Nine problems related to air bag 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.
Live in indiana where the weather is super salty in the winters and all of the salt in indiana has really really affected the whole underside of my car. The whole subframe is falling apart and the rust has gotten to everything under the car. I have spent about 4 thousand dollars into this car doing all the work myself to make this car run in pristine conditions. I am very very worried that my whole back end will just fall apart going down the road due to the rust.
I had a wreck today on a highway where I was traveling at 40 mph and I slammed on my brakes and hit the car in front of me when the vehicle in front of me stopped suddenly. My chest rammed into the steering wheel and the bags did not deploy. The car was totally smashed in the front and the door had a hard time opening. I was rushed to the er and had contusions to my sternum area of my chest. *I did wear seat belts.
Air bag sign on, I took dealer mechanic said it is manufacturing issue.
I had to replace struts in front.
Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, he depressed his service brakes to the floor, however, they failed. Another vehicle crashed into front passenger side, the vehicle spun around several times however only passenger side curtain air bags deployed. The contact was taken from the accident by ambulance to a nearby hospital. The contact was treated for neck and lower back pain. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer and dealer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 151,000. Az.
I had a low speed accident approximately 10-20mph in a parking lot where I hit a cement surrounding of a pole on the driver side and the airbag deployed on the passengers side causing signifcant damage to the windshield, busted the dash vents, locked my drivers seatbelt and shattered windshield glass all over the car.
My 2003 Hyundai Elantra has 64,000 miles on it & the airbag module went out & am told it will cost over 800. 00 to fix & it won't deploy if I have an accident. I have Hyundai extended coverage plan of 10 years/100,000 miles & was told it covers 'everything but the sink' they tell me it won't cover this. This seems like a safety issue to me.
The airbags in this car have failed to open even though this car has been involved in 3 collisions in which caused severe damage to the front of the car. The bumpers and front quarter panels had to be replaced in all three cases.
My husband was in an accident, where he rear ended a Dodge truck. The airbag didn't go off until the car had stopped. When the airbag went off, it went off to the side instead of full face. My husband broke his clavicle as a result of this failure. The car was a total loss per the insurance company. My car was a 2003 Hyundai Elantra.