Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1994 Hyundai Elantra

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
76
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
13
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

76 filed
21
Crashes
2
Fires
16
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    24
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
    7
  • Electrical SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
    6
  • AIR Bags
    5
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    5
  • Electrical SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V Battery
    4
  • Power TRAIN:MANUAL Transmission
    4
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    3

Recalls

2 campaigns
95V101000·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1995-05-24

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WAS IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED AND COULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE FROM INCREASED ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE.

RiskAN INCREASE IN THE ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE MIGHT PREVENT THE AIR BAG FROM ACTIVATING DURING A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR TO DETERMINE IF IT CONTAINS A TERMINAL HOLDER. IF IT DOES NOT, ONE WILL BE INSTALLED.

94V090000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR1994-05-11

IN SOME VEHICLES, THE MANUFACTURER'S PROTECTIVE INTERNAL COATING OF THE ELECTRONIC CRANK ANGLE SENSOR DOES NOT MEET SPECIFICATIONS, WHICH CAN CAUSE AN OPEN CIRCUIT AT HIGH OPERATING TEMPERATURES. THIS CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL.

RiskENGINE STALLING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH IF IT OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE SENSOR IS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL, AND REPLACE ANY SENSOR FOUND WITH THE DEFECTIVE INTERNAL COATING.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
SQ96017·STRUCTURE1996-11-22

REAR SUSPENSION FAILURE

PE95060·EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT1995-12-09 → 1996-03-21

SCISSOR JACK FAILURE

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