Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#10990986May 22, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE GEAR SHIFTER SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO GEAR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOLENOID ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE GEAR SHIFTER SEIZED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO PUT A PENCIL INTO THE SHIFT LEVER RELEASE TO RELEASE THE GEAR SHIFTER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND THEN SEEK REIMBURSEMENT. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 99V178000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991002May 22, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED WHILE MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990695May 20, 2017
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, WHEELS
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON, WAS RESET, AND CAME BACK ON CONSTANTLY AND REPORTED TO LIKELY NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT'S EXPECTED TO COST ALMOST $2000 TO REPLACE. THIS BEGAN TO HAPPEN ONLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND NOW IS CONSTANT. NOW IT'S ESSENTIALLY UNSAFE FOR ANYONE TO SIT IN MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. IN ADDITION, MY TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING LIGHT HAS ALSO COME ON CONSTANTLY AND THE DEALER HAS REPORTEDLY ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE AND RESET AND SWITCH OUT THE MONITORS IN ALL OF THE TIRES AND THAT INDICATOR LIGHT HAS YET TO BE FIXED. THIS STARTED WHEN THE CAR WAS JUST TURNED ON, STATIONARY. I AM STARTING TO GET A CHRISTMAS TREE LOOKING DASHBOARD. IN ADDITION, THE DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS BECOME STUCK AND WON'T OPEN, DUE TO REPORTEDLY ALLOWING WATER IN FOR THE HANDLE TO RUST. AS WELL AS ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR JUST SUDDENLY FELL OUT OF THE CEILING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS IS LITERALLY THE WORST CAR I'VE EVER OWNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990568May 19, 2017
WHEELS
I HAVE A SET OF 4 PRIMEWELL VALERA TOURING II TIRES ON MY CARD, TWO OF WHICH FAILED DUE TO THE PRIOR RECALL ISSUE ON THE INSIDE LOWER SIDEWALK. MY TIRES ARE NOT LISTED AS PART OF THE RECALL, HOWEVER THE ISSUE IS IDENTICAL. I PURCHASED TWO NEW TIRES TODAY AS THE OTHERS FAILED WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON I95 IN DUVAL COUNTY, FL . I WILL PURCHASE TWO ADDITIONAL TIRES THIS WEEKEND AS I DO NOT WANT THE TIRES ON THE CAR TO FAIL AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, OR WORSE. WHAT IS GITI TIRE AND/OR CONTINENTAL TIRE GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990621May 19, 2017
SEAT BELTS, STEERING
STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHEN SPEED IS LOW AND IT IS TURNING WEIRD. ALSO THE SEAT BELT DOESNT RESTRAIN PROPERLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10986294May 18, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TROUBLE STARTING. THE CONTACT HAD TO BUY APPROXIMATELY FIVE BATTERIES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10986333May 18, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS DRIVING AT 45MPH WHEN MY FRONT SUNROOF EXPLODED AND SHATTERED. I HEARD A LOUD NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT, THEN NOTICED MY SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED. MOST OF THE GLASS THEN FELL INSIDE OF MY CAR. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS IN FRONT OF OR AROUND ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10986405May 18, 2017
ENGINE
MY 2013 ELANTRA (APPX. 54K MILES) BEGAN MAKING NOISES WHEN TURNING WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN STALLING. TWICE THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL STREETS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN FEBRUARY 2017 AND THEY INDICATED THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE CAR AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT HAD BEEN LESS THAN 5K MILES SINCE THE LAST OIL CHANGE. THE REPAIRS AND RENTAL ARE BOTH COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER REPLACING THE ENGINE AND A FEW OTHER PARTS, I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS READY FOR PICKUP IN MARCH 2017. I GOT IN THE CAR AND NOTICED A NOISE. THE ADVISOR AND TECH SAID ITS BECAUSE OF A NEW PUMP AND WILL GO AWAY AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES. IMMEDIATELY AFTER DRIVING OFF AND ENTERING THE HIGHWAY I HEARD A DRAGGING NOISE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE AND PLACED ME IN ANOTHER RENTAL. IT IS NOW MAY 2017 AND THE CAR IS STILL IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACE TWICE AND OTHER PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACE MULTIPLE TIMES AS WELL. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT HYUNDAI HAS SENT OUT AN ENGINEER TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT IT APPEARS THEY DO NOT KNOW THE PROBLEM AND/OR CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM NO LONGER CONFIDENT IN THE SAFETY OF MY CAR AND HYUNDAI VEHICLES OVER ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10986245May 17, 2017
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHTS RANDOMLY CAME ON AND OFF. THEN STAYED ON. I WAS TOLD TO REPORT THIS CAUSE IT SHOULD BE FIXED FOR FREE OR BE UNDER RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10986108May 17, 2017
ENGINE
THE CAR WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET WHEN THE ENGINE CEASED WHILE DRIVING IN FRONT OF A HIGHWAY OFF-RAMP. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO HYUNDAI WHERE THEY INSTALLED A NEW ENGINE, CLAIMING AN OIL BEARING FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985894May 16, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS APPROX. ~76K MILES IN 6.5 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. IT IS GARAGED WHEN NOT IN USE. IT HAS ONLY EVER BEEN SERVICED AT THE SAME LOCAL HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER. AT THE 72,501-MILE SERVICE, THE BRAKES WERE ASSIGNED A YELLOW SCORE ON A RED-YELLOW-GREEN SCALE BUT NO REMEDIAL WORK WAS RECOMMENDED. SINCE THEN I HAVE NOTICED NO OBVIOUS ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE'S BRAKING SYSTEM NOR RECEIVED ANY DASHBOARD INDICATORS OF VEHICLE ISSUES. AT YESTERDAY'S 76,184-MILE SERVICE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED URGENT REPAIR WORK. WHEN I ASKED WHEN I COULD BRING THE VEHICLE BACK FOR REMEDIAL WORK, I WAS TOLD THE REPAIRS SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT IMMEDIATELY ELSE I MAY LOSE THE REAR BRAKES. THE INNER REAR PADS WERE FOUND TO BE COMING APART FROM BACKING PLATES AND "FLAPPING". THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND REAR ROTORS RESURFACED. FOR SOMEONE WHO DRIVES CONSERVATIVELY SPECIFICALLY TO INCREASE BRAKE LIFE, IT IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING THAT THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES WENT FROM OK 3500 MILES AGO, TO NOW THEY COULD STOP WORKING IMMINENTLY. FOR A FWD VEHICLE, IT IS INTERESTING THAT THE REAR BRAKES SPECIFICALLY HAVE THIS ISSUE. BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE, I AM CONCERNED THOSE THAT DO NOT SERVICE THEIR HYUNDAI AS FREQUENTLY AS I DO, MAY EXPERIENCE SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE OF FACTORY-INSTALLED BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND OTHER FACTORY PARTS WITHOUT WARNING, WITH OBVIOUS IMPLICATIONS FOR OCCUPANT SAFETY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985964May 16, 2017
WHEELS
BOUGHT CAR WITH NEW TIRES TOOK BACK FOR LOW TIRE PRESSURE HAVE TO PUT AIR IN TIRES EVERY WEEK OR TIRES WOULD BE FLAT DEALER SAID THEIR IS NO PROBLEM. LOOKED ON LINE CAR HAS A LOT OF TIRE COMPLAINTS OF LOW TIRE PRESSURE DEALER WILL NOT FIX
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985859May 15, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO PART STORE, BUT THE EMPLOYEE COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT FUSE THE VEHICLE NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V871000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985650May 14, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL SWITCHES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY ON THIS 2013 ELANTRA GT. THE "SET" BUTTON DOSE NOT ENGAGE OR ACTIVATE CRUISE CONTROL. IT "CANCELS IT. HOWEVER, PRESSING THE CANCEL' BUTTON DOES NOT DIS-ENGAGE OR STOP THE CRUISE CONTROL IT ACTUALLY ACTIVATES IT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985651May 14, 2017
STEERING, SUSPENSION
ONE DAY AFTER PURCHASING THIS CAR MY PROBLEM BEGAN. GOING OVER SPEEDS OF 30MPH, IF I HIT ANY UNEVEN SURFACES OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD THE CAR JUST WANTS TO FISH TAIL ALL OVER THE ROAD. THIS IS A VERY SCARY THING TO HAPPEN ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY. I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO KEEP A DEATH GRIP WITH BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. JUST YESTERDAY I NEARLY HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION AFTER HITTING A BUMPY PART IN THE ROAD. THANKFULLY I GOT CONTROL BEFORE IT HAPPENED. THIS WILL BE MY SECOND ATTEMPT AT THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THIS RESOLVED. DURING FIRST ATTEMPT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THESE CARS JUST HAVE SQUIRRELY SUSPENSION AND THAT'S HOW THEY DRIVE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! SOMEBODY OR A FAMILY IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED IF THIS IS NOT CORRECTED. LEMON LAW IS IN MY SEARCH BAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985504May 13, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I SEE THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS BUT NOT WITH MY VIN#? I WENT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY TESTED MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND NONE OF THEM WORKED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985544May 13, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY VEHICLE HAS ACC (ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL) AND, WHEN SET, WILL ACCELERATE AND BRAKE AS NEEDED TO KEEP A CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT THAT THE SYSTEM HAS IDENTIFIED VIA THE RADAR AND CAMERA. I HAD AN INSTANCE WHERE THERE WAS A MOMENTARY LOSS OF POSITIVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. IN THIS EVENT, IT WAS A HAZY AFTERNOON WITH WET ROADS. I WAS FOLLOWING A VEHICLE ON A ROAD WITH THE ACC SET. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT STARTED A DECELERATION LESS THAN 10MPH/S AND MY VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY STARTED PROGRESSIVELY INCREASING BRAKING ACTION TO MAINTAIN SEPARATION. 1.5 - 2 SECONDS FOLLOWING; IT APPEARED AS THOUGH THE ABS KICKED IN AND DISCONNECTED/OVERRODE THE ACC WITCH SUBSEQUENTLY STOPPED THE BRAKING ACTION ALL TOGETHER. AS A RESULT MY VEHICLE PROCEEDED TORWARD THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME IN A CRITICAL MOMENT THAT REQUIRED, NOW, EVEN MORE BRAKING ACTION IN CONDITIONS THAT INITIALLY CAUSED THE ABS SYSTEM TO ACTIVATE UNDER NORMAL BRAKING ACTION CONTROLLED BY THE ACC. I WAS AWARE AND HAD NOT LET THE SEMI AUTONOMOUS FEATURES OF MY VEHICLE LULL ME INTO COMPLACENCY. I REACTED QUICKLY AND A COLLISION HAD NOT OCCERED. OTHERS MAY NOT BE SO QUICK TO RESPOND IN A SIMILAR SITUATION. I BELIEVE THE SYSTEM DEACTIVATED AS A RESULT OF THE ABS SHAKING THE BRAKE PEDAL OR CONTROL LINKAGES, WHERE, IN NORMAL OPERATION DEPRESSING THE BRAKE DISCONNECTS THE ACC IF THE SYSTEM STARTS AN UNWANTED ACCELERATION OR THE OPERATOR SIMPLY WANTED TO DISCONNECT THE SYSTEM WITHOUT TOGGLING THE STEERING WHEEL DISCONNECT SWITCH. THIS FEATURE IS AVAILABLE ON ALL LIMITED ULTIMATE 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984687May 10, 2017
ENGINE
ENGINE TICKING. BROUGHT IT IN AND THEY INFORMED ME I NEED AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME IF I DO NOT GET THE ENGINE FIXED AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT, IT COULD STALL AND OR POTENTIALLY BLOW UP. VEHICLE IS UNDER 100K MILES, HOWEVER I AM SECOND OWNER, SO IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I DO HAVE ALL OF MY SERVICE RECORDS, I DEFINITELY MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE SO THERE IS NO REASON TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ON MY BEHALF. HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT FIXED YET AS I DO NOT HAVE 8K LAYING AROUND TO DO SO. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO RECALL THEIR 2012 ELANTRA ENGINES AS IT IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984690May 10, 2017
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CLOSED THE CARDBOARD CLUSTER TO PREVENT THE GLASS FROM FALLING INTO THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,917.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984515May 9, 2017
ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN SHE TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT BACK, BUT DID NOT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,500. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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