Manufacturer: HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI)
Manufacturer Id: 1034
Model: Elantra, Tiburon
Model Year: 1999
Other Restraint System Info: Airbags: depowered airbag
Plant City: Ulsan
Plant Country: South Korea
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Super Deluxe (GLS, LS or GS)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ON A RAINY DAY AT 50 MPH, THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE SPEED, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SHE HEARD A "HIT" UNDER THE VEHICLE, THEN LOST CONTROL. *SC *JB
1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS AND WOULDN'T INCREASE IN SPEED. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, CANNOT FIND PROBLEM.*AK