1995 Hyundai Elantra: raw data

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vehicle	1995 / hyundai / elantra
known issues	7 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints	151 on file (1995-04-11 → 2004-02-12)
recalls	0
investigations	0
fars	0 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Transmission failure and erratic shiftingPOWER TRAIN13 complaints1995-11 → 2002-03elantra-1995-transmission-failure

898257 WHILE TRAVELING AT 30-35 MPH TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO LOCK UP AND SKID ACROSS THE STREET
826217 VEHICLE KEEPS JERKING/SKIPPING WHEN DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM
849094 WHILE DRIVNG AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND SOMETHING SNAPPED

Clutch pedal bracket breakagePOWER TRAIN4 complaints1998-10 → 2003-06elantra-1995-clutch-pedal-bracket

10021385 WHEN I PRESSED DOWN ON THE CLUTCH IN ORDER TO SHIFT, THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET BROKE OFF
893812 WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, CLUTCH PEDAL PEDAL BRACKET DISCONNECTED AND FELL OFF
543867 WHILE DEPRESSING CLUTCH PEDAL, MOUNTING BRACKET WELD BROKE

Door handle and latch failureSTRUCTURE4 complaints1996-05 → 2001-09elantra-1995-door-handle-latch

726990 THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR KNOB WILL NOT LET YOU OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE
830146 INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON REAR RIGHT SIDE BROKE OFF, AND DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED
752029 THE REAR DOORS DO NOT WANT TO OPEN AND/OR UNLOCK AT TIMES

Air bag non-deployment in collisionAIR BAGS20 complaints1995-04 → 2001-02elantra-1995-airbag-no-deploy

963567 WAS HIT IN THE FRONT END BY OTHER DRIVER AT 70 MILES PER HOUR AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY
976814 AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A 30 MPH IMPACT WITH A POLE
822261 VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 30MPH AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY

Air bag warning light staying onAIR BAGS15 complaints1995-08 → 2003-07elantra-1995-airbag-warning-light

970045 DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHTS COME, DEALER REPLACES MODULES, LIGHT KEEPS COMING BACK ON
803641 WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF
886356 AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. DEALER RAN VEHICLE THROUGH A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND RAN CODE OUT WHICH TURNED OFF THE LIGHT

Service brake failure and brake noiseSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC10 complaints1995-08 → 1996-07elantra-1995-service-brake-failure

800261 WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN MADE ATTEMPT TO SLOW/STOP, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR
986736 DRIVING VEHICLE, HAD APPLIED THE BRAKES, BRAKES FAILED TO HOLD, BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE HIT POLE HEAD ON
976888 ABS: WHEN BRAKING MAKES A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE NO MATTER WHAT SPEED

Underhood fire, battery and wiring failureELECTRICAL SYSTEM6 complaints1997-04 → 2000-07elantra-1995-electrical-fire-battery

810120 WHILE PARKED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION CAUSED THE WIRING UNDER THE HOOD TO CATCH ON FIRE
850706 A DEFECTIVE GENERATOR/ALTERNATOR CAUSED BATTERY TO BLOW UP, RESULTING IN WIRING HARNESS MELTING
865512 THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, AND WITH NO PRIOR WARNING SAW FLAMES SHOOTING UP THOUGH THE HOOD AREA

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
151	1995-04-11	2004-02-12	29	5	AIR BAGS:39; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:25; POWER TRAIN:19; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:17; SERVICE BRAKES:14

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_years	occupant_deaths	match_type	vpic_recovered
2010-2024	0	legacy-code	0

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.

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1995 Hyundai Elantra vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1995/hyundai/elantra

@misc{wrenchpro_1995_hyundai_elantra_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1995 Hyundai Elantra},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1995/hyundai/elantra}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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