Eight problems related to air bag light on have been reported for the 2008 Hyundai Elantra. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Hyundai Elantra based on all problems reported for the 2008 Elantra.
The car is running fine one day air bag light on and is my personal car I use every day.
Driving down the road & air bag light came on & stayed on, bills auto repair diagnosed the issue and said the airbag computer needs replaced for $1,459, dealer not yet notified.
Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that the air bag light illuminated and stayed on. When the vehicle was turned on. The vehicle was taken to the regional Hyundai dealer (918-806-2000, located at 2380 west kenosha street, broken arrow, ok 74012) where it was stated that there was no recall and that the warranty expired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered to waive the diagnostic test fees only. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was not provided. Fe.
Airbag light turns on and stays on intermittently. Google search has indicated this problem affects many Elantra owners.
Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that the air bag light had illuminated indicating that the air bag system was faulty. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the air sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Manufacturer was notified of the defect but no solution was offered. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 90,000. Jft.
The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. When the contact started the vehicle, the air bag warning indicator remained illuminated until the vehicle was turned off. The failure occurred only after the vehicle was repaired according to NHTSA campaign number: 11v179000 (air bags). The vehicle was not sufficiently repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 92,000.
There was no particular incident related to a crash. Twice since 10/08 the dashboard airbag light has gone on for no reason and would not go off. The Hyundai dealer said the first time that the wiring was loose from the time of installation most likely, and they tightened the wires. Second incident was 2 weeks ago. This time they tell us we have a faulty harness and it needs to be replaced. We are still waiting for the part which is supposedly on manufacturer backorder. They tell us the issue is so uncommon that they have not seen it before. Just doing a search online I see the recent recall for similar airbag issues on the 01-02 Elantras, so this makes me nervous. Please please investigate this issue with the 08s as well! this is our only car and I do not feel safe driving it, especially while waiting for the new harness. . But in the long run I worry about future failures if an accident did occur.
The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. The contact noticed that the passenger side air bag in her vehicle was deactivated. The air bag light indicated that it was not functional. She consulted the dealer and scheduled a service appointment for June 11, 2008. The contact also experienced failures with the transmission. She would have to depress the accelerator pedal with maximum pressure in order for the vehicle to gain speed. The current and failure mileages were approximately 1,700.