Tank Assembly problems of the 2003 Hyundai Elantra

Three problems related to tank assembly 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.

1 Tank Assembly problem

Failure Date: 07/11/2011

Car would not idle or run properly. Took car to authorized repair shop and they found that almost the entire gasline from tank to engine had rusted and was leaking very badly. Was told that car could easily have caught on fire and burnd up.

2 Tank Assembly problem

Failure Date: 01/15/2011

2003 Hyundai Elantra. I'm having problems filling the gasoline tank every time I have to put gas. It triggers the nozzle every 30 secons and it takes me about 10 to 15 minutes to fill up tank. Still working on the problem.

3 Tank Assembly problem

Failure Date: 01/03/2008

The contact owns a 2003 Hyundai Elantra. When the contact attempted to place fuel in the vehicle, gas spilled onto the ground. Fuel will only enter the vehicle 30 cents at a time. The contact spoke with a Hyundai dealer and they stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 04v178000 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly) and could not assist. The current mileage was 84,000 and failure mileage was 80,000.


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