2000 Hyundai Elantra GLS from North America - Comments

At first I thought my Hyundai Elantra was great! Then things started to turn ugly...

At about 2000 miles my car started to die while I was trying to merge onto a major highway. I pushed the gas in and the car would not accelerate. I pulled over and had a tow truck tow my car to the dealer I bought it from. They were unable to detect anything and later that day I was driving my car again.

About a week later same thing happened while I was going around a ramp, also merging onto a major highway. Luckily I had the Highway administration right behind me to give me a hand. Once again I had to have my car towed. This time the dealer had thought they had found the problem and fixed it.

My car drove great, for about a month. then it happened again. I was in tears this time, for I thought for sure I was going to be in an accident. I had the car towed to the dealership where I bought it went to the manager and told him I did not want anything to do with the car or the manufacturer again!

It turned out that they still never knew what the problem was. I am now driving a new car (not a hyundai) and I couldn't be happier to get out of that Hyundai!

I lost so much money on what was supposed to be a great deal!

I bought a 2000 Elantra in March of that year and now have 20,000 city/highway miles on it. The only problem I've had was the horn, and I went to the nearest dealer and was in at 7:30 and out by 8:30 that morning.

There was a recall on Elantras for a stalling problem and apparently you were one of the first to find it. I'm sorry you didn't give them a chance to correct it as I find the fit, finish and comfort of the car, as well as the high level of standard features and the great warranty incredible in a car of this cost.

Sorry about your luck, sometimes the dealer can be the problem, lack of experience or just poor mechanics. I have now purchased our second Elantra after the lease was up on the 1998 which was a great car, no problems whatsoever and now have a terrific looking 2002 Elantra with all the goodies. I've probably owned or leased twenty cars in my life and find this to be better than any GM, Ford or Chrysler I've had for comfort, economy and style. I'll tell you that I've had worse nightmares with north american cars, but that's another story. Good luck with your car though.

I am the proud owner of 3 Hyundai's. I have a 2000 Elantra, a 97 Elantra, and a 97 Tiburon... I would swear by these cars! Dollar for dollar they can't be beat... The 97 Elantra has almost 150k and still going... The 97 Elantra and Tiburon are stick shift... I wish I would have gotten a 00 with a stick instead of auto... Sure, Toyotas and Hondas are great cars, but at about 6-8000 more, I don't think so...

I am completely understanding of your problem. I own a 1999 Hyundai Elantra which currently loses power and refuses to change gears on the slightest incline (or no incline at all) for the past 3-4 months. The dealer always tells me I'm crazy and never fixes anything before the 4th trip. I have started doing research online and I'm finding more and more out there with the same problems. My car has been fairly good up till now, but I'm losing faith every day in the car and the company.

I have a 2000 Elantra Wagon. While I find it to be a good product, my dealer experience has been poor. I have had problems with the front disc brakes, and a cracked exhaust manifold. In each case I had to make numerous calls to Hyundai Motor America, and I feel the problems were finally repaired under warranty (as they should have been) only because I continued to push the issue. All the "warranty repairs" on the brakes were "goodwill repairs." The exhaust manifold was listed as warranty repair after I produced a receipt showing they had replaced my spark plug wires at 57,000 miles. They had claimed the wires had never been replaced, thus causing my exhaust manifold to crack. They had failed to check their own computer where they performed the wire replacement 11 months earlier.

We have the 2000 gls and for the most part have been satisfied. It seems though that the "little" things are kind of cheaply made. The knob for the air flow control split and broke within a year of buying. The driver side window control panel started to stick and then the whole console fell inside the door. Super glue fixed the first problem, warranty covered the second. Car has been recalled once for rear brake issues. This little car has a lot of power and drives well, however, would not recommend for off road usage. I've taken it on dirt roads about 10 times in the years I've owned. While, it handled well, I've noticed a change in the shock absorption and my front end can't seemed to get properly aligned and vibrates at fast speeds on the highway. Have had it checked by two different people who find nothing wrong with it.

I have owned a 2000 hyundai elantra for about a month and I had to return it to the dealer for a long list of problems such as stalling, gas gauge problems, and many other problems. THESE PROBLEMS ONLY CAME UP IN A MONTHS TIME. after I had these problems I returned the car to the dealer to buy a 1992 Nissan off the side of the road with 170k miles and it has had no problems, and had better gas mileage than any new car I have driven 45-50 mpg. not to mention a sportier feel than the Hyundai gave me. HYUNDAI Warranty IS NICE, BUT NOT WORTH THE TROUBLE.

I just bought a hyundai elantra year 2000 from a dealer and everything seams to be going fine. I had a problem with the struts and they fixed it with no questions asked and now the car seems to be in perfact condition.