Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#11056748December 27, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DOOR HANDLE DEFECTIVE. MIRROR DEFECTIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11056236December 23, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY VIN IS FOR A 2016 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SE/VE WHICH IS WHAT I BELIEVE I HAVE BUT A WEB SEARCH SHOWS THAT SAME VIN ON WWW.VINDECODER.ORG AND WWW.VINCHECK.COM AS A 1986 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11055846December 21, 2017
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
I PURCHASED THE 2016 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT FROM VAN HORN HYUNDAI IN SHEBOYGAN WI ON 8/18/17. IT WAS SOLD AS CERTIFIED PRE OWNED - NO ACCIDENTS. THE AUTO CHECK REPORT THEY PROVIDED SHOWED A CLEAN HISTORY. I BEGAN EXPERIENCING WHAT SEEMED TO BE SUSPENSION ISSUES- CAR WOULD SKIP SIDEWAYS ON BUMPS AND HAD THE FEELING THAT IT WANTED TO FISHTAIL. I ORDERED A CARFAX REPORT AND IT SHOWED THE VEHICLE WAS IN 2 ACCIDENTS, AND AFTER MORE DIGGING, I FOUND IT WAS SOLD BY INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS TO JOE VAN HORN CHEVROLET IN PLYMOUTH WI. WHEN I PRESENTED THE DEALERSHIP WITH WHAT I HAD DISCOVERED, THEY CLAIMED IT WAS A MISTAKE AND THAT THEY HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING THE HISTORY OF THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED BY ONE OF THEIR OTHER DEALERSHIPS. THEY DID, HOWEVER, SHOW ME THE VEHICLE CHECK LIST FROM JOE VAN HORN WHICH SHOWS MAJOR DAMAGE TO THIS VEHICLE INCLUDING FRAME REPAIRS AND AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THEY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BACK FROM ME FOR WHAT I PAID AND I GOT A DIFFERENT VEHICLE THAT ACTUALLY DID CHECK OUT. THIS WAS A CLEAR CASE OF FRAUD BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY KNEW THEY WERE FOUND OUT. I AM HAPPY THAT THEY DIDN'T GIVE ME ANY GRIEF ABOUT RETURNING THE VEHICLE, MOST DEFINITELY TO AVOID A LAWSUIT! HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS NOW LISTED FOR SALE AGAIN 2 DAYS AFTER I RETURNED IT WITH NO DISCLOSURE IN THE LISTING AS TO IT'S HISTORY. I BELIEVE THAT THE FRAME OF THIS VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO PREVENT IT FROM EVER BEING PROPERLY ALIGNED TO DRIVE SAFELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11055621December 20, 2017
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A CODE P0711 CAR WAS JUMPING SLIPPING THERE'S BEEN A TECH BULLETIN ON THIS PART SINCE JUNE 2014. I'VE EXPERIENCED MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS AND ALWAYS BEEN TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT UTILIZE AN OBD-II SCANNER TO CHECK FOR A STORED P0711 TROUBLE CODE CHECK TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL AND COMPARE TO MANUFACTURER PRESET LEVELS CHECK TRANSMISSION FLUID QUALITY CHECK TRANSMISSION PAN FOR CLUTCH OR OTHER DEBRIS, WHICH, IF FOUND, MAY REQUIRE A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD CHECK FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS VISUALLY CHECK FOR DAMAGED, CORRODED, OR LOOSE ELECTRICAL WIRES AND CONNECTORS UNPLUG TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE SENSOR FROM ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND TEST FOR REFERENCE VOLTAGE, WHICH IS TYPICALLY 5 VOLTS BUT CAN VARY DEPENDING ON VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL CHECK SENSOR GROUND WIRE TEST SENSOR RESISTANCE AND COMPARE TO MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS DISCONNECT THE ECM/PCM ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO TEST RESISTANCE AS WELL AS CIRCUIT CONTINUITY BETWEEN THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND ECM/PCM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11055692December 20, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA ALL-WEATHER FLOOR MATS HAVE DEEP RUBBER GROOVES THAT RUN PERPENDICULAR TO THE DRIVER'S LEGS CAUSING THEIR SHOE TO BE MOMENTARILY TRAPPED IN THESE DEEP RUBBER GROOVES. THE EXTRA MOTION NECESSARY TO RELEASE YOUR SHOES FROM THESE GROOVES CAN PROMOTE A SAFETY HAZARD IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. ARE THESE FLOOR MATS BEING RECALLED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11055093December 17, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LEASED A BRAND NEW HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2017 WITH A KNOWN BRAKE SAFETY ISSUE WITHOUT THE ISSUE BEING REPAIRED PRIOR TO OR BEING NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY OF THE ISSUE AT THE TIME OF THE SALE. THE PURCHASE WAS MADE 4 MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL STARTED FROM THE BAY RIDGE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN BROOKLYN, NY. NHTSA RECALL #17V063000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11055117December 17, 2017
POWER TRAIN
INTERMITTENT ISSUE WITH STARTING THE VEHICLE (2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA) , MOSTLY AFTER OVERNIGHT PARKING, GENERALLY FROM A PARKED, NON START POSITION. WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY, A SINGLE CLICK. YOU MAY TRY A SECOND OR SIXTH TIME, AND THE VEHICLE WILL START AND RUN NORMALLY. IT MAY BE FINE FOR A DAY OR TWO, THEN HAVE PROBLEMS AGAIN EVEN SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR NEUTRAL, THEN BACK INTO PARK SEEMS TO HELP, BUT ONLY THAT TIME. AFTER INITIAL PROBLEM TEN MONTHS AGO, CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR TESTING. IT WAS FOUND THE PRIOR OWNER HAD REPLACED THE STARTER (SO WAS RELATIVELY NEW AND MAY BE PROOF PRIOR OWN EXPERIENCED SAME ISSUE), BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED. EVERYTHING TESTED NORMALLY AND ISSUE COULD NOT BE RECREATED AT DEALERSHIP. TWO WEEKS AGO, THE ISSUE BEGAN AGAIN, HAPPENING QUITE FREQUENTLY. IT IS WINTER SEASON AGAIN, WHICH IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION TO NOT HAVE YOUR VEHICLE START, AND IT HAS CAUSED OWNER TO BE LATE FOR WORK AND BE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. WE HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE TO BE RELATED TO A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (NO. 15-AT-001) STATING A RANGE SENSOR SWITCH MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. VEHICLE WILL BE BROUGHT IN AGAIN TO DEALER, HOPING THIS ISSUE CAN BE RECREATED, OR THEY WILL NOT REPAIR. IN FACT, AT THE FIRST VISIT THEY ACTED AS IF THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE. WE HAVE RECORDS FROM FIRST VISIT AND WILL THE NEXT FOR OUR RECORDS. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES IN THIS SERVICE BULLETIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054826December 14, 2017
ENGINE
I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP TODAY BECAUSE IT HAD THIS HORRIBLE TICKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. I FOUND OUT A NEED A NEW ENGINE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054442December 13, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT HAS BURNED OUT TWICE IN TWO MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054556December 13, 2017
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 11/30/17 THAT HAD THREE IMPACTS AND NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN 10/2016 AND IT DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER, BUT I FIGURED MAYBE BECAUSE IT WASN'T AS VIOLENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE NOVEMBER ACCIDENT WAS HARD AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY WERE SHOCKED THEY DID NOT DEPLOY INCLUDING A DEPUTY, A COUPLE OF DOCTORS, AND TWO INSURANCE REPRESENTATIVES. MY CAR WAS TOTALED SO I DO NOT OWN IT ANYMORE. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45-50 MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AND A PERSON CAME FROM SIDE STREET STOP SIGN AT ME TO CLIP THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, CAUSED FRONT DRIVER SIDE TO HIT A GUARDRAIL, AND FINALLY THE CAR WENT HEAD FIRST INTO SHALLOW DITCH (HIT ROTTEN POST AND A LOT OF BUSHES). DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY, A HOLE WAS IN THE DRIVER FRONT TIRE, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE LOOKED CONCAVED/MISSHAPEN ON THE CAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11054585December 13, 2017
ENGINE
BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2014 FOR MY DAUGHTER TWICE THIS YEAR 2017 CAR HAS SHOOK AND STALLED DRIVING BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH AND THEN RESTARTS UPON TURNING KEY VERY VERY SCARY SITUATION I HAVE TAKEN TO LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED WAS TOLD NO CODES SHOW ON CARS COMPUTER NOTHING CAN BE DONE AGAIN THIS HAPPENED TWICE BOTH ON CLEAR NICE WEATHER DAYS WHILE ACCELERATING ON LOCAL STREET AND CAR SHOOK AND STALLED BOTH TIMES WITH MOST DASH BOARD LITES INCLUDING CHECK ENGINE ILLUMINATING THEN WHEN RESTARTING CAR ALL LITES ARE GONE AND CAR DROVE FINE LOOKED ON LINE SEEMS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SAME COMPLAINT REGARDING THE HYUNDAI ELANTRA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054138December 12, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND MY BRAKES FAILED. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD YAW SENSOR AND A BAD G SENSOR. I DONT FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR ANYMORE AND HYUNDAI REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054171December 12, 2017
ENGINE
PERIODICALLY (INCLUDING TODAY) MY ELANTRA WILL NOT START. ALL ELECTRONICS TURN ON AND THE BATTERY, ENGINE, OIL INDICATORS APPEAR ON THE DASH. AS MANY OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED I WAIT 5-10 MINUTES AND TRY MY CAR AGAIN IT WILL WORK JUST FINE. HAD A FEW DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE DEALER SUSPECTED BATTERY OR OIL CHANGE BUT I'VE HAD SEVERAL BATTERIES SINCE OEM AND KEEP UP TO DATE ON SYNTHETIC OIL. SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING RANGE SHIFT BEING THE CULPRIT. EITHER WAY I'LL BE TAKING IT TO BE INSPECTED BEFORE IT GETS ANY WORSE/WILL NOT START AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054223December 12, 2017
STEERING
THE STEERING IN MY 2012 ELANTRA STICKS WHILE DRIVING ON STRAIGHT ON STRAIGHT ROADS AT SPEEDS OVER 40-50 MPH. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING AND IT FEELS LIKE A MAGNET BREAKING FREE FROM A METAL SURFACE WHEN TRYING TO NAVIGATE. A RESISTANCE IS ALWAYS PRESENT AT HIGHER SPEEDS. CONSTANT CORRECTION IS MANDATORY OR I FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL WON'T BREAK FREE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HYUNDAI ADVISED REPLACING THE MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING COLUMN AT MY COST OF $1300 PARTS AND LABOR. I HAVE HAD THE STEERING COUPLER REPLACED FOR $100. THIS IS NOT THE FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE CLOCKSPRING ISSUE IS ALSO NOT A FIX. I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE ON THE FORUMS. THIS IS PRESENT ON SEVERAL MODEL YEARS WITH LOW AND HIGH MILEAGE VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054037December 11, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SE DOES NOT HAVE A SERVICE LIGHT. DROVE ABOUT 8K MILES AND NO SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO SERVICE AND ASKED WHY THE LIGHT DID NOT COME UP? UPON COMPLETION THEY CONFIRMED THIS CAR IS BASIC AND DOES NOT COME WITH A SERVICE LIGHT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THEY GIVE AN MSRP OF OVER 21K AND FAIL TO PUT A VERY IMPORTANT FEATURE. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054056December 11, 2017
AIR BAGS, STEERING
DRIVING AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR AND COME TO A SMALL CURVE TURNED THE WHEEL LITTLE BIT BUT CAR WENT STRAIGHT AND GUARD RAIL HIT PASSAGER SIDE FRONT OF CAR AND DRIVER AIRBAG CAME OUT BUT DIDN'T BLOW ALL THE WAY UP AND HAD A HOLE IN IT WITH STITCHING AROUND IT SO DRIVER AIRBAG IS NO COUNT JUST FALLS IN YOUR LAP AND ELECTRIC STEERING IS UNPREDICTABLE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11053623December 9, 2017
AIR BAGS, ENGINE
AIRBAG COME ON STAY ON AND OIL LIGHT COME ON AND OFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11053676December 9, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
PURCHASED MY 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP. WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAN BECAME HARD TO STEER. LOOKED IN MY OPERATOR'S MANUAL TO SEE WHAT THIS LIGHT MEANT, IT INSTRUCTED ME TO DISABLE THE ESC BY PUSHING TO ESC OFF BUTTON WHICH I LOCATED AND DID. THIS TURNED THE TROUBLE LIGHT OFF, AND I CONTINUED TO DRIVE. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE STILL TO THIS DAY IS HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL AND I HAVE TO KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL. WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL THERE IS A LOUD POPPING SOUND. HAVE SCHEDULED A SERVICE VISIT, BUT THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME A LARGE DIAGNOSTIC FEE JUST TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE REPORTING THIS VERY SAME ISSUE. HOPE TO HEAR THAT THEY WILL ISSUE A RECALL, BUT PROBABLY NOT UNTIL A LOT OF PEOPLE GET KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11053686December 9, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), WHEELS
AS OF LAST WEEK, MY TRANNY SEEMED LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING. SOMETIMES IT DID , OTHER TIMES IT JERKE.. ANYWAY, IT SNOWED HERE IN UPSTATE NY. I AMAL OVER THE ROAD. MY TIRES SEEM OK. BRAKES ARE GRINDING. CARS ONLY A YEAR OLD SOON. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I AM ALWAYS IN MOTION. GETTING SCARED TO DRIVE. IT FEELS LIKE THE TIRES THOUGH TOO.. WHAT KIND OF TIRES DOES THIS CAR HAVE.. DOES IT HAVE ALLSEASONS? DOESNT FEEL LIKE IT. ANYWAY THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING.. HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11053347December 7, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
COMPLETE LOST OF CONTROL NO STEERING ABILITIES
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0

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