Safety Score
71
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-07-07 | 99V178000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 11,530 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS ON THE FREEWAY |
| 2016-11-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERAT… |
| 2016-09-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 99 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 4 DOOR. LAST WEEK THE STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN. MORE SPECIF… |
| 2016-08-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED, LUNGED, AND LOST POWER. THE FA… |
| 2015-03-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR READ AS BAD AND I HAVE REPLACED IT TWICE. I … |
| 2014-12-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | 12/2/2014 MULTI-CAR/SEMI ACCIDENT. FRONT END COLLISION WITH REAR END DAMAGE. TOTAL LOSS, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. 465 S… |
| 2014-12-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME RUSTED. THE VEHIC… |
| 2014-12-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPEND… |
| 2012-05-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WITH 128,750 MI. AT. THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS CANISTER HAS BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM TH… |
| 2012-04-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE REAR FRAME CROSSMEMBER HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND HOLDS THE OTHER SUSPENSION COMPONENTS IN PLACE. THE WHOLE CAR IS SEV… |
| 2010-04-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY HESIT… |
| 2009-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONT… |
| 2009-08-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | MY 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GL SEDAN HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT (BUT WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY) LOW/"IDLE" SPEED EN… |
| 2009-02-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | COMPAIGN ID 00V259001 IS FOR LOW SPEED STALLING ON 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA MODELS WITH CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS AND RELATES TO … |
| 2008-12-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE VEHI… |
| 2008-04-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PURCHASED 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA IN APRIL OF 1999. ON 1/15/2001 VEHICLE DIED AND WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. TRANSMISSION… |
| 2007-10-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS LENS WERE DISCOLORED AND VISI… |
| 2007-07-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILL… |
| 2007-06-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS AND FEELS AS IF IT WILL SHUT OF… |
| 2007-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHI… |
| 2007-03-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I TOOK MY 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA IN TO OBRIEN AUTO PARK IN FORT MYERS SERVICE CENTER TO GET LOOKED AT AND FIXED. I HAD TR… |
| 2007-03-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT A NEW … |
| 2006-09-21 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | 1999 ELANTRA HOOD FLEW UP AND STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. *TS *NM UPDATED 01/09/07. *JB |
| 2006-06-09 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE HOOD ON MY VEHICLE FLEW OPEN, WITHOUT WARNING, AND SMASHED INTO MY WINDSHIELD. THE L… |
| 2005-09-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | SUNDAY SEPT 11, 2005- MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ON I-285 WEST BOUND I HAD TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AMIDS… |
| 2005-09-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT: THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. RIGHT NOW IT WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS AT ALL. WHEN DRIVING WILL BE IN SECOND… |
| 2005-07-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT: THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP OUT OF GEAR OR DOWN SHIFT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTERWARDS WHILE DRIV… |
| 2005-05-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AND THE VEHICLE WAS N… |
| 2005-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP. I JUST FOUND OUT ON THE WEB THAT THE PART WAS RECALLED IN SEPT 2000. C… |
| 2004-12-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | (1) ON DECEMBER 20,2004, THE FIRST COLD DAY OF THE YEAR, MY 1999 ELANTRA WOULD NOT START. (2) THE NEXT DAY, DECEMBER… |
| 2004-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AT 23,000 MILES A/C BURNED OUT, REPLACED AUTO TRANSMISSION, SPARK PLUG WIRING AND MANY LEAKS. FRONT END VIBRATING, TIRE… |
| 2004-09-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS GEARS. THE VEHICLE IS STILL DRIVABLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID … |
| 2004-07-29 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AAIR CONDITIONER FAN MOTOR BLADES AND SHROUD COVERING THE FAN SEVERELY MELTED.*AK |
| 2004-07-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | RECALL 99V178000, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST POWER. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUD… |
| 2004-07-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. AFTER ABOUT 8 MONTHS THE CAR WOULD GET STUCK IN SECOND GEAR WHEN SLOW DOWN. THE CAR ALSO KI… |
| 2004-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT 10-15 MPH AND/OR 55 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL SEPARATE … |
| 2004-05-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE READ MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HYUNDAI. I'VE ELIMINATED PRACTICALLY ALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ENG… |
| 2004-04-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DIDN'T SHIFT PROPERLY. *AK THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT HARD WH… |
| 2004-03-23 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A USED HYUNDAI ELANTRA (1999). DUE TO CREDIT ISSUES I UNDERSTAND SO HAD A VERY SLIM CHOICE OF VEHICLES. I… |
| 2004-01-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I PURCHASE MY CAR A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, SEPT 0F 1999, SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR … |
| 2003-10-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHEN FUELING, THE PUMP SHUTS OFF APPROXIMATELY EVERY FIFTY CENTS OF GASOLINE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT A REPAIR SHOP… |
| 2003-06-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | NAR 9-8-03. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER . TH… |
| 2003-06-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL JERK AND ENGINE STALL. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND COU… |
| 2003-05-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE CONSUMER'S, AND CAUSED HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE AND… |
| 2003-03-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB |
| 2003-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | THE HORN FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB |
| 2002-09-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | IN A FRONTAL IMPACT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER.*AK |
| 2002-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | THE "AIR BAG" AND "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHTS STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. BOTH DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS WILL NOT WORK, B… |
| 2002-07-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED AT 55 MPH, AND WAS TOWED TO DEALER. AFTER VEHICLE STALLED ALL LIGHTS ON DASH LIT UP. DEALER STATED ALL … |
| 2002-06-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEFECT STATED IN RECALL NUMBER 99 V 178 000, HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, BUT VEH… |