Safety Score
77
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-07-21 | 00V095002 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 7,111 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-03-31 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM - LOCATION POINT THAT CONNECTS TO THE LINKAGE STRIPPED CAUSING IT IN WET WEATHER TO SEND THE WIPER… |
| 2004-09-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE AND WINDOW HANDLE(MANUAL WINDOWS) BROKE. THERE WAS NO ABNORMAL USAGE--JUST NORMAL WEAR. HOWEV… |
| 2004-01-13 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH VEHICLE SHOOK HEAVILY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD, AND NOTICED THE PASSENGER'S S… |
| 2003-12-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN STARTING THE IGNITION TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CUT OFF. IT WOULD BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER T… |
| 2003-11-03 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I OWN A 1996 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. MY EX PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A USED CAR LOT. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR OVER 3 YEARS.… |
| 2003-09-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL #00V095000. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST AS FAR AS SMELLING FUEL INSIDE VEHICLE. HAVE CONT… |
| 2002-08-26 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | HOOD LATCH RELEASED WHILE I WAS DRIVING CAUSING HOOD TO SLAM BACK AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD AND TOTALLY OBSTRUCTING VISION… |
| 2002-07-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IF THEY TURN OFF VEHICLE IT WOULD BE HARD TO START IT BACK UP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2002-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE… |
| 2002-05-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANS. SLIPS. WHEN YOU RELEASE GAS PEDAL AT HIGH SPEEDS AND ATTEMPT TO REGAIN ACCELERATION TRANSMISSION DOES NOT RESPO… |
| 2001-07-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PAD SEPARATED FROM BACKING PAD WHILE DRIVING. SITUATION RESULTED IN REDUCED BRAKING CAPABILITY WHEN … |
| 2001-07-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE LOST ALL DRIVE GEARS WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER SERVICE REPORTS TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. OCCURED WIHOUT … |
| 2001-06-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | AS CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HE HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR. VEHICLE WENT UP ON A CURB, CAUSING BOTH AIRBAGS … |
| 2001-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | BOTH FRONT ROTORS HAVE MULTIPLE HAIRLINE CRACKS -NEVER BEEN CUT WITH PLENTY OF BRAKE LINING LEFT -- ALL HIGHWAY DRIVING… |
| 2000-12-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH AND CROSSING A GREEN LIGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS ONCOMING TRAFFIC TRYING TO MAKE A TURN IN … |
| 2000-08-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | DASH HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO REPAIR. FIRST IT WAS SAID TO BE A SPEEDOMETER CABLE THAT WAS REPLACED… |
| 2000-07-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. MFR CLAIMS "PURGE VALVE STUCK" CODE INDICATES UNRELATED FAILURE, REFUSES TO REPAIR. |
| 2000-07-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT 3 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. 100,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY IS DUE TO EXPIRE. VEHICLE PLACE IN SE… |
| 2000-05-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THIS CARS TRANSMISSION HAS FAIDED 3 TIMES IN 3 1/2 YRS. *AK |
| 2000-03-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. HOT/COLD TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED TO WORK. AL… |
| 2000-03-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE WILL FILL OUT THE INFORMATION. |
| 2000-02-21 | TIRES | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED, AND TIRE JUST EXPLODED. COOPER TIRE WONT DO ANYTHING.*AK (DOT NUMBER: UT8JFE7327 TIRESIZE: P1… |
| 2000-01-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN STARTING UP CAR WOULD SMELL GAS THROUGHOUT THE RIDE. THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AN… |
| 1999-10-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION |
| 1999-09-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (00V-095) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO ILL… |
| 1999-05-01 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR JUST SHORT OF 4 YEARS, EVERY YEAR I HAVE HAD A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LIST… |
| 1999-04-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | IN THIS ACCIDENT I WAS TRAVELLING AT ABOUT 45MPH WHEN I CAME TO AN INTERSECTION. THE LIGHT WAS RED AND ABOUT TO TURN GR… |
| 1999-03-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE 3/99 COULD NOT EXIT THROUGH THAT DOOR. NEW HANDLE INSTALLED 3/99 AND BROKE AGAIN… |
| 1999-02-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE CAR HAS BEEN CUTTING OFF ON ME SINCE PURCHASE/GOING IN REVERSE ON ITS OWN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. |
| 1998-11-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH AN ELK AT 50 MPH , AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED… |
| 1998-11-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE LOCKS IN SECOND GEAR, DOWNSHIFTS FROM HIGH TO LOW GEAR AT HIGH SPEEDS, WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF HIGH GEAR, ALL CON… |
| 1998-11-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER WENT TO WARM UP VEHICLE AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE, NO INJURIES. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO PUT OUT FIRE. *AK |
| 1998-11-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND TRYING TO PULL OUT, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND CUT OFF. UPON PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK … |
| 1998-10-21 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON FOR NO REASON, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK. *AK |
| 1998-08-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR INDICATION AT ALL WILL STOP. WHILE DRIVING IT STOPS ABRUPTLY AND STARTS BACK UP. DEALER … |
| 1998-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I REPORTED THIS INFORMATION GIVEN TO YOU TO THE MAIN COMPANY IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, I HA… |
| 1998-07-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY INCLUDED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1998-06-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED. (QCAW) |
| 1998-06-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF, GIVING THE DRIVER NO INDICATION. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO … |
| 1998-06-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON,SURGES,MISSES,JERKS,DIES,TAPPING NOISE,LOSES POWER,THESE THINGS HAVE HAPPENED REPEATEDLY. OTHER … |
| 1998-06-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE WOULD STALL OUT FOR NO REASON WHEN GOING ONLY 5MPH. WOULD JERK WHEN IN 3RD GEAR. WHENEVER VEHICLE REACHES 30MPH … |
| 1998-05-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SH… |
| 1998-03-25 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | 4 STUDS BROKE OFF TIRES. |
| 1997-10-06 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING LEFT STEERING WHEEL WOULD GET REAL LOOSE; PROBLEM WILL OCCUR WHEN VEHICLE IS GOING 30MPH & HITS BUMPS IN T… |
| 1997-09-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE DIES DUE TO A DEFECTIVE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR HARNESS . THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THIS… |
| 1997-08-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 25 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK |
| 1997-08-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A INTER-SECTIONAL CRASH, TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. THE … |
| 1997-07-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | COMPUTER ASSEMBLEY ADD/SCAN TOOL. *AK |
| 1997-06-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS ON WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT . THE VEHICLE … |
| 1997-06-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | PULLED INTO TURNING LANE WHEN STRUCK BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS HIT IN THE FRONT OF VEHICLE AND NEITHER AIR … |