Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#10618876August 5, 2014
SEAT BELTS
RETRACTION SEAT BELTS ARE DEFECTIVE ! MY SON FAIL ASLEEP IN BACK, WHILE IN SEAT BELT. SOMEHOW HE WAS LOOP INSIDE BELT.I RELEASED BELT KNUCKLE.THE BELT PULL IN UPWARDS FAST RETRACTING"BUT I COULDN'T PULL OUT" THE BELT TO GET HIM OUT OF THE TANGLE.SOMEHOW HE WAS BEING STRANGLE AROUND THE STOMACH AREA.IT THEN BECAME A LIFE THREATENING.I HAD NOTHING ON ME TO CUT THE BELT WITH.,JUST A CELL PHONE TO CALL 911.THE RESPONDERS TASK FORCE COULDN'T BELIEVE THE BELT WOULDN'T PULL OUT.THE CAR SITTING IN PARK NO KEYS IN IT.ALL DOOR'S WERE OPEN & TRUNK.AND SEARCH ALL OVER FOR SOMEKIND OF RELEASE DEVICE.THE OWNER'S MANUAL MENTION NOTHING ABOUT A SAFETY RELEASE BUTTON ON SEAT BELT.THE CAMERA PHONES WAS USED TO DOCUMENT BELT PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618903August 5, 2014
ENGINE
THE CAR JUST WOULDN'T START , IT WORKED FINE THE PREVIOUS EVENING AND IT LOCKED AS WELL . TODAY MORNING NOTHING WORKS ,I HAD TO MANUALLY OPEN THE CAR WITH THE KEY , AFTER I PLACED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION NOTHING LIGHTED UP ON THE DASHBOARD . TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618925August 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WAS TAKING TRASH TO THE DUMP, 1 PERSON'S WORTH, GOING 5 MPH 1/ OF MILE FROM MY HOME, CAR VEERED TO RIGHT EDGE OF PAVEMENT, AND WHERE A BULLDOZER HAD DRUG ROAD EDGES AND BROKE PAVEMENT OFF, CAUSED ME TO HIT A TREE AT A VERY SLOW SPEED. I REVERSED CAR, BACKED UP 50 FT. AND CAR SHUT ITSELF OFF & WINDSHIELD GOT EXTREMELY HOT, AND I GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD AREA, LEFT MY PURSE, AND WALKED ACROSS ROAD TO ASK FOR FIRE EXTINGUISHER. MAN HAD JUST GOT UP, HADN'T HAD COFFEE ,AND INVITED ME IN. I WENT BACK OUTSIDE AND SAW CAR WAS BURNING, SO I STAYED ON HIS PORCH, THEN FRONT YARD. I KNEW TRASH MAY HAVE AEROSOL CANISTERS, AND NOT WORTH MY LIFE TO TRY TO GO THROUGH FIRE TO SAVE MY PURSE. COPS CAME (9:45-10:15 AM , AND SAID I LOOKED FUNNY AND ARRESTED ME ACCUSING ME OF BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MEDICATION. I WAS NOT ON ANY MEDICINE AND DEFINITELY NOT DRINKING. CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS AFTER EXPLOSION AND I HAVE NOT HAD ANOTHER FOR OVER 8 MONTHS. I AM ON DISABILITY FOR FIBROMYALGIA, NEURALGIA, & OSTEOPOROSIS, AND HOLLOW BONES. I FALL QUITE OFTEN (ONE LEG IS SHORTER THAN OTHER). OFFICER HIMSELF DREW MY BLOOD IN A PUBLIC PLACE, AND REFUSED TO LET ME SEE MY ATTORNEY 3 TIMES. I NEVER GOT TO USE A PHONE IN 2 DAYS. BUT VEHICLE WAS PROBLEMATIC FROM DAY 1 , BATTERY WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE, JUMP A RIDING LAWN MOWER , AND WOULD JUST CUT OFF WHILE I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. STEERING WAS ALSO A PROBLEM FROM DAY ONE, LIKE TIRES WERE NEVER ALIGNED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618719August 4, 2014
STEERING
WE PURCHASED THE 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA BRAND NEW IN DEC 2013. THE CAR NOW HAS APPROX 9,200 ON JULY 31, 2014, WENT TO MAKE A TURN AND SEVERAL ALARMS WENT OFF ON THE CAR. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE MY TURN. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED THAT THE "COLUMN & SHAFT ASSEMBLY" WAS BAD AND HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. IT IS VERY SCARY TO BE DRIVING A CAR DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN NOT BE ABLE TO STEER THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL FELT "LOCKED".. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618423August 2, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE NOTICED EVER SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE THAT THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR EVERYTIME, I HAVE ALSO READ ONLINE THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM , SO WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, HYUNDAI THEMSELVES HAVE ALREADY ADMITTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS A WEAK SYNCRO THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, THIS WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO THE TRANSMISSION CEASING AND SOMEONE POSSIBLY BEING KILLED, SO WHY NO RECALL, DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618291August 1, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AS A CLOSEOUT ON MAY 30TH 2014. I WAS ON INTERSTATE 57 GOING SOUTH ABOUT 60 MILES OUT OF PADUCAH KY DRIVING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. WITH NO WARNING THE CAR WENT TO THE LEFT ACROSS 3 LANES AND THEN BACK TO THE RIGHT 3 LANES AND AGAIN TO THE LEFT 3 LANES BEFORE I COULD REGAIN CONTROL. THE SEMI BEHIND ME JUST ABOUT JACK KNIFED TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ME. IT WAS ONLY BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC WAS VERY LIGHT AND THE SEMI AND I WERE THE ONLY ONES ON THE ROAD IN THAT AREA AT THE TIME THIS HAPPENED, OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER IN PADUCAH THEY SAID IT WAS MY BRAKES, THEY CUT THE ROUTERS. I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR EVEN AFTER THE REPAIR OVER 55 MPH AS IT WOULD WANDER TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY HOME STATE I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM TO RETURN IT TO HYUNDAI. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS EVER HAPPENING TO ANYONE ELSE. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM SO THIS IS A COVER UP BY HYUNDAI. THE STEERING ON THE HYUNDAI IS BAD! THERE NEEDS TO BE A MAJOR RECALL ON THIS ELECTRONIC STEERING. THE COMPLAINTS ARE FROM SONATA OWNERS ALSO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618294August 1, 2014
POWER TRAIN
A FAILING TRANSMISSION IN A LOW MILEAGE CAR IS AN ISSUE. AT JUST OVER 51,000 MILES MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN JERKING INTO GEAR BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD. AFTER HAVING IT DIAGNOSED I WAS TOLD THEY WERE ABLE TO "SORT-OF FEEL WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT" AND INITIALLY RECOMMENDED A FLUID CHANGE. WHEN I ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, SUDDENLY I WAS TOLD IT WAS IN INTERNAL FAILURE AND I NEEDED THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THAT EVENING THE SLIPPING GOT WORSE AND THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED GOING INTO REVERSE AND HAD A BIG PROBLEM SHIFTING UP HILLS. WITH A TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING NORMALLY AND POWER BEING AFFECTED BECAUSE OF THAT, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM DEVELOPED QUICKLY AND DID NOT PRESENT ITSELF AS ONE MIGHT EXPECT A FAILING TRANSMISSION TO DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618120August 1, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE METALLIC COVERING ON BOTH FRONT INNER DOOR HANDLES HAS RIPPLED AND STARTED PEELING. THE METALLIC SHEET COVERING BOTH HANDLES IS VERY SHARP AND HAS CAUSED ME TO SLICE MY HANDS/FINGERS MULTIPLE TIMES AS I ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE DOOR. IT'S STURDY ENOUGH THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO JUST PEEL OFF, SO I AM CONSTANTLY BEING CUT BY MY HANDLES AND AM WORRIED THIS MAY SOON HAPPEN TO MY PASSENGER(S) AND/OR CHILDREN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10619603July 31, 2014
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
AT APPROX. 7:20 AM ON JULY 24, 2014 THE SUNROOF ON MY 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT WITH PANORAMIC ROOF EXPLODED WHILE TRAVELING ON RTE 495 IN MA. IT SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST IN THE CAR. ALL WINDOWS WERE UP AND THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED. THE SHADE WAS OPEN. I ESTIMATE 75% OF THE GLASS BLEW UP AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. SOME REMAINED IN THE FRAME OF THE SUNROOF AND SOME FELL DOWN INTO THE CAR, A SMALL AMOUNT UPON MY HEAD AND DOWN MY BACK. THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF OR NEXT TO ME IN THE THREE LANE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE PERFECT, THE HIGHWAY HAS BEEN RE-PAVED IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. THE OUTSIDE TEMP. WAS IN THE MID 70'S, NO RAIN, NO HEAVY WINDS, NOT TOO WARM OR TOO COLD. THERE WAS A COMMERCIAL VAN BEHIND THAT EXPERIENCE A SPRAY OF TEMPERED SAFETY GLASS. AS I PULLED OVER THEY PASSED ME WITH LOOKS OF ASTONISHMENT ON THEIR FACES. THEY WERE CHECKING TO SEE IF I WAS OK AND CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY. THEY DID NOT STOP AFTER SEEING I WAS NOT INJURED. AFTER CHECKING EVERYTHING OUT I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO WORK. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARRANGED TO GET ME A LOANER CAR AND TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. AFTER SEEING THE VEHICLE I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE (REALLY?) AND THAT THE HYUNDAI REPRESENTATIVE SAID THERE WAS NO APPARENT INDICATION IF THE SUNROOF WAS STRUCK OR NOT STRUCK WITH ANYTHING. BUT THAT "GLASS JUST DOESN'T BREAK BY ITSELF" SO IT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER AFFAIRS AND THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. THEY WERE ALSO SURPRISED A HYUNDAI ENGINEER WAS AVAILABLE TO INSPECT THE SUNROOF SO QUICKLY SINCE IT TYPICALLY TAKES SEVERAL DAYS TO SCHEDULE ONE TO GO SEE THE CAR IN PERSON. 5 DAYS LATER THEY TOLD ME THEY SPOKE TO SOMEONE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THAT THEY WERE TOLD THE SAME THING THAT THE HYUNDAI REPRESENTATIVE HAD REPORTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618009July 31, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHENEVER I TRY TO TURN ON MY CAR EVERYTHING TURNS ON EXCEPT THE ENGINE. THE LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING ARE FINE. THE BATTERY TESTS FINE. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. IT HAS NOT STARTED APPROXIMATELY 15-20 TIMES. BASED ON ACCOUNTS FROM OTHERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM THE ENGINE HAS ALSO STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THANKFULLY THE ISSUE HAS ONLY EVER OCCURRED WHEN MY CAR IS PARKED, BUT I'D REALLY RATHER NOT RISK IT HAPPENING ON THE ROAD IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618021July 31, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2012 ELANTRA STARTED FINE THIS MORNING AND EVERY DAY PREVIOUSLY, BUT WHEN I WENT TO START IT AFTER SHOPPING, IT WOULDN'T START. I TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND NOTHING. HOWEVER, ALL OF THE LIGHTS INSIDE WORKED. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT TO START AND IT FINALLY STARTED. I CAME HOME AND THEN AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS, I WENT OUT TO GO SOMEWHERE AND ONCE AGAIN, IT WOULDN'T START. AFTER 3-4 TIMES OF TURNING THE KEY, IT FINALLY STARTED. I CURRENTLY HAVE IT READY TO BE PICKED UP TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP AS I AM ASSUMING IT WILL NOT START AGAIN THE NEXT TIME. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS WELL AS VIEWING VIDEOS OF THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENING. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN JUNE OF 2012 SO I WOULDN'T HAVE TO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING STRANDED, BUT I MAY BE REGRETTING MY DECISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617563July 30, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL * THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER, BACK, AND NECK WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10618543July 30, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON THIS DATE I EXPERIENCED THE 4TH OF 5 INCIDENCES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN THE 8 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR. I WAS DRIVING IN DAYTONA BEACH APPROACHING A RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THERE WAS A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND THE ACCELERATION REVVED THE ENGINE. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE KEY TO STOP THE CAR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT AS HAD BEEN SUGGESTED BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THE LAST TIME I HAD TAKEN IT IN FOR THIS ISSUE. I DROVE IT HOME SAFELY, BUT THE NEXT MORNING IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP, AGAIN THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD ALMOST HITTING A BMW. I AGAIN DROVE IT HOME SAFELY, PARKED IT AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. I MADE ARRANGEMENT TO TAKE IT IN ON JULY 7TH TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN. OUT OF FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND OTHERS I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY KEPT IT FOR 2 DAYS, DROVE IT 240 MILES AND ONCE AGAIN COULD FIND NO ISSUE. THE CAR IS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY OUT OF FEAR OF KILLING SOMEONE OR DAMAGING PROPERTY. WHEN I TOLD THEM I HAD FOUND MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING WITH HYUNDAIS ONLINE, THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH A THING. ONE ARTICLE STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER FIXED THIS PROBLEM IN 2012. WHILE I CANNOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS ONE, AND WOULD NOT WANT TO SELL IT TO ANYONE ELSE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES I HAVE EXPERIENCED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617753July 30, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
SUN ROOF (MOON ROOF) EXPLODED. WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, WITH THE SUN ROOF CLOSED AND THE INTERNAL CEILING SHADE CLOSED, AN EXTREMELY LOUD POP CAME FROM THE ROOF OF THE CAR. VERY LOUD! THEN, THE SOUND OF WIND AND BROKEN GLASS STREAMING OVER THE CAR AND ONTO THE CARS TRAVELING BEHIND US. WE PULLED OVER AND FOUND THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED FROM EDGE TO EDGE. WE MADE OUR WAY TO THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALER AND PERSUADED THEM TO VACUUM OUT THE GLASS. THEY TOLD US THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A ROCK HITTING THE TOP AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. WE MADE OUR WAY HOME WITH NO TOP BUT TALKED TO MANY DIFFERENT HYUNDAI REPRESENTATIVES WHO ALL CLAIMED THAT THEY'D NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. OUR SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH HAS SUGGESTED OTHERWISE. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE DRIVING AND OCCUPYING THESE CARS AND FOR THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617798July 30, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND STAYS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617098July 29, 2014
STRUCTURE
BOTH OF THE SUN VISORS IN MY VEHICLE FALL DOWN WHEN GOING OVER A SPEED HUMP. THE PLASTIC DOWEL HOLDING THE VISOR IN PLACE IS DEFECTIVE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER HYUNDAI VEHICLES SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PROBLEM, AS DOCUMENTED HERE: HTTP://HOWTOMENDIT.COM/ANSWERS.PHP?ID=157121 UPDATED 8/5/2015*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616537July 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR LAST NIGHT AND IT DIDN'T START, LIGHTS WERE ON FULL POWER AND EVERYTHING BUT NOT A SOUND FROM THE ENGINE... TRIED MANY MANY TIMES DIDN'T START. THEN RANDOMLY IT STARTED. DROVE HOME PARKED WENT OUT THIS MORNING AND TRIED AGAIN DID NOT START. I HAVE TRIED MANY TIMES THIS MORNING BUT AGAIN IT HAS NOT STARTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616260July 25, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT WALGREENS ABOUT A FOOT FROM A COMPLETE STOP CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP OVER A 6IN CURB ACROSS A 5FT SIDEWALK INTO A CONCRETE WALL OF THE STORE, CAUSING SEVERE BUMPER DAMAGE AND BREAKING A SHALLOW HOLE IN THE BRICK WALL. A LOT OF ACCELERATION. HAD TO TOW CAR, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS FIXED AND HAVE TO DRIVE IT AGAIN? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616325July 25, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE ESC OFF LIGHT BEGAN ON JULY 22, 2014... ON JULY 24, 2014, AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET, THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF ON ME WHILE I WAS SLOWING DOWN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. THERE IS A ESC ON/OFF SWITCH, SO WHEN I PUSHED IT IN, THE LIGHT TURNED OFF WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED BACK ON BUT NOT LONG AFTER DRIVING FURTHER, THE ESC OFF LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I AM DEFINITELY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY, I LIVE IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, THEREFORE, DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND HIGHLY UNSAFE IF THE VEHICLE DECIDED TO TURN OFF ON MY WHILE I AM DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616422July 25, 2014
STEERING
IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS, THE EPS LIGHT HAS COME ON MY DASHBOARD 3 TIMES, ACCOMPANIED BY THE POWER STEERING FAILING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, TURNING LEFT, AND MY POWER STEERING FAILED. THE SECOND TIME I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY, LUCKILY NOT YET PULLED OUT INTO THE BUSY STREET ON WHICH I LIVE. THE THIRD TIME WAS JUST TODAY ON THE HIGHWAY, AND AS I WAS GOING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE ONLY WAY I'VE FOUND TO "FIX" IT IS TO TURN OFF MY CAR AND START IT AGAIN. HAD I BEEN GOING OVER THE BRIDGE NEAR MY HOUSE WHERE THERE IS NO SHOULDER TO PULL ONTO WHERE I COULD RESTART MY ENGINE, TODAY I WOULD HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO STEER AROUND THE CURVES OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS NOT JUST A MINOR PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY LIABILITY ON THE PART OF THE MANUFACTURER AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE READ ABOUT MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR HAVING THIS ISSUE AND HYUNDAI DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. SO FAR, ONLY A HANDFUL OF 2015 SONATAS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THE ELANTRAS. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI REGARDING THIS, AND THEY SAY THAT MY VIN IS NOT PART OF A RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT CLEARLY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALLED SONATAS OCCURRING REPEATEDLY, AND THEREFORE I MUST ABSORB THE COST OF WHATEVER IT WILL TAKE TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. AGAIN, THIS IS A LIABILITY ON HYUNDAI'S PART, AND THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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