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The contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Elantra. While the vehicle was parked the contact noticed the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technicians stated the seat belt buckle on the front driver side had to be replaced. The contact was also informed that there were two recall repairs under NHTSA campaign id number: 11V143000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module) and NHTSA campaign id number: 11V179000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module) that were associated with the VIN that had to be performed. The recall repairs were performed, however, the dealer refused to replace the buckle, stated it was not covered under the platinum 100,000 mile warranty and stated the contact would have to pay $700 to have it replaced. Mileage of failure 70,110.
The contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Elantra. The contact was driving approximately 55 mph when the air bag warning indicator began to illuminate until the engine was turned off. The failure occurred whenever the vehicle was in motion. There was a recall related to the failure under NHTSA campaign id number 11V179000 (air bags: Frontal: Sensor/control module). The dealer attempted to perform the recall repair and was unsuccessful due to the severe corrosion within the air bag wiring harness. The malfunction continued to occur. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000. Updated 11/16/11 updated 11/18/11
The contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Elantra. The contact noticed that the air bag warning indicator was illuminated on the instrument control panel. She took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that because the cup holder was located in the center console, a leak from a beverage could enter into the air bag module and cause the module and harness to fail. In the event of a crash, the air bag may not deploy properly. She had the air bag module replaced. Updated 2/2/09 updated 02/04/09.
- Alpine, CA, USA
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