There are 5 stored owner reports matching the speed control & cruise leading-label group for the 2000 Hyundai Elantra in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 5 of 5 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED WHILE AT A STOP. BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP UNTIL IT LANDED IN AN EMBANKMENT. *PH *MR
THREE TIMES IN FIVE DAYS, MY 2000 HYUNDAI WAS IN THE SHOP - TWO OF THESE TIMES IT HAD TO BE TOWED WHILE I WAITED ALONE ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. FIRST I WAS TOLD THAT THE THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE CAR WAS OKAY. I TOOK IT BACK THE DAY FOLLOWING AND EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS NOT IDLING CORRECTLY. I RECEIVED IT BACK THE FOLLOWING DAY AND WITHIN 10 MILES OF DRIVING WAS HAVING SURGES IN THE ENGINE AND THE RPM'S WOULD RACE INTO THE RED. I PULLED OVER AND THE DEALER TOLD ME TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE CAR BACK. I TRIED, BUT NEVER MADE IT. THE CLOSER I GOT, THE WORSE THE CAR BUCKED AND THE RPM'S RACED. I FINALLY TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE AS I DECIDED WHETHER TO CONTINUE ON OR PULL OVER, BUT BEFORE I COULD DECIDE, MY CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. I QUICKLY GOT THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY AND INTO THE GRASS. THE RPM'S STILL ERRATIC AND THE CAR IDLED AT 2.5-3 RPM'S. THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP AND IS NOT SAFE. DEALERSHIP STILL CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT.*AK
WHILE DRIVING GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN DOWN POSITION, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, AND ACCELERATED UP TO SPEEDS OF 70 MPH. CONSUMER FELT SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS. *AK THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURED. *YH
CONSUMER HAS REPORTED 5 TIMES TO DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD, AND THERE WAS NO CONTROL OVER IT. ON 02-21-01, VEHICLE KEPT JERKING FORWARD WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, IT WAS VIBRATING. EVEN IN PARK VEHICLE KEPT DOING IT. IT WAS SO STRONG THAT LAP SEAT BACK WAS SO TIGHT THAT IT BRUISED AND INJURED CONSUMER'S WAIST. MOTION OF VEHICLE CAUSED A SPRAIN ANKLE WHILE TRYING TO HOLD BRAKE DOWN. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM, AND CAN'T FIND A REMEDY. *AK *SLC
SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT READ PROPERLY, RESPONDING TO THE VEHICLES' SUDDEN BURST OF HIGH RPM. THE OWNER STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE REGISTERED 120 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CAUSE AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES RIGHT AFTER FAILURE OCCURED. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED SOME TEST BUT RETURNED THE VEHICLE BACK WITHOUT ANY ADJUSTMENTS MADE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TS
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.