1. Hyundai Elantra
  2. Problems
  3. 2002
  4. Fuel/Propulsion System

2002 Hyundai Elantra Fuel/Propulsion System Problems

7
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

What owners report

  • fill tank · 5 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi4

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • July 7, 2015 · 82,300 miles

    Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other

    Engine stops suddenly almost creating accident. Cause ?

    ODI 10807115

  • August 21, 2014 · 100,000 miles

    Fuel/Propulsion System

    After refueling, the car has difficulty starting. The car stall like it has flooded. After numerous attempts trying to start the car (the car sputters), it finally starts. There are several other hyundai elantra owners in this area have the same problem. The car initial started with difficulty refueling. After putting in 0.25 - $1.00 worth of gasoline, the pump would click off. Refueling could take up to 5-10…

    ODI 10649436

  • August 20, 2014 · 100,000 miles

    Fuel/Propulsion System

    After refueling, the car has difficulty starting. The car stall like it has flooded. After numerous attempts trying to start the car (the car sputters), it finally starts. There are several other hyundai elantra owners in this area have the same problem. The car initial started with difficulty refueling. After putting in 0.25 - $1.00 worth of gasoline, the pump would click off. Refueling could take up to 5-10…

    ODI 10649434

  • March 20, 2013

    Fuel/Propulsion System

    It is hard to fill the gas tank up. The fuel pump keeps shutting off and you have to slowly fill the gas tank up. You have to hold the pump to even get gas to fill the tank.

    ODI 11010803

  • January 10, 2013

    Fuel/Propulsion System

    Tl* the contact owns 2002 hyundai elantra. The contact stated whenever refueling the vehicle, the fuel would overflow and spray out of the filler neck onto the side of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated the failure was contributed to the fuel tank carbon canister. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was…

    ODI 10515606

  • July 23, 2012 · 90,000 miles

    Fuel/Propulsion System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2002 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while refueling, gasoline spewed out of the filler neck. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileage was 90,000.

    ODI 10526370

  • May 3, 2012

    Fuel/Propulsion System

    My fuel tank assembly valve. It takes me a very long time to pump gas because the car shuts the pump off like my tank is already full. I even had gas spill out while i was still pumping. I started to become very concerned when i did a little research on this particular incident. What really got me concerned is when it said if this problem is not taken care of, if i were to get into an accident and my car overturned,…

    ODI 10486528