2005 Hyundai Elantra Airbags Problems

Your airbag warning light came on while driving. A dealer said your car wasn't part of a recall, but when you scanned the vehicle yourself, you found the airbag control unit had failed. The problem happened multiple times even though it wasn't repaired. The fix would involve replacing the airbag electronic control unit.

Your airbag warning light is on, which means the airbag system isn't functioning properly and you may not have the safety protection airbags provide in a crash. You should have a mechanic diagnose the airbag system to identify what's triggering the warning light. The repair will likely involve scanning the airbag control module for fault codes and replacing any faulty sensors or wiring.

Your airbag warning light is turning on and off while you're driving at different speeds. You know there have been recalls for similar vehicles, but when you took your car to the dealer, they checked your VIN and found no active airbag recalls apply to your vehicle. The dealer confirmed the problem exists and you have a service appointment scheduled to figure out what's causing it. The diagnosis will likely involve checking the airbag system's electrical connections and sensors to identify why the warning light is activating.

Your airbag system has a warning light or fault. A Hyundai dealer quoted you about $500 to fix it, but you believe Hyundai should cover the repair cost based on a recall you heard about on TV. You may want to contact NHTSA or your dealer again to confirm if your vehicle qualifies for a warranty repair or recall coverage.

Your airbag warning light stays on continuously and won't turn off. This indicates a problem with your airbag system that needs diagnostic attention. A mechanic will need to scan the system for fault codes to identify what's causing the warning light to remain illuminated.

Your airbag system may have an issue covered by a recall, but the dealer told you the recall was closed and you'd have to pay for repairs yourself. Since you purchased the car from this dealer, you may want to verify the recall status independently and discuss warranty coverage options.

Your airbag warning light is staying on constantly, both at startup and while driving. A dealer diagnosed this as a faulty seat sensor and indicated the entire seat assembly may need replacement. You believe this is a safety system defect that Hyundai should cover at no cost. Fixing this will likely require replacing the seat occupancy sensor or the complete seat assembly.

PASSENGERS SEAT WAS CHECKED .FAULTY SENSOR IN SEAT .$1800. 00 TO FIX .CANT AFFORD TO FIX ON A FIXED INCOME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE OCS MAT FAILED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION HYUNDAI MALL OF GEORGIA (3445 BUFORD DR NE, BUFORD, GA 30519) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

23,000 ORIGINAL MILES. NEVER INVOLVED IN A CRASH. FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATES AIR BAG OFF EVEN WITH AN ADULT PASSENGER SEATED AND BELTED IN THE SEAT. INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AT A TIME, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY. HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. CAUSE FOR SERIOUS CONCERN FOR SAFETY OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF THIS VEHICLE.

AIR BAG LIGHT KEEP ON COMING AND GOING OFF

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH OR HIGHER, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED AND THE DOOR FRACTURED ON THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES, ARM PAINS, BRUISING TO THE HIPS, AND A PULLED MUSCLE IN THE RIGHT LEG. THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISING TO THE LEFT EYE, HIP, AND HEAD. THE CHILD PASSENGER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH AND ABRASIONS TO THE ARM. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND PARKED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V395000 (AIR BAGS), BUT DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 07/27/16*LJ

THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) INSTALLED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT OF THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF AND WILL NOT DETECT A PERSON IN THAT SEAT AND TURN THE "PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT OFF. THIS HAS BEEN A REOCCURRING PROBLEM IN OTHER HYUNDAI VEHICLES AND RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. FOR SOME REASON, THE ELANTRA HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH IT USES THE SAME SYSTEM AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS ATTENTION..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, A VEHICLE IN FRONT STALLED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO REAR END THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,500.

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AT ANY SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG OCCUPANT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN

WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR WITH AN ADULT PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT THE INSTRUMENT LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF. IT STAYS LIT FOR A FEW MILES, THEN GOES OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. THIS KEEPS HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE TRIP. *TR

TOOK SHARP TURN RIGHT TO MISS A CAR THAT WAS HEADED FOR ME HIT A TELEPHONE POLE, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. INJURIES INCLUDED CONCUSSION, WHIP LASH, BROKEN HAND, BRUISED RIBS, GLASS AND CUTS IN HEAD FROM WINDSHIELD, LIP WAS TORN IN HALF AND BRUISED, TWO DAY HOSPITAL STAY AND A TOTALED CAR. *TR

THE HYUNDAI ELANTRA REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR GOING APPROX. 30 MPH. THE DRIVER HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM AT FULL SPEED, WITHOUT BRAKING. THE DRIVER DID NOT KNOW THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM ABRUPTLY STOPPED, CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER WAS THRUSTED FORWARD ON IMPACT INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY I-45 SOUTH IN DALLAS, TX AND HIT BLACK ICE. THAT IS ICE THAT CANNOT BE SEEN ON THE ROAD. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 55 MPH. I HIT THE BRAKES AND HIT THE BACK OF A METAL TRAILER. THE WELDED MESH LANDSCAPER TRAILERS POPULAR IN DALLAS. IN OTHER WORDS I HIT A FLAT VERTICAL HARD SERVICE. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I TOLD HYUNDAI OF THE ISSUE AND THEY SENT OUT SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THEY SENT A LETTER STATING "THE ELANTRA'S FRONTAL AIRBAGS ARE NOT INTENDED TO DEPLOY DURING EVERY IMPACT THAT IS GENERALLY DIRECTED AGAINST THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END." I AM CONFUSED, I THOUGHT A AIR BAG SHOULD WORK WITH ALL FRONT END IMPACTS AND COLLISIONS. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I DID NOT GET A DISCLAIMER STATING WHEN THE AIRBAG SHOULD WORK AND SHOULD NOT WITH A 50 MPH FRONT END COLLISION. I AM UPSET WITH THE WAY HYUNDAI IS RESPONDING. I DID NOT EXPECT A NEW CAR, ONLY FOR HYUNDAI TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTINUOUSLY. THE MALFUNCTION WOULD OCCUR EVEN WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V395000 (AIR BAGS) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 03/15/13*LJ

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE AIR BAG BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC NOTICE A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 05V395000 (AIR BAG) AND SUGGESTED THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE AIR BAG RECALL BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. AFTER CALLING THE DEALER THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V395000 (AIR BAGS) DID NOT APPLY TO HIS VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

SON WAS INVOLVED IN CRASH. REARENDED ANOTHER CAR. TOTALLED BOTH CARS. THANKFULLY, NO INJURIES HIS AIRBAGS IN 2005 HYUNDIA ELANTRA DID NOT DEPLOY. CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND THEY SAID THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. HAVE READ ON INTERNET MANY OTHER STORIES JUST LIKE THIS INVOLVING HYUNDAI MODELS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SEAT SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V179000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE), THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.UPDATED 07/06/12 *BF THE DEALER FOUND AN INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE AIR BAG SENSOR. UPDATED 08/06/12

MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. I SENT TO THE HYUNDAI ITHACA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT OCS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. BUT I FOUND OUT FROM THE WEB THAT MY HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2005 HAS A HISTORY OF MALFUNCTIONING IN AIR BAG AND WAS BEING RECALLED AT SOME POINT. I TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NEVER RECALLED AND I HAD TO PAY MORE THAN $400 FOR THE REPAIR. I WASN'T CONFIDENT THAT THE AIR BAG ISSUE WILL BE SOLVED EVEN AFTER SENDING FOR REPAIR AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AIR BAG ONLINE. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS? *TR

HEAD ON CRASH. MY SPEED APPROX. 10 MPH. OTHER CAR SPEED APPROX. 30 MPH. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

PASSENGER SEAT PPD IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSING MY AIR BAG LIGHT TO BE ON. DEALERSHIP SAYS I AM NOT UNDER RECALL BUT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT HYUNDAI AND AIRBAG RELATED ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WA TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. AS A RESULT, A MULTIPLE CAR CRASH ENSUED AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A BUS. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK AND BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ UPDATED 10/31/11*LJ UPDATED 2/23/12 *CN

MY 05 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WAS INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN ON THE FREEWAY SPINNING ME OUT OF CONTROL. I TOTALED THE CAR AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PERSON WHO CAUSE THE ACCIDENT FLED THE SCENE. I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CAUSED FRONT END DAMAGE TO HERS BEFORE SLAMMING IN THE RAIL. NEITHER OF US BROKE ANY BONES. AS HARD AS I HIT AND FROM ALL AROUND THE CAR AT SOME POINT MY AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF. *TR

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS, GOING EAST ON HWY 11, RAINING AND SWERVED TO AVOID ONCOMING VEHICLE, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WENT AIRBORNE OVER THE BACKSIDE OF THE CULVERT AND LANDED ON THE NOSE OF THE VEHICLE AND FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES, 5 TIMES IS THE EST GIVEN TO ME. THE FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANY INJURIES INCLUDING HEAD INJURY, CERVICAL STRAIN, MUSCLE SPASMS, SEVERE CONTUSIONS TO CHEST, HIP, PELVIS, ARM, KNEE, NECK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 5 MPH INTO A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENT. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE TOWN BUILDING CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGES AND COULD NOT BE DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE CRASH SITE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, AND THE PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE ACCUSATION OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FURTHER. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 33,419.

I DRIVE A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IN THE CAR IS FAULTY AS INDICATED BY THE AIRBAG LIGHT. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS RECALLED IN 2005. IN 2007 I TOOK MY CAR TO FAIRFAX HYUNDAI TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. AFTER THE CAR WAS REPAIRED I NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. AT THE TIME I DID NOT KNOW IT INDICATED THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS FAULTY AND THE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T MENTION THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH IT. (AT THAT TIME THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY) SINCE THEN I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO BE SAFETY INSPECTED AND I REVISITED THE FAIRFAX HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO HAVE OTHER ITEMS ON MY CAR FIXED. NO ONE MENTIONED IT WAS AN ISSUE. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY WERE SURE TO TELL ME ABOUT OTHER (EXPENSIVE) PROBLEMS ON THE CAR BUT NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT. RECENTLY I WENT TO HAVE MY CAR SAFETY INSPECTED AGAIN (AS REQUIRED BY VIRGINIA LAW) AND THE INSPECTOR HAS NOW CAUGHT THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT 100 DOLLARS JUST TO LOOK AT IT. THE ARE TELLING ME REPAIRS COULD BE UP TO 500 DOLLARS. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? AS I UNDERSTAND IT, I AM DRIVING AROUND WITH NO AIRBAG SYSTEM. FOR TWO YEARS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND FAMILY MEMBERS, SOME ARE CHILDREN, WITHOUT AIRBAGS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SENSOR FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS INOPERATIVE. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V395000 (AIR BAGS) IN 2005. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON WHEN AN AVERAGE SIZED ADULT IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. INDICATING THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

1. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON WHEN AN ADULT PASSENGERS IS SITTING IN FRONT SEAT (AIR BAG IS OFF) 2. ALMOST EVERY TIME IT GOES ON AND OFF WHEN IN TRAFFIC. 3. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER ABOUT 5 TIMES REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. *TR

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT WITH MY 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. MY FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED. IDENTICAL TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. MY AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND MY SEATBELT DIDN'T LATCH. I SLID UNDER THE BELT UP TO MY RIBS, SMASHING MY KNEE, FEET AND FIST INTO THE DASH. MY AIRBAG LIGHT LIT UP AS IF MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED. MY REPAIR MAN WAS APPALLED THAT THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. HE SAID I HAD VERY SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND IT SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I DON'T BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED TO THE DEGREE THAT I WAS IN THE ACCIDENT. I AM SUPPOSED TO GET MY CAR BACK TOMORROW (REPAIRED!?) NOTHING WAS DONE TO ADDRESS THE AIRBAG SITUATION EXCEPT RESETTING THE LIGHT ON THE DASH. HYUNDAI REPLACED THE SEATBELT, THEY TOLD MY REPAIR MAN THAT THE PRE-TENSOR WENT OFF AS IT SHOULD...THAT IS A LIE. OTHERWISE I WOULDN'T HAVE SLID UNDER THE SEATBELT. I THINK THIS IS A HUGE COVERUP. I KNOW OF ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE HYUNDAI 5 STAR CRASH RATING....I WILL HAVE HER CONTACT YOU AS WELL. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL BE ON INDICATING THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS OFF. THERE WILL BE AN ADULT PASSENGER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN THIS OCCURS. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT STILL COMES ON WHEN THERE IS A FULL SIZE ADULT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT. BOTH PARTIES WERE INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT'S NOSE WAS FRACTURED IN THREE PLACES. SHE ALSO SUSTAINED THREE BROKEN RIBS, A PUNCTURED LUNG, A BROKEN HIP AND PELVIS, AND A FRACTURED ANKLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE VEHICLE, THE SENSOR INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAG IS DEACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE PASSENGER MOVES AROUND IN THE SEAT, THIS ALSO TRIGGERS THE SENSOR TO DEACTIVATE. THE HYUNDAI REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE WEIGHT FOR THE SENSOR TO ACTIVATE IS BETWEEN 115-130 POUNDS. THE REPRESENTATIVE ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE TESTED AND APPEARED TO BE WORKING NORMALLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 43,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

MY 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HYDROPLANES EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS AND SKIDS VERY EASILY ON SLIGHTLY WET PAVEMENT. MY DAUGHTER HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS TO ME MANY TIMES. TONIGHT SHE HYDROPLANED AND WENT INTO A WOODEN POLE. SHE WASN'T INJURED AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY; HOWEVER, THE FRONT FENDER WAS DAMAGED. I AM GOING TO HAVE IT FIXED THEN SEE ABOUT GETTING RID OF THE CAR. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE SAFE. *TR

WHEN PASSENGER SITS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE WEIGHING ANYWHERE FROM 100-220LBS WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE SITTING STILL THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL GO ON AND OFF, THE INDICATOR NORMALLY STATES THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I READ OTHER COMPLAINTS AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE A RECALL ON THIS MODEL CAR, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE. WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IF THE LIGHT IS ON THEN THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY, BUT THIS CONTRADICTS WHAT IS IN THE MANUAL, AND WHAT IS STATED FROM OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS. I GOT IN A WRECK ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER HAVING MY CAR, I GOT HIT FROM BEHIND FAIRLY HARD, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF, BUT THE MANUAL SAYS THEY WILL NOT DEPLOY IN MOST REAR END COLLISIONS, SO I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. THIS MAKES ME SCARED THAT I AM GOING TO HAVE A LOVED ONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN A WRECK OCCURS AND THE AIR BAG IS GOING TO FAIL.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT WORKING DUE TO A DEFAULT OF SENSORS. SHE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THEY WERE WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS. THE DEALER WAS REFUSING TO GIVE THE CONTACT A LOANER VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 28,859.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, HATCHBACK , 5 DOOR, GT. THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AIR BAGS. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DOESN'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AFTER THE DEALER CONTINUES TO RESET THE AIR BAG. THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON, AND SHE HAS ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TO RESET THE AIR BAG LIGHT. THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT READS THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS NOT ON. THE VEHICLE WAS REPROGRAMMED TWICE AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF EVEN WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THEY MAY HAVE TO REPLACE THE SEAT. THE MECHANIC HAS STATED THAT THE CONTACT HAS TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AGAIN. HYUNDAI STATED THAT THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE AN AGREEMENT. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 15 TIMES. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THE AIR BAG WAS INOPERABLE. A NHTSA RECALL, #05V395000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE AIR BAG HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES SINCE THE RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED AND THE OCS LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. AN NHTSA RECALL, # 05V395000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE AIR BAGS HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER THE RECALL.

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS HIT SO HARD THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURY TO THEIR CHEST AREA FROM THE FORCE OF THE SEAT BELT STRAP HOLDING THEM BACK RATHER THAN THE AIRBAGS ASSISTING IN THE IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS A DETERMINED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS CURRENTLY ILLUMINATED. A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V395000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE AIR BAGS HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED.

I RECEIVED A NOTICE ON 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HAVING THE RT FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG RECALLED. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WE BOUGHT FROM AND TOOK IT IN. THEY MADE AN ADJUSTMENT ON THE SENSOR ON FEB 28, 2006. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND THEY SENT THE SEAT TO CALIFORNIA TO HAVE THE SENSOR ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF. WE STILL HAVE A PROBLEM AND HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF IT AND IS DRAGGING THEIR FEET DECIDING WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I WANT IT SOLVED. I TOLD THEM WE ARE GOING OUT OF TOWN ON APRIL 1, 2006 AND IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT SOLVED THEY NEED TO PROVIDE US A LOANER. IT IS NOW MARCH 27, 2006 AND I STILL DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER AS TO WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE A PASSENGER WEIGHING 120-125 POUNDS IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG SENSOR IS INOPERATIVE AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES INDICATING A LACK OF PASSENGER AIRBAG PROTECTION. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER AND THE PROBLEM WAS DUPLICATED, THE DEALER DETERMINED THE AIRBAG SENSOR WAS WITHIN THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONTAL AIRBAG SENSOR WORKS IMPROPERLY. THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE AN ADULT OF 120 LBS. WAS SETTING IN THE SEAT. THE SENSOR ILLUMINATED FOR UP TO SIX MINUTES THEN TURN OFF. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP THE SENSOR WAS RESET. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THERE WAS A RECALL, NHTSA # 05V395000, REGARDING THE AIRBAGS. THE RECALL WAS BECAUSE THE SENSORS IDENTIFIED A CHILD AS AN ADULT WERE AS IN THIS CASE THE PROBLEM IS REVERSED.

FRONT/SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR/MODULE APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE. SINCE NEW OCCUPANT SENSOR WILL NOT RELIABLY CLASSIFY AN ADULT SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND MOST OFTEN TURNS AIRBAGS OFF OR TURNS ON AND OFF DURING A TRIP. I HAVE NOTED THAT THIS OCCURS WITH A VARIETY OF ADULTS WEIGHING FROM 100-150 LBS. I HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TWICE FOR REPROGRAMMING IN DECEMBER 2005. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THEY TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE OCCUPANT WAS NOT SITTING IN THE SEAT PROPERLY. SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY FOUND NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V395000. THEY REPROGRAMMED THE SENSOR, AND THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AFTERWARDS, THE GIRD WAS REPLACED AND THE LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT CURRENTLY BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2005 A YOUNG MAN WAS RACING ON U.S. HIGHWAY 75 IN SHERMAN. HE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER SOUTHBOUND CAR AND KNOCKED ACROSS A GRASSY MEDIAN, INTO MY CAR HEAD ON. MY AIRBAG ON THE DRIVER SIDE DEPLOYED IMMEDIATELY, HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER BAG DID NOT DEPLOY RIGHT AWAY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY TO ONE OF MY PASSENGERS, TONI FOLSOM. ON INITIAL IMPACT, TONI FLEW FORWARD AND HER HEAD IMPACTED THE WINDSHIELD, THE SEAT BELT THEN YANKED HER BACK AND SHE FLEW FORWARD AGAIN AND ONLY THEN DID THE AIRBAG DEPLOY. TONI HAD A BROKEN NOSE, CONCUSSION, 30 STITCHES IN HER FACE, AND A PERFORATED COLON FROM THE SEAT BELT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. MY CONCERN IS THE FACT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED LATE. I KNOW OF ANOTHER MAN WHOSE SENSOR IN HIS 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA IS NOT WORKING FOR HIS PASSENGER BAG AND THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING HIM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS MATTER. THANK YOU, CHERIE ODOM . *NM

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN HIGH SPEED CRASH.

DT: THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON APRIL 1, 2005. DURING THE ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE SEAT BELTS ALSO FAILED TO LOCK DURING IMPACT. *NM *SB

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, WITH AN ADULT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.

PASSENGER'S AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY STAYED ON. PASSENGER'S WEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOR THE SEAT WAS SPECIFIED IN THE MANUAL, HOWEVER, THE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER FOUND A RECALL ON THE AIR BAG SOFTWARE. PER THE RECALL THE TECHNICIAN REPROGRAMMED THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE HE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM .*AK *BF *NM

PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY SINCE PURCHASE IN NOVEMBER 2004. HYUNDAI SENT TECH TO REPROGRAM AIRBAG SENSOR IN FEBRUARY 2005 AND NOW WORKS FOR MY SON WHO WEIGHTS 135 LBS, BUT STILL DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY OR CONSISTENTLY WHEN MY DAUGHTER WHO IS 19 AND WEIGHTS 105 LBS SITS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. TODAY APRIL 15, 2005 WHEN I COMPLAINED AGAIN TO HYUNDAI, I WAS TOLD THE ELANTRA CONFORMS WITH US GOVERNMENT STANDARDS. DOES THE US GOVERNMENT SANCTION OR APPROVE THE USE OF AIRBAG SENSORS THAT FAIL TO PROTECT THE LIVES OF PASSENGERS IN THE ELANTRA 2005? OR, TECHNOLOGY THAT DISCRIMINATES AGAINST PEOPLE OF CERTAIN WEIGHT? IT IS DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AROUND ALWAYS LOOKING AT THE PASSENGER AIRBARG INDICATOR LIGHT NOT KNOWING WHEN IT IS GOING TO BE ON OR OFF, PROTENCTING MY DAUGHTER OR NOT.*AK

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR IS FAULTY. THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT CONSISTENTLY TURNS ON EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN ADULT IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM ,AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.*AK

CAR INVOLVED IN A LOW SPEED (20-25MPH) COLLISION. FRONT LEFT QUARTER PANEL ENGAGED REAR RIGHT OF PICKUP BED. NO HOOD DAMAGE OCCURED, MINOR BUMPER DAMAGE BUT EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT LEFT AXLE ASSEMBLE WHEN IT WAS BROKE LOOSE FROM MOUNTINGS. AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON DRIVERS SIDE. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT FAILED TO ANCHOR ON HARD BRAKE OR ON IMPACT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE FLUNG FORWARD INJURING THE DRIVERS LEFT SHOULDER AND CAUSING THE DRIVERS HAND TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD HARD ENOUGH TO BREAK THE WINDSHIELD. IT IS UNCLEAR WEATHER THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSED THE ARM TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. SEATBELT JAMED IN EXTENDED POSITION RAISING CONCERN BY THE BODY REPAIR SHOP AND REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE SEATBELT UNIT. FURTURE THE BODY REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THE "BURN RING" WAS NOT BURNT INDICATING THE FORCE RETRACT NEVER ENGAGED UPON AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND SEATBELT WAS NOT EVER RETRACTED AFTER THE ACCIEDENT -- MEANING THE WAY IT WAS EXTENDED IS THE WAY IT WAS AT THE TIME THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. BODY REPAIR SHOP HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THE BROKED SEATBELT ASSEMBLE TO ME UP ON COMPLETION OF THE REPAIRS TO THE CAR.

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG OFF INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON SPORADICALLY IN OUR NEW 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WHEN PEOPLE ARE SITTING IN THE SEAT. MY WIFE WEIGHS IN EXCESS ON 190 POUNDS AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AT LEAST 5 TIMES DURING A TRIP OF 124 MILES IN EARLY MARCH AND HAS COME ON ONCE OR TWICE DURING TRIPS OF 26 MILES TO THE GROCERY STORE. WE TOOKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID NOT DO ANYTHING SINCE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG SENSOR WILL NOT ENGAGE IF THE WEIGHT CAPACITY IS NOT MET, WHICH MEANS THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. CONTACTED THE DEALER,, AND WAS TOLD TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE OR SIT THE PASSENGER IN THE BACK SEAT. *AK