Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 01/04/2009 | 40000 | 1 | |
| I was driving at around 40 mph when the vehicle in front of me stopped short to let a police car cross our lane. i had to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting this car. i pulled over to the side of the road because i heard a strange sound, as though i had a flat tire. after being towed to my mechanic, i was told that the passenger side control arm had snapped because it was completely rusted out. i have about 40,000 miles on the car. i was also told that i was very lucky this didn't happen on the highway at high speed. *tr | |||
| WHEELS - CAP/COVER/HUB | |||
| 11/12/2002 | 2 | 07/06/2002 | |
| There is a terrible howling noise coming from the front end of the vehicle while driving on the highway. the rim's on the car are so flimsy that i have had to rims bent in the last 3 months. they can not handle non paved roads. th front seat belt does not retract properly causing the seal on the door to be torn when the door is shut. the gas mileage is terrible. supposed to be upwards of 35+ mpg on the highway and i only get approximately 24 - 26 mpg. the insurance on this vehicle is ridiculous!! you think that i had an audi. the cost of the insurance is the same. i have brought up my concerns with the dealer that i purchased the car from and they don't seem to think that there is a problem with the howling since they couldn't get it to do it while they were driving the car. the gas mileage they said would improve when the engine was broke in at about 20,000 miles. well i am past the 20,000 and the mileage has not improved. i am not at all happy with this car. i would get rid of it in a minute if i could get out from under the payments. | |||
| WHEELS - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | |||
| 01/17/2006 | 5 | 04/15/2002 | |
| Lug nuts frozen and bolts have to be broken to take the tire off. this is the fifth time this has happened when i take the car in for service. my other car is a ford and i take it to the same place and have no problems. i owned other cars and never had the problem i have with this car. *jb | |||
| WHEELS - RIM | |||
| 02/03/2007 | 53767 | 1 | 04/30/2002 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that the vehicle vibrated because the rims were bent. the rims were replaced, but the vehicle continued to vibrate because the rims did not fit the hub. currently, the vehicle continued to vibrate. the contact was concerned about spending money on the vehicle ,only for it not to be properly repaired. the current mileagewas 55,100 and failure mileage was 53,767. *ak | |||
| 11/13/2005 | 3 | 12/28/2001 | |
| Dt: the contact stated at 60-65 mph noticed vibration in vehicle. he took the vehicle to the dealership, and they found three rims were bent. the vehicle is currently being repaired with new rims. *ak | |||