Hyundai Elantra Complaints (2007)

267 consumer complaints on file.

#10259527February 21, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. A CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF ME, SO I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND MY CAR CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE ENTIRE FRONT PORTION OF THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY SMASHED IN. THE FRONT AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10258005February 9, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING MY 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SE IN 3RD GEAR (AUTO TRANSMISSION), THE 3RD GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY FLICKERS, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO MOMENTARILY SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR. TOOK CAR TO DEALER 3 TIMES AND HMA HAD AN ENGINEER LOOK AT THE CAR; REPLACED A GEARSHIFT PIN SWITCH AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HMA CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. CAR CAN ABRUPTLY SHIFT BETWEEN 3RD TO 4TH AND BACK TO 3RD GEAR AS LIGHT FLICKERS DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253065December 29, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
KEY GETS STUCK IN 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. IT WILL TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND POWER TO DASHBOARD BUT IT CANNOT BE RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION. IT IS CONSTANTLY STUCK IN THE IGNITION RELEASING SPORADICALLY OR WHEN THE BATTERY IS COMPLETELY DRAINED BECAUSE THE KEY IS ALWAYS IN. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALER WHO SAYS THEY HAVE REPLACED THE CYLINDER AND SWITCH. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS AND IS DRAINING MY BATTERY. THE DEALER SAYS THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING MORE BECAUSE IT COSTS THEM TOO MUCH AND HYUNDAI IN S. KOREA WON'T REIMBURSE THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251586December 12, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*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 *CN UPDATED 02/04/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249145November 18, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AROUND A CORNER AT A FAST SPEED, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED A HORSE TRAILER. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED 3 TO 4 SECONDS AFTER SHE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE SUSTAINED BRUISED RIBS IN THE MIDDLE OF HER CHEST. THE CONTACT WENT HOME IN PAIN AND THEN DECIDED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, AND SHE WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT. THERE WAS NO MAINTENANCE OR SERVICE PERFORMED ON THE AIR BAGS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 12-15-08 *BF UPDATED 12/17/08 8JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10246859October 27, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I REARENDED SOMEONE IN MAY DESPITE THE FACT THAT I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. I HAD MY FOOT COMPLETELY DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE AND STOPPED AT A LIGHT, BUT STILL, MY CAR HIT THE CAR INFRONT OF ME WITH INCREDIBLE FORCE. I THOUGHT THAT I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND PUSHED INTO THIS CAR BUT WHEN WE PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT, THERE WERE NO SCRATCHES OR ANYTHING ON THE BACK OF MY CAR. IT CAME DOWN TO BEING MY FAULT SINCE THERE WAS NO-ONE ELSE AND I COULDN'T PROVE THAT MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THEN, TODAY, AS I WAS REACHING DOWN TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK, IN A PARKING LOT WHERE I WAS, AGAIN, COMPLETELY STOPPED, MY CAR REPEATED THE FORCEFUL THRUST FORWARD. THIS TIME THERE WAS NO CAR INFRONT OF ME, THANK GOODNESS, BUT MY CAR HIT AND BOUNCED OFF OF THE CONCRETE CURB IN THE PARKING LOT RESULTING IN ME GETTING A HEADACHE FROM THE FORCE. AGAIN, I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AND MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD LIKE I WAS REARENDED. I KNOW THAT THE INCIDENT IN MAY WAS NOT BECAUSE I HAD TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE BUT THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY CAR AND NOW THAT IT'S HAPPENED AGAIN, I KNOW I'M RIGHT. ONCE, IT HAPPENED TO HAPPEN WHEN I WAS BEHIND A CAR AND THEN TODAY IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, BUT I'M SCARED OF WHAT MAY HAPPEN IF THERE IS SOMEONE ELSE INFRONT OF ME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO GET HURT BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY CAR, SO THIS IS MY LAST HOPE OF GETTING SOMEONE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED TWICE IN A YEAR AND A HALF BUT I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE NEXT TIME WILL BE AND I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO GET HURT FROM IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10246323October 22, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
ONE OF MY ELANTRA'S STARTED SHAKING REALLY BAD TO THE POINT THAT I COULDN'T DRIVE. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE CLOSEST SHOP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS WAY OFF SPEC. THEY ORDERED THE PROPER PARTS AND WERE ABLE TO PUT THE FRONT ALIGNMENT IN SPEC. THEN THEY TOLD ME THAT THE BAD COULD NOT BE FIXED, THEY ARE NON-ADJUSTABLE STRUTS. I THEN TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHICH HAS NOW TOLD ME THE SAME THING. THE CAR IS 1 YEARS OLD AND CANNOT BE FIXED. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI CORPORATE AND THEY ARE SENDING A REP TO CHECK OUT THE SITUATION. UPON RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I FOUND THAT THERE WERE OTHER ELANTRA OWNERS OUT THERE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC BELIEVES THAT THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE CAR NOT BEING BUILT TO HOLD EVEN THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT CAPACITY. I AM ALSO CONCERNED BECAUSE I HAVE ANOTHER OF THE SAME CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245001October 9, 2008
SEAT BELTS
PASS SEAT BELT STICKS. PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNLATCH SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A HYUNDAI DEALER THEY JERKED ON SEATBELT IT AND IT UNLATCHED, THEN STATED THEY COULD DO NOTHING ELSE. THIS BELT JUST UNLATCHES WHEN YOU PULL IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243968September 30, 2008
STEERING
I HAVE A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. I'VE HAD 35 YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE 60 FREEWAY ON SATURDAY, SEPT 27. AS I WENT TO CHANGE LANES, THE CAR STARTED TO SWERVE LEFT AND RIGHT, AS IF IT WAS LOSING CONTROL SOMEHOW. I TRIED TO CONTROL IT AS BEST AS I COULD, BUT MY EFFORTS WERE FUTILE. I HAD SWERVED NEARLY 6 LANES AND CRASHED INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER. THANKFULLY, NOBODY WAS INJURED. IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THERE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING AND BRAKE SYSTEMS, POSSIBLY A DEFECT IN THE CAR. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY TOTALED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241946September 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
OWN A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. LAST YEAR I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AFTER THE SHIFT GEAR LOCKED ON ME IN THE DRIVE POSITION. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFT TO THE PARKED POSITION HAD TO USE A SCREW DRIVER TO MANUALLY RELEASE THE GEAR AND SHIFTED TO PARK. I DROVE MY CAR HOME THAT DAY THE NEXT DAY I USED A SCREW DRIVER AGAIN AND SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER OTHER DRIVER ON THE ROAD BLEW THEIR HORNS ALERTED ME THAT I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. EVENTHOUGH MY HEAD LIGHTS AND REAR LIGHTS WERE ON. I PULLED OVER AND SURE ENOUGH THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I AGAIN WENT THROUGH THE MOTIONS WITH THE SHIFTER AND MANAGE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER WITH THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON. AT THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH THAT OPERATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND SHIFT GEAR BURNT OUT AND WAS REPLACED. I EXPRESSED THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE SITUATION, DRIVING AROUND WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE DEALER JUST BRUSHED IT OFF AND TOLD ME THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN. WELL YESTERDAY (9/11/08) IT HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN ON MY WAY TO MY JOB IN JERSEY CITY NEW JERSEY. THE SHIFTER LOCKED IN THE DRIVE POSITION AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT AGAIN. AGAIN I HAD TO MANUALLY SHIFT THE GEAR TO PARK THEN BACK TO DRIVE IN ORDER TO DRIVE TO MY JOB A FEW MINUTES AWAY FROM THE INCIDENT. AT 11PM I DROVE FROM MY JOB TO MY HOME, WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS MORNING I DROVE MY CAR UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS TO THE HYUNDAI IN NORTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY TO GET THE CAR REPAIRED. AGAIN I EXPRESSED THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS SITUATION HOW IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE DEALER AGAIN INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH, THEY CHANGED THE SWITCH AND TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED THAT I SHOULD NOT EXPERIENCE IT AGAIN. I AM REPORTING THIS TO YOUR AGENCY BECAUSE THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION HAVING NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND SHIFTER LOCKING INTO PLACE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I FEEL THE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238085August 13, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2007 STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND AT A STOP. ONCE IT HAPPENS THE CAR STALLS EACH TIME PUT INTO DRIVE (FROM PARK OR NEUTRAL). SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE SO AFTER GASOLINE FILL-UP. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM OR REPAIR.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235628July 24, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA - I RECENTLY SAW ON THE NATIONAL NEWS THAT THERE IS CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE 2007 - 2008 ELANTRA DUE TO POSSIBLE FUEL PUMP STALLING IN TRAFFIC. I WANT TO REPORT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO US ABOUT 60 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE AUTOMOBILE. MY WIFE WAS NEARLY CREAMED ON THE INTERSTATE BY A SEMI-TRUCK WHEN THE VEHICLE JUST DIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228658May 22, 2008
SEATS
I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION ON I35 IN SALEDO, TX IN NOVEMBER 2007. I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE BEHIND A SEMI. I SWITCHED LANES (INTO THE LEFT) TO PASS THE SEMI WHEN I SAW A SEMI TIRE IN MY LANE. I HAD NO TIME TO REACT. THERE WAS A RETAINING WALL WITH NO SHOULDER ON MY LEFT AND A SEMI ON RIGHT - I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HIT THE TIRE. I WAS THROWN INTO THE RETAINING WALL WHERE THE FRONT END OF MY CAR STRUCK THE CONCRETE BARRIER. MY CAR CONTINUED TO SPIN, HITTING FRONT TO BACK, 3-4 MORE TIMES. DURING THE IMPACTS MY DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE (STUCK IN A RECLINED POSITION), WHICH RESULTED IN MY INJURY (L1 BURST FRACTURE). I WAS TAKEN IN AN AMBULANCE TO SCOTT & WHITE HOSPITAL WHERE I UNDERWENT EXTENSIVE SURGERY, AND A THREE WEEK STAY (MY FAMILY AND I LIVE IN FORNEY, TX). SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO WORK AND AM CONTINUALLY SUFFERING COMPLICATIONS FROM THE BURST FRACTURE. HAD MY SEAT NOT BROKEN, I WOULD NOT BE IN THIS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10225414April 22, 2008
STRUCTURE
THE IN-DASH FRONT-PANEL CONSOLE PIECES MAKE VERY IRRITATING SQUEAKY NOISES WHEN DRIVING OVER EVEN LITTLE BUMPS DISTRACTING THE DRIVER FROM NORMAL DRIVING EXPERIENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223075April 1, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE DEALER RESET THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,654. UPDATED 05/19/08 *BF UPDATED 05/20/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201864September 4, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SHORTLY AFTER DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED A SPEEDOMETER ERROR OF 5-7 MPH. I TESTED THIS WITH TWO DIFFERENT RADAR GUNS AND BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION. DEALER VERIFIED ERROR AND CONTACTED TECH LINE. TECH LINE SAID THIS WAS NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND NO PARTS WERE REPLACED PER HYUNDAI TECH LINE'S FINDINGS. PROBLEM IS ONGOING AND CONTINUOUS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200547August 23, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT
ALARM SYSTEM GOES OFF UNDER ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS, TIMES OF DAY OR NIGHT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197228July 23, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT HAD A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA RENTAL. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POLE AND TWO OTHER VEHICLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND IS NOW IN THE POSSESSION OF AVIS CAR RENTAL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,000. UPDATED 08/14/07. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197279July 23, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I PURCHASED A 2007 HUNDAI ELANTRA IN JANUARY 2007. MY DAUGHTER ALSO PURCHASED THE SAME VEHICLE. WE BOTH NOTICED THAT WHEN DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT EVERYTHING ON THE ROAD WOULD PASS US. I TIMED MYSELF ON A MEASURED MILE AT 60 MPH AND DISCOVERED I WAS DOING 55 MPH. I STARTED RESEARCHING THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. HUNDAI HAS REPLACED SOME SPEEDOMETERS BUT APPARENTLY IT DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT HAS OCCURRED TO ME THAT THIS WOULD ALSO GIVE YOU A BETTER MPG INDICATION THAN YOU ARE ACTUALLY GETTING. HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND WHAT IS THOUGHTS. MY DEALER HAD NOT HEARD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197281July 23, 2007
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST HYUNDAI. I WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN A 07' HYUNDAI ELANTRA IN WHICH I WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WAS 45 MPH AND I'M SURE THAT THE DRIVER WAS GOING AT LEAST THAT SPEED IF NOT FASTER. THE CRASH SMASHED THE DRIVER DOOR, A PORTION OF THE BACK SEAT DOOR AS WELL AS DISLODGING PART OF THE FRONT BUMPER. MY FRONT TIRE WAS ALSO FLAT AND BENT OUT OF SHAPE. I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER-SIDE DOOR SO I HAD TO CRAWL OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN I WAS HIT, I FELT AS IF I WAS ABOUT TO PASS OUT. MY VISION WAS BLACK AND FUZZY AND I FELT LIGHT-HEADED. I ENDED UP HAVING A LARGE BUMP ON MY HEAD, BRUISES ON MY SHOULDER AS WELL AS A BRUISE ON MY KNEE. I AM VERY UPSET THAT THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY BECAUSE HAD THE DRIVER BEEN GOING A LITTLE BIT FASTER OR HAD I BEEN IN A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IF NOT KILLED. ONE OF THE REASONS I PURCHASED THE CAR WAS BECAUSE OF ITS SO CALLED 5 STAR SAFETY RATING. HAD I KNOWN HYUNDAI HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEIR AIRBAGS I NEVER WOULD HAVE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I ALSO NOTICED ANOTHER COMPLAINT ON THIS CAR FOR THE SAME REASON. I FEEL THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD MAKE A STATEMENT ABOUT THE DISFUNCTIONAL AIRBAGS IF NOT RECALL THE VEHICLE ALTOGETHER. FURTHERMORE I BELIEVE THEY NEED TO STOP ADVERTISING THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THE CAR UNTIL THE PROBLEMS ARE FIXED. I WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHAT MY LEGAL OPTIONS ARE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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