Eight problems related to air bag light on have been reported for the 2003 Hyundai Elantra. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Hyundai Elantra based on all problems reported for the 2003 Elantra.
Replaced sensors because the check engine light came on, now the car won't pass inspection. The diagnostic tests won't read any malfunction and the airbag light won't go off.
Driving at 45mpd air bag light activated. Went to my repair service ram auto(ft. Pierce,FL. Tech tested with car diagnostic device. Could not find issue. Tried to delete code for air bag, light comes back on. Suggested I see if any recalls for this vehicle- no reports of air bag recalls for a Hyundai 2003 GLS.
A few months back I began noticing that my check engine light came on. Would take 10- 15 mins to fill up gas tank. Sensor was triggered every few seconds, suggesting gas tank was full, but it was not. Took it to the dealer and was told there was nothing wrong with the car. With in the last month I have been noticing that rear automatic locking seat belt is not staying locked. Child car seats do not stay secured. Car occasionally stalls when started, and air bag light does not illuminate to determine if air bag will deploy or not.
I had taken my car in for service in April 09 for oil change, tire balancing. I had to return it because car was veering to the left. When I picked it up the 2nd time the the airbag light came on and now stays on while driving. On 5/1/09 I took the car back to dealer and they said the cause is "ppd sensor open" which they want to charge me $390 to fix. Since the Elantra of 2001-2002 had the same issue with an airbag light this may be a defect in the 2003s as well.
The contact owns a 2003 Hyundai Elantra. The air bag light began to intermittently illuminate on the dashboard. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where an unknown cable within the one of the front seats was replaced under warranty. Approximately 2 years later the failure began to recur. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed this was not a known failure and he would have to pay to have the vehicle repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 50,000.
The airbag light is on, I it replaced. I have no idea if it will work, if it will go off and kill someone driving the car. Please recall the cars and have Hyundai replace or repair this situation before more people are killed. Thanks.
Driver's front airbag light remains on while driving. Have not received recall notice as of 12/11/04. Abl. Pco.
Air bag light came on while driving. Vehicle was taken to the dealership. The location of the cup holder posed a problem. Liquid from a drink leaked into air bag harness, and rendered the air bags inoperative. Abl. Pco.