Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Hyundai Elantra.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-07-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CAR DOWNSHIFTS END ENGINE REVS. IF PUT INTO REVERSE, FORWARD TRANSMISSION CAN THEN USUALLY BE SELECTED. CAN PUT FOOT O… |
| 2006-04-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | No | 0 | AFTER ENTERING A HIGHWAY MY ELANTRA CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY FROM 65 MPH AND THE ENGINE DIED. I LATER HA… |
| 2005-07-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1998 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS SPORADIC AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIP… |
| 2005-02-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD PROBLEMS FILLING THE GAS TANK. WHEN HE TRIED TO FILL THE GAS TANK THE GAS IMMEDIATE… |
| 2004-09-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DOOR LATCH INSIDE HAS BROKEN SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE TO ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN TO EXIT CAR. I HAVE HAD THE HANDLE REPLACE … |
| 2003-08-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE INTERIOR DOOR LATCHES ARE OF POOR CONSTRUCTION AND BREAK EASILY AND INHIBIT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. … |
| 2003-08-11 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER STATED REAR VIEW MIRROR POPPED OUT, HITTING THE CONSUMER, AND CAUSING A COLLISION. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2003-06-13 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION DIED AT 74,000 MILES. NO REVERSE, SLIPS OUT OF FIRST. 8JB |
| 2003-05-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN 1998 HYUNDAI ELANTRA FAILED AT 72,000 MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NLM |
| 2003-02-13 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED AFTER 77,000.00. THE CAR HESITATES OR GETS STUCK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, WHICH … |
| 2002-07-28 | TIRES | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 63 MPH WHEN THE RUBBER STARTED PEELING AWAY FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. TIRE DID NOT GO … |
| 2002-03-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. TS *JB |
| 2001-10-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO OPEN VEHICLE FROM OUTSIDE.… |
| 2001-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED 7 TIMES AT 20 - 40 MPH. NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. FELT LIKE BRAKES WERE APPLIED VERY HARD WHEN VEHICLE… |
| 2001-05-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 15-20 MPH IMPACT, AND BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY… |
| 2001-03-10 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | OVERDRIVE WAS COMPLETELY GONE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT FOUR TIMES, BUT PROBLEM S… |
| 2001-02-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DRIVERS INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. DRIVER HAD TO ROLL WINDOWN DOWN TO EXIT VEHICLE.*AK |
| 2000-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY DUE TO A DEFECTIVE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE … |
| 2000-10-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WAS TRAVELING 35-40MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE WENT THROUGH STOP SIGN, AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THEN, ELANTRA REAR… |
| 2000-08-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | CAR STALLS WHEN GOING BETWEEN 35MPH AND 45MPH, HAPPENS PERIODICALLY. *AK |
| 2000-06-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEAT BELT TIGHTENS ON PASSENGER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FO… |
| 2000-04-02 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY TRAVELING 75 MPH CONSUMER, ATTEMPTING TO AVOID HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT, APPLIED BRAKES SU… |
| 2000-02-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING CAR AND STOPPING, CAR WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK. *AK |
| 1999-11-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PR… |
| 1999-11-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT VARIABLE SPEEDS, THE ENGINE CUTS OUT THEN CUTS BACK ON. NO CONSISTENCIES TO WHEN OR WHY IT CUTS OUT. … |
| 1999-10-10 | STEERING | Yes | 3 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN A 35MPH ZONE , AND A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT AND CONSUMER HIT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE OTHER… |
| 1999-10-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A HIGHWAY 295N IN NEW JERSEY. TIRE(S) APPARENTLY BLEW CAUSING THE TREAD FROM THE DRIVER SIDE T… |
| 1999-09-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING 70MPH VEHICLE BOUNCED, THE TIRES BLEWOUT BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OFF BALANCE. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, DEAL… |
| 1999-07-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR IMPACT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. … |
| 1999-07-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAVE TERRIBLE MILEAGE ON THIS CAR AND DEALER GAVE ME INCORRECT WARRANTY INFORMATION. I WAS TOLD THAT WITH MY MODEL I… |
| 1999-06-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHUDDERED WHEN ACCELERATING OUT OF A CORNER, EVENTUALLY STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF DRIVE; ONCE, CAM… |
| 1999-06-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1999-04-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | PURCHASED THE CAR 7/98 AS A DEMO WITH 5500 MILES WITH FULL FACTORY WARRANTY. 1 MONTH LATER IN 8/98, HAD DRIVEN 5100 MI… |
| 1999-02-18 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER IS REVVING AND THE ENGINE BEGINS TO ROAR. VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE STUCK, SOMETIMES JERKING, THE TRANSMISSION HAS B… |
| 1998-12-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, AND VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, WHEN TRYING TO PUT FUEL INTO THE … |
| 1998-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THIS IS A 1998 VEHICLE THAT IS GIVING CONSUMER PROBLEMS WITH STALLING. ALSO THE FRONT END SHAKES VERY HARD WHILE DRIVIN… |
| 1998-10-31 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM CHECKED BY THE DEALER 3 TIMES. DEALER STATES THAT ALL ELANTRAS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. DEALER ALSO … |
| 1998-10-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED SEVERAL SENSORS AND COMPUTER - STILL STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS - AFTER THE CLUTH IS PUSHED IN AND AR… |
| 1998-10-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 1 | NO SUMMARY. |
| 1998-10-04 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEATBELT DOES NOT REACH THE LOCKING MECHANISM. *AK |
| 1998-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | COMPLAINED NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT ENGINE LIGHTS COMING ON, ENGINE ALMOST STALLED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. BROUGHT TO DEALER AN… |
| 1998-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH |
| 1998-06-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER 8 TIMES. THE ENGINE CUTS OUT AT ALL RATES OF SPEED. CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND P… |
| 1998-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED.TS *JB |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40-60 MPH. DRIVER MUST PULL OVER TO… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | OWNER REAR ENDED A TRUCK AT 20 TO 30MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NO… |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY "JUMP" OR "SKIP", AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME ON. THEN IT QUITS AND GOES … |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTL VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND DIES WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAS NOT BE… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL AND GOING UP A HILL, THE OVERDRIVE GOES OFF LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO. AFTER CRESTING THE HILL,… |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | GAS SHOOTS OUT OF THE GS TANK FILLER INLET WHEN FILLING THE TANK. THE GAS PUMP AUTO SHUTOFF ACTIVATES WHEN THE TANK IS… |