Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#10786731October 28, 2015
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK OPTIMO H426 TIRES, SIZE: P205/55R16. AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRES, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE TREAD WAS PREMATURELY WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786268October 27, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL FROM OVERNIGHT REST IN OUR DRIVEWAY. CALLED THE HYUNDAI ASSURANCE LINE, THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK FOR A BATTERY JUMP, TOW TRUCK DRIVER STARTED THE CAR WITHOUT A JUMP BY REPEATEDLY PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AS HE TURNED THE KEY. HE SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE CAR WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS AND THAT HE'D SEEN THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE ON RUNS FOR ELANTRAS. RESEARCH SUGGESTS THIS IS THE 2ND LEADING CAUSE OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MODEL / YEAR. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786376October 27, 2015
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE PONTEZA TIRES, SIZE 225/40/19 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE STRUCK A DEEP POTHOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERIOR TIRE BELT SEPARATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786539October 27, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 MONTHS THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY WILL NOT START OR TURN OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN PUSHING THE IGNITION BUTTON. IT APPEARS TO ME THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR THE IGNITION BUTTON. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER YET AS I WANTED TO CHECK TO SEE IF THERE WERE COMPLAINTS OR RECALLS. APPARENTLY MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785894October 26, 2015
ENGINE
MY JOB REQUIRES ME TO DRIVE A LOT. LATELY, ABOUT ONCE A MONTH NOW, MY CAR WILL NOT START. IT TAKES A 2-3 ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WILL TURNOVER. I LITERALLY DOES NOT MAKE A SOUND BUT THE LIGHTS AND INDICATORS COME ON. I HAVE 2013 ELANTRA GT 5 DOOR. I STARTED NOTICING THIS AT ABOUT 30K MILES. I NOW HAVE OVER 50K MILES. THIS HAS ONLY BEEN THIS YEAR THAT I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I JUST DON'T WANT IT TO EVENTUALLY NOT START AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785827October 24, 2015
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE FIRST TIME I TOOK THE CAR ON THE OPEN ROAD, 3 DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR, IS WHEN I NOTICED THE PROBLEM. THE ELANTRA FEELS LIKE IT'S WANTS TO FISHTAIL EVERY TIME I DRIVE OVER A SMALL POTHOLE OR SLIGHTLY UNEVEN PAVEMENT. I WOULD ONLY BE TRAVELING AROUND 65 MPH, SO I WASN'T GOING VERY FAST. ALSO, ANY LITTLE CROSS BREEZE (12-15 MPH) WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO SWERVE ALL OVER THE PLACE, TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TAKE THE ACCESS ROADS. THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THIS SUSPENSION AND SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED, IF IT HASN'T HAPPENED ALREADY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785750October 24, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
HIGHLY FRUSTRATING AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION HYUNDAI HAS PUT ME IN. ON SEPTEMBER 11TH MY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE REAR BY THE EXHAUST PIPE. PRIOR TO THIS MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT RICK CASE HYUNDAI 3 TIMES WITH ME COMPLAINING THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY THE 1ST TIME I WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO CODES SO WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL IT BREAKS, THE 2ND TIME I WAS TOLD NO CODES SORRY, AND THE THIRD TIME THEY ACTUALLY REPLACED A BROKEN PART THAT CONTROLS THE SHIFT TIMES IN THE TRANSMISSION. COULD SHOW THEM MY PROBLEM. I ASKED HYUNDAI CORPORATE TO DO AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE FIRE AND HELP ME RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THEY WENT THROUGH THEIR 6 WEEK PROCESS AND THEN DENIED MY CLAIM SAYING IT WASN'T FOUND TO BE A MALFUNCTION OF ANY PARTS THAT CAUSED THE FIRE. I HAVE VIDEO OF WHERE THE FIRE STARTED, THE TRANSMISSION NOT WORKING, AND COUNTLESS PICTURES THAT SHOW THE FIRE OBVIOUSLY STARTED AT THE TAILPIPE DUE TO AN INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHEN I ASK HYUNDAI FOR THE INFORMATION THAT LEAD TO THEIR CONCLUSION THEY SAY IT'S CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY AND WILL NOT LET ME SEE IT. WHEN I TELL THEM THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL NOT WORKING AND EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT THERE IS A BURNING SMELL AND I'M SCARED FOR MY SAFETY AND LIFE DRIVING THIS CAR THEY JUST SAY HYUNDAIS DECISION IS FINAL AND THEY WON'T HONOR MY WARRANTY ON THE CAR. THEY CLAIM IT'S PERFECTLY SAFE TO DRIVE AND OPERATING AS INTENDED AND DESIGNED. I FEEL THEY ARE COVERING SOMETHINGS UP OR NEVER ACTUALLY INVESTIGATED THIS INCIDENT WHICH IS WHY THEY WON'T RELEASE INFORMATION. DURING THE FIRE MALFUNCTIONS IN THE HEAD SHIELD AND TAILLIGHT WIRING WERE DISCOVERED MAKING FOR 4 POSSIBLE LIFE THREATENING DEFECTS MY CAR WAS PARKED AT WORK IN MY PARKING SPACE WHEN THE SMOKE AND FIRE STARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10785569October 23, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I BEGAN MY LEASE ON MY ELANTRA IN SEPT OF 2014. AT MY YEAR ANNIVERSARY I HAD IT SERVICED BY THE DEALER OF THE LEASE AND WAS GIVEN A CLEAN BILL OF CAR HEALTH. HOWEVER, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE CAR HAD, AS I CALLED IT, "A MIND OF ITS OWN" MEANING THAT WHILE I WAS DRIVING, USUALLY SOMEWHERE AROUND 40-55 MPH WITHOUT ME PUSHING DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. IT WOULD STOP AS SOON AS I COMPLETELY LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT HAPPENED ENOUGH TO BE CONSIDERED STRANGE. I WAS PLANNING TO ASK THE DEALER ABOUT IT AT MY NEXT OIL CHANGE. NOT NECESSARY NOW! SUNDAY AFTERNOON 10/18/15, I WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT SPUTTERED AND STALLED OUT. I TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AGAIN AND IT REPEATED. AFTER THE 3RD TIME AND GIVING IT SOME GAS THE CAR STARTED AND RAN OK. I HAD 3 STOPS THAT I MADE, EACH TIME THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON WITH NO ISSUE. I RETURNED HOME AND NOT EVEN 5 MINUTES AFTER THE CAR WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF, THERE WERE FLAMES SHOOTING OUT BETWEEN THE HOOD AND WINDSHIELD. I HIT THE FIRE EMERGENCY ON MY HOUSE ALARM SYSTEM TO SIGNAL FOR THE FIRE DEPT AND THEN RAN OUTSIDE WITH MY HUSBAND AND 2 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, EMPTYING ONE AND HAVING ZERO EFFECT ON THE FIRE. MY HUSBAND THEN TURNED THE HOSE ON AND WAS TRYING TO CONTAIN THE FIRE WITH THE HOSE WATER. IN THE 10 MINUTES IT TOOK FOR THE FIRE DEPT TO GET THERE, THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS LITERALLY A SHELL OF REMAINING METAL AND DRIPPING MELTED PLASTIC. THE ENTIRE WINDSHEILD EXPLODED FROM THE HEAT OF THE FIRE AND WAS INSIDE THE CAR. INSURANCE INSPECTOR SAYS THE SOURCE CAME FROM BEHIND THE BATTERY - WHICH HE SAID WAS EITHER THE ELECTRIC OR COMPUTER PANEL. EITHER WAY.. IT WAS A SCARY SITUATION. 10 MINUTES IS NOT A VERY LONG TIME TO HAVE THE ENTIRE FRONT END DISINTEGRATE FROM FIRE
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783786October 20, 2015
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR WAS SITTING AT MY APARTMENT. WENT TO GO TO THE STORE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER NO MATTER MANY TIMES I WOULD TRY AND START IT. I HAD TO CALL MY DAD WHO TOLD ME TO HOLD GAS PEDAL DOWN AND START THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT WASN'T HAPPENING AT THAT MOMENT. CAR STARTS TO JERK WHILE DRIVING. STARTED OFF ONLY IN THE MORNINGS, THEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, IT JERKED AGAIN THIS TIME MORE AGGRESSIVE. HAVE TALKED WITH HYUNDAI 3 TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE, SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL THEY SEE IT HAPPENING THEMSELVES. I AM HAVING TO PRESS THE GAS HARD TO GO AT LEAST 50 MPH. YESTERDAY 10/19/2015. I STOP TO GET GAS. FULL MY TANK UP, GET IN THE CAR AND THE WON'T START AGAIN! PRESS MY FOOT ON THE GAS, CAR WON'T START. HAD TO CALL TRIPLE A AND THEY SAY MY BATTERY IS LOW. BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2013, SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE AND ALL I GET IS THEY HAVE TO SEE IT HAPPENING. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO THE SAME HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN SOUTH AUSTIN. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM CARMAX. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT ELSE TO DO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783819October 20, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V100000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783858October 20, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT A NEW CABIN AIR FILTER TO REPLACE THE OLD CABIN AIR FILTER FOR 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN I OPENED THE COMPARTMENT, TO MY SHOCK, THERE ISN'T AN AIR FILTER FOUND.....UPDATED 12/02/15 *BF *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783667October 20, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHEN ENTERING A FAIRLY SEVERE CURVE, LIKE A 270 DEGREE FREEWAY ON-RAMP OR OFF-RAMP TO AN OVERPASS, OR 90 DEGREE CURVES ON MOUNTAIN ROADS, AT NORMAL SPEEDS, THE ESC APPEARS TO SPORADICALLY TURN ON AND OFF AGGRESSIVELY. THE BEHAVIOR IS SEVERE. THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, HARD, ABOUT TWICE PER SECOND. HARD ENOUGH TO FEEL LIKE YOU HIT A POTHOLE. THE THROTTLE SEEMS TO BE CUT AS WELL. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR DOES NOTHING WHILE IN THIS STATE, AS IF ITS BEEN DISCONNECTED. AFTER STRAIGHTENING OUT OF THE CURVE, THE BEHAVIOR STOPS. DISABLING VIA THE ESC BUTTON HAS NO EFFECT, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. A TRIP TO THE DEALER (10/2015) RESULTED IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF A BAD 'LATERAL SENSOR' - THAT IT WASN'T COMMUNICATING TO THE ESC. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM APPARENTLY WAS MORE INVOLVED: THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 17 DAYS AND HAD TWO OTHER 2016 ELANTRA GT MODELS IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH THE SAME ISSUE. ULTIMATELY THEY COULD NOT FIND A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AND RETURNED THE CAR, STATING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT A "SAFETY CONCERN". HOWEVER THEY INTENDED TO CONTINUE TROUBLESHOOTING THE ISSUE WITH ONE OF THE PROBLEM CARS BEING USED AS A "TEST MULE". THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE LIMITED TO THE 2016 ELANTRA GT. I AM NOT ENTIRELY CONVINCED OF THE "SAFETY" VERDICT. WHILE I AGREE THAT ITS FAIRLY SAFE FOR "ME", SINCE I'M AWARE OF THE BEHAVIOR AND ITS CONSISTENT, IT MIGHT BE A SURPRISE FOR ANOTHER ELANTRA GT OWNER WHOSE FIRST EXPERIENCE MIGHT BE IN THE RAIN OR SNOW. WINTER IS COMING, AND WHILE I'M AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THEREFORE WILL TAKE CURVES SLOWER AS TO NOT ANTAGONIZE THE CAR - WHAT ABOUT OTHERS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783345October 19, 2015
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
NOISE WHEN TURN RIGHT AND LEFT. ALSO WHEN IS DRIVING MAKE A NOISE UNDER THE STERING WHEEL COLUNM-DASH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783544October 19, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO STOP TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. REPORTED PROBLEM TO HYUNDAI SOUTHERN STATES DEALERSHIP ON 12/30/2013. DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. AS OF 10/19/2015, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST AND IS WORST. THIS BRAKE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY CONSUMERS NATIONALLY TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS; BUT, HYUNDAI WILL NOT ADMIT TO THE SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783177October 18, 2015
SUSPENSION
THE REAR OF THE CAR IS BUMPY.I HAD 3 FAMILY MEMEBERS AT THE BACK AND TRAVELLING WAS UNCOMFORABLE FOR THEM.THEY COMPLAINTED ABOUT SHOCKS GOOD.I HAVE 4458 MILES ON MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782840October 16, 2015
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
LEAVING THE PARKING LOT AT WALGREEN IN TONAWANDA,NY. I WAS BACKING OUT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE.THE CAR LEAPED INTO A VERY HIGH ACCELERATED SPEED LIKE A JET WITH THE ENGINE RACING. THE BRAKE DID NOT HELP. THE CAR HIT THE BARRIER BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK AND THE STORE AND THE ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES.THE DISTANCE WAS ONLY A MATTER OF YARDS.THE AIRBAGS AND SEAT BELT KEPT ME FROM GOING THRU THE WINDSHIELD THE FORCE OF THE CRASH TOTALED THE CAR. THERE WAS NO ONE IN THIS AREA OF THE PARKING LOT THANK GOODNESS IT WAS 10AM SUNDAY MORNING. I DO NOT KNOW WHO CALLED THE FIRE DEPT AND POLICE.. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. THIS SITUATION HAPPEN SO FAST YOU DON,T HAVE TIME TO BLINK. I AM NOW LEFT WITH NO CAR AND A TWISTED BACK.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10782948October 16, 2015
SUSPENSION
WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN A RAINY AND WINDY WEATHER WITH A SPEED OF 35-40 MPH ON A HIGHWAY I REALIZED THAT THE VEHICLE IS SLIDING ON THE ROAD! IT REALLY SLID ON THE ROAD AND THE WIND PUSHED THE CAR TO THE LEFT. I WAS HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL SO HARD AND REDUCED MY SPEED A LITTLE BIT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I REMEMBER MANY OTHER SIMILAR MOMENTS I HAD EXPERIENCED. IN FACT, WHENEVER THERE IS A LITTLE BUMP IN FRONT OF ME AND I MOVE OVER IT THE CAR BECOMES VERY UNSTABLE AND I FEEL I CANNOT CONTROL IT FOR LESS THAN HALF A SECOND. IF I MOVE OVER MORE UNEVEN PARTS OF ROAD THE CAR BECOMES VERY UNSTABLE. THIS HAPPENS IF MY SPEED IS OVER 20MPH AND WITH SMALL BUMPS! AGAIN LAST NIGHT, RIGHT AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION OF TWO HIGHWAYS. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I WAS TURNING LEFT WITH A SPEED LESS THAN 15MPH THE REAR WHEELS WERE SLIDING SO BAD THAT FOR A MOMENT I THOUGHT I WON'T BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND WILL DEFINITELY CRASH INTO SOMETHING! IT WAS AN AMAZINGLY SCARING EXPERIENCE. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE CAR'S SUSPENSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782994October 16, 2015
POWER TRAIN
RIGHT FRONT AXLE BOLTS BECAME VERY LOOSE AT 39,000 AND THE AXLE COULD HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND OR WHEEL POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL AND BEING INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT. HYUNDAI SHOULD EITHER USE EFFECTIVE LOCK WASHERS OR LOCK TIGHT ON THE BOLTS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BACKING OUT OF THE AXLE WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE TRANSMISSION AND OR WHEEL. A RECALL SHOULD BE ORDERED. IF YOU GOOGLE THIS PROBLEM THERE IS A VIDEO ON THE WEB WHERE ANOTHER ELANTRA HAS THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. I BECAME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE MY ELANTRA STARTED MAKING A VERY NOT8ICEABLE POPPING SOUND WHEN YOU PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE BOLTS BECAME PROGRESSIVELY LOOSE TO THE POINT THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN I WOULD TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE AXLE WOULD POP DUE TO LOOSENESS AND WHEN I PLACED MAY FOOT BACK ON THE ACCELERATOR IT WOULD POP. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY FLAW. WHEN I LOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY CHARGED ME $63.65 TO RE-TORQUE THE AXLE BOLTS THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BECOME LOOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782592October 15, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE HYUNDAI ELANTRA HAS AN INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS HARD TO DUPLICATE. THE SOLUTION REQUIRES VARIOUS ATTEMPTS AT TRYING THE START SWITCH ALONG WITH THE MOVEMENT OF SHIFT LEVER. THIS BECOMES A SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE IT REQUIRES NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO MOVE SHIFT LEVER FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL POSITION. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE AFTER A NUMBER OF TIMES THE POWER BRAKES TAKE EXTREME PRESSURE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. AT TIMES, THE SHIFT LEVER WILL NOT MOVE PROPERLY OUT OF THE PARK POSITION AND STILL NOT START. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE LOCAL HYUNDAI SERVICE WARNED ME IF PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND SERVICE COSTS THAT WOULD LIKELY BE $200 OR MORE. ON ONE OCCASION THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE FOR ABOUT A WEEK ALONG WITH DAILY ATTEMPTS AT TRYING TO START THE CAR DID NOT START THE ENGINE. FINALLY IT STARTED AND DID NOT HAVE PROBLEMS DURING THE COMPLETE SUMMER, BUT ONCE THE TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN BELOW 40-50 DEGREES F PROBLEMS OCCURRED. I AM VERY LEERY AT ALLOWING OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS TO OPERATE VEHICLE SINCE SOME MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY IN APPLYING THE LARGE AMOUNT OF BRAKING FORCE TO STOP VEHICLE FROM MOVING ON AN INCLINE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE. I REVIEWED THE SERVICE BULLETIN NO.: TSB-12-AT-022-1 ON HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND KIA RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V114000 . NOTE MANY KIAS AND HYUNDAI VEHICLES ARE SIMILAR IN PARTS AND FUNCTION. AFTER READING THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V114000 ABOUT KIA, I DID RECALL INCIDENTS OF INTERMITTENT FAILING OF BRAKE LIGHTS AND INTERMITTENT ESC LIGHT MALFUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782362October 15, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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