1. Hyundai Elantra
  2. Problems
  3. 2008
  4. Seat Belts

2008 Hyundai Elantra Seat Belts Problems

3
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 3 stored complaint records:

  • 2 indicate a crash
  • 2 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • seat belt · 5 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi1
30–60k mi1
60–100k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • October 1, 2015 · 75,000 miles

    Seat Belts

    Start october 2015, when i pull the seat belt it generate rattling noise but no problem to buckle up. I did not aware that was a safety issue. When my daughter borrowed and drove on the road last week (11/24/2015), she heard the noise and tested it by pulling out quickly, the seat belt did not hold her back. That meant i was driving on the road without working seat belt for two months. Please look into this, see if…

    ODI 10807695

  • December 4, 2012 · 55,819 miles

    Air Bags · Seat Belts

    While driving east toward home, a large suv or pickup truck came around the curve with bright lights on, thus blinding me. I did not see a car turning left until too late to stop. Resulting in rear ending the other car. The air bags on my hyundai failed to deploy. Also i do not think the right seat belt did not catch allowing my wife, the passenger to travel to its end and hitting her head on the dash or windshield,…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10490024

  • July 1, 2008 · 3,100 miles

    Frontal · Seat Belts

    I had a new 2008 hyundai elantra. The vehicle had only 3,000 miles on it. I hit another vehicle from behind. It was a direct front hit at about 40-45 mph. The seat belt did not tighten to hold either myself or my passenger back. The air bags for myself and my passenger did not deploy. All professional people (fire dept, mechanics, tow yard, police) stated repeatedly that there was no reason for the air bags and seat…

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 10234116