Hyundai Elantra Complaints (2012)

654 consumer complaints on file.

#10785750October 24, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
HIGHLY FRUSTRATING AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION HYUNDAI HAS PUT ME IN. ON SEPTEMBER 11TH MY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE REAR BY THE EXHAUST PIPE. PRIOR TO THIS MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT RICK CASE HYUNDAI 3 TIMES WITH ME COMPLAINING THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY THE 1ST TIME I WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO CODES SO WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL IT BREAKS, THE 2ND TIME I WAS TOLD NO CODES SORRY, AND THE THIRD TIME THEY ACTUALLY REPLACED A BROKEN PART THAT CONTROLS THE SHIFT TIMES IN THE TRANSMISSION. COULD SHOW THEM MY PROBLEM. I ASKED HYUNDAI CORPORATE TO DO AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE FIRE AND HELP ME RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THEY WENT THROUGH THEIR 6 WEEK PROCESS AND THEN DENIED MY CLAIM SAYING IT WASN'T FOUND TO BE A MALFUNCTION OF ANY PARTS THAT CAUSED THE FIRE. I HAVE VIDEO OF WHERE THE FIRE STARTED, THE TRANSMISSION NOT WORKING, AND COUNTLESS PICTURES THAT SHOW THE FIRE OBVIOUSLY STARTED AT THE TAILPIPE DUE TO AN INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHEN I ASK HYUNDAI FOR THE INFORMATION THAT LEAD TO THEIR CONCLUSION THEY SAY IT'S CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY AND WILL NOT LET ME SEE IT. WHEN I TELL THEM THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL NOT WORKING AND EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT THERE IS A BURNING SMELL AND I'M SCARED FOR MY SAFETY AND LIFE DRIVING THIS CAR THEY JUST SAY HYUNDAIS DECISION IS FINAL AND THEY WON'T HONOR MY WARRANTY ON THE CAR. THEY CLAIM IT'S PERFECTLY SAFE TO DRIVE AND OPERATING AS INTENDED AND DESIGNED. I FEEL THEY ARE COVERING SOMETHINGS UP OR NEVER ACTUALLY INVESTIGATED THIS INCIDENT WHICH IS WHY THEY WON'T RELEASE INFORMATION. DURING THE FIRE MALFUNCTIONS IN THE HEAD SHIELD AND TAILLIGHT WIRING WERE DISCOVERED MAKING FOR 4 POSSIBLE LIFE THREATENING DEFECTS MY CAR WAS PARKED AT WORK IN MY PARKING SPACE WHEN THE SMOKE AND FIRE STARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10783786October 20, 2015
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR WAS SITTING AT MY APARTMENT. WENT TO GO TO THE STORE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER NO MATTER MANY TIMES I WOULD TRY AND START IT. I HAD TO CALL MY DAD WHO TOLD ME TO HOLD GAS PEDAL DOWN AND START THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT WASN'T HAPPENING AT THAT MOMENT. CAR STARTS TO JERK WHILE DRIVING. STARTED OFF ONLY IN THE MORNINGS, THEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, IT JERKED AGAIN THIS TIME MORE AGGRESSIVE. HAVE TALKED WITH HYUNDAI 3 TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE, SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL THEY SEE IT HAPPENING THEMSELVES. I AM HAVING TO PRESS THE GAS HARD TO GO AT LEAST 50 MPH. YESTERDAY 10/19/2015. I STOP TO GET GAS. FULL MY TANK UP, GET IN THE CAR AND THE WON'T START AGAIN! PRESS MY FOOT ON THE GAS, CAR WON'T START. HAD TO CALL TRIPLE A AND THEY SAY MY BATTERY IS LOW. BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2013, SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE AND ALL I GET IS THEY HAVE TO SEE IT HAPPENING. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO THE SAME HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN SOUTH AUSTIN. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM CARMAX. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT ELSE TO DO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782994October 16, 2015
POWER TRAIN
RIGHT FRONT AXLE BOLTS BECAME VERY LOOSE AT 39,000 AND THE AXLE COULD HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND OR WHEEL POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL AND BEING INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT. HYUNDAI SHOULD EITHER USE EFFECTIVE LOCK WASHERS OR LOCK TIGHT ON THE BOLTS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BACKING OUT OF THE AXLE WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE TRANSMISSION AND OR WHEEL. A RECALL SHOULD BE ORDERED. IF YOU GOOGLE THIS PROBLEM THERE IS A VIDEO ON THE WEB WHERE ANOTHER ELANTRA HAS THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. I BECAME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE MY ELANTRA STARTED MAKING A VERY NOT8ICEABLE POPPING SOUND WHEN YOU PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE BOLTS BECAME PROGRESSIVELY LOOSE TO THE POINT THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN I WOULD TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE AXLE WOULD POP DUE TO LOOSENESS AND WHEN I PLACED MAY FOOT BACK ON THE ACCELERATOR IT WOULD POP. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY FLAW. WHEN I LOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY CHARGED ME $63.65 TO RE-TORQUE THE AXLE BOLTS THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BECOME LOOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781614October 13, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DOES NOT START ALL THE TIME.THE PANEL LIGHTS COME ON WHEN YOU TURN THE IGNITION ON BUT IT WILL NOT START ALL THE TIME.AFTER 5TO 20 MINUTES AND MOVING THE GEAR SHIFTER IT MAY START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779574October 4, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
FAILURE TO START; CAR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THE CAR IS IN PARK AND IT PREVENTS THE CAR FROM STARTING, EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN PARK. CAR CANNOT BE TAKEN OUT OF PARK OR PUT BACK IN SOMETIMES AFTER IT IS STARTED AND IDLING. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, VERY FRUSTRATING. HAVE BYPASSED THE SITUATION BY TAKING THE SAMLL CLIP FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE OFF, THEN DEPRESSING TRANSMISSION ENGAGER AND MOVING THE GEAR SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND THEN BACK INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WILL THEN START. AFTER ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN FOR THIS VERY SAME SITUATION, I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL HYUNDAI?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778955October 1, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN PUSHING THE PUSH START. THIS KEEPS HAPPENING THIS IS NOT SAFE. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, MY SAFETY COULD BE IN JEOPARDY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10776629September 25, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. AFTER EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE A THIRD TIME, THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10775931September 24, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINDSHIELD WASHER STOPPED WORKING. REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THEY DON'T HAVE TIME TO FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10767552September 22, 2015
STEERING
SINCE WE HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, IT CONTINUALLY PULLS AND DRIFTS TO THE LEFT. WE HAVE TO FIGHT TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD AT ALL TIMES. SO FAR THE SWAY BAR (LINK) HAS BEEN REPLACED IN THE FRONT AND NEW TIRES PUT ON. ALL THIS HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY TO NO AVAIL. THERE ARE SEVERAL VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE THAT SHOW THIS EXACT PROBLEM PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING WITH THIS SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR HYUNDAI!! APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND THE WIND IS BLOWING ACROSS THE INTERSTATE. ALSO, WHEN WE HAD THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT WITH ONE OF OUR OWN MECHANICS, AND NOT THE DEALERSHIP'S MECHANICS, HE PUT IT UP ON THE LIFT AND COULD HARDLY TURN THE WHEELS. HE COMMENTED THAT THE STEERING WAS AS TIGHT AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS A TRUCK!! THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THE STEERING THAT COULD EASILY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764147September 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE THE VEHINCLE BEING IN PARK AND TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE IT DID NOT START. IT DOES SOME CLICKING AND AFTER TURNING ON AND OFF THE KEY THE VEHICLE STARTS. IT HAS AGGRAVATED MORE OVER THE COURSE OF THESE PAST TWO WEEKS AND ITS DOING IT ALMOST EVERY OTHER TIME I TRY TO START THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS CHECKED THE BATTERY AND ALSO TAKEN IT TO AUTOZONE AND CONFIRMED THE BATTERY IS OK BUT THE VECHILE STILL DOES NOT START. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THIS COMING 9/21/15 FOR THE DEALER TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT BUT REVIEWING ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPLAINTS IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS A COMMON TREND OF AFFECTED VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. HAVE NOT SEEN THE EXPERIENCE OF THE VEHILCE STALLING ON ME DURING THE HIGHWAY BUT BECAUSE OF THE DAILY TRAFFIC I TAKE TO COMMUTE HOME-WORK I JUST HOPE I DONT GET INTO A SITUATION WHERE MY SAFETY GETS COMPROMISED. DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY COMPLAINTS NEED TO OCCURR BEFORE HYUNDAI DOES SOMETHING TO SOLVE THE ISSUE AND REALLY PREVENT A MAJOR SAFETY ONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763294September 12, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I TURN THE KEY AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS TURN ON. THE RADIO TURNS ON ALSO. THE PROBLEM IS THE ENGINE DOESN'T START. THERE IS NO NOISE WHERE YOU SHOULD HEAR THE STARTER. JUST SILENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761753September 5, 2015
ENGINE
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHEN STARTING MY ELANTRA, THE ENGINE WON'T TURN OVER. THE CAR MADE A "CLICK" SOUND, BUT DID NOT START. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WOULD TURN OVER. I HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED AND IT WAS FULLY CHARGED. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 7 TIMES SINCE FEB. 2014. THIS LAST TIME, SEPT. 3, 2015 IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY CAR REPAIR. AGAIN, THE BATTERY WAS FULLY CHARGED. THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED UP RIGHT AWAY, AND MANY TIMES DURING THE 6 HOURS THE GARAGE HAD THE CAR. THE GARAGE WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NOT HAVE ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON LINE AND THERE ARE SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THE POSTS ARE POINTING TO A BAD RAIN SENSOR OR A TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761700September 4, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK, BACK, RIGHT ANKLE, LEFT KNEE, AND LEFT RING FINGER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10760360August 31, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAILURE TO START. CAR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THE CAR IS IN PARK AND THE INHIBITOR SWITCH PREVENTS THE CAR FROM STARTING, EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN PARK. CAR CAN NOT BE TAKEN OUT OF PARK OR PUT BACK IN. COULD PRESENT A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD GET STRANDED SOMEWHERE WITH NO WAY TO START CAR. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND ACTUAL YOUTUBE VIDEOS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE REAL CONCERNS ABOUT MY DAUGHTER DRIVING THIS RELATIVELY NEW CAR AND THEN GETTING STRANDED SOMEWHERE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759823August 27, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759373August 26, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE PANEL HAS COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON INDICATING THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS BECOMING DISCONNECTED???
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759292August 25, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE REFUSES TO START ALL ELECTRICAL ARE OK, DEALER SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE JIGGLED AND THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE A MICRO-SWITCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749593August 18, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
YESTERDAY, AUGUST 17, 2015, I PARKED AT MY APT COMPLEX TO GET MY MAIL, TURNED CAR OFF COMPLETELY, I WAS LITERALLY OUT OF MY CAR FOR 40 SECONDS. I GOT BACK IN STARTED IT UP, AND NOTHING. IT WOULD NOT EVEN TURN OVER, NO SOUNDS, NO CLICKS, JUST DEAD SILENCE. ALL OF THE PANEL LIGHTS WERE LIT, HOWEVER, AND THE AIR VENTS WERE BLOWING AIR FROM THE FAN, THE RADIO TURNED ON, BUT NOT THE ENGINE. THE BATTERY WAS NEWLY INSTALLED ON OCTOBER 2, 2015 WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED. I USED MY HYUNDAI ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, SOMEONE ARRIVED IN A NORMAL VEHICLE TO JUMP START MY CAR. FIRST TRY, IT STARTED UP JUST FINE. HE WAS TRYING TO SELL ME A NEW BATTERY FOR $150, INDICATING THAT BECAUSE I LIVE IN ARIZONA NOW, THE HEAT DOES STRANGE THINGS TO CARS. I DIDN'T TAKE THE OFFER. I LET THE CAR RUN WHILE I WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES, THEN DROVE TO THE CARPORT WHERE I PARK MY CAR NORMALLY IN MY APT COMPLEX. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, AND HESITANTLY TRIED TO START IT AGAIN, AND TO NO AVAIL. NOTHING AGAIN. IT WOULDN'T START. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, I FOUND A FEW SITES WHERE OTHERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. ONE PERSON MENTIONED TO TURN THE IGNITION TO ACC AND THROW THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL, WHICH I DID, AND THEN MAGICALLY MY CAR STARTED UP PERFECTLY FINE. I TRIED TURNING IT OFF AND ON AGAIN ABOUT 5 MORE TIMES, AND IT DID JUST FINE, NO STALLING. SINCE I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TIMES (AT LEAST 20+) THAT IT WON'T START UP ON THE FIRST TRY, BUT SECONDS LATER I'LL RETRY THE IGNITION, AND IT'LL START UP, BUT IT SOUNDS AS IF IT'S GOING TO CONK OUT. LIKE IT'S BARELY HANGING ON. I'VE HAD NO OTHER ISSUES WITH MY CAR BESIDES THIS. AFTER READING ON MULTIPLE FORUM SITES, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S FAIRLY COMMON, AND I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL SET FOR THIS. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744976July 30, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A DRY SOLID ROAD WITH NO OBSTRUCTIONS OR POTHOLES. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR ACTED LIKE IT TRIED TO SHIFT GEARS, HEARD A STRANGE NOISE AND THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT WOULD NOT GO FASTER WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND FELT LIKE I LOST SOME FUNCTION CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAS DONE THIS BEFORE BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY. THEN THE ESC (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ALL WITH IN 2 SECONDS. WHEN I REALIZED THAT IT WAS NOT CHANGING, I TURNED THE ESC OFF AND IT WENT BACK TO DRIVING NORMALLY ALMOST INSTANTLY. ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD I FIGURED I WOULD TRY TO TURN IT BACK ON BECAUSE I REMEMBER BEING TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP TO LEAVE IT ON. A FEW SECONDS PASSED AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY WHEELS LOCKED UP AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS MY CAR STARTED TO TURN SIDEWAYS. I QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE ESC BUTTON AND IT CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY, HOWEVER, IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO READJUST AFTER HAVING THE WHEELS LOCKED UP. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ANY LONGER. I HAVE AN EMAIL WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME ISSUE (SOME HAVE HAD ACTUAL ACCIDENTS) THAT I CAN SEND YOU. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL DONE ON THIS BEFORE THIS KILLS SOMEONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743719July 27, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2012 ELANTRA LIMITED FAILS TO START WHEN IN PARK. BATTERY IS FINE, ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IS WORKING. ENGINE DOES NOT CRANK WHEN THE PUSH TO START BUTTON IS PRESSED. SOMETIMES IT STARTS AFTER A FEW TRIES, BUT IT WOULD NOT START AFTER TRYING 10 MINUTES YESTERDAY. I TRIED AGAIN IN THE MORNING AND IT STARTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. I SEARCH THE WEB AND HAVE READ THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. PEOPLE ONLINE ARE SAYING THE PROBLEM IS THE RANGE SWITCH / INHABITOR SWITCH. I NOTICED THAT THE ISSUE IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY LATELY. IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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