Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#10562923February 4, 2014
TIRES
THE TIRE BLEW OUT THE SIDE WALL. NOW THERE ARE BUBBLES APPEARING ON THE OTHER TIRES. I CONTACTED CONTINENTAL TIRE. WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO A CONTINENTAL TIRE DEALER AND GIVE THEM FILE # [XXX]. I WENT TO DISCOUNT TIRE AND THEY SAID CONTINENTAL TIRE WOULD COVER 50% OF THE TWO TIRES TO BE REPLACED, FILE # [XXX]. I BELIEVE THAT THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. I AM AFRAID THAT THE OTHER 2 FACTORY TIRES ARE GOING TO DO THE SAME THING. 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
#10562926February 4, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT RANDOMLY ILLUMINATES IF A PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE CAR. HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP DEMANDS $100 JUST TO LOOK AT THE CAR WITH NO WORK PERFORMED AND SAYS THAT THE PROBLEM IS PROBABLY A "LIGHTER WEIGHT" PERSON OR SOMEONE SITTING "INCORRECTLY" IN THE SEAT. AS THIS IS NOT THE CASE, AND THE PROBLEM OCCURS NO MATTER WHO IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THERE IS GRAVE CONCERN THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL FAIL IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT - OR WILL DEPLOY AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CONSIDERING HYUNDAI'S HISTORICAL ISSUES WITH AIR BAGS AND RECALLS ON MODEL YEARS SURROUNDING THE 2006 MODEL AND COMPLAINTS FOUND ALL OVER THE INTERNET RELATED TO AIRBAG ISSUES FOR THIS MODEL YEAR AS WELL, IT IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN INVESTIGATION AND OFFICIAL RECALL IN PLACE TO RESOLVE THE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562535February 2, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
GOT A HYUNDAI 2013 ELANTRA GT IN EARLY NOV. 2013 WITH THE STYLE & TECH PACKAGE WHICH HAS THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF. THE CAR IS BARELY 3 MONTHS OLD. DRIVING TO WORK ON 288 SOUTH FWAY WHEN I SUDDENLY HEARD A BOOM, AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS ANOTHER CAR THAT HAD BLOWN ITS TIRE BUT THEN I HEARD THE SUNROOF COVER ABOVE MY HEAD FLUTTERING. PULLED OVER JUST AS A F350 TRUCK PARKED IN FRONT OF ME, DRIVER COMES OUT AND TELLS ME I CRACKED HIS WINDSHIELD, I SEE THAT THE FRONT SECTION OF MY SUNROOF IS GONE. THE DRIVER SAYS HE WAS BEHIND ME AND SAW MY SUNROOF IMPLODE AND A HUGE PIECE OF THE GLASS HIT HIS WINDSHIELD AND SHATTERED. ASKED HIM IF HE SAW ANYTHING HIT MY ROOF AND HE SAID NO. DRIVER HELPED ME CLEAN UP A LOT OF THE BROKEN GLASS THAT WAS STILL ON MY ROOF. HE ALSO POINTED OUT THE DAMAGE TO THE PAINT ON THE REAR SECTION ABOVE THE LED BRAKE LIGHTS. WE EXCHANGED INFORMATION & I DECIDED TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER SINCE IT WAS NOT FAR OFF. ON THE WAY A LOT OF THE BROKEN GLASS STARTED FALLING INSIDE THE CAR. AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY ALL SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OR SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. SINCE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE FACILITIES TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE THEY REFERRED ME TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHERE I ARRANGED FOR THE CAR TO BE TOWED. TOLD THE SERVICE DEPT WHAT HAPPENED AND SAID THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE. THEIR VERDICT IS THAT A ROCK OR SOMETHING HIT IT TO CAUSE THE DAMAGE. THEY WILL REPLACE THE SUNROOF OUT OF COURTESY BUT NOT COVER FOR A RENTAL CAR DESPITE A WARRANTY. SERVICE MGR SAYS HE CAN DO ONE AND NOT BOTH. NOT TO MENTION THEY WOULD NOT RETOUCH THE PAINT DAMAGE. MY INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER BECAUSE THEIR INVESTIGATION POINTS TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENING AGAIN WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT OR SERIOUS INJURIES. WORRIED ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF THE SUNROOF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562597February 2, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE ON VEHICLE DEVELOPED A BLISTER ON THE OUTSIDE PART OF THE TIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562600February 2, 2014
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 68MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A LARGE BOOM. PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND NOTICE THAT MY MOONROOF/SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED INTO A MILLION PIECES. THE INTRIGUING PART WAS THAT I WAS ALONE WITH NO CARS AROUND WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. THE WEATHER WAS COLD, BUT NOT EXTREME THE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 24 DEGREES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561707January 27, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
DURING MERGE ONTO A MAJOR DALLAS TOLLWAY, TRAFFIC BECAME STOPPED IN THE RIGHT LANE AND UPON APPLYING A HARD BRAKE OF MY CAR, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE, THE SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK, MY CAR FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS ACCELERATING EVEN THOUGH I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE PAD HARD. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME ONCE AND THEN AGAIN BEFORE MY CAR STOPPED, STILL RUNNING. MY CAR SUSTAINED $8500 IN DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END, BUT THE AIR BAG DID NOT EVEN DEPLOY. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR 15 MONTHS AND HAVE NOT HAD AN ISSUE OF THIS NATURE IN THE PAST, HOWEVER I AM NOW CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561518January 26, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. DESPITE RECEIVING RECALL LETTERS FOR OUR 2006 ACCENT AND 2009 SONATA, THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT OUR 2006 ELANTRA WITH IT'S PARTICULAR VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. YET IT'S THE ONLY CAR WE OWNED THAT HAD THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL. WE CONTACTED HYUNDAI USA AND THEY WERE NO HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561165January 23, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED MUCH LATER THAN THE CRASH OCCURRED AND CAUSED HIM TO SUFFER BLEEDING TO THE BRAIN AND A BROKEN NOSE DUE TO MAKING CONTACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10561104January 22, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I PURCHASED THIS CAR AT THE END OF NOVEMBER BRAND NEW. ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE WARNING ESC LIGHT CAME ON MY DASHBOARD AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. DURING THIS TIME I HAD MINOR INCIDENTS OF THE ESC TURNING ON FOR NO REASON (DRY ROADS). BUT ON THIS MONDAY I EXPERIENCED A MAJOR INCIDENT WITH ESC TURNING ON WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT 50 MPH DOWN A HIGHWAY (DRY ROADS). ALL FOUR WHEELS STARTED BRAKING AND I WAS DRAGGED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND JUST MISSING A TELEPHONE POLL. I WAS LUCKY TO GET THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND STOPPED WITH ME AND THE CAR INTACT. I THEN CALLED THE HYUNDAI ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560799January 21, 2014
SEATS
MY CAR WAS STOPPED IN A 45 MPH ZONE WHEN IT WAS REAR-ENDED BY A TRUCK. AT THE TIME OF COLLISION MY SEAT MOVED BACK RAPIDLY ON THE RAILS AND THE BACK OF THE SEAT FLIPPED DOWN SEVERAL STOPS. OF A PASSENGER HAD BEEN SEATED BEHIND ME SHE WOULD HAVE LIKELY BEEN INJURED. I WONDER IF THIS SEAT IS SAFE AND IF THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR INCIDENTS? IT COULD BE A RECALL ITEM. I WAS ADVISED BY HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE TO TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST DEALER AND HAVE IT CHECKED. THE CAR IS IN THE BODY SHOP AND NEAREST DEALER IS 60 MILES... *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10560901January 21, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
IT WAS THE FIRST SNOW STORM IN NJ. I WAS DRIVING, GOT A RED LIGHT AND WAS SLOWING DOWN THE CAR. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF CARS STOPPING AT RED LIGHT. MY CAR WAS ALMOST STOPPED ALSO BUT THE LAST MOMENT, THE BRAKE WOULDN'T WORK AND JUST HELPLESSLY SLID AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS THE FIRST TIME I GOT AN ACCIDENT AND THERE WERE SO MANY SMALL ACCIDENTS AROUND SO I THOUGHT IT WAS MY MISTAKE SOMEHOW. BUT AFTERWARDS, I GET SIMILAR ISSUES AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE ANY MORE. MY CAR IS JUST ONE YEAR OLD. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 10 YEARS, NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF ISSUE BEFORE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560536January 19, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MY HYUNDAI ELANTRA HAS HAD SEVERAL ISSUES SINCE PURCHASING IT MARCH 09, 2013. CHIEF COMPLAINTS ARE MY VEHICLE WILL NOT START. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME TO POP OFF THE SHIFT LOCK BUTTON ON GEAR SHAFT AND MY CAR STARTED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER EVALUATION AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS A RELAY SWITCH, WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. PAID $260.00 TO HAVE THIS PART FIXED AND MY CAR STILL HAS PROBLEMS STARTING. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES AND UNABLE TO START MY VEHICLE. SECOND COMPLAINT IS MY CAR IS NOT GETTING THE GAS MILEAGE IT IS SUPPOSED TO. SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS WELL. THEY INFORMED ME TO ONLY USE SHELL GASOLINE. I STILL DO NOT RECEIVE THE GAS MILEAGE I WAS PROMISED UPON PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS ENCOUNTERED EITHER ONE OF THESE ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560201January 16, 2014
STEERING
THE STEERING SQUEAKS AND RATTLES ON ROUGH OR BUMPY SURFACES. IF YOU RELEASE TILT STEERING LEVER AND MOVE STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN. ITS MAKES LOUD SQUEAKING NOISES. THE NOISE CONTINUES IN ANY POSITION TILT STEERING IS PUT IN WHILE DRIVING. VERY IRRITATING NOISE .LIKE HAVING A MOUSE IN YOUR CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560021January 15, 2014
STEERING
THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN TO RESOLVE ESCALATING PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING THAT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD NO LONGER RESET AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. 127 MILES AFTER COMPLETION OF THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT, THE POWER STEERING AGAIN FAILED YESTERDAY EVENING WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. I REITERATE MY STATEMENT FROM THE PRIOR INCIDENT(S) THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE - NOT ONLY TO THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE, BUT TO OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL. THIS LONG-TIME HYUNDAI PROMOTER IS ABOUT TO BECOME A DETRACTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559783January 14, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED AND EPS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONDITION CLEARED UPON STOPPING VEHICLE, AND RESTARTING IT. THIS CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY (MAYBE 10-15 INSTANCES, OFTEN WITH MONTHS BETWEEN OCCURRENCES) UNTIL OCTOBER (182900 MILES), WHEN EPS FAILED TO RESET. SPEED WAS NOT A CONSISTENT FACTOR; EPS WOULD DEACTIVATE AT ANY SPEED - INCLUDING AS LOW AS 20 MPH. ESPECIALLY IF/WHEN OCCURRING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR EPS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MODEL/YEAR REPORTED ON VARIOUS TECH FORUMS AND AM CONCERNED THAT MY EXPERIENCE WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED STEERING COLUMN TO RESOLVE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559988January 14, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE RUST ON MY 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA ROTORS AND IT MAKES NOISE WHEN I BRAKE. I HAD TO GET NEW PADS IN DECEMBER BECAUSE OF A LOUD NOISE WHILE BRAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559653January 13, 2014
STEERING
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM AND LOST HER POWER STEERING. THE EPS (ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING) LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE WAS LUCKY SHE DIDN'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, TURNED HER CAR OFF, THEN STARTED IT AGAIN. THE EPS LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE POWER STEERING WAS AGAIN WORKING. I PERFORMED AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE HYUNDAI EPS SYSTEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559690January 13, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE POWER STEERING. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE POWER STEERING UNIT BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. ADDITIONALLY, THE STEERING WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 3/12/14*CN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559703January 13, 2014
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TWO ISSUES: (1) I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON MAY 26, 2013. I FOUND OUT THAT THE GOV. HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE ELANTRA MODELS BUILT FROM 11-12-2010 THROUGH 3-5-2013. MY CAR WAS ASSEMBLED ON FEB, 22, 2013. I WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT THIS AT TIME OF PURCHASE AND HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION FROM HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA. THE DEALERS ARE NOT RESPONSIVE. (2) THE "AUTO-DIMMING REARVIEW MIRROR WITH HOMELINK & COMPASS" RARELY FUNCTIONS. REAL PROBLEM IS THAT MIRROR IMAGE AND HEADLIGHTS ARE SAME INTENSITY/ CLARITY WHETHER UNIT IS TURNED ON OR OFF--VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. THE DEALER I PURCHASED CAR FROM AND ANOTHER DEALER REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558963January 7, 2014
AIR BAGS
WHEN I WAS SIDESWIPED AND THEN HE DROVE DOWN THE WHOLE LEFT SIDE OF MY CAR THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF. I WENT UP A SOME HILL AND HIT CABLE BOX AND STILL NO AIRBAGS MY BACK DOOR WAS ON THE STREET AFTERWARDS. THE FRONT DRIVERS DOOR WAS PUSHED IN ABOUT 3-5 INCHES AND STILL NOT AIRBAGS THEY SAY HE DID NOT HIT ME IN THE RIGHT SPOT. SOME OF THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPER IS MISSING TO. I AM NOT SURE WHERE HE NEEDED TO HIT ME IF WE HAVE 6 AIRBAGS THAT SHOULD GO OFF THEN WHY NO AIRBAGS . I HAVE SEEN LESS DAMAGE TO A CAR AND THERE AIRBAGS GO OFF. I HAVE OWN HYUNDAI'S FOR OVER 14 YEARS AND THIS CAR SUCKS . I WILL NEVER PAY AGAIN MY CAR IS TOTALED SO I AM STILL CONFUSED AT WHERE MY AIRBAGS NEED TO BE HIT TO GO OFF. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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