Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#10454366April 6, 2012
VISIBILITY
I AM 5' 1" TALL OR SHORT!! THE SUN WAS SHINING IN MY EYES AND I NEEDED THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR DOWN. IT WOULD NOT OPEN SO I HAD TO APPLY A LITTLE PRESSURE. THE TRIANGULAR CLAMP AND THE VISOR ROD BROKE. I READ THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS IN THIS REGARD BUT HYUNDAI REFUSES TO REPLACE IT FOR FREE. THE MILEAGE IS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454018April 3, 2012
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON STRAIGHT ROADS THE VEHICLE VEERS HARD TOWARDS THE RIGHT. WE HAVE TO FIGHT TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. IT FEELS LIKE WE ARE DRIVING ON A SLIPPERY ICY ROAD, ALWAYS STEERING THE CAR BACK AND FORTH IN ORDER TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. IT IS PHYSICALLY EXHAUSTING DRIVING THIS CAR, HANGING ON HARD TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP IT OUT OF THE DITCH. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH ELECTRONIC STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453680March 31, 2012
AIR BAGS
ONE CAR ROLLOVER CRASH. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AN ESTIMATED SEVEN TIMES. THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS DEMOLISHED AND THE SIDES AND MOST OF THE REAR END WAS DAMAGED AS WELL. NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE ONLY PERSON IN THE CAR WAS WEARING THE SEAT BELT BIT SUFFERS FROM SEVERE WHIPLASH. LACERATIONS AND BROKEN LEFT WRIST. THIS WAS A RENTAL CAR. THE SENSORS WERE DAMAGED AS WELL. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10453535March 30, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 -45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY WIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,783. UPDATED 5/7/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP TRIED THREE TIMES TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/14/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453222March 27, 2012
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SEAT SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V179000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE), THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.UPDATED 07/06/12 *BF THE DEALER FOUND AN INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE AIR BAG SENSOR. UPDATED 08/06/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452877March 24, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I BELIEVE THAT DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT ARE A GREAT SAFETY FEATURE. THE LIST OF STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON THE WINDOW STICKER SHOWS "DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS" (DRL). I HAVE FOUND THAT THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE THE DRL ON IS TO TURN ON THE PARKING LIGHTS. THE PARKING LIGHTS, LIGHT THE PARKING LIGHTS AND THE TAIL LIGHTS. I HAD DRL ON A 2003 CHEVY S-10 AND THEY ONLY LIGHTED THE HIGHBEAM AT A LOW VOLTAGE, WITH NO OTHER LIGHTS. THEY WERE ON ANY TIME THE CAR WAS RUNNING. HYUNDAI CANNOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE HYUNDAI WEBSITE. THEY SHOULD NOT LIST THE LIGHTING SYSTEM, THEY HAVE, AS "DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS". I KNOW THIS IS A MINOR ITEM BUT IT SURE DOES BUG ME. [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
#10452663March 22, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66. THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN REVERSER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RE-PROGRAMMED TWICE BY THE DEALER. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING, THE GEAR SUDDENLY SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AND STOPPED SHORT. UPDATED 09/14/15. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451544March 13, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OWN A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SEDAN. HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON AT ALL TIMES, FOR ABOUT THE PAST WEEK. YESTERDAY WHEN I PARKED THE CAR, I PUT IN NEUTRAL PULLED UP THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE HAD SMALL FIRE, FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED OUT TO MY HOUSE NO INJURIES. I WAS SURE TO GET OUT OF CAR QUICKLY IN CASE TURNED OUT TO BE HUGE FIRE. NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED GETTING LOOKED AT TOMORROW, NEED IT TOWED CAR FILLS UP WITH SMOKE AND YOU CAN PEEK IN AT THE WIRING AND WAS A SMALL FLAME THIS TIME. IF I TURN THE KEY ON THIS HAPPENS. UNOPERATABLE, AS OF NOW. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS PEOPLE COULD BE GETTING HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450318March 5, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN. THE DRIVER AND SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE LOWER BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,483.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10450139March 3, 2012
AIR BAGS
STATED HYUNDAI WAS HIT ON DRIVER SIDE REAR BY AN SUV. REAR DOOR CURLED AROUND CENTER POST BUT SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED SLIGHT CONCUSSION AND NECK STRAIN. REAR DOOR WAS DESTROYED ALONG WITH REAR FENDER & ROCKER PANEL. ESTIMATED SPEED OF OFFENDING SUV WAS 25. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450095March 2, 2012
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT TIRES, LINE SIZE 205/55R/16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DROVE OVER A VERY SMALL POTHOLE AT 45 MPH AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE TIRE BLEW WHILE DRIVING OVER SUCH A SMALL POTHOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND A NEW TIRE WAS INSTALLED. BOTH THE DEALER AND VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449092February 23, 2012
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. CURRENTLY THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL IN EFFECT DESCRIBING MOVEMENT OF THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS UNDERNEATH THE FRONT SEAT. I VISUALLY CONFIRMED THE AIRBAG WIRING HARNESS UNDERNEATH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HAS BEEN DISLODGED. I SPOKE WITH HYUNDAI 112 [631-758-2200] AND HYUNDAI [800-633-5151]. BOTH TIMES I'VE BEEN INFORMED THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE MY CAR IS NOT WITHIN THE VIN RANGE OF THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449000February 22, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STOP SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED AND AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LOCK WAS DISABLED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V122000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448861February 21, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE BACKING UP IN REVERSE, THE BRAKE DID NOT WORK. INSTEAD THE CAR ACCELERATED AND THE ENGINE REVED UP TO WHAT SEEM TO BE A VERY HIGH SPEED. THE CAR STOPPED WHEN IT SMASHED INTO OUR OTHER CAR, WHICH WAS ABOUT 4 FEET BEHIND IT. IT WAS ABOUT 5 PM ON A DRY ROAD. MY HUSBAND WAS WEARING WORK BOOTS AT THE TIME. THERE WAS ONLY A FEW SCRATCHES ON THE REAR BUMPER. THE HOOD OF THE OTHER CAR WAS PUSHED IN. OUR MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND COMPUTER CODES OR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. THE HYUNDAI DEALER ALSO SAID THERE WERE NO ISSUES HE KNEW OF. OTHER ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH ELANTRAS WE READ ABOUT MAKE US THINK THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR DESIGN ON THESE CARS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THEY SEEM TO BE ONLY ABOUT 3- 4" APART, WHERE OTHER MAKES ARE AT LEAST 6" APART. WE BELIEVE HIS BOOT MAY HAVE GOTTEN STUCK ON THE GAS WHEN SWITCHING TO THE BRAKE. THIS ALSO HAPPENED LAST WINTER WHEN OUR 2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WAS BACKING UP AND WOULD NOT STOP. IT WAS STOPPED BY A SNOWBANK. MY HUSBAND WAS ALSO WEARING SNOW BOOTS AT THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448296February 17, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A PORT-A-POTTY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448368February 17, 2012
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED WITH A SPARE TIRE, ONLY WITH AN AIR PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE ADHERED TO THE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS (FMVSS) AND PROVIDED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,500. UPDATED 03/09/12 *BF UPDATED 03/14/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448260February 16, 2012
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SEAT BELTS
I WAS STOPPING MY 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA ON GRAVEL ROAD-MY RIGHT FOOT ON BRAKES THEY LOCKED AND CAR JUMPED TO ACCELERATION AND LANDED IN BUSHES KNOW DOWN PORTO POTTY WITH THE TOWN GOV.'T. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10447812February 13, 2012
AIR BAGS
MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. I SENT TO THE HYUNDAI ITHACA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT OCS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. BUT I FOUND OUT FROM THE WEB THAT MY HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2005 HAS A HISTORY OF MALFUNCTIONING IN AIR BAG AND WAS BEING RECALLED AT SOME POINT. I TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NEVER RECALLED AND I HAD TO PAY MORE THAN $400 FOR THE REPAIR. I WASN'T CONFIDENT THAT THE AIR BAG ISSUE WILL BE SOLVED EVEN AFTER SENDING FOR REPAIR AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AIR BAG ONLINE. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447612February 9, 2012
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, SUSPENSION:REAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING FRONT STEERING OR CONTROL MECHANISMS, RUST AND POTENTIAL FAILURES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ON MARCH 10, 2010, SHE WENT TO THE DEALER AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE PARTS DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. ON JANUARY 31, 2012, THE SAME PARTS THAT WERE THE SUBJECT OF THE RECALL FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE STEERING FAILED, THE VEHICLE WAS VIOLENTLY FORCED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND WAS THEN VIOLENTLY FORCED BACK ACROSS THE LANE IN WHICH SHE HAD BEEN TRAVELING, NARROWLY MISSING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AS IT COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE CONSUMER HAD OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING, DUE TO AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND A BROKEN REAR SPRING, AS WELL AS WEAK STRUTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447570February 6, 2012
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
A CONTROL ARM FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE WILDLY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND THEN BACK ACROSS THE ORIGINAL LANE. COLLISIONS WITH OTHER VEHICLES AND A WHEELCHAIR-BOUND PEDESTRIAN WERE BARELY AVOIDED. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN CORRECTED THROUGH A RECALL WHEN THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR ISSUES OF ROTTING CONTROL ARMS. THE RECALL "REPAIRS" WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN DONE ON MARCH 12, 2011, AT WHICH TIME THE MILEAGE WAS 60,380.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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