1. Hyundai Elantra
  2. Problems
  3. 2002
  4. Seats

2002 Hyundai Elantra Seats Problems

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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.

Among these 4 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi1
1–30k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • February 11, 2010 · 98,000 miles

    Seats

    Driver seat position lock comes loose while driving and seat slides back on its own. Near miss or crash. *tr

    ODI 10308783

  • April 10, 2003

    Seats

    When braking or accelerating, the driver's seat slides forward and backward slightly. I have been told this is "normal", but none of my previous cars had this problem and, frankly, it makes me feel unsafe.*jb

    ODI 10016248

  • February 23, 2003

    Seats

    The driver seat was loose. The manufacturer and the dealer refused to fix this problem, and stated that this was normal. *jb scc

    ODI 10009255

  • October 10, 2002 · 8,500 miles

    Seats

    The vehicle was in a rear end collision. The driver side seat back had reclined backwards upon impact, which resulted in the driver sustaining neck and back injuries. Ts scc

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 8021899