Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / ELANTRA / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005035208 Incident Date: Jan, 31 2005
Consumer's City: WEST HAVEN Consumer's State: CT
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: ELANTRA Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seat belts:rear/other
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KMHJF24M6VU Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 21 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 24 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: when purhased vehicle 3 years ago the seat belts worked. about 6-8 months later 2 rear seat belts, one on the left and one on the right, quit working. the seat belt will not move from the retractor. this happened without any accident or trauma to the seat belt, they simply quit working. took vehicle to dealer, who said consumer would have to pay out of pocket fopr seat belt repairs. contacted manufacturer, who stated whatever the dealer said goes. no corrections have been made on the vehicle. consumer wanted dealer to pay for seat belt repairs. *ak