Manufacturer: HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI)
Manufacturer Id: 1034
Model: Elantra, Tiburon
Model Year: 1998
Note: Elantra model only
Other Restraint System Info: Driver and Passenger belts: active
Plant City: Ulsan
Plant Country: South Korea
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Deluxe (GL)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA THAT I BOUGHT USED WITH 28,000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN AT 39,000 MILES TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED. AT 49,000 MILES THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE SHOT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT THIS IS CRAZY, AND THEY SAID THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN THAT FAST. I NOW HAVE 60,000 MILES AND MY REAR BRAKES ARE SHOT AGAIN. NOW THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT MAYBE THEY SEE THE REAR BRAKES WEAR OUT MORE FREQUENTLY IN MY CAR MODEL, BUT THEY AREN'T SAYING IT IS NORMAL. THEY WANT ME TO PAY ANOTHER $300 TO REPLACE THE REAR PADS,AND THEN LOOK AT THEM AT 5,000 MILES. THEN THEY WILL TRY TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR THAT IS CAUSING THE PADS TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY. I AM AFRAID THAT MY CAR IS NOT SAFE, BECAUSE MY REAR BRAKES ARE NOT WEARING NORMALLY. I'M AFRAID THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG CAUSING THIS PROBLEM, THAT THE DEALER DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. *TR
1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY "JUMP" OR "SKIP", AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME ON. THEN IT QUITS AND GOES BACK TO NORMAL; THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SO FAR; AM REPORTING TO DEALER NOW. *AK