Hyundai Elantra Complaints (2011)

433 consumer complaints on file.

#10763357September 13, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR WILL NOT START. HAVE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTED ALL TESTED AND ARE GOOD. EVERY SO OFTEN GO TO START THE CAR AND WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY TO FIRST POSITION EVERYTHING TURNS ON. WINDOWS WORK, RADIO WORKS, LIGHT ON DASH TURN ON. GO TO START THE CAR AND IT DOES NOTHING. DOES NOT EVEN TRY TO START THE STARTER MAKES NO NOISE. YOU JUST HERE A CLICKING NOISE. WAS TOLD BE DEALER THAT IT MIGHT BE INHIBITOR SWITCH (RANGE SWITCH), THAT WAS REPLACED AND A WEEK LATER IT AGAIN WILL NOT TRY TO START. IF YOU LET IT SIT AND COME BACK A DAY LATER MANY TIME IT WILL CRANK RIGHT OVER. THERE ARE MANY FORUMS ONLINE WITH THE SAME ISSUE FROM THIS MODEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761958September 7, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR WILL NOT START. DOES NOT RECOGNIZE MY KEY. EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS. CHANGED ALL BATTERIES AND STILL NOT STARTING AND DEALER CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759099August 25, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN I WENT TO GO START MY CAR FOR WORK IT WOULDNT START. LEFT IT AT HOME AND HAD SON TRY TO TURN ON AND DIDNT TURN ON. DEALERSHIP ASKED ME TO JUMP IT STARTED FOR A FEW DAYS THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN NOT STARTING. AAA CAME OUT MOVE TO NEUTRAL THEN STARTED. BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758735August 24, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY GRANDSON WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE ESC STOPPED THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. ALMOST GOT HIT BROADSIDE ,BEFORE IT RELEASED. IT HAD HAPPEN TO ME IN JULY DEALER MADE A REPAIR, SAID IT WAS A FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR HAS A WARNING LIGHT ON FOR THE ESC. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS . I HAVE APT ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE DEALER 08 -26-2015. .....UPDATED 12/03/15 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758948August 24, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A RATTLING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM AND THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CLAMP CORRODED PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. MA 10/16/15 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744798July 29, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCE AND HOLD THE GEAR INTO DRIVE IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE PROPERLY. ON ANOTHER OCCASIONS, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURES RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A CRIMP IN THE GEAR CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,700. UPDATED 09/18/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 09/22/15*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744836July 29, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RANDOM ACTIVATION OF THE EMERGENCY ALARM. THE ALARM RANDOMLY GOES OFF WITHOUT ACTIVACTION. THIS OCCURS ON ITS ON WITHOUT ANY ACTIVATION EITHER ACCIDENTLY OR INTRUSTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734902July 17, 2015
ENGINE
MY VEHICLE WILL NOT START. IT HAPPENS ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS AND I HAVE TO TRY SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE MY VEHICLE WILL START. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO BE CHECK AND EVERYTHING TESTED FINE. NO LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATED AN ERROR AND NO CODES COULD BE DETECTED. NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING ON BUT I HAVE A INFANT CHILD AND I CANNOT BE SOMEWHERE OR TRYING TO GO SOMEWHERE ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY WITH MY CHILD AND MY VEHICLE REFUSES TO START AND YET ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON HOWEEVER MY ENGINE WOULD NOT START UPON TURNING MY KEY WHILE IN THE IGNITION. PLEASE FIX BECAUSE I SAW ON YOUTUBE AND OTHER FORUMS OF THIS SAME COMPLAINT AND I AM SURE HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF THESE COMPLAINTS BUT ARE FAILING TO DO SOMETHING AND THIS CAN BECOME A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. PLEASE ADDRESS!!! 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713562April 29, 2015
ENGINE
PROBLEM STARTING CAR. USUALLY HAVE TO TRY 2 TIMES BEFORE IT WILL START. TRIED TODAY 4/29/15 AND WOULD NOT START AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON., HAD NO PROBLEM THE DAY BEFORE WITH CAR STARTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712542April 23, 2015
WHEELS
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE TIRES BLOW OUT OR GET A LARGE BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL. AND THE RIMS ALSO BEND. THE LITTLEST POTHOLE OR BUMP WILL CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. THIS IS BECAUSE OF A POOR DESIGN BY HYUNDAI . THESE LOW PROFILE WHEELS AND TIRES DON'T BELONG ON THIS CAR AS THE SUSPENSION IS WAY TOO STIFF FOR THESE WHEELS AND TIRES. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT BRAND OF TIRE I PUT ON THE CAR THE SAME THING STILL KEEPS HAPPENING.,BLOW OUT AFTER BLOWOUT.THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. SOMEONE COULD GET KILLED FROM THESE TIRES SO EASILY BLOWING OUT. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. PLEASE HELP ME WITH MY PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THE 17 INCH ALLOY WHEEL WITH THE LOW-PROFILE TIRE NOT HAVING MUCH CUSHION BETWEEN THE ROAD AND THE RIM AND THE REALLY STIFF SUSPENSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705195April 12, 2015
ENGINE
WHEN I START THE ENGINE IT MAKES A VERY LOUD RATTLING NOISE AND WHEN I DRIVE AND I PUSH ON GAS IT IS RATTLES. IT SOUNDS MORE LIKE GRINDING LOUD NOISE TOO. MOTOR KNOCKS WHEN YOU START IT UP AND NOW FOR THE LAST WEEK WHEN I START IT THE CAR WILL SPUTTER AND THEN SHOT OFF. SOMETIMES WILL TAKE MANY TIMES FOR IT TO EVEN START. IT WILL RPM VERY HIGH EVEN WHEN I AM NOT MOVING. I HAVE HAD ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR NOW BC OF THE ISSUES I AM USING MORE GAS. I HAVE A LITTLE UNDER 80 THOUSAND MILES ON IT AND IT WILL LEAVE ME SET. WONDERING IF ANYONE KNOWS OF ANY RECALLS ON THIS STUFF OR KNOW WHAT COULD BE WRONG WITH IT AND IF HYUNDAI STILL DOES LIFE TIME WARRANTY... THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703899April 6, 2015
WHEELS, TIRES
THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS OVER THREE YEARS BEGINNING IN 2012 AND CONTINUING TO 2015. TWO CRACKED RIMS, THREE SIDEWALL BULGES, RESULTING IN TWO TIRE BLOW-OUTS AND ONE ALMOST-READY-TO-BLOW. CAR HAS LOW-PROFILE TIRES, WHICH COMBINED WITH HYUNDAI STIFF FRONT SUSPENSION RENDERS CAR UNABLE TO HANDLE ANY KIND OF ROUGH ROADS OR POTHOLES. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693309March 10, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR DOES NOT START - KEY IS IN IGNITION, LIGHTS AND SENSORS ALL WORK - TURN KEY IN IGNITION TO "ON" POSITION - NO START. GOING THROUGH SEVERAL GYRATIONS IE: JIGGLE THE SHIFTER, STEP ON BRAKE, LOCK AND UNLOCK CAR FROM INSIDE WITH FOB - THEN CAR STARTS USUALLY. CAR WAS TAKEN TO COLLEGE PARK HYUNDAI - SERVICE FOUND POOR CONNECTION AT MPS BOX; SECURED CONNECTIONS, NO SHOW ON DIAGNOSTICS. GOT IN CAR AT DEALERSHIP, DID NOT START ON 1ST TIME. TOOK CAR HOME - SAME THING - NOT STARTING ON FIRST TRY (SOMETIMES). RETURNED CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP 2-24-15 - STILL CANNOT DUPLICATE OR FIND PROBLEM. RETURNED CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP 3/2/15 - CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. AM PICKING UP CAR TODAY 3-10-15. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690896February 26, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT GO INTO PARK OR REVERSE. ALSO THE ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AT TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689784February 21, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I BOUGHT MY HYUNDAI ELANTRA NEW IN 2011 SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE IT'S BEEN A NIGHTMARE AND I GET VERY LITTLE IF ANY HELP FROM THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING (CAR IS SILENT WHEN I TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, CAR CRANKS BUT WON'T TURN OVER, ENGINE STARTS BUT DIES, CAR DIES WITHOUT ANY REASON). I'VE BROUGHT UP COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP BUT THEY ARE NEVER OF ANY HELP. I RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE THE STARTER REPLACED BUT IT WAS ONLY REPLACED BECAUSE MY CAR ONE DAY WOULDN'T START AT ALL. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT I AM STILL MET WITH MY CAR NOT STARTING AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK IF NOT MORE. YESTERDAY MY SUN ROOF WOULD NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY, IT RETRACTS A FEW INCHES FROM CLOSING, THIS IS NOT NEW TO ME, MULTIPLE INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES, SUCH AS IS OCCURRING NOW - THE SUN ROOF RETRACTING ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ANY VISIBLE REASON. OR WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT IS PUT IN PARK/REVERSE, ETC. SUNROOF WILL TAKE ON A MIND OF ITS OWN. I'M FED UP WITH THIS LEMON OF A CAR AND AS I SEE FROM ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT STARTING ISSUES HYUNDAI NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT - FIGURE OUT THE REASON WHY AND LET US CONSUMERS KNOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682345February 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR WILL NOT START INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER WE JUMPSTART IT, IT WILL START FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN NOT START AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES NOW. THE BATTERY WAS TESTED AND WAS RATED IN GOOD CONDITION. THE CAUSE WAS NOT BECAUSE OF LEAVING ELECTRONICS ON AS NOTHING WAS LEFT ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681869February 7, 2015
SUSPENSION
WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF YOU GO OVER A DIP IN THE ROAD OR A POT HOLE THE LEFT REAR TIRE/SUSPENSION BOTTOMS OUT CAUSING THE CAR TO SWAY OR ALMOST JUMP TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT SIDE. IT'S ALMOST LIKE THE CAR BOTTOMS OUT AND THE WHEEL COMES OFF OF THE PAVEMENT. IT HAPPENS CONSTANTLY. IF I GO OVER A SPEED BUMP AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS THE LEFT REAR SUSPENSION BOTTOMS OUT AND YOU FEEL AND HEAR IT BOTTOMING OUT. IT'S TERRIBLE. THERE IS A DEFECT. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR DO THIS. HYUNDAI SAID THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAVE READ MANY POSTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER ELANTRA OWNERS. TO HYUNDAI, ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM!!!!!!! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681628February 5, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WILL NOT START. IT JUST CLICKS AND WILL NOT START. IT IS RANDOM, BUT PROGRESSIVELY GETS MORE FREQUENT AS THE CAR GETS OLDER/MORE USE. POTENTIALLY STANDING A DRIVER WHEREVER THEY ARE AT THE TIME IT HAPPENS. IT HAS ALREADY STRANDED MY WIFE ONCE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DURING VERY HOT OR COLD WEATHER. HYUNDAI DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE ABOUT FIXING THE ISSUE, NOR ARE THEY MAKING ANY EFFORTS WHATSOEVER TO REMEDY IT. DEALERS ARE NOT HELPING THEIR CUSTOMERS SOLVE THE PROBLEM EITHER. SEE THE WEBSITE BELOW. THIS ISSUE IS VERY COMMON. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, AS IT IS LIKELY AFFECTING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OWNERS AT THE VERY LEAST. A NEUTRAL SWITCH OR RANGE SWITCH SEEMS TO BE THE MAIN CULPRIT. HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T40609_DS554427. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680302February 1, 2015
ENGINE
THE CAR WON'T START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING INCIDENT FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. WHEN IT HAS HAPPENED I WAS LEFT STRANDED AND I HAD TO GET A TOW TRUCK IN SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE IRONY IS THAT AFTER THE TOW TRUCK DELIVERS THE CAR TO THE DESTINATION THE CAR WILL START NORMALLY. THIS ISSUE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY. I ALSO TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY NEVER SEEM TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES AND THEY CAN'T REPRODUCE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IN THE WEB, I SEE SEVERAL REPORTED CASES LIKE MINE AND WITH SIMILAR DIAGNOSTICS AND OUTCOME. IT SEEMS IT IS RELATED TO THE INHIBITOR SWITCH OR RANGE SWITCH AND IT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON SEVERAL HYUNDAI MODELS LIKE ELANTRA, SONATA, VELOSTER, ETC... THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND FIX IT IMMEDIATELY. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE OF THESE KOREAN CARS AGAIN. THE SERVICE IS AWFUL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664139December 14, 2014
ENGINE, STEERING
CAR WOULD NOT START. CHECKED ALL CONNECTIONS, BATTERY WAS FINE. CONSULTED INTERNET, MANY COMPLAINTS MENTIONED A FAULTY "RANGE SWITCH". HYUNDAI SHOULD RECALL. CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING RIGHT. CAR WAS AT DEALERSHIP ON 1/9/14 AT 40,285 MILES. ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED. TOOK CAR IN AGAIN TO DEALERSHIP 3/4/2014 AT 41,775 MILES. STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED AS ONGOING CLICKING NOISE PERSISTS TO PRESENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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