2009 Hyundai Elantra complaints

I DROVE MY 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS (5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION) INTO MY FRIEND'S DRIVEWAY, CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AFTER BEING STOPPED FOR APPRIXMATLEY 30 SECONDS I PULLED THE CAR OUT OF GEAR, PULLED UP THE HAND BRAKE, AND TURNED OFF THE CAR WITH THE KEY. AS I TURNED OFF THE CAR/PULLED OUT THE KEY, THE PASSANGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE MY PASSENGER AND I WERE SITTING IN THE FRONT SEATS. NO SEVERE INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY MY PASSENGER OR ME. HOWEVER, DAYS LATER THE LOUD EXPLOSION OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT HAS LEFT A RINGING IN OUR EARS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS NO FRONT COLLISION OR ABRUPT STOP THAT SHOULD HAVE CAUSED A DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STABLE ZERO SPEED. ALSO, I AM THE ORIGIONAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR HAD THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY PREVIOUSLY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPORTED TO ME THAT THE VEHICLE COMPUTER CODES IDENTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FRONT COLLISION, AS WELL AS A PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILURE. THE SERVICE REP AGREED WITH ME THAT THERE WAS CLEARLY NO IMPACT AND AGREED WITH ME THAT THE FRONT COLLISION WAS SOME SORT OF FALSE SIGNAL. I HAVE FILED A REPORT WITH HYUNDAI AND IT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS PUBLICALLY RECORDED DUE TO THE DANGER OF THE INCIDENT. *TT

THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 2 TIMES, UPON DRIVING THE CAR IT RANDOMLY ACCELERATES ALL ON ITS OWN. ITS AS IF SOMEONE IS PUTTING THE PEDAL TO THE METAL AND TRYING TO BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME.. SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES ONLY SLOWS IT DOWN BUT NOT ENOUGH THEN I PROCEED TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ALL THE WAY WHICH ONLY ASSITS A LITTLE.. SO AT THIS POINT I AM AT THE COMPLETE MERCY OF A VECHICLE WITH A MIND OF ITS OWN.. IM STUCK DRIVING A CAR THAT WONT STOP FOR 3 EXITS IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND 2 SECONDS AWAY FROM CALLING THE STATE POLICE FOR ASSISTANCE... PUTTING IT INTO NEUTRAL DIDNT STOP IT EITHER IT KEPT GOING!!! TOOK IT IMMEDIATLY TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND AFTER PUTTING 100 MILES ON IT TO TRY AND RECREATE THE ISSUE ( WHICH THATS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE TO RECREATE ) IT DIDNT OCCOR FOR THEM SO I WAS HANDED MY KEYS AND TOLD TO DRIVE OFF IN A POSSIBLE DEATH MACHINE WITH A MIND OF ITS OWN. I TAKE MY CAR FOR THE SCHEDULED MAITINECE AND DO MY PART SO HYUNDAI SHOULD NOT WANT THIER LOYAL CONSUMERS DRIVING SUCH HAZARDS.... IVE READ SEVERAL SIMAILAR STORIES AND PEOPLE HAVE HAD NO LUCK IN GETTING THIS MATTER RESOLVED THIER SOULUTION WAS TO GET A NEW CAR ... IF ONLY IT WAS THAT EASY. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER AND RESTART THE ENGINE TO REGAIN NORMAL FUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY WARNING CODES THEREFORE A DIAGNOSTIC COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 02/11/14*LJ THE DEALER FOUND THE THROTTLE CABLE BINDING. UPDATED 02/14/14

MY DAUGHTER AND I PURCHASED THIS CAR AUGUST 30TH 2013. IN GOOD FAITH FROM JOYCE KOONS IN MANASSAS VIRGINIA. LESS THAN 90 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE THE VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY TWICE. ON NOV 11TH THE CAR WAS SERVICED (TOTAL CHARGE $172.50) AND NOW THE ENTIRE COLUMN SHAFT ASSEMBLY NEEDS REPLACING PART # 56310-2H50. $2105.56 + PARTS $600.00 + ALIGNMENT $99.95 MY INQUIRY IS TWO FOLD #1 IS THERE ANY HISTORY OF THIS BEING A FAULTY "PART" ON THIS VEHICLE? #2 THE HUMAN ELEMENT (BECAUSE I KNOW I HUMAN WILL BE READING THIS) WE PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER'S FATHER PASSED AWAY AND HE ALWAYS TOOK CARE OF THE VEHICLES. NOW WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT THIS ISN'T A COVERED PART EVEN THOUGH STEERING ISSUES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED. *TR

NOTICED A THUMPING FROM THE REAR. INSPECTED TIRES, FOUND ONE INSIDE OF TREAD WAS WORN AND HAD BUMPS ON IT. 20K ON TIRES. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THESE GENERAL TIRES BUT AFTER LOOKING AT THE TIRE COMPLAINTS I NOW UNDERSTAND, THEY ARE POOR QUALITY TIRES. GENERAL TIRE ALTIMAX RT195 65R 91 T. *TR

LOST POWER STEERING. *TR

EPS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND SHUTS OFF THE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING.

TIRES STEEL BELTING SEPARATION CAUSING THE CAR TO SHIMMY SO BAD AT ALL SPEEDS WIFE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE HOME. EXAMINATION SHOWED ONE FRONT HAD FAILED AT 36000 MILE., HOWEVER WE DIDN'T TRUST ANY SO REPLACED ALL FOUR. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR DROPPED DOWN AND DANGLED OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW. IT WAS HELD ON ONLY BY THE WIRES TO THE MIRROR LAMP. IT APPEARS THE PLASTIC RETAINING TIP ON THE VISOR MOUNTING ARM BROKE OFF (IT IS SEPARATED BUT STILL THREADED THROUGH THE MIRROR LAMP WIRE).I WAS ABOUT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE VISOR ($174.00) AS THERE IS NO OPTION TO REPLACE THE INDIVIDUAL RETAINING ASSEMBLY.HOWEVER, YESTERDAY THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR BROKE IN THE SAME MANNER. HYUNDAI WAS CONTACTED, ISSUED ME A CASE NUMBER BUT SAID THERE IS NO RECALL AND I SHOULD GET WITH THE DEALER. *TR

MARCH 2012 THE EPS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST, VERY SCARY WHEN DRIVING, AND WOULD SOMETIMES RESOLVE ITSELF IF THE CAR WAS RESTARTED. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED AN UPDATE AND REPAIRED A LOOSE CONNECTION, WHICH SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IN JAN 2013 THE EPS LIGHT CAME ON & AGAIN STEERING BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN & MOTOR TO THE TUNE OF $2,312. AS THIS IS 1/4 THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE CAR, IT SEEMS ASTRONOMICALLY HIGH. AS A HIGHLY PAID PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER, I CANNOT AFFORD THIS AND AM FORCED TO DRIVE THE CAR AS IT IS. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AS MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYPE, I AM SURPRISED HYUNDAI HAS NOT LOOKED INTO IT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HYUNDAI. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 113,153. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED AGAINST ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND DESTROYED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES IN THE NECK, BACK, AND CONCUSSIONS IN THE WAIST. THE CONTACT NOW SUFFERED FROM TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER AND MIGRAINES AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW THE RESULTS. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO HYUNDAI. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,560. ..UPDATED 08-07-13 *BF

DRIVING AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 45MPH WHEN THE EPS LIGHT CAME ON AND IT BECAME HARD TO STEER THE CAR. I DID A SEARCH TO FIND MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALLS AS OF YET. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE A LIFE IS LOST! NOT AFTER! I AM CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AND AFRAID TO HEAR WHAT IT WILL COST ME CAUSE I'M NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO DO RIGHT TO THE CUSTOMERS OR RISK DEVELOPING A BAD RAP. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AS THE EPS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING SO I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR WHICH TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE REST OF THE WAY HOME (APPRX 5 MILES) IT STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 6 MORE TIMES. AGAIN THIS MORNING (5/20) ON THE WAY TO WORK IT STOPPED WORKING. EACH TIME IT STOPS I AM ABLE TO TEMPORARILY "FIX IT" BY RESTARTING THE ENGINE. TO BE SAFE I'M KEEPING OFF THE HIGHWAY. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT MY EPS INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD COME ON PERIODICALLY BUT WITHOUT THE EPS ITSELF FAILING. DURING THESE PRIOR INCIDENTS MY MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM AND TURNED THE LIGHT OFF, BUT FOUND IT TROUBLING. I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI AT ONE POINT AND THEY CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG AND TURNED THE LIGHT OFF. *TR

REAR BRAKE CALIPER PROBLEM! THE REAR'S ONLY HAVE TO BE LUBRICATED EVERY 15K MILES OR ANNUALLY. A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE LISTED ON A RECALL PROBLEM TO REPLACED WITH A REDESIGN THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE THIS LUBRACTION. (PLEASE NOTE: PEOPLE AND AS MYSELF DO NOT KNOW THIS, AND DO NOT DO THIS. THEREFORE, THE CALIPER BECOMES FROZEN, AND THE WHEEL IS NOT BRAKING WHEN IT SHOULD BE. THIS IS A SAFETY HASSARD. THE REPAIR IS A NEW CALIPER AND DISK. CONCLUSION: OTHER MANUFACTURES DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

STEERING WHEEL STICKING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. I WAS TOLD TODAY STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND POSSIBLY THE RACK TOO. IN ADDITION, HEARING A NOISE WHILE TURNING OR BACKING UP BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND TOOK THE CAR IN. FIRST TIME, STATED BAD AXLE AND REPLACED. SECOND TIME, STILL HEARD NOISE AGAIN AND TOLD EVERYTHING IS FINE AT 53,000 MILES. THIRD TIME, AT ABOUT 67,000 TOLD IT WAS THE SHAFT DUE TO BEING WORN OUT ALONG WITH THE STEERING COLUMN AND POSSIBLE THE RACK TOO. I SEE SEVERAL STEERING COLUMN COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS NOT BEING LOOKED INTO? *TR

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE, USING CRUISE CONTROL (AS I HAD THE DAY PREVIOUSLY AND FOR APPROX 150 MILES THIS DAY) ATTEMPTED TO STOP VEHICLE DUE TO VEHICLES SLOWING DOWN IN FRONT OF ME. COULD NOT GET OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL - IN FACT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED -- AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT HITTING THE GUARDRAIL (APPROX. 20 FEET AWAY WHEN I LEFT THE HIGHWAY), TRAVELED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED DOWN A SLIGHT EMBANKMENT AND INTO A FIELD, WHERE FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OBSTACLES, AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE APPROX. 500 FEET FROM LEAVING THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, NOW AT A NORMAL RATE. I ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE INTERSTATE BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL DUE TO THE EMBANKMENT. I DROVE THROUGH MY PREVIOUS TRACKS IN THE FIELD AND WAS ABLE TO GET ONTO A NEARBY EXIT RAMP. THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AFTER THAT. PLEASE NOTE, THIS VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I DID NOT ATTEMPT TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL BECAUSE I HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL TRYING TO MANEUVER THROUGH THE FIELD, WHICH WAS QUITE GREEN, ACTIVELY GROWING, AND APPROXIMATELY 15 INCHES HIGH. THE CROP SCRAPED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS NOW IN THE SHOP WAITING TO HAVE THE NEW PART REPLACED. THE MECHANIC WILL CHECK FOR DAMAGE ON THE UNDERSIDE. I AM NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE STOPPED B/C THE BRAKES FINALLY KICKED IN OR THE VEGETATIVE GROWTH SLOWED ME DOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHROME ON THE GEAR SHIFTER AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BEGAN PEELING, EXPOSING SHARDS OF CHROME. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS TO THE RIGHT HAND FROM THE SHARDS OF CHROME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000. *TR

MAKING HARD LEFT TURN AFTER BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, POWER STEERING FAILS. RESTARTED CAR TO RESTORE POWER STEERING. ALSO FAILED ON A ROUGH ROAD WITH NO TURN. REPRODUCED PROBLEM WITH A HARD LEFT TURN WHILE STANDING STILL. IN ALL CASES, RESTARTING THE CAR RESOLVES THE PROBLEM. *TR

CAR ALARM ACTIVATES AT RANDOM WHEN PARKED, INCESSANT NOISE AND WORK PROBLEM. CAR GEAR STUCK-STOP LAMP SWITCH REPAIRED-LATER RECALL, CD MALFUNCTION-ATE DISC, DOOR SENSOR INDICATOR LIGHTS STUCK ON, BATTERY DIES DESPITE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS ON BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR REVEALING NO PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, WHERE IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,243.

DRIVING AROUND 45MPH, TRYING TO TURN LEFT AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE APS LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO PEARSON HYUNDAI AND HAD CHECKED OUT. PER PEARSON, THEY FOUND A CODE C1290, TORQUE SENSOR MAIN SIGNAL FAULT. WILL NEED A NEW STEERING COLUMN. APPR. COST OF $1600.00. PER PEARSON, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND VEHICLE SHOULDN'T BE DRIVEN UNTIL REPAIRED. NEED INFORMATION ON ANY AND ALL RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON SUN NIGHT PRIOR TO MY ACCIDENT WENT AROUND A CURVE AND CAR STARTED LOOSING CONTROL WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND HEADED HOME. NEXT MORNING WAS DRIVING VEHICLE NOTICED ESC LIGHT WAS ON AND WOULD NOT RESET EVEN AFTER SHUTTING CAR OFF.DRIVING DOWN ANOTHER ROAD AT APPROX. 40-45 MPH WENT TO NEGOTIATE A SLIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT WHEN CAR STARTED SLIDING OUT FROM UNDER ME TAPPED BRAKES TRYING TO GET THEM TO GRAD AND CAR UNDER CONTROL BUT HAD NO RESPONSE CAR DID A 180 AND SLAMMED IN A TELEPHONE POLE ON PASSENGER SIDE VEHICLE SEEMED TO HIT WITH MORE FORCE THAN 40 MILES AN HOUR. THANKFULLY I HAD NO PASSENGER BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT HAVE MADE IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HIT A CONCRETE WALL RESULTING IN $4,227.40 IN DAMAGES. IT WAS THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED THIS YEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD ATTEMPT TO PARK THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FILLING UP WITH GASOLINE CAUSING THE SURGE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE WOULD CONTACT HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,135. ..UPDATED 11/09/12 *BF UPDATED 11/14/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING PULLED TOWARD THE RIGHT ON ITS OWN. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES TO BE ALIGNED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 23,000. UPDATED 7/18/12 *CN UPDATED 07/25/12

DRIVING 25 MPH THE EPS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING SO I PULLED OVER AND AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF IT WORKED FINE. AFTER MANY MORE OF THE SAME DEALS THE STEERING WOULD NOT COME BACK.I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION. UPON RESTART, THE CONTACT REGAINED STEERING AND MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 02/27/12*LJ UPDATED 02/28/12

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, COMING BACK FROM GYM, WHEN MY EPS LIGHT WENT ON--SECONDS AFTER THE LIGHT APPEARED, MY POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN. I STRUGGLED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL, THEN RAN OFF THE ROAD AFTER PULLING WITH BOTH ARMS TO PULL THE CAR OVER. I EVENTUALLY DROVE THE CAR HOME WITH MY HAZARDS AT A VERY SLOW SPEED SINCE I HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY TURNING THE CAR ETC. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY. I CALLED HYUNDAI (CUSTOMER CONNECT ) MY CASE NUMBER IS[XXX]. THEY HAVE ONLY RESPONDED THAT THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME ANY OF THE 2400 DOLLARS IT COST TO REPLACE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES WITHIN TEN MINUTES. THE CONTACT STATED THE RPMS ALSO INCREASED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE STEERING FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000 . UPDATED 12/16/11*LJ UPDATED 01/20/12

BRAKE LIGHTS(ALL THREE) STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. DESPITE CHANGING FUSES AND BULBS, THEY STILL WILL NOT WORK. WIRES APPEAR TO CONNECT PROPERLY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME LAST NIGHT IN MY 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND MY EPS LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR. I HAD IT TOWED IN TO THE ALAN VINES AUTOMOTIVE IN JACKSON, TN AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE NET AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

FRONT END MAKING A NOISE UPON A SLOW TO MEDIUM FRONT OR BACK-UP TURN. ALSO, AT VARIOUS TIMES THE ESP LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING(VERY DANGEROUS WHILE ON THE ROAD AT SPEED). ALSO, THE FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING VERY UNEVENLY(REAR TIRES FINE). THEY REPLACED THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR AND STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY ON 24DEC 2010 WITH MILEAGE AT 35,791. THEY OFFERED TO SELL ME TWO FRONT TIRES, ALIGNMENT AND BALANCE AT A STEEP PRICE, I DECLINED AND HAD MY MECHANIC DO IT FOR LESS. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THE DEFECT CAUSED MY TIRES TO WEAR OUT TOO SOON. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY FATAL DEFECT BECAUSE IF IT HAPPENS WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED YOU WILL SUFFER INJURIES. THIS IS MY THIRD HYUNDAI, THE TWO WERE FINE. *TR

PANIC ALARM ENGAGES ON ITS OWN (WHILE PARKED) IN DRIVEWAY OR WORK PARKING LOT. CHECKED ALL DOORS, HOOD, TRUNK TO ENSURE THEY WERE CLOSED. HAS NOT HAPPENED WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. WHEN USING KEY FOB(MANUF SUPPLIED) PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. PRESS LOCK DR BUTTON(30-40 MIN LATER) ALARM SOUNDS,PRESS UNLOCK BUTTON(40-60 MIN LATER) ALARM SOUNDS OR DOES NOT COME ON AGAIN. PRESS LOCK BUTTON TO SECURE CAR, DOORS CLICK TWICE BUT ALARM ENGAGEMENT SOUND OR LIGHT VERIFICATION DOES NOT HAPPEN. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM SO I AM SURE IF TAKEN TO DEALER IT WILL NOT HAPPEN OR THEY WILL NOT CONFIRM IT IS HAPPENING. I CAN NOT SEE ANY LOOSE WIRES, BLOCKED CONTACTS OR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT CAUSE PROBLEM. DON'T THINK IT IS THE BATTERY. ITS HAS TO BE A SHORT OR A COMPUTER PROBLEM.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE COMING TOWARD HIM; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN THE SNOW OR ICY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE A FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,416. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

MY DAUGHTER RECEIVED A SHOCK UPON PLACING HER HAND TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THINKING NOTHING OF THIS SHE STARTED THE CAR AND STARTED TO BACK OUT OF THE CAR PORT. WHEN SHE NEEDED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO EXIT THE DRIVEWAY THE STEERING DID NOT MOVE OR RESPOND. LOOKING AT THE DASH, A WARNING LIGHT WAS ON "EPS". THE OWNER'S MANUAL HAD LITTLE TO NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT THE EPS WARNING. I DECIDED TO LOOK AT ALL THE FUSES, FIRST INSIDE THE CAR AND THEN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NONE OF THE FUSES WERE BLOWN. I REPLACED THE FUSE COMPARTMENT COVERS AND STARTED THE CAR. THE EPS WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT THIS TIME AND NORMAL STEERING ABILITIES ARE OKAY. WHAT IF THIS "SHOCK" HAD HAPPENED WHEN TRAVELLING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED? IN THE OLD DAYS WHEN POWER STEERING FAILED THE DRIVER COULD STILL TURN THE WHEEL WITH GREAT EFFORT, HOWEVER I COULD NOT EVEN TURN THE STEERING WHEEL 1/2 INCH IN EITHER DIRECTION.

WINTER OF 2009 I NOTICED THAT BRAKES ON MY 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WOULD LOCK UP AND NOT WORK WHENEVER DRIVING ON LOOSE WET SNOW. THE CAR WOULD JUST SLIDE AS IF ON ICE AND THERE WOULD BE NO FEELING AS OF PADS ON STEEL FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. TOOK CAR INTO FAIRFAX HYUNDAI IN FAIRFAX, VA. THEY INSPECTED BRAKES AND DEEMED THAT NOTHING WAS BROKEN. HOWEVER THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE SAME SNOW CONDITIONS. VEHICLE'S BRAKES WORK FINE WHEN SNOW IS PLOWED AND COMPACTED. ON 16 DECEMBER 2010 WE HAD SIMILAR SNOWFALL AND VEHICLE BEHAVED THE SAME DANGEROUS WAY. THIS TIME HOWEVER I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE BRAKES OF SNOW BY RAPIDLY STOMPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL I COULD FEEL PAD ON STEEL AND STOP THE VEHICLE FROM SLIDING. HAVEN'T BOTHERED TO TAKE VEHICLE IN TO FAIRFAX HYUNDAI SINCE THEY FOUND NOTHING LAST YEAR. HAVE SENT NOTIFICATION, HOWEVER, TO HYUNDAI USA AND TO CONSUMER REPORTS. I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO BE HURT BY THIS BRAKE FAILURE IN SNOWY CONDITIONS. AT THE LEAST DRIVERS SHOULD BE ALERTED THAT THEY CAN STOP THE VEHICLE BY RAPIDLY STOMPING ON THE BRAKES TO CLEAR THE SNOW THAT SEEMS TO BUILD UP BETWEEN THE PADS AND THE ROTORS. *TR

ESC SWITCH FAILURE CAUSING BRAKE LIGHTS TO GO OFF. *TR

I SEE HYUNDAI SONATA ARE BEING RECALLED FOR A STEERING PROBLEM. I SUGGEST SOMEONE CHECK 2009 ELANTRAS. I FIND THE STEERING OVER RESPONDS WHEN I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT CUT ME OFF, ETC. IF I NEED TO QUICKLY STEER HARD, I FEEL THE VEHICLE FISHTALES OR TURNS IN UNEXPECTED WAYS. I HAVE DRIVEN FOR OVER 35 YEARS, IN MANY DIFFERENT CARS. THIS IS THE ONLY CAR THAT DOES THIS. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WITH MY NEW CAR WAS THE TIRE/WHEEL BALANCE. IT IS BETTER, BUT STILL SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE INVESTIGATED BY KNOWLEDGEABLE, INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONALS. MUCH THANKS *TR

I WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION ON 7/30/10. THE CAR OF THE DRIVER WHO HIT ME HAD HER AIRBAGS DEPLOY, WHILE MINE DID NOT. THE IMPACT TO MY CAR WAS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT THE RADIATOR SUPPORT HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE BUMPER HEADLIGHT AND HOOD. I WAS GOING 20 - 25 MPH AND THE OTHER DIVER WAS DOING APPROXIMATELY THE SAME SPEED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS LIGHT AND THE ETS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN ON IN ORDER TO GET THE POWER STEERING FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24454.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY AND IN AN UNEVEN MANNER. THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES EXHIBITED MORE WEAR THAN THE OUTSIDE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF AND PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT ON THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT TIRES WERE ALSO REPLACED. WITHIN 5,000 MILES THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW RATTLES AND SEEMED LIKE IT WOULD FALL OUT; THE FAILURE WAS WORSE IN COLD WEATHER. ALSO, THE DOME LIGHT HAD MATERIAL COVERING IT THAT CREATED FIRE HAZARD. THE MANFACTURER, WHEN CALLED, STATED THAT AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY INSTALLED THE DOME LIGHT AND THEY SHOULD BE CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,500.

COULDN'T STOP IN TIME TO AVOID REAREND COLLISION MY HYUNDAI ELANTRA 09 AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY ,THE FRONT CLIP WAS TOTALED. HYUNDI SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR MY INJURIES WHICH IS SEVERE NECK AND BACK PAIN. I NEED SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO PROCEED. *TR

HYUNDAI IS EQUIPPING THESE ELANTRAS WITH SOLUS TIRES WHICH ARE VERY SUBSTANDARD ALL WEATHER TIRES FOR TRACTION. TIRES CONSTANTLY SLIDE AND LOOSE CONTACT WITH ROAD SURFACE ON WET, DRY SANDY AND SNOW COVERED PAVEMENT, CONSTANTLY CAUSING THE ABS BRAKES TO ENGAGE, AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO WANDER ACROSS ROAD SURFACE. IT IS AT IT'S WORST IN ANY KIND OF SNOW EVEN AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH. CAR ALMOST WENT OFF ROADWAY SEVERAL TIMES DURING SNOW WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 5 & 15 MPH. COMPLAINED TO DEALER WHERE CAR PURCHASED AND THEY COULD NOT CARE LESS! *TR

2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA BRAND NEW BOUGHT. 1. WHEN THE CAR IS PUT ON 'PARKING' ON A HILL, IT SLIPS BACK ABOUT COUPLE OF FEET. IT SEEM LIKE GEARS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY (NOT IN POSITION) BECAUSE I FELT AND HEARD CLICKING NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE GEARS SLIPPING BY NOT BEING IN CORRECT POSITION. 2. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT QUITE OFTEN WHEN IT'S PARKED ON A HILL. ABOUT 1-2 TIMES A WEEK. WHEN IT HAPPENS AND I TRY TO SEE IF IT REPEATS, BY GOING BACK AND FORTH THE CAR AND PUT ON PARKING AGAIN, IT DOES NOT SEEM TO REPEAT. 3. I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WORKS AFTER THE SLIPPAGE. BUT I AM THINKING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AS IN WORRY OF FURTHER TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ONLY CONCERN IS THAT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, NOT SURE IF DEALER WILL BE ABLE TO FIX IT BECAUSE THEY USUALLY DON'T CARE UNLESS THEY SEE THEM WITH THEIR OWN EYES. *TR

WHEN THERE IS SNOWFALL AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED,THERE IS A HORRENDOUS GRINDING SOUND-BRAKES LOCK UP,WILL NOT WORK AND I HAVE GONE THROUGH SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS,AND ALMOST INTO PARKED CARS,ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND STREET POLES. THANKFULLY NO PEDESTRIANS. *TR