Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#10994200June 9, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE ACTIVATING THE TURN SIGNALS IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WOULD EITHER WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT WORK AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993695June 7, 2017
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND DECELERATING FROM APPROXIMATELY 60-35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 15 MPH ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SHAFFER HYUNDAI WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BAR FAILED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING AN ODOR OF BURNING OIL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE OIL AND BATTERY INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE WEBB HYUNDAI DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED SHORTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993148June 5, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE FILLING UP THE GAS TANK THE STRAPS HOLDING THE GAS TANK BROKE AND NOW THE GAS TANK IS HANGING DOWN.IT LOOKS LIKE THE STRAPS ARE RUSTED THROUGH.I KNOW THE CAR IS OLD BUT TO HAVE BOTH STRAPS FAIL AT THE SAME TIME IS DANGEROUS. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A DESIGN OR MATERIAL FLAW BUT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993042June 4, 2017
AIR BAGS
IN MY ELANTRA 2012 THE LIGHT OF THE AIRBAG IS ON, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT SUFFERED ACCIDENTS OR STRONG BLOWS, AND HAS FOLLOWED THE MAINTENANCE RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER (FOLLOWING THE MANUAL), (95K MILES). THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT MAY COME ON BECAUSE SOME OF THE SENSORS ARE DAMAGED; THE COST OF THE REPAIR CAN RANGE FROM $ 250 UP TO $ 3000. WITH THIS LIGHT ON, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. HYUNDAI HAS A GOOD REPUTATION, AND SAFETY SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE WARRANTY, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE VAST MAJORITY OF ELANTRA OWNERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. (GOOGLING). THE SOLUTION SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993003June 3, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DROVE CAR TO GROCERY STORE 6 MILE ROUND TRIP PARKED CAR IN GARAGE AT 10:15 AM. I PERFORMED YARD WORK IN FRONT OF AND WAS IN AND OUT OF GARAGE FOR 4 HOURS. AT NO TIME WAS THERE A HINT OF SMOKE OR BURNING. THEN CUT GRASS FOR 2 HOURS. AT ABOUT 4 PM SMOKE WAS BILLOWING OUT OF THE GARAGE. I OBSERVED FLAMES AND SMOKE COMING FROM AROUND THE FRONT HOOD. UNABLE TO LIFT HOOD TO REACH FIRE SOURCE WITH EXTINGUISHERS OR GET CAR INTO NEUTRAL TO PUSH OUT OF GARAGE. I WAS DRIVEN BY SMOKE AND FLAME OUT OF GARAGE. BOTH THE 2008 HYUNDAI AND ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE TWO CAR GARAGE BURNED COMPLETELY. ALL CONTENTS IN GARAGE DESTROYED EXTENSIVE SMOKE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT HOUSE. FIRE FORENSIC INVESTIGATOR THINKS IT WAS CAUSED BY THE BATTERY BUT THERE WAS TOO MUCH DAMAGE TO MAKE MUCH OF AN INFORMED COMMENT AS TO PRECISE REASON CAR CAUGHT FIRE. REASON FOR FIRE IS UNKNOWN. ADVANCED AUTO BATTERY PURCHASED OCTOBER 17, 2014. PART # 121R1. #420 D2LNM1C1Q21B5J. REPAIR OF REAR MAIN SEAL IN JULY 2016 BY COCHRAN OF MONROEVILLE HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT. FOG LIGHTS MINI LAMPS A TOTAL OF TWENTY, 20, LIGHTS (FOG, BREAK, HEADLIGHTS, LICENSE PLATE) FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT, REAR RIGHT AND LEFT WERE REPLACED. REAR LEFT LAMP AND BULB HOUSING REPLACED JUNE 28, 2016 AT A COST OF $236 BY DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992946June 2, 2017
AIR BAGS
2 DAYS AGO, 05/31/2017, THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT VEHICLE START AND TURNED OFF DURING THE DRIVE. 06/01/2017, THE SAME LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYS ON. 06/02/2017, I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO CHECK THE CLOCK SPRING. DEALER NOTIFIED ME OF BOTH FAILED CLOCK SPRING AND FAILED AIRBAG UNIT AND ADVISED A WARRANTY FIX FOR THE CLOCK SPRING AND $700 REPAIR FOR THE AIRBAG. THIS CAR IS 6 YEARS OLD AND THE AIRBAG UNIT DOESN'T JUST UP AND QUIT WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I URGE NHTSA TO RESEARCH AND CALL FOR A RECALL, OTHERWISE OWNERS ARE PAYING EXORBITANT AMOUNTS OF MONEY FOR A REPAIR OF SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T FAIL EVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992158May 30, 2017
STEERING
CLICKING NOISE WHEN MOVING STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. BOTH STOPPED AND WHILE DRIVING. NO RECALL YET BUT WITH THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE, IT SHOULD BE. REPAIR ESTIMATE 425.00.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992269May 30, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR HOUSING BROKE APART ALONG WITH THE METAL PIECE USED TO ATTACH THE MIRROR. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 75MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SAW THE REAR VIEW MIRROR EJECTED LIKE A PROJECTILE. THE GLASS HAD SEVERAL CRACKS RUNNING THE LENGTH OF THE WINDSHIELD, ORIGINATING FROM THE METAL PIECE THAT HELD THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A ROCK OR FLYING DEBRIS FROM THE ROAD THAT CAME THRU THE WINDSHIELD. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE ORIGIN OF THE CRACKS AND POINT OF BREAKAGE WAS FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE IMPACT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD, NOT EVEN A MINOR SCRATCH TO INDICATE SOMETHING HAD HIT IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THERE WERE SEVERAL PIECES OF GLASS ON THE INSIDE WHERE THE METAL PIECE BROKE OFF WITH SOME GLASS STILL GLUED TO IT. THE PIECE THAT CONNECTED THE MIRROR TO THE METAL PIECE SHATTERED INTO 3 PIECES. I AM UNSURE OF WHAT CAUSED THIS, BUT IT IS CONCERNING TO KNOW THIS COULD HAPPEN TO OTHER DRIVERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992314May 30, 2017
AIR BAGS
WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF ON PASSENGER SIDE WHILE IN MOTION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992030May 29, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CLOCK SPRING HAS WORN AFTER ROUGHLY 55K MILES AND JUST BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER REPLACEMENT IS $300 AND AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WITHOUT REPAIR. THIS BEGAN AFTER GOING OVER ROUGH BRICK PAVERS AND THE LIGHT IS INTERMITTENTLY ON, PROBABLY ABOUT 80-90% OF THE TIME. AS I UNDERSTAND IT THE VERACRUZ AND SANTA FE MODELS HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE A FEW YEAR PRIOR (11-01-052) AND ONLINE SEARCHES SHOW THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH (AT LEAST) EARLY PRODUCTION ELANTAS. WHILE OWNER DIY REPLACEMENT IS POSSIBLE, IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO SRS SYSTEM IMPORTANCE AS WELL AS LACK OF ABILITY TO RECALIBRATE SOFTWARE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992046May 29, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE STUMBLES BADLY 2 TO 4 SECONDS WHEN MAKING A TURN OR EVEN A LANE CHANGE SOMETIMES. DEALER TWICE. RESPONSE: EVERYTHING "NORMAL"? GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR--NO ACCELERATION FOR UP TO 4 SECONDS. DANGEROUS DANGEROUS DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991684May 25, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS MONTH, WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WOULD PERIODICALLY ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAVE NEVER PREVIOUSLY HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD MY CAR CHECKED OUT BY THE DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO CANNOT EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991349May 24, 2017
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS VEHICLE ACCELERATES MORE THAN EXPECTED (LUNGES) WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND RELEASE THE BRAKE WITHOUT EVEN HAVING MY FOOT ON ACCELERATOR. ON FLAT SURFACE IT BEGINS TO MOVE AHEAD SPONTANEOUSLY WITHOUT MY FOOT ON GAS PEDDLE. I BROUGHT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS IS TYPICAL FOR ELANTRA AND NOT A KNOW ISSUE. IT HAS BEEN MENTIONED BY OTHER DRIVER'S ON REDDIT. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO HAVE ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE OTHER ON ACCELERATOR TO PROTECT FROM SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THERE MUST BE A SOFTWARE/HARDWARE SOLUTION. CREATES RISKY SITUATION BECAUSE ONE COULD INADVERTENTLY HIT PEDESTRIAN, CAR IN FRONT AT STOP, ROLL INTO TRAFFIC, ETC. WORST CASE WOULD BE IF SOMEONE UNFAMILIAR WITH VEHICLE DRIVES IT, IE, RENTAL CAR OR FRIEND. I PUT IN THE DATE I HAD IT CHECKED BY HYUNDAI SERVICE. THEY SAID IT MIGHT NEED TO "BREAK IN" AND TIGHTEN UP AS PARTS WEARS" AS HOPEFUL COMMENTS FOR RESOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991428May 24, 2017
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR HAS HAD ENGINE LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF FOR YEARS ON THEIR OWN, WINDOWS THAT YOU USE ONE SWITCH FOR THAT MAKE A DIFFERENT WINDOW GO DOWN AND THEN SOMETIMES THEY DON'T GO UP, MY BRAKES HAVEN'T RELEASED THE CRUISE CONTROL AT TIMES AND NOW MY PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF SO I CAN'T PASS INSPECTION. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH AND WANT IT FIXED, IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991508May 24, 2017
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. CLAY COOLEY HYUNDAI DEALER IN ROCKWALL, TEXAS DIAGNOSIS WAS THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDING REPLACEMENT. HYUNDAI TOLD ME "NO DEALER IN THE COUNTRY HAS THIS PART RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE PART. THE MANUFACTURER MUST MAKE NEW PARTS THAT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JUNE 2017." I WAS SENT AWAY AND TOLD THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. MEANWHILE, MY AIRBAGS ARE DEACTIVATED AND MAY NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991263May 23, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON INTERSTATE AT 65MPH WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON FOR OVER 30 SECONDS AND DRASTICALLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE TO UNDER 20MPH. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE COMPLETELY DRY AND ROAD SURFACE WAS SMOOTH. HAZARD LIGHTS WERE PUT ON TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS FROM POSSIBLE COLLISION AND I PULLED OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS IN A 3 WEEK PERIOD. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID NO CODES CAME UP AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE DESCRIBED PROBLEM. A RECALL WAS ISSUED IN 2011-2012 FOR SIMILAR ISSUE ON SAME MAKE AND MODEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991319May 23, 2017
ENGINE
I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW IN 2011. I DON'T DRIVE MUCH AT ALL SO MY CAR HAS 33,000 MILES. SO WHEN MY CAR STARED MAKING A TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE, THAT WAS LOUDER WHEN IDLING BUT NEVER WENT AWAY COMPLETELY. I DIDN'T THINK TO MUCH OF IT. DROPPED IT OFF TO GET LOOKED AT AND THAT'S WHEN I FOUND OUT THERE WAS METAL IN MY ENGINE. THIS MEANT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE, THIS WAS ABOUT 14 MONTHS AGO, SO IT WENT IN FOR 3-4 DAYS AFTER WAITING A MONTH TO GET THE PART. AFTER THE REPLACED ENGINE IT WORKED WELL AND THE NOISE WAS GONE, SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE END. SO WHEN THE NOISE CAME BACK JUST 11 MONTHS LATER I WASN'T HAPPY. DROPPED IT OFF AND SURE ENOUGH IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. THIS TIME IT TOOK 3 WEEKS FOR THEM TO REPLACE MY ENGINE. THE SERVICE AT MY LOCAL HYUNDAI IS SO BAD. EVERYDAY I CALLED TO SEE IF MY CAR WAS READY BECAUSE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO LAST 3 DAYS, 3 WEEKS LATER I HAD A SECOND NEW ENGINE. NOW YESTERDAY JUST 2 MONTHS LATER MY CAR IS YET AGAIN MAKING THE TICKING NOISE AND NOW IS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING. I CALLED MY LOCAL HYUNDAI TO MAKE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT AND HAD TO LEAVE A MESSAGE, STILL HAVEN'T HEARD BACK ITS BEEN 2 BUSINESS DAYS. I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED MY CAR IS 6 YEARS OLD AND HAS JUST 33,000 MILES AND WORKING ON ITS 3RD NEW ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991317May 23, 2017
AIR BAGS
I WAS TAKING MY DAD TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY HE SAT ON SEAT. I NOTICE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF INDICATOR DID NOT GO OFF . THE CAR WAS DRIVEN IN CITY AND ON HIGHWAY THANK GOD AIR BAGS WERE NOT NEEDED AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON DASH LATER THAT DAY . I CALLED BROADWAY HYUNDAI ON MONDAY THEY SAID IF AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH WAS ON AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. I TOOK CAR IN TO BROADWAY THEY TOLD ME AIRBAG SENSOR ON PASSENGER SEAT WAS SEVERED AND PART WOULD BE 1600.00 TO REPAIR. LATER THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID THEY COULD BUT USED SEAT IN FOR 297.32. I DIDN'T LIKE THAT BECAUSE SAME THING COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT COULD NOR AFFORD 1600.00 FOR OME PART. I CALL HYUNDAI AND ASK THAT I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR DANGER MY DAD AND MYSELF WERE PUT IN AND REINVESTED REPAIR. THIS IS POOR WORKMANSHIP HAVING SHARP METAL RAILS AND CLIPS OVER PLASTIC WIRE MEMBRANE. NOT HAPPY WITH USED SEAT SAME THING COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND THIS PART COULD BE IN 1000 OF OTHER VEHICLE. A CASE WAS STARTED AND NO REPLY FOR HYUNDAI. A FAIR SETTLEMENT OF 1600.00 FOR CORRECT PART IF NEED IN FUTURE AND DANGER WE WERE PUT IN. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT THERE COULD 1000 OF THIS DANGER ON ROAD TODAY AND SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT TAKE AIRBAG LIGHT SERIOUSLY. SEE ATTACH PHOTO TAKE BY REPAIR TECHNICIAN JEFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990857May 22, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED UPHILL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ISSUE HAD BEEN PRESENT EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON MAY 11, 2017. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 260.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990976May 22, 2017
AIR BAGS, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE MADE A RUMBLING NOISE AND JERKED TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING THE LOWER CONTROL ARM REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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