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2000 Hyundai Elantra

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2000 Hyundai Elantra do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 182.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

76 reports with mileage · 121 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 43 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 39 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 33 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

36 crash reports2 fire reports24 injury reports

Fuel System, Gasoline complaints

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79,500 miles · Jun 17, 2010
Fuel System, Gasoline

2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HAS A PROBLEM WERE YOU CAN NOT PUMP GAS WITHOUT GAS PUMP STOPPING LIKE IT WAS FILLED ALTHOUGH YOU HAVE ONLY PUMP LESS THAN A GALLON. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT OWN HYUNDAI'S WITH THIS PROBLEM, JUST GOOGLE HYUNDAI PUMPING GAS PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES GAS SPILLS FROM TANK WITHOUT THE TANK BEING FULLY FILLED BE…

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2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HAS A PROBLEM WERE YOU CAN NOT PUMP GAS WITHOUT GAS PUMP STOPPING LIKE IT WAS FILLED ALTHOUGH YOU HAVE ONLY PUMP LESS THAN A GALLON. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT OWN HYUNDAI'S WITH THIS PROBLEM, JUST GOOGLE HYUNDAI PUMPING GAS PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES GAS SPILLS FROM TANK WITHOUT THE TANK BEING FULLY FILLED BECAUSE THE GAS RISES, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND HYUNDAI MUST CORRECT THIS. IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES TO FILL YOUR TANK. I THINK THIS IS A CONCERN FOR A RECALL. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THAT YOU TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SPEND A GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. IM ASKING YOU TO MAKE HYUNDAI LIABLE FOR THIS. IT IS NOT ONLY ANNOYING BUT A SAFETY ISSUE. SEE WHY SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND YOU WILL BE THE JUDGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10336883

86,000 miles · Jan 17, 2009
Fuel System, Gasoline

I FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR WAS PUT ON A RECALL LIST IN 2000,AND I WAS NEVER SENT A RECALL LETTER. NOW MY CAR IS IN THE GARAGE BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. WHY DO SOME PEOPLE GET THE LETTERS AND OTHERS DO NOT ? *TR DIANA WHITE

NHTSA ODI #10255441

Mileage unknown · Aug 21, 2002
Fuel System, Gasoline

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP MORE THAN 4 TIMES FOR STALLING FAILURE. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM, AND WAS GIVEN BACK. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ODI #8016874

Mileage unknown · Jul 24, 2002
Fuel System, GasolineVehicle Speed Control

A PROBLEM WITH THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR, IT BREAKS AND COMPUTER CANNOT SENSE IF CARBURETOR IS OPEN OR CLOSED. FUEL GETS INTO CARBURETOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD.*AK

NHTSA ODI #8014597

Mileage unknown · Jan 19, 2002
Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, GasolineVisibility

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STICKER ON THE WINDOW INDICATED A BETTER GAS MILEAGE THAN WHAT THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY GETTING, CONSUMER STATES OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE GET BETTER GAS MILEAGE ALSO. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #564065

Official recalls

1

00V259001 · Electrical System:wiring

Sep 11, 2000

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SOME SONATA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5 LITER V-6 ENGINES AND ALL ELANTRA MODEL VEHICLES MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT LOW-SPEED ENGINE STALLING, WHICH COULD OCCUR IF THE MAF (MASS AIR FLOW) SENSOR ELECTRICAL SIGNAL IS INTERRUPTED AS A RESULT OF ENGINE VIBRATION TRANSMITTED TO THE MAF SENSOR CONNECTOR WIRING HARNESS.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL RE-ROUTE THE MAF SENSOR CONNECTOR WIRING HARNESS.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

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