2000 Hyundai Elantra problems
Owners have filed 259 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Hyundai Elantra. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 19% of complaints. After that come air bags (15%) and electrical system (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 259 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 43 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 43 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 48,000 miles 106 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 22 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 27 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 14 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 22 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 106 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 48,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 42,000 miles (18 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 43 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 43 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 87% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 34 model years of the Hyundai Elantra with enough data (165 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Bodyguard corrosion protection device was installed by cutter of maui at time of purchase. Hyndai examined the car and said that the bodyguard device had caused the fire. Cutter maintained that it didn't cause the fire, but a few weeks after the fire, I received a letter from cutter indicating that engine compartment fires had occurred on vehicles having the bodyguard device installed and that they would install a fuse to prevent the fires.
I was driving north bound on highway 99. On a saturday afternoon in rush hour, in sacramento, ca. When I was hit on the rear passenger side by a black nissan. When the cars touched we spun 3 times in the middle of traffic. We were lucky enough to not hit any other vehicle. The car stopped 8 feet away from the retaining wall, facing north bound. My infant (1 month old ) and 13 yr. Old were in the back. The infants car seat sifted about a foot towards the left of the drivers side.
Vehicle hesitates going down road. Also stalls and cuts off at low speeds and at a stop. Sometimes hesitates when trying accelerate. Recall 00v259001 has been done several times and does not correct problem. Car has been to dealer six times for same problem and still not fixed. I've talked to the service manager, dealership manager, owner, and customer service with no help. This has been going on for over 2 years. The first web sight I checked for other complaints was mycarstats.com.
No events lead to failure, it is just happening while parked, driving down the road. It has failed in all 4 window of the car. The first window was under warranty and the window regulator was placed. The remaining 3 windows are still broken until $1000.00 is available for repair.