1999 Hyundai Elantra air bags problems
20 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1999 Hyundai Elantra, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 11% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 18 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 19 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 18 crashes, 1 fire, 19 injuries.
What owners wrote
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. Upon impact, airbags did not deploy, resulting in major and minor injuries. Vehicle was totalled. Manufacturer will be notified.
The "air bag" and "check engine" lights stays on all the time. Both driver and rear passenger windows will not work, both must be taped up. Car has had a "electrial burning" smell off and on for a year. The headlights goes bright while driving. Getting less than 20 mpg gas. Batteries frequently goes dead.
Other problems reported for the 1999 Hyundai Elantra
- Transmission 37 complaints
- Engine 26 complaints
- Electrical system 21 complaints