Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#10672416January 14, 2015
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE UNCONTROLLABLY. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR SHOCK SUSPENSION WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672596January 14, 2015
SUSPENSION
MY 2013 ELANTRA COUPE FISHTAILS WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR UNEVEN PLACE IN THE ROAD. THIS IS A VERY SCARY FEELING AND WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS. I AM VERY SHOCKED THAT HYUNDAI HAS NOT RECALLED THESE CARS FOR SAFETY REASONS BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ON HERE SO IT MUST HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION. IT IS MY HOPE THAT THEY RECALL THIS ISSUE NOW BEFORE THERE ARE MORE ACCIDENTS. I ALSO HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK POPPING OPEN WHILE INSIDE A STORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672062January 13, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672026January 12, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS RETURNING HOME ONE EVENING HOME ABOUT A WEEK AGO, AND I WAS TRYING TO PARKING MY CAR IN PARKING LOT WHEN THE ESC LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH BOARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I COULD NOT PARK THE CAR, SO I PUT IT IN PARK AND PULLED OUT THE CAR MANUAL, AFTER READING IT, I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. THE ESC LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE STEERING WAS BACK AND I WAS THEN ABLE TO PARK THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ONLY WAY I COULD CORRECT IT EACH TIME WAS TURNING OFF THE IGNITION. AT ONE POINT SOMEONE WAS COMING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND I HAD TO TRY AND MOVE OUT OF THE WAY WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I WAS SCARED AND PRAYING, THAT I GET HOME SAFELY. I TOOK THE CAR HOME AND HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT SINCE. TOWED CAR TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW POWER STEERING COLUMN AND TOTAL COST WITH LABOR AND TAX WAS OVER $3,000.00 AND NOT COVERED IN THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THE CAR IS BARELY USED HOW COULD THAT BE? THEY ARE DEALERS SELLING LEMONS AS NEW CARS. THIS CAR IS JUST OVER 5 YEARS OLD, NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT THAT TYPE OF MONEY TO REPLACE PARTS SO EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671362January 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. MA 10/8 UPDATED 9/12/12*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671349January 9, 2015
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK OPTIMO H426 TIRES, SIZE: P205/55R16. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT COULD FEEL A VIBRATION IN THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,300. THE DOT WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670872January 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE WERE ON VACATION IN THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. WE HIKED FOR A COUPLE HOURS AND RETURNED TO THE CAR. I TURNED THE IGNITION KEY, NOTHING. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES, NOTHING. LIGHTS CAME ON BRIGHT, POWER WINDOWS WORKED, DASHBOARD LIGHTS BRIGHT. I TRIED TAKING IT IN AND OUT OF PARK, TRIED TURNING THE KEY DIFFERENT SPEEDS, NOTHING. THE ENGINE DID NOT TRY TO TURN OVER, NO CLICKING, JUST SILENCE. WE TRIED TO GET HELP, NO ONE STOPPED. AFTER AN HOUR OR SO, TRIED IT AGAIN, STARTED RIGHT UP. WE DROVE BACK TO OUR CABIN. IT STARTED FINE THE REST OF THE TIME WE WERE THERE. WHEN WE GOT BACK HOME, TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER. EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. HE SAID IF IT WAS WORKING FINE NOW, NOT MUCH THEY COULD DO. HE ALSO ADVISED ME THAT IF THEY DIAGNOSED IT FOR DAYS, FOUND THE PROBLEM, BUT IT WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION OR SOMETHING THAT DID NOT REQUIRE REPLACING A PART, THE ENTIRE LABOR COST WAS MINE TO PAY. THAT'S WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT THE HYUNDAI 5 YEAR, 60K WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER LABOR AFTER 36K. OUCH! A BUYER BEWARE/READ THE FINE PRINT MOMENT. SO, I LEFT SINCE IT HADN'T HAPPENED IN A COUPLE WEEKS. THIS FIRST INCIDENT WAS IN MID-OCTOBER. THREE WEEKS AGO, AFTER 2 MONTHS, AROUND DEC 20TH, 2014, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SAME THING. JUST DEAD. BATTERY FINE. EVERYTHING WORKING BUT THE CAR. TRIED A HALF DOZEN TIMES, MOVING THE TRANNY SHIFTER, ETC. WENT IN THE HOUSE, CAME BACK OUT, STARTED LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. A WEEK AGO, SAME. THIS MORNING, JAN 8, 2015, AGAIN, SAME THING. I CHECKED THE BATTERY AND CONNECTIONS, BOTH FINE. AFTER 20 MINUTES OR SO, TRIED AGAIN, STARTED. IT IS HAPPENING MORE NOW. I RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND HUNDREDS OF FOLKS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR. THERE ALSO ARE YOU TUBE VIDEOS OF IT. SO, THIS MAKES ME WONDER WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL. MY ELANTRA HAS ALMOST 59K ON IT, SO I WILL BE AT THE 60K LIMIT IN A MONTH OR SO. WHAT CAN I DO? [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
#10670603January 7, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A CRASH WAS PREVENTED DUE TO THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SWITCH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670763January 7, 2015
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS UP TO 55-70 MPH, I NOTICED WHEN I GO OVER POTHOLES THE ENTIRE BACKEND FISH TAILS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM, THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I HIT A POTHOLE, UNEVEN TRAIN TRACKS OR UNEVEN ROAD CONDITIONS.TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO COULDN'T EITHER. NOW I'M AT ANOTHER HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHO ALSO CANNOT REPLICATE. I'VE NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS AND NOW IT'S WINTER. LOTS OF ROADS ARE HORRIBLE IN ILLINOIS AND I'M AFRAID IF I HIT A POTHOLE WHILE THERE IS SNOW ON THE GROUND THAT MY CAR WILL SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASH. I AGREE WITH ANOTHER COMPLAINANT THAT IT WILL TAKE A DEATH BEFORE HYUNDAI DOES ANYTHING. I SAW ON CAR COMPLAINTS THAT HYUNDAI IS AWARE SINCE THE 2013 MODEL YET HAS DONE NOTHING. I FEEL BAD FOR GIVING THE DEALERSHIP A BAD REVIEW BUT SOMEONE NEEDS TO NOTICE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE AND I WENT BACK TO HYUNDAI BECAUSE I HAD SUCH GREAT LUCK WITH MY 2003 ELANTRA, ALSO BRAND NEW. I CAN'T SAY THE SAME ABOUT MY 2014 ELANTRA, THEY LOOK NICER BUT NOT SURE ABOUT THE QUALITY UNDER THE BODY. ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TIRES SPIN ON THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF WET CONDITION, LOOKED THAT UP AND THE HANKOOK OPTIMOS HAVE BEEN GIVEN HORRIBLE REVIEWS. MIGHT WANT TO RETHINK THE MODEL AND TIRE USED, I'VE OWNED A NO-NAME BRAND TIRE AND DIDN'T HAVE THAT ISSUE. THEY MAY NOT LAST LONG BUT AT LEAST I FELT SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670793January 7, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED A 2015 HYUNDAI ELANTRA ON NOVEMBER 26TH, 2014. THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW WHEN I PURCHASED IT. ON DECEMBER 23RD I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF AFTER HAVING PARKED AND REMOVED THE KEY. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF, BUT I HAD A TRIP SCHEDULED TO VISIT FAMILY DURING THE HOLIDAYS. I WAS FORCED TO LEAVE THE CAR AT MY HOUSE IN ITS PRESENT STATE. WHEN I REACHED MY DESTINATION ON DECEMBER 24TH I CALLED HYUNDAI (LITHIA SPRINGS) TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE ISSUES AND TO ASK THEM HOW THEY WANTED TO HANDLE THIS ISSUE. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN ON JANUARY 3RD. WHEN I RETURNED TO GEORGIA I BROUGHT THE CAR TO HYUNDAI. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE I COULD SMELL A STRONG ODOR REMINISCENT OF SPOILED MILK. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY EXAMINED THE CAR AND INITIALLY TOLD ME THAT THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE BRAKE CLUTCH NOT DEPRESSING PROPERLY. AFTER THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THIS PART HE RETURNED TO TELL METHAT HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AND THAT HE SUSPECTED IT TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. HE REQUESTED THAT I LEAVE THE CAR WITH HIM SO THAT IT COULD BE WORKED ON AND PLACED ME IN A LOANER VEHICLE. I RECEIVED A CALL TODAY (JANUARY 6TH, 2015) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE HAD BEEN ISOLATED AND THAT THE CAR WAS NOT SEALED PROPERLY AND WATER HAD CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES I WAS HAVING. [XXX]. TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD REMOVED, CARPET REMOVED, DRIED, AND RESEALED. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN WITH THIS AND LET HIM KNOW THAT I WANTED THE CAR REPLACED IMMEDIATELY, TO WHICH HE DID NOT REPLY. HE TOLD ME THAT HYUNDAI MANUFACTURING WOULD MOST LIKELY NOT REPLACE MY BRAND NEW VEHICLE AND THAT ALL HE COULD DO WAS TRY TO FIX THE ISSUES. I AM TRULY UNHAPPY AND WANT MY MONEY BACK OR A BRAND NEW CAR. I HAVEN'T EVEN DRIVEN THIS CAR 1,000 MILES AND NOT ONLY AM I WITHOUT A CAR. 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
#10670064January 5, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR WOULDN'T CRANK OR START WHEN I GOT TO THE GAS STATION. AFTER MULTIPLE TRIES WITH PUTTING THE CAR SHIFTER IN PARK TO NEUTRAL AND SWITCHING THE GEARS IT FINALLY STARTED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOOK IT DOWN TO GET LOOKED AT. AS I WAS DRIVING IT DOWN TO THE DEALERSHIP AS I WAS APPROACHING THE TRAFFIC LIGHT I REALIZED THE CAR WASN'T RUNNING ANYMORE AND BY THIS POINT I HAD LIMITED BRAKE ASSISTANCE AND ALSO LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND HAD TO USE THE E-BRAKE TO HELP WITH STOPPING THE VEHICLE TO PREVENT THE ACCIDENT THAT WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. THIS WAS A GREAT THING THAT I WAS DRIVING AND NOT MY WIFE AS SHE WOULD'VE FROZE AND MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO THINK HOW TO GET THE CAR TO STOP IN WHICH THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A ACCIDENT WITH BODILY INJURY OR EVEN POSSIBLE DEATH OF THE PERSON DRIVING THE CAR OR THE INNOCENT PERSON THAT WAS COLLECTED UP IN THE ACCIDENT BUT NO ONE WOULD KNOW AS IT DIDN'T HAPPEN, THANK GOD FOR THIS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED THE REST OF THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY LOOKED AT IT AND THE CAR STARTED FOR THEM AND THEY TESTED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTER AND ALL TESTED GOOD SO THEY GAVE THE CAR BACK TO ME STATING IT WAS THE AC INVERT-OR THAT WAS PLUGGED IN TO THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER. I TOLD THEM THAT I PLUGGED THE INVERT-OR IN AFTER THE CAR DIED TO CHARGE MY PHONE BUT THEY STILL INSISTED THAT I WAS LYING I GUESS. I DROVE THE CAR OFF THE LOT AND A FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN BUT I WAS GOING 35 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITH NO INCIDENT AS I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR NORMAL SPEED AND KNEW IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN AS THE DEALER SHIP HAD NOT FOUND ANYTHING FAULTY. NOW IT SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY AND IS COMPLETELY DEAD AND WILL NOT START. THE DEALERSHIP MAJOR HYUNDAI OF STROUDSBURG, PA 18360 WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO BRING MY CAR BACK TO THEM AND HYUNDAI WILL ONLY TOW IT TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP WHICH HAPPENS TO BE THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669673January 2, 2015
STEERING, SUSPENSION
PURCHASED VEHICLE MAY 2013. NOTICED IT PULLED TO THE RIGHT SEVERELY. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE. TOOK SHOP FOREMAN FOR A RIDE ON 3 LANE 65 MPH HIGHWAY. TAKING A LEFT CURVE I LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL. CAR PULLED TO RIGHT AND CROSSED TWO LANES. THEY DECIDED TO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR. ALL I REMEMBER IS ROTATION OF TIRES AND I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NEVER BE ROTATED AGAIN. CAR IS EASIER TO DRIVE BUT NOT COMPLETELY REPAIRED. TIRED OF MESSING WITH IT. I HATE THIS CAR AND DO NOT LIKE DRIVING IT. THERE IS A STEERING AND SUSPENSION PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON MY TIRES, THEY HAVE 18,000 MILES ON THEM AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669240December 31, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR WON'T START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. FOR ABOUT A WEEK STRAIGHT, I WOULD TRY TO START MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND IT WOULD NOT START. ALL LIGHTS COME ON IN THE CAR SO IT'S NOT THE BATTERY. AFTER ABOUT 3 TRIES, CAR STARTS. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I LEAVE WORK AT LUNCH TIME AFTER IT HAS BEEN JUST SITTING FOR A FEW HOURS. USUALLY IT STARTS AFTER 2 OR 3 TRIES AND TURNING THE KEY ALL THE WAY AND HOLDING IT THERE UNTIL IT DOES. A FEW TIMES I HAVE HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO START IT. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK, IT STOPPED DOING IT. NOW A MONTH LATER, IT IS DOING IT AGAIN AND GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO START. TODAY IT TOOK LIKE 10 TRIES TO GET IT STARTED. DEALER SAYS IT HAS TO BE DOING IT FOR THEM TO FIGURE IT OUT BUT IT'S NOT DOING IT EVERY TIME CONSISTENTLY. WILL TAKE IT THERE TODAY AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL DO IT FOR THEM AS WELL. READING THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS FORUM, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME ISSUE. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO FIGURE THIS OUT AND DO A RECALL. THIS WILL BE MY LAST HYUNDAI IF IT IS NOT RESOLVED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668980December 30, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT READING ACCURATELY AND FLUCTUATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668710December 29, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THERE ARE NO TRUE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AS ADVERTISED SINCE ONE HAS TO TURN ON ALL THE OTHER RUNNING LIGHTS (AMBER FOR FRONT, RED IN REAR) IN ORDER FOR THE LOW BEAM "DRLS" TO FUNCTION. THIS IS ILLEGAL TO DO IN SOME STATES AND DRIVERS HAVE BEEN STOPPED, WARNED, AND EVEN TICKETED FOR THIS. THIS IS BOTH A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AS WELL AS GROSS MISADVERTISING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668424December 27, 2014
AIR BAGS
DID NOT GO OFF. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10668337December 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE STARTER MOTOR SPORADICALLY REFUSES TO CRANK. IT SEEMS JARRING THE SHIFT LEVER OR TOWING THE VEHICLE TEMPORARILY SOLVES THE PROBLEM. ONE TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP THUS FAR WITH NO REPAIR DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668362December 26, 2014
SUSPENSION, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
AS OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED, I HAVE HAD BOTH PROBLEMS STARTING THE VEHICLE (THE CAR COULD NOT BE STARTED ON TWO OCCASIONS SO FAR, DESPITE HAVING ADEQUATE FUEL AND A CHARGED BATTERY), AND WITH THE REAR OF THE CAR SWINGING OUT WHEN TRAVELING OVER A BUMP OR ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS (EVEN AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 35 MPH, THERE IS A NOTICEABLE KICK FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAS WORSENED WITH TIME). FOR BOTH CASES, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND AN ISSUE, AND/OR SAID ANY KIND PROBLEM WAS "WITHIN TOLERANCE." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668380December 26, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
I STARTED NOTICING WHEN I COME OUT OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX IN THE MORNING TO GO TO WORK THAT MY TRUNK WAS OPEN. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS ME. THEN ONE DAY I WAS SITTING IN MY CAR AND MY NEIGHBOR DROVE UP IN ANOTHER HYUNDAI AND MY TRUNK OPENED WITH ME SITTING IN IT! I TOOK MY CAR TO LEE HYUNDAI TWICE FOR THEM TO CHANGE THE CODE BUT THEY ADMITTED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT THEY CAN NOT FIX! NOW MY TRUNK OPENS WHEN "RANDOM" PEOPLE PRESS THEIR KEY ALARMS. LAST WEEK I WAS WALKING TO MY CAR AND THE LIGHTS FLASHED AND THE DOORS UNLOCKED! THE MAN NEXT TO ME WAS UNLOCKING HIS CAR! THIS IS NOT SAFE! [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
#10660666December 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY AS AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. THE DEALER STATED THE BATTERY WAS NOT UNDER WARRANT, SO A REIMBURSEMENT IS BEING REQUESTED. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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