Hyundai Elantra Complaints (2013)

1,324 consumer complaints on file.

#10764559September 17, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WOULD NOT START. MANY MANY MANY COMPLAINTS TO HYUNDAI ON LINE SINCE 2011. HYUNDAI IS IGNORING US. CAR WILL NOT START AND EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS...SEEM IT MAY BE A RANGE SWITCH. PLEASE HAVE THEM RECALL. THIS IS VERY COMMON. JUST CALLED BOULDER CO DEALER HE TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN OR WOULD DO. PLEASE HELP US. I HAVE NO CLUE IF THIS MANY HAPPEN WHILE MOVING.... HYUNDAI MAY WAIT UNTIL SOME OF US ARE HURT...DO NOT EVEN WANT TO DRIVE IT... PLEASE HELP US.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762753September 10, 2015
ENGINE
WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IT STALLED OUT ON THE FREEWAY. TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO HAD THICK WHITE SMOKE COME OUT OF THE TRAIL PIPE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE SMOKE IS SO HEAVY THAT I CAN'T SEE THE CARS BEHIND ME. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO CAN'T DUPLICATE THIS WHEN I TAKE IT IN SO I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. TO TOP IT OFF I TRADED IN A V6 THAT WAS GETTING 23 MPH FOR THE ELANTRA SO THAT I COULD SAVE MONEY ON THE COMBINED 32 MPG. NOT EVEN CLOSE. IN TOWN IS 21 MPG. COMBINED IS NORMALLY 23 MPG. ANOTHER ISSUE HAPPENS WHEN I BRAKE. IF I NEED TO BRAKE FAST AND HARD IT SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE THE CAR IT'S GOING TO FALL APART. THIS ISSUE I HAVEN'T BOTHERED TO REPORT AS I AM JUST SO DISAPPOINTED WITH ALL THE ISSUES. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL HYUNDAI OWNER OF DIFFERENT MODELS SINCE 1999. I HAVE A FEELING THIS WILL BE MY LAST HYUNDAI.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761148September 2, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ON JUNE 23, 2015, I HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD AS I WAS SLOWING TO STOP BEHIND SOMEONE AT A RED LIGHT. INSTEAD OF STOPPING, IT SLOWLY CONTINUED AND REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME DOING ABOUT $7,000 DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY 2013 ELANTRA. THE DEALER FINALLY FINISHED THE REPAIR WORK AND RETURNED THE CAR TO ME ON APPROXIMATELY JULY 31, 2015. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, THE ESC AND EPS LIGHTS WOULD GO ON INTERMITTENTLY AND STAY ON FOR A DAY OR SO BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL. I TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER LAST THURSDAY, SEPT 27, 2015 TO RESET THE COMPUTER AND SET THE STEERING ANGLE SENSORS WHICH I HAD READ ABOUT HELPING ONE PERSON IN THIS BLOG. IT WAS SEEMINGLY NORMAL WHEN I TOOK IT TO THEM. THE CAR WARRANTY WAS VOIDED BEFORE I GOT IT DUE TO A PRIOR COLLUSION IN WHICH A PRIOR INSURANCE COMPANY WROTE IT OFF AS COSTING MORE TO FIX THAN IT WAS WORTH. A BODY SHOP PURCHASED IT AND DID THE REPAIRS AND IT IS NOW CLASSIFIED A RESTORED SALVAGE TITLE (HENCE NO MORE WARRANTY) EVEN THOUGH WAS INSPECTED BY THE STATE OF ARIZONA AND DEEMED COMPLETELY FIXED. I PAID TO HAVE THE COMPUTER RESET AND THE STEERING ANGLE SENSORS ADJUSTED. THE DEALER BELIEVED THIS WOULD FIX IT. TWO DAYS LATER THE ESC AND EPS LIGHTS WENT BACK ON AND HAVE STAYED ON FOR 4 DAYS NOW. I HAVE A CODE READER AND THERE ARE NO FAULT OR ERROR CODES TO CLEAR BUT THE LIGHTS STAY ON. I AM SOMEWHAT CONVINCED THAT THE STEERING COLUMNS THAT HOUSE THE STEERING ANGLE SENSORS ARE FAULTY. WHEN THEY MALFUNCTION, IT MAKES THE EPS SHUT DOWN. A RECALL TO INCLUDE THESE WOULD BE GREAT. I CANNOT AFFORD ANY EXPLORATORY REPAIRS AT THIS TIME AND CANNOT DRIVE THE 2013 CAR. PLEASE HELP!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759899August 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
VEHICLE WILL NOT START DESPITE A CHARGED BATTERY AND FOLLOWING PROPER STARTING PROCEDURES. THE VEHICLE IS A PUSH-TO-START VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. AFTER A TIME (10-15 MINUTES), AND TRYING DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES, IT DOES START. THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MULTIPLE HYUNDAI ELANTRA OWNERS, WHETHER IT IS PUSH-TO-START OR KEYED IGNITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759510August 26, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT WHEN I HEARD A LOT POP NOISE. I STOPPED THE CAR AND NOTICED MY ENTIRE SUNROOF HAVE SEVERAL CRACKS/SHATTERED BY WAS STILL IN PLACE. I DROVE HOME AND DISCOVERED THAT THE GLASS HAD STARTED TO CAVE IN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER THE NEXT WEEK AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED. THE HYUNDAI DEALER TOOK PICTURES AND SENT THEM TO THE MANUFACTURE. THEY REPLACED MY SUNROOF AFTER AN INVESTIGATION. I GOT MY CAR BACK A WEEK LATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749640August 19, 2015
SUSPENSION
I DRIVE A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS AND EVERY TIME I DRIVE OVER AN UNEVEN SURFACE OR BUMP THE REAR END FISHTAILS OUT OF CONTROL AND WHEN IT HAPPENS ON THE FREE WAY IT'S EITHER YOU LOSE CONTROL OR RISK GETTING REAR ENDED BY BRAKING HYUNDAI REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT THEY SENT US TO A MECHANIC 3 TIMES IN 1 MONTH AND THEY KEEP SAYING NOTHING IS WRONG WHEN CLEARLY SOMETHING IS THERE IS AN ENTIRE FORUM ABOUT PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME EXACT ISSUE HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HYUNDAI/ELANTRA/2013/SUSPENSION/SUSPENSION.SHTML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748705August 14, 2015
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35-75 THE SWAYS SIDE TO SIDE. YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY FIGHT THE CAR FROM THE SWAYING AND IF THERE IS A BUMP OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT IT IS EVEN WORSE. IF YOU HIT A POTHOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD THE REAR OF THE CAR WILL JUMP OUT AND YOU FILL OUT OF CONTROL. THE STEERING IS LIKE AN 1980'S VEHICLE WITH ALL THE BACK AND FORTH ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS THE WORST DRIVING CAR I'VE EVER HAD ...PLEASE HELP FIX MY CAR AND ALL THE OTHERS THAT HAVE PROBLLEMS. I'VE DID BRING IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND OF COURSE THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS GOOD BUT ITS NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747744August 11, 2015
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED INTO PIECES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744104July 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WENT OUT TO START CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START...I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES AND FINALLY HELD THE KEY AS FAR A IT WOULD GO AND IT CRANKED. I TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEY KEPT IT OVER NIGHT. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. NEXT MONTH SAME THING HAPPENED ONLY THIS TIME I COULD NOT START IT. I CALLED HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEY TOWED THE CAR AND KEPT IT FOR A WEEK. THE CAR STARTED RIGHT BACK UP FOR THEM AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE BATTERY IS GOOD AND EVERYTHING COMES ON LIKE THE RADIO AND WIPERS BUT DOESN'T START. THE ONLY THING THE TOW GUY DID WAS TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT ON THE TOW TRUCK. WHEN I WENT ON LINE TO FIND YOU ALL I SAW SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, MY WARRANTY GIVES OUT IN A FEW HUNDRED MILES AND I AM AFRAID THAT WHEN IT DOESN'T START AGAIN I WILL NOT BE COVERED. AND I AM AFRAID IT WILL NOT START WHEN I AM AT THE BEACH OR OUT OF TOWN OR THE STORE. I T IS A VERY VULNERABLE PLACE TO BE BECAUSE I HAVE CHILDREN. UPDATED 09/15/15*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744108July 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TWICE IN A MONTH A PART MY CAR REFUSED TO START BOTH TIMES THE HYANDAI DEALER KEPT THE CAR OVER NIGHT AND THE NEXT FOR A WEEK. THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT WRONG WITH IT. ONCE THE TOW GUY TOOK IT IN AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT ON TOW TRUCK....WOULDN'T YOU BELIEVE IT IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THE BATTERIES ARE GOOD AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL ITEMS COME ON .....BUT NO START. MY WARRANT WILL EXPIRE IN A COUPLE OF HUNDRED MILES AND I AM WORRIED I WILL NOT BE COVERED THE NEXT TIME. AND THERE WILL BE A NEXT TIME. I AM A SINGLE PARENT WITH KIDS AND FEEL VERY VULNERABLE ABOUT THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744137July 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION WAS INACTIVE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ROADSIDE SERVICE WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,840.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744146July 28, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE INFORMED MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW THAT THE FRONT BRAKES MAKE A CLATTERING NOISE AND DO NOT SEEM TO BRAKE THE CAR EFFECTIVELY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED WITH A LITTLE MORE PRESSURE THAN NORMAL. THE DEALERSHIP EACH TIME SAID THAT THE BRAKES ARE FINE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ELANTRA OWNER WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS SITUATION. MY VEHICLE NOW HAS OVER 60,000 MILES (OUT OF GENERAL WARRANTY) AND HYUNDAI WILL NOT EVEN RETURN MY E-MAILS. IF YOU WOULD EXPERIENCE THE SITUATION I AM DESCRIBING, YOU WOULD AGREE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733593July 13, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES
PULLING INTO THE PARKING SPACE AT WORK LESS THAN 5MPH CAR ACCELERATED AND HIT THE PARKING GARAGE WALL. REPORTED TO MY CAR INSURANCE COMPANY, CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AFTER BODY SHOP. DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING ON DIAGNOSTIC REPORT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10732994July 9, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WILL NOT START! EVERYTHING COMES ON LIGHTS RADIO N ETC. I HAD MY BATTERY CHECK IT GREAT. CAN'T FIND A SOLUTION. I HAVE BEEN OUT SEVERAL TIMES AND THIS HAS HAPPENED. I HAVE LOST INCOME BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732602July 8, 2015
WHEELS
* FIRST OCCURRENCE: HIT POT HOLE ON HIGHWAY, DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLOWS AND RIM BENT. REPLACED RIM/TIRE AT DEALERSHIP. *SECOND OCCURRENCE: MID-YEAR 2014 SLOW LEAK IN FRONT PASSENGER TIRE, DEALERSHIP SEALED/PLUGGED. *THIRD OCCURRENCE JUNE 2015 HIT SMALL DIP IN PARKING LOT. TWO DAYS LATER TIRE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. ADDED AIR. TWO DAYS LATER, TIRE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I ADDED AIR TO THIS TIRE 5 TIMES IN 8 DAYS. ALSO NOTICED BULGE IN FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. BOTH TIRES NEED REPLACED AND CAR HAS UNDER 40,000 MILES. THE TIRES ARE HANKOOK OMNI 60,000 MILE TIRE.TIRES ARE 215/45R17. I HAVE NEVER HAD THE ISSUE WITH TIRES THAT I AM HAVING WITH THIS CAR WHICH IS 2 YEARS AND 9 MONTHS OLD. AFTER READING SEVERAL REVIEWS FOR THIS SIZE TIRE ON THIS CAR AT HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T35968_DS499866, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD SAME/SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH WHEELS/TIRES. THE DANGER SEEMS TO BE FROM A 17 INCH RIM ON THIS CAR WHEN IT SHOULD BE A 15 OR 16 INCH RIM. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THIS CAR AFTER ALL THE REVIEWS AND COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ WITH THIS SIZE WHEEL ON THIS CAR. TO CHANGE OUT THE WHEEL/RIM AND ADD 4 NEW TIRES I AM LOOKING AT WELL OVER $1200 IN COST. I SHOULD STILL BE DRIVING WITH THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THIS CAR AND STILL HAVE SUFFICIENT TREAD, NOT DEALING WITH BLOWOUTS, BENT WHEELS, LEAKING TIRES, AND BULGING TIRES. IT IS NOT THE TIRE BUT THE TIRE/WHEEL RATIO THAT CAUSES THIS ROAD HAZARD WITH THE WHEELS/TIRES AND THIS IS HOW THE CAR IS MANUFACTURED FROM HYUNDAI! MANY PEOPLE HAVE CONTACTED THEM AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT HYUNDAI SAYS IT IS THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT BRAND OF TIRE YOU PUT ON THIS CAR THE WHEEL/TIRE RATIO IS WHAT CAUSES THE DANGER AND PROBLEMS. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF THE VEHICLE IN THIS WAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732678July 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
CAR WILL NOT START. EVERYTHING TURNS ON , RADIO, LIGHTS, BLUETOOTH WORKS, BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OVER. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. HAVE NOT FOUND A SOLUTION YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732545July 7, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PAINT STARTED PEELING AND CRACKING. HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER REPAIRS TO THE HOOD, ROOF AND TRUNK. THE REMAINDER OF THE CAR HAD JUST AS MUCH FLAW IN THE CLEAR COAT AND AS A RESULT THE PAINT IS SPLOTCHY AND LOOKS MUCH OLDER THAN IT SHOULD. HONDA REFUSES TO COVER THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731912July 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
CAR WILL NOT START. THE IMMOBILIZER ICON SHOWS UP IN THE DASH AND BOTH SMART KEY FOBS DO NOT WORK. CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BUT REFER ME TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP.. DEALER PROMISED TO CALL BACK BUT NEVER DID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730603June 26, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SUN ROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730297June 25, 2015
STEERING
TRYING TO DRIVE OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND THE EPS LIGHT WAS ON, TRIED SHUTTING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT WITH THE SAME RESULTS. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP IN SOMERSWORTH WHERE I PURCHASED IT LAST MAY, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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