2001 Hyundai Elantra electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 21 complaints for the 2001 Hyundai Elantra, 5% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 21 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 72,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
Car accelerated beyond control to ~90 MPH before steering lock and car went into jersey barriers. According to TSB from hyundai this is an electrical component know issue call a tps(throttle position sensor) for 2001 hyundai elantra's with a "1" in the 10th position of the VIN number. The TSB number is 01-36-027. Before we contact hyundai , I wanted to see if this was on recall or safety check and I was not able to find any info.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that the instrument panel indicators were constantly blinking. She was unable to drive the vehicle at night because the fog lights blink as well. The vehicle was taken to the dealer sixteen times and they stated that open wiring at the instrument panel wiring harness was the cause of the failure. The dealer performed a wiring repair in the instrument panel wiring harness, but the failure persists.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Hyundai Elantra
- Air bags 125 complaints
- Suspension 86 complaints
- Brakes 30 complaints
- Body & structure 28 complaints
- Steering 24 complaints
- Engine 22 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 19 complaints