Hyundai Elantra Complaints (2010)

380 consumer complaints on file.

#10790220November 13, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789320November 9, 2015
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING THE CAR AND USING THE STEERING, THE STEERING WHEEL CLICKS WHEN YOU TURN IT ANY WHICH WAY. ALSO THE STEERING FEELS LOOSE & SLOPPY. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE IT.
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
#10782126October 14, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V100000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782248October 14, 2015
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON BOTH HIGHWAY AND SIDE STREETS. WON'T START UP RIGHT AWAY. EACH TIME IT HAPPENED IT TOOK LONGER AND LONGER FOR IT TO START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779689October 5, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND DROVE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,257.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10775361September 23, 2015
POWER TRAIN
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW MY CAR FEELS AS IF IT IS SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL WHEN I TRY TO SPEED UP ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I AM DOING CITY DRIVING I CAN FEEL A JERKING MOTION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION OR SLOW MOVEMENT. MY CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 45,000 MILES ON IT. TRYING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY CAN BECOME VERY NAIL BITING WHEN YOU TRY TO SPEED UP AND YOUR CAR SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL. I FIND THAT I HAVE TO PUT THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, AND GET THE RPMS TO 5, IN ORDER TO GET IT INTO GEAR. I'M SEEING FAR TOO MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS AND I'M NOT SURE WHY IT'S NOT BEING RECALLED. ARE THEY WAITING FOR A FATALITY????
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763723September 14, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AS IF SOMETHING WERE BEING DRAGGED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,044.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761104September 2, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND AND A SLIGHT HESITATION WAS FELT IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EPS SYSTEM WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AND UPDATED. THE STEERING COUPLING WAS ALSO FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V100000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759240August 25, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DASH LIGHTS FLASH AND THE KEY WHEN REMOVED FROM COLUMN IS HOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749088August 17, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS
MY WIFE OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND THE COMPLAINT I'VE GOT IS ABOUT THE LUG NUTS. I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE PADS, BRAKE SHOES AND ROTORS. THE FIRST PROBLEM I RAN INTO ON THIS PROJECT WAS THAT THE LUG NUTS WERE SO RUSTED THAT THE LUG WRENCH SUPPLIED WITH THE CAR WOULDN'T FIT OVER THEM - THE CHROME PLATING ON THE NUTS HAD DETERIORATED ALLOWING RUST TO BUILT UP UNDERNEATH THE PLATING SO THAT THE WRENCH WOULDN'T FIT. (I THOUGHT OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD TO CHANGE FLAT TIRES ON THE ROAD AND WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET THE FLAT TIRES OFF.) I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF NEW LUG NUTS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY SAID NO, THAT THEY'D GIVE ME A 'DEAL' OF $10/NUT - AROUND $200 TO REPLACE ALL THEM ON THE CAR! I STILL HAVE THE RUSTED LUG NUTS ON THE CAR BUT CARRY AN ADDITIONAL WRENCH THAT WILL FIT OVER THEM. I DID MANAGE TO REPLACE ALL THE PARTS, INCLUDING RUSTED AND WARPED ROTORS MENTIONED IN SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN BUT CAUTION ANYONE WHO PLANS TO TACKLE THIS JOB TO BE PREPARED FOR A GRUELING JOB.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743460July 25, 2015
STEERING
ON JULY 15TH I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR AND THE ESC LIGHT AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING LIGHT BOTH CAME ON. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER THE CAR. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COMPUTER CODE FOR THE EPS WAS NOT IN THE SYSTEM. THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN DRIVE FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO REPROGRAM THE SYSTEM. THE FOLLOWING DAY I AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND THE SAME LIGHTS (ESC AND EPS) CAME ON. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED. I SEE NO REASON THE POWER STEERING SHOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED ON A CAR THAT IN 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743327July 24, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE EPS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMIANTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER STEERING COUPLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V100000 (STEERING) BUT THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE REQUIRED REPAIR WAS IN ADDITION TO THE SOFTWARE UPDATE RECALL REPAIR THAT WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731836July 2, 2015
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
SITTING IN TRAFFIC ON 405 FREEWAY NEAR EXIT 52 GOING SOUTH TO WORK WHEN I WAS REAR-ENDED BY A 2013 NISSAN. BACK AND FRONT OF CAR FOLDED UP, I WAS EJECTED FROM THE SEAT BELT (OPENED UP AND FLEW INTO PASSENGER SEAT) AND NOT ONE AIR BAG OPENED. I COULD NOT MOVE, MY FOOT WAS FRACTURED, STOMACH HURT, NECK, BACK AND ARMS IN PAIN. CHP ON THE SCENE. CAR THAT RAN INTO THE BACK OF ME PUSHED ME INTO A LARGE TRUCK AND PUSHED THE TRUCK INTO A CAR. 4-CAR ACCIDENT. CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED AND I AM REPORTING THE FAILURE AND DEFECT WITH THE SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS. MA 10/5 UPDATED 11/06/2017*CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10731591July 1, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,037.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726294June 19, 2015
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING MY HYUNDAI 2010 I HIT A PARKED CAR DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726006June 18, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM CHECK VALVE SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN VASTLY REDUCED BRAKING POWER AND NEAR INABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LET THE CAR SLOW NATURALLY AND TURN ONTO A SIDE ROAD. IF I HAD BEEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. WHEN INSPECTED THE VACUUM LINE WAS COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE VALVE RESULTING IN NO POWER FROM THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS PART OF THE VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN SERVICED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722472May 31, 2015
STEERING
DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I NOTICED THAT THE RED EPS COME ON ,AT FIRST I DIDNT NOTICE ANYTHING THEN I MADE A LANE CHANGE AND FOUND THE STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL I STRUGGLED TO PARK THE CAR IT TOOK EVERYTHING I HAD TO TURN THAT WHEEL AROUND A CORNER AND PARK IT,THIS SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND HOPEFULLY IT SHOULD PROMPT A HYUNDAI RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721672May 27, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN TURNING THE CAR OFF AND REMOVING KEYS, IT DOESN'T TURN COMPLETELY OFF. I HAVE TO PUT THE KEYS BACK INTO THE IGNITION, TURN ON AND REMOVE AGAIN ROUGHLY TO MAKE THE CAR TURN OFF. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A FEW MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717577May 21, 2015
STEERING
THE HYUNDAI ELANTRA HAD ITS STEERING LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AS IT WAS ON AN APPROACH RAMP PREPARING TO MERGE ON TO WI STATE HIGHWAY 441 IN THE TOWN OF MENASHA, WI. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO GO INTO THE GUARDRAIL SINCE THE STEERING WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT NOON ON A CLEAR DAY ON DRY PAVEMENT. WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT INDICATED THAT THE STEERING DID NOT RESPOND BEFORE THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE GUARDRAIL. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE DRIVER OTHER THAN MINOR BRUISES. NO OTHER CAR WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT.WE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI AFTER THE INCIDENT BUT THEY DID NOT COME OUT TO EXAMINE THE CAR UNTIL AFTER IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED. EARLIER THIS YEAR WE RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT THIS SAME STEERING DEFECT WAS COVERED BY THE RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AS PART OF THIS RECALL. HYUNDAI HAS CONTINUED TO DENY ANY FLAW THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS ACCIDENT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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