I love this car!
The power window on the drivers side broke.
This car is a great running car. The gas mileage is great!
I took the car to Florida from Pennsylvania the first week I had it and I was really impressed.
It runs great!
It handles great!
This car may look small, but has a ton of room on the inside.
The car has pep.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 3rd October, 2002
The car was a bad bargain and I will never recommend buying a Hyundai
Transmission has had to be fixed 7 times within the first 2 years.
Brakes have gone.
Alternator had to be replaced within the first 2 years.
Battery had to be replaced.
Tires replaced 2 times.
Head gaskets replaced.
I believe that if the dealership had replaced the transmission it wouldn't have kept breaking down.
The car has not pick up speed and cannot get out of its own way.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 19th September, 2002
A cheap yet expensive piece of junk
The timing chain and timing chain guide had to be replaced 2 days after getting the car.
Oxygen Sensor and passenger side front wheel bearing had to be replaced.
Has gone through 4 sets of tires since 2001.
Noise coming from the back of the car that turned out to be a bent strut.
Had to have 3 wheel alignments.
On the freeway, if you hit a bump you may fly across the lanes.
Engine is extremely noisy, dealer tells me this is normal.
Gone through 3 sets of brakes and replaced rotors once.
This car is made cheap, and expensive to repair.
Doors make squeaking noises.
I have manual windows, and when driving the road noise is horrible. I have to tighten the windows to lessen the noise.
Transmission jumps gears when quickly accelerating.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 4th August, 2002
Got the car cheap because its resale value is poor, but I feel I got what I paid for.t
Hydraulic clutch went out shortly after I got the car, dealership fixed it under warranty. Front wheel bearings went out on both wheels at the same time at 75,000 miles, cost me $750.00, I could not believe such a high cost. Check engine light stays on constantly, I just ignore it. Had gas tank replaced at 66,000 miles warranty recall, it had leakage. Paint chips very easily on the front end.
The car has decent performance, very peppy little car.
The ride is a little rough and the steering is somewhat quirky.
Floor carpet is very poor quality.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 26th May, 2002
The common theme I find among these bad reviews is that the people who write them can't work on their own cars and complain about routine maintenance. Wheel bearings wear out on all cars, not just Elantras. The check engine light is the funniest part of some of these reviews. It turns on, and people stare at them hoping they'll just magically turn off, instead of taking it someplace to have the code read by a scanner (auto parts stores will do this for free) and then taking care of the problem. The check engine light is TELLING you that something needs to be fixed, but people like this person here just ignore it.
An older comment, but sums up a lot of things best :)
28th Aug 2012, 01:47
I own a 1997 Hyundai Elantra 5 speed, and it runs like a demon. Sounds like whoever had the car before, really turned it into a mess. Don't get your hopes up. Those Elantras run amazing. Mine is riced out with performance goodies. I suggest trying to fix it. They're cheap for parts, and great dependable cars.