2004 Hyundai ELANTRA problems and owner complaints

I WAS DRIVING A HYUDAI ELENTRA RENTAL CAR AND I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND THE BRAKE WAS NOT HOLDING THE CAR BACK AND THE CAR WAS DRIFTING FORWARD A LITTLE INTO THE INTERSECTION. I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND YOU COULD HEAR THE ENGINE REVVING VERY FAST EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. I TOLD THE ATTENDANT WHEN I RETURNED THE RENTAL CAR THAT THE BRAKE WASN'T HOLDING THE CAR BACK AT A RED LIGHT, BUT TOLD HER THAT I DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. SHE SAID THAT SHE WOUL…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10062689 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING ON A RAINY DAY AT 50 MPH, THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE SPEED, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SHE HEARD A "HIT" UNDER THE VEHICLE, THEN LOST CONTROL. *SC *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 150 miles reported. Look up ODI 10062976 at NHTSA ↗

CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR...MY CAR HAS 650 MILES AND IS 2 WEEKS OLD. MY SECOND CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED THIS MORNING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PART TO HAVE GO AS IT CAUSES THE VEHICLES ENGINE TO SUDDENLY STOP, LEAVING YOU COASTING WITHOUT POWER STEERING TO "HOPEFULLY" A SAFE PLACE TO WAIT FOR THE 10-15 MINUTES IT TAKES BEFORE YOUR CAR WILL START AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED NO LESS THAN 10 TIMES BETWEEN THE 2 SENSORS THAT I'VE HAD GO. EACH TIME I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER WITHIN 24 HRS OF MALFUNCTION. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED TH…

Owner-reported narrative. 650 miles reported. Look up ODI 10062453 at NHTSA ↗

STRONG STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION ON 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. HAVE TAKEN CAR TO DEALER 5 TIMES, IN WHICH THEY HAVE ROTATED WHEELS, BALANCED TIRES, ROAD FORCE BALANCED TIRES, WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. NUMEROUS OTHER ELANTRAS FROM 2001-2005 SUFFER FROM THIS PROBLEM AS A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH WILL YIELD MANY. HYUNDAI WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE. WILL FILE FOR LEMON LAW IF NOT FIXED ON 6TH ATTEMPT. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10135974 at NHTSA ↗

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE TEN TIMES AND STILL COULD NOT PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10079431 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HESITATED THEN STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE, AND HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10089844 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVABLE WHEN CLUTCH WENT BAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT ABOUT 13,900 MILES. DEALER CHARGES $900 TO REPLACE CLUTCH DUE TO WARRANTY ONLY BEING 12 MONTHS 12,000 MILES. I WAS ABLE TO HAVE HYUNDAI COVER THE COST OF THE PARTS ($260) BUT I PAID 100% OF THE LABOR. IN 30+ YEARS DRIVING I NEVER HAD A CLUTCH GO BAD ON ME IN LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. AND THE ONLY TIME I HAD PRIOR CLUTCH PROBLEMS I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND DRIVE IT. THIS TIME THE CLUTCH WAS SO BAD THAT IT WOULD NOT MOVE THE CAR UNLESS IT WAS GOING DOWNHILL - ATOTHER TI…

Owner-reported narrative. 13,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10126241 at NHTSA ↗

(1) CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME WITHOUT WARNING. MAY GO FOR WEEKS, DAYS, OR MINUTES BEFORE RECURRING. (2)ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. MUST SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART. NOT EASY TO DO WHEN DOING 65 MPH ON RT 30, TO SUDDENLY HAVE NO POWER OR POWER STEERING AND A SEMI IS ON YOUR TAIL. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST TIME IN WET, DRY, FAST SLOW, OR IDLE. (3) 1ST TIME WIGGLE WIRES. IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN IN THE SHOP. REPLACED FUSE BOX, WE REFUSE TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN DUE TO FEAR FOR OUR LIVES. SINCE THERE IS NO WARNING AND IT C…

Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10139860 at NHTSA ↗

DT: A WIRING BURNING SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. WHEN THIS HAPPENED EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL IN THE DASHBOARD TURNED OFF. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED ON JUNE 20, 2005. THE PROBLEM USUALLY HAPPENED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. LATELY, IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10138050 at NHTSA ↗

ON 3/4/2005, WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THE CAR STALLED AND WOULDN'T IMMEDIATELY START. IT DID START LATER. I WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHICH REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. ON 4/21/2005, I GOT TO MY PARKED CAR TO FIND THAT IT WOULDN'T START FOR 10-15 MINUTES. THE SYMPTOMS WERE VERY SIMILAR TO THE MARCH 4 INCIDENT, WITHOUT THE STALLING OUT ON THE HIGHWAY TO PREFACE IT. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT DEALER, WHERE THEY TESTED THE CAR BUT MADE NO REPAIRS. I WROTE HYUNDAI. A REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE CONTACTED …

Owner-reported narrative. 10,930 miles reported. Look up ODI 10149158 at NHTSA ↗

SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR I HAVE MAY PROBLEMS WITH ENTERING FUEL IN MY VEHICLE. IT TAKES AT LEAST 20 MINUTES TO FILL THE GAS TANK. I PUMP KEEP SHUTTING OFF AFTER PUTTING AT LEAST .50 IN. I CALLED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL BUT OF COURSE THERE IS NOT ONE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON NOW I CAN IMAGINE HOW MUCH IT WILL COST ME TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS IN REGARD TO THE SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I SUGGEST NO ONE TO PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10714351 at NHTSA ↗