Hyundai Elantra Complaints (2012)

654 consumer complaints on file.

#10734756July 17, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
I HAVE A HYUNDAI ELANTRA LIMITED, 2012, WITH THE TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH MY CAR, THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT IN 2011. WHENEVER I TAKE THE CAR TO THE SHOP TO HAVE THE ISSUES CHECKED, I AM ALWAYS TOLD THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING TO FIX. FIRST, THERE ARE SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN TAKING THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, IT OFTEN LURCHES INTO GEAR, WHICH THEN CONTINUES AS I DRIVE INTO 1ST, 2ND, 3RD, AND SOMETIMES 4TH GEAR. IT SHIFTS REALLY HARD, AS IF THE CAR WERE A MANUAL AND I WAS NOT SHIFTING VERY WELL BETWEEN GEARS. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO (~JUNE 2015) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THE SHOP SAID THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE SENSOR ERROR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE 2ND TIME THIS WEEK ON 7/14, AND TURNED OFF WITHIN 24 HOURS. I'VE CONTINUED TO HAVE THIS JERKING SHIFT ISSUE, THOUGH IT NEVER SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN IT'S AT THE SHOP. SECOND, THERE IS SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL ISSUE/SHORT IN THE CAR, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WHEN I HAVE WINDOWS DOWN AND I HIT THE LEVER TO ROLL THE DRIVER'S WINDOW UP THE SUNROOF ALSO STARTS TO OPEN/CLOSE! OR, THE WINDOWS DON'T GO UP/DOWN AS HARD/SOFT AS I MOVE THE LEVER. ALSO, IN THE PAST MONTH OR SO (JULY 2015) THE PROXIMITY KEY SEEMS TO NOT WORK, AND I HAVE TO PRESS THE BUTTON ON THE DOOR HANDLE MULTIPLE (UP TO 10) TIMES BEFORE THE CAR WILL LOCK/UNLOCK. THIS ALSO PREVENTS ME FROM BEING ABLE TO START THE CAR (IGNITION SWITCH) BECAUSE IT DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THE KEY IS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731922July 3, 2015
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS ACCELERATING TO ENTER FLOWING TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY 14 IN WASHOUGAL ,WASHINGTON WHEN THE ELANTRA BLOWS A CLOUD OF BLUE SMOKE OUT OF THE EXHAUST (BURNT ENGINE OIL). THE INCIDENT CAUSED THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE CLOUD CLEARED. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE CAUSED A ACCIDENT IF I WAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY.THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPEN TO ME TWICE BEFORE.I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE FORUMS ON THIS PROBLEM @ FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/13025/HYUNDAI/ELANTRA....UPDATED 10-13-15 *BF. THE DEALER RECOMMENED THE CONSUMER USE A HIGHER GRADE OF FUEL. UPDATED 12/31/15. *JB UPDATED 01/04/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730308June 25, 2015
SUSPENSION
REAR END FISHTAILS SEVERELY WHEN I HIT A POTHOLE, SEWER LID OR ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD. I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING OTHER CARS BESIDE ME AND HEAD ON FROM THIS PROBLEM. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY OWN NEW CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS AND THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND IT OPERATES AS DESIGNED, YET THEY HAVE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT THEY DID LOWER THE PRESSURE IN THE TIRES AND SUGGESTED I PUT CASES OF WATER IN MY TRUNK TO WEIGH DOWN THE BACK END OF THE CAR. I HAVE ADDED 70 POUNDS OF WEIGHT IN THE TRUNK AND STILL IT DOES NOT HELP AT ALL. I HAVE READ THAT IN THE SNOW THE PROBLEM IS TEN TIMES WORSE. I LIVE IN A STATE WHERE WE GET PLENTY OF SNOW AND I DREAD THE THOUGHT OF HAVING TO DRIVE THAT CAR DURING THAT TIME. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED I DON'T EVEN HAVE THE WORDS TO EXPRESS HOW UPSET THAT I AM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726309June 19, 2015
AIR BAGS
EARLIER THIS MONTH, TWO ATTEMPTS TO TURN OFF/RESET THE RED AIRBAG SYMBOL FAILED LEAVING ME WITH A CONSTANT FEAR OF SAFETY FOR MYSELF AND PASSENGERS WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. INEXPLICABLY, THE RED AIRBAG SYMBOL POPPED UP ONTO MY DASHBOARD SCREEN EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH THIS CAR. I AM THE FIRST AND ONLY OWNER AND SOLE DRIVER OF MY AUTOMOBILE. ACCORDING TO MECHANICS WHO HAVE CHECKED THE AIRBAG PROBLEM, IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION THE AIRBAG WILL MALFUNCTION POTENTIALLY SETTING OFF A SERIOUS SCENARIO FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. TWO ATTEMPTS TO READJUST THE AIRBAG SYMBOL AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM WERE MADE BY GLENDORA HYUNDAI IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOLLOWED BY A REPUTABLE AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOP. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE TRACED OR IDENTIFIED USING STATE OF THE ART DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, THUS, THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM REMAINS A MYSTERY. AGAIN, AS LONG AS THE SOURCE OF THE AIRBAG PROBLEM REMAINS UNDETECTED THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE CORRECTED AND MY VULNERABILITY TO BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED IS A VIABLE SPECTER THAT WILL NO DOUBT BE REALIZED IN THE EVENT I EXPERIENCE THE MISFORTUNE OF A VEHICLE TO VEHICLE COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726183June 19, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS OR MERGING FROM A SLOW SPEED INTO FAST MOVING TRAFFIC THE VEHICLES RPM GAUGE SUDDENLY SHOOTS UP, THE CAR SHAKES AND THEN STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722714June 1, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I DRIVE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC TO AND FROM WORK. WHEN I PUSH ON GAS IT MAKES ONE KNOCK SOUND. WHEN I LET GO IT MAKES ONE KNOCK SOUND. IT'S ONLY ONCE, IT DOES NOT KNOCK CONTINUOUSLY. IT STARTED MAKING THIS NOISE AFTER OIL CHANGE IN JANUARY EVERY SO OFTEN BUT IT HAS GOTTEN TO BE EVERY TIME I PUSH ON GAS AND LET GO NOW. I WAS TOLD I NEED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WHEN I GOT THE OIL CHANGED JUST RECENTLY IN APRIL. COULD THIS BE THE WHAT IS CAUSING THE KNOCK NOISE? I READ REVIEWS ON FLUSHES AND SOME SAY TO GET IT DONE , OTHERS SAY IT HAS DAMAGED THEIR CARS TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722330May 29, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT EITHER THE FRONT ENLIGHTENMENT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR THE FRONT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A SECOND TIME TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY RECALIBRATED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,066.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717833May 21, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LEFT TAIL/BRAKE LIGHT IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, THE TAIL LIGHT IS ON; HOWEVER, THAT SAME LIGHT IS ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHT, AND WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717889May 21, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE SUN VISOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS BROKEN AND WILL NOT STAY UP BLOCKING VISIBILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715664May 11, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
PERIODICALLY MY CAR REFUSES TO START. THE BATTERY IS GOOD, ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH ARE NORMAL, HEADLIGHTS WORK, RADIO WORKS, CAR IS IN PARKED POSITION, YET WHEN I TURN THE KEY IT REFUSES TO START. THIS IS THE SECOND SET OF OCCURRENCES OF THE SAME ISSUE. I EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE LAST YEAR (2014), AT WHICH TIME I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR INTO SERVICE ON MORE THAN THREE OCCASIONS BEFORE THE FIGURED IT OUT. THEY EVENTUALLY SORTED OUT THE ISSUE IN NOVEMBER OF 2014. NOW 6 MONTHS AFTER, IN MAY 2015, THE SAME ISSUE OCCURS ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT HYUNDAI WILL ONLY WARRANTY THE PART BUT NOT THE LABOR COSTS. TODAY WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP, THERE WAS AT LEAST ONE OTHER HYUNDAI ELANTRA OWNER WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I'D HATE THAT THE CAR REFUSE TO START IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THIS IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING THAT HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF, YET REFUSE TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND REMEDY THE SITUATION FOR MYSELF AND ALL OTHER CUSTOMERS. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS. I ALSO HAVE A SECOND ISSUE WITH THIS CAR, FROM THE DAY OF PURCHASE. THE CAR SHAKES AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40MPH AND 55MPH. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS TO TWO DIFFERENT HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS, YET THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE. THEY HAVE BALANCED THE TIRES, ALIGNED THE WHEELS, ROTATED THE TIRES, ETC, YET NONE OF THEIR ATTEMPTS HAVE RESULTED IN A SOLUTION. THIS ISSUE MAKE DRIVING THE CAR FEEL VERY UNSAFE, AND VERY UNPREDICTABLE IN WET CONDITIONS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713470April 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH OTHER ELANTRA DRIVERS. THERE ARE VIDEOS ON YOU TUBE WITH THIS ISSUE. THE VEHICLE DOESN'T START AT TIMES AND IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A NEW CAR AND SHOULD HAVE ISSUES LIKE THAT. IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE STARTER OR THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712085April 21, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR WON'T START. THIS IS A PUSH BUTTON START. I THOUGHT PERHAPS THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE KEY THAT HAS TO BE IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF STARTING THE CAR. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS IS HAPPENED IN THREE WEEKS. THEN I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED AN ONLINE NUMBER AND FOUND OUT THAT THE MANUFACTURE IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY ARE NOT ISSUING A RECALL BUT THEY CALL THIS A CAMPAIGN AND HAVE A NUMBER FOR THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS 933. THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR, BUT THEY WILL PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THEN I CALLED A DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT TO BRING THE CAR IN. I FEEL THIS IS ALL HUSH-HUSH, TO THE DISADVANTAGE OF THE OWNER, WHO COULD FIND THEMSELVES IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE CAR WILL START. PLEASE INVESTIGATE, INCLUDING AN ONLINE SEARCH, TO DETERMINE IF A NATIONWIDE MANDATORY RECALL SHOULD BE INITIATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10711790April 20, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
PERIODICALLY MY CAR WILL NOT START OR TURN OVER TO START. THE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR PARTS ARE YOUNG AND A COUPLE FORUMS I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET SHOW THAT OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR MODEL YEARS AND THE SAME YEAR ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. IT WAS REPORTED IT MIGHT BE THE RANGE SWITCH OR THE SHIFT INTERLOCK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN. WHEN I CALLED INTO MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP THEY SOUNDED PERPLEXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705215April 12, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN, AND APPLYING BREAK PRESSURE ONLY SLOWED VEHICLE BUT KEPT ACCELERATING. HYUNDAI REPORTS NO ISSUES, YET THIS INCIDENT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET DOING SEARCHES ON HYUNDAI. HYUNDAI REPORTS NO RECALLS. WHEN CAR PLACED IN PARK MODE, RPM SHOT TO MAXIMUM OF 8 AND STAYED THERE. WHEN PLACED CAR BACK IN DRIVE, CAR RPM WENT TO 2 AND CAR WANTS TO ACCELERATE FAST. PLEASE NHTSA, APPLY PRESSURE FOR RECALL FOR THIS VERY UNSAFE CONDITION ON A VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704299April 7, 2015
STEERING, SUSPENSION, ENGINE
AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR NEW WITH ALL OF 31 MILES ON IT I NOTICED ON MY 350 MILE DRIVE HOME FROM ANCHORAGE TO FAIRBANKS ALASKA THAT THE REAR END OF THE CAR WOULD SKIP AROUND UNPREDICTABLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR WHEN I HIT AN ICY PATCH OF ROAD (AND AS A RESULT OF THE SKIPPING AROUND, THE REAR TIRES WEAR/CUP RIDICULOUSLY FAST, WHICH MAY ALSO BE DANGEROUS BUT IS MOSTLY ANNOYING AND EXPENSIVE). DESPITE A FEW ATTEMPTS BY THE DEALER AT REPAIRING THE STEERING COLUMN IT STILL DOES IT, 30K MILES LATER. AS FAR AS SPEED, IT HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED ABOVE ABOUT 35 MPH . IT IS BAD ENOUGH IN THE SUMMER TO FEEL LIKE THE REAR END IS LEAVING THE ROAD, BUT IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN THE WINTER WHEN TRACTION IS ALREADY TENUOUS AT BEST. SOONER OR LATER THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695178March 18, 2015
ENGINE
I TURNED THE KEY TO THE START POSITION SO I COULD START THE CAR, BUT IT WOULD NOT START UP. THE CAR WAS IN PARK. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, AND FOUND SOME VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE, AND PEOPLE COMMENTED THEY WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SOME PEOPLE MENTIONED THAT IF YOU TURN THE KEY SO YOU CAN MOVE THE SHIFTER FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL, AND BACK TO PARK, THE CAR MAY START UP. I TRIED EXACTLY THIS, AND AS SOON AS I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE SHIFTER TO NEUTRAL, THE CAR STARTED UP. IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE INHIBITOR SWITCH, WHICH I WILL TRY TO GET THAT REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP IF POSSIBLE. SINCE MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691343March 1, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR WONT START. THE BATTERY AND STARTER ARE FINE. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, JUST PERIODICALLY, MAYBE EVERY OTHER DAY OR TWICE A WEEK. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A PATTERN. THE CAR STARTS EVENTUALLY AFTER NUMEROUS TURNS OF THE KEY. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER IF I TURN OFF THE LIGHTS, RADIO ETC.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690739February 25, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR WON'T START THE FIRST 4-5 TIMES I HIT THE START BUTTON. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED MY CAR WAS LOWER ON GAS AND THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS VERY LOW. I FILLED THE CAR UP, RAN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR 20 MINUTES. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS THE SAME SITUATION. I TOOK IT TO A SERVICE GARAGE AND THEY TESTED THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR, BOTH WERE PERFECT. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT JUST BE THE COLD, EVEN THOUGH I NEVER HAD THESE ISSUES AT LOWER TEMPS. THE THIRD DAY IT WAS 30 DEGREES...SAME ISSUE. TODAY WAS THE FOURTH DAY, WHERE MY CAR WON'T TURN OVER. WHAT IS GOING ON?? THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689818February 22, 2015
ENGINE
TODAY I WENT OUT TO START MY CAR AFTER IT SITTING OUT OVER NIGHT (LIVING IN NORTH DAKOTA MY VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS SAT OUT IN THE COLD OVER WINTER AND STARTED WITH NO ISSUES) AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE LIGHTS, DOORS, WIDOWS, EVERYTHING ELSE ELECTRICAL WORKED JUST FIND, BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN ON. I TRIED CHARGING THE BATTERY AND JUMPING IT WITH A FRIENDS VEHICLE. NOTHING HAS WORKED. I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON ISSUE AMONG HYUNDAI'S. I WOULD HOPE HYUNDAI WILL SOON HAVE SOME ANSWERS AND FIXES FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681641February 5, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WOULD NOT START WHEN IN PARK, EVEN THOUGH THE BATTERY HAS A FULL CHARGE. SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND BACK TO PARK, AND IT STARTED ON THE FIRST TRY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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