Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#10654133November 11, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STRUCTURE:BODY
CAR LOOSELY STEERED BARELY OFF ROAD, 1/8 MILE FROM HOME,BUMPED TREE 15' AWAY, BACKED UP, ENGINE SHUT OFF (AS USUAL SINCE DAY 2 OF LEASE), WINDSHIELD HEATED TO OVER 150 DEGREE'S IN 35 DEGREE WEATHER, SO I VACATED CAR, WHICH WAS IN FLAMES 2-3 MINUTES AND BURNED TO ASH..HAD 5 MONTHS, DAILY PROBLEMS, BATTERY, FUSES, IGNITION, NUMEROUS CALLS TO DEALER, SHOP, NO HELP, COULD EASILY HAVE DIED IN FIRETRAP ALIVE, CAR DOVE ITSELF, WHEN & WHERE IT PLEASED, AND WAS UNCONTROLLABLE.EVEN HYUNDAI MOTOR FINANCE HAS NOT PAID ON GAP COVERAGE IN 11 MONTHS, RUINING MY CREDIT TO BOOT, AND WAS OVER FINANCED PAST LEGAL LIMITS, ON A TOTAL NEW LEMON AND NOT ONLY WAS CAR NOT REPLACED AS PROMISED,I CANNOT GET A RESPONSE FROM HYUNDAI, OR HYUNDAI FINANCE.,THIS WAS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE, AND I WILL TELL EVERYONE TO NEVER PURCHASE A HYUNDAI PRODUCT. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED.AND LOSE YOUR FRANCHISE LICENSE.I WILL HAVE TO SUE TO EVER BEGIN TO BE COMPENSATED FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE TO ME, AND BECAUSE OF YOUR PRODUCT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653585November 8, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AUTO CARTWHEELED, HIT A TELEPHONE POLE, AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. NOT A SINGLE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10653602November 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
A FEW DAYS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT, A WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARED ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THAT WEEKEND TO HAVE IT CHECKED AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, THE FIRST UNUSUAL THING THAT HAPPENED WAS THE HYUNDAI LOGO APPEARED ON THE NAV SCREEN WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION.TYPICALLY THE HYUNDAI LOGO ONLY APPEARS WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED-NEVER WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. ABOUT 10 MILES LATER, ALL OF THE POWER TO THE VEHICLE DISAPPEARED AS I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, IT FELT AS IF I HAD BEEN REAR-ENDED IN AN ACCIDENT. AFTER DETERMINING THAT WAS NOT THE CASE, I LOOKED AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO SEE ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. NOW I'M TRYING TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE POWER WAS MAGICALLY RESTORED AND THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT THAT HAD APPEARED A FEW DAYS PRIOR WAS NOW GONE. I DID NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. NO, IT RESTARTED ALL BY ITSELF! I TOOK IT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS WHO BOTH ASSURED ME THE CAR WAS FINE AND THAT WHAT I DESCRIBED WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO OCCUR. TRUST ME WHEN I TELL YOU THAT UNLESS YOU'VE EXPERIENCED LOSING ALL POWER TO A VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, YET HERE IS NOT ANOTHER FEELING LIKE IT. I NO LONGER FELT SAFE IN MY OWN VEHICLE AND MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR IT TO BE REPLACED. I WOULD HAVE FELT MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE HAD THE DEALERSHIP(S) FOUND SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. GIVEN THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG LEFT ME VERY LEERY OF THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ALSO, THE MPG GAUGE WOULD RESET ITSELF; AT IDLE, IT FREQUENTLY ALMOST STALLED; AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER AT IDLE; THE COMPASS READOUT ON THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WOULD ALSO FLICKER AT IDLE WHEN THE VEHICLE ALMOST STALLED---VERY BIZARRE BEHAVIOR FROM A VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653647November 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
EARLIER THIS SUMMER MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW, DRIVER CONTROL WOULD ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN BUT NOT UP, THEN ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW IT IS VERY PUZZLING HOW THE DRIVER CONTROL WILL LOWER THE INVOLVED WINDOWS, BUT ITS AS IF THE DRIVER CONTROLS ARE DEAD WHEN TRYING TO ROLL UP??? BUT IF YOU USE THE UP SWITCH ON THE DOOR THE WINDOW IS ASSOCIATED WITH THEY WORK BOTH WAYS. RISKY IN SOME OF THE AREAS I HAVE TO TRAVEL FOR WORK TO REACH OVER OR BEHIND YOU TO PUT UP WINDOWS! HAD ANYONE EXPERIENCED THESE PROBLEMS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653128November 6, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES, BUT YESTERDAY WAS THE LATEST. WHILE DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE AT 75 MPH, THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON (WHICH IS FOR THE ESC) AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY DE-ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 35 MPH. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR BRAKE. THE CAR MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND SOUNDED LIKE IT HAD A FLAT TIRE - IT WAS HARD TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. IT FINALLY RETURNED TO NORMAL. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY CHECKED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THE SENSORS ON THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION AND TRACTION CONTROL AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG EITHER BY COMPUTER ERROR CODES OR BY VISUALLY INSPECTING THE PARTS OR SENSORS. SO, I HAVE NO RECOURSE OTHER THAN CALLING HYUNDAI AND GETTING A CASE SET UP SO THAT IT CAN BE DOCUMENTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653194November 6, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WENT TO MOVE MY VISOR AND IT BROKE OFF THE HINGE, I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A WAY TO FIX IT. WHEN I AM DRIVING IT SOMETIME WILL FALL OUT OF THE HINGE HOLE ( I CAN GET IT INTO THE HOLE BUT I CAN'T GET IT TO STAY VERY LONG) AND SWING BACK AND FORTH. IT HAS HIT ME IN THE HEAD A COUPLE TIMES ALREADY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652638November 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WOULD NOT START WHEN KEY TURNED. DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER OR EVEN CRANK. THE ONLY SOUND WAS A SLIGHT CLICK IN THE ENGINE WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED. JUMP START WOULD NOT HELP. REMEDIED BY TURNING THE KEY UNTIL I COULD SHIFT OUT OF PARK TO ANOTHER GEAR, THEN RETURNED TO PARK. DID THIS MULTIPLE TIMES AND FINALLY THE CAR STARTED NORMALLY. CONCERNED ABOUT LOSING POWER WHEN DRIVING AND HAVING AN ACCIDENT, OR GETTING STRANDED SOMEWHERE. CALLED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD CHECK FOR BATTERY ISSUES (WHICH IT IS NOT), BUT TO CALL THEM IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN (HOPEFULLY, NOT WHILE DRIVING). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652674November 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AFTER ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED IN THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE., THE DRIVER SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES WHICH HE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION ON THE SCENE AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10651938November 2, 2014
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN MY EPS LIGHT CAME ON AND MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT. AT A STOP LIGHT I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED. A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE STEERING AGAIN WENT OUT. I WAS ON A BUSY STREET AND WAS VERY NERVOUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN. WHEN I MADE IT HOME I LOOKED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND IT STATED IF THE EPS LIGHT CAME ON DURING NORMAL OPERATION TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALER AND LEFT IT OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING I WAS INFORMED THAT MY ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN/EPS MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST WAS $2,400. MY CAR IS JUST OVER 5 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 49,000 MILES ON IT. TO HAVE TO REPLACE SOMETHING THIS MAJOR, THIS EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE CAR, WAS A HUGE SHOCK TO ME. WHEN RESEARCHING THE MATTER ONLINE I SAW MULTIPLE EXAMPLES OF THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENING TO OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. I ASKED THE DEALER IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS AND THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS NOT. THIS IS VERY TROUBLING TO ME AS SOMETHING AS SERIOUS AS LOSING YOUR STEERING UNEXPECTEDLY IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651607October 31, 2014
WHEELS
HAD JUST HAD MY CAR IN FOR MY 20,000 MILE CHECK ONE WEEK AGO. HAD TIRES ROTATED AND ALL THE OTHER RECOMMENDED SERVICE. WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, GOOD WEATHER IN ATLANTA, GA, AND TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE WENT ON. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY (FORTUNATELY I WAS IN A LOCATION WHERE I COULD AND IT WAS EVENING WITH LESS TRAFFIC THAN THE NORM) TO FIND A STATION TO CHECK TIRES AND PUT IN AIR IN. ONE TIRE HAD A BUBBLE/BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL AND ALL FOUR TIRES WERE SHOWING A PRESSURE OF 29/30....DOWN THAT MUCH IN ONE WEEK WITH NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CHANGES, I HAVEN'T HIT ANY POTHOLES OR BUMPS, OR ANY REASON WHY THIS SHOULD BE THE CASE. VERY FRUSTRATED AND AFRAID TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY AFTER READING ALL THE HORROR STORIES ABOUT THE WHEELS/RIMS/TIRES ON THIS CAR BEING THE WRONG SIZE FOR THE CAR. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SOONER RATHER THAN LATER BEFORE SOMEONE DIES! WHY MUST THAT ALWAYS HAPPEN BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651693October 31, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PARKING, THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651694October 31, 2014
STEERING
LIKE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE EPS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN, MAKING THE CAR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE DEALER CALIBRATED THE EPS WITH A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR A CHARGE OF APPROXIMATELY $100. THINGS WORKED FINE FOR A WEEK, DURING WHICH TIME THE CAR WAS DRIVEN ABOUT 500 MILES, BUT THEN THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 8,000 MILES BUT WAS STILL WITHIN THE FIVE YEAR WARRANTY TIME BY SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER INFORMED HYUNDAI OF THE SITUATION, AND THEY APPROVED A "GOODWILL REPAIR" UNDER THE WARRANTY, WHICH CONSISTED OF RECALIBRATING AND REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY AT NO ADDITIONAL COST, WHICH WOULD HAVE ORDINARILY HAD A CHARGE OF AROUND $2,000. I HAVE DELAYED REPORTING THIS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO BE CERTAIN THE REPAIR LASTED FOR A SIGNIFICANT LENGTH OF TIME. I ALSO WANTED TO REPORT, UNLIKE MOST OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, A RELATIVELY SATISFACTORY REMEDIATION OF THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM BY OUR DEALER AND HYUNDAI. NEVERTHELESS THIS PROBLEM LOOKS TO BE COMMON ENOUGH AND CERTAINLY IS SERIOUS ENOUGH THAT IT SHOULD HAVE HAD AN OFFICIAL SAFETY RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650833October 28, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON NARROW 2 LANE ROAD.,MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SHOT ACROSS THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF ONCOMING LANE..THANKFULLY NO CAR WAS COMING TOWARD ME.AT THE TIME. I MANAGED TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL, BUT WAS TERRIFIED THINKING WHAT IF A CAR HAD BEEN COMING UP TOWARD ME. THIS HAPPENED SOMETIME IN SUMMER OF 2013. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS JUST A FLUKE UNTIL TODAY WHEN I WAS READING ABOUT CHRYSLER AUTOS HAVING SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. I DECIDED TO CHECK TO SEE IF ANY HYUNDAI CARS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT INDEED THERE HAD BEEN A CASE REPORTED. NOW, I AM VERY UNEASY DRIVING MY CAR, AND ESPECIALLY SINCE MY 19 YR OLD ALSO DRIVES IT. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY RECALL TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED. I HAVE ALSO EMAIL THE HYUNDAI CORP. TO INFORM THEM ALSO OF MY EXPERIENCE. I CERTAINLY DO NOT WANT TO DIE OR HAVE ANY ONE ELSE KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS. WOULD LIKE TO SEE HYUNDAI RECALL THESE CARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650322October 27, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
BOTH VISORS FELL WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY HINDERING MY VIEW AND SCARING THE CRAP OUT OF ME. I SEE NO RECALLS? ISN'T THIS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR HYUNDAI? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650330October 27, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
MY CAR WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE ON THE HIGHWAY STARTING PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND WHEN I LET OFF THE BRAKE IT CORRECTS BACK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE CALIPER AND BRAKE HOSE...MY BROTHER IS AN AUTO MECHANIC FOR LEXUS AND DECIDED TO LOOK INTO IT FURTHER AND IT IS ACTUALLY THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WHERE THE BRAKE FLUID ISN'T EVEN GETTING TO THE CALIPER. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. AND I DON'T SEE WHERE THIS IS RECALLED BY HYUNDAI? AND, THE BRAKE LIGHT ISN'T ON TELLING ME THERE IS AN ISSUE IN THE ABS SYSTEM?????? HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650505October 27, 2014
AIR BAGS
I WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE I WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT FENDER AND THEN WAS SPUN AROUND AND HIT THE BACK OF THE OTHER VEHICLE ON THE REAR PASSENGER QUARTER PANEL, THEN JUMPED THE CURB AND HIT A TREE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I HIT MY HEAD ON THE WINDOW OR THE CENTER POST, NOT SURE. THE VEHICLE THAT HIT ME WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650516October 27, 2014
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES
AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 35 MPH ON ROUGH ROADS REAR END OF CAR WILL SLIDE OUT TO RIGHT CAUSING VEHICLE TO HEAD TOWARDS INCOMING TRAFFIC. IF BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHEN VEHICLE LOSES CONTROL ABS ACTIVATES AND CAR SEEMS TO LEAVE GROUND. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN OVER AND OVER. CAR DEALER REPAIR SAYS THIS IS NOT HAPPENING. NOTES THIS MIGHT BE THE FIRST TIME I HAD THIS TYPE OF SUSPENSION. CAR DOES NOT FEEL SAFE ON INTERSTATE. I'VE TESTED THE BUMP OUT IN AN EMPTY LOT. IF NOT CORRECT BY HARD STEERING CAR WILL DEPART LANE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650082October 26, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHEN RIDING THE VEHICLE AT 60 -70 MPH, AND HITTING A NORMAL BUMP/HOLE IN THE ROAD, THE STABILITY CONTROL MAKES VERY AGGRESSIVE ADJUSTMENTS IN THE REAR OF THE CAR AND MAKE YOU FEEL YOU ARE LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR. DURING WINTER/SNOWY ROADS THERE IS WEAK STABILITY IN THE REAR SUSPENSION. THIS IS REALLY SCARY!. PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY WHAT IS THE ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649993October 25, 2014
STEERING
A BOLT ON THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT SHEARED OFF AND DISCONNECTED THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT AND DAMAGED THE CLOCKSPRING. IT ALSO CAUSED THE CAR TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL IN THE RAIN BECAUSE I LOST THE ABILITY TO CONTROL STEERING. THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED INCHES AWAY FROM A ROCK WALL. THE CAR WAS UN-DRIVABLE DUE TO THE LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY. MY MECHANIC HAD TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT AND CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649697October 24, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIRBAG SENSOR PASSENGER SEAT ASSEMBLY READS THAT THERE IS SOMEONE SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT WHEN NO ONE IS IN SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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