2001 Hyundai Elantra body & structure problems
28 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2001 Hyundai Elantra, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 85,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 85,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 6 crashes, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
Nar 02/25/2003. The consumer had a seziure while driving and as a reuslt he crashed into 2 telephone poles, the air bags and seat belts performed as designed, however the firewall deflected 22cm into the consumer legs and shattered them.
Took 2001 elantra to dealer as a result of low brake fluid. Dealer discovered vehicle unsafe to drive and irreparable due to corrosion of rear cross member and/or "spud". It is our understanding that this corrosion occurred in the area where brake fluid was leaking. It has been suggested that the problem is due to road salt. However, we also have a (lower-mileage) 2005 elantra which we keep parked in the same garage as the 2001 elantra and which, to the best of our knowledge, shows no sign of corrosion.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Hyundai Elantra
- Air bags 125 complaints
- Suspension 86 complaints
- Brakes 30 complaints
- Steering 24 complaints
- Engine 22 complaints
- Electrical system 21 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 19 complaints