Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / ELANTRA / 2002

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002223093 Incident Date: Sep, 23 2002
Consumer's City: POWAY Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: ELANTRA Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KMHDN55D12U Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 14 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 26 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: After about 4,000 miles the engine developed a flat spot in the engine right at about 4000 rpm.it is annoying and potentially dangerous when trying to pass on the freeway. i have to reset the ecm about every 1500-2000 miles. after i reset the ecm. the flat spot,or lag, is gone for about 1500-2000 miles. i have had to reset it about 5 times so far. two different dealers have beem able to locate ,or correct the problem. *ak