Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#10532023July 26, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH PEDESTRIANS BEING IN MY BLIND SPOT WHILE DRIVING. TODAY (7/26/13), I NEARLY HIT A WOMAN IN A PARKING LOT WHO WAS PERFECTLY POSITIONED IN THE SAME BLIND SPOT. THE BLIND SPOT IS THE SUPPORT BEAM THE IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE DRIVERS WINDOW AND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT I MAY ONE DAY END UP HITTING AND INJURING SOMEONE AS A NEARLY DID TODAY. THE REAR OR THE CAR ALSO HAS A TERRIBLE BLIND SPOT AS THE CAR IS RAISED IN THE REAR MAKING IT HARD TO SEE ANYONE WALKING BEHIND THE CAR. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO CORRECT THIS BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531893July 25, 2013
AIR BAGS
TRAVELING DOWN A DIRT ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531679July 24, 2013
STEERING
WHEN DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2003 HYUNDAI, SHE HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING (VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEEL)...WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE THAT HAD DETERIORATED. WE ARE WONDERING IF OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AS WELL. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS FOR HER. COULD THIS BE RELATED TO OTHER ISSUES UNDER THE CAR RELATED TO CORROSION??? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526370July 23, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, GASOLINE SPEWED OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526402July 23, 2013
VISIBILITY
THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR PLASTIC MOUNTING BRACKET UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED ALLOWING THE SUN VISOR TO FALL DOWN OBSCURING TOTALLY MY VISION OF THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525956July 21, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VENT FAN (WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE DEFROSTER DURING WINTER) STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMERS WILL BE OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THIS OR WILL BE LEFT FORCING TO DRIVE IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS WITH FOGGY WINDOWS. IF THERE IS A PATTERN HERE, PLEASE HAVE HYUNDAI ISSUE A RECALL. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525701July 19, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
BOTH VISORS BREAK AND DETACH AT PRIMARY SWIVELING ELBOW HANGING DOWN, UNABLE TO SECURE IN ANY WAY, UNABLE TO DETACH ELECTRICAL WIRE WITHOUT SEVERE DAMAGE, MUST DRIVE ONE HANDED TO OPERATE THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525080July 16, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RAN OUT OF GAS DESPITE THE GAUGE SHOWING 42 MILES LEFT (ABOUT 1.5 GALLONS). WALKED TO A STATION AND GOT A GAS CAN; PUT A COUPLE OF GALLONS IN, STARTED THE CAR, AND THE METER STARTED DROPPING DRAMATICALLY, GOING FROM 112 MILES REMAINING TO 104 TO 98... ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 82 MILES REMAINING BEFORE I EVEN STARTED DRIVING. DROVE ABOUT A QUARTER MILE, AND IT FELL ANOTHER 3 MILES. DON'T KNOW YET IF THE CAR IF THE PROBLEM IS WITH FUEL INJECTION, THE GAUGE, OR SOME ISSUE WITH THE TANK ITSELF (AIR/WATER LEAKING IN OR GAS LEAKING OUT, ETC.). PROBLEM OCCURRED THE DAY AFTER BRINGING THE CAR INTO THE SHOP FOR A SEPARATE PROBLEM. MY CAR IS 6 WEEKS OLD, AND I HAVE BROKEN DOWN TWO DAYS IN A ROW JUST DRIVING TO WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525113July 16, 2013
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
NO SPARE TIRE, JACK, OR LUG WRENCH WAS SUPPLIED WITH THIS CAR. APPARENTLY SEVERAL OTHER MANUFACTURERS ARE DOING THE SAME, OSTENSIBLY TO SAVE ON WEIGHT AND ACHIEVE A HIGHER MPG RATING. THIS AUTOMOBILE WAS SOLD TO MY 21 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO HAD A BLOWOUT. HAD SHE BEEN IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION IT COULD EASILY HAVE RESULTED IN ASSAULT AND/OR DEATH FROM A CRIME OF OPPORTUNITY. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY AND WITH HYUNDAI. PLEASE STOP AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS FROM PRACTICING THIS POTENTIALLY CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT SALES PRACTICE IMMEDIATELY. [XXX] 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
#10525130July 16, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITHOUT WARNING, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED ONCE REACHING 40 MPH. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A NATURAL OCCURRENCE OF THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE OR INITIATE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 307. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524640July 13, 2013
ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND STARTED IDLING ROUGHLY AND ENGINE SHUT OFF. DORAL HAD A HYUNDAI MOTOR "FIELD ENGINEER" ([XXX]) LOOK AT IT ON JULY 11 AND I WAS INFORMED THROUGH THE SERVICE ADVISER THAT THIS WAS TYPICAL OF THESE MODELS AND THAT SHE, PERSONALLY, HAD CHOSEN TO IGNORE IT; SHE WORKS FOR A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. FURTHERMORE, NOTHING CAN BE DONE. PLEASE REFER TO PREVIOUS COMPLAINT. THANK YOU. 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
#10524638July 13, 2013
ENGINE
PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE TO ADJUST SEAT BELT AND THE CAR STARTED A VERY ROUGH IDLING AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVE. REPORTED IT TO DEALER AND HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA AND FOLLOWING WAS THEIR REPLY: -DEALER: THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THESE VEHICLES THAT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO CORRECT -HYUNDAI: THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ARE WORKING TO RESOLVE IT. IN THE MEANTIME I AM DRIVING A CAR THAT IS NOT RELIABLE TO ME FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT AND TWO DEALERS IN MIAMI, DORAL AND LEHMAN HYUNDAI SERVICE MANAGERS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNTIL THE FACTORY TELLS THEM HOW TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, YOUR ASSISTANCE WILL BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524571July 12, 2013
STEERING
MARCH 2012 THE EPS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST, VERY SCARY WHEN DRIVING, AND WOULD SOMETIMES RESOLVE ITSELF IF THE CAR WAS RESTARTED. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED AN UPDATE AND REPAIRED A LOOSE CONNECTION, WHICH SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IN JAN 2013 THE EPS LIGHT CAME ON & AGAIN STEERING BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN & MOTOR TO THE TUNE OF $2,312. AS THIS IS 1/4 THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE CAR, IT SEEMS ASTRONOMICALLY HIGH. AS A HIGHLY PAID PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER, I CANNOT AFFORD THIS AND AM FORCED TO DRIVE THE CAR AS IT IS. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AS MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYPE, I AM SURPRISED HYUNDAI HAS NOT LOOKED INTO IT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HYUNDAI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524482July 11, 2013
STEERING
CAR CAN'T BE KEPT ON ROAD IT'S STEERING COLUMN IS TO MUCH PLAY AND FEELS LIKE ITS PULLING TO THE RIGHT..AND I HAVE TOO HOLD STEERING WHEEL DOWN TOO THE LEFT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE CAR IS BRAND NEW IT MAKES NO SENSE I BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY CLAIM CAR IS FINE NOT OUT ALIGNMENT. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS IT'S TERRIBLE! SOMETHING NEEDS TOO BE DONE! I CAN'T ENJOY IT LIKE I WANT IT'S A ACCIDENT WAITING TOO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524109July 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
I BOUGHT THE HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2012 AND HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS. THE CAR WILL NOT START SOMETIME TILL I START MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SHIFTER. IT HAS DONE IT TO ME SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THE MECHANIC SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I ARGUED THAT THERE IS THEY EXPECT ME TO LEAVE IT AT THE DEALER FOR A WHILE TILL THEY FIND THE PROBLEM BUT THE ONLY THING IS THAT IT'S MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. THE SHIFTER LOCKS ON ME WHILE I'M HOLDING THE BRAKE DOWN, I HAVE TO USE THE MANUAL BUTTON TO UNLOCK IT. I NOTICE THAT WHEN IT DOESN'T WANT TO START AND I MANUALLY SHIFT THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL THE CAR STARTS. THE DEALER WANTS ME TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND I ASK MY SELF HOW??? IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME. I HAVE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND I CALLED THEM BUT BY THAT TIME THEY GET TO ME I GOT THE CAR TO START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524261July 10, 2013
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY I-45 SOUTH IN DALLAS, TX AND HIT BLACK ICE. THAT IS ICE THAT CANNOT BE SEEN ON THE ROAD. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 55 MPH. I HIT THE BRAKES AND HIT THE BACK OF A METAL TRAILER. THE WELDED MESH LANDSCAPER TRAILERS POPULAR IN DALLAS. IN OTHER WORDS I HIT A FLAT VERTICAL HARD SERVICE. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I TOLD HYUNDAI OF THE ISSUE AND THEY SENT OUT SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THEY SENT A LETTER STATING "THE ELANTRA'S FRONTAL AIRBAGS ARE NOT INTENDED TO DEPLOY DURING EVERY IMPACT THAT IS GENERALLY DIRECTED AGAINST THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END." I AM CONFUSED, I THOUGHT A AIR BAG SHOULD WORK WITH ALL FRONT END IMPACTS AND COLLISIONS. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I DID NOT GET A DISCLAIMER STATING WHEN THE AIRBAG SHOULD WORK AND SHOULD NOT WITH A 50 MPH FRONT END COLLISION. I AM UPSET WITH THE WAY HYUNDAI IS RESPONDING. I DID NOT EXPECT A NEW CAR, ONLY FOR HYUNDAI TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523852July 9, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
IN THE PAST 6 WEEKS, I HAVE DROVE MY CAR MAYBE 5 TIMES BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP SO MANY TIME FOR DEFAULT BRAKES. ONCE IT SEEMS TO BE FIXED, THEY STARTING SMOKING. SO IT GOES BACK IN THE SHOP FOR ANOTHER WEEK. THEN I GET IT BACK, AND I DON'T HAVE ANY BRAKES. GOES BACK IN SHOP, GET IT BACK AND THEN MY CALIPERS STICK AGAIN AND CAUSE MY BRAKES TO SMOKE. I HAVE NOT HAD MY CAR FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN SITTING ON MY DRIVEWAY AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT, NOR IS IT EVEN DRIVABLE BECAUSE IT IS PROBABLY GOING TO SET ON FIRE. I HAVE ABOUT $2000 DUMPED INTO THIS CAR DUE TO DEFAULT EQUIPMENT ON THE CAR, WHICH THE RECALL PEOPLE CLAIM IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THEIR CAMPAIGNS, SO THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT TO MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT. THEY FOUND I NEED NEW BRAKE SEALS, CALIPERS ON ALL 4 SIDES AND NEW ROADERS (THAT WE JUST REPLACE A MONTH AGO BRAND NEW) BECAUSE THEY ARE WORN DOWN SO MUCH DUE TO THE CALIPERS STICKING, LOCKING UP AND SMOKING ONCE A WEEK FOR THE PAST MONTH. I WORK A FULL TIME JOB AND A PART TIME JOB TO PAY OFF MY COLLEGE LOANS. I CANNOT KEEP PUTTING MONEY INTO A 2003 CAR THAT I HAVE ONLY HAD FOR A YEAR. IT IS NOT WORTH ME SPENDING ANOTHER $600 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SYSTEM AGAIN FOR A CAR WHO HAS SO MANY RECALLS ON IT, I CAN'T COUNT ON BOTH OF MY HANDS. SINCE I AM A NEW OWNER, DON'T YOU THINK I WOULD OF RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICES IN THE MAIL? YEAH, THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED. I DO HAVE A LAWYER AND I WILL NOT BE AFRAID TO GIVE HER A CALL BECAUSE MY CAR IS COMPLEXLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND BY THE TIME I AM DONE FIXING ALL THESE PROBLEMS (THAT ARE ON THE LIST OF RECALLS) THIS CAR WILL BE ALMOST A $10,000 CAR WHICH I ONLY PAID $5000 FOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523565July 7, 2013
AIR BAGS
MY 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WAS HIT IN WHAT I BELIEVE IS KNOWN AS THE B-PILLAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE (THE CENTER COLUMN BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR DOORS).I AM UNCERTAIN HOW FAST THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS GOING BUT IT WAS FAST ENOUGH TO DO APPROXIMATELY $6000 WORTH OF DAMAGE, AND I SUFFERED A HEAD AND BACK INJURY.THANKFULLY I DID NOT HAVE ANY PASSENGERS OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.I NORMALLY HAVE BOTH OF MY CHILDREN IN THE REAR SEAT BUT THEY WERE NOT WITH ME AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.I HAVE BEEN GIVEN SEVERAL EXPLANATIONS AS TO WHY THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, NONE OF WHICH MAKE SENSE TO ME.I UNDERSTAND THAT AIRBAGS THEMSELVES CAN CAUSE HARM AND THEY ARE DESIGNED ONLY TO DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE IMPACT POINT ON MY VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE AT EXACTLY THE POINT OF THE SENSOR IN THAT PILLAR (ACCORDING TO THE ILLUSTRATION IN MY OWNER'S MANUAL).I RECOGNIZE THAT MY CAR CAN SENSE WHETHER I HAVE A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER, BUT I AM NOT AWARE OF A SENSOR BEING IN THE REAR SEAT. I WORRY ABOUT WHAT THE RESULT WOULD HAVE BEEN IF ONE OF MY CHILDREN HAD BEEN IN THAT REAR SEAT.MY VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE SO I HAD TO LEAVE IT AT A BODY SHOP THE DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT.I AM UNABLE TO TRANSPORT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THEY ARE UNABLE TO INSPECT IT AT THE BODY SHOP.THEY TELL ME TO BRING IT IN FOR INSPECTION AFTER THE REPAIR.THE BODY SHOP TELLS ME THEY HAVE TO RELY ON THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SYSTEM TO DISPLAY A PROBLEM IF THERE IS ONE.AT THIS POINT, I HAVE LITTLE FAITH IN THE VEHICLE AND AM UNWILLING TO ACCEPT A FAILURE OF THE LIGHT TO COME ON AS A PROOF THAT EVERYTHING IS WORKING PROPERLY.ADDITIONALLY, I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW-THE EXTERIOR IS RED AND THE INTERIOR IS BLACK. I LATER LEARNED THAT THIS COLOR COMBINATION WAS NEVER AN OPTION, LEAVING ME TO QUESTION THE QUALITY ASSURANCE MEASURES IN PLACE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10523244July 5, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN VEERING TO THE LEFT WHILE THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522919July 2, 2013
STEERING
WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND EPS LIGHT CAME ON AND ELECTRONIC STEERING WENT OUT. CAR BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE LEFT SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR AND TURNING IT BACK ON, THE VEHICLE OPERATED FINE UNTIL 5 MONTHS LATER. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. FINALLY ON JUNE 30, 2013, IT HAPPENED A THIRD TIME. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND HAVE FOUND IT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND ONE OF SAFETY. HYUNDAI REFUSED TO FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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