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Hyundai Elantra 2001-2006

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#1471 of 5565 For Coupe2001 by mattwa

Jul 29, 2001 (12:35 pm)

Not true. According to the same IIHC, the Elantra was just behind the Civic overall in the Earlier Design category (1996-2000 models) and beat the Civic in
 
 - Injury measures - chest
 - Injury measures - leg/foot left
 - head restraint design
  
In all of these categories, the Elantra got a "good." The Civic got "marginal" for the injury measures and "poor" for head restraint design.
  
I can understand why the Hyundai people might have been surprised by the IIHC results this year and asked for the retest.

#1472 of 5565 by bri70

Jul 29, 2001 (6:07 pm)

"..., but you shouldn't try influence other shoppers into the Elantra if it is indeed a death trap compared to the Honda Civic."
 
Oh, come on. The structural integrity of the Elantra held up quite well.

#1473 of 5565 AC smell, etc. by leo24

Jul 29, 2001 (7:39 pm)

I have a '99 Elantra. The AC used to smell, and I had it cleaned at the dealership. Now that smell is gone, but I got a new problem - air from the fan smells awful after every AC usage.
 
For its price, I think Elantra is a pretty good buy - solidly built, lots of standard equipments, etc. But after driving it for 24K, I am getting frustrated at a number of minor things, e.g., thin paint, funky smell, so-so gas mileage, noise from this and that belt. Dealer is nasty. I don't regret my decision to buy it, but I am definitely not going to get another Hyundai.

#1474 of 5565 RPMs staying up high by jkempskie

Jul 29, 2001 (8:06 pm)

I haven't been here in a few days and I was just planning to post a similiar problem on my 5-spd '01 GLS with 8900 miles! For me, the "sticky throttle" problem occurs most often after I use the cruise control on the highway for about 30 minutes (I do this trip once a week). After getting off the highway, the RPMs always hover higher than usual at the first light... about 1500-2000 usually. Tapping the gas gets rids of it, and it lowers by itself... similiar to when the car warms up first thing in the morning. This almost leads me to believe it's normal, but I'm not sure. I mentioned it at my last 7500 mi. service. The tech took it for a spin and of course found nothing. Big surprise.

#1475 of 5565 A/C Smell by tonykrapil

Jul 30, 2001 (5:56 am)

Living in Florida, the AC never gets turned off. Here is what I do to avoid smell. When the first hint of ac smell occurs I close all the ducts. ON the Elantra you can only close the two end ducts with the control. The center ones I take a towel or sometimes just my hands and turn the fan on HIGH . This forces the air out of every crvice there is BUT MOST importantly it forces any minoor clot in the drain hose to be hopefully blown out bottom of car along with all the trapped water.
 
This has worked for the last 20 years on all of my cars, both my Elantra and Sonata are no exception.
 
Hope it works.
 
ALSO, is it just me? Does it annoy anyone else that the AC on the Elanttra has that button that needs to be pressed to recirculate the AC air EACH time the car is restarted?! This is the ONLY thing that annoys me about the car!
 
Tony

#1476 of 5565 Default for recirculate function by silver_bullet

Jul 30, 2001 (6:29 am)

FWIW, our Focus also defaults to the fresh air setting each time the car is turned off - you have to reselect the recirculation function each time you start. The thinking here is that you shouldn't be running the A/C with the recirc function engaged all the time - you run the risk of getting very stale cabin air, and the evaporator core can ice up as well. In reality, the recirc function is almost a necessity where I live (Houston) due to very high temps and HUMIDITY. Constantly admitting moist outside air into the car makes the A/C produce tons of condensation, more than the drain can deal with... a few dribbles of water invariably make their way onto the floor

#1477 of 5565 I'm a new owner! by dbrowdy

Jul 30, 2001 (12:57 pm)

Hey everyone. I just bought a brand new Elantra GLS (4 dr, auto) and I have only had it for a full day now. I have a question or two that I hope some of you experienced owners can help me with...
 
First, it looks like there's two little cutouts for foglights in the front of the car. Is that what they're for and if so, how hard are they to install? What kind would I get to fit well and install simply?
 
Second, the speakers seem to be pretty decent with the bass. I am putting in a new head unit, amp (100W/channel) and changer. Think the spakers can hold up?
 
Third, I know for the VWs, there's a product you can get that will open or close your windows using commands from the remote. Do they make anything like that for this car?
 
Fourth...well, there is no fourth right now, but any help with the first three would be swell.
 
Thanks in advance!
 
D

#1478 of 5565 RE: Poor safety record by williaday

Jul 30, 2001 (1:03 pm)

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration give both Civic (4-Dr) and Elantra (4-Dr) similar (Civic got one star more in the front drivers while the Elantra got the extra nudge in front side impact) ratings.

I guess it all depends on who is running the tests.

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ncap/cars/2001Cmpt.html

#1479 of 5565 Elantra pricing... by intrepidspirit

Jul 30, 2001 (2:11 pm)

Earlier this month, I posted pricing info on the 2001 Elantra that I purchased for my daughter on July 1/01. I thought I got a good deal (MRSP $14,032 -- purchased at $10,988), but everyone who commented in this forum seemed to think it was a fantastic deal.
 
Well, as we grow closer to the 2002 model introduction, this same dealer is selling these cars (same MRSP) $10,788 (all in stock)! And another dealer in Long Beach, CA is selling base 5-speeds $8,846. That's $20 less than his advertised price for the Accent automatic.
 
I'm not unhappy that I bought earlier because I got the last one in stock in the color my daughter wanted...but it seems like there's always a better deal out there!

#1480 of 5565 Where is the fuel line? by aquesada

Jul 30, 2001 (2:42 pm)

I just purchased a superfuelmax(gasoline saving device)to install it on my Elantra 01, żdoes anybody knows where the main fuel line(comming from the pump) is located?
 
thanks

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