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2002 Hyundai Elantra

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2008-10-14 08V533000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE 150,541 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2020-01-29 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 WHEN PUMPING GAS I CAN ONLY PUMP ABOUT $1.50 WORTH OF GAS AT A TIME BEFORE IT STARTS COMING BACK OUT AND SPILLING EVERY…
2019-09-03 SUSPENSION No 0 I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE MOMENT I TRIED TO STOP AT THE TRAFFIC STOP SIGN THE LOWER ARM CONTROL FROM THE DRIVER SID…
2018-11-30 AIR BAGS No 0 MY 2002 HUYNDAI ELANTRA GLS SUDDENTLY THE AIRBAG IS ON SOON ENGINE RUNNING, AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TECHNICIAN THAT THE…
2018-11-05 SUSPENSION No 0 I HAVE NOTED A RECALL #09V125000 RELATED TO THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR BUT FOR SOME REASON MY CAR WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM IS N…
2017-11-02 SUSPENSION No 0 REAR SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER ROTTED OUT
2017-05-01 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 THE WHOLE FRAME IS RUSTY.
2016-10-28 STEERING No 0 ON OCTOBER 28TH, 2016 THE LOWER, DRIVER'S SIDE, FRONT CONTROL ARM DISINTEGRATED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER ELANTRA I…
2016-08-13 AIR BAGS No 0 AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINS ON STEADY AS I WAS DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION TODAY, AROUND 10PM. IT HAS BEEN 104 …
2016-07-10 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 THERE IS RUST COMING THROUGH THE QUARTER PANELS IN THE FRONT
2016-06-14 AIR BAGS No 0 AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN YOU MOVE THE SEAT FORWARD OR BACKWARD. SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL, BUT WHEN I CALL THE …
2016-05-11 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT…
2016-05-09 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 MY VEHICLE HAS CONTROL ARM RUST AND PERFORATIONS IN THE SUBFRAME, COVERED UNDER AN EXISTING RECALL. HYUNDAI HAS ADMITTE…
2015-12-15 AIR BAGS No 0 RANDOM ILLUMINATION OF AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH WITHOUT EXPLANATION.
2015-12-04 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD…
2015-11-23 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE REPAIR. THE MECHANIC STATED T…
2015-10-24 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LINK ASSEMBLY FRONT STABILIZER AND THE CONTROL…
2015-07-07 ENGINE No 0 ENGINE STOPS SUDDENLY ALMOST CREATING ACCIDENT. CAUSE ?
2015-07-03 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE STE…
2015-07-01 SUSPENSION No 0 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SALT BELT CORROSION RECALL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SH…
2015-06-15 TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR WARNING LIGHT FLICKERE…
2015-04-15 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE PEDALS WERE DEPRESSED, A LOUD ABNORMAL CLUNK…
2015-03-23 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 CAR RECALLED FOR "SALT BELT CORROSION" REPAIRS IN 2002. ORIGINAL OWNER SOLD CAR BACK TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. REPAIRS WER…
2015-01-31 VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY No 0 I ARRIVED HOME AROUND 4:00PM, SATURDAY JAN 31, 2015 AND PARKED MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT OUTSIDE MY CONDO BUILDING. I U…
2015-01-04 STEERING No 0 AS I EXITED A FREEWAY RAMP I WAS COMING TO A STOP TO MAKE A TURN. MY FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE A…
2014-12-04 SUSPENSION No 0 THERE IS A RUST HOLE IN MY RIGHT LOWER FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM, RELATED TO HYUNDAI RECALL# 091. I CONTACTED HYUNDA…
2014-11-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 VERY DANGEROUS: THE VEHICLES SHUTSDOWN WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DASHBOARD BLINKS AND ENGINE SHUTS DOWN CAUS…
2014-08-21 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 AFTER REFUELING, THE CAR HAS DIFFICULTY STARTING. THE CAR STALL LIKE IT HAS FLOODED. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TRYING TO …
2014-08-20 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 AFTER REFUELING, THE CAR HAS DIFFICULTY STARTING. THE CAR STALL LIKE IT HAS FLOODED. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TRYING TO …
2014-08-01 STEERING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NO…
2014-07-12 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLANKING SOUND AND…
2014-06-18 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR SIGN OF MALFUNCTION. HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. *TR
2014-06-02 AIR BAGS No 0 WHEN I GOT A NEW BATTERY THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND TRIE…
2014-05-26 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NO…
2014-05-21 SUSPENSION No 0 I APPLIED BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM COLLAPSED. I HAD IT INSPECTED AND TREATED UNDER RECAL…
2014-05-21 SUSPENSION No 0 I APPLIED THE BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM COLLAPSED . I HAD IT INSPECTED AND TREATED UN…
2014-04-26 AIR BAGS Yes 1 WAS TRAVELING HOME AT 6 PM AND I WAS COMING OVER A HILL AND A CAR STOPED SHORT I SWERVED TO AVOID COLLISSION AND SIDE S…
2014-01-01 VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS No 0 I NOTICED SOME TIME IN 2014 THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOWS BEGAN TO FALTER AFTER IT HAD RAINED OR PRECIPITATED IN …
2013-12-27 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT THAT WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATO…
2013-07-31 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY THE HOOD SIMPLY POPPED OPEN COMING BACK SMASHING THE WINDSHIELD. *TR
2013-05-07 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT…
2013-04-01 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2002 LOWER UNDER CARRIAGE CORROSION. PLUS EXCESSIVE BODY CORROSION SIMILAR TO TOYOTA PICKUPS. *TR
2013-03-20 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 IT IS HARD TO FILL THE GAS TANK UP. THE FUEL PUMP KEEPS SHUTTING OFF AND YOU HAVE TO SLOWLY FILL THE GAS TANK UP. YOU H…
2013-03-05 SUSPENSION No 0 I AM AN OWNER OF A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. IN 2009 THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM OF MY CAR RUSTED AND BROKE IN HAL…
2013-03-01 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE REAR END O…
2013-02-11 STEERING No 0 I WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MPH ON A SECONDARY ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A SNAP AND I LOST MY STEERING. LUCKILY I WAS…
2013-02-06 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 MY CAR PAINT STARTED CHIPPING IT'S BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2010. I'VE RESEARCHED AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE…
2013-01-10 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL WOULD OVERFLOW A…
2013-01-03 TIRES Yes 2 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE REAR PASSE…
2012-12-27 SUSPENSION No 0 THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM ON MY VEHICLE IS RUSTED OUT, AND IS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES. LOCAL MECHANIC SAYS IT DOESN'T H…
2012-12-05 SUSPENSION No 0 I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND DISCOVERED AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS. IN S…