2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY" A VALVE ON THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY MAY NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. IF A VEHICLE ROLLS OVER AND THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY VALVE IS NOT PROPERLY CLOSED, FUEL SPILLAGE MAY OCC

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE REAR BRAKE TUBES PASS BEHIND THE FRONT SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER. TWO STEERING GEARBOX MOUNTING BRACKETS ARE WELDED TO THE CROSSMEMBER. ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS), THE REAR BRAKE TUBES COULD CONTACT BOTH STEERING GEARBOX MOUNTING BRACKE

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM

HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 160,904 MY 2001-2003 ELANTRA AND MY 2003 TIBURON VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYL

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE

HYUNDAI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MY 2001-2002 ELANTRA VEHICLES. MOVEMENT OF THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS MOUNTED UNDER EACH FRONT SEAT, POSSIBLY CAUSED BY CONTACT FROM MATERIALS PLACED UNDER THE SEAT, MAY RESULT IN AN ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE THAT WOULD CAUSE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS)

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

SOME PASSENGER VEHICLES CONTAIN A FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY VALVE THAT MAY NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. IF A VEHICLE WITH A FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY VALVE THAT IS NOT PROPERLY CLOSED WERE TO ROLL OVER, FUEL SPILLAGE MAY OCCUR.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE BRAKE TUBES FOR THE REAR BRAKES CAN CONTACT THE STEERING GEARBOX MOUNTING BRACKETS.

WAS TRAVELING HOME AT 6 PM AND I WAS COMING OVER A HILL AND A CAR STOPED SHORT I SWERVED TO AVOID COLLISSION AND SIDE SWIPED A TELEPHONE POLE.THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF AND I WAS HIT WITH A PIECE OF SHARPNAL THAT WENT INTO MY LIP CAUSING ME TO GET STITCHES AND HAS LEFT MY FACE DISFIGURED.

Mileage: 110,000

WAS TRAVELING HOME AT 6 PM AND I WAS COMING OVER A HILL AND A CAR STOPED SHORT I SWERVED TO AVOID COLLISSION AND SIDE SWIPED A TELEPHONE POLE.THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF AND I WAS HIT WITH A PIECE OF SHARPNAL THAT WENT INTO MY LIP CAUSING ME TO GET STITCHES AND HAS LEFT MY FACE DISFIGURED.

Mileage: 110,000

WAS TRAVELING HOME AT 6 PM AND I WAS COMING OVER A HILL AND A CAR STOPED SHORT I SWERVED TO AVOID COLLISSION AND SIDE SWIPED A TELEPHONE POLE.THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF AND I WAS HIT WITH A PIECE OF SHARPNAL THAT WENT INTO MY LIP CAUSING ME TO GET STITCHES AND HAS LEFT MY FACE DISFIGURED.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER AND LAND ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. BOTH THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER WERE INJURED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, RIBS AND BACK. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFA

Mileage: 153,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER AND LAND ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. BOTH THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER WERE INJURED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, RIBS AND BACK. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFA

Mileage: 153,000

I BOUGHT A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS SEDAN BACK IN JULY 2005, HAD A BAD ACCIDENT A MONTH LATER. I'M NOW JUST FINDING OUT THERE IS SEVERAL RECALLS ON THESE CARS. ALL I KEEP HEARING IS SORRY NOT MY PROBLEM. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS CAR BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON THE 17 DIGIT VIN NUMBER IS STILL IN OLD OWNERS NAME HOW CAN THIS BE. I BOUGHT THE CAR AND I HAVE THE TITLE TO THIS CAR. DO I NEED TO GET A LAWYER, I THINK I DO. BECAUSE I CAN'T GET ANY HELP FROM ANYONE. MY NAME IS[XXX] MY ADDRES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE THAT WAS FOLLOWING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAG DID. THE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR INJURIES TO HER CHEST AND SHOULDER BLADES. THE DOCTOR DIAGNOSED HER WITH A CHEST CONTUSION. TH

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS RECENTLY IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHICH WAS MY FAULT, HOWEVER THE AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF OR WAS NEVER THERE TO BEGIN WITH ( ITS A USED CAR). THE CRASH WAS HEAD ON AND THE AIRBAG MOST DEFINITELY SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS RECENTLY IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHICH WAS MY FAULT, HOWEVER THE AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF OR WAS NEVER THERE TO BEGIN WITH ( ITS A USED CAR). THE CRASH WAS HEAD ON AND THE AIRBAG MOST DEFINITELY SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 178,000. UPDATED 03/29/11*LJ UPDATED 12/20/11 *CN

Mileage: 178,000

HI, MY DAUGHTER HAS AN 02 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO OUR LOCAL TORRINGTON CT, DEALER WHO PERFORMED "TWO RECALLS" BUT NOT THE ONE NEEDED BECAUSE IT ISN'T SHOWING UP AS A RECALL. MY VIN# IS [XXX]AND THE RECALL I AM LOOKING TO HAVE DONE IS NUMBER 088 WHICH IS LISTED EVERYWHERE FROM MOTOR TREND TO AUTOMOTIVE.COM AS THE EXACT PROBLEM ON MY DAUGHTERS VEHICLE FOR 2001 AND 2002 ELANTRAS. THEY ONLY HAVE RECALL 080125 LISTED WHICH WAS COMPLETED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM BECA

Mileage: 126,000

MY 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA ACCELERATED AFTER MAKING A HESITATION AND A VERY LOUD NOISE. I CRASHED INTO A TREE HEAD ON AND HAD MULTIPLE INJURIES. A WITNESS SAID HE HEARD THE LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR TAKE OFF WITH A GREAT AMOUNT OF SPEED. AFTER THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE TOWING YARD, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ACCELERATOR WAS STILL WIDE OPEN WHEN THEY STARTED THE CAR TO MOVE IT. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND FILLED OUT PAPERWORK THEY REQUESTED AND THEY SENT A GENTLEMAN DOWN TO CHECK THE AUTO OVER AND SCAN THE C

Mileage: 180,000

MY 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA ACCELERATED AFTER MAKING A HESITATION AND A VERY LOUD NOISE. I CRASHED INTO A TREE HEAD ON AND HAD MULTIPLE INJURIES. A WITNESS SAID HE HEARD THE LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR TAKE OFF WITH A GREAT AMOUNT OF SPEED. AFTER THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE TOWING YARD, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ACCELERATOR WAS STILL WIDE OPEN WHEN THEY STARTED THE CAR TO MOVE IT. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND FILLED OUT PAPERWORK THEY REQUESTED AND THEY SENT A GENTLEMAN DOWN TO CHECK THE AUTO OVER AND SCAN THE C

Mileage: 180,000

I OWNED 1 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, IN WHICH I WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. MY CAR WAS ONLY 5 MONTHS OLD WHEN THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN EQUIPPED WITH 4 AIRBAGS, WHICH INCLUDED HEAD PROTECTION. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 19, 2003. I WAS HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK, MAINLY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, TO WHICH NONE OF THE 4 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HYUNDAI HAD BEEN CONTACTED, TO WHICH THEY CLAIM THERE WAS NO POSSIBLE FAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER. I AM PERMA

Mileage: 9,980

I OWNED 1 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, IN WHICH I WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. MY CAR WAS ONLY 5 MONTHS OLD WHEN THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN EQUIPPED WITH 4 AIRBAGS, WHICH INCLUDED HEAD PROTECTION. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 19, 2003. I WAS HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK, MAINLY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, TO WHICH NONE OF THE 4 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HYUNDAI HAD BEEN CONTACTED, TO WHICH THEY CLAIM THERE WAS NO POSSIBLE FAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER. I AM PERMA

Mileage: 9,980

2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER DESCRIBES UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION ISSUES *GR THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHICH RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS FAILED AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A FATAL CRASH. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE VIN IS A PART OF RECALL NHTSA ID NUMBER 09V12500 (SUSPENSION FRONT: CONTROL ARM). AN APPOINTMENT WAS PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 118,000.

Mileage: 118,000

IN JULY 2008, THE CONTROL ARM OF MY 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA BROKE OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 10 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND SKIDDED OFF THE RODE, BUT DID NOT HIT ANY OTHER CAR OR BARRIER. I HAD THE CAR FIXED AT THE CLOSEST AUTO SHOP. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE YESTERDAY FROM HYUNDAI RELATED TO CORROSION OF THE CONTROL ARM. KNOWING THAT IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING ANY FASTER OR ON A BUSIER ROAD WHEN MY CONTROL ARM BROKE THAT THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IS

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE 2004. HE HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED, HOWEVER BEFORE HE COULD TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 30 MPH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL COMPONENT FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SWERVED AND CAUSED HIM TO CRASH WITH A CEMENT CURB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY MECHANIC WHERE THEY REPAIRED T

Mileage: 132,000

TO WHOM THIS CONCERNS, REGARDING NHTSA "CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER" 09V125000. WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 ELANTRA THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL MOVED (SLIPPED/SNAPPED) OUT OF PLACE TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE BACK OF THE WHEEL WELL WHEN TRYING TO STOP IN TRAFFIC. THE CAR DID NOT STOP AS IT NORMALLY WOULD (IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO STOPPING POWER). MY VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND WHICH CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY CAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MOON TWP AUTO BODY T

Mileage: 112,000