2016 Hyundai Elantra Air Bags Problems
- 13
- 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 13 stored complaint records:
- 10 indicate a crash
- 8 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags
NOTHING SO FAR. JOE 12/13/2019
ODI 11288837
Air Bags
AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED ON DASH
ODI 11246519
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while her roommate was at an intersection, another vehicle crashed into the rear driver side of the vehicle causing the contact's vehicle to crash into a curb and into a pole. No air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The driver sustained back and neck injuries that required medical attention. The fire department was at the crash but no…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 11221017
Air Bags
On march 19, 2019, my 16 elantra gt rear ended another vehicle on a major road in stop and go traffic. The full front end was totaled and the airbag did not go off. I want to make sure that this is not a future problem with hyundai air bags.
Crash reported
ODI 11191239
Air Bags
Route 120 st marys pa 15857 about 7:15am traveling at 45mph hit guard rails head on pushed the whole front of the car in did over $8100.00 damage. The impact was hard enough it pushed the engine back had my seat belt on was uninjured other than sprains and strains and abrasions to my face i hit my head off of i don't know what none of the air bags deployed hyundai told me they would investigate but would tell me if…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11157299
Air Bags · Seat Belts
2016 hyundai elantra. Consumer states that air bag did not deploy during accident. *ld the consumer stated the airbag may not operate properly. *js the consumer stated the airbags and the seatbelt may not have operated as designed a crash. *js
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11258133
Air Bags · Body · Suspension
I purchased the 2016 hyundai elantra gt from van horn hyundai in sheboygan wi on 8/18/17. It was sold as certified pre owned - no accidents. The auto check report they provided showed a clean history. I began experiencing what seemed to be suspension issues- car would skip sideways on bumps and had the feeling that it wanted to fishtail. I ordered a carfax report and it showed the vehicle was in 2 accidents, and…
ODI 11055846
Air Bags
Another car hit my car the impact caused me to hit my head on the steering wheel. It was over $10,000 worth of damage to the front passenger side of my car. I was pulling out of walmart parking lot entering into the lane
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11173542
Air Bags · Seat Belts
Takata recall the driver side airbags and seat airbags deployed, however they were late and did not deploy until the driver's head had hit the window. The steering wheel never deployed. The car was tboned on the driver's door by a truck going over 20mph. The driver head hit window and side airbags deployed, no seatbelt deployment, the car spun out and up onto median at which point seat seatbelt engaged and car hit…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11020236
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
On 10/15/16 i was in a multi impact accident. After hitting a curb, small tree, took a stop sign out, my car landed into a tree in between two 10 in. Bushes. As the car seemed to settle i immediately smelled a chemical odor. I then saw a small white what i thought was paper appear on the inner steering wheel, suddenly blood was pouring down my face where i could barely see. I thought the car was on fire because of…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10946816
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while driving at 25 mph, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The contact stated that the air bags deployed and emitted fire during the deployment. A police report was filed. There were no injuries reported. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The…
Crash reported · Fire reported
ODI 10906014
Air Bags · Steering
The 2016 hyundai elantra was wrecked at 501 miles . It was bought brand-new it struck a telephone pole at 45 miles per hour the airbags did not deploy hyundai has a defective airbag system which needs to be looked into i have a claim number against hyundai the claim number is 8922194. The telephone number to the claim agent is[redacted]. My son who was driving the car at the time of the accident suffered injuries…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10865281
Air Bags
2016 hyundai elantra with involved in injury accident 07/18/2015 with failure of driver's side air bag curtain deploying. Vehicle's owner was making left turn when struck in the center pillar driver's side by another vehicle traveling approximately 60 m.p.h. Causing vehicle to be push sideways approximately 10 feet. The driver had to exit vehicle passenger side due to extensive damage to doors and sub frame.…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11003115