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Car Forum / Hyundai Cars / February 2006Elantra Lawsuit?
I got a letter in the mail about a lawsuit for all 2004-2006 Elantra owners in the mail. Whats that all about? Is there a problem with my car I don't know about? > I got a letter in the mail about a lawsuit for all 2004-2006 Elantra > owners in the mail. Whats that all about? Is there a problem with > my car I don't know about? Not to be rude, but read the letter. I hadn't heard about it (my elantra's older) but read it and let us know, or at least post any links or case #s so that the rest of us can read it for ourselves. >I got a letter in the mail about a lawsuit for all 2004-2006 Elantra owners >in the mail. Whats that all about? Is there a problem with my car I don't >know about? It's a Class Action Suit dealing with the Passenger Classification System for the front passenger seat. As suggested by the response above mine, read the letter  SignatureAndrew D. Sisson LG VX8100 VZW<BAM<FRONTIER CELLULAR<ROCHESTER TEL. MOBILE SID 154 EV-DO PRL 50463 SINCE APRIL 1993 > I got a letter in the mail about a lawsuit for all 2004-2006 Elantra owners > in the mail. Whats that all about? Is there a problem with my car I don't > know about? If it's the same one I got, it's about a malfunction with the passenger's side seat sensor for the airbags. In some cases, it will not recognize smaller adults, particularly if they don't sit squarely in the seat. Hyundai is offering a re-programming solution, but it may cause problems with child seats not being recognized as such. There is apparently no ideal solution to the issue. I plan to object to the exhorbitant 1.2 million dollar attorney's fees sought in the suit. >> I got a letter in the mail about a lawsuit for all 2004-2006 Elantra >> owners in the mail. Whats that all about? Is there a problem with my [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > I plan to object to the exhorbitant 1.2 million dollar attorney's fees > sought in the suit. Good for you. I keep wondering when people will wake up and smell the coffee and realize that the only winners in a class action are the lawyers. Matt It was an odd letter/agreement. The lawyers get more than a million dollars. And you the consumer? Hyundai will reprogram your sensor for free. Which they have been doing. I think the class action suit specifies a loaner car during the service. And nothing else that they weren't already doing - there was a recall that updated the sensor software.... re: air bag phenomena I am herein soliciting comment in light of alleged problem with air bag sensor in Elantras. Situation: A driver of a 2003 Accent was hit fairly hard (on passenger side front headlight/fender) by another car when turning left (Accent had the green arrow). The air-bags in Accent did NOT come-out. The Accent driver may not have been seat-belt-fastened. If driver not seat-belted, then the air-bags can't/don't inflate (?). Please clue-me (give me ideas) about why air-bags did not pop-out. Is there such a relation between seatbelt & air-bag? > re: air bag phenomena > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Is there such a relation between seatbelt & air-bag? You should not run around usenet trying to sound like a lawyer - or what you think a lawyer would sound like. Why don't you take your petty pursuits to a web site, instead of here? Signature-Mike- mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net re: lawyer shite I asked a question, which has been on my mind for a coupla years. It's really not that complex of a question. I care for lawyers as much as I care for ...uh...nevermind. BTW, how do you like your (apparent) arrangement with Hyundai, because you too sound like you're acting like one. >You should not run around usenet trying to sound like a lawyer - or what you >think a lawyer would sound like. Why don't you take your petty pursuits to >a web site, instead of here? Is the above an acceptable comment/suggestion for this generally harmonious, polite news group?" If I publicly flame/cuss-out this poster in this thread, could anybody here blame me? > > You should not run around usenet trying to sound like a lawyer - or > > what you think a lawyer would sound like. Why don't you take your [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > If I publicly flame/cuss-out this poster in this thread, could anybody > here blame me? Robert, It's best to put on abestos underwear before posting to UseNet. Also use good newsreader software that comes with a handy killfile button for all the bozo's. <G> > re: air bag phenomena > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Is there such a relation between seatbelt & air-bag? Unless the car was equipped with side impact-airbags (I don't think they're available on the Accent), there shouldn't have been an airbag deployment in a straight side impact. The frontal airbags do no good in a side impact and they're designed not deploy in such a situation. Seatbelts MUST be worn in airbag-equipped cars. Airbags are not called a "SUPPLMENTAL Restraint System" for nothing. There are large, obnoxious stickers on the visor to warm people of that and it's spelled out clearly in the owner's manual. There's a friggin' annoying light on the dash that warns you, too. How much notification do people need??? If the driver was not wearing a seatbelt, it would improve the gene pool if the accident prevents him/her from reproducing. ..... > Seatbelts MUST be worn in airbag-equipped cars. Airbags are not called a > "SUPPLMENTAL Restraint System" for nothing. There are large, obnoxious > stickers on the visor to warm people of that and it's spelled out clearly > in the owner's manual. There's a friggin' annoying light on the dash that > warns you, too. Annoying light???? The '06 Sonata has the most persistent, annoy you to death buzzer system when you don't put on the seat belts that I have ever heard in a car. > How much notification do people need??? If the driver was not wearing a > seatbelt, it would improve the gene pool if the accident prevents him/her > from reproducing. re: good answers, all my inquiries have been addressed adequately i subscribe to the n.g. sentiment about the legal profession, as a law school dropout myself is the person dead, or were they injured heavily? lil more info would help. might not been hard enough hit to activate them.... > re: air bag phenomena > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Is there such a relation between seatbelt & air-bag? re: person's wreck injury happened approx two years ago: got banged on face, bled some, seems ok now sounds like it wassnt enough force to trigger the bags if thats the only injuries that happened which is good. whats there to sue about???? > re: person's wreck injury > > happened approx two years ago: got banged on face, bled some, seems ok > now re: wreck Well, at the time I was unaware that the air bag popping-out itself could be such a risk to an adult-sized person. I've been angry (seething) that non-luxury American cars were minus airbags. What the helle is wrong with us? It's one of my reasons/appreciations for Hyundai. I'd read about the things killing/injuring small children. And I figured that's why Ford & GM were avoiding 'em in their compacts. By asking the question I did, I was trying to elicit information about the sensor system. An Hyundai service manager has been affirmed by the n.g., thank you. Such is life. Such is death. Such is injury. Such is fool who doesn't utilize seatbelt near home. > re: person's wreck injury > > happened approx two years ago: got banged on face, bled some, seems ok > now Probably not hard enough. The air bag might have hurt more. How much damage to car in $? |
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