2007 Hyundai Elantra air bags problems
49 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2007 Hyundai Elantra, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 49 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 39 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 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 | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 39 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 49% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 14 crashes, 14 injuries.
What owners wrote
We were diving at a speed of approximately 50 MPH when we struck a telephone pole with the front end of our 2007 hyundai elantra. The impact was 3" off center with a direct front end impact. No airbag deployment occurred with a result of physical damage to myself and my friend.
The contact owns a 2007 hyundai elantra. While the vehicle was parked the contact noticed the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technicians stated the seat belt buckle on the front driver side had to be replaced. The contact was also informed that there were two recall repairs under NHTSA campaign id number: 11v143000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module) and NHTSA campaign id number: 11v179000 (air…
Other problems reported for the 2007 Hyundai Elantra
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 61 complaints
- Brakes 40 complaints
- Steering 34 complaints
- Electrical system 32 complaints
- Suspension 28 complaints
- Lighting 25 complaints
- Body & structure 20 complaints
- Engine 19 complaints