Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#10778098September 28, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES HAD BEEN LEAKING FLUID OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED AND THE FLUID WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE BRAKE LINE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHERE THE BRAKE CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE EXHAUST. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED AND SMOKE BEGAN TO FLOW FROM THE EXHAUST AND ENGINE. THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED DURING THE FIRST TWO FAILURES AND, DURING THE LAST TWO FAILURES, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10777921September 27, 2015
SUSPENSION
THEY CAR DRIVES FINE UNTIL YOU HIT A ANY SORT OF BUMP OR HOLE IN THE ROAD. WHEN THAT HAPPENS THE BACK END WIGGLES AND IN THE RAIN IT IS MUCH WORSE. IT IS EVEN WORSE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AT A HIGHER SPEED. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH DRIVERS FACING SIMILAR ISSUES. I AM WORRIED THAT IT WILL ONE DAY LOSE CONTROL. I DO NOT FEEL LIKE I AM IN CONTROL OF THE CAR, I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS FINE AND THAT IS JUST HOW THE CAR DRIVES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10777796September 26, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON JULY 6, 2016 WE PURCHASED A 2016 ELANTRA LIMITED. WE DO LIKE THE CAR. HOWEVER, IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS, JUST OVER 2400 MILES THE NEW 2016 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS A 2013 ELANTRA THAT WE USED TO HAVE. WE WOULD PRESS THE BRAKE, THEN PRESS THE PUSH START BUTTON. NOTHING HAPPENED, IT DIDN?T EVEN TRY TO CRANK. IT WAS AS IF THE BRAKE AND START BUTTON HAD NEVER BEEN DEPRESSED. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. IT WAS DEAD AS A DOOR NAIL. THEN WE WOULD TRY STARTING THE CAR A SECOND TIME AND THE CAR WOULD START. THESE EVENTS HAPPENED WITH A COLD START AND ALSO A WARM START. WE TOOK THE 2016 CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. BETWEEN THE 2013 AND THE 2016 MODEL YEARS IT WOULD SEEM THAT SOMETHING COULD BE FIGURED OUT TO CORRECT AND FIX THE STARTING PROBLEM. WE STILL HAVE A NEW 2016 CAR THAT HAS A STARTING PROBLEM WITH THE PUSH BUTTON START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10776610September 25, 2015
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND SEVERAL TIMES. ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN FROM THE ACCIDENT BY AMBULANCE TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT WAS TREATED FOR NECK AND LOWER BACK PAIN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10776596September 25, 2015
WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR ANY ROADWAY FOR THAT MATTER, IF I HIT ANY METAL PIECES THAT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON THE ROADWAY, OR IF I GO OVER ANY BUMPS ON THE ROAD, MY CAR SEEMS TO ALMOST FISHTAIL. YOU CAN BRIEFLY FEEL THE BACK OF IT GET THROWN FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THIS HAS MADE ME EXTREMELY NERVOUS, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE SUCH HARSH WINTERS. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE BY HYUNDAI TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT? I'VE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM SO I KNOW IT'S NOT JUST MY CAR!
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
#10776921September 25, 2015
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR ON THE PASSENGER DOOR EXPLODED, STRUCK HER ON THE HEAD, AND LANDED ON HER LAP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
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
#10775361September 23, 2015
POWER TRAIN
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW MY CAR FEELS AS IF IT IS SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL WHEN I TRY TO SPEED UP ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I AM DOING CITY DRIVING I CAN FEEL A JERKING MOTION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION OR SLOW MOVEMENT. MY CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 45,000 MILES ON IT. TRYING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY CAN BECOME VERY NAIL BITING WHEN YOU TRY TO SPEED UP AND YOUR CAR SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL. I FIND THAT I HAVE TO PUT THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, AND GET THE RPMS TO 5, IN ORDER TO GET IT INTO GEAR. I'M SEEING FAR TOO MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS AND I'M NOT SURE WHY IT'S NOT BEING RECALLED. ARE THEY WAITING FOR A FATALITY????
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10775479September 23, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR BY FIRST DISCONNECTING IT FROM THE ATTACHMENT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MECHANISM IT FELL, DANGLING FROM IT'S SUPPORT. I THEN HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY HOLD THE VISOR UP WITH MY LEFT HAND UNTIL I COULD PULL OVER TO A SAFE PLACE. MY VISIBILITY WAS IMPAIRED AS WAS MY MOTOR FUNCTIONING AS I WAS LEFT WITH ONLY ONE HAND FREE AND HAD TO FOCUS ON HOLDING THE VISOR UP WITH MY LEFT HAND. MY SAFETY WAS CERTAINLY JEOPORDIZED AS WERE OTHERS IN THE VICINITY OF MY VEHICLE. WHEN I WAS LATER ABLE TO INSPECT THE VISOR, I DETERMINED THAT THE PLASITIC MOUNT HAD BROKEN AWAY ON THE LEFT HAD SIDE. AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FORCE HAS NEVER BEEN EXERTED ON THIS VEHICLE COMPONENT, SO THIS INCIDENT WAS DISCONCERTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10775481September 23, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
SUNVISOR KEPT FALLING IMPAIRING VIEW OF THE DRIVER. AT FIRST I COULD PUSH IT BACK IN BUT THE HINGE IS BROKEN. I HAVE TRIED VELCRO, TAPE ETC TO KEEP IT UP. WILL FALL RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND DANGLE IN FRONT OF MY VISION. I WANT TO TAKE IT OFF BUT CANT BECAUSE OF WIRES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IT WILL WORK FOR SEVERAL WEEKS THEN FALL AGAIN AND CANNOT GET IT TO STAY UP. HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AS IT IS A DEFECT ON HYUNDAI'S END AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR ON AND OFF. THE PROBLEM IS ITS VERY RANDOM WHEN IT FALLS AGAIN AND IS SHOCKING. I AM LUCKY TO NOT HAVE GOTTEN IN AN ACCIDENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10775424September 23, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
USED KEY FOB TO UNLOCK DOORS, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. HAD TO USE KEY TO UNLOCK DOORS. TRIED TO START CAR AND THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL POWER. NO DASH LIGHTS, NO RADIO, CAR DID NOT START. INSPECTED BATTERY CABLES, NO CORROSION, NOT LOOSE. GOT IN CAR AND IT STARTED. THIS IS SECOND TIME TODAY IT HAS HAPPENED.
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
#10767340September 22, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE IT WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10765282September 19, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVING WEST AT SUNSET, I PULLED MY VISOR DOWN ON THE DRIVERS SIDE TO SHIELD THE SUN AND IT COMPLETELY FELL DOWN. THE ONLY THING HOLDING IT UP SOMEWHAT ARE THE VISIBLE WIRES AND THE SUPPORT CLIP ON THE RIGHT. THIS IS A HAZARD DUE TO THE FACT THAT I CANNOT PULL THE VISOR COMPLETELY UP IN PLACE. IT HAS ONE POSITION WHICH DOES NOT SHIELD THE SUN AND ALSO BLOCKS LINE OF SIGHT FOR SIDE MIRROR ON DRIVERS SIDE. THIS IS A FLAW IN THE PART AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR RECALL AS IT WAS FOR THE 2007 HYNDAI SONATA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10765193September 18, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE RAPID ACCELERATION WAS A RECURRING FAILURE PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,700.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764598September 17, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I'M WRITING TO NOTIFY YOU OF MY REOCCURRING ISSUE ON MY 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. UPON PURCHASING MY VEHICLE ON OR ABOUT 5,000 MILES, MY CAR WOULD HAVE FALSE STARTS. I BROUGHT THE ISSUE UP DURING ONE OF MY EARLY MAINTENANCE VISITS AT DANBURY HYUNDAI WHICH WAS ON DECEMBER 1, 2012, IN WHICH THEY STATED TO ME THAT THEY WERE MY HEADLIGHTS. ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH COMMON SENSE KNOWS TRANSMISSION AND STARTER ISSUES HAVE NO CORRELATION TO HEADLIGHTS. IN ANY EVENT, MY CAR BEGAN NOT IGNITING AT ALL ON OR ABOUT 56,000 MILES (VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THIS WILL BE PROVIDED IF NEEDED). PRIOR TO THIS, IT WOULD HAVE FALSE STARTS OCCASIONALLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BUT NEVER ON A DAILY BASIS UNTIL RECENTLY. I'VE HAD MY CAR TOWED TWICE IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST TO DANBURY HYUNDAI AND BOTH OCCASIONS THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, HAVING LEMON OF A CAR SINCE THE PURCHASE IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING AND I WARN EVERYONE AROUND ME TO NEVER PURCHASE A HYUNDAI UNLESS YOU WANT TO PUMP YOUR GAS AND WAIT AN HOUR FOR YOUR CAR TO START, IF THAT'S THE KIND OF RELIABILITY YOU WANT THEN GO FOR IT. ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2015, MY CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME AND WAS WORKING PROPERLY UNTIL YESTERDAY SEPTEMBER 16TH. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT AT 4:08 P.M. LEAVING WORK MY CAR WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE GEARS AND WOULD NOT START AND AT 7:19P.M. THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. GOOGLE SEARCH YIELDED OTHERS WITH MY CAR WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE! THESE ARE BRAND NEW CARS BEING ISSUED!! HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HYUNDAI/ELANTRA/2013/ELECTRICAL/ENGINE_WONT_TURNOVER_WONT_START.SHTML HTTP://WWW.HYUNDAI-FORUMS.COM/MD-2011-PRESENT-ELANTRA-SEDAN-COUPE/161056-2013-ELANTRA-WILL-NOT-START.HTML HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T40609_DS554427
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764580September 17, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
WHEN DRIVING IT IS DIFFICULT AT TIME TO REGULATE MY SPEED. IF I STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND THEN TRY TO DRIVE ON A GREEN LIGHT MY CAR WILL JOLT FORWARD. IT IS HARD TO SPEED UP, IT FEELS LIKE MY CAR IS STUCK IN ON SPEED. IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY AS IT IS SLOW TO PICK UP SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764559September 17, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WOULD NOT START. MANY MANY MANY COMPLAINTS TO HYUNDAI ON LINE SINCE 2011. HYUNDAI IS IGNORING US. CAR WILL NOT START AND EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS...SEEM IT MAY BE A RANGE SWITCH. PLEASE HAVE THEM RECALL. THIS IS VERY COMMON. JUST CALLED BOULDER CO DEALER HE TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN OR WOULD DO. PLEASE HELP US. I HAVE NO CLUE IF THIS MANY HAPPEN WHILE MOVING.... HYUNDAI MAY WAIT UNTIL SOME OF US ARE HURT...DO NOT EVEN WANT TO DRIVE IT... PLEASE HELP US.
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

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