2001 Hyundai Elantra Fuel System Problems

WHEN FILLING GAS, THE CAR WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO PUT MORE THAN 3/4 OF A GALLON IN AT A TIME AND MORE OFTEN LESS THAN THAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDIA ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A METAL TO METAL DRAGGING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REDUCED THE SPEED BEING DRIVEN. UPON REACHING THE DESTINATION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ONE FUEL TANK STRAP FRACTURED AND THE SECOND STRAP WAS SLIGHTLY DETACHED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE FILLING CAR WITH GAS, THE GAS SPEWED BACK AT ME AND GOT ALL OVER MY RIGHT SIDE AND INTO MY EYE. FORTUNATELY, MY EYESIGHT WASN'T IMPAIRED. SINCE THEN WHILE PUTTING GAS IN THE CAR, IT CLICKS OFF AS THOUGH IT IS FULL AND IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO FILL THE PUMP AND IT STILL OVERFLOWS IF I AM NOT CAREFUL. THIS IS A WASTE OF GAS AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE COMPLAINTS SOON! *TR

I PURCHASED THIS MY HYUNDAI ELANTRA FROM A USED CAR LOT. IT WASN'T LONG AFTER I PURCHASED IT, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I STOPPED TO FUEL UP MY VEHICLE THAT AS I BEGIN TO PUMP FUEL, IT WOULD CLICK LIKE MY TANK WAS FULL. THEN I WOULD START PUMPING IT AGAIN AND THEN IT WOULD DO IT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I GO TO FUEL UP MY CAR. AND IT ANNOYS ME SO MUCH. I AM DISABLE AND HAVE LOTS OF BACK PROBLEMS AND CAN'T STAND TOO LONG WITH OUT BAD PAIN. IT DOESN'T MATTER IN THE HOT HEAT OF THE SUMMER MONTHS OR VERY COLD WINTER DAYS, THIS IS ROUGH ON ME, IN MY CONDITION TO DEAL WITH A CAR THAT I LOVE AND IS THE BEST CAR I EVER OWNED EVEN THOUGH IT WAS USED WHEN I BOUGHT IT TO BE STRESSED OUT EVERY TIME I FUEL IT UP. IS THERE A WAY, FREE OF CHARGE THAT YOU CAN FIX MY FUEL TANK TO WHERE IT WILL NOT DO THIS ANYMORE. PLEASE CONTACT ME AND LET ME KNOW IN WHAT STEPS ARE AVAILABLE IN GETTING THIS FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A TOP PRIORITY. *TR

THE CAR CANNOT ACCEPT MORE THAN 0.5 TO 0.7 GALLONS OF GAS AT A TIME WHEN FILLING. IT IS NECESSARY TO STOP FILLING THE CAR FOR 20 TO 30 SECONDS BEFORE ADDING MORE GAS TO THE TANK. IF THE GAS PUMP RUNS TOO FAST OR PUTS MORE THAN THE MENTIONED AMOUNT IN, GAS OVERFLOWS OUT OF THE TANK DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

CAN FILL GAS, CONSTANTLY STOPS PUMP WHEN NOT FILLED. *TR

THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE! THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL LINE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS BURNING OUT FREQUENTLY WAS THE FIRST SIGN OF PROBLEMS, REPLACED THEM AS THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS INHERENT TO THE 2001 ELANTRA. IN AUGUST 2006 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WAS ON, HEADLIGHT OUT AGAIN, TOOK CAR TO DEALER, THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD BEEN OVER CHARGING AND NOT ONLY WAS THE OVER CHARGING BURNING OUT THE HEADLIGHTS IT ALSO HAD TAKEN OUT THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE, AND AIR BAG MODULE. CAR HAD ONLY 42000 MILES ON IT, AND WAS 2 WEEKS FROM BEING OUT OF THE 5 YEAR BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. WELL HERE IT IS 6 MONTHS LATER AND 47000 MILES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON, I HAVE SINCE PURCHASED A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL TO READ THE CODES. THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH AT IDLE. THE CODES CAME UP AS MIS FIRE ON CYLINDER 3, TPS SENSOR FAILURE AND MAP BAROMETER FAILURE. I REPLACED THE PLUGS AND WIRES, ENGINE STILL RAN ROUGH. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER THEY REPLACED THE TPS, STILL RUNNING ROUGH, THEY SUGGESTED THAT BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY TPS THAT THE EXCESSIVE DUMPING OF FUEL INTO THE JETS COULD HAVE CAUSED ONE OF THEM TO BE CLOGGED. I HAD THEM CLEAN THE JETS AS WELL AS REPLACE THE PLUGS AND WIRES AGAIN (THEY HAD ALSO FOUND THAT #3 WIRE HAD BEEN ARCING.) THIS TOOK CARE OF THE IDLE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR HOME AND THE NEXT DAY DRIVING THE CAR WOULD SURGE BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR, ENGINE LIGHT BACK ON. STILL HAVE THE MAP ERROR. DEALER ENDED UP REPLACING THE MAP SENSOR. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT A MONTH SINCE THIS LAST OCCOURENCE AND ALL I CAN DO IS CROSS MY FINGERS UNTIL I TRADE IT IN. *AK ABL.PCO

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE HEADLIGHT CONSTANTLY WERE BLOWING OUT, IT GUZZLES GAS LIKE CRAZY! THEN NOW TWO SENSORS ARE BAD AND PER THE DEALER THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THESE SENSORS BUT WON'T REPLACE THEM? I LOVE HYUNDAI ALWAYS HAD ONE BUT THIS ONE TURNED OUT TO BE A PAIN IN THE BUTT. *JB

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED IT WOULD NOT TURN , AND A STRONG FUEL SMELL CAME FROM INSIDE VEHICLE. CONSUMER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND NOTICE REAR SEATS AND CARPET WERE SOAKED WITH FUEL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT A RODENT CHEWED THROUGH FUEL LINE. *AK

CAR DIED JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. 1ST HYUNDAI DEALER TOLD ME MY FUEL WAS DIRTY, NEEDED 1 NEW FUEL INJECTOR AND I SHOULD PAY $330 TO FLUSH THE OTHER 3 INJECTORS. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD TO NOT HAVE THEM DO THE FLUSH - GET THE CAR AND BRING IT UP TO THEM. BEFORE I COULD GET IT UP TO THEM, THE CAR DID THE SAME THING WITHIN 72 HOURS AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THEM. THEY TOLD ME I HAD PURCHASED BAD GAS AND ALL 4 FUEL INJ/FUEL RAIL/GAS TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED - $1187. 5-6 WEEKS LATER,SAME THING HAPPENED-OUT OF TOWN AND THEY ARE TELLING ME IT'S MY FAULT AND WILL NOT HELP-NOW ITS $1900 AND HYUNDAI WILL NOT HELP AT ALL. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT GUARANTEE THE WORK THEY DID 6 WKS AGO. THE CAR IS IN TULSA, I LIVE IN KANSAS CITY AND HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR FOR ABOUT 3 WKS. HYUNDAI WILL NOT LOAN ME A CAR OR HELP ME GET A RENTAL. ALL THEY KEEP TELLING ME IS I KEEP BUYING BAD GAS. THERE IS NO WAY THAT I AM BUYING BAD GAS. I PURCHASE GAS AT THE SAME PLACE AND SO DOES EVERYONE ELSE IN MY FAMILY AND NOONE ELSE IS HAVING PROBLEMS. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY THEM AND DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS MY FAULT. I HAVE CALLED REGIONAL OFFICES, ETC AND NO ONE WILL HELP ME. THE IMPRESSION I AM GETTING FROM THE SERVICE MNGR IN TULSA IS THAT THE CAR WAS NOT CORRECTLY FIXED AT MY DEALERSHIP. HE WON'T COME RIGHT OUT AND SAY THAT BUT HE IS IMPLYING THAT MORE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE - HENCE THE $1900 THIS TIME. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO. I AM NOT LETTING THIS GO. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS WORK AND I'M NOT GOING TO BUDGE.

THE JACK COLLAPSED, AND CENTER STEM FELL OVER AND PUNCTURED THE FUEL TANK WHILE IN USE.*JB