2004 Hyundai Elantra Air Bags Problems
- 57
- 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 57 stored complaint records:
- 16 indicate a crash
- 12 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- passenger seat · 20 records
- passenger airbag · 11 records
- front passenger · 9 records
- airbag light · 6 records
- failure mileage · 6 records
- passenger light · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 13 |
| 60–100k mi | 9 |
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 100–150k mi | 6 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags
Repeated intermittent illumination of "passenger airbag off" beginning within days of purchase. Failures occur when anyone sits in passenger seat. Adults weighing 190, 170, and 140 have turned airbags off. Poodle weighing 9 lbs turned airbags on! Numerous attempts at service august 04 to present, with long delays waiting for hyundai representatives to address and delays and cancelled appointments by dealer service…
ODI 10098812
Air Bags
When driving at an undetermined speed air bag warning light appeared on the dashboard. Consumer informed the dealer about this issue. However, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the problem. *ak
ODI 10066790
Air Bags
Warning light comes on and off on passenger side while in motion
ODI 10992314
Air Bags
2004 elantra ocs system modification.***no answer required***. *mr the air bag light illuminated on and off intermittently when the front passenger seat was occupied by an adult who met the weight requirements. *nm
ODI 10128075
Air Bags
When an adult passenger was in the front seat an indicator illuminated which stated that passenger's side air bag was off. Consumer contacted the dealer, who indicated that this vehicle was not part of nhtsa recall 03v322000 concerning air bag failure. *ak consumers wife who is about 130lbs experiences this issue when in the pass. Seat. Driving around corners or up hills turns the bag on and off. The dealer can not…
ODI 10061518
Air Bags
At the time of purchase, consumer noticed the passenger air bag off light was not functioning properly. *la the occupant classification sensor incorrectly interpreted the absence of a seated adult when an adult in fact occupied the seat. This caused the passenger airbag off indicator to illuminate and in the even of a crash the airbag would not deploy . The consumer stated several vehicles were recall for the…
ODI 10059476
Air Bags
The air bag off light illuminated when there was a passenger in the seat. The seat sensors was replaced, however it did not resolve the problem. The consumer gave the first elantra back to the dealer and was given a replacement same model and year, but the problem existed in that cart as well. *ak *jb
ODI 10055607