My airbag light is on and won't go off, so I looked into it and it can cause the bags to deploy at any given time or not at all. This is very unsettling, and not safe. Please recall this.
2007 Hyundai Elantra: airbag warning light
21 of the 267 complaints about the 2007 Hyundai Elantra describe airbag warning light.
- owner complaints
- 21
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- typical mileage
- 76,000
- recalls
- 2
Is there a fix? There are 2 recalls and 3 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Airbag warning light by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated in the vehicle. The contact also stated that the front passenger side air bag was included in a recall, but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The federal safety agency campaign number was unknown. The failure mileage was 118,330.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 hyundai elantra. While driving 60 MPH after receiving a recall repair, the driver side air bag light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 178,000. Updated 05/03/16
The air bag light came on in my 2007 hyundai elantra. When I took it to the dealership, they said that there was some kind of electrical failure in the driver's side buckle assembly. I have heard of similar issues in 2006-2008 sonatas. I am concerned that this may be a factory defect.
My airbag lights came on and I took it to the dealer. It took them over two hours to find the problem: the entire floor harness is corroded from some sort of "meltdown" and needs to be replaced. Cost = $4800. I feel this is a major design flaw in the vehicle and hyundai should replace the floor harness as a goodwill warranty issue. There is no way a 6 year old car with only 35,000 miles on it should be experiencing this kind of problem! This is a major safety issue as right now I am forced to drive the vehicle with air bags non-functional.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that the air bag indicator remained illuminated in the vehicle. The dealer stated that the entire electrical harness was corroded and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000. Updated 08/14/14*lj hyunadai fixed the vehicle, free of charge. Updated 09/16/14
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that the air bag light indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The failure mileage was 76,000 and the current mileage was 79,000. ..updated 08/11/14 *bf the dealer informed the consumer, the seat belt sensor needed to be replaced. Updated 8-26-14
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 the federal safety agency campaign id number: 11v143000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module) and the federal safety agency 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.
My 2007 hyundai elantra was supposedly previously a part of hyundai recall number 092 for brake light switch failure. According to hyundai customer service this problem was repaired on march 09, 2010. I understand now there is a new recall out there for the same issue. I did not receive any notification of this recall that was issued in april of 2013. So I am assuming that according to hyundai my vehicle is not a part of this recall. This will be verified with another phone call to hyundai customer service.. My brake light switch has failed again and I am without brake lights. I find it hard to believe that something as critical and safety oriented as a switch that controls the brake light function of your vehicle could fail twice within a 6 year period. Unless both parts are defective. In fact in my past ownership of many vehicles and also of the vehicles of friends and family members I have never heard of this switch failing once let alone twice! Hyundai is telling me that since the recall was already performed on this car in 2010 (before I purchased the car) that they are not liable for this repair or recall. The campaign id# for the latest recall is 13v113000. It was issued by hyundai-kia america technical center inc. How am I to be sure that when the car was repaired (if it was repaired properly or at all) in 2010 it was not repaired with the part from the current recall? The vehicle has yet to be repaired and I will be in contact with hyundai customer service once again. In researching this issue I also learned of problems with the air bag warning light illuminating on the dashboard. Also with the sun visors cracking at their plastic connecting point. Causing the sun visor to fall off and the wiring to be exposed. I have also recently experienced both of these issues.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver side seat belt sensor needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 6,341.
Own a 2007 hyundai elantra sedan. Have been having issues with the air bag light staying on at all times, for about the past week. Yesterday when I parked the car, I put in neutral pulled up the emergency brake and car filled with smoke had small fire, fire dept was called out to my house no injuries. I was sure to get out of car quickly in case turned out to be huge fire. Not sure what happened getting looked at tomorrow, need it towed car fills up with smoke and you can peek in at the wiring and was a small flame this time. If I turn the key on this happens. Unoperatable, as of now. This really needs to be investigated as people could be getting hurt.
Tl* 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 the federal safety agency 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*lj updated 11/18/11
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- What is wrong
- Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 elantra vehicles manufactured from july 14, 2006, through november 1, 2008. The front passenger seats in the vehicles contain a weight sensor designed to deactivate the right frontal airbag when occupants of certain weights occupy the seat. The electrical connector for the weight sensor is located under the center console, between the front seats. Under certain circumstances the connector could become contaminated and malfunction such that the front passenger airbag will deploy regardless of the weight of the occupant.
- Risk
- The front passenger air bag could deploy in crashes in which it should not deploy, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant from the deployed air bag.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a protective cover over the weight classification system connector to prevent contamination. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall is expecting to begin during april 2011. Owners may contact hyundai's customer assistance center at 1‑800‑633‑5151.
Recall number 11V143000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- What is wrong
- Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 elantra vehicles manufactured from july 14, 2006, through august 29, 2007. The driver's seat track position sensor determines the seat's fore and aft position and allows the driver's frontal air bag to deploy at the pressure appropriate for that seating position, with a lower pressure deployment in the most forward seating positions. The air bag control module may receive an unstable electrical signal from the seat track position sensor such that, in a crash that requires driver frontal airbag deployment, the driver's airbag may deploy at the higher pressure than intended if the seat was position in one of the forward positions in which a lower pressure deployment is intended.
- Risk
- A higher pressure deployment than intended increases the risk of injury resulting from airbag deployment.
- Remedy
- Dealers will reprogram the air bag control module free of charge. The safety recall is expecting to begin during april 2011. Owners may contact hyundai's customer assistance center at 1‑800‑633‑5151.
Recall number 11V179000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2007 Hyundai Elantra airbag light
Is airbag warning light a common problem on the 2007 Hyundai Elantra?
21 of 267 owner complaints about the 2007 Hyundai Elantra (8%) mention airbag warning light. The model year with the most reports is 2013.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2007 Hyundai Elantra?
There are 2 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2007 Hyundai Elantra
Fire or smoke 13Stalling 10ABS 9No deployment 9Ball joint 8Loss of power 7Jerking 6Engine failure 5Power steering loss 5
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