Hyundai Elantra Touring Complaints

175 consumer complaints on file.

#10598400June 15, 2014
WHEELS
I HAVE REPLACED FOUR TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE DUE TO SIDEWALL-RELATED DAMAGE. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT (THE ONE DETAILED IN THE METADATA ABOVE), THE TIRE BLEW OUT COMPLETELY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. IN THE OTHER THREE INCIDENTS, SIDEWALL BUBBLES DEVELOPED REQUIRING THE TIRE TO BE REPLACED. FORUMS ON THE INTERNET ARE LISTING OVER 100 CUSTOMERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE; IT SEEMS TO BE AN ENGINEERING DEFECT RELATING TO THE SIZE OF THE TIRE (AND ITS LOW-PROFILE NATURE) AND THE STIFFNESS OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I DRIVE THE SAME ROADS IN TWO OTHER VEHICLES (SO HITTING THE SAME POTHOLES AND BUMPS), AND HAVE DRIVEN OVER 750,000 MILES WITHOUT A SINGLE BLOWOUT OR IMPACT-RELATED DAMAGE; ON THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD FOUR DESTROYED TIRES IN SEVEN MONTHS AND 7,200 MILES OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584362April 23, 2014
STEERING
AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE SIDE AND BOTH THE EPS AND ESC OFF LIGHTS BECAME ILLUMINATED. I DROVE A LITTLE FURTHER AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO MOVE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL GARAGE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND SERVICE. LUCKILY I WAS JUST DRIVING IN MY LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD, IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY I MAY HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584292April 22, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
KUHMO SOLUS KH16 P215/45R17-87H SIDEWALL CRACKING AND SEPARATION. STARTED AT 13K MILES AND FIRST COMPLETE FAILURE AT 15K MILES. ALL 4 ARE OEM TIRES ON A HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING AND ALL 4 TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED WEAR AND OTHER ISSUES OVER LIFE OF TIRES. VEHICLE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO RISK OF BLOWOUT OF TIRES. HYUNDAI DEALER (FROM WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED) WILL NOT EVEN LOOK AT TIRES AND STATES THAT I HAVE TO FIND AN INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALER THAT WILL DEAL WITH KUMHO, EVEN THOUGH TIRES ARE ORIGINAL TO CARE FROM THEIR DEALERSHIP AND HYUNDAI. NHTSA NEEDS TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THESE TIRES, SINCE OTHER KUMHO TIRES HAVE FAILED IN THE SAME WAY, AND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ARE PRESENT ON THESE SPECIFIC TIRES. KUMHO WILL ONLY DIRECT YOU TO A TIRE DEALER, AND NO TIRE DEALER WANTS TO INSPECT THE TIRES THAT THEY DID NOT SELL (AGAIN OEM FOR THE CAR). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583759April 20, 2014
POWER TRAIN
DEAR SIR THEY CHANGE MY TRANSMISSION IN 1ST 30000 MILE BECAUSE WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN GOES IN NEUTRAL THEY CHANGE TRANSMISSION . AFTER COUPLE OF MONTH AGAIN THIS THING HAPPEN AGAIN THEY CHANGE MY TRANSMISSION NOW WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY ACCELERATOR PADDLE DOESN'T COME BACK. CAR DRIVE BY ITSELF. I WENT TO CAR DEALERSHIP NAME RICKCASE HYUNDAI I N ATLANTAGEORGIA.THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AGAIN I WENT TO HYUNDAI MALL OF GEORGIA.THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I CALL HYUNDAI NO RESPONSE. I WENT AGAIN TO HYUNDAI MALL OF GEORGIA I WENT 3 TIME DROP MY CAR FOR 2 DAYS TO FIND PROBLEM THEY CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. TILL TODAY MY CAR HAS SAME PROBLEM. IT DRIVE BY ITSELF.IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN WE HAVE TO STOP AT LIGHT.I HAVE TO PUSH VERY HARD BRAKE PADDLE. AT THAT TIME MY RPM OF ENGINE IS 7000. YOU THINK HOW POWER IS IN CAR WHEN I STOP AT LIGHT.BECAUSE OF THIS MY WIFE CANNOT DRIVE THIS CAR.I DON'T HAVE CHOICE TO DRIVE THIS CAR.WHAT YOU RECOMMEND PLEASE HELP ME OUT IN THIS MATTER. [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
#10577875April 7, 2014
WHEELS, TIRES, SUSPENSION
CAR GETS BLOWOUTS, RIM DAMAGE, OR SIDEWALL BUBBLES WHEN HITTING POTHOLES. THE COMBINATION OF THE SUSPENSION AND TIRE SIZE DOES NOT WORK . THE WHEELS ARE P215/45R17. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577621April 5, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME AND APPROACHING A STOP WHEN MY SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING MALFUNCTION OF AIRBAG. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED, BUT LIGHT WOULD NOT GO AWAY. BROUGHT IT INTO AUTHORIZED HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER, AND THEY STATED RIGHT FRONT SEAT TRACK SENSORS HAVE FAILED. THE COST FOR REPLACING THIS PART IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, AND DRIVING WITH THIS LIGHT ON I THINK WOULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD IF I GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. I HAVE SEEN OTHER REPORTS AND COMPLAINTS OF OTHER OWNERS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEM. CAN YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574827March 25, 2014
STEERING
FIRST TIME THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 20MPH, SLOWING DOWN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE ESC LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO STOP THE CAR AND RESTART IT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC TO REGAIN POWER STEERING. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY. I WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING NEEDED AN "UPDATE". AFTER THE UPDATE THE SAME THING HAPPENED A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WE WERE TOLD THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED CALIBRATION, SO THE STEERING WHEEL WAS RE CALIBRATED AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED AND SO THE MALFUNCTION WOULD NOT REOCCUR. HOWEVER, THE MALFUNCTION HAPPENED A 3RD TIME, ON 3/25, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH IN TRAFFIC, POWER STEERING SHUT OFF AND THE ESC LIGHT CAME ON. WE WILL TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER TOMORROW. THIS ISSUE IS UNSAFE AS WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT, WE HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE MALFUNCTION OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AND POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK IF IT OCCURS AT A HIGH SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574152March 22, 2014
TIRES, WHEELS
NOTICED THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE HAS A BULGE ON IT, DID NOT HIT ANY POTHOLES OR ANYTHING. HAVE BEEN READING MANY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE 17" TIRES ON THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563609February 9, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE HYUNDAI WAS AT AN INTERSECTION AND PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ANOTHER CAR. THE ACCIDENT WAS BAD AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED BUT THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE STATE TROOPER INVOLVED STATED HE THOUGHT IT WAS STRANGE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561358January 24, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING ELANTRA TOURING 2010 ( WITH LESS THAN 28500 MILES) IN A LOCAL STREET, AND ALL OF SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE TURN SIGNAL AND UNABLE TO OPERATE THE STEERING. THERE WERE SEVERAL LIGHTS, INCLUDING THE "ESC" WAS ON. IT IS REALLY SCARY WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED RESPONDING WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET. I AM NOT SURE ANY RECALL AVAILABLE TO REMEDIATE THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555683December 11, 2013
AIR BAGS
JUST WANT TO INDICATE THAT MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING IT WAS BROKEN. WHEN ASKED ABOUT WARRANTY THE DEALER SAID THAT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. NOW I HEAR THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE HYUNDAI ELANTRA SEDAN FOR AIR BAG ISSUES AND THE NHTSA IS CONSIDERING INCLUDING THE TOURING MODEL IN THE RECALL. I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY VEHICLE TO THE LIST OF AFFECTED CARS WITH AN AIR BAG ISSUE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553696November 25, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
MADE A LEFT TURN AND BEGAN ACCELERATING TO 30 MPH WHEN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED AND EPS (ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING) LIGHT AND ESC LIGHTS ACTIVATED ON DASHBOARD. SHUT OFF VEHICLE & CHECKED ALL HOSES, BELTS, FUSES - ALL APPEARED NORMAL. READ ONLINE THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AROUND 56000 MILES FOR HYUNDAI ELANTRAS. TURNED CAR BACK ON AND POWER STEERING WORKS NOW BUT I AM TERRIFIED OF LOSING CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AGAIN IN A BUSIER STREET. I AM THINKING OF TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TO SEE IF IT IS WARRANTIED AS OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553697November 25, 2013
STRUCTURE
DOOR HANDLE COATING CRACKED AND I CONSTANTLY AM CUTTING MY HAND ON IT. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY A 2010 AND TO HAVE THOSE DEFECTS IS RIDICULOUS!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10548916October 22, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WANDERING ALL OVER THE ROAD. PULLS RIGHT MOST OF THE TIME. CURRENTLY HAVE 19000MILES, 7 ALIGNMENTS, NEW SET OF TIES. AFTER ALIGNMENT VEHICLE WILL DRIVE STRAIGHT FOR 15-20 MIN. THEN STARTS PULLING AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE DAY 1. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547044October 7, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING GEARS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW YEARS. I'LL TRY TO TAKE OFF AND IT FEELS LIKE IT GETS STUCK BETWEEN THE LOWER GEARS. IT CAUSES THE CAR AND OCCUPANTS TO GET JERKED AROUND STRONGLY. A FEW TIMES IT HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO PROCEED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. HYUNDAI DEALER STATES IT IS THE "SPEED SENSORS", BUT NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10541752September 4, 2013
AIR BAGS
I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY AT SUPER DUTY FORD 250 GOING APPROX 50 MPH. I WAS STOPPED AND WAS PUSHED A CAR LENGTH INTO A CHEVY SILVERADO WHO WAS ALSO STOPPED, MY TRUNK TOOK MOST OF THE DAMAGE BUT THE FRONT END WAS PRETTY BAD TOO, BUT MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. NOT SURE OF THE MPH OF THE IMPACT TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, BUT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER HAVE NECK STRAIN AND BACK STRAIN; ALONG WITH MULTIPLE BRUISES FROM THE SEAT BELT. I KNOW THE AIRBAGS HAVE A SENSOR, BUT COULD THEY BE MESSED UP? *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10537196August 26, 2013
SUSPENSION
TIRE WEAR IS EXCESSIVE CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR ON INSIDE TO POINT OF DANGEROUS. THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT IN ALIGNMENT TO TAKE CARE OF THIS . FOUND THIS TO HAPPEN AFTER 13,000 ALIGNMENT. HYUNDAI FORUM OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM DEALER JUST SEEMS TO THINK IT IS OWNER CAUSED. NEED TO GET NEW TIRES OR PARK CAR! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532765July 30, 2013
WHEELS
CRACKED/FRACTURED 17" RIM IN THE 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA LIMITED MY TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND, AFTER CHECKING ALL OF THE TIRES' PRESSURE, FILLED THE DRIVER'S REAR TIRE WITH ROUGHLY 7LBS OF AIR. I PROCEEDED STRAIGHT TO A TIRE FACILITY & WAS SHOWN THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE, REAR TIRE WAS PERFECTLY FINE BUT THE 17" RIM WAS ACTUALLY CRACKED AND CAUSING THE TIRE TO LEAK AIR AT THE POINT OF THE CRACK. THE MECHANICS WERE IN AWE AND EXPRESSED HOW RARE IT WAS FOR A RIM TO CRACK OR FRACTURE AS IT HAD. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE RIM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON. A COUPLE OF MONTHS PRIOR, I HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE, FRONT TIRE DUE TO A SUDDEN BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT I AM NOT ALONE. THERE HAVE BEEN ELANTRA OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS DUE TO RIM/TIRE RELATED ISSUES. THERE ARE MENTIONS OF TOO LOW OF PROFILE RIMS/TIRES ON THIS BODY STYLE CAR. OF COURSE, I WOULD PREFER THIS NOT HAPPEN TO ANYONE, LET ALONE MYSELF OR SOMEONE IN MY CAR, AND HAVE CHOSEN TO VOICE MY SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND AM ACTIVELY AWAITING A RESPONSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513335May 23, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PURCHASED CAR NEW JUNE 2012, CAR WAS NOT STARTED FOR ABOUT THREE DAYS TRIED TO START CAR, WOULD NOT START. I JUMP STARTED CAR TO GET IT TO THE SHOP, SAID WATER IN BATTERY LOW, ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER, SAME THING, DEALER KEPT CAR, REPLACED BATTERY SEVERAL TIMES, UNPLUGGED WIRES, CHASED WIRES FROM FRONT TO BACK, DEALER CALLED TWICE, WENT TO PICK UP CAR, WOULD NOT START AT DEALER. OUT OF SHOP, KEPT ABOUT 3 WEEKS, SAME THING, DEALER KEPT IN SHOP FOR ANOTHER 35 DAYS, PLUS THIS TIME IT HAD A BIG DENT IN LEFT DOOR, GAS LEAK,PART OF HEAT SHIELD HAD NOT REPLACED, RUST ON THE FRAME WHERE BATTERY ACID WAS SPILLED, RUST ON ENGINE AND SURROUNDING PARTS. GOT OUT OF SHOP, HAD IT FOR 1 WEEK, SAME THING NOT START, DEALER CALLED WRECKER, HAULED OFF, CONTACTED ME SAID WOULD TITLE IT AS A LEMON. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THOSE SIZE TIRES, MATTER OF FACT THEY WERE MADE IN VN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511382May 10, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES
MY VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY FAILED A STATE SAFETY INSPECTION FOR FAILED BRAKE LIGHTS JUST SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE (OCTOBER 2010). JUST PRIOR TO THIS FAILED INSPECTION, I'D NOTICED THAT THE "ESC OFF" LIGHT ON THE DASH WOULD TURN ON UNEXPECTEDLY. MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, WHICH ALSO REMEDIED THE "ESC OFF" LIGHT ISSUE. JUST OVER A MONTH AGO, THE "ESC OFF" LIGHT ON THE DASH AGAIN BEGAN TO TURN ON WITHOUT REASON. A FEW DAYS AGO, WHILE MERGING ONTO AN INTERSTATE NEAR MY HOME, A VEHICLE BEHIND MINE BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT WITH ME WHEN I HAD TO SUDDENLY SLOW TO MAKE A MERGE. THE DRIVER KINDLY ALERTED ME THAT HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN I SUDDENLY STOPPED. SO, IT SEEMS AS IF I AM AGAIN GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM IN A NUMBER OF HYUNDAI VEHICLES, REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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