Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#10366543November 17, 2010
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AND FELL ON THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING HIM TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER STATED THAT HAD TO PURCHASE THE SUN VISOR AND BRACKET TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365753November 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCK FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AT FIRST AND WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. AFTER ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO SIT IDLE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 01/24/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE MADE A NOISE AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND THE POWER STEERING, BRAKES AND GEAR SHIFT LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY JUNCTION BOX. HOWEVER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN 10 DAYS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AGAIN, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. UPDATED 04/18/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366188November 14, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS 1 MILE FROM MY HOME AT A RED LIGHT WHEN MY 2005 ELANTRA ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL BEING TOUCHED. I FIRST TRIED THE BRAKES WHICH DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. I TURNED THE CAR AROUND AND HAD TO RIDE THE BRAKES UNTIL I COULD GET THE VEHICLE HOME. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN A VARIETY OF POSITIONS, FOR EXAMPLE DRIVE, PARK, AND NEUTRAL THE ENGINE STILL RACED. THE VEHICLE SMELLED OF A BURNING SMELL. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE SHOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365381November 11, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 55MPH, THE CAR JERKED TO THE SIDE BY ITSELF. I ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE JERK WITH THE WHEEL, AT WHICH POINT I WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. IT APPEARED THAT THE WHEEL WAS NO LONGER CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF THE CAR. THE CAR JERKED AGAIN, I WAS ONCE AGAIN UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE WHEEL ITSELF COULD TURN FREELY, BUT THE MOVEMENT OF THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE MOVEMENT OF THE WHEEL. THE CAR JERKED AGAIN, ULTIMATELY SPINNING OUT AND CRASHING INTO THE MEDIAN HEADFIRST. THE CAR WAS TOTALED, BUT I WAS LUCKILY UNINJURED EXCEPT FOR SOME SCRAPES, BRUISES, AND WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN A MILD CONCUSSION. THE CAR HAD BEHAVED ODDLY TWICE BEFORE: ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THE CRASH, THE CAR HAD JERKED TO THE SIDE SIMILARLY, AT A SOMEWHAT LOWER SPEED (ABOUT 45 MPH). I DISMISSED THE INCIDENT AS HUMAN ERROR, OR SOMETHING IN THE ROAD THAT I HADN'T SEEN, EVEN THOUGH IT FELT VERY STRANGE AND UNLIKE ANYTHING I'D EXPERIENCED BEFORE. I WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THE JERK AND FORGOT ABOUT IT. A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE CRASH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND REMAINED ON FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, BUT THEN WENT OFF. DURING THAT 30 MINUTES, I WAS STOPPED AT SEVERAL STOP SIGNS. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM THE STOP SIGN, I HAD TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR MUCH HARDER THAN NORMAL TO EVEN ACHIEVE A LOW SPEED. THIS HAPPENED 2-3 TIMES, HOWEVER, THEN THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING LIKE NORMAL, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF, SO I DID NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THESE INCIDENTS MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED TO THE CRASH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365123November 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364036November 4, 2010
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION AFTER IN WAS USED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND THE REPAIRS WOULD COST $391 TO REPLACE A PART OF THE SEAT BELT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,841.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364047November 4, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA IN APRIL, 2008. IN JUNE OF 2008, CAR SURGED WHILE AT RED LIGHT. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM, NO REPAIR MADE. SURGING HAPPENED AGAIN IN JUNE OF 2008, DEALER REPLACED CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. IN APRIL OF 2009, SURGE HAPPENED AGAIN, DEALER REPLACED FUEL SENSOR. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, SO WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED, I OPENED A CASE FILE WITH HYUNDAI. EACH SUBSEQUENT TIME, I REPORTED IT TO HYUNDAI, AS WELL. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS IN OCTOBER OF 20L0. AT THIS POINT, I TRADED THE CAR IN AT THE HYUNDAI DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT. I TOLD THEM THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE AND SHOULD NOT BE PUT ON THEIR USED CAR LOT FOR SALE. TODAY, I DISCOVERED THAT THE CAR IS FOR SALE ON THEIR LOT. I SPOKE WITH THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THAT HE WOULD REQUEST TIME FROM HYUNDAI TO "TEAR THE CAR DOWN" IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOCATE AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THIS CAR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE SURGING HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IDLING AT A STOP, SO A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING IN FRONT OF THE CAR IS IN DANGER, OR A REAR-END COLLISION COULD EASILY HAPPEN AT A STOPLIGHT. I REPORTED THIS TO HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS TODAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363744November 2, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON OUR 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT, I DISCOVERED A RUST HOLE IN THE DRIVERS SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE HOLE IS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER LOCATED ABOUT 4 INCHES INWARD OF BALL JOINT ON THE UPPER PORTION OF THE CONTROL ARM. THE AREA SURROUNDING THE HOLE APPEARED TO BE VERY THIN AND BRITTLE. THE VEHICLE HAD 138000 MILES AT THE TIME THE ISSUE WAS NOTICED. WE HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE CONTROL ARM. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS TOO EARLY IN THE CARS LIFE TO HAVE A MAJOR STRUCTURAL COMPONENT BEGIN TO DETERIORATE DUE TO RUST. OF THE OTHER CARS WE HAVE OWNED, NONE HAVE DISPLAYED SIMILAR RUST TO THIS, EVEN AFTER 10+ YEARS OF USAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363510November 1, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHT BURNT OUT ON 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. TOOK IT TO GET FIXED AT A CAR REPAIR STORE. CAR REPAIR STORE SAID WIRING WAS MELTED TO HEADLIGHT, HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE AND FELT IT WAS A FIRE HAZARD. WE HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO FIX THE HEADLIGHT. SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALER PERSONALLY TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE BURNT ENDS OF WIRING ON THE HEADLIGHT AS WELL AS EXPOSED WIRES. THEY TOLD US THAT IT IS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND WE HAD TO PAY $136.05 TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY REPLACED THE BULB AND NEW ENDS AT THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR. I SAVED THE OLD BULB AND WIRING BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTORY OR MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND IF LEFT UNFIXED CAUSE A FIRE. I DO NOT FEEL THAT CONSUMERS SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX CAR PARTS THAT WERE NOT INSTALLED OR DESIGNED CORRECTLY IN THE FIRST PLACE. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WAS 'WEIRD' AND THEY HAD NO IDEA HOW IT HAPPENED BUT REFUSED TO ADMIT THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FACTORY/MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. I SPOKE WITH BOTH THE SERVICE DEPT. MANAGER AND THE DEALERSHIP MANAGER. THE PART WAS JUST RECENTLY REPLACED SO WE DO NOT KNOW IF IT WILL OCCUR AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363515November 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWLY REVERSING WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL HARDER TO PREVENT FURTHER ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED BUT WHEN SHE TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT, THE PROBLEM CORRECTED ITSELF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362342October 25, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AND FAILING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, THE CONTACT T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO IT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO SENT SOMEONE OUT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10361753October 22, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 25 MPH AND SWERVED IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING A DEER. WHEN THE CONTACT SWERVED, HE CRASHED INTO A ROCK HEAD ON; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT IT WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT HAS HELD ONTO THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO FIND OUT WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. OVER TIME THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS COMING APART AND THAT THE AIR BAG WAS EXPOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WANTS TO KNOW WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 85000. UPDATED 01/12/11*LJ UPDATED 03/28/11
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10361465October 20, 2010
STEERING
MY 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WITH 19,000 MILES ON IT SUDDENLY LOST POWER AS I WAS CROSSING A RAILROAD TRACK. (10/2010) I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO START IT AGAIN AND IT DID START BUT AS I DROVE ON, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO "MISS" THEN KEEP GOING, THEN "MISS" AGAIN. IT DID THIS FOR ABOUT 2 BLOCKS WHEN I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOWED IT. THEY CALLED TO SAY THAT THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A "STEERING" PROBLEM AND THE BRAKE AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED. I GOT ANOTHER CALL SEVERAL DAYS LATER SAYING THE CAR WAS READY TO PICK UP. THIS WAS FOLLOWED A FEW HOURS LATER BY ANOTHER CALL SAYING THEY HAD TEST DRIVEN THE CAR AND IT FAILED. THEY SAID THEY WERE IN TOUCH WITH THE REGIONAL OFFICE FOR HELP. I CALLED THEIR CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPT. AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SERVICE DEPT. HAD FAILED TO PERFORM ONE OF SEVERAL TESTS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THEY WERE TO CALL ME WITHIN 1-3 DAYS. IT IS DAY 2 NOW AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. I DO NOT TRUST HYUNDAI AND WANT TO GET RID OF THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED A "CONSUMER REP" WHO WILL NOW BE THE ONLY PERSON I WILL BE ALLOWED TO TALK TO REGARDING THE CAR. IF THE ENGINE SHUT-DOWN HAD OCCURRED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THROUGH WHICH I WAS ABOUT TO GO, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I AM NOT WILLING TO DRIVE A CAR THAT IS DANGEROUS. CAN I BELIEVE HYUNDAI WHEN/IF THEY TELL ME MY CAR HAS BEEN FIXED????? I DOUBT IT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361474October 20, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY 05 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WAS INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN ON THE FREEWAY SPINNING ME OUT OF CONTROL. I TOTALED THE CAR AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PERSON WHO CAUSE THE ACCIDENT FLED THE SCENE. I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CAUSED FRONT END DAMAGE TO HERS BEFORE SLAMMING IN THE RAIL. NEITHER OF US BROKE ANY BONES. AS HARD AS I HIT AND FROM ALL AROUND THE CAR AT SOME POINT MY AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361197October 19, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME BROKE ON THE VEHICLE A YEAR AGO. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AXLE AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL TO BREAK. THE LEFT FRONT FENDER WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THIS WORK WAS DONE, THE FRONT RIGHT AXLE AND THE WHEEL WELL BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND A CRASH OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT RECALL 09V125000, FRONT CONTROL ARM WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THERE WAS ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE CONTROL ARM FAILED. THE CONTACT DIDN'T MENTION IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360501October 14, 2010
AIR BAGS
2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA.... GOING HOME FROM WORK ON 9/16/10 AT 4:30 PM A DRUNK DRIVER PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR WAS TOTALED, THE SEAT BELT SAVED MY LIFE BUT NOT ONE AIRBAG WENT OFF. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10360011October 11, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WE HAVE A 2002 ELANTRA AND WHENEVER YOU TRY TO FILL THE TANK UP WITH GAS, IT CONSTANTLY STOPS AFTER JUST 25 CENTS OR SO AND THEN YOU KEEP TRYING TO FILL IT UP AND IT STOPS EVERY FEW SECONDS. IT TAKES FOREVER TO PUMP A TANK OR EVEN A HALF A TANK OF GAS. VERY FRUSTRATING TO SAY THE LEAST. *"TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359688October 8, 2010
AIR BAGS
HI, MY DAUGHTER HAS AN 02 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO OUR LOCAL TORRINGTON CT, DEALER WHO PERFORMED "TWO RECALLS" BUT NOT THE ONE NEEDED BECAUSE IT ISN'T SHOWING UP AS A RECALL. MY VIN# IS [XXX]AND THE RECALL I AM LOOKING TO HAVE DONE IS NUMBER 088 WHICH IS LISTED EVERYWHERE FROM MOTOR TREND TO AUTOMOTIVE.COM AS THE EXACT PROBLEM ON MY DAUGHTERS VEHICLE FOR 2001 AND 2002 ELANTRAS. THEY ONLY HAVE RECALL 080125 LISTED WHICH WAS COMPLETED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE NEITHER AIR BAG WILL WORK. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358695October 1, 2010
AIR BAGS
2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY *TGW THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358600October 1, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK LIFT GATE CAME OPEN. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO IMMEDIATELY STOP IN THE STREET AND CLOSED THE LIFT GATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS. THE FAILURE HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FOUR TIMES AND THEY REPLACED AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT WHICH THE CONTACT COULD NOT IDENTIFY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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