Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#11052514December 5, 2017
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
TAKATA RECALL. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND OVER CORRECTED AND HIT A TREE WHICH PUSHED HER INTO ANOTHER TREE. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS WRECKED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WE WERE NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE CAR SO WE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE DEFECTIVE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11052176December 4, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING AND THE RPM'S FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FAMILY HYUNDAI (8101 W 159TH ST, TINLEY PARK, IL 60477), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT SENT AN EMAIL TO THE MANUFACTURER, BUT HAD NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,804.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051663December 1, 2017
POWER TRAIN
INHIBITOR OR RANGE SWITCH WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR IT ONLY MAKES A SINGLE CLICK AND THE DISPLAY DOES NOT ALWAYS SHOW THAT THE CAR IS IN PARK. SOMETIMES SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL ALLOWS FOR A START. SOMETIMES WIGGLING GEAR SHIFT WHILE IN PARK ALLOWS FOR A START. SOMETIMES IT JUST DOESN'T WANT TO START. MECHANIC WON'T REPLACE ANY PART IF THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE (2012) AS WELL AS THE 2011 AND 2013 MODELS. THIS CAN SERIOUSLY CAUSE PEOPLE TO BECOME STRANDED!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051523November 30, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
MY CAR SPONTANEOUSLY CATCH FIRE ON ITS OWN. THE CAR PARKED ON MY FRONT YARD FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. IT WENT AFLAME, THE WHOLE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED. EVERY THING CAUGHT ON HOME SECURITY CAMERA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051250November 29, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
RECALL # 03V257000, 09V125000, 03V496000 SEVERE RUSTING AND CORROSION UNDER MY CAR WHICH THEY CLAIM WAS "FIXED" UNDER THE RECALLS. THEY DID NOT FIX THIS! THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AXLE IS COMPLETELY CORRODED AND BREAKING - THEY CLAIM THEY SPRAYED IT WITH ANTI CORROSION COMPOUND BUT THIS DID NOT STOP FURTHER CORROSION AND RUST. THE BRAKELINES WERE ALSO SPRAYED BUT THIS ALSO DID NOT WORK! MY BRAKELINE RUSTED OUT AND ALL MY BRAKE FLUID WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. HYUNDAI IS NOW REFUSING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WHICH BY FEDERAL LAW HAS TO BE DONE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11048574November 27, 2017
STEERING
STEERING IS LOOSE - HARD TO HANDLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11048581November 27, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V574000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), BUT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNLESS THE BRAKE LIGHT CABLES WERE DISCONNECTED. THE PALMER'S AIRPORT HYUNDAI DEALER LOCATED AT 7680 AIRPORT BLVD, MOBILE, AL 36608 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11048688November 27, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHILE IN MOTION, CAR JOLTS AS TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT BLINKS AS WELL AS THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT. ENGINE THEN SHUTS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER A 2 MONTH PERIOD, AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS AND ON BOTH HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11048331November 25, 2017
AIR BAGS
PASSENGERS SEAT WAS CHECKED .FAULTY SENSOR IN SEAT .$1800. 00 TO FIX .CANT AFFORD TO FIX ON A FIXED INCOME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11048389November 25, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF JUMPING THE CURB RUNNING ABOUT 15 FEET AND HITTING A ROCK BEFORE I COULD STOP IT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11048259November 24, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS IS A PUSHBUTTON START VEHICLE. INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN THE BUTTON IS PUSHED, THE CAR WON'T START. THIS OCCURS WITH A FULLY CHARGED BATTERY, FOOT DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, ETC. THIS IS APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH MY LOCAL DEALER PROFESSED TO NEVER HAVE HEARD OF IT. CONSENSUS ONLINE IS THAT IT IS A FAULTY "RANGE SWITCH", RESULTING IN A FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE TO SENSE THAT IT IS IN PARK. DEALERS CLAIM THAT THEY "CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM", AND SO CAN'T FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11042450November 22, 2017
POWER TRAIN
2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLES STALLING FOR A FEW SECONDS IN LOWER GEARS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. *LD UPDATED 11/22/2017*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11047771November 21, 2017
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON WHEN I TURN THE ENGINE ON. THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT TURNS OF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11047369November 20, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEATS
SOLICITO DE FAVOR ME AYUDEN A REALIZAR EN MI VEHICULO LA APLICACION DEL RECALL 11V143000 Y 11V179000, INTENTO COMUNICARME CON EL DISTRIBUIDOR HYUNDAI PERO NO TENGO RESPUESTA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11047330November 19, 2017
AIR BAGS, STEERING
ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH LANES ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH. SWITCHED LANES SUCCESSFULLY, BUT COULD NOT STRAIGHT THE STEERING BACK STRAIGHT, CAUSING CRASH INTO CONCRETE BARRIER! AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AFTER BOUNCING BACK OFF OF THE CONCRETE BARRIER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11047347November 19, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT 11:15AM I WAS DRIVING SOUTH BOUND ON I-294 MILE MARKER 29 GOING ABOUT 60 MPH IN THE FAST LANE ON THE LEFT. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ENGINE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT, AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD LIT UP, AT THE EXACT SAME TIME MY CAR BEGAN TO SPIN. I BEGAN TO SPIN 360 DEGREES, INTO 2 OF THE RIGHT LANES AS I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL I BEGAN TO SPIN 3 LANES BACK TO THE LEFT. BY THE TIME I STOPPED SPINNING I HAD SPUN INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE FACING SOUTH. FORTUNATELY THE SPEEDING CARS WERE ABLE TO DODGE HITTING ME AND I ENDED UP IN THE EMERGENCY LANE WITHOUT HITTING THE MEDIAN STRIP OR ANY CARS OR TRUCK. MY CAR APPEARED TO BE IN PERFECT CONDITION EXCEPT MY DASH BOARD LIGHTS WERE LITE BUT I HAD NOTICED THAT THE HEAT WENT OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD TURNING ON. I HAD NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. I CALLED 911 AND A STATE TROOPER CAME ALONG WITH I-DOT WHO ADVISED ME TO CALL FOR A TOW AND THEY PULLED OFF LEAVING ME IN A DANGEROUS SPOT WITH NO HAZARD LIGHTS IN THE LIGHT DRIZZLE. IT BEGAN TO RAIN AND EVENTUALLY SNOW. AFTER2 HOURS I CALLED *999 TO INFORM THEM THAT I WAS STILL ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THAT CARS WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SEE ME DUE TO THE SLEET AND THE SLIGHT FOG IT WAS CREATING. I ALSO LET THEM KNOW THAT THE TOW COMPANY DIDN'T WANT TO TOW ME FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I-DOT CAME, TRIED TO JUMP MY CAR, AND THEN LEFT ME TO WAIT FOR THE TOW TRUCK. AFTER A TOTAL 4 HOURS THE TOW TRUCK FINALLY ARRIVED AND TOWED ME TO PEP BOYS. ONCE AT PEP BOYS THEY STATED THAT MY BATTERY WAS DEAD BUT MY ALTERNATOR WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY AND I DROVE HOME 6 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT. MY HYUNDAI GAVE ME NO WARNING AND TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I BLESSED TO HAVE ESCAPED DEATH AND A MASSIVE TRUCK AND CAR PILE-UP ON I-294 RIGHT OUTSIDE OF CHICAGO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11046484November 16, 2017
STEERING
I STARTED MY CAR AT THE TOP OF MY DRIVEWAY AND DROVE DOWN THE DRIVEWAY TOWARD THE ROAD AS USUAL. NO TRAFFIC WAS COMING FROM EITHER DIRECTION, SO I ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO THE ROAD. AS I WAS PULLING ONTO THE ROAD, I COMPLETELY LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND TO CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF IT. CONSEQUENTLY, I ALMOST WENT OVER A 10 TO 12 FOOT HIGH WALL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PREVENT GOING OVER THE WALL BY BRAKING, BUT I WAS PARALYZED BY SHOCK AND FRIGHT. A NEIGHBOR, WHO IS A RETIRED AUTOMOBILE MECHANIC CAME AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND GOT IT BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THE CAR STARTED WITHOUT DIFFICULTY, BUT THE REDLIGHT (EPS) WAS SHOWING ON THE DASH. I CALLED THE HYUNDAI DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED, BUT THEY WOULD NOT LOOK AT IT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY. WHEN THEY DID, THEY SAY THAT THEY HAVE "UPDATED THE ECU' AND CHARGED ME $89.95 FOR DOING SO. THEY CLAIMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A BAD BATTERY; HOWEVER THE BATTERY HAS NEVER FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE AND RUN ALL DEVICES. I DRIVE ALONE, AND NEED TO DRIVE AT NIGHT VERY OFTEN; HOWEVER I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE I SEE ONLINE THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS TO LOSING STEERING ABILITY REPEATEDLY AFTER THE "UPDATE" TO THE EPS (OR ECU). I CALLED HYUNDAI, AND THE AGENT TOLD ME THAT MY VIN WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, WHICH SHE SAID IS NOW COMPLETED. ON MANY OF THE ONLINE ACCOUNTS OF ACCIDENTS AND ROLLOVERS DUE TO LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY, THOSE VEHICLES VINS WERE ALSO NOT ON THE LIST OF VEHICLES DEEMED TO BE AFFECTED; HOWEVER THEY WERE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. MY CAR HAD 47,792 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, HAD NO STEERING RECALL, AND WAS MANUFACTURED JUNE 9, 2008. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. CLEARLY, THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE ALSO BEEN ON THE RECALL LIST BECAUSE THE PROBLEMS ARE IDENTICAL TO THOSE RECALLED UNDER #127 RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11046602November 16, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. HERB CONNOLLY HYUNDAI IN FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS 01702 WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE EPS MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V100000 (STEERING) HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND WAS NO LONGER ACTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,650.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11045936November 14, 2017
SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE ENTIRE CAR SHIFTS/JUMPS TO THE SIDE. IT IS VERY SCARY, AS I FEEL LIKE I AM GOING TO GO INTO SOMEONE ELSE LANE OR LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I AM TOLD IT IS BECAUSE IT HAS A SOLID REAR AXLE, AND THAT IT IS JUST A "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THAT DOES NOT SEEM OKAY.... IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER, IT DID NOT JUST START HAPPENING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11045681November 13, 2017
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE EVERY TIME YOU TURN IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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