Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#11063051January 16, 2018
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE DEFLATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COIL SPRINGS WERE FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V629000 (SUSPENSION) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063141January 16, 2018
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 4DR GLS WITH 86,000 MILES ON IT. RED AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF. TOOK IT TO LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER IN LANSING, MI. TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $122 JUST TO READ THE FAULT CODE WITH THEIR EQUIPMENT. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FAULT CODE B138200. THEY SAID IT WAS THE AIRBAG FRONT SEAT PASSENGER BACK ASSEMBLY. PART NUMBER 884003X631PBS. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I AM OVER 60,000 MILES. WHEN I LOOKED UP THE FAULT CODE IT STATED SIDE AIRBAG FRONT PASSENGER RESISTANCE TOO HIGH. THEY WANT $1,321.00 TO FIX IT. SEARCHING ON LINE REVEALED MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE HYUNDAI ELANTRA AIRBAG SYSTEM. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. THANKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062899January 15, 2018
ENGINE
CAR CUT OFF. WAS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE. MY CAR IS A 2015 AND ONLY HAS 74,000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062618January 13, 2018
ENGINE
I STARTED MY CAR AND IT HAD DEVELOPED A LOUD KNOCK. MY CAR HAS JUST OVER 82K MILES. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I TOOK MY CAR TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND BOTH SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM/DEFECT FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL YEAR. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A COATING ON THE PISTONS COMING OFF THAT EVENTUALLY CAUSES THE KNOCK AND ENGINE FAILURE. ONE DEALERSHIP HAD 3 ELANTRAS IN THEIR SHOP FOR THE SAME ISSUE. MY CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AS I AM THE SECOND OWNER. THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE AS THE SONATAS WHICH WERE RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062113January 11, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA --- ESC LIGHT CAME -- ELECTRONIC STEERING LIGHT VEHICLE HAS 58000 MILES ON VEHICLE AND IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY --- CALLED DEALERSHIP AND DEALERSHIP STATED VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY . STEERING LOCKED UP ON CONTACT AND THAT CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. CONTACT LEFT A VOICEMAIL FOR HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND DEALERSHIP HAS NOT RETURNED PHONE CALL. CONTACT GIVEN NUMBER TO HYUNDAI CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062125January 11, 2018
ENGINE
ENGINE STARTED WITH "DRY (NO OIL)" SOUND, WHICH DISSIPATED WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL, WAS OK. TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 12-14 MILES. AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70-75 MPH, ENGINE LOST POWER. LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND ENGINE DIED, I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH PEDAL, COASTED, THEN LET OFF THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND ENGINE RESTARTED MAKING A VERY LOUD SOUND. MADE IT TO THE HIGHWAY EXIT, ABOUT 1.5 MILES. AS VEHICLE SLOWED, IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE ENGINE HAD SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, SOUNDED LIKE BROKEN BOLTS ROLLING AROUND IN THE ENGINE. PARKED THE CAR. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED, THERE WAS A LARGE CHUNK OF METAL, ASSUMED AND LATER CONFIRMED TO BE PART OF AN INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONENT, LAYING ON THE GROUND WHICH HAD CAME THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK AND MAKING A HOLE IN IT. REQUIRED AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062035January 10, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT TODAY GOING ABOUT 20MPH WHEN MY CAR STARTED SPEEDING UP. I STARTED BRAKING, BUT THE ENGINE SEEMED TO JUST WANT TO GO. I WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN AND CARS WERE COMING SO I JUST TURNED OFF THE SWITCH AND IT STOPPED. WHEN I RESTARTED IT, IT SEEMED NORMAL AND I DROVE VERY CAREFULLY HOME. I AM GOING TO TRY TO RENT A CAR TILL THIS GETS CHECKED. IT SCARED ME TO DEATH AND HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062047January 10, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V769000 (SERVICE BRAKES); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (KORUM HYUNDAI, 111 RIVER RD, PUYALLUP, WA 98371) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11061109January 8, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE BEING OPERATED AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. VISION HYUNDAI WEBSTER (755 RIDE RD, WEBSTER, NY) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,554.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11061329January 8, 2018
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
RAN INTO THE REAR END OF A STOPPED VEHICLE AT OR ABOUT 25MPH - STRAIGHT. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEATBELT STOP DID NOT ENGAGE CAUSING DRIVER'S CHEST TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11060983January 7, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS BEAMS HARDLY REACH ACROSS AN INTERSECTION.. THEY DO NOT ILLUMINATE ROAD SIGNS LIKE SPEED LIMIT, AND STREET NAME SIGNS.. ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE ON RURAL ROADS THAT HAVE DIPS IN THEM UNLESS YOUR SLOW DOWN TO 15MPH (NOT GOOD WHEN THE SPEED LIMIT IS 45 ON THESE ROADS.... THE HEADLIGHTS DISAPPEAR ON SUBURBAN STREETS AS WELL... THE FIRST IMAGE THERE ARE TWO STOP SIGNS .. ..YOU CAN SEE THE POST THEY ARE ON BUT CAN YOU SEE THE SIGNS ? THE SECOND IMAGE SHOWS THE BEAMS OF THE CAR ON A FENCE .. THE CAR IS PARKED 26' AWAY FROM A 74" HIGH FENCE IM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT.... YOU CANT SEE STOP SIGNS.. YOU CAN SEE THE LEGS OF PEDESTRIANS BUT NOT THEIR TORSOS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11061012January 7, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING CAR AT 50 MPH ON A COUNTY ROAD ON 10/11/2017, CAR SHUT ITSELF OFF, I HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. WARNINGS SUCH AS ANTENNAE DISCONNECT, BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM WARNING. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR I DROVE TO O'BRIEN HYUNDAI AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO HELP ME AS THEY HAD NO AVAILABLE APPOINTMENTS. FINALLY ABLE TO GET A APPOINTMENT AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP GETTEL 0N 10/21/2017 I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE, 1ST TIME 10/21/17, FOUND PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THEY DISABLED THE BSD SYSTEM AND THE WIRING HARNESS WAS ORDERED. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN ON 10/28/17 TO 10/31/17 AND THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED AND ALSO THE BSD ASSEMBLY. ON 11/3/17, ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK, CAR STALLED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WARNING ANTENNA DISCONNECT, BSD SYSTEM WARNING. BOUGHT INTO SERVICE ON 11/4/2017, ENGINEER FROM CORPORATE FLOWN IN TO CHECK CAR BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX IT, REPLACED BSD SYSTEM LH AND BSD SYSTEM RH, ALSO A LOOSE PIN AT F18R. CAR WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL 12/5/17. ON 12/20/17 ON THE WAY TO WORK, CAR STALLED, ELECTRICAL WENT HAYWIRE, DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK, CAR HAD TO BE TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP, WIRING ASSEMBLY-FLOOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR WAS IN SHOP UNTIL 12/29/2017. DRIVING INTO WORK 1/2/2018, WARNING ANTENNA DISCONNECT, I HAD TO TURN OFF BSD SYSTEM AS EACH PREVIOUS TIME THE ANTENNA WARNING WAS THE FIRST WARNING PRIOR TO BDS WARNING & CAR STALLING WHILE DRIVING. HAVE APPOINTMENT ON 1/8/208 AT DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11060895January 6, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO THIRD GEAR WHILE DRIVING (COULD BE ON SIDE STREET, COULD BE ON THE HIGHWAY) AND CAN ONLY OPERATE IN THIRD AFTER THAT UNTIL THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION PLACE AND THEY SAID IT IS THE COMPUTER NOT THE MECHANICS OF THE TRANSMISSION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES COME ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES FIRST BEING IN NOVEMBER THE MOST RECENT WAS YESTERDAY ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION APPROPRIATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11058540January 4, 2018
AIR BAGS
SRS LIGHT CAME ON (AIRBAG) WHEN VEHICLE MOVING OR STATIONARY, CONTACT DEALER AND OEM FOR PROBLEM BUT NO HELP. DEALER IS ASKING MORE THAN $100 FOR JUST READING CODES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11058210January 3, 2018
ENGINE
HIGH OIL PRESSURE CAUSED OIL FILTER TO FAIL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11058302January 3, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 7 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. AFTER TAKING MY WIFE TO WORK, I RETURNED HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 8:45 AM. I MADE A LEFTHAND TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY (IN MOTION) AT AROUND FIVE MPH. I PRESSED ALMOST HALFWAY DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE CAR SEEMED TO ACCELERATE MOMENTARILY, SO I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD AT APPROXIMATE FIVE MPH, SO I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL EVEN HARDER. HOWEVER, INSTEAD OF STOPPING WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING ME TO RAM INTO THE LATE MODEL TRUCK PARKED IN FRONT OF ME. I TOOK MY FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE CAR EVENTUALLY ENDED UP HALTING NEARLY FOUR FEET FROM THE CONTACTED TRUCK. I PROMPTLY REPORTED THE EVENT TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY (ALLSTATE) TO START A CLAIM. THE ALLSTATE CLAIMS DIVISION DISPATCHED A LOCAL TOW SERVICE THAT PICKED UP AND DELIVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER IN MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057817January 1, 2018
POWER TRAIN
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, AND MORE FREQUENTLY, ONCE VEHICLE IS PUT IN DRIVE THE DISPLAY GOES BLANK AND THE CAR IS UNABLE TO BE MOVED PAST NEUTRAL TO BE PUT IN PARK. CAR MUST BE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON IN ORDER TO MOVE GEAR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL OR PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057833January 1, 2018
AIR BAGS
MY 2004 ELANTRA GLS HAS THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: 1 - THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF SIGN STAYS ON, EVEN WITH MY WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. 2 - THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD IS ALWAYS ON, AND MY HORN IS NOT WORKING, FOR THE LAST TWO / THREE WEEKS (NOV / DEC 2017).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057072December 28, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE PROFUSELY WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (ADVANTAGE HYUNDAI, 440 PLAINVIEW ROAD, HICKSVILLE, NY 11801) WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057249December 28, 2017
SUSPENSION
REAR SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER ROTTED OUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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