Hyundai Elantra Complaints (2010)

380 consumer complaints on file.

#10872894June 7, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE KEY FOB WOULD NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE DOORS HAD TO BE OPENED MANUALLY. ALSO, WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS JUMPSTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V100000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871974June 1, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
VEHICLE WAS TOOK IN TO DEALERSHIP LAST 4/22/2015 FOR EPS RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V100000 AND HYUNDAI RECALL 127. THEY COMPLETED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE RECALL DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM ON 5/26/2016 WAS DRIVING THE 2010 ELANTRA AND EPS LIGHT CAME ON CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITY. CALLED HYUNDAI THEY SAID IT WAS NOT PART OF RECALL TAKE TO DEALER. DEALER ON 6/1/2016 STATED THAT THE SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS DONE BUT DID NOT FIX EPS STEERING ISSUE AND WOULD NEED TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN $2150. THE RECALL OBVIOUSLY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE HAVE NOTICED MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. IF A RECALL IS TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE RECALL SHOULD BE DONE FULLY AND CORRECTLY NOT CHEAPLY AND HALFWAY. THE EPS CAUSES STIFF STEERING MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR A PERSON TO STEER. THIS COULD LEAD TO MANY ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLY DEATH. THE LIGHT COMES ON AND IMMEDIATLEY WITH OUT WARNING THE STEERING IS AUTOMATICALLY GONE. WHILE DRIVING I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE AFTER LOSING STEERING I TRIED MAKE A TURN OFF THE MAIN ROAD INTO A SUBDIVISION TO GET OFF THE MAIN ROAD. AS I WAS TURNING AT A VERY LOW SPEED BELOW 5 MPH I WAS UNABLE TO STAY IN MY LANE AND A CAR WAS EXITING THE SUBDIVISION. ALTHOUGH THERE WOULD BE MINOR DAMAGES, THIS COULD BE DIFFERENT IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AT AN EXIT COMING AROUND A TURN. THE LOSS OF STEERING IS UNSAFE AND I DO HOPE THAT THE RIGHT MEASURES ARE EVENTUALLY TAKEN TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 45000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870852May 25, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EPS CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V100000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870418May 23, 2016
STEERING
ON THURSDAY 5/19/2016 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN THE A.M WITH THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT TO THE STEERING WHEEL I NOTICED IT WAS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND AND FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS CATCHING (FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM)WHEN THE CLICK OCCURS AND YOU ARE MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK THE OTHER WAY. WHETHER MOVING STEERING WHEEL TO RIGHT OR LEFT BUT NOT WHEN MAKING A COMPLETE TURN. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET FOUND A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FOR MY YEAR AND 2011 SONATAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE A COUPLING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I USE AND WAS TOLD BY THE WARRANTY ADMINISTRATOR THEY KNOW ALL ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THE REPAIR WONT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE I AM OUT OF BASIC. I ASKED IF IT IS DANGEROUS AND WAS ASSURED THAT IS IS JUST NOISY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865229May 16, 2016
AIR BAGS
DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, THIS VEHICLE RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WHY? THE DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE WAS SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WITH SUCH VIOLENT FORCE, HER STERNUM WAS FRACTURED AND HER HEART MUSCLE BRUISED. HYUNDAI DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE TAKATA RECALL LIST. WHOM DOES HYUNDAI UTILIZE FOR ITS AIRBAGS?
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10863727May 7, 2016
AIR BAGS, SEATS
AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH ROAD ON HWY APPX. 59K MILES. HAD PASSENGER IN CAR APPX 200 LBS. TOOK TO DEALER AT 60,500 MILES. IS EITHER A FAULTY SEAT BRACKET $2500+ TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT OR DAMAGED SRS MODULE $1000+, OR POSSIBLY BOTH. DEALER RECOMMENDS BRING CAR IN FOR ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC TO REMOVE SEAT AN CENTER CONSOLE $300+ IN LABOR JUST FOR THAT. MY WARRANTY CONVENIENTLY EXPIRED AT 60K. DEALER COULD NOT GUARANTEE A 500 MILE EXTENSION TO MY WARRANTY SO I WILL NOT BE PROCEEDING WITH REPAIRS. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE PRACTICE FROM HYUNDAI, I DID NOTHING WRONG TO MY CAR, THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862093April 28, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WHILE LEAVING A PARKING LOT IN THE CITY, IN DRIVE, CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO NEXT GEAR, UNABLE TO GO ABOVE 25MPH; WITH ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO GAS SENDING RPMS HIGH WITHOUT ALTERING SPEED OR SHIFTING GEAR. AFTER FINDING A PLACE TO PARK, NO CEL. UPON RESTARTING CAR, CEL IS ILLUMINATED, AND CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO PARK, REVERSE, OR NEUTRAL, AND UPON PUTTING INTO DRIVE THE CAR JERKS FORCIBLY. THE SHIFT INDICATOR ON THE DASH ALSO FAILS TO REGISTER P, R OR N. ONLY DRIVE. HAD CAR TOWED AND LEFT AT AUTOREPAIR SHOP AND THE NEXT MORNING THEY WERE ABLE TO PULL CODE U0101 FROM DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, AND AFTER PLUGGING THE TCM BACK IN AFTER EXAMINING PINS AND CONNECTORS, THE TRANSMISSION RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854933April 11, 2016
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 13 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE VEHICLE CROSSED OPPOSITE LANES AND CRASHED THROUGH A GATE AND INTO A HOUSE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED LONG AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS MOMENTARILY AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V113000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND 15V1000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REQUESTED INFORMATION TO INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10853036April 2, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK ON A INCLINE THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO HOLD THE CAR RESULTING IN THE CAR ROLLING AWAY WHILE UNOCCUPIED, I PUT MY 2010 ELANTRA IN PARK GOT OUT OF IT TO GET SOMETHING FROM THE BACK SSEAT, THE CAR WAS ON AN INCLINE AT THE TIME IN MY DRIVEWAY. AS I REACHED TO OPEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR I HEAR A LOUD BANG AND THEN I HAD ABOUT A SECOND TO LOOK AROUND AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION MADE A REPETITVE BANGING AND CLICKING SOUND AS THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. I HAD TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR AND HOP IN THE CAR WHILE IT WAS MOVING SO I COULD HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE CAR. AFTER THIS I WENT TO A LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER AND TALKED TO THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE THE TOLD ME THEY HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE AND HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE CARS AFFECTED. I BOUGHT MINE FROM A USED CAR LOT ABOUT TEN DAYS AGO I AM TAKING IT BACK AND THEY ARE GOING TO ATTEMPT TO FIX THE CAR, HOWEVER I WOULD LIKE A RECALL ISSED SO I CAN TAKE THIS CAR TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED SO I KNOW FOR SURE THIS IS NOT GOING TO HAPPPEN AGAIN.. AS OF RIGHT NOW I HAVE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO HOLD THE CAR TO BE SURE ITS NOT GOING TO ROLL AWAY WHEN NO ONE IS THERE TO STOP IT.. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND A GOOGLE SEARCH WILL CONFIRM THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THESE CARS YEARS 2007 TILL 2010. I CAN GO OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW AND GARANTEE IF AND STRESS IS CREATED BY PARKING ON A SLIGHT INCLINE THE CAR WILL ROLL AWAY IN PARK.. I SHOWED THE DEALER THAT I GOT THE CAR FROM THIS YESTERDAY AND IT DID THIS 2 OUT OF 3 TIMES THAT I PUT THE CAR IN PARK ON A SLIGHT HILL..... THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849942March 16, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE EPS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED AND REPAIRED ACCORDING TO A RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE CURRENT FAILURE WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL DESPITE THE EPS WARNING LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE, BUT THE RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL AND RECENT FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE WERE RELATED. THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850068March 16, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,445.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849885March 15, 2016
STEERING, POWER TRAIN, SEAT BELTS
JUST STARTING GETTING A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING MAKING NOISE IN STEERING WHEELS .. AND IT GET WORSE .. SEAT BELT KEEPS UNCLICKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837525February 22, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STOPPED EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED AND PARKED WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837593February 22, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. ANOTHER DRIVER WAS TRAVELLING TOO FAST ON SNOW AND SLID INTO MY LANE WHILE I WAS TRAVELING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. HIS AIRBAG DEPLOYED, MINE DID NOT. THIS WAS A 6 AIRBAG SYSTEM, WITH NO PASSENGERS IN CAR. I NEED ASSISTANCE PULLING OUT THE EVENT DATA RECORDER AND CRASH DATA BEFORE THIS CAR IS SALVAGED SO WE CAN GET HYUNDAI TO RECALL THIS SYSTEM.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10822677January 27, 2016
STEERING
THE ORIGINAL STEERING WHEEL ON THIS CAR HAS BEEN CRACKING AND NOW IS DISINTEGRATING IN MY HANDS. SLOWLY BUT SURELY IT IS POSING TO BE AN ISSUE WITH SHARP EDGES WHICH HAS CUT MY HAND. I BELIEVE IF THIS KEEPS GOING THE SKELETON OF THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BE EXPOSED. I AM ATTACHING PICTURES OF THIS. I HAVE TALKED TO HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO INFERIOR MATERIAL USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10809781December 11, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON 4/22/15 AT NO CHARGE. BOUGHT CAR FROM DAD ON 5/26/15. 7 MONTHS LATER THE (EPS) LIGHT COME ON AND I LOSE STEERING. IF YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN ON THE LIGHT GOES OUT. ITS HAPPENING EVERY OTHER DAY. I THINK THIS STILL FALLS UNDER THE RECALL. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET FIXED FOR NO CHARGE. PLACES ARE WANTING MONEY AND HAVE MY CAR FOR A FEW DAYS. RECALL SAYS 1HR . SAYS IF NOT SATISFIED TO WRITE YOU. PLEASE REVIEW. PRETTY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. HAVE NO OTHER CAR. EPS LIGHT COMES ON IN MOTION, TURNING, MOSTLY AT SLOW SPEEDS. THEN LOSE STEERING. HERE IS A PICTURE. I ALSO HAVE VIDEO ON THE ROAD BUT IT WONT SEND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807263November 28, 2015
STEERING
THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN TURNED. YOU COULD HEAR NOISE WHEN VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND HAD THE FLEXIBLE COUPLING (PART 56315-2K000-FFF) REPLACED. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE PART WAS MELTED AND TORN UP. THE CAR MILEAGE WAS 79944.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806410November 24, 2015
STEERING
VEHICLE IN MOTION APPROXIMATELY 73 MPH ON NY 87S. EPS DASH LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND POWER STEERING WAS LOST INSTANTANEOUSLY. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806279November 23, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STOP LAMP SWITCH RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790393November 14, 2015
STEERING
LAST WEEK THE DAY AFTER DLST ENDED, I USED BY HEADLIGHTS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS. THIS SEEMED TO COINCIDE WITH THE START OF THE CLICKING OF MY STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. I STOPPED & TALKED W/ A MECHANIC, HE SAID A DEALER WOULD HAVE TO DO A COSTLY REPAIR BECAUSE IT INVOLVED THE COMPUTER LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. IT WOULD PROBABLY NEED REPLACEMENT. I AM WORRIED IT MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE. HE SAID IT WAS NOT BUT I DECIDED TO CHECK RECALLS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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