2004 Hyundai Elantra air bags problems
116 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2004 Hyundai Elantra, which is 56% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 116 56% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 17,000 miles 69 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 23 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 23 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 35 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 69 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 17,000 miles, and 70% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 23 crashes, 23 injuries.
What owners wrote
2004 hyundai elantra seat belts broke. The vehicle was hit by another vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. The seat belts broke and tore out. Another vehicle hit the consumer head on. The drivers side passenger front bumper sensor was inoperative.
The air bag seat sensor kept showing no passenger in the seat, which indicated the air bag will not deploy in an accident. Manufacturer stated the consumer should make contact to have the bag deactivated. Consumer did not wish to have this done.