Hyundai Elantra Complaints (2013)

1,324 consumer complaints on file.

#10727033June 24, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN OVER AND START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE KEY TO TURN OVER IN THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY HAD LOW VOLTAGE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE AN IN-DEPTH DIAGNOSIS AND ONLY REPLACED THE PART. THE CONTACT ALSO CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE VEHICLE BEING DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK INTO OTHER GEARS AND THAT THE FAILURE WAS PROGRESSING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 09/08/15*LJ UPDATED 10/26/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726713June 22, 2015
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE, WHEN HITTING ANY TYPE OF BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE REAR OF THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FISHTAIL, WORSE ON WET ROADS. THE ABS BRAKES WORK AND THEN THEY DON'T, THE STEERING WILL FEEL LOOSE AND THEN TIGHT. I HAVE NOTICED THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CAR FEELING LIKE IT IS GOING TO FISHTAIL OR HAS WHEN HITTING BUMPS AND YET, NO RECALL IS FORCED ON HYUNDAI. I GUESS IT TAKES A FATALITY TO GET ANYTHING DONE. A CAR SHOULD NEVER FEEL LIKE IT IS GOING TO FISHTAIL WHEN HITTING BUMPS. THE ENGINE HESITATES WHEN GOING UPHILL OR WHEN ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED QUICKLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724784June 11, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS JUST LEAVING FOR WORK AND I TRIED TO START THE CAR, AND I TURNED THE KEY ALL THE LIGHT ON THE DASH LIGHT UP AND NOTHING HAPPEN, NO SOUND NOTHING WAS TURNING, I COULD USE THE RADIO AND ROLLS THE POWER WINDOWS UP AND DOWN AND I HAD TO REMOVE THE KEY AND TRIED IT 2 MORE TIMES AND THEN IT STARTED UP WITH NO PROBLEMS THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPEN AND BOTH TIMES I LEFT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND TRIED IT START IT IN THE MORNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723611June 5, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE EMITTED SMOKE OUT OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722422May 30, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN GOES OF WHEN YOU UNFASTEN SEATBELT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722309May 29, 2015
SUSPENSION
AS SOON AS I BOUGHT MY CAR AND DROVE IT AWAY, I NOTICED THAT IT FISH TAILS WHEN IT DRIVES OVER UNEVEN ROADS OR POTHOLES. MY FIRST TIME ON THE FREEWAY WITH IT WAS DEFINITELY A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. AS SOON AS I HIT ABOUT 60 MPH I WAS FISHTAILING SO BAD THAT I HAD TO DEATH GRIP MY STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS UNTIL I COULD EXIT OFF. I FEARED FOR MY LIFE, I SERIOUSLY FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND CRASH. I TRY TO AVOID THE FREEWAY AS MUCH AS I CAN. I DON'T KNOW IF THE BACK END IS TOO LIGHT WEIGHT OR WHAT, BUT THIS ISSUE REALLY NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. THE LOSS OF CONTROL OVER A VEHICLE IS A HUGE DEAL AND CAN LEAD TO FATALITIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721443May 26, 2015
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WILL HAVE A SLIGHT LOCK TO IT THAT WILL BE UNLOCKED BY OVER-CORRECTING THE WHEEL. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE IN MARCH AND WAS LOOKED AT BY HYUNDAI WHO SAID THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND THAT WHAT WE WERE FEELING WAS COMMON IN AN ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM. IN OUR IGNORANCE WE ACCEPTED THEIR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME WORSE SINCE THEN, ON 5/23/15 AS I WAS DRIVING THE PROBLEM WAS SO BAD THAT IT FELT AS IF THE WHEEL HAD LOCKED UP ENTIRELY AND WAS POINTED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE DITCH, I CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BUT HAD TO USE MORE FORCE THAN ANY PREVIOUS TIME AND IN DOING SO THE CAR JERKED INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE, HAD A VEHICLE BEEN IN THE OPPOSITE LANE I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM HEAD ON. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD AS HARD OF A LOCKUP SINCE THEN HOWEVER WE HAVE NOT GONE OVER 55 SINCE THEN EITHER. IN THE CITY AT LOWER SPEEDS OF 25-45 YOU CAN STILL FEEL IT LOCKING UP AT TIMES HOWEVER IT IS MUCH MORE EASILY CORRECTED. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS AT ANY SPEED AND DISTANCE, BUT ON 5/23 WAS THE WORST INCIDENT YET AND I EXPECT THAT IT WILL GET WORSE UNTIL IT IS PROPERLY CORRECTED. HYUNDAI THOUGH SAYS THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND ITS ALL PART OF THE NORMAL OPERATIONS OF AN ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM, I HOWEVER AM NOT CONVINCED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721518May 26, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED IN APRIL OF 2014. PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK TO BRING MY CAR IN AND IT HAD ONLY HAPPENED ONCE AT LOW SPEEDS. POWER STEERING WENT OUT 2 MORE TIMES DURING THE DAY, CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK AND INFORMED THEM I WAS BRINGING MY CAR IN AT THAT MOMENT AS I FELT UNSAFE. ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING GAVE OUT ON ME WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY GOING 75 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF AND LUCKILY THE DEALERSHIP WAS RIGHT OFF THE EXIT. THE EPS LIGHT WAS ON AND IT THREW A CODE. THEY TOLD ME MY STEERING COLUMN WAS BAD. THEY REPLACED IT AND ALL WAS FINE. THEN I HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY FACTORY INSTALLED REMOTE START A FEW MONTHS LATER. THEY TOLD ME A CIRCUIT WAS BLOWN AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW THIS YEAR (MAY OF 2015) I HAVE HAD THE REMOTE START AND THE POWER STEERING GO OUT ON ME ONCE AGAIN. MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP, WAS TOLD I NEEDED STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AGAIN. I REFUSED THIS ANSWER, AND THEY ARE DIGGING DEEPER AND HAVE FIGURED OUT THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. I HAVE HAD A LOANER CAR FOR 4 DAYS AND THEY STILL ARE NO CLOSER TO FIGURING OUT WHAT IS WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721075May 22, 2015
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IF I HIT A SLIGHT BUMP OR IRREGULARITY IN THE ROAD REAR END OF CAR JUMPS AROUND.ON WET OR SLICK ROADS IT IS EVEN WORSE.FROM THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM.HYUNDAI NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE.I MAY JUST TRADE IT AND GET A CAR THAT HANDLES THE WAY IT SHOULD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717907May 21, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHEN TURNING A LEFT HAND CURVE IT IS HARD TO SEE AROUND THE APE HANGER BECAUSE IT IS TO WIDE. HAD A NEAR MISS A COUPLE OF TIMES IN MY SUBDIVISION BECAUSE IT IS HARD TO SEE AROUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717243May 19, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON AT START OF VEHICLE. ALSO EVERY EXTERIOR LIGHTS COMES ON AS DO INTERNAL DASHBOARD LIGHTS GET DIMMER WHICH CAN AFFECT SEEING MY MILEAGE, FUEL, AND RADIATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716682May 15, 2015
SUSPENSION, STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
RECALL PLEASE !! I SPENT MY LIFE SAVINGS ON THIS CAR AND IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE CAR FISH TAILS OVER SMALL BUMPS AND AT LOW SPEEDS. IN WINTER DRIVING ITS ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL AND A SEPARATE SET OF SNOW TIRES IS MANDATORY SO YOU DON'T GET KILLED. WHEN IT CROSSES RAILROAD TRACKS IT ACTUALLY TENDS TO TURN ON ITS OWN ONTO THE DIRECTION OF THE TRACKS ! IF YOU HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD THE CAR SEEMS TO LOSE CONTROL. AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FORGET IT - IT SWAYS ACROSS THE LANES ON ITS OWN AS IF IT IS CONSTANTLY CATCHING THE WIND. I CANNOT DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY - I AM WHITE KNUCKLED BY JUST A SHORT TRIP TRYING TO KEEP CONTROL OF THIS CAR. THIS CAR IS MORE OF BOAT THEN AN AUTOMOBILE. IF I SELL THE CAR MY LOSSES WILL BE HUGE. I GOT A WHEEL ALIGNMENT, TIRES AND TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER ALL TO NO AVAIL AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AS THE CAR IS AGING TOO. BASICALLY THE DEALER SAID THIS IS THE WAY THE CAR IS BUILT TOO BAD SO SAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716373May 14, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
SNOW PREDICTED. LEFT HOME TO GO RUN ERRANDS AT 9:30 AM, CAR LOOKED SHOWROOM NEW, GOT 1/2 MILE, CAR PULLED ITSELF RIGHT (AS IT HAS PREVIOUSLY) AND BUMPED A SMALL TREE, NO DAMAGE. CAR BACKED UP TO ROADSIDE 10', CAR CUT ITSELF OFF (AS IT HAD BEFORE), WINDSHIELD WENT FROM 30 DEGREES TO 450 DEGREES IN 3 SECONDS. I LEFT MY PURSE (WITH $1200 IN IT) AND EVERYTHING AND FLED ACROSS ROAD TO SAVE MY LIFE. ASKED MAN THERE IF HE HAD A FIRE EXTINQUISHER, HE DIDN'T, ASKED ME TO STAY BECAUSE IT WAS SO COLD, AND I SAID NO, I WANTED TO CHECK MY CAR AND IN THAT 60 SECONDS, I WALKED OUT AND STOOD IN HIS DRIVEWAY AND CAR WAS TOTALLY A BLAZE. IT HAPPENED SO QUICKLY I WOULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED HAD I NOT FLED THE VEHICLE THE CAR FROM DAY 2 RARELY CRANKED, OFTEN CUT OFF GOING 5-55 MPH, PULLED OFF ROAD TO RIGHT, AND SCARED ME SPEECHLESS. LIKE IT WAS HAUNTED AND DROVE ITSELF. I ONLY HAD IT 4 MONTHS. IT WAS A DEATH TRAP AND SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN PUT ON THE HIGHWAY. FOR SOME REASON, I GOT ARRESTED, I WAS TOTALLY SOBER AND HAD NO MEDICATION IN MY SYSTEM. TROOPER HAD A BREATH ALYZER, NEVER USED IT. CUFFED ME VERY TIGHTLY, READ ME NO RIGHTS, AND TOOK ME TO STATION ENTRANCE. HE GRABBED MY ARM AND DREW BLOOD (ILLEGALLY) , NO PHONE CALL, FINALLY READ MY RIGHTS, AND DENIED ME SEEING MY LAWYER 3 TIMES. ILLEGALLY. FOR 3 DAYS & NIGHTS, I WAS NEVER ALLOWED A PHONE CALL OR CODE, AM DISABLED AND HAVE OSTEOPOROSIS & HAD TO SLEEP ON A 1/4" OF FLAT PLYWOOD, THOUGH MY JOINTS DON'T TOUCH, I HAVE RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME & MUST SLEEP ELEVATED, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE. I ALSO WENT WITHOUT ANY OF MY PRESCRIPTIONS 3 DAYS. ALL BECAUSE THIS SCARY CAR BURNED TO BENT METAL WITH NO DASH, NO ENGINE OR PARTS, NO TIRES, SEATS, NOTHING. SO NOT ONLY WAS I IN SHOCK, OUT OF ANY CONTACT WITHOUT MY PRESCRIPTIONS, AND HAD TO PAY $475 BOND, THOUGH I ONLY GET $969 , THIS CAR RUINED MY LIFE OVER A YEAR AGO, AND I HAVEN'T HAD A CAR SINCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714372May 4, 2015
ENGINE
MY 2013 ELANTRA STARTED MAKING A TAPPING NOISE SO I TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. IT SEEMS MY 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. THAT WAS ALMOST THREE WEEKS AGO AND I AM STILL WAITING. NEITHER MY DEALER NOR HYUNDAI CAN GIVE ME AND ETA AS TO WHEN THE CAR WILL BE REPAIRED. THIS WAIT IS UNACCEPTABLE AND FROM WHAT I GATHER FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THE POSTS ON THIS SITE, I AM NOT ALONE. MY RESPECT FOR HYUNDAI HAS CRATERED AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HYUNDAI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713795April 27, 2015
STRUCTURE, SUSPENSION
I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AT A DEALERSHIP. AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE INTERSTATE I RAN OVER A PART OF THE INTERSTATE THAT WAS POT HOLES BUT FILLED IN. AS I RAN OVER THE AREA, MY BACK END STARTED TO FISH TAIL. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 04/18/2015 AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS WRONG AND THAT I NEEDED TO BE AWARE THAT MY CAR WAS CONSIDERED A SPORTS CAR AND IT WOULD HANDLE DIFFERENTLY THAN A REGULAR CAR AND THE BACK END BEING "LOOSE" WAS NORMAL. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS ADJUSTED BUT I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ALTHOUGH NOT AS BAD AND IT IS ONLY ON CERTAIN "BUMPS" IN THE ROAD THAT THE VEHICLE TRIES TO FISH TAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712467April 23, 2015
TIRES, SUSPENSION
I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THE 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN NOV 2013. IN JULY 2014 FOR THE FIRST TIME MY TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WENT ON. I HAVE MY CAR SERVICED AT MY HYUNDAI DEALER REGULARLY. EVERY SERVICE I MENTION THIS PROBLEM. AS OF APRIL 1ST THE LIGHT HAS COME ON ONCE A WEEK. THE TIRES GET DANGEROUSLY LOW (22LBS). TODAY APR. 23 I BROUGHT MY CAR IN AGAIN FOR SERVICE AND RECEIVED THE SAME RUN AROUND ABOUT THE TIRES. THEY ROTATED THEM AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NO SIGNS THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THEM. ALSO THE CAR DOES NOT SEEM SOLID WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT JUMPS AND SWAYS AT EVERY LITTLE BUMP. MY BRAKES WERE ALSO VIBRATING. TODAY THE TOLD ME IT WAS A PULSATION AND CHARGED ME $190 TO SUPPOSEDLY REMEDY THE PROBLEM WHICH REMAINS TO BE SEEN BECAUSE AND DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. NO PARTS WERE INVOLVED IN THIS FIX. THE COST WAS LABOR. THIS VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 27,000 MILES ON IT. I FEEL THE HYUNDAI PEOPLE HAVE VERY LITTLE REGARD FOR THEIR CONSUMERS SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10711892April 21, 2015
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA.WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE SUN ROOF FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712104April 21, 2015
TIRES
SINCE I BROUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN JUNE OF 2012 I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT TIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE BROUGHT NEW TIRES AND THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME. POHANKA REPLACE THE VALVE STEM BACK IN AUGUST. NO THEY ARE TELLING ME I HAVE TO REPLACE THE SENSOR 3 AND REGISTER THE TMPS SENSORS FOR $220.00 AND I ALSO HAVE BEEN REPLACING THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS MORE THEN I LIKE TOO. VERY UNHAPPY CUSTOMER. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED AN 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA BROUGHT IT BRAND NEW I HAD IT FOR 10 YEARS AND DIDN'T THIS MUST PROBLEM AND HAD 262,000 MILES ON THAT CAR. I LOVE THE NEW MODEL BUT SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS MANY PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706333April 17, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN TRAVELING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR UNLEVELED LAND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SWAYED BACK AND FORTH AS IF THE SUSPENSION WERE UNSTABLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE PROGRESSED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.....UPDATED 07/22/15 *BF UPDATED 10/06/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706060April 16, 2015
TIRES
WITH JUST UNDER 30,000 MILES ON A 2013 ELANTRA GT, BOUGHT NEW, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 4 TIRES AFTER DRIVING OVER BAD ROAD CONDITIONS. 1 FLAT TIRE AND 3 BUBBLES IN THE SIDEWALLS. HYUNDAI REPLACED THE TIRES WITH THE SAME MODEL AS FACTORY ORIGINAL, BECAUSE I BOUGHT THEIR ROAD HAZARD COVERAGE. 2 TIRES IN ONE WEEK THIS PAST MARCH 2015 AND PREVIOUS TIRE JAN 2014 AND JUNE 2014. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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