Hyundai Elantra Complaints (2012)

654 consumer complaints on file.

#10495338January 31, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO PEEL AT APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT IT WAS DUE TO HIM WEARING CERTAIN LOTIONS, ETC. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ANOTHER 5,000 MILES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND PICTURES WERE TAKEN SO THAT IT WOULD BE SENT TO THE HEADQUARTERS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492216January 11, 2013
SUSPENSION
CLUNKING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. DEALER REPLACED RIGHT REAR SHOCK. SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN DECEMBER 14, 2012. CAR HAD 17,059 MILES. THIS TIME DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK AGAIN, AND ALSO REPLACED THE LEFT REAR SHOCK. COULD THERE BE A DEFECT IN THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM OF THIS MODEL AND YEAR CAR? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490501December 30, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
THE FRONT PILLARS CREATE VERY LARGE BLIND SPOTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING. THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS ARE NOT SUFFICIENT. DUE TO THE UPSWEEP DESIGN OF BACK WINDOWS THE REAR PILLARS CREATE LARGE BLIND SPOTS WHEN CHANGING LANES. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I HAVE ALMOST WRECKED BECAUSE OF THIS. I WILL BE GETTING RID OF THIS CAR DUE TO THE VERY POOR AND DANGEROUS VISIBILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484729November 14, 2012
AIR BAGS
ON OCTOBER 19,2012, I WAS DRIVING ON 94 E IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN AND GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING FOUR VEHICLES. THE TRAFFIC WAS GOING AT A STEADY PACE AROUND 60 MPH. THE NEXT THING I SAW WAS BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. I KNEW I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND I ALSO WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. I WAS THE 3RD OF 4 VEHICLES SO MY CAR WAS DAMAGED IN THE FRONT AND THE BACK. THE DAMAGE WAS ESTIMATED AT AROUND $13,000. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM UPON THE NIGHT OF THE ACCIDENT WITH BACK, NECK, ARM, AND CHEST PAIN. FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT HAVE ANY BROKEN BONES OR SERIOUS INJURIES. I STILL HAVE SOME ACHES AND PAINS BUT AM VERY BLESSED TO BE UNINJURED. ALTHOUGH I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE PHYSICALLY HEALTHY, I FELT IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT. I AM A 24 YEAR OLD ACTIVE/HEALTHY ADULT. IF IT WERE AN INACTIVE ADULT, AN ELDERLY PERSON, OR IF A CHILD WERE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE OUTCOME WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AS FORTUNATE. I NEEDED TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT FOR OTHERS WHO HAD PURCHASED THE 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. I KNOW PREVIOUS REPORTS HAVE BEEN MADE REGARDING THIS MAKE/MODEL AND THE AIRBAGS AND I FELT LIKE IT IS MY DUTY TO REPORT MY SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10483415November 5, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, SUSPENSION
WHEN I ACCELERATE AND EVERY TIME THE GEAR CHANGES, THE CAR WOULD JOLT AS IF I WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP. IT'S REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN THE CAR JOLTS WHILE I ACCELERATE, BUT THE REAL PROBLEM IS WHEN I'M APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CAR WOULD JOLT AND THE SPEED WOULD INCREASE WHICH NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 13,000 MILES AND PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 1.5 YEARS AGO. WITHIN THAT TIME, THE IGNITION WOULDN'T START. I WOULD IGNITE THE CAR AND THE CAR WOULD EVENTUALLY DIE ON ME. PEOPLE SAID IT MIGHT BE THE SPARK PLUGS, TRANSMISSION OR EVEN THE BATTERY. HOWEVER, IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED ONLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS BEFORE THAT INCIDENT. I NEVER EVEN WASTED MY BATTERY IN ANY WAY EITHER. WHAT IF THE CAR DECIDES TO TURN OFF WHILE I'M ON THE FREEWAY? I CAN'T AFFORD THAT TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481566October 23, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA ON FEB. 10, 2012. WITHIN SEVERAL WEEKS I NOTICED THE GAS DISAPPEARING SO QUICKLY SO I BEGAN FILLING THE TANK AND TAKING PICTURES. I BOUGHT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE DUE TO THE FACT IT ADVERTISED 40 MI. GAL ON HIGHWAY AND 29 CITY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD TO FILL CAR AND RESET TRIP AND DRIVE ON HIGHWAY. I DID AS THEY SAID ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BEFORE GOING BACK. THE TRIP CONTINUED TO READ 18 MPH AND APPROXIMATELY (AS LOW AS 10.9 AND AS HIGH AS 24.8 MPG) ONE OF THE MECHANICS (I GUESS HE WAS A MECHANIC) TOOK IT FOR A RIDE, I WAITED; HE WAS GONE AN HOUR. WHEN HE GOT BACK HE SAID HE DROVE 47 MILES AND GOT IT TO READ 33 MPG IN WHICH HE SAID HE COMBINED CITY AND HIGHWAY TOGETHER. I HAVE NEVER GOT IT TO DO THAT AND I HAVE BEEN TRACKING IT CLOSELY SINCE I BOUGHT IT. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL SQUEALS, I TOLD THEM; THEY SAID IT IS NOTHING. THE BRAKES (ALLOYED WHEELS) SQUEAL AFTER IT RAINS, THEY SAID IT IS NOTHING. I SMELLED SOMETHING COMING FROM CABIN FILTER, THEY SAID IT IS A BIG JOB TO TAKE APART TO SEE WHAT THE SMELL IS AND THEY SAID THEY BELIEVED IT IS A DEAD ANIMAL IN WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR, I TOLD THEM TO FORGET IT. THEY TOLD ME EVEN THOUGH I ONLY HAD ABOUT 1000 MI. ON CAR AFTER 3 MO. WENT BY THEY NEEDED TO CHANGE MY OIL SO I HAD IT CHANGED. EVERYTHING IS DOCUMENTED. I HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP ME. THANK YOU. [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
#10480125October 15, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD CONSTANTLY PULL TO THE LEFT ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY REFERRED HIM TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIRS APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES WITHIN A ONE YEAR PERIOD FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000. UPDATED 11/14/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ON 5/2012 THE VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT AT 65MPH AND ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD. UPDATED 11/19/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475285September 13, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SEVERAL TIMES A DAY WHEN GOING TO CRANK THE CAR IT WOULD CRANK. ALSO YOU COULD NOT SHIFT THE CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE. (THROTTLE PLATE STUCK). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470002August 9, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES
CAR LURCHED, ENGINE SHUT OFF. CAR BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP. EVENTUALLY MANAGED TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD WHERE THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED INTO PLACE. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS STILL FUNCTIONAL BUT CAR WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. OCCURRED AGAIN 800 MILES LATER AFTER "REPAIR" BOTH INCIDENTS NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468919August 2, 2012
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA EQUIPPED WITH CONTIPRO CONTACT TIRES, LINE SIZE: P215 45 R17 (N/A). THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 42 MPH WHEN THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE WAS DEFLATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,754.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468364July 30, 2012
AIR BAGS
2012 ELANTRA WAS STRUCK IN CENTER OF HOOD BY JEEP SUV AT APPROXIMATELY 45* ANGLE. JEEP WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. ELANTRA WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. ELANTRA BUMPER CAVED IN ALL THE WAY TO THE ENGINE BLOCK IN THE CENTER. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. INVESTIGATING OFFICER QUESTIONED WHY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS WELL AS THE WRECKER DRIVER. BOTH COMMENTED THAT IN THEIR EXPERIENCE THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED IN THIS CASE. PHOTOS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461912June 15, 2012
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR STARTED TO CLUNK AND WOULD LOOSE DRIVE TRAIN POWER THIS HAPPENED A 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE ACCELERATING AND AFTER BEING COMPLETELY WARMED UP. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO ORLANDO HYUNDAI AND THEY CALLED THEIR MAIN OFFICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE 5 2012 ELANTRAS THAT HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED IN THE UNITED STATES BUT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REPLACE MINE. THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO SOME FURTHER TESTING BUT IN ALL LIKELIHOOD I WOULD BE PUT BACK INTO MY CAR WITH THE PROBLEM NOT BEING SOLVED. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND HYUNDAI IS NOT TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY AND PLAYING WITH PEOPLES SAFETY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460525June 4, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CUT OF COMPLETELY. ELECTRICAL, ENGINE, POWER STEERING, WINDOWS, EVERYTHING WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE AND SHUTDOWN. I WAS FORCED TO MANUALLY FORCE THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AWAY FROM TRAFFIC/INTO SAFETY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN 2 WEEKS! THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY HAD REPLACED THE PCM/ECM. ONCE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THIS IS COMPLETELY INEXCUSABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460228June 1, 2012
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY CAR BEGAN PULLING STRONGLY TO THE LEFT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND ARRANGED TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. OUR DEALERSHIP FIRST SUGGESTED A ROADFORCE BALANCE AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND WANTED TO CHARGE US $250. SINCE THE CAR HAD RECENTLY BEEN TO THEM FOR SERVICE INCLUDING TIRE BALANCING AND ROTATION, I PUSHED BACK AND REFUSED THIS SUGGESTED REMEDY. I HAD READ ONLINE HOW PEOPLE WERE EXPERIENCING THIS "PULLING" PROBLEM. IT DOES MAKE YOUR ARMS TIRED FIGHTING TO STAY ON THE ROAD. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP MANAGEMENT AND INFORMED THEM OF THE IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS I WAS FINDING ONLINE. TO THE MANAGER AND OUR SALESMAN'S CREDIT, THEY MADE THE SERVICE DEPT LOOK HARDER. A THOROUGH INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE STEERING "TOE" WAS NOT CALIBRATED PROPERLY. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT ZERO (0), BUT INSTEAD WAS AT +1. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RESET THE TOE BACK TO ZERO. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN FINE SO FAR. (2 WEEKS.) *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459506May 24, 2012
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, STRUCTURE
THIS CAR HAS LARGE BLIND SPOTS CAUSED BY BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT PILLARS. THE POSITIONING OF THE REAR VIEW MIRROR ONLY MAKES THE RIGHT BLIND SPOT LARGER AS THERE IS ONLY THE SPACE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE MIRROR TO THE RIGHT PILLAR TO VIEW OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. AS A RESULT, I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE CROSSING THE STREET FROM MY RIGHT TO MY LEFT. THANKFULLY, I SAW THEM IN TIME TO APPLY MY BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY WITH THIS CAR. AND, AT INTERSECTIONS WHERE THERE IS A FOUR-WAY STOP OR, WHEN I AM ENTERING THE LANE, I CAN OFTEN NOT SEE A CAR COMING FROM EITHER DIRECTION. I FULLY ANTICIPATE THAT THIS CAR WILL BE INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. THE ELANTRA DRIVER WILL BE AT FAULT BUT NO ONE WILL LOOK TO THIS "DEFECT" IN THE CAR AS THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459605May 24, 2012
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
SPARE TIRE NOT INCLUDED WITH NEW VEHICLE - SIDE WALL PUNCTURE ON FREEWAYS OR RURAL/MOUNTAIN ROADS WILL CREATE A PERSONAL SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457804May 8, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING VEERED THE VEHICLE TOWARD THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ELECTRIC AND SHE NEEDED TO BECOME ACCUSTOMED WITH USING IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457696May 7, 2012
AIR BAGS
DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND METAL BRACKET DEPLOYED WITH AIR BAG FROM HEADLINER AREA ALSO AND SLICED MY EAR IN HALF... COULD HAVE BEEN NECK... I HAVE PICTURES OF THE WRECKAGE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE... *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10457449May 4, 2012
STEERING
PURCHASED ELANTRA 3 DAYS AGO AND NOTICED CAR PULLING TO LEFT. ON HIGHWAY ESPECIALLY NEARLY WENT OFF ROAD, VEERED INTO OTHER LANES. MUST KEEP CONSTANT PRESSURE ON WHEEL WANTS TO PULL AWAY IF HAND PRESSURE RELEASES. CAR AT 200 MILES WENT TO DEALER AFTER 2 DAYS, THEY ACTED SURPRISED AS IF THEY NEVER HEARD OF IT HAPPENING. DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT CAR (2 HOURS) STATED THEY CENTERED THE STEERING WHEEL? AND DID AN ALIGNMENT. DURING TEST DRIVE LATER WITH MECHANIC CAR VEERED TO LEFT CONSTANTLY AND NEARLY WENT OFF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I LET GO OF STEERING WHEEL. MECHANIC REPORTED THAT CAR PERFORMED WITHIN STANDARDS. HAVE FILED COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI, AND WITH BERNARDI DEALERSHIP. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE! BRAND NEW JUST DAYS OLD. REQUESTING REPLACEMENT OF CAR SINCE I HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454018April 3, 2012
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON STRAIGHT ROADS THE VEHICLE VEERS HARD TOWARDS THE RIGHT. WE HAVE TO FIGHT TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. IT FEELS LIKE WE ARE DRIVING ON A SLIPPERY ICY ROAD, ALWAYS STEERING THE CAR BACK AND FORTH IN ORDER TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. IT IS PHYSICALLY EXHAUSTING DRIVING THIS CAR, HANGING ON HARD TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP IT OUT OF THE DITCH. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH ELECTRONIC STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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