Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#10705129April 11, 2015
VISIBILITY
THE SUN VISORS SPONTANEOUSLY DROP OUT AND THEN SWING FREELY CAUSING OBVIOUS ACCIDENT RISK. I FINALLY HAD TO REMOVE THEM BOTH FOR SAFETY REASONS. THIS SEEMS TO BE WIDELY REPORTED AND SEEMS TO BE DANGEROUS ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RECALL BUT I HAVE NOT SEEN THIS HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704997April 10, 2015
STEERING
ON THE EVENING OF 4/7/2015 I RENTED A 2015 HYUNDAI ELANTRA FROM ENTERPRISE. THE NEXT EVENING, 4/8/2015 AT ABOUT 10:30PM, I WAS DRIVING OUT OF THE RV PARK WHERE WE WERE STAYING. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH AND HAD JUST DRIVEN OVER A SMALL BRIDGE THAT HAD A VERY SLIGHT BUMP AT THE END BEFORE THE ROAD CURVED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. AS I WENT OVER THE BUMP THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I FOUND MYSELF HEADING STRAIGHT INTO THE WOODEN WALL ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. I COULD NOT GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN TO THE LEFT, AWAY FROM THE WALL, AND CRASHED THROUGH IT. LUCKILY, BECAUSE I WAS GOING SO SLOW, I DID NOT WIND UP GOING INTO THE CONCRETE AND STEEL RETAINER WALL BEHIND THE WOODEN WALL, AND NO ONE WAS HURT. THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND THE WOODEN WALL, HOWEVER, WERE BADLY DAMAGED. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ALSO HAD PROBLEMS GETTING THE STEERING TO RESPOND WHEN HE WAS BACKING THE CAR OUT OF THE WALL. IT FINALLY UNLOCKED AFTER HE KEPT AT IT FOR A FEW MINUTES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704629April 9, 2015
SUSPENSION:REAR, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN DRIVING OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE SWAYED BACK AND FORTH. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. UPDATED 5/12/15*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704788April 9, 2015
AIR BAGS
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON & HAS BEEN ON SINCE SUNDAY. I GOT ONLINE WHERE IT TOLD ME THAT THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS ON THIS CAR OVER THE AIRBAGS MALFUNCTIONING. I DONE THE VIN SEARCH & IT TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL IS INCOMPLETE ON MY CAR WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO GET THIS FIXED?? I AM PREGNANT & GETTING READY TO HAVE MY BABY & DON'T WANT TO BE GOING DOWN THE ROAD & MAYBE HAVE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704353April 8, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PURCHASED ELANTRA JULY 12, 2012. I CALLED MY BROTHER FOR FINANCING INFORMATION. HE CAME TO THE DEALERSHIP. MAZDA OF ORANGE. WHEN HE STARTED READING THE CONTRACT THE BECAME VERY UPSET. HE CALLED OUT THE SALESMAN FOR THE EXTRA CHARGES, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ME, BY NOT TELLING ME I DIDN'T HAVE TO ADD THESE THINGS. THE MANAGER, ASK ME TO COME TO HIS OFFICE TO CLOSE THE DEAL. I NEEDED A CO-SIGNER. A FRIEND OF MINE SAID HE WOULD CO-SIGN. WE SIGNED. THE FIRST MALFUNCTION WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL. I WAS IN THE NUMBER ONE LANE THE TRAFFIC BEGAN TO SLOW. SO I TAPPED THE BRAKE, AGAIN AND AGAIN, IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. EVEN THOUGH I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES. I WAS TERRIFIED AND TREMBLING. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS WHEN, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BREAK. EVEN THOUGH I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE CAR SPED UP WENT OVER TWO CEMENT STOPS ULTIMATELY HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. THIS VEHICLE WAS PUSHED BACK APPROXIMATELY 6 FT. THE THIRD MALFUNCTION, WAS SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2013. UPON THE REQUEST OF A FRIEND, I PICK UP HER DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL. WHEN WE GOT HOME, I PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY ON A SLANT. WE REMOVED THE PACKAGES FROM THE TRUNK INTO THE HOUSE. I SAT DOWN IN THE DRIVERS SEAT, WITH MY FEET OUTSIDE THE CAR ON THE PAVEMENT. THE CAR LUNGED VERY HARD AND FAST BACKWARDS. I, SUBSEQUENTLY WAS PULLED DOWN AND UNDER THE CAR. I WAS DRAGGED 12 TO 15 FT. WHEN IT STOPPED, MY CAR HAD HIT ANOTHER CAR. I ENDED UP UNDER MY VEHICLE, IN SERIOUS CONDITION. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYTRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION HAD REPORTED ON-LINE THAT THERE WERE EXTENSIVE RECALLS ON THIS VERY MODEL. I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY NOTICE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10704445April 8, 2015
SUSPENSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
WHEN GOING OVER ANY ROAD DEFECTS OR ABNORMALITIES, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, I HAVE BECOME AWARE OF HOW THE SUSPENSION IS ON THIS VEHICLE MAKES NOISES, FISHTAILS, AND SEEMS TO BOTTOM OUT WITH ANY SPEED BUMP. REAR WHEELS SEEM TO LOSE TRACTION WHEN HITTING ANY TYPE OF SMALL HOLE, CRACK, OR DROP IN ROAD FLATNESS. SUSPENSION ALSO SWAYS AWKWARDLY WITH CERTAIN TURNS. ONLY GETTING MORE AND MORE NOTICEABLE AS THE CAR CONTINUES TO AGE. *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
#10703899April 6, 2015
WHEELS, TIRES
THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS OVER THREE YEARS BEGINNING IN 2012 AND CONTINUING TO 2015. TWO CRACKED RIMS, THREE SIDEWALL BULGES, RESULTING IN TWO TIRE BLOW-OUTS AND ONE ALMOST-READY-TO-BLOW. CAR HAS LOW-PROFILE TIRES, WHICH COMBINED WITH HYUNDAI STIFF FRONT SUSPENSION RENDERS CAR UNABLE TO HANDLE ANY KIND OF ROUGH ROADS OR POTHOLES. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703717April 4, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE MAKING A TURN ONTO A BYPASS, VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD FASTER THAN SPEED APPLIED AND THEN RESUMED NORMAL. HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENLY WHILE DRIVING 30 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR OTHER TIMES. DOES NOT HAPPEN OFTEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703514April 3, 2015
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS RUSTING AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V125000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,120.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702472March 30, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR READ AS BAD AND I HAVE REPLACED IT TWICE. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL SEP 11, 2000. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V259001 . I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED SEVERAL YEARS AFTER THE RECALL WAS IN EFFECT. WHEN I E-MAILED HYUNDAI, THEY RESPONDED BACK THAT THERE NO OPEN CAMPAIGNS ON MY VEHICLE. HOW DO I GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT FROM THE VEHICLE STALLING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702695March 30, 2015
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WAS PULLING ONTO MY PARKING SPOT, WHEN THE CAR JUST ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO MY BUILDING. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702453March 29, 2015
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
SIDEWALL FAILURE 2 FRONT TIRES!! NEXEN CP 671 - DOT = 8EOK MACL 3812 - SIZE = P215/45R17 87H M+S - TIRES CAME ON 2013 ELANTRA FROM DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP HAS PERFORMED ALL MAINTENANCE SINCE PURCHASE. ON 3-26-2015 DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT NOTICED A LARGE CRACK IN THE SIDEWALLS WHICH WENT ALL THE WAY AROUND ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TIRES. TREAD WEAR IS MINIMAL. SIMPLY A SIDEWALL FAILURE. FORTUNATELY IT WAS DISCOVERED PRIOR TO A FRONT TIRE BLOWOUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702325March 28, 2015
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE CAR SWAYS BACK AND FORTH WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TIRES AND ALIGNMENT, WERE CHECKED AND EVERYTHING IS GOOD. CAN NOT STAY IN A STRAIGHT LINE FOR VERY LONG. SWITCHED FROM COMFORT, SPORT, NORMAL AND NO DIFFERENCE. IF THERE IS LITTLE WIND OUT THE CAR GETS EVEN WORSE AND DOES NOT STAY STRAIGHT. NO ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP CAN EXPLAIN AND SEEMS THEY DON'T CARE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702051March 26, 2015
STEERING
I TOOK MY 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA IN BECAUSE THE EPS LIGHT WAS ON AND THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL. AT THAT TIME THEY INSPECTED IT AND ALSO REPLACED THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FROM A PREVIOUS RECALL. THE POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT ONCE PRIOR BUT RESOLVED ITSELF AND I HAD NOT BROUGHT IT IN. WHEN I DID BRING IT IN ON 5/ 14/14 THERE WAS NO SERVICE PERFORMED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN ON 6/2/14 BECAUSE AGAIN THE EPS LIGHT WAS ON AND THE POWER STEERING WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL. MY CAR WAS ONLY 8,000 MILES OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY AND IN SPITE OF RESEARCH ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE I PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIR WHICH WAS QUITE COSTLY. THIS IS NOT A WEAR-AND-TEAR ISSUE IT IS A PRODUCT DEFECT. AS EVIDENCED BY OTHER MANUFACTURERS USING THE SAME PART/TECHNOLOGY AND ISSUING RECALLS. THE MALFUNCTION WAS INTERMITTENT AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701808March 25, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN DRIVING HOME ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED BESIDE MY WIFE AND INDICATED THAT WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT NONE OF HER BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OPERATIONAL. UPON MY WIFE ARRIVING AT HOME I HAD ALL THE FUSES TESTED AND REPLACED, HAD BULBS REPLACED, BUT STILL NO BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE REAR OF CAR INCLUDING THE REAR WINDOW BRAKE LIGHT. CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL #13V113000/CAMPAIGN #110 IN REGARDS TO EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. HYUNDAI REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE INDICATING THAT MY VIN MANUFACTURE DATE OF MID-2006 ELIMINATED MY VEHICLE FROM THE RECALL. I INFORMED HYUNDAI THAT A 2007 MODEL CAR HAD TO BE MANUFACTURED IN 2006. THE CASE MANAGER, [XXX] OF HYUNDAI (REFUSED TO GIVE LAST NAME) GAVE ME CASE NUMBER [XXX] AND INFORMED ME THAT HYUNDAI WOULD NOT REPAIR THE CAR OR HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE PRODUCTION DATE. NONE OF THE WEB SITES I INVESTIGATED IN REGARDS TO THIS RECALL INDICATE THAT A VEHICLE MUST MEET A SPECIFIC PRODUCTION DATE, ONLY THE MODEL YEAR, WHICH MINE DOES 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. HYUNDAI DOES NOT INDICATE ANYWHERE IN PUBLIC DOCUMENTATION IN REGARDS TO RECALLS THAT VEHICLES MUST MEET SPECIFIC PRODUCTION CRITERIA. HYUNDAI HAS DENIED MY REQUEST TO REPAIR THE SPECIFIC PART INVOLVED IN THE RECALL, THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, AND [XXX] INFORMED ME THAT HE WAS NOT WILLING TO ENTERTAIN REVIEWING ANY OF MY DOCUMENTATION INVOLVING THIS RECALL. 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
#10701492March 24, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FRACTURED AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,443.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701173March 23, 2015
ENGINE
MY 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA LIMITED HAS STALLED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, ALL HAVE WHICH HAVE BEEN WHILE I WAS AT A STOP. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE FOR NOW I HAVE STALLED ON THE FREEWAY WHILE MOVING IN TRAFFIC. MY CAR HAS CURRENTLY BEEN AT THE DEALER RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC FOR TWO DAYS NOW AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. DOING MY OWN RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME STALLING PROBLEM WITH THE EXACT SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR. ALL REPORTS HAVE ALL STATED THAT HYUNDAI CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS CAN BECOME A SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10700773March 20, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,594.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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