Hyundai Elantra Complaints (2013)

1,324 consumer complaints on file.

#10899381August 29, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, WHEELS
THE ESC INDICATOR/TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATED WHILE I WAS DRIVING 50 MPH. I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THE CAR HEADED STRAIGHT FOR A CEMENT GUARDRAIL ON A BRIDGE. THE CAR DECELERATED, I WAS UNABLE TO STEER AND THE TIRES SCREECHED ON THE GROUND. I WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE ESC OFF BUTTON AND RECOVER CONTROL OF THE CAR, AVOIDING THE CRASH. I KNEW ABOUT THE OFF BUTTON ONLY BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE JUNE AND HYUNDAI WAS UNABLE TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT DID NOT DUPLICATE FOR THEM. PREVIOUSLY WE WERE DRIVING AT A VERY SLOW RATE OF SPEED, THIS TIME IT ALMOST KILLED MY DAUGHTER AND ME! MY CAR HAS BEEN WITH HYUNDAI AUTO-NATION, COLUMBUS, GA SINCE AUGUST 24, 2016 I CALLED ON AUGUST 25 BUT THE CAR VIN # WAS NOT ASKED OF ME, THE COMPLAINT TICKET NUMBER IS 1010763 THE FIRST TIME THE ESC ACTIVATED MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING. THE ESC TURNED ON, WHILE HE WAS ACCELERATING ONTO AN ON-RAMP BACK IN JUNE 2016. WE TURNED THE CAR OFF, RESEARCHED IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, FOUND THE "OFF" BUTTON AND BROUGHT TO HYUNDAI THE NEXT DAY AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM! A WEEK LATER THE ESC TURNED ON IN A PARKING LOT WHILE I WAS DRIVING, HIT THE ESC OFF BUTTON AND THE CAR BEHAVED UNTIL AUG 24TH. I CALLED HYUNDAI TO REPORT, BUT SINCE IT DIDN'T OCCUR AGAIN, THEY SAID DO NOT BRING IT IN. ON AUGUST 24TH, THE ESC CAME ON WHILE I WAS IN A SCHOOL ZONE, I HIT THE OFF BUTTON, I TOOK THE OFF BUTTON OFF, TO SEE IF IT WOULD ACTIVATE AGAIN SO I COULD BRING IT INTO HYUNDAI (THEY SAID IT HAD TO BE MALFUNCTIONING AT THE TIME OF VISIT TO BE FIXED) IT MALFUNCTIONED! ALMOST KILLING MY MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER! IF I HADN'T KNOWN ABOUT THE ESC OFF BUTTON, I WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE CRASHED!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898442August 25, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ELECTRICAL POWER SEIZED AND THE ESC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896194August 16, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THE GEAR SHIFT IN MY AUTOMATIC DRIVE 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WILL NOT SHIFT BACK INTO PARK OCCASSIONALY. WITH SOME TRYING IT HAS GONE BACK INTO PARK OR USING THE SHIFT LOCK. I ASSUME THAT THIS COULD CAUSE SOME POTENTIAL DANGER HAD I NOT BEEN ON A FLAT SERVICE OR IN AN AREA WHERE I COULD TRY TO GET IT TO GO BACK IN TO PARK. LUCKILY I WAS STATIONARY ON A LEVEL LOT DURING THE 5 TIMES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND MY CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 55K MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894143August 8, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,200. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893872August 7, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REPEATEDLY WHITE CLOUD SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE WHEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATING FROM 20 TO 40 MILES/HR. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW. SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN ENCOUNTERED BY OTHER SAME MODEL CAR OWNERS AS I FOUND ON INTERNET. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW THE CAUSE SOME THEORIES - OIL OR COOLANT BURNING FROM WORN-OUT VALVE RINGS, OR WATER CONDENSATION POSSIBLY FROM MUFFLER LEAKING. SEEMS OTHER HYUNDAI MODELS, SUCH AS ACCENT, HAVE ALSO SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS DONE ONLY 30K MILES. OTHERS HAD SAME PROBLEM AT AS LOW AS 14K MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893301August 4, 2016
ENGINE
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, MY CAR WOULD STALL OUT DURING LEFT TURNS ( MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS) AND WHILE ACCELERATING ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO STALLING. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE/ DIAGNOSTICS. I WAS TOLD IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE ELANTRA TO SUCK UP TO 1QT OF OIL PER 1000 MILES! DUE TO THE MECHANICS OF THE CAR, IT COULD STALL OUT WHILE TURNING IF LOW ON OIL. I WAS DUE FOR MY REGULAR OIL CHANGE AND IT WAS COMPLETED DURING THIS SERVICE AT WHICH TIME THEY STATED I WAS 2 QTS LOW !! IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT I COME IN EVERY 2000 MILES TO HAVE IT CHECKED. MY CONCERN IS -WITHOUT WARNING LIGHTS, DO I HAVE TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION TO LET ME KNOW MY OIL IS LOW ????
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892592August 2, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THE GEAR SHIFT IN AN AUTOMATIC DRIVE ELANTRA CAR WILL NOT SHIFT BACK INTO PARK OCCASSIONALY. WITH SOME TRYING IT HAS GONE BACK INTO PARK. THIS COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGERS TO SOMEONE WHO STOPS ON A HILL AND CANNOT MANUEVER THE GEAR SHIFT BACK INTO PARK. I WAS STATIONARY ON A LEVEL LOT BOTH TIMES IT HAPPENED TO ME AND BOTH TIMES WERE IN A PARKING LOT. THIS OCCURRED 2 IN THE LAST 4 DAYS AND THE CAR HAS A LITTLE LESS THAN 75,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10891656July 29, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALLL. MY CAR DOES NOT CRANK, BUT THE DASH LIGHTS UP AS IF IT IS GOING TO CRANK. MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHEN TRYING TO CRANK IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887646July 22, 2016
AIR BAGS
ON JULY 11, 2016 HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEREIN THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE STERNUM. DRIVER REAR ENDED A VEHICLE WHICH WAS STOPPED ON THE ON RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10887410July 21, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
MY CAR HAS 7000 MILES AND THE BRAKES GRIND EXCESSIVELY AND WHEN BRAKING AT SPEEDS 40 MPH OR HIGHER, THE CAR SHAKES AND VIBRATES SO HARD I AM AFRAID THAT THE BRAKES WILL FAIL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. LAST YEAR, I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER (FAIRFAX HYUNDAI IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA) FOR THIS PROBLEM AND ALL THEY SAID WAS THAT THIS WAS DUE TO RUST BUILDUP EVEN THOUGH MY CAR JUST HAD LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON IT AND I JUST NEEDED TO BRAKE HARD TO GET RID OF THE RUST. THIS HAS NOT HELPED AND I BELIEVE THAT THE BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885791July 19, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT WITH FOOT ON BRAKE - CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN-CRASHED INTO TREE-AIRBAGS DEPLOYED . HIT ANOTHER PARKED CAR. CAR TOOK CONTROL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10885136July 15, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT IN THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE STOPPED BY CRASHING INTO THE BUSHES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,026.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882122July 1, 2016
WHEELS
OWNED CAR SINCE NEW. HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES FOUR TIMES. EACH TIME WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND. EACH TIME WITH ONLY 5000 TO 15000 MILES THE TIRES WILL GET SIDEWALL BUBBLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875968June 22, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION
I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2015. I WAS LOVING THIS CAR UNTIL I WAS ON WET/BUMPY ROADS. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP. THE HYUNDAI STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE.WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WAS GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WHEN IT IS SNOWING I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE THE BRAKE GETS LOCKED UP AND MAKES A LOT OF NOISE. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. ALSO THIS CAR SUSPENSION IS HORRIBLE. YOU FEEL ALL THE BUMPS IN THE ROAD. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS CAR. MOST OF MY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY. DRIVING ON WET ROADS COMING TO A STOP OR HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CAR SWERVES AND MAKE ALOUD GRABBING NOISE. SOUNDS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE COMING UP THROUGH THE FLOOR. I LOVE THE CAR BUT DON'T LOVE THE WAY IT DRIVES. I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PAD WITH A FULL ALIGNMENT. THIS VEHICLE STILL DRIVES THE SAME WAY EVEN WHEN ALL THIS WORK WAS COMPLETED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874532June 16, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THE FRONT AXLES ARE LOOSE, MAKING A CLICKING NOISE EACH TIME THE CAR ACCELERATES OR DECELERATES. SAFETY ISSUE MAY RESULT IF THE AXLE BECOMES LOOSE ENOUGH TO FALL OFF THE CHASSIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874533June 16, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THE FRONT AXLES ARE LOOSE, MAKING A CLICKING NOISE EACH TIME THE CAR ACCELERATES OR DECELERATES. SAFETY ISSUE MAY RESULT IF THE AXLE BECOMES LOOSE ENOUGH TO FALL OFF THE CHASSIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874534June 16, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE HAS A FAULTY RANGE INHIBITOR. IT WILL OCCASIONALLY PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RECOGNIZE IT IS IN PARK. THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874506June 15, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE HAS A FAULTY RANGE INHIBITOR. IT WILL OCCASIONALLY PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RECOGNIZE IT IS IN PARK. THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873912June 13, 2016
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKING DIFFICULTIES AND AIR BAGS STRUCTURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870239May 22, 2016
STEERING
OVER A PERIOD OF 1-2 DAYS, VEHICLE STEERING BECAME " MORE HEAVY" - IN OTHER WORDS -- MORE RESISTANCE IN THE STEERING --- IT REQUIRED A LITTLE MORE EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE CONDITION STILL EXISTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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