10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 21 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 18 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 65,171 miles
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The airbag light came on and stays on no matter what. I have read this happens a lot with Hyundai Elantra-€™s made during this time frame. This is a major safety issue if the airbags are not functioning properly.
- Pace, FL, USA
A 2015 ford car hit me and the passenger airbags deployed, but did not inflate due to a hole in the airbag at the seam
- Saco, ME, USA
My steering column makes a clicking noise and the cruise control comes on when it wants to also the horn won't work on the steering wheel, and I was in an accident where I got hit in the front and the airbag didn't even deploy
- Holcomb , KS, USA
Airbag light came on for no reason. Took the car to the dealership. Diagnostics test revealed faulty airbag control module. Dealership recommended replacement of the airbag control module. The cost of replacement is $1,042. Hyundai warranty does not cover the airbag control module after 5 years / 60,000 miles. I am concerned about this as this is the basic safety feature of the car and the cost of replacing the unit is prohibitive. I'm also concerned about the fact that the essential feature such as airbag control unit can fail for no apparent reason.
- Seattle, WA, USA
Airbag light stays on all the time. Many people online are complaining about the same problem. This is a major safety issue and there should definitely be a recall on these airbags.
- Clifton Park, NY, USA
Airbag light on on. DTC code B1346, Driver airbag resistance too high ( 1st stage)
- Portland, OR, USA
A pickup pulled in front of me causing my car to impact it. Despite significant frontal damage to my car the steering wheel airbag did not deploy.
- Cassville, MO, USA
The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the air bag warning light was illuminated and turned off after 6 seconds. The contact also stated that the tire pressure system warning lights were illuminated prior to the failure. The contact stated on August 26, 2021, while starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light illuminated and remained illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
- Glen Burnie, MD, USA
As with many people have reported my 2012 airbag light has come on. It appears to be the clock spring as other's have mentioned and airbag won't deploy unless fixed.
- Castle Rock, CO, USA
We purchased the four (4) weeks ago. On July 25, 2021 about 5:53 P.M. My step daughter was driving about 10 miles per hour making a left turn and the driver and passenger airbags deployed without a collision or impact of any kind. I contacted Hillsborough County Sheriff and we after inspection, the airbags deployed and the seat belts were locked. Therefore, we had to park the car at the Hillsborough Sheriff Office, located at 7202 Gunn Hwy, Tampa, FL 33625, Phone number (813) 247-0330. As per the officer advise we could not drive the car. The dealer has been notified of the incident. We can be reached at [XXX] [XXX]
- New Port Richey, FL, USA
For no reason, the driver-side airbag light has come on (and stays on) in our 2-door 2012 Hyundai Elantra. It puts our daughter and son at risk, as the two drivers of the car, because the airbag may be defective and not deploy in the event of an accident. That is unacceptable. This is an auto-maker safety issue, and the consumer should NOT be responsible for having to get this repaired on their dime. Yet everything I read online is other Hyundai drivers have gotten this and the dealers are gouging them on the repairs. We will take it into the dealer, but in no way, shape or form should we have to pay for this repair! Please pay attention - many Hyundai drivers are reporting this same issue online, even if they are not reporting it directly to you at NHTSA!
- Reston, VA, USA
After I turn my car on, all of the warning lights go off except for the airbag light. It continuously stays on whether the car is stationary or in any form of motion. Occasionally, it will go off for a second or two when the steering wheel is turned but it always comes back on and remains lit.
- Carlisle, PA, USA
Airbag light warning staying
- Powhatan, VA, USA
1 month after purchasing the car brakes messed up then rodors then bearings. Airbag and engine light came on and wheel light. I put over 1000 and $200 in this car within four months
- Petersburg, VA, USA
Passenger side airbag light comes on and off all the time that someone is sitting in the seat. There is nothing in the seat or a person. It comes on and off while I am driving or sitting at the light. Most of the time, it does not come on when I first start the vehicle. It was repaired once several years and that was $350. That stayed on all the time. I think it is a mfg defect.
- Indianapolis, IN, USA
I live in Missouri where they still have vehicle inspections to renew tags for legally driving. Got in the vehicle and started it I then try to use the steering wheel controls to change radio station would not work then tried the other side of the steering wheel to make a phone call and it wouldn't work then I tried the horn and it would not work. I looked up the problem and what I found is that it's whats called the airbag clockspring so there for the airbag in the steering wheel will not deploy in the case of an accident I have researched that my vehicle is not the only one and with this issue it is very unsafe and will not pass inspection in my state
- Ava, MO, USA
When I turned on my car on in Sep. 19 2018, the airbag warning light turned and stayed lit. Now, I have the issue of my airbags won't deploy when in a accident. My car has never been in a accident ever, and now I have this problem that it can be one of two things. The cock spring needs to be reset or a computer board needs to be replaced underneath the passenger seat and reprogrammed. Also, it is hard to believe that is not safety concern to neither the Hyundai manufacture or NHTSA. In regards to that, when I had a 2008 Hyundai accent it had the same issue with the airbags light in the dashboard that turned on. Also, when took my accent to the dealership the cost related to that was $2,800 to fix the issue. I feel that if it happened to more then one Hyundai car model the issue should be address and fixed.
- Kissimmee, FL, USA
One day I noticed that my steering wheel was loose and it was making a clicking noise. One another occasion, while I was driving, my vehicle I noticed that all of a sudden the airbag light came on. I thought that it was a minor electrical malfunction (because my flat tire light has been on for years and I never know when I really have a flat), so I ignored it until I went to use my horn to alert an approaching vehicle of my presence, and it didn't work. It hasn't worked properly since. If I use my keys to lock the door it will beep, but if I attempt to use the horn itself I get nothing.
- Lumberton, NC, USA
The airbag light won't go off now after my battery died and was re-charged. I've been inform that the issues is something with the clock spring. Most other Elantras from this time period are covered under an extended air bag clock spring warranty and I believe the same extended warranty should be applied to my touring. Thanks!
- Chicago, IL, USA
- Edgecomb, ME, USA