2001 Hyundai Elantra Air Bags

AFTER RECEIVING RECALL LETTER, WENT TO ATLANTIC HYUNDAI DEALER,NY 11795 TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND I BELIEVE THEY DID NOTHING, BECAUSE MY AIR BAG LIGHTS STILL REMAINS ON. THEY SUPPOSE TO INSTALL THE VINYL PROTECTIVE COVER ON THE AIR BAG ELECTRICAL MODULE,AFTER MORE THAN 1-1/2 HOUR WHEN I GOT BACK MY CAR,THE AIR BAG LIGHT STILL REMAINS ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT LIQUID ENTERED THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS, WHICH WAS MOUNTED UNDERNEATH THE FRONT SEATS, AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF MORE THAN $400. AS OF DECEMBER 27, 2008, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V533000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA FOR AIR BAG WELL I CALLED ON IT BECAUSE I HAVE ALL READY REPLACED ON AIR BAG MODULE AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AND THEY SAY THEY ONLY PUT A COVER ON IT BUT ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE TO REPLACE MODULE HOW IS THIS SUPPOSE TO HELP IF MODULE IS NO GOOD. IF THEY KNOW THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN WHY NOT FIX RIGHT WAY. THANK YOU RANDY *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE IN THE CENTER CONSOLE FAILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS LIQUID INTRUSION DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT OF THE CENTER CONSOLE CUP HOLDERS. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V532000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE DEALER WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THEY SHOULD REPAIR THE FAILURE AND; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,826. UPDATED 01/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/21/09.*JB

THE SIDE AIRBAGS EXPLODED FOR NO REASON. I HAVE A HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2001. ACCORDING TO YOUR LATTER I WENT TO THE DEALER SHIP ,BUT NOBODY FROM THERE WANTED TO HELP ME,SO WHAT DO I DO NOW? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM PASSING INSPECTION. MONTHS LATER, HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V532000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND STATED THAT HE NEEDED A NEW CONTROL MODULE; HOWEVER, THE RECALL NOTICE STATED THAT A PROTECTIVE COVERING WAS NEEDED ON TOP OF THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE. THE REMEDY DOES NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE DEFECT REMAINS. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD CHANGE THE REMEDY OF THIS RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING A RECALL ON HER VEHICLE AND WAS INFORMED THAT HER AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. SHE WAS FURTHER INFORMED THAT A HARNESS AND CLIPS WOULD BE ATTACHED TO THE AIR BAG SYSTEM TO ASSIST THE AIR BAGS WITH DEPLOYING; HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY BE DAMAGED BECAUSE THE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MECHANIC WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVE IN A VEHICLE WITH NO AIR BAGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,000.

MY 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON RENDERING THE AIR BAG INOPERATIVE PLEASE INVESTIGATE BIG SAFETY ISSUE THANK YOU GARY AZAROWICZ PS HAS THERE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON AUGUST 22, 2002 AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE OF HER VEHICLE WAS CRUSHED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HER BODY. HER HEAD STRUCK THE WINDOW AND THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE ALSO DISLOCATED HER JAW AND HAD TO ENDURE THERAPY TO REGAIN HER SPEECH. THE CONTACT HAD SURGERY ON HER LEG BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH $7,000 WORTH OF DAMAGES. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE OTHER OCCUPANT IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS ALSO INJURED, ALTHOUGH BOTH WERE WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS. THE AIR BAGS HAD NOT BEEN SERVICED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE CONTACT RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, WHICH ADVISED HER TO REPORT THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE FAILED AND WOULD COST $728 TO REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR FOUR MONTHS. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FAILED AIR BAG MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SRS MODULE, WIRES, AND THE AIR BAG INDICATOR THAT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED DURING THE RECALL REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL REMEDY. THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE ADDITIONAL FAILURES ACCORDING TO THE RECALL FOR FREE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY AND ANY ADDITIONAL FAILURE WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID FOR BY THE CONTACT. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

I WAS TRAVELLING EASTBOUND IN THE #1 LANE ON ARDEN WAY. AN SUV (DODGE DURANGO) WAS TRAVELLING IN THE WESTBOUND #2 LANE OF ARDEN WAY MADE A U-TURN MANUVER OVER THE CENTER DIVIDER AND CRASHED INTO MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A SECOND VEHICLE AS A RESULT. POLICE REPORT REFLECTS THIS ACTION. MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 45 MPH CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A BRUISED ARM AND THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SATELLITE SENSOR FAILED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 25, 2007, NEITHER THE MECHANIC NOR THE DEALER HAD REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V332000 (AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. ABL.PCO

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GL, AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. SHE STATED THAT SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AT THAT TIME AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT APART OF ANY RECALL, AND SHE NEEDED TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS CHECKED. THE CONTACT CHOSE NOT TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS TESTED. SHE STATED THAT THE LIGHT STAYED ON AND SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP LAST YEAR AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT HER AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF SHE CRASHED, AND THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE THE AIR BAGS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 03/12/06 SHE HAD SHE HAD A CRASH AND THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS HIT FROM THE BACK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS DRIVING ABOUT 7 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLES INSURANCE COMPANY SENT HER A COPY OF THE RECALL FOR HER VEHICLE ON AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE REPLACED HER AIRBAGS WHEN SHE INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT APART OF RECALL CAMPAIGN# 00V332000, FOR AIRBAGS: SIDE/WINDOW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80101 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,126 MILES. ABL.PCO

I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION IN MY 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, WITH A JEEP WRANGLER, THE FRONT END OF MY CAR WAS BADLY DAMAGED (HAVE PICTURES), THE DAMAGE WAS BAD ENOUGH TO FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO TOTAL MY CAR. YET! NEITHER ONE OF MY FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THE CRASH. EVERYONE WHO HAS SEEN MY CRASHED ELANTRA COULD NOT BELIEVE THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED! LUCKILY, I WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED, SO THAT DOES SAY SOMETHING FOR THE ELANTRA, BUT I STILL FEEL THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I'M JUST TRYING TO PREVENT SOMEONE FROM GETTING REALLY HURT IN A CRASH, BECAUSE OF THIS POSSIBLE DEFECT. WILL BE GLAD TO PROVIDE MORE DETAILS IF NECESSARY! *NM

I WAS RECENTLY IN A CRASH WHERE THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK ON MY ELANTRA-MY ACTUAL COMPLAINT THOUGH IS THE FACT THAT I WAS DOING 35 MPH AND DID NOT SLOW DOWN ON IMPACT. MY AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ALSO. THERE WAS $2600 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY FRONT END, INCLUDING A DESTROYED RADIATOR, SO THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY SOME SERIOUS IMPACT. *NM

FAILURE TO HONOR A RECALL 00V332000. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL 00V332000 CONCERNING THE AIR BAGS: SIDE/WINDOW. THIS VEHICLE MANIFESTS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. *AK UPDATE 1/11/2006 - THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH INDICATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATES AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THIS WAS DUE TO THINGS BEING UNDERNEATH THE SEAT. CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING UNDERNEATH THE SEATS.*AK *NM ABL.PCO

THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON. THE OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB ABL.PCO

I WAS INVOLVED IN A PRETTY INTENSIVE ACCIDENT ON 2-3-04 AND I COULD HAVE REALLY HURT MYSELF BAD AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT RELEASE TO SAVE MY LIFE. I COULD HAVE REALLY BEEN HURT, I BOUGHT MY CAR BASED ON ITS SAFETY FEATURES AND AT THE TIME WHEN I NEED MY CAR TO WORK THE MOST THE SAFETY WAS NOT THERE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE RAN INTO THE BACK OF A VAN. UPON IMPACT, DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 45 MPH, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING IS UNDER THE SEAT THAT MADE IT COME ON. , HOWEVER, THEY WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHY THE LIGHT IS ON. *NM ABL.PCO

THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. *NM THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES TO ALLEVIATE THIS PROBLEM BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. THE ONLY WAY THE CONSUMER COULD GET THE LIGHT TO GO OFF WAS TO ADJUST THE SEAT A CERTAIN WAY. DECEMBER 2004 A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR AIR BAG LIGHT ISSUES. T HE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE HER VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD. *NM ABL.PCO