Safety Score
73
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Hyundai Elantra.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | UNKNOWN On January 24,2026, I was thankfully traveling only about twenty mph a block from my home and something happen… |
| 2025-09-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I have a 2005 hyundai elantra that the front and rear subframe/ suspension crossmembers are completely rotted out. Ther… |
| 2025-02-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | As I was driving about 25-30 mph when the front drivers side lower control arm snapped, resulting in loss of control an… |
| 2024-10-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The air bag light came on and it is staying on |
| 2023-04-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal… |
| 2022-03-02 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE CLIP END WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE RECEIVER BY PRESSING THE RED RELEASE BUTTON,,,,,,SAFETY PROBLEM...WHEN ALONE IN … |
| 2021-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the air bag warning light … |
| 2021-07-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Passenger airbag sensor registers when someone sits down, but randomly turns off and displays “Passenger Airbag Off” li… |
| 2020-06-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | AT INSPECTION, MECHANIC NOTED SEVERE AND DANGEROUS RUST TO SUBFRAME AND SUBFLOOR IN MULTIPLE AREAS OF VEHICLE. REAR POR… |
| 2020-05-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE SLOWING DOWN AFTER DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR STOPPING AT AN TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR STALLS AND LOSES POWER STEERING. N… |
| 2020-04-06 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | SUB FRAME IS ROTTING BROUGHT CAR TO MECHANIC FOR SERVICE NOT RELATED AND HE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM HE SAID IT COULD BE… |
| 2019-10-23 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. B… |
| 2019-07-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE LOW BEAM LIGHT TURNING ON ONLY HIGH BEAMS WORK. AROUND 7:00 PM DRIVING HOME LIGHTS JUST COMPLETEL… |
| 2019-05-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF WHICH THE INS… |
| 2019-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO AWAY |
| 2018-09-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TALKED TO DEALER (HYUNDAI LEE), AND WAS TOLD RECALL WAS CLOSED AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAID TO HAVE FIXED. I BROUGHT THIS C… |
| 2018-08-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AND THE AIR BAG DASHBOARD LIGHT WENT ON. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $140 TO DIAGNOSE INFORM… |
| 2018-06-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I CALL A DEALER LAST YEAR (LEE HYUNDAI) FLORENCE, SC. AND WAS TOLD THAT IF I WANT TO HAVE IT FIXED THAT IT WOULD COST M… |
| 2018-03-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND I NEED SAFETY IN THE CAR,WONDERING IF RECALL HAS BEEN REPORTED |
| 2018-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME FRACTURED ALONG THE WHEE… |
| 2017-12-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 3 | COMPLETE LOST OF CONTROL NO STEERING ABILITIES |
| 2017-08-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE BOX METAL FRAME IS COMPLETED RUSTED THRU WITH A LOT OF THE FRAME RUSTED AWAY UNDER THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BY… |
| 2017-02-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 23,000 ORIGINAL MILES. NEVER INVOLVED IN A CRASH. FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATES AIR BAG OFF EVEN WITH AN ADUL… |
| 2016-09-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT KEEP ON COMING AND GOING OFF |
| 2016-07-15 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE … |
| 2016-05-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH OR HIGHER, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INT… |
| 2016-04-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT CLICKING SOUND. CLICKING SOUND STOPS WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS STRAIGHTEN. |
| 2016-03-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A CITY 4 LANE HWY & BRAKE PEDAL WOULDN'T STOP THE CAR. FINALLY WAS STOPPIN… |
| 2016-01-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGERS SEAT WAS CHECKED .FAULTY SENSOR IN SEAT .$1800. 00 TO FIX .CANT AFFORD TO FIX ON A FIXED INCOME |
| 2015-10-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A NEW CABIN AIR FILTER TO REPLACE THE OLD CABIN AIR FILTER FOR 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN I OPENED THE COMPART… |
| 2015-06-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) INSTALLED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT OF THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF AND WILL NO… |
| 2015-03-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AT ANY SPEED. *TR |
| 2015-02-04 | TIRES | No | 0 | AUTOMOBILE DEVELOPED A THUMPING IN THE STEERING AND THE TIRE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A BROKEN TREAD BELT. IT COULD BE PLAIN… |
| 2015-02-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE METAL WHEEL RIMS PREMATURELY RUSTED WITH DETER… |
| 2014-12-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ENGINE ACCELERATED TO 3500 RPM'S FORCING ME TO JAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID… |
| 2014-12-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, A VEHICLE IN FRONT STALLED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO R… |
| 2014-06-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN I ARRIVED HOME THAT NIGHT I THOUGHT I HAD LEFT MY LIGHTS ON BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ON. I CHECKED MY LIGH… |
| 2014-06-06 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT OF MY 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA NO LONGER RETRACTS. THIS IS A $600 FIX AT A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. … |
| 2014-02-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE… |
| 2014-01-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR STALLS. THIS FIRST STARTED HAPPENING WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, MY CAR WOULD STALL BUT WOULD START RIGHT UP. NOW I… |
| 2013-11-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TOOK SHARP TURN RIGHT TO MISS A CAR THAT WAS HEADED FOR ME HIT A TELEPHONE POLE, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. INJURIES INC… |
| 2013-10-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | THE HYUNDAI ELANTRA REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR GOING APPROX. 30 MPH. THE DRIVER HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM AT FULL SPEED,… |
| 2013-09-11 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 52 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NO… |
| 2013-05-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VERY SPORADIC (6-8 TIMES OVER SIX MONTHS) CONTINUED ACCELERATION AT 2500+ RPM WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR PED… |
| 2013-04-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHILE IN PARK AND IN NEUTRAL TO 3000RPM. SLOWED DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND WENT BACK TO NORM… |
| 2012-12-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY I-45 SOUTH IN DALLAS, TX AND HIT BLACK ICE. THAT IS ICE THAT CANNOT BE SEEN ON THE ROAD. I WAS G… |
| 2012-11-19 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE SIDEWALLS OF TWO TIRES PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME WERE SEPARATING CAUSING MULTIPLE GASHES ON EACH TIRE. BOTH TIRES… |
| 2012-10-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE AC… |
| 2012-10-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL B… |
| 2012-07-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS I… |