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vehicle
1993 / hyundai / elantra
known issues
4 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints
40 on file (1994-12-24 → 2003-07-25)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
0 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
709124 BRAKE PROPORTIONING VALVE FAILED CAUSING BRAKES TO OVERHEAT AND BOIL BRAKE FLUIDE
959185 BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, CALIPERS ARE DEFECTIVE
830886 WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES GRIND OR SQUEAL, CAUSE UNKNOWN
Crankshaft pulley, drive belt and timing belt failureENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2 complaints1998-01 → 1999-08elantra-1993-belt-pulley-timing
710408 CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BECAME DISABLED AS I WAS DRIVING ON HYWY. A/C BELT BROKE AT SAME TIME. CAR WOULD NOT OPERATE AND HAD TO HAVE SOMEONE TOW CAR HOME
710408 SERVICEMAN REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO ENGINE COMPRESSION WHICH POINTED TO TIMING CHAIN PROBLEMS
Hood latch opening while drivingLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES2 complaints1996-02 → 1996-10elantra-1993-hood-latch
801831 CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE FRONT HOOD LATCH CAME OPEN
979679 WHEN OPENED, THE HOOD FLEW UP AND BENT AND FLEW BACKWARD HITTING THE WINDSHIELD AND BREAKING IT
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 1993 Hyundai Elantra vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/hyundai/elantra
@misc{wrenchpro_1993_hyundai_elantra_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1993 Hyundai Elantra},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/hyundai/elantra}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
