE OF THE VEHICLE BROKE. HOWEVER, IT NEVER CAME OUT OF ITS BUSHING, COULD R…
1997-02-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 WHILE PARKED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION CAUSED THE WIRING UNDER THE HOOD TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
1997-01-15 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 VEHICLE KEEPS JERKING/SKIPPING WHEN DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROB…
1997-01-13 VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM No 0 HEATERDEFROSTER/VENTILATION SYSTEM WILL NOT CLEAR WINDOWS INSIDE OF VEHICLE, WINDOWS FREEZE UP ON THE INSIDE, CAUSING V…