Elantra 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?

Re: Elantra Lawsuit?
 

"Joe Hodgenson" <jhodg@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:tiwBf.142235$XC4.135911@twister.nyroc.rr.com:

> 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.

Re: Elantra Lawsuit?
 

"Joe Hodgenson" <jhodg@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:tiwBf.142235$XC4.135911@twister.nyroc.rr.com:

> 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.

Re: Elantra Lawsuit?
 

"Joe Hodgenson" <jhodg@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:tiwBf.142235$XC4.135911@twister.nyroc.rr.com:

> 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.

Re: Elantra Lawsuit?
 

"Joe Hodgenson" <jhodg@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:tiwBf.142235$XC4.135911@twister.nyroc.rr.com. ..
>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

--
Andrew D. Sisson
LG VX8100
VZW<BAM<FRONTIER CELLULAR<ROCHESTER TEL. MOBILE
SID 154 EV-DO PRL 50463
SINCE APRIL 1993

Re: Elantra Lawsuit?
 

"Joe Hodgenson" <jhodg@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:tiwBf.142235$XC4.135911@twister.nyroc.rr.com. ..
>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

--
Andrew D. Sisson
LG VX8100
VZW<BAM<FRONTIER CELLULAR<ROCHESTER TEL. MOBILE
SID 154 EV-DO PRL 50463
SINCE APRIL 1993

Re: Elantra Lawsuit?
 

"Joe Hodgenson" <jhodg@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:tiwBf.142235$XC4.135911@twister.nyroc.rr.com. ..
>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

--
Andrew D. Sisson
LG VX8100
VZW<BAM<FRONTIER CELLULAR<ROCHESTER TEL. MOBILE
SID 154 EV-DO PRL 50463
SINCE APRIL 1993

Re: Elantra Lawsuit?
 

Joe Hodgenson wrote:
> 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.

Re: Elantra Lawsuit?
 

Joe Hodgenson wrote:
> 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.

Re: Elantra Lawsuit?
 

Joe Hodgenson wrote:
> 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.

Re: Elantra Lawsuit?
 

Brian Nystrom wrote:
> Joe Hodgenson wrote:
>
>> 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.

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

Re: Elantra Lawsuit?
 

Brian Nystrom wrote:
> Joe Hodgenson wrote:
>
>> 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.

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

Re: Elantra Lawsuit?
 

Brian Nystrom wrote:
> Joe Hodgenson wrote:
>
>> 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.

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

Re: Elantra Lawsuit?
 

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: Elantra Lawsuit?
 

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....