Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-12-03 | 03V496000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1,993 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting t… |
| 2023-10-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Live in Indiana where the weather is super salty in the winters and all of the salt in Indiana has really really affect… |
| 2023-05-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | *The rear sub-frame assembly nearly rusted through. Steering and Handling noticebly effected with rear of vehicle feeli… |
| 2021-04-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Driver and front passenger inside plastic handles for doors broke apart from normal use. Drivers side outside plastic … |
| 2020-07-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM BECAME DEFECTIVE … |
| 2020-02-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND TURNING RIGHT; A TIRE BLEW. ON INSPECTION BY A MECHANIC, THE FRONT PASSENGER CONTROL ARM WAS BEN… |
| 2020-01-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S METAL TO METAL, THE STEERING MAKES A FUNNY NOISE WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERIN… |
| 2019-12-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FUCCILLO LINCOLN HYUNDAI (518-379-0680, LO… |
| 2019-07-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF, EVEN WHEN IGNITION IS OFF. REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND TGE PROBLEM REMAINS. |
| 2019-06-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE IN TWO AWAY FROM THE BODY AND OTHER DRIVE COMPONENTS DUE TO RUST AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE.… |
| 2019-04-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY REAR SUBFRAME IS RUSTING SO BADLY THE REAR SUSPENSION IS FALLING APART. |
| 2019-02-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | OUR 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA IS SUFFERING FROM SEVERE CORROSION ON THE SUBFRAME/UNIBODY, A PROBLEM FOR WHICH A CLASS ACTION… |
| 2018-06-03 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I HAD A WRECK TODAY ON A HIGHWAY WHERE I WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH AND I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF… |
| 2017-11-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | RECALL # 03V257000, 09V125000, 03V496000 SEVERE RUSTING AND CORROSION UNDER MY CAR WHICH THEY CLAIM WAS "FIXED" UNDER T… |
| 2017-04-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE ACTIVATING THE TURN SIGNALS IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE SIGNAL LIGHTS W… |
| 2016-12-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM AND RIGHT FRONT AXLE, BROKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS WAS A PREVIOUS R… |
| 2016-11-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE WHOLE REAR METAL BEAM HOLDING THE REAR SUSPENSION RUSTED OUT AND FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING SENT CSRD INTO A SPIN BEFOR… |
| 2016-11-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG SIGN ON, I TOOK DEALER MECHANIC SAID IT IS MANUFACTURING ISSUE. |
| 2016-07-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | REPLACED SENSORS BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, NOW THE CAR WON'T PASS INSPECTION. THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WON'T … |
| 2016-06-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | STARTING ON 6/10/2016, EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE FUEL TANK, THE FILL TUBE BACKS UP AND THE PUMP NOZEL SHUTS OFF. MAKING… |
| 2016-02-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAD TO REPLACE STRUTS IN FRONT |
| 2015-11-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT … |
| 2015-09-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE F… |
| 2015-07-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TA… |
| 2015-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS IL… |
| 2015-06-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRIVING AT 45MPD AIR BAG LIGHT ACTIVATED. WENT TO MY REPAIR SERVICE RAM AUTO(FT. PIERCE,FL. TECH TESTED WITH CAR DIAGNO… |
| 2014-11-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM CORROSION RECALL REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD *… |
| 2014-11-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE. I JUST HAD MY VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR A FAILING VAPOR CANISTER PURGE VALVE THAT CAUSES T… |
| 2014-09-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL AND THE STRUT/AXLE BROKE AND CAUSED HER TO SKID OFF THE RODE, LUCKILY SHE WAS … |
| 2014-07-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | JUST WANT TO KNOW IF ALL RECALL WERE DONE TO THIS CAR. *TR |
| 2014-07-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SHE NOTICED THE SUS… |
| 2014-06-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM FRACTURED, ALLOWING WHEEL TO TURN 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT RESULTING IN AN UNCONTROLLED… |
| 2014-06-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I HAD A LOW SPEED ACCIDENT APPROXIMATELY 10-20MPH IN A PARKING LOT WHERE I HIT A CEMENT SURROUNDING OF A POLE ON THE DR… |
| 2014-05-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE RIGHT SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM SUDDENLY COMPLETE BROKE IN HALF CLOSE TO THE BALL JOINT CAUSING THE TIRE TO DANGLE AND… |
| 2014-05-03 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | IN 2009, A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR RUST/CORROSION OF THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS OF THESE VEHICLES (RECALL 091 PER HYUND… |
| 2014-05-03 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | I WENT TO HAVE MY CAR LOOKED AT BECAUSE OF THE RATTLING NOISE AND THE POPPING WHEN I BRAKE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEED… |
| 2014-04-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ON APRIL 1ST 2014 THE FRONT RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE OFF WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING A CAN… |
| 2014-02-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | THANKFULLY NO INCIDENT, MY MECHANIC POINTED OUT TO ME DURING NORMAL MAINTENANCE ON THE CAR, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD S… |
| 2014-01-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICL… |
| 2014-01-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT OUR 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA USED BUT IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. NOW AFTER ABOUT A YEAR WHEN WE TRY TO FILL THE GAS … |
| 2014-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCEL… |
| 2013-09-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS BEHIND TWO VEHICLES AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND WE ALL JUST STARTED TO PROCEED FORWARD WHEN TH… |
| 2013-08-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | UNABLE TO FILL GAS TANK BECAUSE THE GAS PUMP WOULD CLICK OFF JUST AFTER PUMPING A FEW DOLLARS OF GAS INTO CAR ALTHOUGH … |
| 2013-07-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2003 HYUNDAI, SHE HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING (VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEEL)...WE TOOK IT TO … |
| 2013-07-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | A FEW MONTHS BACK I BEGAN NOTICING THAT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WOULD TAKE 10- 15 MINS TO FILL UP GAS TANK. SENS… |
| 2013-06-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | IN THE PAST 6 WEEKS, I HAVE DROVE MY CAR MAYBE 5 TIMES BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP SO MANY TIME FOR DEFA… |
| 2013-04-26 | WHEELS | No | 0 | DURING A RAPID STOP AT LOW SPEED THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM SNAPPED RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNSTEERABLE. HAD THIS OC… |
| 2013-04-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH AND COMPLETED A U-TURN WHEN HE LOST CONTROL … |
| 2013-02-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | UNABLE TO FILL GAS TANK BECAUSE THE GAS PUMP WOULD CLICK OFF JUST AFTER PUMPING A FEW DOLLARS OF GAS INTO CAR ALTHOUGH … |
| 2013-01-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING OUT OF PARKING SPOT AT WORK THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF CAR DROPPED. GOT OUT AND FOUND THAT THE RIGHT WHEE… |