Dt*: the contact stated the passenger air bag (ocs system) is suppose to activate when an adult is sitting in the seat and not activate when a child is sitting in the seat. The ocs system will not activate for the owner of the vehicle when sitting in the seat properly. The dealership determined the driver is less than 120 pounds which is the reason the ocs will not activate. The contact contends this information is not listed in the handbook and the contact was not informed of this when the vehicle was purchased.
2004 Hyundai Elantra airbags complaints
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Dt*: the contact stated the passenger side air bag sensors were reprogrammed on two occasions. The sensors are still not working properly. If a small stature person is sitting in the front passenger seat, the indicator light illuminates, indicating the air bag is turned off. There is a recall # 03v322000, concerning the air bags, however the recall did not correct the problem. The vehicle is having the same problems again. The dealer was notified and reprogrammed the osc electrical control unit. The dealer stated the person sitting in the front passenger seat must sit in a certain manor for the sensor to be activated.
2004 elantra passenger side air bag remained on. *ts the consumer was not satisfied with the recall work that was performed on the vehicle regarding the airbag. The consumer stated when the passenger seat was occupied the passenger air bag off light stayed illuminated.
Was involved in a head on collision at 30 MPH. The airbags never deployed. Is there a speed at which the airbags are supposed to deploy?
2004 hyundai elantra passenger air bag off light remains on. *ts the vehicle was taken tot he dealer regarding recall campaign #073 concerning the occupant classification system of the right front passenger seat for air bag deployment. The passenger air bag off light remained on no matter who sat in the seat. The technician told the consumer that the air bag off light may be illuminated because the passenger may not be seat squarely in the seat with feet on the floor.
With a passenger in the right front seat the air bag light off is displayed quite frequently.
The front airbag off light stays on even when the front passenger, usually my niece who weighs 130 pounds, occupies the seat. There was a recall on the airbags, but it did not specify this problem. So many complaints about this sensor should be looked in to.
Dt: consumer's vehicle was involved in al head-on collision at 35 MPH when another vehicle made an illegal left turn. Upon impact, neither front or side air bags deployed. Consumer's vehicle was totaled. Both driver and passenger sustained injuries. *ak
Bhught car used 6 weeks ago. Ever since while my wife {120lbs] occup[ies right front passenger seat , the air bag disabled light stays illuninated. To extinguise she has to wiggle around on seat , slide forward and someitmes lift her weight off of the seat and drop on to seat several times/ took car back to dealer, crest hyundai ,and they tested seat weight requirements with a propane bottle. This is hardly the correct procedure. They said there was no problem. Problem persists every time she or any one light rides in that seat. Have viewed this site and found numerous other complaints relating to this problem.
2004 hyundai elantra seat belts broke. The vehicle was hit by another vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. *mr the seat belts broke and tore out. Another vehicle hit the consumer head on. The drivers side passenger front bumper sensor was inoperative. *sc
Dt: the consumer stated she was having problems with her air bag light. She says that if someone is sitting in the passenger seat, the air bag light switch will say passenger air bag off, and if no one is sitting in the seat it says the same thing. This problem occurs 80 percent of the time the car is in use and has been going on since the purchase of the vehicle. The consumer has reported this to hyundai and they stated it was the way the person was sitting in the seat. The dealer has received numerous complaints and the manufacturer tells them not to fix it.*jb
Passenger air bag sensor incorrectly detecting passemger 50 pounds or more. Passenger air bag "off" ligth stays on even is a passenger 100 pounds or more are seated properly.
Dealer performed software repair for passenger seat airbag recall. Problem still exists.
While at stop at an intersection consumer's vehicle was hit head on. Upon impact, dual airbags did not deploy. Driver sustained neck and back injuries. As a result the vehicle was a total loss. *ak the consumer stated that none of the 4 airbags deployed.
Ongoing failure since car was purchased. Passenger airbag is off almost constantly no matter who sits in my car. 150 lb girlfriend can not get the passenger airbag off light to turn off, no matter how she sits. 145 lb female friend only gets the airbag off light to turn off about 10% of the time. Hyundai dealer says it operates as designed.
2004 elantra ocs system modification.***no answer required***. *mr the air bag light illuminated on and off intermittently when the front passenger seat was occupied by an adult who met the weight requirements.
The federal safety agency recall 03v322000 concerning air bag sensor . This vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN. However, the sensor on the air bag was not turning on when the passenger got into the vehicle.
Passenger's air bag should be turned on when sensor reads weight over 56.4 pounds. However, air bag is turning on after reading 160 pounds. Dealer can reprogram air bag sensor at consumer's expense.*ak
While driving air bag sensor worked intermittently with someone sitting in the seat. Consume contacted the dealer several times. Dealer stated that it was the cover that was on the seat. And then said it was the way the consumer was sitting. However the problem recurred.
My 2004 hyundai elantra passenger airbag is not enabled even when a passenger with twice the advertised minimum required weight occupies the seat. A hyundai bulletin tells passengesr to sit stiff like a mannequin to activate sensors to enable the bag, but that's not practical. Hyundai also offers to reprogram the sensors to require less weight, in conjunction with deactivating (permanantly shutting off) the "passenger air bag off" light. But there's no reason to believe that lowering the programmed weight will enable the bags since it already doesn't come on with 130 pounds but is supposed to come on at 56 pounds. Disabling the "passenger air bag off" light is only an effort to make occupants unaware as to if the bags are enabled or not and thereby lessen the burden for hyundai. Owners should not expect a solution any time soon since the technology does not exist that keeps the airbags on when an adult passenger may squirm around, cross their legs, or even sit normally at times. A positive solution would be to recall the vehicles to install a keyed switch that can be toggled by the owner, and eliminate the sensors all together. At this point, any currently offered solution by hyundai, which includes not sitting in the seat, or using another car, or sitting perfectly still, or having the "passenger air bag off" light disabled, is only designed to benefit the company and not the consumer, nor to make the bags work as advertised. [email protected].
The air bag light appeared on the dashboard and remained on while driving. Please fill in additional information.
When the passenger seat was occupied, the air bag light intermittently illuminated and stayed on. Please provide any further information.
Failure of passenger airbag system to arm itself when passenger in front seat is present. Warning on dash panel says "passenger airbag turned off". There was no incident, just failure to arm. Dealer can not correct problem, suggests contact with manufacturer which I did. Am awaiting reply.
Since I purchase the car in aoril of 2004, the passenger air bag indicator continues to read air bag off when a passenger is seated in the front seat who weighs over 56.4 pounds through about 160 pounds. This is recall number 03v322000, hyundai recall no. 062. The manufacuturer will not fix the problem unless I sign a release which does not incidate anything about the air bag working with someone seated in the front passenger seat weighing more than 56.4 pounds. They want me to waive my rights, not telling me the parameters they will reset the computer to activate the passenger air bag if necessary. I have a copy of the agreement they want to to sign. Along with a letter I sent them dated 10/18/2004. According to the dealer service manager, this is a problem on all their 2004 models. Please help me.
Regarding: 2004 hyundai elantra gt this complaint is in regards to the passenger airbag. The 2004 elantra contains a sensor in the seat that disables that passenger seat if the weight of the passenger is less than a certain weight. A "passenger air bag off" light illuminates to indicate when this is occurring. Since the date of purchase (4/29/2004), it has been found that this light illuminates with adult passenger's in this seat. This happens with a wide variety of individuals, some well over 150 lb. This problem has been in the news in the following locations that I have found: 1) june 24, 2004 edition of autotech daily (hampton autobeat llc) in an article entitled "elantra smart airbag too smart?" 2) abc story: http://abcnews.go.com/business/story?id=89770&page=1 3) consumeraffairs.com: ttp://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/hyundai_airbag.html as this is an issue that I found very troubling and unsafe, I would appreciate immediate assistance in resolving this problem. The vehicle has been taken to two (2) different hyundai dealers for service, but according to them, the system is working as designed.
My 19 years old daughter's weight is not less than 56.4 pound. It showed displayed "passenger airbag off" while the seat was occupied. I think the alignment of ocs is off. It needed to be adjusted according to the specifics set for 56.4 or less. I think the car setting is higher than 56.4 pounds. I took my car to my dealer during the 7500 mile service and I mentioned about this problem to service manager. I got a response from them on the invoice. Invoice says "tested system out working to factory specs" I was so upset that they don't be bother to check into the details. The hyundia representative, ms. Muara t. Dowd (district parts and service manager in jamesburg, nj) gave me an opportunity to have a mechanic to show me what he have done. What I have observed him. He just plug his computer under the driver. And showed me the computer found no problem related to the airbag. That's all he do the job and leave. Not even bother to check into this matter. Ms. Dowd told me that she have something to fax me later on. I found out that they offered me to sign the waive some specifics related to liability related to reprogramming it. I felt it is not acceptable to do that. I got a fax from you regarding ocs reprogramming authorization. I think that it is not right for getting me to authorize for reprogramming. I think it needs to make a correct adjustment according to your company's specifics to 56 pounds or less. I think it is not right and I would like it to make the correction on this part. I researched this problem. What I found.... Reference to the 2004 elantra owner's manual section "occupant classification system" (section 1 - page 36-37). If the front passenger seat is unoccupied or occupied by someone lighter than 56.4 pounds (25.g kg) the indicator "passenger airbag off" will be displayed, and the front passenger's airbag will be turned off and will not deploy in frontal crashes.
The air bag seat sensor kept showing no passenger in the seat, which indicated the air bag will not deploy in an accident. Manufacturer stated the consumer should make contact to have the bag deactivated. Consumer did not wish to have this done.
While driving the air bag warning light continuously illuminated on the dashboard. Dealership inspected vehicle several times, technician indicated to consumer the passenger had to weigh 66.4 pounds in order for the air bag light to turn off, although with people who weighed over 100 pounds the air bag light was still on.
The driver side air bag deployed. The manufacture is sending forms for the consumer to submit. *nm the consumer was vehicle was backing out of the driveway when the driver's side air bag deployed. There were no prior accidents.
Repeated intermittent illumination of "passenger airbag off" beginning within days of purchase. Failures occur when anyone sits in passenger seat. Adults weighing 190, 170, and 140 have turned airbags off. Poodle weighing 9 lbs turned airbags on! Numerous attempts at service august 04 to present, with long delays waiting for hyundai representatives to address and delays and cancelled appointments by dealer service department. Results of service appointments included could not duplicate, told that sensor activated when passenger moves in seat, claimed to order new "upgraded" sensor, did not have "special" tool to install new sensor, nothing more that service dept could do, airbags will deploy in accident if sensor indicates airbags off, then told that district manager would have to install new sensor, svc cancelled because district manager advised service manager that new sensor would not work, told that district service representative would arrive to assess and verify issue then let me know what would be done and would have to sign waiver, district svc rep tested (compared my 04 elantra manufactured sept 03 and another manufactured may 04) and concluded cause was the way I sit in the seat. Light came on in both vehicles when I sat in passenger seat, and when he sat in my passenger front seat. Concluded that I was not sitting far enough back in the seat for sensor to recognize. Stated that this was not a defect but a "characteristic" of the 04 elantra. Would return two weeks later to "reprogram" sensor to more sensitive state. This was more than one month ago. Have had three near collisions since purchase, with constant fear of passenger seat for seven and one half months of ownership.
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