Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#10925949November 14, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS
BOTH REAR CALIPERS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY FROZEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. AUTO HAS 20,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925952November 14, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
ON NOVEMBER 8TH, 2016, SAINT PAUL, MN, MY CAR WOULD NOT START UP. NO WARNING SIGNALS CAME ON AND JUST MADE A "CLICKING" NOISE". I CALLED HYUNDAI'S ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHEN THEY ARRIVED HE TOLD ME TO TRY TO START IT UP. THE CAR THEN CAME ON WHICH WAS APPROX. A 45 MINUTE WAIT. IN OCTOBER 2015- EAGAN, MN, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I FELT DIZZY, NAUSEOUS AND HAD A PANIC ATTACK. I TRIED PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP DESPITE STEPPING ON BREAKS, THE CAR KEPT PULLING TOWARD THE SIDE OF THE GRASS THAT WAS SURROUNDED WITH GRAVEL. I ENDED UP HITTING AND STOPPING AT A GUARDRAIL. THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS BLOWN AND ALONG THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER DOOR WAS SCRATCHED, THERE WAS ALSO SOME FRONT END DAMAGE WHICH GOT REPAIRED. IN APPROX. MARCH 2015- WEST SAINT PAUL, I JUST GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER. I STARTED IT UP, PRESSED ON THE GAS AND ENDED UP REAR ENDED THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME. IN 2014, MAPLEWOOD, MN,I WAS AT A RESTAURANT'S DRIVE-THRU AND MY CAR LOST ALL POWER AND STEERING FOR ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES. I CALLED HYUNDAI'S ROADSIDE'S ASSISTANCE TO REPORT THE INCIDENT. IN 2014, EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I CALLED HYUNDAI'S ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO REPORT THE INCIDENCE. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER, THE CAR STARTED UP AND NO LONGER NEEDED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE'S TOWING SERVICE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10925512November 11, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925535November 11, 2016
SEAT BELTS
THE REAR SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT. IT IS ALWAYS LOOSE. NO ONE HAS SAT THERE SO WE JUST NOTICED IT RECENTLY WHILE CLEANING THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925567November 11, 2016
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY CAR DRIVES FUNNY OVER THE ROAD AND ON HILL AND STEERING REALLY FEELS BAD LIKE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR THIS IS DRIVING IN MY TOWN. I JUST BROUGHT THE CAR FOM THE DEALER WHAT CAN I DO?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925221November 9, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AROUND 40,000 MILES THE CAR RANDOMLY WOULD NOT START, LEAVING ME STRANDED. I TOOK THE CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES AND DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DETECT AN ISSUE. 2ND TIME I DROPPED OFF, A MISFIRE WAS DETECTED AND IGNITION COILS WHERE REPLACED DUE TO DEFECTED COILS. I PICKED UP MY CAR AND 11 DAYS LATER THE CAR WOULDN'T START UP AGAIN. ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 3 WEEKS NOW. LAST I HEARD THEY ARE REPLACING: THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY, TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH, AND BRAKE SWITCH. I HAVE YET TO HEAR IF THE PARTS CAME IN AND IF THIS WILL FIX THE ISSUE. I RECEIVED A CALL ON 11/3/2016 AND NOW THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE CAR FAILING TO START AND HYUNDAI CANT EVEN FIGURE IT OUT, AS OF TODAY THEY HAD MY CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 25 DAYS AND STILL NO RESOLUTION. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AND RECALLED. IVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIRECTLY AND HAVE A CASE WITH THEM GOING ON. I SEE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE HAPPENING ON THIS MODEL, I HOP THIS WILL SOMEWHAT HELP. BE CONSISTENT AND DON'T TAKE NO FOR ANSWER, I AM STILL MAKING CAR PAYMENTS ON SOMETHING THAT IS NOT WORKING NOR I HAVE IS UNFAIR. SINCE THE CAR IS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES THIS WILL BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, IT SHOULD OF HAD TO TAKE ME 3 TIMES, CALLING A MANGER AND GOING TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS FOR THEM TO FINALLY TAKE MY ISSUE SERIOUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925234November 9, 2016
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW SO I TOOK THE CAR TO MY TIRE DEALER ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT ALL OEM NEXEN TIRES HAD CRACKS BETWEEN THE TREADS BOTH HORIZONTALLY AND VERTICALLY. EACH TIRE HAS A DIFFERENT DOT CODE SO I HAVE ONLY SUBMITTED ONE COMPLAINT. THE CAR HAS 8940 MILES ON IT AND IS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT. I CALLED NEXEN WARRANTY DEPARTMENT AND NO ONE ANSWERED SO I LEFT A MESSAGE. I ALSO, WROTE THEM AND EMAIL AND AM WAITING FOR A RESPONSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924982November 8, 2016
STEERING
THE STEERING COLUMN CONTAINS A HARD PLASTIC "COUPLER" AS PART OF THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THAT HARD PLASTIC DETERIORATES OVER THE COURSE OF 5 OR 6 YEARS AND, WHEN IT FAILS, THE DRIVER WILL LOSE THE ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR. ALTHOUGH THIS PART ON MY CAR HAS NOT YET FAILED, I CANNOT AFFORD THE $499 THAT THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE TO MAKE THIS REPAIR. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ITEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925040November 8, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924844November 7, 2016
STEERING
ON OCTOBER 28TH, 2016 THE LOWER, DRIVER'S SIDE, FRONT CONTROL ARM DISINTEGRATED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER ELANTRA IN A PARKING LOT. SHE WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN TO LEAVE THE LOT WHEN SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AS IT MADE A "TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE." THE NEXT DAY I REMOVED THE WHEEL AND DISCOVERED THE CONTROL ARM WAS TORN IN TWO SECTIONS AND BADLY CORRODED. I WENT TO TWO HYUNDAI DEALERS TO TRACK DOWN A NEW PART. NEITHER DEALER MENTIONED THE FACT THAT THIS MODEL HYUNDAI HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR PRECISELY THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I LEARNED OF THIS PROBLEM I CONTACTED HYUNDAI MOTORS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL ONLY APPLIED TO VEHICLES PURCHASED OR REGISTERED IN THE SO-CALLED "SALT BELT" STATES. MY WIFE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN COLORADO AND HAS NEVER DRIVEN IT IN THE "SALT BELT." YET IT SUFFERED THE SAME CORROSION AND FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL BULLETIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FAILURE BECAUSE THE CORROSION IS INSIDE THE CONTROL ARM AND CANNOT BE DETECTED BY A NORMAL VISUAL INSPECTION. I SUSPECT THAT THE FAILURE THAT SHOWED UP YEARS AGO IN THE "SALT BELT" CARS IS NOW APPEARING IN OLDER CARS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. HYUNDAI APPARENTLY DOES NOT GIVE A [XXX]. I SUGGEST THE NHSTA IMPOSE A NATIONWIDE MANDATORY RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES. IF IT OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS FAILURE WOULD RESULT IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH FOR PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. THIS VEHICLE IS A ONE OWNER CAR THAT WAS GARAGED ALL ITS LIFE. IT WAS REGULARLY SERVICED BY A HYUNDAI DEALER. IT SHOWS NO SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE CORROSION IN ANY OTHER AREA OR PART. I AM OUTRAGED THAT HYUNDAI CHOSE TO LIMIT THE RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES TO SELECT STATES. THIS INCIDENT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES THE PROBLEM IS NOT LIMITED TO VEHICLES EXPOSED TO CORROSIVE CHEMICALS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10923727November 2, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG SRS LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 30000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10923787November 2, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PUSH BUTTON START. CAR WILL NOT START RIGHT AWAY AFTER DEPRESSING THE START BUTTON. WHEN START BUTTON IS DEPRESSED, INDICATING LIGHTS ON THE DASH WILL ILLUMINATE, AND APPROXIMATELY 10 SECOND LATER, THE RADIO AND THE AIR CONDITIONING WILL KICK IN. AT THIS POINT I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS TO ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR AND 75% OF THE TIME THE CAR WILL START; OTHERWISE, I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ATTEMPT TO RESTART AGAIN. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS NOW. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM AS THE CAR STARTED FOR THEM EVERY TIME APPARENTLY AND COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO SOLVE MY ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMITTEDLY TIGHTENED UP TERMINALS FOR THE BATTERY. THE CAR SEEMED TO START EVERY SINGLE TIME FOR ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THE VISIT, AND NOW IT'S DOING IT AGAIN. CALLED HYUNDAI AND THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT ISSUE. I'VE RESORTED TO TAKING VIDEO TO HELP DESCRIBE THE ISSUE TO TECHNICIANS, AND THE LATEST DEALERSHIP BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT THEY STILL WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO USE MY VIDEO BUT WOULD HAVE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM THEMSELVES. THIS IS GOING TO BE REALLY BAD IF I'M STUCK IN SOMEWHERE BECAUSE MY CAR WON'T START AND HYUNDAI CLAIMING THEY CANT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10923816November 2, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING INADVERTENTLY BECAME STUCK IN THE CENTER POSITION AND TOOK CONSIDERABLE FORCE TO MOVE. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN SEVERE OVERSTEERING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10920146October 31, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING THE CLOCK WILL START TO FLASH THEN THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FLASH AS THE RADIO/CLOCK FLASHES. IF HEAD LIGHTS ARE OFF THE LIGHT BY GAUGES WILL START FLASHING MAKING A CLICKING NOISE, THE BATTERY LIGHT WILL SOMETIMES COME ON AND FLASH ALSO. IF I TURN THE AIR ON THE FLASHING WILL STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10920411October 31, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR WILL NOT TURN OFF AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THERE IS NO PASSENGER. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND I CONTACTED HYUNDAI, ROUND ROCK, TX, FOR SOME INFORMATION FOR WHICH THEY WERE UNABLE TO RELAY TO ME WITHOUT THEM HAVING TO COMPUTER ANALYZE FOR AN EXTREME COST. I FEEL ANYTHING TO DO WITH A SAFETY CONCERN SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND ANALYZED WITHOUT A CHARGE. PLEASE ADVISE WITH YOUR UNDERSTANDING. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919994October 29, 2016
WHEELS
I WAS DRIVING 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THERE WAS NO DEBRIS ON THE ROAD THAT CARS HAD TO AVOID RUNNING OVER. THIS WAS ON THE 405 FREEWAY SO IF THERE IS ANYTHING ON THE ROAD CHP COMES TO REMOVE IT BECAUSE IT IS AN INCREDIBLY BUSY FREEWAY.WHILE DRIVINING, ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR A LOUD POP AND MY TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR KIGHTS STARTED TO FLASH AND I STARTED TO LOOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. I MANAGED TO CONTROL IT IN TIME TO AVOID CRASHING AT 65 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND NOTED MY TIRED POPPED AND DEFLATED. I WENT TO BIG O TIRES AND THEY TOLD ME THIS BLOWOUT WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER MALFUNCTION. THE TIRE HAS 8,000 MILES ON IT AND IT CAME WITH MY BRAND NEW CAR IN MARCH SO THEY ARE NOT OLD. I HAVE READ SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS FOR NO REASON WITH THEIR NEXEN TIRES THAT HYUNDAI IS USING. THESE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE CAUSED ME MY LIFE IF I HADN'T REACTED QUICKLY TO KEEP FROM CRASHING. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE RUINED OR OVER DUE TO NEXEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919746October 28, 2016
ENGINE
CAR SMOKES HEAVILY LIKE EVERY 10,000 MILES WHEN ACCELERATING FAST AND SUDDENLY, LIKE WHEN GOING ON THE FREEWAY ON RAMP OR TRYING TO OVERPASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT BLOWS A HUGE , BIG , WHITE CLOUD OF SMOKE THAT IMPAIRS VISIBILITY OF OTHER DRIVERS. IT IS A HAZARD AGAINST SAFETY AND CONTAMINETS THE ENVIROMENT . OIL LEVEL SEEMS TO BE FINE BETWEEN SERVICES. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE NEW. AT 7000 MILES, 15000 MILES AND TODAY AT 40,000 MILES . THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINS ABOUT THAT. READ HERE : HTTP://WWW.HYUNDAI-FORUMS.COM/MD-2011-2016-ELANTRA-SEDAN-COUPE/137770-SMOKE-ACCELERATION.HTML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919021October 26, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BRAKED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR TO ILLUMINATE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE BRAKES SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V871000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919127October 26, 2016
STEERING
I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS. MY STEERING HAS PLAY IN IT, AND MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHEN SLIGHTLY TURNED. I'M TOLD THERE IS A PLASTIC COG IN THE POWER STEERING UNIT THAT BREAKS. IT DOES THIS ANYTIME THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918046October 22, 2016
STEERING
WHEN TURNING THE CAR IT WILL SQUEAK CONSTANTLY. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 98000 MILES AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. I AM TOLD THE CAR NEEDS A PART IN THE STEERING WHICH WILL COST $2000.00 JUST FOR THE PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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