2010 Hyundai Elantra complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,445.

JUST STARTING GETTING A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING MAKING NOISE IN STEERING WHEELS .. AND IT GET WORSE .. SEAT BELT KEEPS UNCLICKING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STOPPED EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED AND PARKED WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. ANOTHER DRIVER WAS TRAVELLING TOO FAST ON SNOW AND SLID INTO MY LANE WHILE I WAS TRAVELING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. HIS AIRBAG DEPLOYED, MINE DID NOT. THIS WAS A 6 AIRBAG SYSTEM, WITH NO PASSENGERS IN CAR. I NEED ASSISTANCE PULLING OUT THE EVENT DATA RECORDER AND CRASH DATA BEFORE THIS CAR IS SALVAGED SO WE CAN GET HYUNDAI TO RECALL THIS SYSTEM.

THE ORIGINAL STEERING WHEEL ON THIS CAR HAS BEEN CRACKING AND NOW IS DISINTEGRATING IN MY HANDS. SLOWLY BUT SURELY IT IS POSING TO BE AN ISSUE WITH SHARP EDGES WHICH HAS CUT MY HAND. I BELIEVE IF THIS KEEPS GOING THE SKELETON OF THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BE EXPOSED. I AM ATTACHING PICTURES OF THIS. I HAVE TALKED TO HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO INFERIOR MATERIAL USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL.

RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON 4/22/15 AT NO CHARGE. BOUGHT CAR FROM DAD ON 5/26/15. 7 MONTHS LATER THE (EPS) LIGHT COME ON AND I LOSE STEERING. IF YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN ON THE LIGHT GOES OUT. ITS HAPPENING EVERY OTHER DAY. I THINK THIS STILL FALLS UNDER THE RECALL. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET FIXED FOR NO CHARGE. PLACES ARE WANTING MONEY AND HAVE MY CAR FOR A FEW DAYS. RECALL SAYS 1HR . SAYS IF NOT SATISFIED TO WRITE YOU. PLEASE REVIEW. PRETTY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. HAVE NO OTHER CAR. EPS LIGHT COMES ON IN MOTION, TURNING, MOSTLY AT SLOW SPEEDS. THEN LOSE STEERING. HERE IS A PICTURE. I ALSO HAVE VIDEO ON THE ROAD BUT IT WONT SEND.

THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN TURNED. YOU COULD HEAR NOISE WHEN VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND HAD THE FLEXIBLE COUPLING (PART 56315-2K000-FFF) REPLACED. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE PART WAS MELTED AND TORN UP. THE CAR MILEAGE WAS 79944.

VEHICLE IN MOTION APPROXIMATELY 73 MPH ON NY 87S. EPS DASH LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND POWER STEERING WAS LOST INSTANTANEOUSLY. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD.

STOP LAMP SWITCH RECALL.

LAST WEEK THE DAY AFTER DLST ENDED, I USED BY HEADLIGHTS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS. THIS SEEMED TO COINCIDE WITH THE START OF THE CLICKING OF MY STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. I STOPPED & TALKED W/ A MECHANIC, HE SAID A DEALER WOULD HAVE TO DO A COSTLY REPAIR BECAUSE IT INVOLVED THE COMPUTER LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. IT WOULD PROBABLY NEED REPLACEMENT. I AM WORRIED IT MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE. HE SAID IT WAS NOT BUT I DECIDED TO CHECK RECALLS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR AND USING THE STEERING, THE STEERING WHEEL CLICKS WHEN YOU TURN IT ANY WHICH WAY. ALSO THE STEERING FEELS LOOSE & SLOPPY. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE IT.

NOISE WHEN TURN RIGHT AND LEFT. ALSO WHEN IS DRIVING MAKE A NOISE UNDER THE STERING WHEEL COLUNM-DASH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V100000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON BOTH HIGHWAY AND SIDE STREETS. WON'T START UP RIGHT AWAY. EACH TIME IT HAPPENED IT TOOK LONGER AND LONGER FOR IT TO START.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND DROVE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,257.

FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW MY CAR FEELS AS IF IT IS SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL WHEN I TRY TO SPEED UP ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I AM DOING CITY DRIVING I CAN FEEL A JERKING MOTION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION OR SLOW MOVEMENT. MY CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 45,000 MILES ON IT. TRYING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY CAN BECOME VERY NAIL BITING WHEN YOU TRY TO SPEED UP AND YOUR CAR SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL. I FIND THAT I HAVE TO PUT THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, AND GET THE RPMS TO 5, IN ORDER TO GET IT INTO GEAR. I'M SEEING FAR TOO MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS AND I'M NOT SURE WHY IT'S NOT BEING RECALLED. ARE THEY WAITING FOR A FATALITY????

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AS IF SOMETHING WERE BEING DRAGGED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,044.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND AND A SLIGHT HESITATION WAS FELT IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EPS SYSTEM WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AND UPDATED. THE STEERING COUPLING WAS ALSO FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V100000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

THE DASH LIGHTS FLASH AND THE KEY WHEN REMOVED FROM COLUMN IS HOT.

MY WIFE OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND THE COMPLAINT I'VE GOT IS ABOUT THE LUG NUTS. I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE PADS, BRAKE SHOES AND ROTORS. THE FIRST PROBLEM I RAN INTO ON THIS PROJECT WAS THAT THE LUG NUTS WERE SO RUSTED THAT THE LUG WRENCH SUPPLIED WITH THE CAR WOULDN'T FIT OVER THEM - THE CHROME PLATING ON THE NUTS HAD DETERIORATED ALLOWING RUST TO BUILT UP UNDERNEATH THE PLATING SO THAT THE WRENCH WOULDN'T FIT. (I THOUGHT OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD TO CHANGE FLAT TIRES ON THE ROAD AND WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET THE FLAT TIRES OFF.) I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF NEW LUG NUTS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY SAID NO, THAT THEY'D GIVE ME A 'DEAL' OF $10/NUT - AROUND $200 TO REPLACE ALL THEM ON THE CAR! I STILL HAVE THE RUSTED LUG NUTS ON THE CAR BUT CARRY AN ADDITIONAL WRENCH THAT WILL FIT OVER THEM. I DID MANAGE TO REPLACE ALL THE PARTS, INCLUDING RUSTED AND WARPED ROTORS MENTIONED IN SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN BUT CAUTION ANYONE WHO PLANS TO TACKLE THIS JOB TO BE PREPARED FOR A GRUELING JOB.

ON JULY 15TH I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR AND THE ESC LIGHT AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING LIGHT BOTH CAME ON. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER THE CAR. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COMPUTER CODE FOR THE EPS WAS NOT IN THE SYSTEM. THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN DRIVE FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO REPROGRAM THE SYSTEM. THE FOLLOWING DAY I AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND THE SAME LIGHTS (ESC AND EPS) CAME ON. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED. I SEE NO REASON THE POWER STEERING SHOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED ON A CAR THAT IN 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE EPS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMIANTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER STEERING COUPLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V100000 (STEERING) BUT THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE REQUIRED REPAIR WAS IN ADDITION TO THE SOFTWARE UPDATE RECALL REPAIR THAT WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SITTING IN TRAFFIC ON 405 FREEWAY NEAR EXIT 52 GOING SOUTH TO WORK WHEN I WAS REAR-ENDED BY A 2013 NISSAN. BACK AND FRONT OF CAR FOLDED UP, I WAS EJECTED FROM THE SEAT BELT (OPENED UP AND FLEW INTO PASSENGER SEAT) AND NOT ONE AIR BAG OPENED. I COULD NOT MOVE, MY FOOT WAS FRACTURED, STOMACH HURT, NECK, BACK AND ARMS IN PAIN. CHP ON THE SCENE. CAR THAT RAN INTO THE BACK OF ME PUSHED ME INTO A LARGE TRUCK AND PUSHED THE TRUCK INTO A CAR. 4-CAR ACCIDENT. CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED AND I AM REPORTING THE FAILURE AND DEFECT WITH THE SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS. MA 10/5 UPDATED 11/06/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,037.

I WAS DRIVING MY HYUNDAI 2010 I HIT A PARKED CAR DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED

THE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM CHECK VALVE SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN VASTLY REDUCED BRAKING POWER AND NEAR INABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LET THE CAR SLOW NATURALLY AND TURN ONTO A SIDE ROAD. IF I HAD BEEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. WHEN INSPECTED THE VACUUM LINE WAS COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE VALVE RESULTING IN NO POWER FROM THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS PART OF THE VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN SERVICED.

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I NOTICED THAT THE RED EPS COME ON ,AT FIRST I DIDNT NOTICE ANYTHING THEN I MADE A LANE CHANGE AND FOUND THE STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL I STRUGGLED TO PARK THE CAR IT TOOK EVERYTHING I HAD TO TURN THAT WHEEL AROUND A CORNER AND PARK IT,THIS SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND HOPEFULLY IT SHOULD PROMPT A HYUNDAI RECALL.

WHEN TURNING THE CAR OFF AND REMOVING KEYS, IT DOESN'T TURN COMPLETELY OFF. I HAVE TO PUT THE KEYS BACK INTO THE IGNITION, TURN ON AND REMOVE AGAIN ROUGHLY TO MAKE THE CAR TURN OFF. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A FEW MONTHS.

THE HYUNDAI ELANTRA HAD ITS STEERING LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AS IT WAS ON AN APPROACH RAMP PREPARING TO MERGE ON TO WI STATE HIGHWAY 441 IN THE TOWN OF MENASHA, WI. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO GO INTO THE GUARDRAIL SINCE THE STEERING WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT NOON ON A CLEAR DAY ON DRY PAVEMENT. WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT INDICATED THAT THE STEERING DID NOT RESPOND BEFORE THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE GUARDRAIL. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE DRIVER OTHER THAN MINOR BRUISES. NO OTHER CAR WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT.WE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI AFTER THE INCIDENT BUT THEY DID NOT COME OUT TO EXAMINE THE CAR UNTIL AFTER IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED. EARLIER THIS YEAR WE RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT THIS SAME STEERING DEFECT WAS COVERED BY THE RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AS PART OF THIS RECALL. HYUNDAI HAS CONTINUED TO DENY ANY FLAW THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS ACCIDENT.

I NOTICED WHEN TUNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THAT IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS A BALL ROLLING BACK AND FORTH IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT MADE A STRANGE SOFT "THUD". I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLER GOING BAD. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO AGREED WITH THE DIAGNOSIS AND HE ALSO PRINTED OUT A TECHNICAL SAFETY BULLETIN STATING THAT THE COUPLER IS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED IF A "THUD" OR "CLICKING NOISE" APPEARED. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT AT THE SAME TIME I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE ELECTRONIC STEERING SOFTWARE. THE RECALL STATES THAT THE COMPUTER COULD GET CONFUSED AND STOP THE POWER STEERING WHICH WOULD RESULT IN THE MANUAL STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. SINCE I WAS OUT OF THE 50K MILE WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE STEERING COUPLER UNDER WARRANTY. IT WILL COST ME $260 TO GET THAT REPAIRED. THE STEERING SOFTWARE IS BACK ORDERED AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO GET THAT FIXED UNTIL AFTER MAY 22ND. I FEEL THAT THE STEERING COUPLER ISSUE IS DANGEROUS IN THAT I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE ONCE IT FINALLY GOES BAD. I WANT TO KNOW IF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

IN FEBRUARY 2014 A FRIEND TRIED TO ENTER THE CAR AND THE DOOR HANDLE PULLED OFF IN HER HAND. THE DOOR WAS NOT LOCKED WHILE SHE WAS TRYING TO OPEN IT. THE CAR HAD APPROX. 31,000 MILES ON IT. THIS WAS A FRONT DOOR HANDLE. ON APRIL 20, 2015 (THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 45,000 MILES ON IT) MY DAUGHTER WENT TO REMOVE HER CHILD FROM THE REAR CAR SEAT. THE DOOR WAS NOT LOCKED AND THE REAR DOOR HANDLE PULLED OFF IN HER HAND. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE NEWS WERE SOMEONE IS PULLING A PASSENGER OUT OF A BURNING CAR AFTER AN ACCIDENT OFTEN. IF THE DOOR HANDLE WOULD HAVE PULLED OFF DURING THESE INCIDENTS, THE DRIVER OR PASSENGERS WOULD HAVE BEEN BURNT ALIVE. *TR

PURCHASED ELANTRA JULY 12, 2012. I CALLED MY BROTHER FOR FINANCING INFORMATION. HE CAME TO THE DEALERSHIP. MAZDA OF ORANGE. WHEN HE STARTED READING THE CONTRACT THE BECAME VERY UPSET. HE CALLED OUT THE SALESMAN FOR THE EXTRA CHARGES, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ME, BY NOT TELLING ME I DIDN'T HAVE TO ADD THESE THINGS. THE MANAGER, ASK ME TO COME TO HIS OFFICE TO CLOSE THE DEAL. I NEEDED A CO-SIGNER. A FRIEND OF MINE SAID HE WOULD CO-SIGN. WE SIGNED. THE FIRST MALFUNCTION WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL. I WAS IN THE NUMBER ONE LANE THE TRAFFIC BEGAN TO SLOW. SO I TAPPED THE BRAKE, AGAIN AND AGAIN, IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. EVEN THOUGH I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES. I WAS TERRIFIED AND TREMBLING. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS WHEN, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BREAK. EVEN THOUGH I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE CAR SPED UP WENT OVER TWO CEMENT STOPS ULTIMATELY HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. THIS VEHICLE WAS PUSHED BACK APPROXIMATELY 6 FT. THE THIRD MALFUNCTION, WAS SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2013. UPON THE REQUEST OF A FRIEND, I PICK UP HER DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL. WHEN WE GOT HOME, I PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY ON A SLANT. WE REMOVED THE PACKAGES FROM THE TRUNK INTO THE HOUSE. I SAT DOWN IN THE DRIVERS SEAT, WITH MY FEET OUTSIDE THE CAR ON THE PAVEMENT. THE CAR LUNGED VERY HARD AND FAST BACKWARDS. I, SUBSEQUENTLY WAS PULLED DOWN AND UNDER THE CAR. I WAS DRAGGED 12 TO 15 FT. WHEN IT STOPPED, MY CAR HAD HIT ANOTHER CAR. I ENDED UP UNDER MY VEHICLE, IN SERIOUS CONDITION. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYTRAFFIC SA

WHILE MAKING A TURN ONTO A BYPASS, VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD FASTER THAN SPEED APPLIED AND THEN RESUMED NORMAL. HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENLY WHILE DRIVING 30 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR OTHER TIMES. DOES NOT HAPPEN OFTEN. *TR

I TOOK MY 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA IN BECAUSE THE EPS LIGHT WAS ON AND THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL. AT THAT TIME THEY INSPECTED IT AND ALSO REPLACED THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FROM A PREVIOUS RECALL. THE POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT ONCE PRIOR BUT RESOLVED ITSELF AND I HAD NOT BROUGHT IT IN. WHEN I DID BRING IT IN ON 5/ 14/14 THERE WAS NO SERVICE PERFORMED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN ON 6/2/14 BECAUSE AGAIN THE EPS LIGHT WAS ON AND THE POWER STEERING WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL. MY CAR WAS ONLY 8,000 MILES OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY AND IN SPITE OF RESEARCH ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE I PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIR WHICH WAS QUITE COSTLY. THIS IS NOT A WEAR-AND-TEAR ISSUE IT IS A PRODUCT DEFECT. AS EVIDENCED BY OTHER MANUFACTURERS USING THE SAME PART/TECHNOLOGY AND ISSUING RECALLS. THE MALFUNCTION WAS INTERMITTENT AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

THE RIMS ON MY 5 YEAR OLD CAR LOOK LIKE IT WAS PARKED IN THE OCEAN THEY ARE RUSTING SO BAD AND THIS CAR HAS NEVER LIVED NORTH OF CAROLINA. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS DEFECT IS GOING TO CAUSE MY WHEEL TO FALL OFF ONE DAY. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED POPPING OR CATCHING WHENEVER I TRY TO TURN THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT, BUT DEALERSHIP TELLS ME IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, SO IT WILL COST $110 JUST TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. THE DRIVER?S SIDE WINDOW IS VERY HARD GOING UP OR DOWN (MAKES A LOAD THUD WHEN IT GETS TO THE TOP OR BOTTOM) AND I AM AFRAID IT IS GOING TO BREAK THE GLASS ONE OF THESE DAYS. THE DASHBOARD IS MUCH DISCOLORED (THAT STARTED AFTER ONLY 2 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR). THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE THE METAL WRAPPING PEELING OFF CAUSING ME TO CUT MY HAND WHEN I GO TO OPEN THE DOOR. I FEAR THAT MY CAR IS A ?LEMON? AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AS THIS IS MY SECOND HYUNDAI (BOUGHT THEM BOTH BRAND NEW) AND THIS ONE IS A PIECE OF JUNK ? BUT THE DEALERSHIP WON'T HELP. *TR

NO MATTER MOVING OR STOPPED THE STEERING HAS A KNOCK OR CLICK. TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE CENTER, THE MECHANIC SAID THE ALIGNMENT IS CORRECT. ALL THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS TIGHT. THE SOUND IS FROM THE INTERNAL POWER ASSIST ELECTRIC MOTOR AND THIS IS NORMAL!! I QUESTION THIS BECAUSE IT NEVER DID THIS BEFORE. *JS

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WE NOTICED THE RED EPS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. AT FIRST WE DIDNT NOTICE ANYTHING THEN WE MADE A LANE CHANGE AND FOUND THE STEERING WAS VERY VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. WHEN WE PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY THAT IS WHEN IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STEERING HAD DEFINITELY GONE. IT TOOK EVERYTHING I HAD TO TURN THAT WHEEL AROUND A CORNER AND PARK IT. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND HOPEFULLY IT SHOULD PROMPT A HYUNDAI RECALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT WHEN I WAS MAKING A TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE AND THE EPS LIGHT CAME ON. I STRUGGLED TO PARK THE CAR AND AFTER MY DR. APPOINTMENT CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE DROVE THE CAR TO BRANDON HYUNDAI WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR THEY TOOK THE CAR IN AND WE GOT A RENTAL CAR. THEY REPLACED COLUMN & SHAFT ASSY-STEERIN 56310-2H250 AND BOLT-SAFETY LOCK 81919-31000 QTY 2 WORK ORDER SAYS FOUND STEERING COLUMN SHORTED OUT REPLACE MODULE, TEST OK 731SZ RECALL 110-31C017R0 - STOP LAMP SWITCH REPL INSTALLED 93810-4DR0A-QQH SWITCH ASSY-BRAKE PEDAL QTY 1 THEN THERE WAS ANOTHER TIME ON DECEMBER 26, 2014 MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN FROM A TWO LANE ROAD ONTO A TWO LANE ROAD WHERE CARS WHERE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AND THE EPS LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE HIT 2 CARS THAT WERE AT THE LIGHT. MY CAR HAD $6002.36 IN DAMAGE ON IT. THE UNIBODY ON THE CAR HAD TO BE PULLED AND SQUARED AND AN ALIGNMENT WAS ALSO DONE. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT BUT WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN ONLY WORSE. WHEN IT WAS ONLY A LITTLE OVER FOUR (4) MONTHS SINCE IT WAS FIXED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. THAT SOMEONE MAY BE KILLED. *TR

THE PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 31,000 MILES AND CONTINUES NOW WITH 85,000 MILES, WHILE DRIVING 40MPH AT STOP AND GO OR EVEN UPHILL TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP INTO NEUTRAL AND WILL THEN BE BACK IN GEAR WITHOUT ANY BANGING. THE DEALER CHANGED THE FILTER AND FLUID AROUND 40,000 MILES AND BLEW US OFF. THE TIME IT TAKES TO GET BACK INTO GEAR IS LONGER NOW THAN IN THE BEGINNING. THERE'S TOO MANY TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS TO BE IGNORED. I RECENTLY RECEIVED AN UNRELATED RECALL FOR THIS CAR BUT WILL FIND ANOTHER DEALER 50 MILES AWAY TO FIX IT. *JS

THE PLASTIC CHROME ON THE INSIDE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE IS "DELAMINATED" AND A RAZOR SHARP EDGE IS EXPOSED. WHEN I REACHED ACROSS THE SEAT (FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE) TO OPEN TO PASSENGER DOOR, THE SHARP EDGE DEEPLY CUT MY FINGER WHICH HAD TO HAVE PRESSURE FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS BEFORE IT WOULD STOP BLEEDING. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 27K MILES AND RARELY SEES SOMEONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT SO THIS IS NOT DUE TO EXTENSIVE USE AS STATED IN PREVIOUS RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. IF THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AND RECALLED IN 2009 THEN WHY IS IT STILL A PROBLEM IN 2014? THIS CAR WAS IN FOR SERVICE AND A NON-RELATED WARRANTY FIX LAST MONTH AND NOTHING WAS SAID ABOUT THIS PROBLEM (AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THE DEALER WAS NOT INSPECTING FOR THIS PROBLEM). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A SLIPPERY ROAD, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER/OCCUPANT SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE AND DEBILITATING SPINAL INJURY........UPDATED 12/15/15 *BF *TR UPDATED 9/8/2017*CN

OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ON MY 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HAS FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES - THE POWER STEERING STOPS AND THE EPS LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATES. LUCKILY I WAS ALWAYS CLOSE TO HOME AND NO ONE WAS HURT. IT HAPPENS UNDER ALL KINDS OF CONDITIONS, GOING UPHILL / DOWNHILL / 50MPH OR 5MPH / TURNING / DRIVING STRAIGHT - THERE IS NOT A SINGLE 'ROAD CONDITION' OR 'DRIVING CONDITION' THAT CONSISTENTLY TRIGGERS THE FAILURE. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO HYUNDAI IN CONNECTION WITH LAST YEAR'S 'STOP LAMP SWITCH' RECALL. I HAD HOPED THE PROBLEMS WERE RELATED - THEY ARE NOT. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES (RUDE AND UNHELPFUL IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT). I HAVE HAD THE 'STOP LAMP SWITCH' REPLACED AS PART OF THE RECALL, AND ALSO THE 'AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING' REPLACED (WHICH I HAD TO PAY FOR), AND THE STEERING 'RE-CALIBRATED'. SINCE THESE REPAIRS THE EPS HAS FAILED ON A FEW SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE MECHANIC TWICE MORE, AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHY THE EPS IS JUST SHUTTING DOWN. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY FATAL DESIGN FLAW. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND HOW TO SOLVE IT. BY NOW HYUNDAI HAS TO KNOW THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

EARLIER THIS SUMMER MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW, DRIVER CONTROL WOULD ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN BUT NOT UP, THEN ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW IT IS VERY PUZZLING HOW THE DRIVER CONTROL WILL LOWER THE INVOLVED WINDOWS, BUT ITS AS IF THE DRIVER CONTROLS ARE DEAD WHEN TRYING TO ROLL UP??? BUT IF YOU USE THE UP SWITCH ON THE DOOR THE WINDOW IS ASSOCIATED WITH THEY WORK BOTH WAYS. RISKY IN SOME OF THE AREAS I HAVE TO TRAVEL FOR WORK TO REACH OVER OR BEHIND YOU TO PUT UP WINDOWS! HAD ANYONE EXPERIENCED THESE PROBLEMS? *TR

LIKE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE EPS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN, MAKING THE CAR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE DEALER CALIBRATED THE EPS WITH A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR A CHARGE OF APPROXIMATELY $100. THINGS WORKED FINE FOR A WEEK, DURING WHICH TIME THE CAR WAS DRIVEN ABOUT 500 MILES, BUT THEN THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 8,000 MILES BUT WAS STILL WITHIN THE FIVE YEAR WARRANTY TIME BY SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER INFORMED HYUNDAI OF THE SITUATION, AND THEY APPROVED A "GOODWILL REPAIR" UNDER THE WARRANTY, WHICH CONSISTED OF RECALIBRATING AND REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY AT NO ADDITIONAL COST, WHICH WOULD HAVE ORDINARILY HAD A CHARGE OF AROUND $2,000. I HAVE DELAYED REPORTING THIS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO BE CERTAIN THE REPAIR LASTED FOR A SIGNIFICANT LENGTH OF TIME. I ALSO WANTED TO REPORT, UNLIKE MOST OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, A RELATIVELY SATISFACTORY REMEDIATION OF THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM BY OUR DEALER AND HYUNDAI. NEVERTHELESS THIS PROBLEM LOOKS TO BE COMMON ENOUGH AND CERTAINLY IS SERIOUS ENOUGH THAT IT SHOULD HAVE HAD AN OFFICIAL SAFETY RECALL. *TR

I HAD DRIVEN AROUND 2 MILES WITHOUT ANY ISSUE AND WAS WAITING ON RED TRAFFIC LIGHT BEFORE ENTERING MY APARTMENT COMMUNITY. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I NOTICED THAT EPS INDICATOR HAS TURNED ON AND STEERING WHEEL IS JAMMED. THANKFULLY THE ROAD AHEAD WAS STRAIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR SAFELY OVER THE CURB WITH EXTREME DIFFICULTY. I TRIED THE SEQUENCE OF COMPLETE STOP AND START MULTIPLE TIMES BUT IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I WILL BE TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THIS IS UTTERLY UNACCEPTABLE FAILURE WHICH HAS DEFINITE POTENTIAL OF RESULTING INTO ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HOOD LATCH DISCONNECTED AND CAUSED THE HOOD TO OPEN AND CRASH THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, I WAS REAR ENDED AND ALSO I REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND NOT ONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

WITH MY CAR RUNNING, I WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVERS SEAT, WITH MY LEGS AND FEET OUTSIDE THE CAR, ON A DRIVE WAY. MY CAR CAME OUT OF PARK, INTO REVERSE AND DRUG MY FEET AND LEGS UNDER THE CAR, WHILE SHOOTING BACKWARDS. MY CAR STOPPED WHEN IT CAME TO REST ON ANOTHER CAR. THE PERSON, WHOSE CAR I HIT AND THE WOMEN FROM THE HOUSE, WHERE I WAS VISITING PULLED ME OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR. *TR