Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / ELANTRA / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004285799 Incident Date: Jun, 26 2004
Consumer's City: UTICA Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: ELANTRA Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:side/window
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KMHDN45DX2U Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 29 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jul, 30 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 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. all passengers were wearing seat belts, and through the grace of god, all were able to escape the vehicle before it became thoroughly engulfed in flames.this is related to the fuel tank assembly recall 04v178000*ak