Hyundai Elantra Complaints (2011)

433 consumer complaints on file.

#11222746June 26, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE FAMILY GARAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT FIRE. A FIRE REPORT AND A POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. SMOKE FILLED THE HOME AND THE GARAGE DRYWALL CEILING HAD COLLAPSED AND BLACKENED THE INTERIOR OF THE GARAGE. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND FULL OF WATER. THE FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVER'S FRONT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE EXACT CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AS OF YET. THE VEHICLE 'S WHOLE FRONT FROM THE ENGINE HAD BEEN BURNED OUT. THE GLASS EXPLODED AND THE VEHICLE WAS RIPPED OPEN USING A JAWS OF LIFE TOOL SO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD PUT OUT THE FIRE FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220632June 17, 2019
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT AND AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED AS THE BRAKES HAD BEEN APPLIED HOWEVER, THE WHEELS SPUN UNEXPECTEDLY AND THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED RESULTING INTO A CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS HAD NOT DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT SENT NOTIFICATION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V871000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) AS OF DECEMBER 21ST, 2015 SO THE OWNER WAS NOT AWARE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN ABOVE MID 20 TO 5 MPH WITH A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE LOCATION OF THE FAILURE AND PARKED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED YET. THE VEHICLE WAS RENDERED UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE FAILURE EXPERIENCED RELATED TO THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218843June 10, 2019
ENGINE, STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CAR STALLS WHILE IN MOTION AND COMING TO STOPS. ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL TRUCK AND ALSO HAS A TICKING NOISE. CONSTANTLY HAVING TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT BULBS FRONT AND BACK. ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH STEERING WHEEL MAKING A WINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. MY TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF EVEN WHEN AIR IS PUT IN OR ALL NEW TIRES ARE PUT ON. ALSO CONSTANTLY HAVING ISSUES DRIVER SIDE UP FRONT TIRE ISSUES. HAD NEW BRAKES DONE AND SHORTLY AFTER THERE MAKING NOISES AGAIN. I ALWAYS HAVE HYUNDAI DO MY WORK ON MY CAR EXCEPT I DO HOWEVER GO TO WALMART TO GET MY TIRES. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS AND CONSTANTLY HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH IT. I WILL NEVER EVER BUY ANOTHER HYUNDAI AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11216929May 30, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR WILL NOT START DESPITE THE BATTERY BEING CHARGED AND NO APPARENT ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE WHICH LEFT ME STRANDED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A RANGE SWITCH ISSUE. I DO HAVE A DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY; THIS SHOULD BE COVERED; HOWEVER, THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209278May 22, 2019
ENGINE
SEVERE ENGINE KNOCKING FOR OVER 12 MONTHS WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS STORED IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE YEAR ROUND. KNOCKING OCCURS NO MATTER THE OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE. THE VEHICLE SEIZED UP AND WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO MAKE REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11206161May 8, 2019
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF REGULARLY FOR SOME DAYS, THEN FINALLY IT STAYS ON PERMANENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL LIGHTS DOESN'T COME ON WHEN I TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CAR BOUNCES AND SWAY TO THE SIDE EACH TIME I HIT A POTHOLE NO MATTER HOW SMALL THE POTHOLE IS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11205156May 2, 2019
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE COIL SPRING SNAPPED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND WAS DRAGGING AGAINST THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204915May 1, 2019
ENGINE
CAR RANDOMLY WOULDN'T START THIS MORNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204368April 29, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE EMERGING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED WIESNER HYUNDAI (1645 INTERSTATE 45 N #400, CONROE, TX 77304, (936) 523-6300) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY AND TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,883.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196806April 16, 2019
SUSPENSION
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD LESS THEN A MILE FROM HOME. I HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND AND SEEN A PART OF MY COIL SPRING BOUNCING ACROSS THE ROAD IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR. I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THIS CAR AS AT ANOTHER TIME WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT THE COIL SPRING BROKE OFF AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194899April 9, 2019
ENGINE
RATTLING/KNOCKING NOISE WHILE CAR IS RUNNING, INCREASE IN NOISE AS YOU ACCELERATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194687April 8, 2019
ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS DETECTED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING MORE THAN 60 MPH OVER A BUMP, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE DETECTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CYLINDER COUPLING AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194753April 8, 2019
ENGINE
ENGINE TICKING AT IDLE AND ACCELERATION. HAD LIFTERS REPLACED AND OIL PUMP COSTING $1500. ENGINE CONTINUED WITH TICKING NOISE. BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHICH IS 2.5 HOURS AWAY. THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW MOTOR. HYUNDAI HAS DECLINED THE REQUEST RELATED TO MILEAGE AND TIME. REALLY. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 79,000 MILES ON IT. HYUNDAI CURRENTLY HAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT RELATED TO THE TICKING NOISE. HYUNDAI KNOWS THAT THE ENGINES ARE FAULTY BUT REFUSE TO PUT OUT A RECALL. HOW CAN YOU LET HYUNDAI CONTINUE TO RESELL THESE CARS. THIS IS BASICALLY FRAUD. HYUNDAI ELANTRAS FROM 2011-2016 WITH THE 1.8L ENGINE ARE THE ONES AFFECTED. HYUNDAI DOESN'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A MOTOR GOING WITH ONLY 79,000 MILES ON IT. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING TO MAKE HYUNDAI ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR FAULTY PRODUCTS. TAKE THE VEHICLES WITH THE 1.8L OFF THE MARKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193292April 2, 2019
ENGINE
I NOTICED A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE MY ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS 73,000 MILES AND WAS MAINTAINED (OIL ALWAYS CHANGED ON TIME). I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM MY GRANDFATHER AND HAD IT LESS THAN A YEAR. BECAUSE I WAS THE SECOND OWNER, I WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE 10 YEAR/1000,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP SUBMITTED DOCUMENTATION AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ENGINE TO SEE IF HYUNDAI WOULD COVER ANY OF THE COST OF A NEW ENGINE. HYUNDAI DECLINED TO COVER ANY OF THE COST OF THE ENGINE. I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS ASSIGNED A CASEWORKER TO LOOK AT THE SUBMITTAL IN GREATER DETAIL. THE CASEWORKER INFORMED ME THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF THE COST REGARDLESS THAT MANY PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ENGINES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193511April 2, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
REAR BRAKE PADS SEPARATED AFTER 50,000 MILES OF MAINLY HIGHWAY DRIVING (MY HONDA ACCORD, DRIVEN SIMILARLY, HAD BRAKE PADS LAST 150,000 MILES). VEHICLE IS GARAGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193192April 1, 2019
SUSPENSION
FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND CONTACTED TIRE. LUCKILY I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT. BY THE LOOKS OF THE DAMAGE TO THE TIRE, I AM VERY FORTUNATE I HAVE BEEN LIKE THIS AND NOT AT ANY LEVEL OF SPEED. THE FOLLOWING MORNING I LOOKED INTO THE PROBLEM AND FOUND AN ARTICLE BY EDMOND IN MAY 2015 THAT TALKED ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION RECALLING HYUNDAI ELANTRA'S?S FOR FRONT COIL SPRING PROBLEMS. FROM THE ARTICLE THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR. I CALLED HYUNDAI CORPORATION THEY SAID IT WAS NOT UP FOR A RECALL. TWO CALLS TO DEALERSHIPS I WAS AGAIN TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL. PLEASE FORCE HYUNDAI TO RECALL THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AT THEIR EXPENSE. THANK YOU, [XXX] 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
#11191370March 25, 2019
ENGINE
THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY STRIPPED FROM CRANKSHAFT! ABOUT 30K MILES BEFORE WE STARTED NOTICING ENGINE NOISES - LOUD TICKING NOISES. AFTER HAVING MY SPOUSE PARK THE VECHICLE BECAUSE WAS HARD KNOCKS, I TOOK IT OUT WITH MY DAUGHTER TO TAKE HER TO GUITAR LESSONS AND TO LISTEN TO IT AS I DROVE. ON THE WAY BACK TO THE (LESS THAN 3 MILES) THE ENGINE DIED AS THERE WAS A LOUD SCREECH/KNOCK. I RESTARTED THE ENIGNE AND DROVE BACK HOME. THE COOLANT AND OIL WAS EVERYWHERE. THAT'S WHEN I NOTICES THE PULLEY WAS LOOSE AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OFF THE CRANKSHAFT. THE ODDEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN. THE ENGINE (I BELIEVE) STILL STARTS BUT TICKETING DOES PERSIST. NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED BUT CLEARLY THE ENGINE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH IT. THERE WAS NOTHING WE'VE DONE WITH THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN NORMAL, HIGHWAY DRIVING. I'VE CONTACT CORPORATE HYUNDAI AND THEY HAVE INDICATED IT'S NOT LONGER COVERED AND NO WORK CAN BE DONE ON IT. MY CONCERN - OUTSIDE OF 5K LOST ON THE VEHICLE IS THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ALL THE VEHICLES OUT THERE - ESPECIALLY AT THE LOWER MILEAGE. I FREAKED OUT ON THE ROAD WHEN I HEARD THE NOISES AND FELT LIKE MY ENGINE COMPLETELY FELL APART. MY SAFETY WAS MY CONCERN. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS ENGINE AND IT'S NOT JUST MINE. IF IT HAPPENED TO ME...A SIMILAR OCCURRENCE IS HAPPENING TO OTHERS. I SENSE HYUNDAI IS NOT DOING IT'S PART TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE ESPECIALLY WITH SUCH A CORE/CRITICAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. I'VE LOST CONFIDENCE IN THEIR VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY WITH LACK OF OWNERSHIP OF THE ISSUES. (VEHICLE IS STILL AT DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME OF THE WRITING). I'LL BE PICKING IT UP TODAY. I"M ESTIMATING THE DATE THIS HAPPENED...BECAUSE I DIDN'T MARK IT DOWN. I TRIED TO TOW IT MYSELF TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH MY TRUCK BUT I TOOK THE BUMPER OFF SO FINALLY GOT A REAL TOW IN TO PICKER IT UP AND RELIEVED IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186672March 13, 2019
ENGINE
THE ENGINE IN THIS CAR IS KNOCKING SEVERELY. IT'S REALLY BAD UPON START UP AND CONTINUES TO KNOCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11185050March 8, 2019
ENGINE
KNOWN HYUNDAI ENGINE PROBLEMS THE ENGINE HAS A TICKING NOISE THAT I HAVE FOUND TO BE A MANUFACTURED ISSUE IN HYUNDAI ELANTRAS. THE CAMSHAFT BUSHINGS ARE WORN AWAY AND NEEDS A COMPLETELY NEW ENGINE. ALL OF WHICH IS A MANUFACTURING FAULT. THE TICKING IS AUDIBLE WHEN IDLING AND EVEN MORE SO WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11184484March 5, 2019
AIR BAGS, STEERING, SUSPENSION
'TAKATA RECALL' (1) SUSPENSION PROBLEM.. IT DRIFTS OR BOUNCES TO ONE SIDE WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR WHEN I GO INTO A POTHOLE... I HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT TO DIFFERENT AUTO MECHANICS TO FIX THIS BUT HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY SOLUTION.. CHANGED SWAY BAR LINKS, TIE-RODS, STRUTS AND BALL JOINTS, STILL NO IMPROVEMENT. (2) STEERING ISSUES - STEERING FEELS STIFF WHEN TURNING AND SOMETIMES MAKES FUNNY SOUNDS (3) CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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