Hyundai Elantra Complaints

8,883 consumer complaints on file.

#10192730June 8, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:REAR
ALIGNMENT ON MY VEHICLE (2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SE) IS NOT ADJUSTED PROPERLY, AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED PROPERLY. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. REAR END GOES SIDEWAYS BECAUSE CAMBER SETTINGS ARE CREATING OVERSTEER SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192713June 7, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL AND SWERVED LEFT ON A ONE WAY STREET. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VIN AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192264June 1, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT COMPLETELY OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID AND DEBRIS ON THE GROUND NEAR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THE ENGINE SIZE, POWERTRAIN, AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191826May 27, 2007
TIRES, AIR BAGS
MY 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HYDROPLANES EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS AND SKIDS VERY EASILY ON SLIGHTLY WET PAVEMENT. MY DAUGHTER HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS TO ME MANY TIMES. TONIGHT SHE HYDROPLANED AND WENT INTO A WOODEN POLE. SHE WASN'T INJURED AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY; HOWEVER, THE FRONT FENDER WAS DAMAGED. I AM GOING TO HAVE IT FIXED THEN SEE ABOUT GETTING RID OF THE CAR. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE SAFE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191731May 25, 2007
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD AT 50 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED REPEATEDLY FOR A COUPLE HUNDRED YARDS UNTIL IT FINALLY CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. THE HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER WAS CALLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER'S BODY SHOP. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL BE MOVED TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC AND SHE BELIEVES THAT IT WILL BE CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOST. THE MECHANICS NEVER MENTIONED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,300.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191618May 24, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191540May 23, 2007
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
REAR SEAT BELTS; TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THAT AMONGST OTHER THINGS THE REAR SEAT BELTS WERE ROTTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WAS TOLD TO PAY FOR IT SINCE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191343May 21, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH FAILURE AT 52,792 MILES. I OWN 3 OTHER CARS ; FORD, HONDA, AND CHEVROLET WITH CLUTCHES WELL OVER 120,000 MILES. IT IS NOT A RESULT OF MY DRIVING. HYUNDAI WOULD NOT REPLACE. NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191381May 21, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE DOOR LIGHT AND DOOR CHIME CAME ON FOR NO REASON. WENT INTO THE DITCH TRYING TO FIND WHAT WAS HAPPENING. EVERY TIME I WASHED THE CAR OR DROVE IN THE RAIN THE SAME THINGS HAPPENED . HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND WAIT A DAY OR TWO UNTIL SOMETHING DRIED. HEARD THAT HYUNDAI HAD A MANUFACTURING FLAW IN THAT THEY HAVE NOT SEALED THE PILLAR AND FENDER AREA ,THUS WATER JUST RAN TO THE ELECTRICAL WIRING. IT SHORTED OUT THE BATTERY, WHICH I HAD TO REPLACE ,AND COULD NOT DRIVE IN THE RAIN OR WASH THE CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190643May 14, 2007
WHEELS
I AM 60 YEARS OLD AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING SINCE I WAS 16 AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS EVER. THE 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WITH STANDARD STEEL WHEELS DEFINITELY HA A DESIGN PROBLEM. IN THE WINTER, SNOW SLUSH BUILDS UP INSIDE THE WHEEL, CAUSING THE CAR TO VIBRATE SEVERELY ABOVE 30 MPH. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED 3 TIMES. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE DESIGN OF THE WHEEL. I AM A MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND LIVE IN GURNEE, ILLINOIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189043April 26, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT KEPT ILLUMINATING. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE AND DIAGNOSED IT AS THE AIR BAG SENSOR. APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES LATE, THE FAILURE RECURRED. ALSO, CURRENTL YTHE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIO ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY, THE VOLUME INCREASED, AND CERTAIN LIGHTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS THE AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLLER LIGHTS, FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT HAD THE RADIATOR REPLACED . IN ADDEITION, THE TIRES WERE CONSTANTLY WEARING OUT, AND SHE WAS ABOUT TO PURCHASE FOURTH SET IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS. SHE HAS NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE FAILURES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 73,000 .AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 45,000. *AK ABL.PCO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188821April 25, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS COVERED IN TINY HOLES. A NEWS BROADCAST MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM AND IT SERVED AS CONFIRMATION FOR THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS A SERIOUS FAILURE. THE HOLES MADE VISIBILITY DIFFICULT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT OR IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE FAILURE WAS ONLY ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD IN A UNIFORMED, STRAIGHT PATTERN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 30,600, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.*AK UPDATED 05/23/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188009April 16, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HEADLIGHTS BURNING OUT FREQUENTLY WAS THE FIRST SIGN OF PROBLEMS, REPLACED THEM AS THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS INHERENT TO THE 2001 ELANTRA. IN AUGUST 2006 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WAS ON, HEADLIGHT OUT AGAIN, TOOK CAR TO DEALER, THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD BEEN OVER CHARGING AND NOT ONLY WAS THE OVER CHARGING BURNING OUT THE HEADLIGHTS IT ALSO HAD TAKEN OUT THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE, AND AIR BAG MODULE. CAR HAD ONLY 42000 MILES ON IT, AND WAS 2 WEEKS FROM BEING OUT OF THE 5 YEAR BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. WELL HERE IT IS 6 MONTHS LATER AND 47000 MILES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON, I HAVE SINCE PURCHASED A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL TO READ THE CODES. THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH AT IDLE. THE CODES CAME UP AS MIS FIRE ON CYLINDER 3, TPS SENSOR FAILURE AND MAP BAROMETER FAILURE. I REPLACED THE PLUGS AND WIRES, ENGINE STILL RAN ROUGH. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER THEY REPLACED THE TPS, STILL RUNNING ROUGH, THEY SUGGESTED THAT BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY TPS THAT THE EXCESSIVE DUMPING OF FUEL INTO THE JETS COULD HAVE CAUSED ONE OF THEM TO BE CLOGGED. I HAD THEM CLEAN THE JETS AS WELL AS REPLACE THE PLUGS AND WIRES AGAIN (THEY HAD ALSO FOUND THAT #3 WIRE HAD BEEN ARCING.) THIS TOOK CARE OF THE IDLE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR HOME AND THE NEXT DAY DRIVING THE CAR WOULD SURGE BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR, ENGINE LIGHT BACK ON. STILL HAVE THE MAP ERROR. DEALER ENDED UP REPLACING THE MAP SENSOR. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT A MONTH SINCE THIS LAST OCCOURENCE AND ALL I CAN DO IS CROSS MY FINGERS UNTIL I TRADE IT IN. *AK ABL.PCO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187849April 14, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
AFTER ENTERING A HIGHWAY MY ELANTRA CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY FROM 65 MPH AND THE ENGINE DIED. I LATER HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES AND WHEEL BEARINGS ON THE SIDE I SWERVED INTO AND I'M SURE THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. I HEARD A WOMAN COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS SAME SITUATION THAT HAPPENED TO HER TWICE TO A DEALERSHIP MECHANIC WHILE SHE WAS HAVING THE TRANSMISSION ON HER ELANTRA CHECKED OUT. I THINK THIS PROBLEM RESULTS FROM THERE BEING NO LOCK ON THE SHIFTER BETWEEN NEUTRAL AND DRIVE. IT TAKES VERY LITTLE EFFORT TO POP THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL (LIKE A COAT SLEEVE) AND I THINK I TOUCHED IT WHILE REACHING FOR MY RADIO.THIS SENT THE ENGINE INTO VERY HIGH REVS WHICH CAUSED THE VACUUM SYSTEM TO FAIL AND THEN CAUSED THE POWER BRAKES TO FALL TO THE FLOOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187275April 8, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WE PURCHASED A 2003 IN FEBRUARY 2006 , SINCE THEN THE HEADLIGHTS HAD TO BEEN CHANGED 3 TIMES, AND NOW AGAIN AFTER BEING STOPPED NOT KNOWING THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS OUT, IT WENT OUT RIGHT BEFORE WE GOT STOPPED ON API L 7,2007, BEING CHARGED WITH A TICKET. AND 3 POINTS OFF MY DRIVERS LICENSE WITHOUT A WARNING TICKET TO GET IT FIXED. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE CARS IT SHOULDNT HAPPEN THAT MANY TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187222April 6, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, AIR BAGS
AFTER FINISHING DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND REMOVING KEYS FROM IGNITION THE CAR WILL DING, THE SAME DING THAT HAPPENS IF YOU LEAVE YOUR KEYS IN THE IGNITION. IF I EXIT THE VEHICLE AND TRY TO LOCK THE DOORS AND ARM THE ALARM WITH THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY THE CAR WILL NOT LOCK OR ARM THE ALARM, IF I TRY TO MANUALY USE THE KEYS TO LOCK THE VEHICLE IT UNLOCKS THE CAR. THE ONLY WAY THAT I CAN FIX THIS IS IF I TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND THEN TURN IT OFF. THIS OCCURS TOTALY RANDOMLY AND OCCURS ABOUT ONCE EVERY MONTH. IT STARTED ABOUT 6-8 MONTHS AFTER I GOT THE CAR IN MARCH 2006. ITS NOT THAT BIG OF A HASSLE NOW EXCEPT SOMETIME I MIGHT GO TO LOCK THE CAR AND THINK IT LOCKED WHEN IT DIDN'T. I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE THE START OF A BIGGER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BECAUSE I AM ALSO HAVING THE AIRBAG ISSUE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187228April 6, 2007
AIR BAGS
WHEN PASSENGER SITS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE WEIGHING ANYWHERE FROM 100-220LBS WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE SITTING STILL THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL GO ON AND OFF, THE INDICATOR NORMALLY STATES THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I READ OTHER COMPLAINTS AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE A RECALL ON THIS MODEL CAR, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE. WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IF THE LIGHT IS ON THEN THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY, BUT THIS CONTRADICTS WHAT IS IN THE MANUAL, AND WHAT IS STATED FROM OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS. I GOT IN A WRECK ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER HAVING MY CAR, I GOT HIT FROM BEHIND FAIRLY HARD, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF, BUT THE MANUAL SAYS THEY WILL NOT DEPLOY IN MOST REAR END COLLISIONS, SO I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. THIS MAKES ME SCARED THAT I AM GOING TO HAVE A LOVED ONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN A WRECK OCCURS AND THE AIR BAG IS GOING TO FAIL.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186918April 3, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER READ HIGHER BY 5-8% THAN ACTUAL TESTING. HYUNDAI REPLACED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. VEHICLE STILL READS HIGH. HYUNDAI WILL NOT DO ANYMORE CITING THAT READING IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186693April 2, 2007
WHEELS:RIM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED BECAUSE THE RIMS WERE BENT. THE RIMS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO VIBRATE BECAUSE THE RIMS DID NOT FIT THE HUB. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO VIBRATE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT SPENDING MONEY ON THE VEHICLE ,ONLY FOR IT NOT TO BE PROPERLY REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGEWAS 55,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,767. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186866March 30, 2007
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATED,. THE VIBRATION GOT WORSE AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. PRIOR TO THE FRAME BEING TIGHTENED THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHEN DECELERATING AND THE TRANSMISSION THUMPED WHEN GOING INTO OVERDRIVE. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, BEHIND A LARGE TRUCK, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WOULD TAKE FLIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET SATISFACTION FROM HYUNDAI. THEY STATED THAT FAILURES WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND OVER WERE NOT UNDER THEIR PURVIEW. THE CONTACT HAS REPAIR INVOICES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,700 , AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,900. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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