2000 Hyundai Elantra
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine and engine cooling is the leading concern among 200 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 18th highest complaint count among 26 Elantra model years with reports.
Of the 2000 reports, 37 involved a crash and 2 involved a fire. 31 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Electrical system, wiringSep 11, 2000
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SOME SONATA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5 LITER V-6 ENGINES AND ALL ELANTRA MODEL VEHICLES MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT LOW-SPEED ENGINE STALLING, WHICH COULD OCCUR IF THE MAF (MASS AIR FLOW) SENSOR ELECTRICAL SIGNAL IS INTERRUPTED AS A RESULT OF ENGINE VIBRATION TRANSMITTED TO THE MAF SENSOR CONNECTOR WIRING HARNESS.
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
DEALERS WILL RE-ROUTE THE MAF SENSOR CONNECTOR WIRING HARNESS.
Campaign 00V259001 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
200 reports, newest first.
Air bags, Sep 22, 2003, crash
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH, AND BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Engine and engine cooling, Aug 6, 2003
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER, AND IT WILL BE HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK STARTED.DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Visibility, Jul 28, 2003
OUR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW MOTOR. NOW, OUR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IS DOING THE SAME THING...IT WILL NOT RAISE OR LOWER. WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE MORE TIME OFF FROM WORK TO GET THIS FIXED. THIS IS AT LEAST OUR SEVENTH WARRANTY REPAIR SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR.*AK
Visibility, Jul 23, 2003
DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR STOPPED WORKING, AND DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE WINDOW UP. *AK
Suspension, Engine and engine cooling, Jul 17, 2003
ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON WHICH CAUSES A ROUGH VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Electrical system, Jul 3, 2003, crash, fire
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
Power train, Jul 2, 2003
THE PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN. THE SWITCH WENT OUT 2. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ONCE. THE HORN WAS BAD. THE CAR DOESN'T WANT TO SHIFT RIGHT. WENT THROUGH 3 TRANSMISSIONS. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT FINE. IT STILL DOESN'T WANT TO SHIFT RIGHT. IT DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE GAS. WANT TO GET RID OF CAR.*AK
Engine and engine cooling, Jun 30, 2003
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER AND IT WILL BE HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK STARTED.DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Air bags, Jun 9, 2003, crash
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH, AND NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Vehicle speed control, Jun 9, 2003
THREE TIMES IN FIVE DAYS, MY 2000 HYUNDAI WAS IN THE SHOP - TWO OF THESE TIMES IT HAD TO BE TOWED WHILE I WAITED ALONE ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. FIRST I WAS TOLD THAT THE THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE CAR WAS OKAY. I TOOK IT BACK THE DAY FOLLOWING AND EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS NOT IDLING CORRECTLY. I RECEIVED IT BACK THE FOLLOWING DAY AND WITHIN 10 MILES OF DRIVING WAS HAVING SURGES IN THE ENGINE AND THE RPM'S WOULD RACE INTO THE RED. I PULLED OVER AND THE DEALER TOLD ME TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE CAR BACK. I TRIED, BUT NEVER MADE IT. THE CLOSER I GOT, THE WORSE THE CAR BUCKED AND THE RPM'S RACED. I FINALLY TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE AS I DECIDED WHETHER TO CONTINUE ON OR PULL OVER, BUT BEFORE I COULD DECIDE, MY CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. I QUICKLY GOT THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY AND INTO THE GRASS. THE RPM'S STILL ERRATIC AND THE CAR IDLED AT 2.5-3 RPM'S. THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP AND IS NOT SAFE. DEALERSHIP STILL CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT.*AK
Exterior lighting, May 30, 2003
HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO BURN OUT. HEADLIGHTS HAD TO BE REPLACED 10 TIMES. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Latches/locks/linkages, Mar 24, 2003
WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH THE HOOD OPENED SUDDENLY RESULTING IN DAMAGE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
Power train, Mar 19, 2003
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *JB
Visibility, Feb 14, 2003
POWER WINDOW REGULATOR WENT OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE, DRIVER SIDE, AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. DEALER REPLACED REAR DRIVER SIDE WITH THE LAST WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACEMENT.
Air bags, Seat belts, Jan 17, 2003
SEAT BELTS LOCK UP, AND AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. TS. *AK
Air bags, Jan 16, 2003, crash
CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. PH
Power train, Visibility, Jan 15, 2003
NAR 2/10/2003. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AFTER ONLY 32,000 MILES. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICE AT 29,566 THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT OIL WAS IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER HAD THE REPAIRS DONE BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND THAT THE BEARING ON THE TRANSFERSHAFT WAS FALLING APART, BURNING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH CAUSED THE BROWN COLOR. THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP. *JB
Visibility, Dec 30, 2002
CONSUMER STATES THIS IS THE 5TH TIME THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED DO TO WINDOW NOT RAISING OR LOWERING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Electrical system, Dec 9, 2002
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
Vehicle speed control, Dec 4, 2002
SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT READ PROPERLY, RESPONDING TO THE VEHICLES' SUDDEN BURST OF HIGH RPM. THE OWNER STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE REGISTERED 120 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CAUSE AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES RIGHT AFTER FAILURE OCCURED. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED SOME TEST BUT RETURNED THE VEHICLE BACK WITHOUT ANY ADJUSTMENTS MADE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TS
Engine and engine cooling, Oct 29, 2002
CONSUMER NOTICE WHILE VEHICLE IS PARK ENGINE WOULD IDLE HIGH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICE PROBLEM RETURNS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Steering, Oct 29, 2002
CONSUMER NOTICE WHILE TRAVELING HARD SHAKING FROM STEERING WHEEL VEHICLE WAS SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES PROBLEM RETURNS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Engine and engine cooling, Oct 16, 2002
MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR RECALL WAS DONE IN OCTOBER OF 2001. VEHICLE KEEPS HESITATING, THEN STALLS AT 5-25 MPH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 7 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. MR
Air bags, Oct 8, 2002
THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED BY A TEENAGER AS IT WAS MARKETED AS INEXPENSIVE WITH THE BEST WARRANTY. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER NOW SAYS THAT THE MODULE IS NO GOOD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $500. THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT AND ACUTALLY SAT IN OUR YARD FOR OVER A YEAR. HOW CAN SUCH AN IMPORTANT MODULE GO BAD SO QUICKLY! MR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Aug 21, 2002
VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP MORE THAN 4 TIMES FOR STALLING FAILURE. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM, AND WAS GIVEN BACK. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK