Headlights Problems of Hyundai Elantra - part 2

The contact owns a 2003 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that the air bag warning light continued to illuminate on the instrument panel. The dealer stated that the module failed and would cost over $600 to repair. There were no recalls for the failure and the manufacturer has not been notified. In addition, the low beam headlights would burn out every 3-6 months. The current and failure mileages were less than 36,700. Updated 9/1/09 updated 09/02/09.

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The inside of the headlight assembly has fogged up causing the brightness of the lamp to diminish to the point where I feel it is dangerous and I need to replace the entire assembly. I have spoken with Hyundai at the corporate level and they basically said that there is no way to clean the inside of the assembly and I would have to replace them at my expense. This is a major safety issue. As with other Elantra owners I have complaints about the headlights constantly needing replacement.

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I have had to replace the low beam headlights 4 times in the past 3 years.

Head lights - I have a 2003 Elantra and have to replace headlights every two to six months. I need to know what is causing this problem. Dealership only claims that everyone is complaining of the same thing, but offer no explanation.

Head light bulbs keep burning out. I have to replace the headlights in my car about every 3-6 months since I purchased the car new in oct 2002. And the dealership said there was no problem. I have had the dealership replace them, garages replace them, a neighbor who is a mechanic and myself so it's not that it has not been done correctly. I have started buying the 2 pack of bulbs because almost like clockwork once the one bulb goes the other goes within a short period. I have put about 10-15 bulbs in each headlight since I bought the car but have never replaced the highbeam bulbs only the low beam.

I've owned this 2003 Elantra since July and have had both headlights replaced. This is uncommon. The car has only 33,000 miles. Something is wrong the lights should last longer than that.

Since having the car, I bought it used a year ago, while not noticing any major issues, I still continue to have problems with the headlights going out. I have had the headlights changed three times now with alternating sides going out every few months. I cannot imagine this being a normal occurrence.

I have a 2006 Hyundai Elantra. I have just replaced my headlights for the third time in 6 months. When I took the car to the dealer after the last time, they "claimed" they had checked all wiring and lamps and stated all was okay. Somehow I doubt it was the bulbs. One went out a couple of days ago and the other blew today. Thankfully, I was by my home when it was getting dark. I am going to have them check it again this week.

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The contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Elantra. Both of the headlights continue to burn out and have been replaced five times. The dealer stated that the vehicle was no longer under warranty and is the contacts responsibility. The current mileage was 53,247 and failure mileage was 12,000. Updated 3/25/08 the consumer stated replaced 5 times for each headlight for a total of 10 headlights. Updated 03/25/08.

Headlights burn out excessively. Every 1-2 months, one burns out and alternates between left and right side.

We purchased a 2003 in February 2006 , since then the headlights had to been changed 3 times, and now again after being stopped not knowing the passenger side was out, it went out right before we got stopped on api l 7,2007, being charged with a ticket. And 3 points off my drivers license without a warning ticket to get it fixed. There needs to be a recall on these cars it shouldnt happen that many times.

I have had to replace the driver's side headlamp 3 times in 3 years. Apparently I am not the only one, the chats and blogs are full of similar complaints internationally. According to what I have read, I am one of the lucky ones. Others have experienced much more frequent replacements. Curiously enough, the driver's side lamp is the one that blows. I have saved the last lamp replaced. It is a sylvania silverstar. This is the third brand of bulb / lamp. My wife is night blind. She tries to avoid driving after dark. The undependable lighting system poses a serious safety hazard in her case and I am sure in seniors who require more light to see clearly.

Headlight bulbs on my 2002 Hyundai Elantra burn out every few months. Most recently had to be replaced in September 2006 and again in December 2006. When I contacted the dealer, gary rome Hyundai, holyoke, MA, (413) 536-4328, I was told that they would charge $90/hour to look at the problem and could not guarantee that they would find it. They suggested that the bulbs were being installed improperly, and also offered to limit work to 1/2 hour.

Headlights on my vehicle keep burning out to rapidly. This will be the 4th time I have replaced them so far. I have used Hyundai bulbs to very expensive bulbs and the result is the same and the driver side bulb is very difficult to change.

My headlights keep burning out. The driver's side bulb is very difficult to change - not room for fingers to rotate bulb in and out. Replacement lights are expensive. Had never had this problem with any other car.

Headlights burning out frequently was the first sign of problems, replaced them as the dealer said this was inherent to the 2001 Elantra. In August 2006 check engine light came on. Also, the air bag sensor light was on, headlight out again, took car to dealer, they called back and said that the alternator had been over charging and not only was the over charging burning out the headlights it also had taken out the cruise control module, and air bag module. Car had only 42000 miles on it, and was 2 weeks from being out of the 5 year bumper to bumper warranty. Well here it is 6 months later and 47000 miles and check engine light is back on, I have since purchased a diagnostic tool to read the codes. The car was running rough at idle. The codes came up as mis fire on cylinder 3, tps sensor failure and map barometer failure. I replaced the plugs and wires, engine still ran rough. Took car back to dealer they replaced the tps, still running rough, they suggested that because of the faulty tps that the excessive dumping of fuel into the jets could have caused one of them to be clogged. I had them clean the jets as well as replace the plugs and wires again (they had also found that #3 wire had been arcing. ) this took care of the idle problem. I took the car home and the next day driving the car would surge between 3rd and 4th gear, engine light back on. Still have the map error. Dealer ended up replacing the map sensor. It has been about a month since this last occourence and all I can do is cross my fingers until I trade it in. Abl. Pco.

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With the a/c on the headlights will dim briefly at different times just for a moment. A couple of times the have gone all the way out briefly. The lights will dim enough that people think I'm flashing my lights at them. This problem only occurs with the a/c on, the cause of the problem is when the a/c compressor cuts on it takes a lot of voltage to turn it on, and the headlights dim briefly. Depending on the weather this problem can happen every half mile. This problem has been on going. Took the car to the dealer, and the said every thing checks out ok, its just the nature of this brand of car.

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I have to continually replace my headlights. Since purchasing the car in 2002 I have had to replace the bulbs at least 3 times a piece. Dealer told me it was the bulbs I was buying but I am buying Hyundai bulbs. This problem is very annoying. It is hard to replace driver side by myself. Very expensive to take to dealership to be changed. Also there is no way of knowing when the bulb burns out, had to wait for cops to pull me over to find out.

2002 Elantra headlight bulbs burn out every two months. First one then two weeks later the other, just like clockwork. I have never seen anything like this, auto headlamps generally last for years! very expensive and annoying problem.

: the contact stated upon inspection of the vehicle it was noticed the headlights were cloudy. The dealership determined this was not a manufacturer defect. The manufacturer was alerted.

I've had to replace both headlights twice since I bought the car in 2002.

: the contact stated the lenses on the headlights clouded over in less than two years, making it hard to see the road at night. Both low and high beams are affected. The dealer has been alerted and determined the headlights need to be replaced.

I purchased a used 2003 Hyundai Elantra 4 door sedan in February 2005. In June 2005 I had to have both low beam headlights replaced. Now it is January 2006 and I will have to replace them both again.

2003 Hyundai Elantra has 69,173 miles & has had numerous problems with the headlights burning out. The most recent replacements didn't even last 1,000 miles. 7/27/09 - left headlight- 69,173 (mileage) 7/5/09 - both headlights - 68,670 (mileage) 5/6/08 - left headlight- 57,921(mileage) 11/5/07 - right headlight- 52,428(mileage) 9/5/07 - left headlight- 50,633(mileage) 4/9/07 - right headlight- 45,223(mileage) 6/3/06 - left headlight- 36,405(mileage) 10/21/05 - 29,192(mileage) I talked to a mechanic- he said there is nothing that can be done to fix the problem other than keep replacing the burned out lights. I find this an unacceptable solution - it is a safety hazard. My son was driving home on 7/5/09 & both headlights burned out. He had to drive home on high beams. There is no reason for a car to keep burning out headlights. Updated 08/04/09. 8jb.

Headlamp bulbs burn out every couple of months. I was using aftermarket bulbs which have no warranty. After I went through 4 bulbs. I purchased new bulbs from dealer and have not had an issue with them for over a year and a half and still working fine. I removed the assembly to make sure the bulbs were in correctly and secure and I made sure to use a tissue so not to have any oil from my hands get on the bulbs each time which could make bulbs burn out quicker.

I purchased a 2004 Hyundai Elantra in September 2004. I have had little trouble with the vehicle. I drive to work at 4:30 am. One morning, I took a different route. There were barrier poles planted in the road. I did not see them until the very last minute. I swerved to avoid them. At the toll plaza, the police pulled me to the side and told me my lights were off. The switch was on, but there were no headlights. Since then, a number of drivers signaled to me that my lights were off. I was again stopped by the police and told my lights were off. My light switch was in the on position. I took the car to the dealer for service and they replaced the alternator. I still do not feel the low beam lights are bright enough. Any help you could offer would be appreciated. Thank you dianne c. Burger.

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I have had to replace the bulbs in the headlights of my 2002 Hyundai Elantra gt at least 4 times (this will be the 5th) as they continue to burn out on a regular basis. In comparison to older cars that I have previously owned, I have never had to replace the lamps with such frequency.

I have had nothing but problems with this vehicle. The headlight constantly were blowing out, it guzzles gas like crazy! then now two sensors are bad and per the dealer they have been having numerous problems with these sensors but won't replace them? I love Hyundai always had one but this one turned out to be a pain in the butt.

The headlights on the car keep failing which prevents me from driving safely or driving at all. As of this date the headlights have failed 4 times now; twice on each side with the latest occurring this past week. I contacted the dealership (rowe, 207-854-2555) that has been replacing the lamps and asked for an explanation as to why the headlights keep failing. They said they didnt know but insinuated the lamps were cheap . He then stated the dealership would continue to replace the bulbs at no cost until the warranty expires. This is obviously not an acceptable situation. If the real problem is as simple as the lamps being defective or cheap they need to be replaced with a quality product before someone gets hurt or killed.

Passenger headlight went out with in a year.

We had to replace the headlights several times with in the first year of owning our hyundia Elantra when on October 5, 2002. They went out resulting in an accident. My husband switched from brights to dim for on coming traffic when he noticed he was having problems seeing do to the front head lights burning out. He missed seeing a four way stop sign and side swiped another car going about 35mph. The passenger air bag deployed and shattered my left wrist which has resulted in 3 surgerys and daily physical therapy with hopes of getting the use of my hand back. Dt.

The "air bag" and "check engine" lights stays on all the time. Both driver and rear passenger windows will not work, both must be taped up. Car has had a "electrial burning" smell off and on for a year. The headlights goes bright while driving. Getting less than 20 mpg gas. Batteries frequently goes dead.

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Headlights will read dim but light will actually be on high beam, causing problem to other drivers. Dealer notified.

While driving in a thunder storm interior and dimmer headlights went out at same time. There was no warning. Dealer was not notified.

Incident date is estimated. I have put approximately 17,000 miles on the vehicle during the course of each year (never more than 20k or less than 15k) and on three separate occasions, all between 9 and 15 months apart, my headlights have failed. On one occasion both lamps failed within a two weeks and before I could replace the first failed one resulting in a potentially hazardous situation where I would have had no headlights. Each time my local Hyundai service center has replaced them and on at least one occasion, made comments suggesting this was a common occurrence with my make/model vehicle. Interesting to note, the failures have always occurred in the winter.