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2001 Hyundai Elantra suspension problems

86 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 2001 Hyundai Elantra, which is 19% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
86 19% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
86,000 miles 69 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
10 and 1
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When suspension problems show up

Suspension complaints by mileage, 2001 Hyundai Elantra Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 86,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 19 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 9 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 7 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 5 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 3 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 86,000 miles
Based on 69 complaints that include mileage. 17% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles7
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles19
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles9
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles7
160k to 180k miles5
180k to 200k miles3
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 69 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 86,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 10 crashes, 1 fire, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

This vehicle is hazardous to be on the road. It has front end steering and suspension problems. It has a terrible vibration from 35 MPH and up. If traveling on the highway the wheel shakes so badly that your hands go numb. I have had the vehicle in for service and repeated time over a two and a half year period, and the dealership has done nothing. I have also spoken with the manufacturers on several occasions, and have done nothing. It has gotten to the point that I had an accident, because of these problems.

Reported at 12,237 miles, April 2003 CrashInjury

Traveling less than 25 MPH I applied brakes to avoid a pedestrian running across traffic. After stopping vehicle was difficult to steer and made loud grinding noise. I was able to get out of the traffic flow. Vehicle was towed to service station. Repair was made to the left front control arm that rusted through and snapped .service mechanic stated that it was fortunate that the failure had happened a slower speed and that a failure at highway speeds would have possibly resulted in loss of control of the vehicle…

Reported at 85,956 miles, October 2008

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