Manufacturer: HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI)
Manufacturer Id: 1034
Model: Elantra
Model Year: 2004
Other Restraint System Info: Advanced air bag or Depowered air bag with suppression
Plant City: Ul-san
Plant Company Name: Hyundai Motor Company
Plant Country: South Korea
Seat Belts All: Manual
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM
WHEN THE CONSUMER ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOWS, THEY FAILED TO COME BACK UP, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE WIRING HARNESS FROM THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS BAD, AND THERE WAS EXTENSIVE ELECTRICAL WIRING DAMAGE WHICH HAD CORRODED OVER TIME. *PH ALSO THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB. THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THE DASH LIGHTS NO LONGER WORKED AND THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT FLASH WHEN THE DOOR WAS LOCKED WITH THE KEY PAD.*JB
2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING TO FLORIDA ON I95 USING CRUISE CONTROL TRAFFIC BEGAN TO BACK UP IN THE RICHMOND AREA SO THE WIFE HIT THE BRAKES. CAR DID NOT DISENGAGE BUT RATHER SPED UP TO THE CONTROL SETTING. REPEATEDLY HITTING THE BRAKES HAD NO EFFECT SO WE HAD TO MANUALLY DISENGAGE THE UNIT. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER OF PURCHASE AS WELL AS TO THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER WITH NO RESOLUTION OTHER THAN TO PAY FOR THEM TO HUNT DOWN THE PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO FIND THAT THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALL BRAKE LIGHTS AND WILL TEMPORARILY FIX ITSELF IF I HIT THE WIRING HARNESS IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS.. IT IS NOT DUE TO A FAULTY BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH. THIS WAS REPORTED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIPS WITH THE SAME RESULT THEN TO HYUNDAI USA ON NOV 4, 2010 CASE NUMBER [XXX]. HYUNDAI MAINTAINS IT IS A SERVICE ISSUE AND NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT MY ONLY RECOURSE IS TO PAY THE DEALER TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. I INFORMED THEM THAT IF THEY GOOGLE HYUNDAI BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEMS THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE REPORTING LOSS OF BRAKE LIGHTS WHO MAY BE UNAWARE THAT THEIR CRUISE CONTROL MAY DISENGAGE. THEY HAVE CLOSED THE CASE SO I AM REQUESTING THAT THIS BE PUT ON RECORD. CONDITION STILL EXISTS AFTER 6 ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR.. IS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE HARNESS CONNECTOR I BELIEVE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR