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
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 19 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
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.
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…
Other problems reported for the 2001 Hyundai Elantra
- Air bags 125 complaints
- Brakes 30 complaints
- Body & structure 28 complaints
- Steering 24 complaints
- Engine 22 complaints
- Electrical system 21 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 19 complaints