Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#10575118March 27, 2014
SEAT BELTS
ARE YOU AWARE THAT THERE IS NO NOTIFICATION TO THE DRIVER IF THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS NOT BEING USED BY THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574584March 24, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AS IF CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON, WHICH IT WASN'T. WE PULLED OVER AND PULLED THE FLOOR MATS OFF IN CASE THEY WERE MAKING THE GAS PEDAL STICK. WHEN WE STARTED BACK UP, THE CAR DID IT AGAIN. WE TRIED TO PULL OVER AGAIN AND THE BRAKES DIDN'T STOP THE ACCELERATION UNTIL WE THREW THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. EVEN THEN, THE BRAKES WERE FIGHTING THE INCREASED ACCELERATION. WE THEN MADE OUR WAY OFF THE EXPRESSWAY AND WERE ABLE TO BRAKE THE CAR ENOUGH TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. WE CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO BRING IT TO THE SHOP. WE ARE GRATEFUL WE DIDN'T GET IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND ARE STILL PRETTY FREAKED OUT ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574583March 24, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
SOMETHING HIT CAR OVER DRIVERSIDE WINDSHIELD AND DOOR DURING TRANSPORT. INSURANCE TOTALED. AIRBAG LIGHT ALREADY ON. BEFORE SETTLING WITH INSURANCE CO, BOUGHT TAG AND INSURANCE. BOUGHT CAR BACK FROM INS CO. DROVE UNTIL TAG EXPIRED.CAN"T GET SALVAGE TITLE UNTIL AIRBAG LIGHT IS FIXED. TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN MONTGOMERY AL. DIAGNOSIS (AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE), WHICH IS RECALL PART. TALKED WITH HYUNDAI SUPERVISOR [XXX]. HE TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WASN"T IN THE RECALL NUMBER, BUT COINCIDENTALLY MY CAR NEEDS THE SAME RECALL PART. MAYBE THEY MADE MISTAKE AND LEFT MY CAR OUT. 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
#10573958March 21, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY RESPOND AND THE REAR END THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573717March 20, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. 2ND INCIDENT WAS WHILE DRIVING APPX. 45MPH IT SHUT OFF, ON OR ABOUT 29 OCT.2013. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID, THIS WAS 1NOV. 2013, GOT THE CAR BACK ON 6 NOV. 2013. 3RD TIME WAS 16 NOV. 2013 WHILE EXITING THE INTERSTATE IT SHUT OFF ON THE RAMP. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER ON 17 NOV. 2013. GOT CAR BACK ON 19 NOV.2013. 4TH TIME WAS 27 NOV. 2013, SHUT OFF WHILE RUNNING IN PARK, RESTARTED AND SHUT OFF AGAIN WHILE TRYING TO LEAVE PARKING LOT. TOOK BACK TO DEALER ON 29 NOV. 2013 AND GOT IT BACK 9 JAN.2014. THEY INSTALLED A BATTERY. 5TH TIME WAS 7 FEB 2014, SHUT OFF WHILE PULLING OFF AT A RED LIGHT AND AGAIN A HALF MILE FURTHER PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. TOOK BACK TO THE DEALER ON 17 FEB. 2013 AND GOT IT BACK 20 FEB 2013. EACH TIME, DEALER SAYS COULD NOT DUPLICATE CONCERN AND OR COULD NOT GET A CODE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573367March 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. THIS MODEL WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR A FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BUT THE HYUNDAI INFORMS ME MINE IS NOT INCLUDED. I SUSPECT IT MAY BE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573449March 19, 2014
AIR BAGS
WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR WITH AN ADULT PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT THE INSTRUMENT LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF. IT STAYS LIT FOR A FEW MILES, THEN GOES OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. THIS KEEPS HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE TRIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573216March 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NO BRAKE LIGHTS, STOP LAMP SWITCH WAS FAULTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572939March 17, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE ESC PITCHED THE CAR SIDEWAYS @ 65MPH ON I-84 S OF STURBRIDGE MA. THE CAR HAS NO DIRECTIONAL STABILITY AS IT WANDERS SIDE-TO-SIDE REQUIRING CONSTANT STEERING CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569243March 14, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVER ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE BUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND HIT ANOTHER CAR, ALSO UPON IMPACT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED TO PROTECT THE DRIVER CONSIDERING HOW SEVERELY THE FRONT AREA OF THE CAR WERE DAMAGED. 2 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, CAR WAS NOT STARTING, WAS JUMPED- START AND VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO HYUNDAI SERVICE AND THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10569249March 14, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
HANKOOK TIRE H426 P215/45R17 87H PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL BULGE 9,983 MILES ON TIRE, NO APPARENT ROAD HAZARD, NO CREDIT FROM HANKOOK COST $180 FOR NEW TIRE, MOUNTING, ONLINE SEARCH REVEALED HIGH INCIDENCE OF THIS TIRE AND SIDEWALL BULGE, ASKED HANKOOK FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE TRACKING, TOLD NO DUE TO THEIR OPINION TIRE FAILURE NOT A DEFECT BUT DUE TO ROAD HAZARD, TOO MANY INCIDENTS OF THIS EXACT TIRE FAILURE WARRANTS A STUDY OF TIRE SAFETY STANDARDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569449March 14, 2014
WHEELS
I PREVIOUSLY HAD REPORTED THAT MY BRAND NEW 2013 ELANTRA GT HAD SUFFERED TWO TIRE BUBBLES ON TWO DIFFERENT OE NEXEN TIRES WITHIN WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. ONE OF THOSE TIRES BLEW OUT AFTER I HIT A POTHOLE. AFTER I MADE THAT REPORT, ONE OF THE BRAND NEW NEXEN TIRES THAT I HAD JUST INSTALLED ALSO DEVELOPED A BUBBLE AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE. THE LOW PROFILE TIRE UPGRADE, WHICH WAS INCLUDED AS PART OF THE "STYLE PACKAGE" ON MY MODEL CAR APPEARS TO BE DANGEROUS. I HAVE NOW CHANGED THE 17" WHEELS AND TIRES TO 16" WHEELS AND TIRES IN ORDER TO HAVE A THICKER TIRE ON MY CAR AND LESS CHANCE FOR DAMAGE AND INJURY. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH ELANTRAS WITH 17" WHEEL "UPGRADES." PLEASE DO SOMETHING. THIS WHEEL/TIRE SIZE ON THIS MODEL NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568964March 13, 2014
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES
I PURCHASED THE 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS WITH 13461 MILES ON 2/15/14. THE FIRST FEW DAYS I DROVE THE VEHICLE LOCALLY EVERYTHING SEEMED OK. A FEW DAYS LATER ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON BUMPY UNEVEN ROADWAYS THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO NOT STAY IN LINE WITH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING OVER UNEVEN SURFACES OR BUMPS AT SPEEDS OF 30MPH AND UP THE REAR END SEEMS TO BE OUT OF CONTROL MAKING THE VEHICLE VEER INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE SUSPENSION ON THE VEHICLE FOR SUCH LOW MILES IS ALSO VERY NOISY AND RATTLES OVER THE SLIGHTEST IMPERFECTIONS ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON 3/12/14 AND THE HYUNDAI SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT A HYUNDAI TECH TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. ALSO THEY FOUND THAT THE ROTORS HAD RUST ON THEM AND HAD TO BE RESURFACED/MACHINED. ROTORS SHOULD NOT GO BAD WITH A VEHICLE THAT HAS LOW MILES. I PURCHASED THIS CAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND NOW AM STUCK WITH YEARS OF PAYMENTS. I AM NOT A HAPPY HYUNDAI CONSUMER. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE SUSPENSION PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568474March 13, 2014
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO HER, WITHOUT A SPARE TIRE. SHE DISCOVERED THERE WAS NO SPARE TIRE, AFTER HER TIRE WENT FLAT. THE CONSUMER STATED ONLY A MECHANICAL INSTRUMENT CAME IN THE VEHICLE TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRE. HOWEVER, THE INSTRUMENT DID NOT WORK CORRECTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569127March 13, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEATS
INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHERE DASH AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO ON AND OFF, WHETHER PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED OR NOT. PROBLEM STARTED TO OCCUR SHORTLY AFTER REAR END COLLISION, AND DIAGNOSIS FROM HYUNDAI DEALER POINTED TO DEFECTIVE RIGHT FRONT SEAT MAT AND SENSOR. DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR COSTS ESTIMATED TO BE $1500.00. INSURANCE CARRIER DENIES CONNECTION BETWEEN REAR END COLLISION AND AIR BAG LIGHT/SEAT PROBLEM. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY WHILE USING 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WITH INTERMITTENT AIR BAG LIGHT, AND NUMEROUS OTHER AIR BAG RELATED COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL. CAN MANUFACTURER COMMENT AND HELP CUSTOMERS AND ADDRESS THIS UNUSUAL DEFECT OCCURRENCE, AND SHOULD RECALL BE MADE DUE TO NUMEROUS RELATED AIR BAG COMPLAINTS IN THE SYSTEM? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568726March 12, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS NOTED TO BE ON CONTINUOUSLY FOR MORE THAN A WEEK. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO A BROKEN WIRE IN THE MAIN ENGINE HARNESS. THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568656March 11, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
ELANTRA GT TWO ISSUES RELATED TO BODY INTEGRITY AND PAINT. NOTICED TODAY ON REAR THE SMALL TRIANGLE WINDOW IN BACK HAS CHROME/METAL DECORATIVE MOLDING MISSING. CLEAR THE ADHESIVE GAVE WAY. CAR IS ONLY HAND-WASHED OR GOES THRU TOUCH-FREE CAR WASH. 5 SPOTS ON DIFFERENT PLACES ON THE CAR OF PAINT, SIZE OF THE HEAD OF A Q-TIP, REMOVED. NOT RELATED TO SCRATCHES, PAINT CLEARLY LOOKS PEELED NOT CHIPPED. LOCATIONS INCLUDE ON HATCHDOOR, SIDE PANELS, BETWEEN DOOR AND ROOF, AND HOOD. CAR IS IN A GARAGE AT HOME AND PARKING STRUCTURE AT WORK WITH LIMITED OUTSIDE EXPOSURE. BOTH ISSUES ARE INSANE FOR A CAR WITH 14,826 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567264March 10, 2014
AIR BAGS
2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED, AS HE WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. HE SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS FACE AND NECK. *JB..UPDATED 03/24/14 *BF UPDATED 06/03/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10568153March 10, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A STEEL BRIDGE SUPPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IMPACTED THE STEEL SUPPORT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND LEFT SHOULDER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10568232March 10, 2014
WHEELS, STEERING, TIRES
POTHOLE INDUCED TIRE FAILURE - TORN SIDEWALL. THE LIMITED EDITION OF THIS CAR IS FITTED WITH 17" RIMS -- STOCK TIRE IS A 215.45.17. WITH APPROXIMATELY 22,000 MILES OF DRIVING, WE HAVE DESTROYED THREE TIRES ON POTHOLES, FORTUNATELY ALL WERE AT LOW SPEED AND THERE WAS NO LOSS OF CONTROL. HOWEVER, HITTING A POTHOLE OR OTHER BREAK IN THE PAVEMENT AT HIGH SPEED COULD EASILY DESTROY THE TIRE AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. THE ASPECT RATIO IS SIMPLY TO SMALL FOR SAFETY. A REVIEW OF AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR HYUNDAI ELANTRAS WITH 17" RIMS. I WAS HESITANT TO LET MY CHILDREN DRIVE THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. AT OUR OWN EXPENSE WE HAVE REPLACED THE STOCK WHEELS AND TIRES WITH A 16" WHEEL AND LARGER ASPECT TIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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