Nine problems related to side/window air bag have been reported for the 2004 Hyundai Elantra. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Hyundai Elantra based on all problems reported for the 2004 Elantra.
My daughter was on the freeway in her 2004 Hyundai Elantra. Her car pulled to the left as she overcorrected, the cart went across the freeway, spun out, up the embankment, landed on the (driver's) side and slid about 50-100 feet before it landed back upright. None of the air bags deployed. The side air bags should of deployed from the impact of the car landing on the side. Her car has been declared a "total loss". After searching the internet, I found that there were recalls for the 2004 Elantra "defective air bags". We were never notified of this recall. My daughter sustained head, neck, and dual shoulder injuries. Thank god she is alive but what about those that have not survived?.
2004 Elantra passenger side air bag remained on. The consumer was not satisfied with the recall work that was performed on the vehicle regarding the airbag. The consumer stated when the passenger seat was occupied the passenger air bag off light stayed illuminated.
Consumer's vehicle was involved in al head-on collision at 35 mph when another vehicle made an illegal left turn. Upon impact, neither front or side air bags deployed. Consumer's vehicle was totaled. Both driver and passenger sustained injuries.
The driver side air bag deployed. The manufacture is sending forms for the consumer to submit. The consumer was vehicle was backing out of the driveway when the driver's side air bag deployed. There were no prior accidents.
The vehicle was parked in my apartment's parking lot. My wife and I entered the vehicle. I started the engine. We both buckled our seatbelts and I took off the parking brake. As I was reaching for the gearshift, the driver's side air bag deployed without warning.
Passenger side air bag occupant classification sensor failed to function. When a passenger who weight more that the classified 50 lbs was seated in the passenger seat air bag sensor still read off. Dealership serviced the vehicle several times, but was unable to correct the failure.
The passenger side air bag light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. Consumer drove the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic claimed that vehicle was working as designed.
Passenger's side air bag light stayed illuminated when the passenger seat was occupied. When an occupant was in the passenger seat sensor indicated that the passenger's side air bag was off. This should only occur in the unoccupied seat. Recall o3v322000 was issued, but this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN.
Passenger's side air bag sensor is not working properly. The passenger-side front seat is supposed to have a sensor that activates the air bag system when someone over 56 pounds in weight sits in that seating position. However, this is not the case. The air bag system sensor will intermittently operate correctly. Consumer was advised that her vehicle's identification number is outside of the scope of the safety recall (campaign no. 03v-322).