Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#11012377August 2, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS HAVE SUDDENLY BROKEN AND FALLEN DOWN EITHER COMPLETELY OR PARTIALLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, OBSTRUCTING LINE OF VISION AND BECOMING UNUSABLE. THE BREAK OCCURRED AT THE SAME LOCATION ON BOTH SUN VISORS - THE PLASTIC ROD BROKE JUST ABOVE WHERE THE VISOR IS SCREW MOUNTED ONTO THE CEILING OF THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011557July 30, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AT ABOUT 5 MPH WHEN MY ESC INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. BOTH OF MY FRONT BRAKES IMMEDIATELY LOCKED UP. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF THINKING THAT WOULD RESET THE SYSTEM. WHEN I STARTED IT BACK UP THE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND THE BRAKES WERE STILL LOCKED UP. I THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK OFF AND UNPLUGGED MY BATTERY HOPING THAT WOULD DO IT. STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF SITTING THERE THE BRAKES FINALLY RELEASED AND I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO MY HOUSE. THE LIGHT WAS AND STILL IS ON BUT THE BRAKES ARENT LOCKED UP AT THIS TIME. IM JUST AFRAID OF IT HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE AT FASTER SPEEDS. IT WOULD MOST CERTAINLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AT THE VERY LEAST. I HAVE 4 KIDS AND A WIFE AND MY WIFE IS USUALLY THE ONE WHO DRIVES THE CAR. IM JUST THANKFUL IT DIDNT HAPPEN UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011407July 29, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WAS DRIVING VERY SLOWLY ON COLLEGE CAMPUS LOOKING FOR PARKING SPACE AS I HAVE DONE EVERY TIME I GO TO THE OFFICE FOR 45 YEARS WHEN SUDDENLY THE HYUNDAI ELANTRA ACCELERATED AT VERY HIGH RATE AND ROLLED OVER UPSIDE DOWN. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND I WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. WINDSHIELD AND FRONT OF ROOF COLLAPSED FROM ROLLOVER! I ABSOLUTELY DID NOT PRESS DOWN THE GAS PEDAL BY MISTAKE. I AM SURE. THIS COULD VERY LIKELY KILLED ANYONE WALKING OR DRIVING IN FRONT OF THIS CRAZY CAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11011460July 29, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY STOP LAMP SWITCH FAILED. THE NHTSA SITE SHOWS THAT THERE IS A RECALL HAVING TO DO WITH MY YEAR AND MODEL FOR THE STOP LAMP SWITCH AND OR ASSEMBLY. MINE FAILED, BUT THE DEALER STATES THAT MY SPECIFIC VIN IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. WELL THE PROBLEM IS WIDER THAN REPORTED OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE THE PROOF IS MY SWITCH FAILED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. WHEN I NOTICED THE PROBLEM THE CAR HAD BEEN ON THE DRIVEWAY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN. THE FAILURE MANIFESTED ITSELF RANDOMLY WHILE THE CAR WAS NOT IN USE AND HAD NOT BEEN IN USE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN ON GOING, BUT I MIGHT NOT HAVE NOTICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011469July 29, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHENEVER I TURN ON THE A/C (SUMMER) OR HEATER (WINTER) A REALLY BAD ODOR COMES OUT FROM THE VENTS. ODOR SMELLS LIKE MOLD, MILDEW AND CAUSES ME TO COUGH AND GET BAD HEADACHES. I HAVE CHANGED THE CABIN FILTER THINKING IT WAS IT BUT ODOR PERSISTS WHEN THE A/C, HEATER OR FAN ARE BEING USED. I HAVE HAD IT FOR 1 YEAR AND IT HAS NOT GONE AWAY AND ACTUALLY GOTTEN WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011088July 27, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR IS NOT COVERED ON THE CAMPAIGN #146 EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE'S MAKE, MODEL & YEAR WERE CORRESPONDING TO THE RECALL. THEY NEED TO WIDEN THE VIN NUMBERS EFFECTED AS MY VEHICLE WAS EFFECTED BY THIS SAME ISSUE. THE BREAK STOPPER BROKE INTO MANY PIECES ALL OVER MY FLOORBOARDS AND MY BREAK LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ON. IT THEN KILLED MY CAR BATTERY BY USING THE BATTERY TO POWER THE BREAK LIGHTS WITH THE CAR OFF AND KEYS OUT THE CAR. IT WONT SHOW IF YOU ARE PRESSING THE BREAKS AND IT MAKES IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS DRIVERS BEHIND YOU WILL NOT KNOW IF YOU ARE HITTING THE BREAKS. PLEASE ADVISE THEM TO BROADEN THE RECALL #146 AS THIS AFFECTS MANY DRIVERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011135July 27, 2017
SEATS, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE OCS MAT FAILED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION HYUNDAI MALL OF GEORGIA (3445 BUFORD DR NE, BUFORD, GA 30519) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010803July 26, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
IT IS HARD TO FILL THE GAS TANK UP. THE FUEL PUMP KEEPS SHUTTING OFF AND YOU HAVE TO SLOWLY FILL THE GAS TANK UP. YOU HAVE TO HOLD THE PUMP TO EVEN GET GAS TO FILL THE TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010513July 25, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIRBAG LIGHT AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I TURNED ON MY CAR. IT DOES GO OFF AFTER DRIVING A FEW MINUTES, BUT ALWAYS COMES BACK ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010562July 25, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPON CONDUCTING RESEARCH, THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V113000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AS A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010602July 25, 2017
WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
JULY 18, 2015 RETURNING FROM A 350 MILE TRIP TO MIAMI FROM ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. ON I-75N, EXPERIENCED A HARROWING DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE EXPLOSION IN ALLIGATOR ALLEY ABOUT 11:30AM. HYUNDAI ELANTRA HAS NO SPARE TIRE ON A LEASED CAR. TIRES ARE HANKOOK OMNIPRO H-426. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FILED ABOUT THESE PARTICULAR TIRES AFTER RESEARCHING. MILEAGE IS LESS THAN 10K MILES AND CAR IS ONLY 2 YRS. OLD AND WAS LEASED BRAND NEW. HAVE 'HYUNDAI ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THAT ONLY TOWS TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP', PER CSR AFTER CALL TO REPORT,REQUIRING A TRIP BACK 30 MILES. AFTER EXPLAINING ORDEAL, TIRE EXPLOSION, REAR BUMPER TORN OFF, BACK LIGHT DAMAGE FROM TIRE BEING COMPLETELY RIPPED APART AND MAJOR BACKSIDE DAMAGE FROM SAID INCIDENT, DAVIE FLORIDA HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP DID CHANGE AND REPLACE TIRE THAT I HAD TO PURCHASE. THEY ASSURED US THAT CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. RECEIPT SHOWED MULTI-POINT INSPECTION PROVIDED AS WELL AS WHEEL BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT. BACK ON ROAD AT APPROX. 3:30PM, I-75N ALMOST TO SAME SPOT, (ALLIGATOR ALLEY) SECOND TIRE EXPLODES ON DRIVER SIDE FRONT MAKING CAR INOPERABLE; WAITED FOR 2ND TOW(8PM) ALL THE WAY HOME, ARRIVED ABOUT 12 MIDNIGHT. I AM CURRENTLY TERRIFIED OF DRIVING WITH OTHER TWO TIRES ON PASSENGER SIDE. WAITING TO HEAR FROM HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CARE ABOUT RESOLUTION,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010400July 24, 2017
STEERING
THE EPS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 3 DAYS AGO. THEY SAID IT JUST NEEDED TO BE RESET. CAME BACK ON TODAY AND NO POWER STEERING. BUT NO RECALL ON THIS CAR. REALLY CONCERNED SOMETHING BAD WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010094July 22, 2017
ENGINE
OUR CAR HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY NOT STARTING AND RATTLING. WE IT TOOK TO A HYUNDAI DEALER THREE TIMES IN 9 MONTHS AND PAID OVER $600 BUT EACH TIME THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. FINALLY THE MECHANIC DRAINED THE OIL AND TOOK A MAGNET TO IT. METAL FRAGMENTS WERE PULLED OUT. THE MECHANIC SAID THE CAR NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AS THE RESULT OF A MANUFACTURER DEFECT-SAME AS THE SONATAS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. WE CALLED HYUNDAI TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID SINCE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THERE IS NOTHING THEY ARE ABLE TO DO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010030July 21, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH STAYS ON DRAINS BATTERY. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA FOR THIS ISSUE. BUT MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT SHOW RECALL THIS IS MY VIN [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11006387July 19, 2017
ENGINE
CAR STUTTERS, RPMS DROP, AND CAR STALLS WHEN IT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP AT STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING IN ALL CONDITIONS-- HOT/COLD, MORNING/EVENING, ETC. FOLLOWING THIS, CAR WILL BE DIFFICULT TO RESTART AND SLOW TO ACCELERATE; THEN RPMS RAISE TO 5 AND CAR GOES INTO GEAR. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE APRIL 2017 AND HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES. (4TH TIME TOMORROW)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11006210July 18, 2017
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ON MY DASHBOARD A FEW DAYS AGO AND HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE. I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS HOW SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND HOW THIS MEANS THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY DURING A COLLISION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIPS SHOULD BE CHARGING OVER $250 TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT. I HAVE NOT YET BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL THEN FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE ACTION. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11006253July 18, 2017
ENGINE
PIN CAME OUT FROM BOTTOM OF ENGINE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11005990July 17, 2017
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OFF AT ABOUT 80 THOUSAND MILES AND HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11005499July 15, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
CAR WAS PARKED WITH PARKING BREAK ENGAGED, WENT IN MY HOME, AFTER 15 MINS LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND CAR HAD SOME OUT OF PARK AND ROLLED INTO NEIGHBORS CAR CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11005514July 15, 2017
STEERING
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY (55 MPH LIMIT) AND SLOWED DOWN TO APPROX. 10 MPH DUE TO A TRAFFIC JAM WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE EPS LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE LOST HER STEERING. AT THAT SPEED, IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR HER TO STEER. SHE MANAGED TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND CALLED ME FOR HELP. I RESEARCHED HER SITUATION AND LEARNED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR ALL 2008 ELANTRAS AND LATER TO FIX THE EPS. THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE HAD TO BE AFTER 1 JUNE 2008. UNFORTUNATELY, HER CAR WAS BUILT IN AUG 2007. THAT BEING SAID, PERHAPS THE CURRENT EPS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 2008 MODELS MANUFACTURED BEFORE JUNE 2008? I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK AS IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS (AND PRETTY MUCH IMPOSSIBLE) FOR HER TO DRIVE ANY FURTHER. WHILE WAITING FOR THE TOW, I RESEARCHED THE EPS SITUATION ONLINE AND LEARNED FROM A BLOG THAT TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING IT SOMETIMES RESETS THE EPS. SHE DID SO AND IT "FIXED" HER STEERING. I'M CERTAIN THIS IS A TEMPORARY FIX ONLY AND WILL NOT PREVENT A FUTURE REOCCURRENCE OF THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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