13 complaints reported

1995 Hyundai Elantra Power Train

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
13
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Oct 2003

WHEN I PRESSED DOWN ON THE CLUTCH IN ORDER TO SHIFT, THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET BROKE OFF. I AM NOW UNABLE TO USE THE CLUTCH.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Oct 2003
Jul 2002

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL DOWN A LITTLE TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE CAR DIDN?T GO ANYWHERE, CONSUMER LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL IMMEDIATELY AND THE ENGINE REVVED TO IDLE, HIT THE GAS AGAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY SHIFTED TO A FORWARD GEAR. CONSUMER REPLACED THE SECOND TRANSMISSION BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *YD

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 2000
Nov 2001

TRANSMISSION IS LOSING SPEED AND REVS HIGHLY. IT JERKS BEFORE IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWO TIMES BEFORE BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING. THIS IS POSSIBLY THE THIRD TIME THAT TRANSMISSION NEES TO BE REPLACED. DEALERS AND OTHER MECHANICS HAVE NOT EXPLAINED REASONS FOR ONGOING PROBLEMS. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Nov 2001
Oct 2001

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30-35 MPH TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO LOCK UP AND SKID ACROSS THE STREET.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Sep 2001
Aug 2001

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, CLUTCH PEDAL PEDAL BRACKET DISCONNECTED AND FELL OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jul 2001
Mar 2001

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE DRAGS AND WHEN IT FINALLY GETS INTO GEAR IT THRUST FORWARD EXTREMELY FAST, THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, THE PROBLEM REOCCURED 2 YEARS LATER AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AGAIN, NOW LESS THAN ONE YEAR LATER THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN. NLM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 1998
Sep 1999

WHILE DRIVNG AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND SOMETHING SNAPPED.VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Mar 1999

TRANSMISSION SHUT OFF WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. IT'S AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE PISTONS WOULD BE KNOCKING LOUD. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 1999
Feb 1999

WHILE DEPRESSING CLUTCH PEDAL, MOUNTING BRACKET WELD BROKE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Nov 1998
Oct 1998

CLUTCH MOUNTING BRACKET IS BROKEN. WHEN PUSHING ON THE CLUTCH THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE BRAKES AND CLUTCH FEEL LOOSE. DEALER CONTACTED, AND NO WARRANTY WITH A MAJOR PROBLEM, AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Oct 1997
Apr 1998

VEHICLE KEEPS JERKING/SKIPPING WHEN DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 1997
Jan 1997

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 1995
Aug 1996

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1995 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Oct 1996

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

Quick Summary

The 1995 Hyundai Elantra has 13 Power Train complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.