15.5% of complaints about the 2000 Hyundai Elantra came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2000 vehicle — around the middle of the 213 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 4.0 yr in service. The most-reported system is engine cooling (39 complaints), typically at 3.7 yr or about 45,054 miles.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SOME SONATA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5 LITER V-6 ENGINES AND ALL ELANTRA MODEL VEHICLES MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT LOW-SPEED ENGINE STALLING, WHICH COULD OCCUR IF THE MAF (MASS AIR FLOW) SENSOR ELECTRICAL SIGNAL IS INTERRUPTED AS A RESULT OF ENGINE VIBRATION TRANSMITTED TO THE MAF SENSOR CONNECTOR WIRING HARNESS.
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
REARVIEW MIRROR IS FIXED AT A CERTAIN HEIGHT,AND CONSUMER CANNOT MOVE IT UP OR DOWN, CONSUMER HEIGHT IS 6 FEET, AND REARVIEW MIRROR IS RIGHT AT EYE LEVEL, OBSTRUCTING CONSUMER'S TOTAL VIEW THROUGH THE RIGHT FRONT WINDOW. *AK
WHEN IT IS RAINING IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT WINDOWS DUE TO RUBBER ON THE WIPER BLADES. DRIVER HAS REPLACED THE BLADES. *AK
THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY WHEN THE DRIVER DEPRESSES THE BUTTON. NLM
THIS IS MY SON'S CAR. HE HAD BEEN STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND WAS PROCEEDING TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD, HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT HAD A FLAT TIRE. HE PUT IN THE CLUTCH AND COASTED TO THE NEARBY GAS STATION. SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIS CAR. WHEN HE LOOKED, THERE WAS A TRAIL OF FLUID AND A PUDDLE UNDER HIS CAR. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED -- NEEDS WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION (AND VEHICLE HAS ONLY 8,500 MILES ON IT). *AK