Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#10972053April 12, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL INADVERTENTLY SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971971April 11, 2017
POWER TRAIN, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE TRUNK SUDDENLY OPENED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY WHILE THE CONTACT WAS INSIDE HIS HOME. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS STOPPED ON A CURB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK OPENED UNEXPECTEDLY SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 576.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971680April 10, 2017
ENGINE
THE ENGINE IS MAKING A TICKING NOISE. WAS TOLD THAT THE LIFTERS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THERE IS TOO MUCH BACK PRESSURE. I WILL NEED A NEW ENGINE. SEVERAL OTHER MODELS ARE UNDER A RECALL BUT NOT THIS BRAND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971240April 8, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON OR ABOUT 10/20/2016 MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN WOULD NOT START, I WAS WORKING OUT IN THE FIELD WENT INTO A PATIENTS HOME AND THE CAR AS I TURNED THE IGNITION KEY, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND OFF. CALLED LUTES KIA FOR SERVICE. THEY SAID IT WAS BATTERY PUT NEW BATTERY IN. THE NEXT DAY THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED WOULD NOT START, CALLED LUTES KIA AFTER SEVERAL DAYS I WAS TOLD THEY WERE NOT SURE WHAT WAS WRONG AND REPLACED THE STARTER. I GET MY CARS OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES, KEEP UP ON MY MAINTENANCE. ELECTRICAL IS AFFECTED SOMETHING KEEPS SHORTING OUT HEAD LIGHTS/ TAIL LIGHTS. I HAVE RECEIPTS AND SERVICE ORDERS. IT LOSES POWER ON LOAD AND IS VERY UNSTABLE. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURNS ON WHEN IT WANTS TO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971151April 7, 2017
ENGINE
ENGINE FAILURE. DRIVING ON FREEWAY.LOST POWER. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOISE FROM ENGINE. PULLED OVER TO GAS STATION. OIL WAS LOW. TOWED TO DEALER. THEY SAID THE CAR HAD SEVERE OIL SLUDGE THROUGHOUT ENGINE. MY CAR WAS MADE AT THE SAME ALABAMA MANUFACTURING PLANT AS THE RECALLED HYUNDAI SONATAS THAT WERE RECALLED FOR ENGINE FAILURE. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY. HYUNDAI OF AMERICA WILL NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE MY ENGINE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ALL MY OIL AND MAINTENANCE RECEIPTS. I HAVE ANOTHER 2006 SATURN THAT I MAINTAINED THE SAME WAY AND IT IS DRIVING PERFECTLY. PLEASE CONSIDER A RECALL FOR ENGINE FAILURE FOR ELANDRAS BUILT IN ALABAMA IN 2012. I HAVE SEEN ONLINE OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR HAVE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970732April 5, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE PARKING, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND REPAIRED. ONE MONTH LATER, WHILE PARKING AND APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASH INTO TWO CEMENT POLES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 06/08/17*LJ
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970058April 3, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897767March 31, 2017
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS, TIRES
2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MANUFACTURERS REFUSAL TO REIMBURSE CONSUMER FOR LABOR COST OF FRONT COIL SPRINGS FAILURE RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD...UPDATED 05/17/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REIMBURSE THE COST OF THE COIL SPRINGS AND THE TIRES DUE TO THE SERVICE NOT BEING PERFORMED WITH THE DEALER. UPDATED 03/31/2017*JS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969508March 30, 2017
AIR BAGS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AT APPROXIMATELY 118000 M FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS TOLD CAR ISN'T PART OF RECALL, SO I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR REPAIR OF APPROX $300. I DIDN'T REPAIR AS I SEE SAME COMPLAINT FROM MANY OWNERS. ALSO, ALL BACK END OF CAR LIGHTING HAS TO BE REPLACED EVERY 6 MONTHS. THERE HAS GOT TO BE A DEFECT WITH SOME WAY IT WAS MANUFACTURED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969566March 30, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
YES , I HAVE BEEN BUYING LIGHT BULLS FOR MY CAR OVER THE LAST YEAR'S AND THEY GO OUT LESS THAN A MONTH TIME, I HAVE BROUGHT MORE THEN 10 AND THE PEOPLE AT THE PART STORE SAID IT'S A ELECTRIC PROBLEM, BUT THE PEOPLE AT DEALERSHIP WANT ME TO PAY 125 TO PUT IT ON THERE MACHINE. I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969237March 29, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START WITHOUT WARNING, PARK RUNNING FINE, GET BACK IN AND IT WILL NOT START, HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES, TOOK TO DEALER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY CANNOT GET IT TO REPLICATE .. NO ERROR CODE... THEY JUST SCRATCH THEIR HEAD AND SAY SORRY WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO... TELL THAT TO MY WIFE WHEN SHE IS STRANDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969405March 29, 2017
WHEELS
WITHIN 80000 MILES I HAVE HAD TWO SETS OF TIRES AND 2 BLOW OUTS. BOTH BACK TIRES. NOW THE BACK LEFT TIRE IS DEFORMED LIKE ITS BEEN BOUNCING. I HAD ALL TIRES BALANCED AND ITS STILL DISFIGURED. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SUSPENSION ON THESE VEHICLES THAT HYUNDAI NEEDS TO ADDRESS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED WITH A BLOW OUT. I DRIVE 230 MILES A DAY ROUND TRIP WORK. ALL INTERSTATE. I NEED DEPENDABILITY UNDER ME. THIS CAR SCARES THE CRAP OUT OF ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968763March 27, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
O2 SENSOR NEEDS RECALIBRATION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968772March 27, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE/CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON JANUARY 5, 2000 PER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: SQ00003 (FUEL CAP REPLACEMENT); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 00V095002 OR 00V095001 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968799March 27, 2017
SUSPENSION
WAS DRIVING THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD AND THE TIRE POPPED WILL I WAS APPROACHING ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAD TO CALL AND GET A TOW, I COULDN'T BRING IT TO HYUNDAI BECAUSE NONE WERE OPEN AT THE TIME. WAS BROUGHT TO A LOCAL SHOP THINKING IT WAS ONLY A TIRE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE SPRING ON THE STRUT HAD BROKE AND WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRE WHICH LEAD IT TO POP. LOOKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THERE WAS. I CALLED UP HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE WHICH WAS ON THE RECALL FORMS AND THEY SAID IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER THERE RECALL BECAUSE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED A MONTH AFTER THE YEARS LISTED. I HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS THE RECALL REGARDING THE STRUT/SPRING TO BREAK CAUSING IT TO PUNCHER THE TIRE BUT THEY SAID IT WONT BE COVERED? I HAVE PICTURES OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM AND ALSO THE DAMAGE TO THE TIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968808March 27, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVNG VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE'S TRUNK OPENED WITHOUT WARNING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE DEALERS TO BE REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968424March 24, 2017
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. WENT ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. IS NOW ALMOST ALWAYS ON, BUT ON RARE OCCASIONS WILL TURN OFF ONLY TO COME BACK ON LATER. 77000 MILES ON CAR, SO NOT IN WARRANTY. SYMPTOMS SEEM SIMILAR TO EARLIER RECALL OF HYUNDAI VEHICLES FOR DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRINGS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968013March 23, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT TO RIGHT TO UNLOCK THE STEERING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,588. UPDATED 06/13/17* LJ *AS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968147March 23, 2017
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH REMAINED ON AFTER START, WENT OUT FOR SEVERAL MOMENTS THEN HAS REMAINED ON. IS REMAINING ON AFTER MULTIPLE RESTARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967797March 22, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE PARKING IN A PARKING LOT, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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