Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems of the 2007 Hyundai Elantra

The contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Elantra. While the vehicle was parked the contact noticed the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technicians stated the seat belt buckle on the front driver side had to be replaced. The contact was also informed that there were two recall repairs under NHTSA campaign id number: 11v143000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module) and NHTSA campaign id number: 11v179000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module) that were associated with the VIN that had to be performed. The recall repairs were performed, however, the dealer refused to replace the buckle, stated it was not covered under the platinum 100,000 mile warranty and stated the contact would have to pay $700 to have it replaced. Mileage of failure 70,110.

The contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Elantra. The contact was driving approximately 55 mph when the air bag warning indicator began to illuminate until the engine was turned off. The failure occurred whenever the vehicle was in motion. There was a recall related to the failure under NHTSA campaign id number 11v179000 (air bags: frontal: sensor/control module). The dealer attempted to perform the recall repair and was unsuccessful due to the severe corrosion within the air bag wiring harness. The malfunction continued to occur. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000. Updated 11/16/lj updated 11/18/11.

The contact owns 2007 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated after receiving NHTSA campaign number 11v143000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module) she was unable to schedule an appointment to have the vehicle repaired. The contact called the dealer twice and after driving to the dealer she was unable to schedule an appointment. The contact called the manufacturer regarding scheduling an appointment and was unsuccessful. The contact stated the recall could cause the air bag to deploy. The failure mileage was 14,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that the air bag sensor remained illuminated on the instrument panel whenever the vehicle was in operation. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated the airbag module sensor located underneath the passenger seat needed to be replaced. There was no charge for the service repair, and the owner was responsible for the rental vehicle expenses. The failure mileage was 62,000. The current mileage was 63,009.

Air bag sensor has failed three times. Car was taken to the dealer today and the dealer has ordered new sensor. Air bags on the car are currently not functional.

Air bag sensor light consistently on in 2007 Hyundai Elantra. Taken to dealership and they reported that the wiring had been shorted out by soft drink spilling into the console from the cup holders and shorting out the wiring harness, disabling the air bags. There are no warning stickers on the console warning of the risk of leakage from the cupholder into the console and no warning to this effect in the owner?s manual. Wiring harness was replaced and owner cautioned by technician and service manager on danger of liquid seeping from cup holder into console and recommended not using console cup holders but ones in back seat instead. Research on the internet resulted in discovery that this exact same problem had resulted in a national highway traffic safety administration recall of the 2001 - 2002 Hyundai Elantras requiring installation of a protective cover to correct the problem. Apparently the problem has not been resolved in the 2007 Elantra and a design flaw still exists such that a minor spill from the cup holder installed on the console can short out the wiring making the airbag inoperable and putting the passengers at risk and resulted in at least one death prior to the earlier recall. . Read more...

The contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Elantra. The contact noticed that the air bag warning indicator was illuminated on the instrument control panel. She took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that because the cup holder was located in the center console, a leak from a beverage could enter into the air bag module and cause the module and harness to fail. In the event of a crash, the air bag may not deploy properly. She had the air bag module replaced. Updated 2/2/09 updated 02/04/09.