Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / ELANTRA / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005026461 Incident Date: Jun, 23 2005
Consumer's City: EPHRATA Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: ELANTRA Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system:radiator assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KMHDN45D11U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 27 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: consumer was driving on highway for about 15 minutes and vehicle overheated. consumer pulled to the side of road and white smoke come out from under hood. consumer had vehicle towed to a garage where consumer found out that the radiator broke, and the engine was fried from the radiator exploding. vehicle was serviced regularly. consumer said that a mechanic told him that he had three same type cars with same problem within the week in his garage.*ak