Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#11001395June 26, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WITHOUT BRAKE PEDAL BEING PRESSED AND EVEN WHEN CAR IS NOT STARTED. THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN THE BRAKE LIGHTS OFF. THIS HAPPENED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF IN GARAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001487June 26, 2017
AIR BAGS
ON APRIL 14TH 2017 I GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT WHERE I ENDED UP ON MY DRIVERS SIDE IN A DITCH AND MY SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. WE HAVE BEEN IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH HYUNDAI SINCE THAN WITH NO RESOLUTION. WE HAVE BEFORE THE CAR GOT FIXED AND AFTER THE CAR GOT FIXED PICTURES OF THE AIRBAGS AND YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE WHERE SOMEONE HAD TAMPERED WITH THEM. MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY SINCE MAY 4TH NOT BEING DRIVEN BECAUSE WE DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT NOT KNOWING IF THE AIRBAGS ARE GOING TO WORK IF WE NEED THEM TOO AND WE WERE TOLD TO NOT USE IT BY HYUNDAI UNTIL SOMEONE FROM HYUNDAI COULD COME AND INSPECT THE CAR, WHICH THEY NEVER DID. I ALSO HAVE ALL THE PHONE CALLS WE HAVE EVER MADE TO HYUNDAI WRITTEN DOWN INCLUDING TIMES, DATES, WHO WE TALKED TO AND WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT, ALL THE EMAILS SENT BACK AND FORTH WITH HYUNDAI WE ALSO HAVE PRINTED. IT HAS GOTTEN TO A PINT NOW THAT WE ACTUALLY GOT THE BBB AND THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL INVOLVED. I HAVE INCLUDED THE PICTURES MY HUSBAND TOOK OF THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001187June 24, 2017
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, SEAT BELTS
NO COMPLAINT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000797June 23, 2017
STEERING
WHEN CAR IS IDLING OR WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHEEL MOVES SLIGHTLY. THIS IS NOT NOTICEABLE WHEN TURNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000825June 23, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICING. THE HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT IT WAS RELATED TO THE BRAKES. WHEN I WAS READY TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME AND SAID THE BRAKE RELAY (WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED) CAUSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO SHORT AND NOW I HAVE TO GET THEM REPLACED AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000342June 21, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INTERMITTENT...CAR IS STATIONARY AND I ATTEMPT TO START CAR WITH PUSH START AND THE ENGINE WILL CRANK FOR APPROX 3 SECOND AND THEN START. I TURN CAR OFF AND HEAR A TICK TICK TICK FROM ENGINE. RESTARTS WITH NO HESITATION. THIS IS USUALLY AFTER A DRIVE AROUND TOWN AND THEN I COME HOME AND MAYBE ABOUT 6 HOURS LATER I'LL GO BACK INTO MY CAR AND IT WILL SPUTTER AGAIN. NO SOLUTION AS OF YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000345June 21, 2017
STEERING
EPS LIGHT CAME ON, COULDN'T STEER IT. I SEE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PER MY VIN#, BUT NOTICED THERE ARE BULLETINS PERTAINING TO THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY YEAR CAR. NOT SURE WHAT THAT MEANS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000093June 19, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISOR HINGE BROKEN. WON'T STAY UP. HANGS DOWN IN THE DRIVERS FACE AND HINDERS DRIVERS ABILITY TO SEE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995827June 19, 2017
INTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR OVERHEAD DOME LIGHT FAILED TO TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY TURN OFF THE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-633-5151 AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 10339622. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995695June 17, 2017
STEERING
IN MAY MY STEERING COLUMN STARTED MAKING A METALLIC LIKE SOUND EVERY TIME I TURNED IT. THERE IS SOME LOOSE PLAY IN THE STEERING NOW NOTHING MAJOR BUT THE NOISE IS VERY FREQUENT WHEN TURNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995707June 17, 2017
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR STALLED. THE TACH READING DROPED TO ZERO, AND ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I TRIED RESTARTING MY CAR. I COULD DRIVE SLOWLY, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON, AND THE TACH READING WAS STILL ZERO. THIS HAPPENED FOR A FEW TIMES --- WHEN I DROVE ON HIGHWAY, ON A LOCAL STREET, AND WHEN I WAITED FOR A LONG LIGHT. IF STARTING AFTER A LONG ENOUGH REST, THOSE SYMPTOMS MIGHT DISAPPEAR TEMPORARILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995390June 15, 2017
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA EQUIPPED WITH PRIMEWELL VALERA TOURING II TIRES, SIZE: 205/55/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SEVERELY SHAKE AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND CAME TO A STOP. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRE THREAD HAD TORN AND CAUSED THE TIRE WALL TO CAVE INWARDS. THE CONTACT HAD A CERTIFIED MECHANIC REPLACE THE TIRE WITH A SPARE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995196June 14, 2017
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING AREA, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, INSPECTED THE FRONT END, AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE WENT FLAT. THE TIRE WAS UNABLE TO RETAIN AIR. A TOWING COMPANY INSPECTED THE AREA AND DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE MANUFACTURER RECALL AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING THE RECALL INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 08/08/17*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994406June 12, 2017
ENGINE
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON @ 25900 MILES & MANUAL STATES BRING INTO DEALER RIGHT AWAY, THIS WAS ALSO CONFIRMED WITH A CALL TO THE DEALER.. WORK ORDER STATES"TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN" STATES TECHNICIAN UPDATED ELECTRICAL CONTROL UNIT, & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. MY CONCERN WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL ITEM. SINCE THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUR IN THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994414June 12, 2017
SUSPENSION
MY HUSBAND BACKED THE CAR UP 3 INCHES IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, SHOT THROUGH THE TIRE AND THE TIRE EXPLODED. WE BOUGHT OUR 2012 ELANTRA IN OCTOBER 2011 AND APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL OF THE 2011 ELANTRAS FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE FOR CARS THAT ARE OWNED IN THE "SALT BELT" / COLD WEATHER STATES WHICH IS WHERE WE LIVE, BUT THE RECALL WAS ONLY ISSUED FOR ELANTRAS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 11/12/10 TO 3/31/11. MINE IS A 2012 WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2011AND MANUFACTURED SOMETIME BETWEEN MARCH 2011 AND OCTOBER 2011. I HIGHLY DOUBT THAT HYUNDAI, WHICH APPARENTLY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE UNTIL AN INCREASE IN WARRANTY CLAIMS ON THE ISSUE STARTED AN INVESTIGATION OF IT IN 2014, CHANGED THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS THEY WERE USING TO MANUFACTURE THE SAME CAR JUST 1 "YEAR" NEWER BETWEEN THE END OF THE RECALLED VEHICLE DATE AND THE MANUFACTURE DATE OF MY 2012 ELANTRA. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE BOTH, RELATIVELY NEW TIRES, AND FRONT STRUTS AND SPRINGS. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE MORE VEHICLE YEARS SINCE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO REASON FOR THEM TO CHANGE THE PARTS THEY WERE USING BETWEEN 2011 AND 2012 MODELS IF THEY WERE UNAWARE OF A PROBLEM. ALSO, A 2012 ELANTRA THAT WAS POSSIBLE MANUFACTURED IN THE RECALL TIME FRAME SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994429June 12, 2017
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING AND CLUNKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (KEY HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 566 BRIDGEPORT AVE, MILFORD, CA 06460) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN TIGHTENED THE FRONT END STRUT MOUNT AND THE SUBFRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN AND THE NOISE WAS GONE. ONCE THE CONTACT ARRIVED AT HER HOME, THE NOISE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR LICENSE FRAME WAS ROTTING. THE LICENSE FRAME WAS REMOVED, THE SUSPENSION HARDWARE WAS INSPECTED, AND THE NUTS AND BOLT WERE RE-TORQUED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE BRANDFON HYUNDAI DEALER, LOCATED IN NEW HAVEN, CT, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TWO FRONT STABILIZER LINKS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,499. UPDATED 08/22/17*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994474June 12, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILS EVERY 35,000 TO 45,000 MILES. REPLACED TWICE UNDER 90,000 MILES. STARTS AS THE CAR HESITATES TO SHIFT OR DOES NOT SHIFT FOR A FEW MINUTES. THIS HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994321June 11, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STEERING
AFTER TWO WEEKS OF CONSISTENT STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP AND NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN KEY IN THE IGNITION I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 6, 2017. I ALSO TURNED THE WHEEL COUNTERCLOCKWISE AND DID AS THE MANUAL INSTRUCTED. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, FRUSTERATION AND BEING STRANDED AT WORK SEVERAL TIMES AND IT FINALLY UNLOCKED. MY HUSBAND HAD A DIFFICULT TIME UNLOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL AS WELL. WHEN I BOUGHT IT TO DEALERSHIP IT WASN'T LOCKING UP AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID IT WOULD BE LOOKED AT BUT THAT WAS A VERY COMMON HAPPENING IN THESE VEHICLES. IT WAS BROUGHT TO 6251 GRAND AVE. GURNEE, IL. THE SERVICE ADVISOR WAS JEFFREY VLACH #49715.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994292June 10, 2017
STEERING
EPS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND POWER STEERING WAS LOST. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS CORRECTED BY TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING IT. IT OCCURRED DRIVING ON INTERSTATES AND DURING LOCAL DRIVING FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE TAKING IT TO A DEALER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAMELBACK HYUNDAI, PHOENIX, AZ FOR EVALUATION. WRITE UP FROM DEALER SUMMARIZED: EPS LIGHT IS ON, CODE C1290 TORQUE SENSOR MAIN SIGNAL FAULT WAS DISCOVERED. DTC FOUND, EPS C1290 TORQUE SENSOR MAIN SIGNAL FAULT. SEARCH FOR TSB AND FOUND TSB 12 ST 001, ATTEMPTED EPS REFLASH AND FOUND THAT IT IS NOT APPLICABLE TO VEHICLE DUE TO ECU FOR THE MDPS ID DIFFERENT. CURRENT ROM ID #4HDASH02. TECHLINE CASE # 2017051202870. PER DIAGRAM FLOW CHART THE TORQUE SENSOR IS INSIDE THE MDPS/COLUMN. HIGH RESISTANCE INSIDE THE TORQUE SENSOR WHICH IS BUILT IN INSIDE THE MDPS COLUMN. REPLACED MDPS COLUMN AND PERFORMED CALIBRATION. RECHECK FOR CODES AND NO OTHER DTC FOUND? DEALER CONTACTED HYUNDAI ABOUT REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT WAS APPROVED. NOT SURE IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BASED ON THE DEALER NEEDING TO CALL FOR APPROVAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994093June 9, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND A CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BLACK SMOKE BEGAN TO APPEAR FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH EVENTUALLY TURNED TO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 10309640. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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