2014 Hyundai Elantra Complaint Log

I STARTED MY CAR WITH NO PROBLEM AND DROVE MAYBE 15 MIN FROM MY HOME. I WENT INTO THE STORE AND CAME BACK OUT AND THE CAR STRUGGLED TO START. AFTER THE SECOND ATTEMPT THE CAR STARTED ALTHOUGH IT DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT. AFTER DRIVING A MINUTE UP THE ROAD THE CAR SHUT COMPLETELY OFF AND WOULDN'T START. AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS OF TRYING TO START MY CAR I HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOME. I HAD A MECHANIC COME TO CHECK IT OUT AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL, WHICH IS A SIGN THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAILING. I THEN EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN KNOCKING FOR A FEW MONTHS AND HE INFORMED ME THAT HYUNDAI RECALLED A FEW MODELS FOR THE SAME REASON. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON MINE AND REALIZED THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND HYUNDAI HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT.

WHENEVER I USE THE AIR CONDITIONER OR VENTILATION THERE'S AN OVERWHELMING SMEL OF MOLD. THIS OCCURS IN STATIONARY AND WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND MOVED ABNORMALLY AS A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK OIL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. PUGI HYUNDAI (1866 OGDEN AVE, DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515, (630) 964-9500) INDICATED THAT AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WOULD BE NEEDED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ELIGIBLE FOR A REPLACEMENT ENGINE DUE TO THE WARRANTY. THE DEALER PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH THREE LOANER VEHICLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN WAITING FOR THE PART TO ARRIVE FOR MONTHS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE PART MAY BECOME AVAILABLE IN MID JANUARY OF 2019. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD AND IT EATS OIL . MY DAUGHTER IN BETWEENNOIL CHANGES HAD TO PUT 2 QUARTS IN THE CAR. WE USE SYNTHETIC OIL . THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SOME TIME NOW TILL I TOLD MY FAMILY AND THEY MENTIONED HYUNDAI HAD A RECALL. I DONT SEE ONE FOR MY CAR BUT THERE OBVIOUSLY IS AN ISSUE.

MY PASSENGER LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO GET LOOKED AT AND THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE WIRING IN THE LIGHT CAP HAS TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TIRES BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF A DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER ONLINE REGARDING THE LACK OF A SPARE TIRE, BUT HAD NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER PER THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND STILL DID NOT RECEIVE ASSISTANCE. AAA WAS ABLE TO TOW THE VEHICLE AND ASSISTED WITH THE BLOWOUT FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF AND KEY REMOVED FROM IGNITION AND DOOR IS OPEN THE RADIO AND CLOCK LIGHTS ALL WORK AS IF THE CAR IS ON WHEN ITS OFF

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DIES. ANY SPEED WHETHER ON FREEWAY OR CITY STREETS. DASH LIGHTS COME ON, ENGINE DIES, PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IT STARTS BACK UP FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 MIN THEN DOES IT AGAIN. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. NO WARRANTY ON CAR CAUSE ITS AT 70,000 MILES, MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND DON'T HAVE MONEY TO DUMP INTO A 4 YR OLD CAR WITH 70,000 MILES. I SEE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF THESE CARS, YET NO RECALL. THERE HAS TO BE AN ISSUE RELATED TO ALL AND IT SHOULD BE FIXED BY HYUNDAI SINCE IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE.

CAR HYDROPLANED ON INTERSTATE CAUSING CAR TO SLIDE INTO CONCRETE GUARD RAIL. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS. SOMETHING HIT PASSENGER IN FACE WHEN DEPLOYMENT HAPPENED CAUSING FACIAL LACERATIONS AND A FRACTURE TO THE FOREHEAD WHICH ENDED UP BEING A DEPRESSED FRACTURE THROUGH THE FRONTAL SINUS CAVITY. PASSENGER HAD TO BE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR CT SCANS AND CLOSURES OF LACERATIONS. THE SURGEON SAID THE BONE LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE HIT IT WITH A BALL PEN HAMMER PERFECTLY ROUND SHATTERED.*DT*JB*DT CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.*JB *TR

TICKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE- FAILED LIFTERS AND METAL SHAVINGS INSIDE ENGINE FOUND IN OIL PAN

THERE IS A RECALL ON 2011-14 HYUNDAI SONATA'S AND SANTA FE'S, ELANTRA'S SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED WITH THIS RECALL. THE ENGINE FAILED ON OUR 2014 ELANTRA AS MY 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET AN OIL CHANGE. HYUNDAI IS REPLACING THE ENGINE, AND EXTENDING THE WARRANTY. HOWEVER I WANT TO INSURE THAT ELANTRAS ARE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE RECALL.

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WON'T TURN OFF TO ALLOW YOU TO PULL THE KEY OUT. THE ONLY WAY TO PULL OUT THE KEY IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A PUDDLE OF FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V769000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), BUT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,274. *TT A REPAIR WAS MADE ON 4/16/2017 BY DEALERSHIP BOB HOWARD CAR DEALERSHIP IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA (405-634-8900). *TT

HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2014 ROLLS BACK IN PARK MODE.

CAR HAS PROBLEM STARTING WHEN USING ELECTRONIC IGNITION AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPS AFTER PUSHING KEY OPEN AND CLOSE IM NOT SURE BUT IT WILL EVENTULLY START. CAR WAS IN STATIONARY POSITION PARKING LOT AND HOME.

DEC OF 2017 THE CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A TUNNEL. LUCKILY WE WEREN'T MOVING REALLY DUE TO TRAFFIC. THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP AND WAS FINE. JAN 2018 MY ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD THUMPING SOUND, ESPECIALLY UPON COLD START UP. BROUGHT VECHILE IN FEB 2018 BC THE SOULS WAS STARTING TO HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. FIRST TRIP INTO HYUNDAI THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO CODES COMING UP AND IT T WAS BC OF MY OIL FILTER NOT BEING BE CORRECT SIZE. HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD MY OIL CHANGES DONE EVERY 3-5 THOUSAND MILES AND NEVER ONCE HAD ANY ISSUE, EVER. MIND YOU MY CAR JUST TURNED THREE. THEY CHANGED THE OIL FILTER EVEN THOUGH I LITERALLY HAD AN OIL CHANGE ABOUT TWO WEEKS EARLIER AND THE ISSUES STARTS IN DECEMBER. NOTHING CHANGED AND NOTHING WAS FIXED, THE SOUND WAS STILL THERE. BROUGHT IT BACK ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF LATER OVERNIGHT SO THEY COULD DO THE COLD STARTUP. HYUNDAI CALLED ME THAT MORNING AND SAID MY ENGINE WAS FAILING AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ONE REPLACED. I WAITED THREE MONTHS FOR THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE BC IT WAS ON BACK ORDER NATIONWIDE. I RELIEVED THE CAR BACK MID MAY ON A SATURDAY. THAT FOLLOWING MONDAY THE CAR WAS DEAD. COULD NOT START IT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO HYUNDAI, AND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. HYUNDAI REPLACED THE BATTERY. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WHILE IDLING AND IN GEAR. THE ENGINE WAS SKATING AND MY RPMS WERE GOING OVER 1 JUST SITTING. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN AND THEY AGAIN TOLD ME THERE WERE NO CODES AND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO GET USED TO THE CAR AGAIN. ANOTHER TWO WEEKS GO BY AND NOW IT'S GETTING WORSE AND IT'S ESPECIALLY BAD IN REVERSER. I BROUGHT IT BACK IN AND THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED MY IGNITION COIL PACKS CHANGED BC MY ENGINE IS MISFIRING. THEY SENT ME HOME WITH MY CAR AND SAID IT WAS FINE TO DRIVE. A FEW DAYS LATER I LEAVE WORK AND IT WON'T START AGAIN. IT WAS TOWED TO HYUNDAI AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG.

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SHAVINGS DAMAGING ENGINE. MANUFACTURER SKIPPED A STEP IN THIS PROCESS. ENGINE TICKS WHEN ACCELERATING AND SHAKES. MANUFACTURER EVEN DIAGNOSED THE ENGINE NEEDING REPLACEMENT BUT WILL NOT REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I AM THE SECOND OWNER. I HAVE MAINTENANCED THE VEHICLE REGULARLY AND KEPT IT IN GOOD CONDITION

IN JAN 2018 WHILE DRIVING MY CAR A NOTICE A KNOCKING NOISE. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ASK ABOUT THE NOISE THEY HAD TOLD ME THAT IT MAYBE MY OIL PUMP. NEVER HAD ANY STALLING PROBLEMS AS OTHERS HAD REPORTED BUT DID HAVE A FEW TIMES THAT IT SEEMED LIKE IT DID NOT WANT TO SHIFT UNTIL I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER SHIP(ROWE, AUBURN,ME) TO HAVE IT CHECKED AS IT WAS STILL UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. LEFT IT THERE ON FEB 5, 2018. THEY CALLED ME LATER THAT MORNING AND TOLD ME THAT MY ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. INTERNAL PROBLEM. NOT SURE WHAT THAT MEANS. SO I ASKED IF THIS WAS GOING TO BE COVERED 100% AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEY SAID YES. SO THEY PUT ME IN A LOANER CAR. CHECKED BACK IN AT THE END OF THE MONTH AND WAS TOLD MY ENGINE WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER UNTIL POSSIBLE MAY 2018. SO HERE IT IS MAY 14, 2018 AND STILL HAVE NOT HEARD WHEN I'LL GET MY CAR BACK.

AT 75,000 MILES, THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. I CONTACTED A HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE IS NO GOOD ANYMORE. THEY SAID IT HAS "INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE". I CHANGED THE OIL ON SCHEDULE. A WELL KEPT ENGINE SHOULDN'T DIE WITH THAT FEW MILES ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE PUGI HYUNDAI DEALER (1866 OGDEN AV, DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515, 630-964-9500) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING ON ONE OF THE SENSORS. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT DOWN AGAIN THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER FROM WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED. PATRICK HYUNDAI (1020 E. GOLF RD, SCHAUMBURG, IL 60173, 847-350-1520) DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE ENGINE AND THE GASKET, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO PATRICK HYUNDAI AND WAS INFORMED THAT AN UNKNOWN PART WAS NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY. THE DEALER RECONNECTED THE UNKNOWN PART, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NAPLETON VALLEY HYUNDAI (4333 OGDEN AVE, AURORA, IL 60504, 877-382-8666) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FIRM BELT WAS FAULTY. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE BELT. THE TECHNICIAN WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE CONTINUED STALLING WAS CAUSED BY BAD FUEL; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT AGREE AND NEEDED TO CHECK A FEW MORE THINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED, THE ANTI-TRACTION INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND MOVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND SOMETIMES TOOK AWHILE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL AND PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM MAINTAINING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FENTON HYUNDAI (16230 LYNDON B JOHNSON FWY, MESQUITE, TEXAS), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2014 HYUNDAI ELANYRA IT HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH LEAKING WATER TO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. APPARENTLY IT'S A LEAK FROM THE AC HOSE AND IT'S CLOGGED? NOW MY FLOOR IS WEAK AND IT IS ROTTING OUT DUE TO THE WATER DAMAGE. I'VE HAD IT REPAIRED BUT IT CONTINUES TO LEAK AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF BEING FIXED! I'VE HAD ENOUGH!!! THE WATER ONLY FLOWS WHEN ITS MOVING AROUND ANY CORNER... NO ONE CAN SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT BECAUSE THEY GET A SHOWER EVERY FEW SECONDS!!!

ENGINE STARTED WITH "DRY (NO OIL)" SOUND, WHICH DISSIPATED WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL, WAS OK. TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 12-14 MILES. AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70-75 MPH, ENGINE LOST POWER. LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND ENGINE DIED, I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH PEDAL, COASTED, THEN LET OFF THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND ENGINE RESTARTED MAKING A VERY LOUD SOUND. MADE IT TO THE HIGHWAY EXIT, ABOUT 1.5 MILES. AS VEHICLE SLOWED, IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE ENGINE HAD SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, SOUNDED LIKE BROKEN BOLTS ROLLING AROUND IN THE ENGINE. PARKED THE CAR. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED, THERE WAS A LARGE CHUNK OF METAL, ASSUMED AND LATER CONFIRMED TO BE PART OF AN INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONENT, LAYING ON THE GROUND WHICH HAD CAME THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK AND MAKING A HOLE IN IT. REQUIRED AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT.

AIRBAG COME ON STAY ON AND OIL LIGHT COME ON AND OFF

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 11/30/17 THAT HAD THREE IMPACTS AND NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN 10/2016 AND IT DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER, BUT I FIGURED MAYBE BECAUSE IT WASN'T AS VIOLENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE NOVEMBER ACCIDENT WAS HARD AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY WERE SHOCKED THEY DID NOT DEPLOY INCLUDING A DEPUTY, A COUPLE OF DOCTORS, AND TWO INSURANCE REPRESENTATIVES. MY CAR WAS TOTALED SO I DO NOT OWN IT ANYMORE. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45-50 MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AND A PERSON CAME FROM SIDE STREET STOP SIGN AT ME TO CLIP THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, CAUSED FRONT DRIVER SIDE TO HIT A GUARDRAIL, AND FINALLY THE CAR WENT HEAD FIRST INTO SHALLOW DITCH (HIT ROTTEN POST AND A LOT OF BUSHES). DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY, A HOLE WAS IN THE DRIVER FRONT TIRE, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE LOOKED CONCAVED/MISSHAPEN ON THE CAR.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A COLLISION. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE 2014 ELANTRA GT MODELS AS WELL. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOUND ONLINE. THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLS ON PREVIOUS MODELS. THE 2014 SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST.

BRAKES FAILED IN A 60 MILE DRIVE. BRAKE PETAL TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE FLUID WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER REPORTED THAT A PIECE IF ROAD DEBRIS CUT/PUNCTURED THE REAR RIGHT RUBBER- LIKE BRAKE LINE. INADEQUATE SHIELDING TO THIS VULNERABLE SAFETY ITEM. I HAVE THE ITEM FOR INSPECTION.

I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE IS DELAYED KINDA, ALMOST LIKE ITS NOT GETTING ENOUGH AIR AT THE RIGHT TIME . MY CAR WILL HAVE A HARD TIME ACCELERATING AND IT WILL HIT HIGH RMPS THEN SHIFT. I HAVE TO JUST SLOW DOWN BEFORE THE SHIFT CAUSE SOMETIMES IT SCARES ME. I HEAR A TICKING SOUND SOMETIME BUT THAT COULD BE MUSIC. MY BREAKS ARE REALLY TOUCHY AND SOMETIME SEEM TO HAVE NO TRACTION WHEN I NEED IT MOST. ALL THESE THINGS HAPPEN WHEN I AM DRIVING. WHEN I AM TRYING TO ACCELERATE OR BREAK I CAN FILL SOME KIND OF PULL FROM BEHIND THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, A LOUD ABNORMAL SOUND WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND OBSERVED THAT THE SUN ROOF FRACTURED. THE HIGHWAY PATROL WAS NOTIFIED BECAUSE THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE TURNPIKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (JAMES HODGE HYUNDAI, 1330 N MAIN ST, MUSKOGEE, OK, 74401) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE SUN ROOF FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HEARD OF THE FAILURE, BUT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED IT LOCALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000.

VEHICLE SWAYS AT MODERATE TO HIGH ACCELERATIONS AND UPON HITTING OBSTACLES, OR EVEN IN SIGNIFICANT WINDS OR DRAFTS. VEERING SLIGHTLY LEFT OR RIGHT AFTER BUMPS WAS COMMONPLACE, BUT AFTER 113,000, OVER THE COURSE OF JUST A FEW DAYS SWAY PROBLEM HAS BECOME SEVERE AT ACCELERATIONS ABOVE 45 MPH. HAVE SINCE READ ONLINE ABOUT NUMEROUS HYUNDAI OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND REPORTING TO DEALERSHIPS WITH THIS COMPLAINT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUOUSLY WENT IN A CIRCLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LAKELAND HYUNDAI (1500 W MEMORIAL BLVD, LAKELAND, FL 33815 (863) 682-1100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINON AND CLOCKSPRING MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT ONLY ONE PART, A RUBBER SEAL, WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE MANUFACTURER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND THE FRONT END WENT UNDERNEATH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT THE CONTACT STRUCK. THE POLICE, AMBULANCE, AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CONTACTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE WITHIN THREE WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND SENT SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE INSPECTOR STATED THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND THEY CLOSED THE CONTACT'S CASE; HOWEVER, THE CASE WAS OPENED AND CLOSED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. THE CASE WAS CURRENTLY OPEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,215. *TT *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC APPROXIMATELY 30 - 35 MILES PER HOUR AND I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES OF MY 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA TO AVOID COLLISION WITH A CAR THAT WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC FOR NO APPARENT REASON APPROXIMATELY 8-9 CAR LENGTHS IN FRONT OF ME AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED ME HAVE AN ACCIDENT AS I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE AND NO OTHER WAY TO STOP THE CAR EXCEPT TO REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THE CAR STOPPED. INSTEAD OF STOPPING WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES, I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL AND THE CAR SKIDDED OVER THE LENGTH OF 8-9 CARS AND ONLY STOPPED WHEN I HIT THE REAR END OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I INITIALLY PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES I FELT A "THUMP" THROUGH THE BRAKE PADDLE AND THEN I HAD NO BRAKES. THERE HAD BEEN RAIN EARLIER IN THE DAY, BUT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT IT WAS NOT RAINING. THERE WAS SLIGHT REAR BUMPER TO THE CAR THAT I REAR ENDED, BUT WITH THE IMPACT OF THE ACCIDENT MY CAR IS BASICALLY TOTALLED - FRONT BUMPER AND SIDE LIGHTS WERE DAMAGED AND FELL OFF OF THE CAR, MY ENGINE WAS PUSHED DOWN, ONE OF THE MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS WAS TOTALLY BROKEN OFF, THE HOOD AND THE RADIATOR WERE SMASHED IN, VALVES WERE DAMAGED, MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED, AC AND HEATER DAMAGED AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES AS CAN BE VERIFIED BY MY MECHANIC. FOR THE SPEED THAT I WAS GOING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC I DON'T SEE HOW I COULD HAVE HAD THIS MUCH DAMAGE. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. ALL IN ALL I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AND UNINJURED. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR EVER AGAIN DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE.

SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE METAL. CAR WAS OPERATING NORMALLY ON HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY OIL PRESSURE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING ON AND OFF. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY KNOCKING WHICH GOT PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER OVER SHORT PERIOD. ROLLED INTO SERVICE STATION TO FIND ENGINE BLOWN. SERVICE STATION SUGGESTED TOWING TO HYUNDAI FOR EVALUATION. HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TORE DOWN ENGINE TO FIND "SIGNIFICANT" METAL AND BLOWN CYLINDER. HYUNDAI REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A HESITATION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK FOUR OR MORE ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS WERE INADEQUATE FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH BEAM HEADLAMPS WERE PRIMARILY USED FOR NIGHT DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND A CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BLACK SMOKE BEGAN TO APPEAR FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH EVENTUALLY TURNED TO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 10309640. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON INTERSTATE AT 65MPH WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON FOR OVER 30 SECONDS AND DRASTICALLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE TO UNDER 20MPH. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE COMPLETELY DRY AND ROAD SURFACE WAS SMOOTH. HAZARD LIGHTS WERE PUT ON TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS FROM POSSIBLE COLLISION AND I PULLED OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS IN A 3 WEEK PERIOD. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID NO CODES CAME UP AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE DESCRIBED PROBLEM. A RECALL WAS ISSUED IN 2011-2012 FOR SIMILAR ISSUE ON SAME MAKE AND MODEL.

HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS OR COMPLETE STOP. THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON CITY STREETS. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF DAYS. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC FRIEND AND HE SAID IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE POWER BRAKES PUTTING AIR INTO THE ENGINE SO I REPLACED THE BOOSTER. THE NEXT TIME I WENT DRIVING IT DID IT AGAIN IN ABOUT AN HOUR. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SENT IT TO VANDERGRIFF HYUNDAI IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS. THEIR DIAGNOSES WAS THAT IT NEEDED A NEW TIMING CHAIN AND OTHER PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TIMING CHAIN. WITH ALL THE EXPENSES INVOLVED THE MECHANIC SAID HE COULD GET A USED ENGINE FOR JUST A LITTLE MORE THAN HE COULD FIX THE TIMING CHAIN FOR BUT STILL MUCH CHEAPER THAN THE DEALER WOULD TO REPLACE JUST THE TIMING CHAIN. I HAD THE NEW ENGINE INSTALLED BUT TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING AFTER ABOUT 8 HOURS OF DRIVING. THEN I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THIS MECHANIC WAS NOT A HIGHLY SKILLED MECHANIC. LONG STORY SHORT. ATTEMPTING TO GET THE STALLING PROBLEM FIXED. I HAD A NEW ENGINE INSTALLED, A NEW TRANSMISSION, AND ANOTHER ENGINE. THE MECHANIC LOST THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE SENSOR SO THE A/C WOULDN'T WORK. THE HUMIDITY BUILT UP IN THE CAR DURING A RAIN STORM. I COULDN'T SEE AND GOT STUCK IN HIGH WATER BLOWING OUT THAT ENGINE. NOW IT WAS COOL SO I DIDN'T NEED THE A/C. BUT WHEN THE WEATHER GOT WARMER I WENT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE SENSOR SO THE A/C WOULD WORK. BUT NOW THE CAR IS STALLING AGAIN. SAME PROBLEM. SO THE DIAGNOSIS BY VANDERGRIFF HYUNDAI WAS OBVIOUSLY INCORRECT AND IT LOOKS LIKE OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM.

BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2014 FOR MY DAUGHTER TWICE THIS YEAR 2017 CAR HAS SHOOK AND STALLED DRIVING BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH AND THEN RESTARTS UPON TURNING KEY VERY VERY SCARY SITUATION I HAVE TAKEN TO LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED WAS TOLD NO CODES SHOW ON CARS COMPUTER NOTHING CAN BE DONE AGAIN THIS HAPPENED TWICE BOTH ON CLEAR NICE WEATHER DAYS WHILE ACCELERATING ON LOCAL STREET AND CAR SHOOK AND STALLED BOTH TIMES WITH MOST DASH BOARD LITES INCLUDING CHECK ENGINE ILLUMINATING THEN WHEN RESTARTING CAR ALL LITES ARE GONE AND CAR DROVE FINE LOOKED ON LINE SEEMS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SAME COMPLAINT REGARDING THE HYUNDAI ELANTRA

CAR INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START WITHOUT WARNING, PARK RUNNING FINE, GET BACK IN AND IT WILL NOT START, HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES, TOOK TO DEALER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY CANNOT GET IT TO REPLICATE .. NO ERROR CODE... THEY JUST SCRATCH THEIR HEAD AND SAY SORRY WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO... TELL THAT TO MY WIFE WHEN SHE IS STRANDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT TO RIGHT TO UNLOCK THE STEERING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,588. UPDATED 06/13/17* LJ *AS

THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT START. CAR WILL START AFTER IT SITS FOR A LENGTH OF TIME (COULD BE HOURS OR DAYS) OR AFTER IT HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MOVEMENT SEEMS TO SHAKE THE CONNECTION IF THAT IS THE PROBLEM, INTO WORKING. HAS LEFT OWNER STRANDED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN THE LAST 5 WEEKS. DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IF IT CAN NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE THEY CAN NOT DIAGNOSE IT. VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME IF I GET STRANDED IN AN UNSAFE AREA. DEALER CHANGED THE STARTER BUT IS UNWILLING TO TRY ANYTHING ELSE. I STATED THAT I DID NOT WANT THE CAR UNTIL IT WAS FIXED AND SAFE TO DRIVE. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO BUY ANOTHER CAR SINCE "I DIDN'T WANT" THIS CAR.

CAR RANDOMLY COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE DRIVING IT AT LOW SPEEDS. ALL LIGHTS COME ON AND VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE. I TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND VEHICLES STARTS BACK UP AGAIN. OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES IN SEVERAL DAYS. HYUNDAI TOLD ME THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE UNLESS IT REPLICATES WHILE IN THEIR POSSESSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE PARKING, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND REPAIRED. ONE MONTH LATER, WHILE PARKING AND APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASH INTO TWO CEMENT POLES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 06/08/17*LJ

MY 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HAS NUMEROUS ISSUES. THE CAR FEELS UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE WHEN A VERY SMALL FLAW MAKES IT SEEM YOU ARE LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT FEELS AS IF THE BACK END IS COMING AROUND AS IF IT IS GOING TO DO A 360 IN THE ROAD. IT ALSO HAS A FEELING IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT IT WANTS TO LOCK UP AND HAVE TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO WHEEL AND IT FINALLY BREAKS LOOSE BUT FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE AS IF YOU ARE GOING INTO OTHER LANES. IT DOES THIS IN EITHER DIRECTION. SOMETIMES I FEEL THE STEERING IS LOCKING UP AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY DIFFERENT REPORTS OF THESE SAME ISSUES AND APPARENTLY HYUNDAI CHARGES OUTRAGEOUS PRICES JUST TO TELL YOU NOTHING IS WRONG. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE CARS AND REALLY NEEDS ATTENTION BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STEERING STICKS AT CENTER AND IT HARD TO UNSTICK. ONCE YOU PULL HARD ENOUGH TO GET PAST THE STICKING IT TURNS EXTREMELY EASY MAKING ME WANDER ALL OVER THE ROAD.

THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR ON MY CAR DIED AFTER ABOUT 78000 MILES AND CAUSED THE CAR TO LOCK UP WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. STAYED IN 3RD GEAR AND FOR A FEW WEEKS BEFORE WOULD LOCK UP WHILE IN PARK, NEUTRAL, REVERSE AND DRIVE (MOST COMMONLY WHILE IN PARK). THIS NEARLY CAUSED A COUPLE OF ACCIDENTS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ELANTRAS DATING ALL THE WAY BACK TO 2007 AND EVEN HAS CONTINUED PAST MY MODEL YEAR (2014) INTO 2015 MODELS. THE DEALERSHIP EVEN REFERRED TO IT ASO A FAULTY RANGE SENSOR WHICH TO ME SEEMS TO IMPLY THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I COULDN'T SHIFT AND HAD A MORE DIFFICULT TIME SLOWING DOWN AND SPEEDING UP THAN USUAL. THE PART IS RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE BUT THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE PLUS LABOR TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE FAULTY MECHANICAL PART WAS WELL OVER $150, RESULTING IN A TOTAL BILL OF $210. A PART FAILURE THAT CAUSES THE VEHICLES COMPUTER, TRANSMISSION AND DRIVETRAIN TO LOSE ALL CONNECTION TO ONE ANOTHER CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. AT FIRST IT HAPPENED ONLY WHILE STATIONARY IN PARK, THE CAR WOULD LOCK UP WHILE SITTING WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING FOR A WHILE. I WOULD TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RE-ENGAGE THE VEHICLE AND EVERYTHING WOULD OPERATE AS NORMAL. THEN IT OCCURRED WHILE BACKING DOWN THE HILL OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, LOCKED UP IN REVERSE, I APPLIED THE BRAKES, SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND TURNED OFF THE CAR WHILE STILL IN REVERSE. (I LIVE IN A QUIET SUBDIVISION OF A SMALL TOWN OF 12,000, WHAT IF THIS HAPPENED IN A BUSIER OR MORE HEAVILY POPULATED AREA?) I WAS STILL ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE WHILE IN REVERSE AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER WHILE IN NEUTRAL. THEN TUESDAY MORNING WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE (I-95) THE GEAR AND DRIVE MODE INDICATOR ON THE TACHOMETER WENT BLANK, I WAS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR (LIMP MODE) AND MY CAR ONCE SLOWING DOWN HAD A DIFFICULT TIME ACCELERATING AFTER STOPPING.

WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 15-25 MPH, IN TOWN, AFTER ABOUT 25 MINUTES OF FREEWAY DRIVING, RPMS AT OR AROUND 1250, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH TURN ON. TAKING IT INTO THE SERVICE CENTER, THERE ARE NO CODES IN THE COMPUTER. THE TIMING CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, BECAUSE THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AT THE SHOP, BUT THE LAST TWO INSTANCES THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE SO THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT. THE CAR HAS 61000 MILES ON IT AND IS STILL UNDER HYUNDAI'S POWERTRAIN WARRANTY.

THE ESC (TRACTION CONTROL) RANDOMLY COMES ON WHILE CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON STRAIGHT, LEVEL, DRY ROADS (OFTEN ON INTERSTATES). SOMETIMES THE ABS LIGHTS ALSO LIGHT UP. BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND POWER TO THE ENGINE IS SUSPENDED MAKING THE CAN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL PROPERLY. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NOW UNDER WARRANTY FOR OVER 60 CONSECUTIVE DAYS AND THE DEALERSHIP AND HYUNDAI CANNOT DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THIS MALFUNCTION. AFTER REPEATED REQUESTS TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I HAVE ASKED HYUNDAI TO DETERMINE THE RELEVANCE OF THIS REPEATED MALFUNCTION IN THE ACCIDENT WHERE THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP QUICKLY ENOUGH TO AVOID ANOTHER MOTORIST. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED USED WITH 20,185 MILES ON IT AND CURRENTLY HAS AROUND 22K MILES AND IS UNDER A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY.

THE REAR SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT. IT IS ALWAYS LOOSE. NO ONE HAS SAT THERE SO WE JUST NOTICED IT RECENTLY WHILE CLEANING THE CAR.