| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004312167 | Incident Date: Apr, 28 2004 |
| Consumer's City: TOLEDO | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America |
| Model Name: ELANTRA | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Air bags |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KMHDN56D04U | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 07 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 28 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Regarding: 2004 hyundai elantra gt this complaint is in regards to the passenger airbag. the 2004 elantra contains a sensor in the seat that disables that passenger seat if the weight of the passenger is less than a certain weight. a "passenger air bag off" light illuminates to indicate when this is occurring. since the date of purchase (4/29/2004), it has been found that this light illuminates with adult passenger's in this seat. this happens with a wide variety of individuals, some well over 150 lb. this problem has been in the news in the following locations that i have found: 1) june 24, 2004 edition of autotech daily (hampton autobeat llc) in an article entitled "elantra smart airbag too smart?" 2) abc story: http://abcnews.go.com/business/story?id=89770&page=1 3) consumeraffairs.com: ttp://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/hyundai_airbag.html as this is an issue that i found very troubling and unsafe, i would appreciate immediate assistance in resolving this problem. the vehicle has been taken to two (2) different hyundai dealers for service, but according to them, the system is working as designed. *jb |
