1992 Hyundai Elantra
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
29 complaints1 involved a crash4 involved a fire1 injuries
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Latest complaints
- Visibility › Windshield wiper/washer › Motor
When trying to use windshield wipers they were frozen while switch was on, was unable to operate them. instead of blowing a fuse, wiring harness got hot and burned all wires. *ak
- Electrical system › Wiring
The consumer's wife went inside into doctor's office, and someone came in and told her that car was on fire in parking lot. Fire department was notified, and stated that the electrical system wiring shorted out, and vehicle caught on fire. *ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and associated pulleys
Timing belt, failed causing cylinder head damage from valves, engine blown
- Electrical system › Ignition › Module
I was driving on interstate 35, I my windshield wipers flew to the left, they were not on at the time, black smoke filled the car, through the vents. the car jerked forward with a thump. I managed to pull the car to the sholder just as the car died. the car was tolled to the automotive…
I was driving on interstate 35, I my windshield wipers flew to the left, they were not on at the time, black smoke filled the car, through the vents. the car jerked forward with a thump. I managed to pull the car to the sholder just as the car died. the car was tolled to the automotive specialist in el dorade, ks. it was diagnosed as an electrical problem about 8 computer board fried and had to be replased. I still have them in my garage. on the e.c.u. I was told that it rotted????? it was must have been submerged in water.
- Electrical system › Alternator/generator/regulator
Vehicle will not start. Would die out when it does start. Alternator had broken. Taken vehicle to dealer. *ak
- Electrical system › Starter assembly · Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline · Exterior lighting · Power train › Automatic transmission · Structure › Body · Structure › Body › Door · Suspension › Front
Would smell something burning. Vehicle was leaking oil. Engine check light kept coming on. Taking vehicle to dealer for problem. Broken plastic latch on the inside of the driver's side door. transmission slips during operation, starter faulty, front end suspension problems caused excessive wear of the tires. Glove box latch fell off in consumers hand. Parking lights failed. *Ak
- Suspension › Front › Macpherson strut
Left front strut failed.
- Structure › Body
Paint IS peeling off of vehicle.
- Seat belts › Front › Anchorage
Vehicle was in a crash and passenger sustained injuries because seatbelt did not hold the passenger. *ak
- Vehicle speed control › Accelerator pedal
Acceleator pedal sticks and causing the vehicle to hesitate. *ak *jb
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine · Latches/locks/linkages › Hood › Latch · Power train › Automatic transmission
Had transmission problem, also the hood latch fell off and timing belt failed. *ak
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Owner entered vehicle but vehicle would not move due to transmission failure. Please describe details. tt
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Had to replace the transmission four times. tt
- Power train › Driveline › Center support bearing
While the vehicle at speed 65mph, vehicle down shifts to 45 mph, no engine power. tt
- Equipment › Appliance › Air conditioner · Power train › Automatic transmission · Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc › Pads · Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc › Rotor
Worn brake rotors.
- Fuel system, gasoline
Car caught on fire from housing unit. Please describe details. tt
- Electrical system › Ignition · Structure › Body › Door
Consumer started car wouldn't start dealer say there was an electrical fire having other problem. tt consumer stated vehicle has an oil leak, consumer also states after second day of purchase door would not oppen.*jb
- Electrical system › Wiring › Front underhood
Electrical system wiring harness front underhood failure. tt
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline
The oil in the car IS being consumed at a high rate and the engine oil light does not come on. Please describe. tt
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
Timing belt failed twice, causing engine to blow up. *ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
Timing belt broke twice. *aw
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine · Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components
Timing belt broke from being dry/cracked.
- Electrical system › Wiring · Exterior lighting › Brake lights · Power train › Automatic transmission
Vehicle would not move forward in drive gear, also difficulty shifting from park to drive. *skd
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Purchase as a demo has 900 miles on and the transmission blow. tt
- Electrical system › Ignition · Vehicle speed control
Vehicle warms up experience stalling and racing of the motor, in for repair. tt
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Rear suspension failure
Odi has received complaints pertaining to rear suspension problems.additional information IS needed to fully understand the nature and circumstances of the canadian recall.furthermore, this investigation IS opened to evaluate hyundai's rational for not conducting a safety recall campaign to include the unite states population.
- Scissor jack failure
There is no summary currently available
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10230904This bulletin provides information regarding condensation related to the accumulated moisture in the headlamp, rear combination lamp, daytime running lamp (DRL), or fog lamp. This TSB illustrates the various causes of condensation inside the lamp assembly. Lamp assembly replacement is NOT necessary in most cases. This condition can be eliminated by turning on the lamps with the engine running for several minutes or during normal driving operation.
- 10189989This bulletin provides the inspection procedure and repair guidelines for certain vehicles listed below.
- 10183963This bulletin describes the procedure to inspect and identify fluid which may appear around the brake caliper area.
- 10183960This bulletin provides tire vibration service procedures, including how to optimize vehicle vibration performance. For all wheel/tire balance claims, the Tire Balance Data Sheet must be fully completed including imbalance and Road Force Variation (RFV) data. The Data Sheet can be found at the end of this bulletin.
- 10174808This bulletin provides information on identifying dealer stock vehicles with either: A Battery SOC alert - low Battery State of Charge (SOC) at or below 50%. A 30 Day alert - vehicle has not started and reported an SOC in 30 days.
- 10169370The Blind Spot Detection (BSD) or Blind-Spot Collision Warning (BCW) is a system that measures the speed of and distance from the following vehicles by using two magnetic wave radar sensors attached in the rear bumper. The BSD/BCW detects vehicles within the blind spot zone and gives off an alarm (visual and audible). The two magnetic radar sensors provide these functions for BSD/BCW: ? Senses other vehicles in the BSD/BCW zone and turns on the BSD/BCW warning lamp for the driver. The warning lamp starts blinking, along with an audible sound, when the driver turns on the turn signal lamp to enter the lane where another vehicle is driving.
- 10082725This bulletin provides information on components, attributes, and precautions of the 7-speed dry-type dual clutch transmission (dct).
- 601635Shop manual on DOHC spark plug wire routing.
- 600330Information on the adjustment of the window regulator.
- 51905Shift condition caused by short circuit in inhibitor switch.
- 40003Cowl top covering mounting change.
- 39426Rear seat belt mounting.
- 37969Vehicles may experience brake pedal pulsation during brake application.
- 37968Vehicles may experience brake pedal vibration during brake application.
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