2002 Hyundai Elantra air bags problems
72 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2002 Hyundai Elantra, which is 17% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 72 17% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 53 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 36 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 30 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 8 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 11 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 10 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 53 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 42% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 36 crashes, 3 fires, 30 injuries.
What owners wrote
Head on collision, drivers side, airbags did not deploy, three people in the car all sustained injuries, driver was transported to the hospital....damage to the car from this accident is considered a total loss.......my biggest concern is why didn't my airbags deploy?
On board computer failed to deploy airbag and seat belt did not hold during an accident which resulted in injury to my neck and back.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Hyundai Elantra
- Suspension 100 complaints
- Brakes 36 complaints
- Fuel system 33 complaints
- Body & structure 30 complaints
- Lighting 19 complaints
- Cruise control 18 complaints
- Seat belts 16 complaints
- Steering 16 complaints