Hyundai Reviews

I had to pay $300 for brake repair shortly after acquiring my 2004 Hyundai Accent. The grinding problem occured a couple of more times, each time resulting in a $300 payment from me. The dealership refused to check it out as a manufacturer's defect. They wanted $35 to check it out. Why should I pay for that when the problem started the first week I got the car. I've had grinding problems and knocking with my brakes. Twice the brakes went completely out. They started working again at the last minute before hitting someone. My mechanic (not the dealership) says the brakes are fine.

was told to chane flush transmission fluid at 45,000 miles could not afford to do it at that time car now has 80,000 miles on it and they told me it needs to be flushed I spoke with a friend that is a mechanic and he advised me not to flush it just to change filter and called Joe back and he said well yeah you could run into problems if you flush it so you should just change it for now. Had it done by another mechanic because Hyundai is way over priced and transmission went 2 weeks later.

My 2005 Hyundai Elantra was hit almost head on with my car being forced off the road and over an embankment. On coming car was traveling around 40 miles an hour. The air bags did not employ. Only slight injuries were experienced by driver and passenger, thank goodness.

My mother was in a hard hitting accident but her airbags did not deploy even though they should have. Now she has severe pain in her neck due to whiplash. I'd like to join or start a class action suit agaisnt Hyundai for their carelessness and ignorance towards customer safety.

Today my son was driving at 60-65 mph on the interstate in a 2005 Hyundai Elantra and slid on snow and collided with the guardrail. The front end is crumpled and the car is probably totalled. The concern is that a head on collision at 60-65 mph did not cause the airbags to inflate.

The Hyundai choral 'duh' tv ad is anti-christian and blasphemous.

We struck a large deer traveling about sixty miles an hour and severely damaged(the grill radiator and cooling fans were crammed completely against the motor and the hood was crushed almost to the windsheild which was also broken) the front end of my 2006 hyundai elantra......None of our airbags deployed!

My husband and I were driving it was raining started to hydroplane. Spawn 180 degrees hit the guardrail with back and front bumper. We were traveling about 55 mph. neither airbag deployed.

My husband purchased our 2007 Hyundai accent this past Sept. Within a couple of days the passenger airbag off light came on while I was in the seat. We needed this car specifically to travel in with the first trip being our wedding. They took the car in right away and said nothing was wrong. They have taken it in a few more times, replaced the seat and it still malfunctioned. They told us last week that they involved more higher ups and the answer was that the seat has a 150lb threshold. At the time of the sale we were told that it was 60lbs. The manual does not state any threshold what so ever. It states that when an adult is in the seat the airbag will function. We have been very patient about this matter and now feel extremely misled and ripped off. Neither my husband or myself weigh 120 lbs. I can not ride in the back seat because of frequent car sickness. This I feel is an unacceptable solution anyway. This sale would NEVER had taken place if they had told us the threshold was 120lbs. instead of 60lbs. This morning my husband was in a minor accident (he was rear ended), thankfully there wasn't any passenger in need of an airbag but it shake me up to think of how potentially dangerous it is for either of us to be a passenger in our own car. Please let me know what steps we can or should take concerning this matter. Thank you so much, Francene & Peter Yorko

I have a 2005 Hyundai Tucson. The car has worked well until this fall when it started shifting poorly. I took it to the dealership where I bought it to have it checked and to have the 30,000 mile service. They told me that there was water in the transmission fluid and that the ONLY way the water could have gotten there was for the car to have been submerged in water. The car has never been submerged. They charged me a bundle of money to flush the transmission. Now the car is starting to shift sluggishly again. I'm worried that they are not going to cover this transmission problem under warranty. I wonder if anyone else has had this problem with their Tucson.

Beware this is a long story, but on 11/11/07 I was driving my car as normal, stopped at a light and with no warning, all the sudden when I went to accelerate and take a turn onto a main road, my car wouldnt move. The only gear I could get was reverse, so on 11/13/07 I had my 2000 Hyundai Tiburon towed to Pride Hyundai for transmission problems. I spoke with Courtney in the Service Dept and she had a service tech look my car over and confirmed that it was the transmission and it was gone. She told me that I would need to bring my original receipts showing that I have had the regular 30 & 60,000 maintenance work done to my car since their company had no record of it.

Purchased a new 2007 Hyundai Elantra GLS. I noticed a speedometer error of 5 mph shortly after i bought the car. I checked the cars speed with two certified radar guns and confirmed the error. I went to my local dealership, the one that i bought it from to have them check it out. The tech verified the car was off by 5 mph. He called the tech line and they told him 3-5 mph error was normal. They refuse to fix the problem.

took my wife's 2000 Hyundai Sonata in for an alignment this morning and they showed me where the cross member that holds the axle had rusted out. Originally they told me the frame was rusting out and that it would cost around $2000 to $2500 to repair. They didn't mention anything about a warranty. I thought it had some type of life time warranty on the drive train.

I bought a new 2007 Hyundai Elantra in April 2007. On October 3, 2007, my car was vandalized to a tune of over $6,500. I immediately brought my car to a body shop on October 4, 2007, it is now November 1, 2007 and I still do not have my car back to me because Hyundai is UNABLE to provide the necessary parts to my body shop. I am awaiting a hood and a trunk, I have repeatedly called Hyundai to see the status of these parts and they tell e I am 8th on the list of needing these parts.

I owned a 2005 Hyundai Tucson. Recently I was in a side impact crash. Someone went through a stop sign and hit my passenger rear side door, probably going at least 30 miles an hour. My car was flipped on its side. With impacts to both sides of the car none of the airbags went off. The car is equipped with side curtain airbags. None of them deployed. I am looking for a class action suit to add my name to.

Purchase my 2006 Hyundai v6 in September, 2006. At 2k miles the engine began surging while waiting at stop lights. The tachometer hits 1100 rpms then falls back to 500 rpms on an ongoing basis. I have been to 2 different dealerships a total of 5 times for resolution. The vehicle now has 48000 miles on it and the problem persists. The dealer refuses to pick up the cost of a rented vehicle while the car is being evaluated for further repairs. While waiting for a stoplight to change to green, the vehicle bounces forward on its own and the driver has to firmly press on the brake to avoid surging forward.

My wife was driving our 2004 Hyundai XG350 and was hit on the drivers front panel by a pickup truck. The truck was traveling at approximately 40mph and my wife at 5mph. The impact totaled our car and none of the airbags deployed. My wife has a broken scapula, five broken ribs, punctured lung, fractured hip, fractured pelvis nad bruised liver. If the airbags would have deployed she would not have sustained the injuries and pain that occurred!

2001 Hyundai sedan; xg300; side driver air bag deployed when door was shut! I am a 2nd owner; THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY FACTOR, that no one will address. It seems that no air bags will work when one is out of commission! Therefore this is a SAFETY MATTER; and I am not the only one this has happened too!.. All the Hyundai dealerships say the manufacturer will correct the problem.. When I call the main Hyundai trouble shooters; they tell me 2nd owner no way!

I bought my Hyundai Sonata GLS about a year and four months ago. It had 68,408 miles on it at the time of purchase. I also purchased a warranty protection plan for 2 years or 25,000 miles, whatever comes first. Three weeks after I bought the car, the transmission went. At the time the dealer was contacted because the warranty Co. wasn't compliant with hteir part of the contract. After wheeling and dealing, the transmission was rebuilt. I had to pay the $100 deductible and the tax. After that I didn't have major problems, until the end of August of 2007.

I came out one day to find my brand new 2007 Hyundai Sonata with a completely broken window. The driver side window was completely beaded glass. I thought that someone had vandalized my new car. I called the police and the woman told me that there was no sign of foul play.

I bought a NEW !! 2006 Huyndai Elantra in Dec 2006 and I now have about 5,500 miles on this GAS HOG ! I am LUCKY to get between 20 to 22 MPG Driving 60% Freeway and 40% In Downtown Traffic Daily . I have NEVER gotten above 22MPG . The Dealer says the MPG will get Better as I get closer to 12,000 miles on the car . I contacted a Lemon Law Attorney and He told me there is NO way to Win a case for POOR MPG on any New car ,, even if the Company Advertises on TV that the Elantra should get 34 MPG on the Freeway Etc. Etc. Is that REALLY TRUE ????????? There are NO Laws to Help the BUYER Because the little Fine Print say you MIGHT !! get as much as 34 MPG on their NEW cars . DAM !!! I am Sick and Tired of Auto Makers being able to LIE !! on National TV and keep getting away with these DAM LIES Day after Day !! Can YOU Help ???

In June 2006 I purchased a 2007 Hyundai Entourage. At 16,000 miles I took it to Frank Fletcher Hyundai in Joplin, MO to have chipping paint behind the sliding doors repaired. I was informed by Rich, the service manager at the dealership that it is a design defect in the van and therefore, not covered under my warranty. I contacted Hyundai warranty customer service and was told that I had to go through a dealership to file a warranty claim and that design defects are covered under my warranty. They said I need to schedule an appointment with the dealership so their regional warranty manager can look at the van and have it repaired. Rich at the dealership will not return my calls to schedule an appointment and Hyundai warranty customer service has not helped me to schedule an appointment or attempted in any way to uphold their warranty agreement. I am still calling the dealership to try to make an appointment. My only other option is to drive at least 2 hours and try another dealership.

New vehicle, Hyundai Sonata, passenger air bag light does not function properly when 118 pound wife sits in passenger seat. At times the light goes out, indicating air bag is engaged, most of time light remains on, indicating air bag IS NOT engaged. Wife sits on seat in approved fashion; light goes on or off in at random times. Dealership could not repair and district representative was called in. Seat was replaced, but problem persisted. Final answer from Hydundai is car is acting within reason. Our options are 1) accept car with problems or 2) pursue Lemon Law for replacement/buy back of car.

Transmission problem with my Hyundai Accent 2002 with miles 98,000 still underwarranty. Hyundai replace with a brand new transmission in June 27, 2007 bu Aug 25, 2007 the vehicle will only go reverse not drive. Hyundai cus svc told us to tow the car to Extreme Dodge. I recieved a call from the service dept stating that Hyundai refuse to replace the transmission because of out of warranty (100,400miles). This transmission that they replace was defective. Now I am being charge $2,960 to rebuilt due to hyundai's refusal to accept their defective product.. I need help.

I have owned my 2001 hyundai xg300 for a little over a year now and it seems to always have mechanical issues! Ive already had to replace the mass air flow sensor and as soon as i did that the alternator went out! Its transmission also has a mind of its own, sometimes it revs high and sounds angry and other times it wont go uphill, and sometimes it just jerks realy hard as if someone hit the breaks, and the CDplayer is always messing up, switching from CD mode to radio mode, sometimes it wont read CDs, sometimes the volume knob does nothing, ive tried to turn it up and it ends up turning the volume down,The A/C makes terrible sounds when i use it, the plastic buttons on the center console fall off, the headlights have fog in them even tho i have replaced them twice, its nothing but problems and i still owe $9,000!! I bought this as my second car hoping it would be more reliable than my first, im a 26 year old single female with two disabled parents who has to do everything for herself in life, and this car is a headache! I have read the forums about this car and i wish i would have read them before i bought the faulty thing, i cant afford this mistake this early on in life! Im sure there is not much i can do but keep putting money into it to keep it running so i can get to work untill its paid off, but i do appreciate your time for reading this.

Purchased new Hyundai Sonata which has 5//yr 60,000 warranty on vehicle supplied by manufacturer. Finance officer and general manager reported to me at time of signing documents the warranty that comes with the auto will not really cover all repairs necessary. Used as an example that if the airconditioning system requires repairs covered by the warranty it will not cover the entire expense of the repairs and if the fluids need to be drained from the sytem the warranty nor the dealer will cover the replacement of the fluids.

This is about a 1998 Hyundai Tiburon. In 2005 I brought in to Healey, an authorized Hyundai dealer, complaining that the transmission seemed to be slipping. The car had about 21,500 miles. They diagnosed it as worn spark plug wires and needed tuneup. It seemed improved for a short time and then the same problem recurred, intermittently.

Hyundai parts are outrageously priced. I thought I had a good deal with my new 2002 Hyundai. Never used the warranty service but now my vehicle has just over 100,000 miles. I blew a power steering hose & it was $250. My right front wheel spindle went & it was $1,000. Today I purchaeed just the center section of the exhaust because the flexible part (braided steel) popped a hole in it. That was another $1,000. I've had 4 cyl engines rebuilt for around that price. Ditch these hyundai's.

Everything was going great in my brand new, paid for in cash, graduation present of a new car...until I saw that the dash above the air bag was cracked and bubbled up, looking as if the passenger side airbag could deploy at any given moment. On top of that my visor broke while pulling it down one day, and the first time it rained, I learned that my NEW car takes on water like the TITANIC! The dealership fixed the problem once already, but my car continues to leak and now needs to go back to the shop AGAIN to have a new dash installed and re-fix the link. All this while I go carless for days at a time since I am not due a rental nor eligible for one since I am only 23, and not due a loaner since I did not buy the car at this dealership. (I moved out of state). This car is horrible! Customer Service in both the local dealership and Hyundai Motor America (Corporate office) is definitely below average!

I bought a 2007 SantaFe SE in January. In February the red air bag light came on. A couple of days later I get a call from the parts department telling me an air bag sensor came in. The service department don't offer a loaner car for me to get back to work, so I had to wait until February 23th to drop it off. (My birthday) They fixed it and all is well. Then the air bag light came back on. They ordered another sensor and put it on April 20th. Then, in May I get a call from the parts department that they had ordered a fuse box for my car. So I guess I had been driving all this time in a deadly car. I have to wait till my wife has a day off at the end of the month to take the car back in. Kinda feel bad now about selling my Hyundai survey for a detail job.

i bought a 2006 elantra. i was told the price was 15,000.00 later to find out on there own web site it was 13,000.00 ,my car with vin number . next was the only company that would loan to us was soverign bank and a mandatory 800.00 more state gap charge would be added.i went to 3 other companies to ask.our credit is excellent and any of these local comp would loan to us. and gap comes free with all 3. bringing us up to well over 15,000.00 and 50,000 warenty comes with this car we had already sign papers when the gm then added more saying it would cost extra for a warrenty to cover the rest of car. i thought i was buying a 2007 at this point for 15,000.00 when we found it was a 2006 .i said i wanted a 2007 and was then told my credit wasnt good enough. a 2007 goes for 15,000.00 whats the difference. next was my car is certified and by the window sticker part of that is plastic floor mats. when i asked about the mats i was told thats another 142.00 i would have to pay. ps there tv ads say no one pays retail and they deal with 26 differ banks even there ads our misleading. i cant even find a number or address to complain to hyundai i bought 4 of there cars and this is my 1st problem with them.

One evening on the way to a friends house my airbag light, located on the dashboard of my 2004 hyundai tiburon came on for no apparent reason. It was too late in the night to call my dealership so I was planning on calling the next day. Keep in mind the my owners manual states on page 29, If the SRS SRI illuminates continuously when the ignition key is turned to 'ON' position, or after the engine is started, comes on while driving, the SRS is not working properly. That night when I was on my way home I stopped at a stop sign, and began making a left turn when suddenly my front passenger airbag deployed. The loud noise caused me to jerk my wheel to the left even harder and I hit a median that stood about 7 inches high. I've gone through the LONG (3.5 month) consumer affairs process to state my case. Of course the final decision was It appears that the passenger airbag would have correctly deployed in the collision seen by the vehicle. Ignoring the fact that there was no collision until the airbag improperly deployed. What happened to America's top warranty? I would also like to mention that I had an airbag deploy for no apparent reason out of my passenger seat in April 2005. At that time my dealership replaced the passenger seat airbag and backing, airbag module, and satellite sensor. I purchased a brand new car so I wouldn’t have to deal with unnecessary problems such as this.

i bought and paid cash for a 2002 Hyundai Accent in February 2002. The vehicle was regularly maintained and I had no problems until April 2, 2007. The timing belt went out while I was driving. I had it towed to my mechanic who said the spark plugs were burned and were hitting up against the pistons. He suggested it was internal to the engine and should be dealt with by Hyundai. I had it towed to the Hyundai dealership and ten days later they told me the timing belt had broken and had destroyed the valves, pistons, head gaskets, etc. In other words the motor was gone. While the car had 62,000 miles on it the owners manual said the timing belt should be checked at 60,000 mile which I failed to do. Since it wasn't checked the burden was on me and hyundai was in the clear. I've lost the car and am now faced with a bill for $380.00 for disassembling the engine;$200.00 for a rental car and $160.00 for towing fees. Not to mention the loss of the vehicle short of buying a new engine. My objective is to point out to any prospective buyer that whereas a battery might go dead you can get a new battery but it doesn't destroy your engine. Same with a water pump, fuel pump, alternator, etc. Hyundai sells a vehicle that allows the entire engine to be destroyed if this one item, timing belt, goes. Out of 20 people I've talked only one said he would think to check his timing belt at 60,000. Thanks, Jon Scott

I have a 2005 Hyundai Accent GT, I bought in Sept of '05, its now March of '07. When the problem started I had just under 17,000 miles on my car... my car wouldn't shift, or the RPMS would rev REAL high and the car would then jerk into gear... when I'd put it in reverse, and switch back to drive, I basically had to count to 20 until my cars gear would switch over.

I am the original owner of a 2000 hyundai elantra. i have done my routine oil chges over the last 7 yrs my car started every day and never smoked or any problems.recently it did not start right and then when it started the ck engine light came on.

My 2003 Hyundai quit running. It has 64,000 miles. It was towed to the dealer who inspected it and gave me a bill of $1,628. I complained and asked that they have the factory review it for warranty coverage.

I have a 2003 Hyundai Elantra. I have had it in the shop ever since I got it, 7 times to be exact, for the airbag light coming on. I was told this last time that my dealer called Hyundai company and told them that they ran computer codes on it and the harness may need replaced. They have had this happen many times before to other Hyundai owners. Hyundai told my dealer to unplug and plug the wire 5 times and then wrap it in electrical tape. We are talking about lives here if that airbag just happens to not be working in an accident. My car is under warantee. It only has 38,000 miles on it. I even paid $900 for an extended warantee. This wiring harness costs them $1000 so they just want to tape it instead of replacing it. My family's lives are at stake with this and I think this needs looked in to.

I took my vehicle in because the check engine light came on. I previously had it checked at Autozone and they told me it was Codes PO747, PO743, and PO442. I had it checked the next day and it changed when I attempted to take it up to the dealer to have it serviced. It changed to PO732, and PO734. The first initial codes were stating that there was a problem with the pressure control solenoid in the Automatic Transmission.

Passenger airbag unnecessarily deployed in a low impact (5-10 mph) collision.

I had gone to Hyundai about breaks at 26,000 miles and was told the rotors were bad cause I didnt have the maintenance done at their service station throughout my owning the car to that point. I had the rotors turned and brakes replaced and started having all my maintenance done there so that if things occured they would be covered.

I purchased my Hyundai Elantra new in 2000. This will be the 3rd transmission replaced/rebuilt in this vehicle since I purchased. This is an average of every two years. I can understand possibly rebuilding the transmission once during a 6 year timeframe, but 3 times is unacceptable.

Well I took my 2003 Hyundai sonata in to have them check for a noise in the front end note it had a full tank of gas .well at the end of the day they called me to let me know they found nothing wrong with my car .and I could pick it up .let me describe my car I have spent up to $10,000 dollars in sound equipment and upgrades to my vehicle this includes wheels ,DVD navigation speakers ,ext and I belong to a California Hyundai club .so I go to get my car I sign the paperwork the service writer explains that 2 of the mechanics and himself drove it to check for the noise ..

Essentially, I'm just writing to add yet another voice to the chorus of complaints about Hyundai. My comment is general. They make a big deal out of a 100,000 mile warranty but when you ask them to follow through on that promise, it's not covered. This is crap, as the only reason a guy would buy one of their cars is cost and the warranty. You find people who love Mercedes or swear by Honda or would not buy anything but Chevy, but I doubt you find someone who loves Hyundai, or buys a second car from them by true choice - other than for cost, as mentioned. People should know they're a lousy company - with a crooked chairman back in South Korea, it appears.

On 10/28/05 my car failed to stop while parking at the doctors office resulting in me running through a fence and hitting a deck. I had the car towed to the dealership in Daytona Beach, Florida.

My 2002 Hyundai Accent has had MANY problems in the past. Very few they they honored the 10 year warrenty. I went to the dealership for a Tune up and it cost me over $400. I went home and didnt realize that now my brake lights stay on by themselves. After my battery drained, i bought a new battery and saw what the problem was. I brought the car BACK to the Hyundai Dealership the very next day and let them know the car left the dealership with the faulty break lights. They denied any part in it, refused to cover it under warrenty, and refused to fix it until i paid another $250.

Recently our family car, a 2005 Hyundia Tucson GLS was damaged in an automobile accident. Fortunately no one was hurt but the front bumper was torn away for the vehicle as a result of the accident. Our vehicle has been waiting to be repaired with the Arnold Palmer Cadillac Collision Center in Pineville, North Carolina for two weeks. It has been reported to me that the hold up in getting our vehicle properly repaired in a timely fashion is due to missing parts from Hyundia Motor America.

Purchased 2003 Hyundai Sonota brand new in 2003. I month later the radio was defective and had to be replaced (covered under warranty) 3 years later with 9,000 miles the battery was dead. Replaced the battery at own expense. 3 months later the battery was dead again.

Driving downhill on an icy road I was forced to brake to avoid a car coming uphill. I went into a slide and hit a telephone pole head on at 35-40 mph. The driver side seat belt did not hold, the air bag did not deploy.

2002 accent transmission went out had to tow it to rochester 45 miles away closes dealer. they tell me that my oil changes and car maintain. was not done by a hyu. dealer so the warrenty is no good all the oil changes say tran. good also on the hyu website when looking this up it says trans. change fluid if Needed mine was not needed according to all the oil change places I went to I have changed my oil when I was suppose to since I have had the car. now they won't honor the warrenty 10 years or the 100000 miles I am the only owner

My daughters Accent has been to this service department on a regular basis's the dealership should know its history since it has performed a lot of the service. she doesnt take it to them for oil changes because they are to expensive and frequent. The problem began when the vehicle stopped on her and would not move even though the engine was running. she shut off the engine and called to have the vehicle towed to the dealership and they determined that the transmission had to be replaced. We were told at first that it was not under warranty, then later that it was covered.

I have a 2004 Hyundai Elantra car. The passenger side air bag is sometimes deactivated when my wife is in the seat. She weighs 135 pounds. I called Hyundai but they cannot correct the problem.

We bought a new Hyundai Accent in 2001. At 103,520 (3520 miles after the expiration of america's best warranty) the transmission failed while the vehicle was sitting still. Prior to the sudden spontaneous failure of the transmission, the transmission showed no signs of wear. As it turns out, hyundai has a TSB out for that model because the transmission controller sometimes will slam the transmission into gear when the shift lever is moved.

Hello I have a new Hyundai Sonata with the 4 cylinder engine.The fuel tank is a design flaw.When it has over 3/4 full it sloshes and makes alot of noise. the front suspension at low speed make a bumping sound over slightly bumpy roads. it soulds like a old Chevy with bad shocks.A few dealers, Hyundai COnsumer affair and the factory rep say it is normal. there is no fix.So much for the advertising hype and owner satisfaction and quality.I'm stuck no where to turn on these issues. John

I was on the highway and had driven aproximately 18 miles when my car turned off and the check engine light came on. I pulled over and noticed steam coming from the hood of my car. I waited a few minutes and then lifted the hood to find the steam coming from the overfill tank of the the radiator.

My airbags deployed during a fender bender. The car was only going a couple of miles and hour, and only tapped the other car. Neither car was damaged, but my airbags deployed. The warranty manual states the airbags will only deploy in a severe collision. There was not any damage to my car and the accident WAS NOT severe. Three mechanics have checked the car and said the airbags should not have deployed (one mechanic was from Hyundai). I filed a complaint, and Hyundai claimed the airbags worked properly (of course), and said their deciosion was final. I started looking for a new dash, but every place I called said the airbags are really sensitive in the 2004 tiburon. I have seen other posts with the same situation. If you have had a problem with your airbag going off prematurely, please contact me tammit1971@comcast.net. I have contacted a few lawyers and want to start a class action lawsuit.

My city (suburbs) mileage on my new 2007 Hyundai Sonata v6, according to the car's own average mileage readout, recently hit an unbelievably low 11.1 miles per gallon. The car has 767 miles on it. Immediately after purchase in mid September, I drove it 400 highway miles at 23.x mpg. The rest of the mileage since then has been mostly suburbs (not city commuting). Surprisingly the average mileage readout went up and down around 21.x just before I filled the gas tank and then reset the mileage display about 2-3 weeks ago. The mpg readout then dropped almost immediately. It just rebounded to 14.9 after a 20 mile trip at 45-50 mph then started falling rapidly again.

I started to have a loud clanking noice coming from the engine. At no point in time did the engine light or oil light come on so when I took it to the dealship they told me that there was a build up of sludge in the engine the caused the engine to break a rod. They told me that the engine needs to be replaced and that it was due to lack of maintenance or bad oil. I provided them with records of oil changes but they will not honor my 100,000 mile warranty and offered to replaced the engine for a cost of $2500. The car is a 2003 Hyundai elantra and has 68,000 miles on it.

I recently bought a NEW !! 2007 Hyundai Elantra GLS The Salesman told me the Passenger must weigh between 50 to 60 pounds to activate the Front Passenger Air Bags System . But last week I found out that the weight limit for the passenge must be OVER 90 pounds . I was also told there is NO way to fix this problem . I also got a Service Bulletin saying this problem is on the same car for 2004 , 2005 and 2006 Hyundau Elantras .

Well how's this story.. I was driving on 95 North, slowing down in the right hand lane, probably going only 45-50 mph. I hit a pothole or something else obsence and my drivers side seat airbags (side curtain) DEPLOYED!! there was no impact to the car by any other car, no one else was involved. i stopped on the side of the highway - no one else stopped and no one else seemed to have the same issue.

I bought a 2002 hyundai accent new. I took care of everything but at 89,000 the transmission burnt up. Hyundai would not honor the warranty. Now there was no warning everything was fine it just went. I've had alot of cars over the years never has a transmiision just gone.They claimed the transmission was black and had never been changed. Well if a transmission burns up what color would the transmission fluid be.even if it had been changed the week before. You don't have to be a mechanic to know that. I will never buy A hyundaii agian . Whats the sence of having a 100,000 mile warranty if they don't honor it. Who's even heard of a transmission going at that mileage?? Except on a hyundai.

We bought a used 2000 Hyundai Elantra for our daughter. We had the car 1 day and the driver's window refused to go up. We replaced the motor then the power locks stopped working. Had the car in the shop for the 3rd time. Was told nothing was wrong with it. Drove the 6 miles home and the window would not go up again. The mechanic is either lousy or the Hyundai is.

I purchased my 2000 Hyundai Sonata new. It has been garaged 95% of its life and gets washed regularly. Last week my husband felt it pulling to the side and after further inspection realized the front right tire was leaning in at the top. The entire engine cradle has rusted out! The car is no longer safe to drive and no one seems to know what might have caused this. The car has 68,000 miles on it and has never had water damage. Hyundai, of course, is not taking any responsibly for this defective part. I have no idea where to go with this problem so we will be involving an attn. Can you please send an email shedding some light on how or why this would rust out and what our rights are or how to proceed.

On 3/31/06 our car went up in flames sitting in the driveway. The key had become stuck in the ignition the day before and smelled funny while running. We suffered a total loss but can not seem to find out if there has been any problems with this model or any reports. It was a 2000 sonata. Please help us find out if there was a problem with the manufacturer. We had only a few payments left and after it was totaled and paid off we only got a little more than $100.00.

I had an accident with my 2002 Hyundai Elantra 2002. My tire blew out causing me to loose control of the car. I hit a parked car.

I have a 2002 Hyundai Accent GL with 90,000 mile on it. This car comes with a 100,000 mile warranty on the engine and transmission. On 6/11/2006 the engine went out in the car I had it towed to the dealership I bought it from Hunter Hyundai in Hendersonville NC. They have gone out of their way to find every reason not to honor the warranty.

I have a 2004 Hyundai Elantra GT. I bought it new in March of 2004. From that date on, my passenger side air bag intermittently goes on and off when someone under 150lbs is sitting in the seat. There is an indicator light on the dashboard that lets you know when the airbag is NOT engaged. This light comes on randomly whenever I have friends sitting in the front seat who are lighter than 150lbs.

I was driving a 2004 Tiberon, going approx 79 miles an hour (I had blacked out) -- police clocked me at that speed when I ran into the back of a truck. Airbag did not deploy. Severe whiplash due to the bag not deploying. Car was totalled.

I had an accident in my 2003 Hyundai Accent, The front was completely destroyed on the car and the air bag did not go off. My car is completely demolished and due to the accident I am still having problems with my chest and back.

Hyundai did not want to take responsibitly to for the malfunction in the engine.

On January 6, 2004 I was involved in a frontal collision while driving at a speed of approximately 35 mph in my 2003 Hyundai Elantra. My airbags did not deploy and my seat belt lock did not engage until I had flown forward approximately 6 inches, hitting my left lower leg on the underside of the dash. My other injuries include 4 herniated discs in my lower back and 2 in my neck. I am undergoing spinal fusion surgery in February 2005 as a result of the injuries sustained in the accident.

My family and I were in an accident 9-4-04 on I97 in Hancock NY. We were going 50-55 mph when a man pulled in front of us without looking. We were in a series of 3 impacts and NONE OF OUR 4 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. Also, my shoulder strap released and I hit the steering wheel on the 3rd jolt and my son's rear shoulder strap released on the 3rd jolt. We were all lucky. We walked away with bumps and bruises....but why didn't these airbags deploy when we hit the car first then head on into a steel guardrail?

I had a new 2004 Hyundai Tiburon. It was involved in an accident where the front end was completely destroyed. the right rear quarter panel also had heavy damage. The car is equipped with four air bags. None of them deployed. Total loss of car and trips to the E.R.

I was driving a Hyundai Accent (2001) and had a frontal collision with a pick-up truck that pulled across our lane, even though the impact was strong and the front-end was significantly damaged the airbags did not deploy.

My wife and son were driving in a 2002 Hyundai XG350L and were involved in a crash. All four airbags did not work and my wife's seatbelt failed to hold.

I went to my local Hyundai dealer for a new brake light and when I entered the shop was told by the manager that my car was making a noise that indicated I was having engine trouble. I did not know what he was talking about but he lifted the hood, checked the oil and told me there was no oil in the car!

Bought extended warranty on XG300 -- 10 years 100,000 bumper-to-bumper. At 99,200 the motor was using some oil. I called Apple Valley and explained my problem. They did not have a mechanic on duty that week (he was going to a training session). I scheduled an appointment for the following week. Motor started to display a knocking noise and oil pressure light came on. Called roadside assistance, they took the vehicle and started the car causing a total failure of the engine.

I took my 2000 Hyundai Accent into the dealership about three weeks ago to get my airflow sensor replaced and to get my overdrive button replaced as well because it wasn't clicking into gear. I told them that I took it to a friend's garage and he told me that there was something wrong with the transmission. They told me they checked it and found nothing wrong.

I called to complain about my XG300 because I keep bringing it to the dealer to fix defects and they keep ignoring me. I received a letter from the CEO of Hyundai to send in a post card that would extend my warranty but now they claim they never received it and the Campaign is closed and it is too late to open it. They would not allow me to talk to a Manager and my CAR at 60k is out of warranty even though I purchased an extended warranty at the dealer for $1300 and I was offered an extended warranty by the CEO of Hyundai because they LIED about their Horsepower rating of their XG300.

I purchased my 2000 Hyundai Accent on May 21, 2002 used with a the warranty. I started having problems with my transmission in September of 2003. I called the dealership December 2003 and spoke with a representative who told me that my warranty on the vehicle is six years or 60,000 miles which ever one comes first. I told the representative that I have only had may vehicle for maybe a year and a half and that the car had about 53,000 miles on it (which was a roundabout). I explained to the representative that the car should then still be covered under the warranty and that they should be responsible for fixing it. The representative then told me that that would not be the case because the transmission is not covered under that warranty.

My 2001 Accent with only 30,000 miles caught fire while I was warming it up in front of my house. The fire department, ambulance, and police were all called. Insurance investigators determined the muffler overheated and defective shields caused fire to be sucked into the interior of the car when I opened the door to escape.

I was driving at about 30 mph and had a head on collision and my airbags did not deploy. My girlfriend dislocated her hip and I was knocked unconcious and have stitches in my eye because I cut my eye open on the steering wheel.

My daughter was in a accident where she was hit in the passenger side with a vehicle traveling approx. 40 mph. The passenger airbag did not deploy. If she would of been the passenger of the vehicle she would be in serious condition.

I have a 1993 Hyundai Elantra. Since I've had it, the car has stalled several times. Since it was under warranty it was always repaired by the dealer. Now the warranty has expired & the car is once again stalling. I believe it is a problem with the transmission. I also believe that Hyundai has always known about this defect in this model but refused to issue a recall. My wife drives the car and I'm afraid that it maay stall completely on her one day in an unfriendly situation and also the cost of repair or replacing the transmission is not within my budget.

I bought my Hyundai Accent brand new in May of 2000. I have had nothing but problems with it. I just had a transmission put in last month and it's still acting up. Ninety percent of the time, I turn the key to shut the car off and the gear shifter is in park, it won't shut off. Last week my hood hinge on the right side broke. Sometimes it stalls in the middle of the intersection. The Hyundai motor company praises the 100,000 warranty but every time something happens to the car and I go to the dealership to get it fixed, I get the runaround.

I bought a 1998 Hyundai Tiburon Fx at Neil Hyundai in Coram, NY. It has been nothing but a problem to me. My transmission went. My radio has blown. My alarm hasn't worked since a week after I got it. The paint is chipping off all over the place. I was sold the car with the wrong tires and have had numerous blowouts and nearly killed myself. The center console has broken. I have had numerous problems with my gas tank, seat belts, and ventilation system. My brakes have also been replaced numerous times and still squeak. I have taken it back to where I purchased it many times. But according to them, it's "my problem". I have missed classes. I have been stuck at home and so aggravated that I have cried on numerous occasions about this car. It is extremely frustrating to deal with these people.

About a month later I was called and told to bring my car in exchange for a 2000 Elantra (GREAT!!) under the same contract. Now it is November and my "Elantra" was giving me problems pulling up hills or just accelerating. As well as the acceleration problem it would stall at any given time. I took the vehicle in and was given a new transmission but no resolution for the stalling. I told when I picked up my car that the Elantra 2000 was recalled because at different times the engine will rock back and disconnect from the wiring and cause the vehicle to stall. I was never notified of this so I went online and there it was. Elantra 2000's had some type of eletrical wiring problems, but I was never notified. And now they are giving me this car back because it has never stalled while in their care.

My story is quite complex, and could go on literally forever. Driving Lemon #2 - This time it is a 2000 Sonata, only have it because they did a supposed "buyback" of a 1999 Tiburon, where they told me my only option was to take a 2000 Tiburon or Sonata or go home with the 1999 Tiburon as-is.