2001 Hyundai Elantra Air Bags & Restraints Problems

THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF WHILE IN MOTION..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V532000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SECURE THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT OF THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT TO PROPERLY SECURE THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TURNING ONTO MAIN STREET WHEN A LARGE OAK TREE FELL FROM LEFT SIDE OF ROAD, CATCHING LOWER DRIVERS SIDEFRONT FIBERGLASS BUMPER AND TOW BAR. MAKING THE CAR STOP ABRUPTLY. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, PASSENGER SIDE SHATTERED WINDSHIELD AND RIPPED DASH AREA ON PASSENGER SIDE. THE BAG HIT MY WIFE'S RIGHT ARM AND SHATTERED ALL THE BONES FROM HER ELBOW TO HER FINGERS. WE ARE 74,AND 75 YRS OF AGE. AS DRIVER MY LIP WAS SPLIT OPEN. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO MY HOME 5 BLOCKS AWAY LOOKING THROUGH A SHATTERED WINDSHIELD. BUT THE WIFE HAD TO SPEND 5 DAYS IN HOSP. AND TWO SURGERIES TO PUT HER ARM BACK TOGETHER. THE AIR BAG DID ALL OF THE BAD DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND MY WIFE. ALL ATTEMPTS TO HAVE LEGAL HELP HAS BEEN TURNED DOWN SAYING NOT ENOUGH TO TAKE TO COURT. CAN YOU HELP. THE AIR BAG ALMOST KILLED HER. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO HELP NOT MAME...THANKYOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING FOR A TRAFFIC STOP, THE SIDE AIR BAG HAPHAZARDLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG HAPHAZARDLY DEPLOYED TWO MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,530.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V533000 (AIR BAGS: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM. THE RECALL STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD INSTALL NEW SIDE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CLIPS. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER WAS TO REVISE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS ATTACHMENTS THAT WERE UNDER THE SEATS. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL DID NOT STATE TO PERFORM THE SPECIFIC REPAIRS. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL DESPITE THE CONTACT'S VIN BEING INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 163,000.

SPOKANE HYUNDAI MATTER I BOUGHT MY HYUNDAI IN 2001 AND HAVE OVER 100,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I AM THE SOLE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. RECENTLY (ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO) MY DASHBOARD AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AND I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE WHAT I SHOULD DO. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY OR MAY BE DEFECTIVE. HYUNDAI SPOKANE (THE DEALERSHIP WHO SOLD ME THE CAR) SAID TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR THEM TO INVESTIGATE. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN THE NEXT DAY: DECEMBER 21, 2011 AND THE CAR DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD COST ME $90 FOR THEM TO RUN THEIR TESTS TO DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY AIRBAG LIGHT. THEY WENT ON TO SAY THAT THERE WERE A COUPLE OF RECALL NOTICES ON THE CAR THAT THEY COULD REPLACE. THIS AIRBAG CONCERN IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS MANDATORY FOR THE DEALERSHIP (MANUFACTURER) TO INVESTIGATE AND FIX. THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR, SO EVEN THOUGH MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED ON MY ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, ETC; THE SAFETY (AIRBAGS) IS FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. WHY WOULD I PAY TO HAVE SPOKANE HYUNDAI INVESTIGATE AND FIX A PROBLEM THAT HYUNDAI IS RESPONSIBLE FOR? IF I HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY OR INEFFECTIVE; SPOKANE HYUNDAI IS LIABLE AND AT FAULT. WHY IS SPOKANE HYUNDAI TRYING TO GAUGE THE CUSTOMER (AGAIN) FOR EXPENSES THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING? COULD YOU PLEASES INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED ON. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WIRING FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,789.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAGS AND THE SUPPLEMENT RESTRAINT SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE. ALSO, THE SATELLITE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE DEFECT WAS RELATED TO A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V533000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE); HOWEVER THE NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED FOR REIMBURSEMENT WHICH THEY REFUSED TO HONOR FOR THE PREVIOUS RECALL RELATED REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,076.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, A VEHICLE ABRUPTLY MOVED IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER CHEST. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED HIP INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE DEALER ADVISED ALL RECALL REPAIRS RELATED TO THE AIR BAG WERE PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIR BAGS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 08V532000: AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE AND 00V332000: AIR BAGS: SIDE/WINDOW). UPDATED EVOQ 10/20/10

2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG MODULE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE AIR BAG MODULE. HOWEVER, TWO MONTHS PRIOR, SHE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN AIR BAG MODULE DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON. THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE A RECALL WAS ISSUED, SHE IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA .THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAGS ON HIS VEHICLE HAD NOT WORKED FOR YEARS AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON CONTINUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIRBAGS DOES WORK AND THE FAILURE IS DUE TO THE CONTACT MOVING THE SEAT EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT VEHICLE WAS RECALLED TWICE, ONCE FOR THE WIRING HARNESS,THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY HALF OF THE EXPENSES FOR THE REPAIRS. THE SECOND RECALL IS FOR THE FRONT LOWER PANEL (RUST) AND THE EARLIEST DATE THEY HAVE AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR IS 6/10/10 HE DOES NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE FAILURES NOT BEING REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138000.

UNABLE TO CONTROL FRONT WHEEL DIRECTION WHEN CAR STARTED TO SLIDE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL CAR TO TURN IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION, HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. RECEIVED MOTOR VEHICLE RECALL ON 3/9/2010 ABOUT POSSIBILITY OF THIS HAPPENING. HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2001. ALSO SIDE DOOR AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE. *TR

2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN T-BONED BY A VAN. DRIVER RECEIVED WHIPLASH, CONCUSSION, SEVEN MONTHS LATER STILL IN PHYSICAL THERAPY, NOT RETURNED TO WORK, AND SUFFERING POST CONCUSSIVE. *TR

1. THERE WERE NO NOTICEABLE EVENTS THAT LED UP TO THE FAILURE. HYUNDAI HAD A RECALL ON THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTROL MODULE IN OCTOBER 2008 (RECALL ID# 80141 & 80132). I HAD THEM INSTALL THE NEW WIRING HARNESS AND CLIPS TO PREVENT A SPONTANEOUS FAILURE, BUT I HAD A FAILURE NONE THE LESS. 2. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. I HEARD A LOUD BANG NOISE AND THE SEATBELTS TIGHTENED UP ON BOTH FRONT PASSENGERS. I NOTICED AN ODOR AFTER THE EVENT AND THE SEATBELTS WOULD NOT EXTEND OR RETRACT AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. I UNDERSTAND THIS SAFETY FEATURE WAS MEANT TO DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, BUT I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. 3. I TOOK THE 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA IN TO HYUNDAI TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FOLLOWING CODES CAME UP ON THE COMPUTER: B1361, B1360, AND B1366. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. HE HAD HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL # 08V532000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). HOWEVER THE REMEDY REFERENCED IN THE RECALL DOES NOT ALLOW RECOURSE FOR CONSUMERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED CONTAMINATION PRIOR TO RECALL SERVICE. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $3000.00 TO REPAIR THE CONNECTOR MODULE. AFTER HE PAYS FOR THE REPAIR HE COULD THEN INQUIRE ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, THE CONSUMER WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000. UPDATED 2/22/10 *CN UPDATED 07/15/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAD SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT ANYONE SITTING IN THE SEAT.THREE DAYS PRIOR THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING AFTER ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96000.

I HAD HYUNDAI MOTORS AND LUTHER BLOOMINGTON HYUNDAI MITSUBISHI KIA PERFORM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V532000. I HAD AN AIR BAG LIGHT ON, HYUNDAI MOTORS AND LUTHER BLOOMINGTON HYUNDAI MITSUBISHI KIA COULD NOT VERIFY TO ME THAT THE LIGHT WAS DUE TO THE RECALL. SINCE THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE MAY BE AFFECTED IN THIS RECALL. *TR

THERE WAS AN AIRBAG RECALL ON MY 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. I GOT THE RECALLED REPAIRED BY ARROW HYUNDAI IN MILWAUKEE, WI. ON JANUARY 5TH, 2009. AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, 2009 BOTH OF THE SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER. THE FIRST SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY 25MPH. (WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 18TH.) THE SECOND SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED OVERNIGHT WHILE NO ONE WAS EVEN IN THE CAR. (THE NEXT WEEK IN SEPTEMBER, DEPLOYED LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER THE FIRST) I HAD TRIED TO SCHEDULE TWO DIFFERENT APPOINTMENTS WITH HYUNDAI TO HAVE MY AIRBAGS AND SEATS FIXED BUT HAD TO RESCHEDULE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT TELL ME HOW LONG THEY WOULD HAVE MY CAR. BEFORE I COULD GO TO THE NEXT APPOINTMENT I MADE WITH ARROW HYUNDAI, MY FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG ALSO DEPLOYED. (ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AFTER MY SECOND SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED). THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG (THE ONE THAT DEPLOYS FROM THE DASHBOARD) DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS ABOUT TO PULL OUT FROM BEING PARKED. I WAS GOING ROUGHLY 3MPH IF THAT. THIS AIRBAG SHATTERED MY WINDSHIELD, MAKING THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI USA THE DAY AFTER MY FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND THEY BEGAN AN "INVESTIGATION". IT HAS NOW BEEN OVER THREE MONTHS SINCE THE THIRD AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT HAVING MY CAR REPAIRED. I HAVE CALLED HYUNDAI USA AT LEAST EVERY OTHER WEEK SINCE THIS OCCURRED AND STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REAL ANSWER. *TR

2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WAS TAKEN TO OURISMAN HYUNDAI MAZDA OF LAUREL, MD TO HAVE THEM PERFORM THE HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 88 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN 08V532000). DEALER FAILED TO INSTALL THE RECALL REPAIR ITEM YET DEALER CLAIMED THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED. PHOTOS OF UNMODIFIED VEHICLE ARE AVAILABLE. SUBSEQUENTLY AND ON THE SAME DAY OF CLAIMED REPAIR, THE SRS (AIR BAG) CONTROL MODULE BEGAN TO SHOW A FAILURE LIGHT ON THE VEHICLE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO OURISMAN HYUNDAI TO CORRECT THE FAILURE ON 8/28/09. DEALER CLAIMED THE SRS CONTROL MODULE WAS (NOW) DEFECTIVE AND MUST BE REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. THE SRS CONTROL MODULE ON THIS VEHICLE APPEARED TO PERFORM ITS FUNCTION CORRECTLY FOR 8 YEARS; NO FAILURE SYMPTOMS WERE EVIDENT. DEALER RECALL WORK HAS RENDERED THE SRS CONTROL MODULE INOPERATIVE. DUE TO DEALER ACTION, OUR FAMILY IS NOT LONGER PROTECTED BY THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM. *TR