Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#10825163February 9, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ESC SENSOR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, THE WARNING INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE. AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE, THE ESC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V871000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,500. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824642February 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING ON A ROAD AT 45 MPH AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SWERVED SO I STARTED TO SWERVE AS WELL ASSUMING THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING IN THE ROAD. HE THEN JAMMED ON HIS BREAKS IN THE SWERVE AND SO DID I BUT I ENDED UP HITTING THE BACK OF THE OTHER CAR. HE HAD A NEWER HYUNDAI SONATA AND I HAD A 2015 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SE. I THINK THE ROAD WAS SLICK AS WELL AS WE HAD RECENTLY HAD A SNOWSTORM THAT ENDED THE DAY BEFORE WITH ABOUT A FOOT OF SNOW. THE DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS REAR BUMPER DAMAGE ON THE LEFT SIDE. MY DAMAGE WAS MOSTLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE BUMPER OF MY CAR TO THE MIDDLE OF MY CAR. THE RADIATOR WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE ENGINE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT ALL AND MY CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS GOING WEST BOUND ON A A TWO-LANE ROAD. AFTERWARDS MY CAR OBVIOUSLY WOULD NOT ENGAGE TO DRIVE TO TRY AND GET IT OUT OF THE ROAD WAY. I HAD SOME WHIPLASH AND SOME DAMAGE TO MY RIGHT CHEEK FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL INTACT AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I SHOWED A PICTURE TO THE ER AND THEY WERE SHOCKED THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE OFFICER ON THE SCENE WAS EQUALLY DISTURBED THAT THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AS WELL. I WILL ATTACH A PICTURE OF THE FRONT END OF MY CAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10824195February 4, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
RECEIVE SERVICE CAMPAIGN NOTIFICATION TO APPLY RUST-PROOFING MATERIALS TO UNDERBODY TO ARREST THE CORROSION PROCESS. TOOK CAR TO LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER FOR RUST-PROOFING AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL PAN IS RUSTED AND NEEDS REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OVER $600 - I HAVE WRITTEN ESTIMATE FROM HYUNDAI DEALER. INFORMED THAT OIL PAN NEEDS REPLACED BECAUSE IF IT FAILS THAT OIL WILL LEAK OUT AND DAMAGE\RUIN ENGINE. TOLD HYUNDAI WOULD NOT COVER OIL PAN REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY AS I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER EVEN THOUGH MILEAGE WAS UNDER 100,000 AT TIME OF SERVICE. IF I WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER, THEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE 100,000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER COVERAGE. I ALSO HAVE A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA THAT RECEIVED SAME SERVICE CAMPAIGN NOTICE FOR RUST PROOFING UNDERBODY AND OIL PAN IS LOOKING ITS LIKE HEADING INTO SAME DIRECTION IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT DUE TO RUST. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO THE OIL PAN EVEN AFTER 10 YEARS OF AGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823952February 3, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE AT A RED LIGHT AWAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY A DRUNK DRIVER. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HERNIATED DISC, SHOULDER, AND NECK BRUISES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. NO DETERMINATION WAS MADE BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10824058February 3, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CAR WAS ON HIGHWAY AND AS I WAS GETTING OFF THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND IN FACT AS I TRIED TO PRESS THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL IT CRASHED,
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10823721February 2, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
SUN VISOR ARM ON MY 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA DRIVER SIDE BROKE CAUSING THE VISOR TO FALL IN FRONT OF DRIVER FACE. IT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED TO BLOCK THE SUN FROM THE FRONT OR THE SIDE AND WILL NOT STAY IN A CLOSED POSITION TO GIVE A FULL VIEW OF THE AREA AHEAD. THIS CAUSES NOT ONLY A PROBLEM WITH THE VISOR HANGING IN YOUR LINE OF VISION BUT ALSO CREATES A PROBLEM WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO BLOCK THE BRIGHT SUN WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823472February 1, 2016
WHEELS
THE HANKOOK H426 TIRES ON THIS CAR ARE EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY MINOR ROAD HAZARDS SUCH AS STONES AND SHALLOW POTHOLES OR RIDGING IN THE ROADWAY, EVEN WHEN STRUCK AT SPEEDS BELOW 30 MPH. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN MARCH OF 2014 AND HAVE SINCE REPLACED 6 TIRES AT FULL COST. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 1/22/2016 WHILE DRIVING ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD AT LOW SPEED. IN EVERY CASE, THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE APPEARED TO BE GASHED. MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS CAR AND USES IT FOR WORK PURPOSES. I FEAR FOR HER SAFETY WHENEVER SHE DRIVES THIS CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823507February 1, 2016
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BEARINGS IN THE VEHICLE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823180January 29, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS BRAKING TO MAKE A TURN ON A AN ICY ROAD WHEN THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD GRINDING SOUND AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT PRESS IN PROPERLY - SORT OF LIKE IT WAS FIGHTING BACK. I THOUGHT IT WAS A RESPONSE BY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL BECAUSE OF THE ICE, BUT THEN LATER THE SAME DAY, SLOWING DOWN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE SAME SOUND OCCURRED AGAIN ON A COMPLETELY DRY ROAD SURFACE. THE SOUND CONTINUED WHILE BRAKING FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP WHILE BRAKING ON DRY ROADS. I EVEN TRIED PRESSING THE BRAKES WITH DIFFERENT FORCE - LIGHTLY AND SUDDENLY - TO THE SAME RESULT. STOPPING DISTANCE AND BRAKING QUALITY WERE COMPROMISED - IT DEFINITELY TOOK ME LONGER TO STOP SO I AM VERY THANKFUL I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT THE SOUND OCCURS TOWARDS THE END OF A LONG DRIVE (APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR), NOT RUNNING BRIEF ERRANDS. SO IT IS AS IF THE CAR MUST BE RUNNING HOT FIRST AND THEN THE ISSUE REPLICATES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822727January 28, 2016
STEERING
THE STEERING LOCKS IN THE CENTER AS IF THERE IS A CATCH OR SOMETHING, WHAT HAPPENS IS, WHILE DRIVING YOUR TRYING TO KEEP CENTER IN YOUR LANE, AS THE CAR WILL EITHER DRIFT TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, IT WILL NEVER STAY CENTERED, OK SO WHILE DOING SO, ONCE YOU TRY TO CORRECT TO CENTER THE CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO LOCK OR CATCHES, SO AS, WHEN YOUR TRYING TO CORRECT IT, IT TAKES A LOT OF FORCE TO OVER COME THIS LOCKING OR CATCHING IN THE STEERING WHEEL, SO MUCH AS TO, ONCE YOUR ABLE TO OVER COME THE LOCKING/CATCHING IT THEN OVER CORRECTS AND CAUSES THE CAR TO DART THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. IT HAS CAUSED ME NUMEROUS TIMES TO GO INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC OR ONTO THE SHOULDER, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS I RACE DIRT TRACK, I KNOW HOW TO HANDLE A CAR AND I CAN SAY WITH A 100% FIRM CONVICTION, THAT THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNSAFE AND A HUGE HAZARD TO HUMAN LIFE.. AND THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE IT AND AT ALL SPEEDS, THOUGH BECOMES INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS AS SPEEDS INCREASE, NOW ALSO ILL BE MAKING A YOUTUBE VIDEO OF IT SOON.. 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA ELECTRONIC STEERING DANGERS OR SOMETHING OF THE LIKE.. I REALLY HOPE THIS IS RESOLVED ASAP.. PEACE AND THANKS FOR THIS FORUM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822677January 27, 2016
STEERING
THE ORIGINAL STEERING WHEEL ON THIS CAR HAS BEEN CRACKING AND NOW IS DISINTEGRATING IN MY HANDS. SLOWLY BUT SURELY IT IS POSING TO BE AN ISSUE WITH SHARP EDGES WHICH HAS CUT MY HAND. I BELIEVE IF THIS KEEPS GOING THE SKELETON OF THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BE EXPOSED. I AM ATTACHING PICTURES OF THIS. I HAVE TALKED TO HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO INFERIOR MATERIAL USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10822079January 25, 2016
ENGINE
THE ENGINE HAS BEEN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE BUT NO ONE COULD FIND A PROBLEM. CAR CUT OFF A FEW TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFIC THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CODE STATED PROBLEM WITH CRANKSHAFT. WENT TO START THE CAR A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. CAR WOULD NOT START HORRIBLE KNOCKING NOISE CAME FROM ENGINE. CAR TURNED OVER BUT WOULD NOT START. MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, TIMING CHAIN, CRANKSHAFT PROBLEMS. HAVE HAD CAR BACK A LITTLE OVER A MONTH NOW THE ENGINE IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE AGAIN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME BACK ON. HAVE READ THE ENGINE RECALL FOR THE HYUNDAI SONATAS AND SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT MY CAR IS DOING. THE CAR HAS 115,000 MILES ON IT AND PROBLEMS STARTED AROUND THE 113-114,000 MARK RIGHT AFTER THE WARRENTY HAD EXPIRED. .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821692January 22, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821717January 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA RANDOMLY WILL NOT START. WE REPLACED THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH AND ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AFFECTED BY WEATHER. IT HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT SINCE IT STARTS WHEN IT IS THERE, THEY SAY THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I WOULD SAY IN THE YEAR AND A HALF THAT I HAVE HAD THE CAR IT HAS STRANDED ME 4 TIMES AND NOT ON THE FIRST TURN OVER ANOTHER 15. I USUALLY TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND TRY AGAIN. AFTER A COUPLE TRIES IT USUALLY STARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821521January 21, 2016
STEERING
I HAVE A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA, THE PROBLEM I AM REFERRING TO IS RELATED TO THE STEERING COLUMN AND POWER STEERING COUPLING. I AM AWARE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE RECALLS ON THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM FOR OTHER 2011 SONATAS BUT MINE DOES NOT FALL INTO THIS SMALL NUMBER OF RECALLED VEHICLES. I AM HOWEVER HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE STEERING FEELS LOOSE AND MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHEN YOU MOVE THE WHEEL BACK AND FORTH, THIS HAPPENS BOTH WHEN NOT MOVING AN WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. TENDS TO BE WORSE AT LOWER SPEED. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP TO A SERVICE MANAGER AT A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP ALREADY AND HE SAID THERE WASN'T ANYTHING I COULD DO BUT PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET IT FIXED. I FEEL THIS IS NOT RIGHT BECAUSE OF THE SHEER NUMBER OF THESE VEHICLES THAT ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THEY ARE FULLY AWARE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES BUT REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820880January 19, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR WON'T START. AT FIRST, WE THOUGHT IT'S THE BATTERY SO WE GOT OUR BATTERY JUMP STARTER. BUT IT WASN'T THE CASE. LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL WORKS BUT THE CAR STARTER WON'T TURN OVER. TOWED IT TO THE DEALER. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WENT TO DEALER TO CHECK IT AND THE CAR STARTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. DEALER'S MECHANICS STILL HASN'T SEEN IT YET THAT DAY. THERE MIGHT BE SOME LOOSE WIRING OR INHIBITOR SWITCH PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821029January 19, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL REPAIR, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000. UPDATED 05/03/16*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820775January 18, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH STARTING. THE PROBLEM ISN'T ALL THE TIME. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE TRIGGER IS, BUT ONE OR TWICE A WEEK, IT WON'T START. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY, BUT IT'S NOT. I CHANGED IT AND STILL GIVING ME ISSUES. I READ ONLINE AND FOUND THAT IT MIGHT BE THE RANGE SWITCH BECAUSE PEOPLE THAT HAS THIS ISSUE HAD THEIR RANGE SWITCH REPLACED AND NO MORE ISSUE. BEFORE THEY REPLACED THE RANGE SWITCH, THEY RECOMMENDED TO PUT IN "N" POSITION BEFORE START, WHICH I DID AND IT WORKED FOR A WHILE. NOW, I HAVE TO PUT THE E-BRAKES ON BEFORE IT CRANKS. THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, I HAVE ISSUES WITH LOCKING MY CAR. NEITHER THE ELECTRONIC PUSH BUTTON ON THE DOOR NOR REMOTE WORKS. I HAD TO MANUAL LOCK IT WITH THE KEY. BUT THIS ISSUE ISN'T ALL THE TIME EITHER. IT ONLY HAPPENED 6 TIMES SO FAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820497January 15, 2016
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
I HIT A DEER ON HIGHWAY 890 IN ROTTERDAM NY, SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT THE GUARDRAIL, CAR HAD DAMAGE ALL AROUND, THE MOST DAMAGE WAS IN THE FRONT RESULTING IN A TOTALED VEHICLE, MY WHOLE FRONT END IS GONE, AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, WE WERE TRAVELING DOING ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819930January 13, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING 2009 EPS LIGHT COMING ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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