2002 Hyundai Elantra fuel system problems
33 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2002 Hyundai Elantra, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 33 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 25 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 48% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 fires.
What owners wrote
On the evening of 6/27, my son was driving our 2002 hyundai elantra. There were three other passengers in the vehicle. A deer ran in front of the vehicle, and my son veered off to the right (in an attempt to avoid hitting the deer), ran off the shoulder of the road, and into a ditch. The vehicle did not roll over, but it came to rest on it's right side. The two front and two side airbags did not deploy. A fire ignited (almost immediately) in the engine compartment area of the vehicle.
2002 hyundai elantra. Fuel shoots out of tank soaking owners with gas during fill up. Condition occurs regardless of fuel tank level. A venting issue is determined. Evap. Canister has ruptured clogging vents and vacuum lines with charcoal pellets. Condition causes no mechanical or performance issues. Slow, sputtering fill is only symptom. Possibility of fire at pumps. I fill person is exposed to fuel at time of fire injury highly likely.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Hyundai Elantra
- Suspension 100 complaints
- Air bags 72 complaints
- Brakes 36 complaints
- Body & structure 30 complaints
- Lighting 19 complaints
- Cruise control 18 complaints
- Seat belts 16 complaints
- Steering 16 complaints