2000 Hyundai Elantra Electrical System

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD A RECALL REPAIR DONE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V259001 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THIRTEEN YEARS PRIOR BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT NO CAUSE FOR FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THE CONTACT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V259001 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING) BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO LOCAL REPAIR SHOPS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT NO FAILURE CODES WERE PRODUCED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A COMPLAINT AND ADVISED TO THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V259001 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHEN SLOWING. HAPPENED AT RAILROAD TRACKS. SEEMS ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. FOUND RECALL #00V259001 CALLED HYUNDAI. WAS TOLD RECALL WAS DONE BY PREVIOUS OWNER. HAD CAR CHECKED OUT AT SHOP. WAS SAME PART THAT WAS REPLACED BY RECALL. TOLD HYUNDAI MAYBE THE PART WENT BAD. WAS TOLD THEY ONLY FIX RECALL ITEM ONCE,I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE IT. I THINK THIS IS PRETTY DANGEROUS. HAD A COMPLETE TUNE-UP DONE TO SEE IF THIS WOULD HELP. IT DIDN'T. GUESS SOME PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE OR FILE LAWSUITS BEFORE ANYTHING GETS DONE. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION INTERMITTENTLY. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS CLOSE TO EMPTY, BUT THERE WERE NO OTHER WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THERE IS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN 00V259001, CONCERNING THE WIRING HARNESS, HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.

MY ELANTRA EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT LOW SPEED (ENGINE STALLING) ALMOST GOT INTO A CRASH BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I CALLED THE DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT AND THEY SAID BRING IT IN AND THEY WILL FIX IT, THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. THEY SAID THEY WILL RE ROUTE THE MAF SENOR CONNECTOR WIRING HARNESS,THEY DID, I STILL AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WAS CHECK OUT 3 OTHER TIMES EVEN PUT ON A DIAGNOSTICS (THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ) THE SHOP COULD NOT FINE ANYTHING WRONG, NO CODES CAME UP, BUT STILL HAVING THE STALLING AND CUTTING OFF AT LOW SPEED. 3 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR IT WAS STALLING, IM SCARED TO DRIVE IT MOST OF THE TIME IN FEAR OF GETTING INTO A WRECK. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD RECALL WORK (00V259001) PERFORMED WHICH CAUSED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND INTERMITTENT STALLS. THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED AT ABOUT 60000 MILES AND THE PROBLEMS STARTED AT ABOUT 76000 MILES.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE IGNITION WIRE WAS ARCHING, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MISFIRE AND STALL. THE IGNITION WIRE WAS REPLACED.

REQUEST FOR REPAIR COST REIMBURSEMENT.*MR CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN LATE 2000 REGARDING ENGINE STALLING DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE AIR FLOW SENSOR. THE CONSUMER TOOK HIS VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON NOV 7,2000. MAY OF THIS YEAR THE CONSUMER STARTED EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT STALLING. AFTER FIVE ATTEMPTS FOR SERVICE THE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE STALLED THAT VERY NIGHT AFTER THE REPLACEMENT (RECALL #00V259001 ). *TC

NHTSA/00V259001/ENGINE STALLING. THREE WEEKS AFTER HAVING THE MAF SENSOR CONNECTOR WIRING HARNESS RECALL PERFORMED THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE MAF SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

BOTH MY BACK WINDOWS' WORKINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE WINDOW NO LONGER WAS "TRACKED" I DO NOT HAVE KIDS AND VERY RARELY HAS ANYONE RIDDEN THE BACK SEAT. THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. THERE IS NO WAY THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED

CAR CAN NOT COME OUT OF "P" (PARK) UNLESS WE STICK A LONG STICK IN THE "SHIFT LOCK OVERRIDE" HOLE NEXT TO SHIFTER, ALSO BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING, IMMEDIATELY POPS THE BRAKE LIGHT FUSE WHENEVER BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. DT

IGNITION LOCKED-UP AT FIRST INCIDENT, ONE WEEK AFTER VEHICLE WAS RETURNED, PROBLEM RESURFACED, VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALER FOR FOUR DAYS. RECEIVED VEHICLE AFTER FIVE DAYS THIRD OCCURRENCE, VEHICLE IN DEALER FOR NEW IGNITION (SECOND TIME.).*AK

THE CAR HESITATES, WHEN I PRESS THE BREAKS THEN GAS, THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED. I WAS TAKING MY CHILDREN TO DAY CARE SEVERAL TIMES THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AFTER I STOPPED AT THE STOP. THEN PROCEEDED. MY 4 YRS OLD SON NOTICED WHEN THE CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY AND I HAD TO START IT AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD PUT SOME PARTS AT THE CAR BUT IT KEPT DOING THE SAME THING AFTER SEVERAL OF WEEKS, MY NAE USED TO BE FRANCES STEVENS WHEN THE CAR WAS BOUGHT. I DONT REMEMBER WHEN I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE I JUST MOVED AND THE PAPERS ARE IN BOXES, I DID SEND THE PAPERS THAT THE DEALER GAVE ME TO SEND TO MOTOR VEHICLE IN CONNECTICUT OF THE FOUR TIMES THAT THE CAR WAS TAKING INTO REPAIR AND MOTOR VEHICLES HAS NOT RESPONDED. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME I DONT WANT TO GET KILLED IN THAT CAR WITH ME AND MY CHILDREN. I WILL SEND A 2ND REQUEST TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE IN CONNECTICUT SO THEY CAN GET THIS RESOLVED.*AK

CONSUMER WAS INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT TRAVELING SPEED OF 10MPH AND SHE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, WAS GOING INTO NEXT INTERSECTION. SHE PROCEEDED FORWARD, AND VEHICLE STALLED. SHE WAS HALFWAY THROUGH THE STREET AND ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO HER BECAUSE OF STALLING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

OWNER LIVES OVER 60 MILES TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP, WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF IF RECALL (00V-259) COULD BE DONE BY A MASTER MECHANIC AT HYUNDAI'S EXPENSE. *CJ

INTERMITTENTLY / BUT FREQUENTLY, VEHICLE STALLS, USUALLY AT A STOP POSITION AND CONTINUALLY WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED OF 25 MPH OR LESS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER SHOP FOR FIFTH TIME. *AK CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V259001 AND DEALER REPLACED THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED STALLING, A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER, VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING AND DEALER REPLACED THE AIR FLOW METER WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, DEALER THEN REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WHICH ALSO DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER TRADED IN VEHICLE BECAUSE STALLING COULD NOT BE FIXED. *SLC

DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR PER RECALL 00V-259, INSTEAD DEALER REROUTED THE SENSOR, CONSUMER FEELS DEALER DID NOT PERFORM THE REQUIRED RECALL WORK IN FULL. NLM

RECALL 00V259001. AFTER REPAIRS VEHICLE STARTED BUCKING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS JERKING AND HESITATING BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF COMPLETEY. SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC. CONSUMER FEELS THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*AK