2012 Hyundai Elantra complaints

NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V871000 - SAME SITUATION 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA - ENGINE BREAKS AUTOMATICALLY WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. CAR SEEMS TO BREAK (SLOW DOWN) IN BURSTS WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE EVEN ON ROADS WITH SPEEDS UNDER 40MPH. HAS BEEN A INTERMITTENT ISSUE SINCE JANUARY. DEALER AGREES IT IS AN EBS/ YAW SYSTEM PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX IT WITH THE RECALL OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V871000, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE PROBLEM MAY BE BIGGER THAN THE ORIGINAL SCOPE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL OR MAKING A TURN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SWAY BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

OUR VEHICLE IS JUST OUTSIDE OF THE PRODUCTION WINDOW THAT APPLIES TO HYUNDAI RECALL 133 REGARDING FRACTURED COIL SPRINGS. OUR RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, RESULTING IN THE PUNCTURING OF THE TIRE. BOTH US AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE VEHICLE LIVE AND HAVE USED THE VEHICLE IN THE DEFINED SNOW/SALT REGION. THE VEHICLE IMPACTED A POTHOLE. IMMEDIATE INSPECTION SHOWED NO DAMAGE TO TIRE OR WHEEL. DRIVER CONTINUED ON TO WORK, PARKED, AND AT THE END OF THE WORKDAY BEGAN TO DRIVE HOME. AFTER TURNING A CORNER, AN AUDIBLE "GRINDING" WAS NOTED, AND DRIVER STOPPED, LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE FOR LODGED DEBRIS. SECOND MOTORIST STOPPED TO ASSIST, AND AN ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE VEHICLE WAS MADE, AT WHICH POINT IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SUSPENSION WAS "OFF", AND THEY BELIEVED A PORTION OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS RESTING ON THE TIRE. DRIVER PROCEEDED TO ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY, AND THE TURNING OF THE VEHICLE RESULTED IN THE FRACTURED COIL SPRING COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, LACERATING IT. RECALL 133 COVERS MODELS MANUFACTURED THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011. OUR MANUFACTURE DATE IS JUNE 20, 2011.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,547.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED SHOULDER THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V871000 (ELECTRICAL STABILITY CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,294.

BOTH ORIGINAL COIL SPRINGS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE SNAPPED DUE TO CORROSION AND COLD WEATHER CLIMATE WITHIN A YEAR OF THE OTHER. HYUNDAI WILL NOT INCLUDE IN THE RECALL BECAUSE IT IS 2012 VEHICLE. THE ISSUE IS THE SAME AS THE 2011 COIL SPRING FAILURES. THIS RECALL NEEDS EXTENDED TO THE 2012 VEHICLES AS WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V871000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS MY ELANTRA HAS STALLED IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING. IT DOESNT MATTER IF THE ENGINE IS HOT OR COLD. JUST FILLED UP WITH GAS OR ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN. THE PROBLEM IS VERY INTERMITTENT. USUALLY IT WOULD THEN START ON THE 2ND OR 3RD TRY BUT HAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS LEFT ME STRANDED REQUIRING A TOW. THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT UNLESS THEY CAN REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. IVE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AND ALL NEW SPARK PLUGS, BUT ITS STILL ACTING UP. I DONT WANT TO KEEP THROWING MONEY AT IT GUESSING WHAT COULD BE WRONG. THIS BEGAN AROUND 10,000 MILES AND IT NOW IS APPROACHING 80,000. ID LIKE FOR HYUNDAI TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM.

RE: NHTSA 15V871000 BASED ON THE HYUNDAI SAFETY RECALL, I WENT TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND STILL HAVE A GLOWING ESC DASH LIGHT AND AN UNRESOLVED SAFETY PROBLEM. EACH DID A FREE "CALIBRATION" OF A "STEERING" SENSOR AND TOLD ME A "YAW" SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE FOR OVER $1200. THE NHTSA REMEDY SAID "DEALERS WILL VERIFY THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE ESC SENSORS .... FREE OF CHARGE". PLEASE NOTE "SENSORS" IS PLURAL. SURELY IT WAS NOT THE NHTSA'S INTENTION TO HAVE HYUNDAI OPERATE A "BAIT AND SWITCH" BY DOING A FREE "CALIBRATION" ON ONE SENSOR AND CHARGING OVER $1200 TO REPLACE THE OTHER. MY FAMILY AND I ARE NOW DRIVING A CAR WITH A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS KNOWN TO THE NHTSA AND HYUNDAI BUT IS APPARENTLY NOT COVERED BY A SAFETY RECALL - BASED ON HYUNDAI'S INTERPRETATION OF THE EXISTING RECALL! YOUR HELP IS NEEDED - THANK YOU. *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN MAKING A TURN AND DRIVING OVER A CURB, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED VIOLENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED AND FRACTURED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR WHIPLASH, NECK PAINS, HEADACHES, AND BRUISING TO THE RIGHT ARM THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE ESC SYSTEM DID NOT HELP PREVENT AND MAY HAVE EVEN CAUSED MY CAR ACCIDENT. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A RECALL ON MY YAW-RATE SENSOR, WHICH IS THE KEY COMPONENT TO THE ESC SYSTEM...UPDATED 05-19-16 *BF ON MARCH 2, 2016, HYUNDAI NATIONAL CUSTOMER CARE REFUSED THE CONSUMERS REQUEST TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TESTED IN ITS POST ACCIDENT CONDITION. ON MARCH 26, 2016, SOUTHERN STATES HYUNDAI OF RALEIGH REPLACED THE YAW-RATE SENSOR AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE. HYUNDAI SENT A LETTER TO THE CONSUMER, STATING THEY DID NOT BELIEVE THE YAW-RATE SENSOR CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 06/13/16.*JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WOULD SWAY TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT INSTEAD OF DRIVING STEADY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE BRAKES FELT SPONGY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

CRANKS BUT DOES NOT START. BATTERY IS FINE, CAR ONLY HAS 28000 MILES ON IT.

NO BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING. STOP LAMP SWITCH STOPPED WORKING...FUSES WERE FINE. STOP LAMP SWITCH TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR YEAR MODELS HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT THE 2012.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V871000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

SUNROOF SHATTERING: WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IN VIRGINIA ON 3/25/16 I HEARD A CRACK, POP, AND THEN SHATTERING. PIECES OF GLASS COULD BE HEARD SLIDING OVER THE TOP OF THE CAR AND SEEN IN THE BACK WINDOW. NO ITEM WAS SEEN INSIDE OF THE CAR TO SUGGEST AN OUTSIDE OBJECT BREAKING THE GLASS. I DROPPED OFF THE CAR AT THE HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN WHITE FLINT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,500.

OUR 2012 ELANTRA BEGAN MAKING KNOCKING SOUNDS DURING COLD STARTS. THE NOISE WAS FAINTER WHEN THE ENGINE WAS WARM BUT NEVER DISAPPEARED COMPLETELY. THE SOUND BECAME LOUDER WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLDER. WHEN I ORIGINALLY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, I TOLD THEM THAT I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN THE TIMING BELT BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE 2012 HAD A TIMING CHAIN AND NOT A BELT. WHEN THE NOISE BECAME TOO LOUD, I FINALLY TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK OF THE ENGINE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE CONNECTING ROD BEARING AND A NEW ENGINE WAS NECESSARY. I AM AWARE THAT THE 2011-2013 SONATA WAS RECALLED IN 2015 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THOUGHT THAT THE ELANTRA WAS EXEMPT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V871000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,389.

TAKATA INFLATORS FIRST DAY I GOT THE CAR, I WAS DRIVING SLOW DUE TO POOR CONDITIONS (SNOW) WHEN I TRIED TO STOP BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE CAR PULLED OFF TO ONE SIDE. I CAME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO SMASHING INTO A SNOW BANK. I ASSUMED THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE I APPLY THE BREAKS, HEAR THE GRINDING NOISE AAND LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. IM VERY LUCKY AND SURPRISED I HAVENT GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. ITS EXTREMELY SCARY AND I ABSOLUTELY HATE DRIVING THE CAR IN FEAR OF THIS HAPPENING AND CAUSING A CRASH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH IN RAINY CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND ARMS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V871000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL), BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,200.

MY 2012 ELANTRA LTD EDITION HAS A KEYLESS ENTRY AND PUSH BUTTON TO START. RECENTLY I AM HAVING PROBLEM TO OPEN THE DOORS OR START THE CARS. SOMETIMES IT STARTS THE ENGINE AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. I AM SURPRISED THIS PROBLEM IS LOT MORE COMMON IN THE FORUM AND IT HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE BY HYUNDAI OR NHTSA. I AM MISSING MY WORK. THIS IS MY SECOND HYUNDAI AND THIS IS IT. NO MORE HYUNDAI FOR ME. I PAID BIG BUCKS FOR IT AND NO ONE CARES. I HAVE LEFT THE MESSAGE TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING AND THEY HAVE NOT CALLED ME. I HAD OWNED MANY CARS BEFORE AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS.

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON DEALER REPORTS IT IS A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING. I SEE THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE IN THE PAST WITH OTHER HYUNDAI YEARS AND THE DEALER STATES IT IS A PROBLEM THEY FREQUENTLY SEE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V871000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE STEERING STICKS WHEN DRIVING RELATIVELY STRAIGHT, ALL SPEEDS, AND APPLYING SMALL CORRECTIVE MOVEMENT. THE DEALERS CLAIM THAT THIS IS CAUSED AS THE ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST "IDLES" WHEN THE SENSORS SAY THE CAR IS GOING STRAIGHT, HOWEVER, WE ALL KNOW SMALL CORRECTIONS ARE REQUIRED ON STRAIGHT ROADS. VERY SCARY WHEN YOU HAVE TO MOMENTARILY FIGHT YOUR STEERING TO CORRECT FOR A POTHOLE OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT.

BRAKE LIGHTS STARTED TO FAIL FIRST RIGHT SIDE REAR THEN ALL FAILED INCLUDING THE THIRD LIGHT.

WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN NORMAL NON SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS, MY VEHICLES ESC LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK. UNEXPECTEDLY, AND WITHOUT MY FOOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, MY VEHICLE DECELERATED FROM 55MPH TO 20MPH. THE FRONT LEFT TIRE CEASED TO ROTATE AND TORQUE WAS LOST TO THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE ESC SYSTEM AND DROVE HOME. THAT EVENING I RECEIVED THE NOTICE RECALL FOR EXACTLY THE ISSUE I HAD ENCOUNTERED. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TWO DAYS LATER TO SANSONE HYUNDAI WHERE THEY AGREED AFTER READING THE CAR'S COMPUTER THAT THE ESC ISSUE HAD INDEED OCCURRED. THE TECHNICIAN THEN EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THEY "RESET THE COMPUTER AND THIS PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN". HE WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THERE IS NO CURRENT SOLUTION, AND I HAVE TO BE PATIENT. I APPRECIATE THE FACT A SOLUTION HAS NOT YET BEEN FOUND BUT, I AM NOW FEARFUL TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. I WAS UNBELIEVABLE LUCKY THAT THERE WERE NO DRIVER'S BEHIND ME AND THAT I WAS NEAR THE SHOULDER WHEN THE SYSTEM FAILED. IF THOSE LUCKY CONDITIONS HAD NOT BEEN PRESENT I COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I FEEL I SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH A LOANER VEHICLE IN THE MEANTIME. I PURCHASED MY HYUNDAI BECAUSE I FELT THEY WERE SAFE, RELIABLE CARS WITH GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE. MY CAR ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE THAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL WHICH ITSELF STATES THAT, "INAPPROPRIATE BRAKE APPLICATION TO ONE OR MORE WHEELS AND/OR REDUCED ENGINE TORQUE CAN INCREASE THE RISK

THE VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN TWICE NOW -- TODAY AND ABOUT A MONTH AGO. BOTH OCCURRENCES WERE EXACTLY THE SAME. THEY WERE WHILE PARKING IN MY OFFICE'S PARKING LOT AFTER DRIVING 20-30 MINUTES ON THE HIGHWAY. AS SOON AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE IT WAS IF I WAS PRESSING DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT I WAS NOT. WHEN I STOPPED AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK THE RPM SHOT ALL THE WAY UP AND ENGINE WAS REVVING AS IF I HAD MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS DID NOT STOP UNTIL I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I THEN RESTART THE CAR AND IT IS NOT HAPPENING. THEN, WITH THE CAR STILL IN PARK, I GENTLY TAP ON THE GAS AND IT STARTS AGAIN. THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE PHYSICALLY STUCK. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER I START THE CAR AND TRY TAPPING ON THE GAS AND CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. I SEE THESE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO OWN UP AND ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO SOME BRANCHES. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY IN THE BRANCHES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V871000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED KNEE AND CHEST INJURIES, BUT MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V871000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

MY CAR ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME PRESSING ON THE GAS RANDOMLY. SOME DAYS IT DRIVES NORMALLY AND OTHER DAYS I CAN FEEL THE CAR ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. IT WAS SO BAD 2 DAYS AGO THAT WHEN I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY IT WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT A RED LIGHT. I HAD BY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR WAS REVVING TO 5000 RPMS. I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI WHO COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM BUT CHARGED ME $250 TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY.

2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA RANDOMLY WILL NOT START. WE REPLACED THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH AND ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AFFECTED BY WEATHER. IT HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT SINCE IT STARTS WHEN IT IS THERE, THEY SAY THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I WOULD SAY IN THE YEAR AND A HALF THAT I HAVE HAD THE CAR IT HAS STRANDED ME 4 TIMES AND NOT ON THE FIRST TURN OVER ANOTHER 15. I USUALLY TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND TRY AGAIN. AFTER A COUPLE TRIES IT USUALLY STARTS.

CAR WON'T START. AT FIRST, WE THOUGHT IT'S THE BATTERY SO WE GOT OUR BATTERY JUMP STARTER. BUT IT WASN'T THE CASE. LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL WORKS BUT THE CAR STARTER WON'T TURN OVER. TOWED IT TO THE DEALER. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WENT TO DEALER TO CHECK IT AND THE CAR STARTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. DEALER'S MECHANICS STILL HASN'T SEEN IT YET THAT DAY. THERE MIGHT BE SOME LOOSE WIRING OR INHIBITOR SWITCH PROBLEM.

MY CAR HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH STARTING. THE PROBLEM ISN'T ALL THE TIME. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE TRIGGER IS, BUT ONE OR TWICE A WEEK, IT WON'T START. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY, BUT IT'S NOT. I CHANGED IT AND STILL GIVING ME ISSUES. I READ ONLINE AND FOUND THAT IT MIGHT BE THE RANGE SWITCH BECAUSE PEOPLE THAT HAS THIS ISSUE HAD THEIR RANGE SWITCH REPLACED AND NO MORE ISSUE. BEFORE THEY REPLACED THE RANGE SWITCH, THEY RECOMMENDED TO PUT IN "N" POSITION BEFORE START, WHICH I DID AND IT WORKED FOR A WHILE. NOW, I HAVE TO PUT THE E-BRAKES ON BEFORE IT CRANKS. THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, I HAVE ISSUES WITH LOCKING MY CAR. NEITHER THE ELECTRONIC PUSH BUTTON ON THE DOOR NOR REMOTE WORKS. I HAD TO MANUAL LOCK IT WITH THE KEY. BUT THIS ISSUE ISN'T ALL THE TIME EITHER. IT ONLY HAPPENED 6 TIMES SO FAR.

CAR WON'T START UNTIL I DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND HOLD AS I START THE VEHICLE.

CAR JUST WOULD NOT START 2 TIMES IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS WITH NO WARNINGS. I GOT IT JUMPED BOTH TIMES, AND IT WAS OK. I HAD THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTER CHECKED AND THEY WERE ALL OK. I WENT ON A FORUM ABOUT IT AND MANY PEOPLE WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ON THE 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. MANY PEOPLE WERE SAYING IT WAS THE RANGE SWITCH THAT NEEDS REPLACED. PLEASE RECALL THIS. THANK YOU! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP, TAR, OR ROUGH PAVEMENT, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME UNSTABLE AND SWAY VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. DUE TO THE FAULTY SUSPENSION SYSTEM, THE TIRES WOULD BECOME WORN AT AN ACCELERATED RATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 750.

I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY CAR ON COMPACTED SNOW OR ICE. THE BACKEND FISHTAILS SO BAD I FEAR LOSING CONTROL. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 30 MPH TO CONTROL THE CAR. I WILL NOT DRIVE ON ANY BIG HIGHWAYS BECAUSE I CAN'T GO OVER 30 MPH. LIKE OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE LIVED IN MN ALL MY LIFE AND HAD MANY CARS. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED WHAT I AM WITH THIS CAR. THEY BACK END HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN. IF YOU GO TO CARCOMPLAINTS.COM YOU WILL SEE WHAT OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING. THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. LOOK UP THE 2013'S TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON. I LOVE MY CAR BUT NOW FEEL I HAVE TO GET RID OF IT. IN GOOD CONSCIENCE I CAN'T SELL THIS TO A PRIVATE PARTY. I DON'T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR DEATH. ONLY CHOICE IS THRU A DEALER AND LOSE MONEY. I SUPPOSE A HYUNDAI DEALER IS MY ONLY OPTION BECAUSE SOME OF THEM ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. ONE ADMITTED IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. LET THE DEALER SHIP CAR TO A SOUTHERN STATE WHERE THERE IS NO SNOW AND ICE. PLEASE HELP. MAKE HYUNDAI FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH CONSUMER REPORT WHO RECOMMENDED THIS CAR. THEY MUST NOT HAVE TESTED IT ON WINTER ROADS. THANK YOU *TR

CAR WAS PARKED AND WHEN TRYING TO TURN IT ON IT WON'T START AND GIVES ME ERROR "BATTERY DISCHARGE" IT HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES THIS WEEK. TODAY CAR HAD A BAD/BURNED ODOR COMING FROM THE ENGINE.

CAR IS PARKED AND WHEN TRYING TO TURN ON IT WON'T START. HAPPENED FOUR TIMES THIS WEEK AND TODAY IT HAD A BAD/BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE ENGINE. LOOKS LIKE A FUSE WENT OUT.

I AM LITERALLY SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN IN THE WINTER. ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2015, WE RECEIVED OUR FIRST STORM OF THE SEASON. I WAS DRIVING ON ALMOST ENTIRELY CLEAR ROADS UNTIL I WENT OVER AN OVERPASS THAT MUST HAVE HAD A THIN LAYER OF ICE ON IT. MY CAR BEGAN FISHTAILING SO BAD THAT I HAD TO USE BOTH LANES TO RECOVER. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME, OR ONE OR BOTH WOULD BE SEVERELY INJURED. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN TO 40 MILES AN HOUR AND CONTINUED TO FISHTAIL OVER EVERY SINGLE OVERPASS UNTIL THE ROADS ACTUALLY HAD SOME PRECIPITATION ON THEM, AT WHICH TIME I COULDN'T GO OVER 40 MPH WITHOUT THE CAR SWAYING TO THE POINT OF NO RECOVERY. I HAVE GROWN UP IN WI AND MN, AND I HAVE DRIVEN ON SNOWY/ICY ROADS MY ENTIRE LIFE. I HAVE HAD SMALL NON-4-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES (HONDA CIVIC HATCHBACKS) AND I HAVE NEVER, EVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. CARS WERE PASSING ME GOING CLOSE TO THE SPEED LIMIT. I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD TO SLOW DOWN THAT MUCH IN ORDER TO REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT IN OUR FIRST SNOWFALL (I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR IN JULY OF 2015), I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE REAR END "SWAYING" EVERY TIME YOU GO OVER A BUMP OR TRY TO CHANGE LANES. IT FEELS LIKE IT'S JUST ABOUT TO SWERVE BUT THEN IT RECOVERS, BUT I DIDN'T EVER THINK IT WOULD GET THIS BAD. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M GOING TO DO THIS WINTER. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. I EVEN ADDED TWO SANDBAGS TO THE TRUNK TO TRY TO ADD SOME WEIGHT, TO NO AVAIL. THIS ISSUE HAS T

WHEN DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP AT THE MALL I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. LOOKED AT FRONT OF CAR ,DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG,PROCEEDED TO DRIVE IT AND HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN AND THE SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER AND SMOKE COMING FROM DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL COMPARTMENT. CALLED TOW TRUCK AND THE MECHANIC SAID THE FRONT SPRING WAS BROKE.THIS HAPPENED ON 11-21-15. HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP.

INTERMITTENT START FAILURES. CAR FAILS TO START SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. HAD THE BATTERY TESTED AND IT CHECKED OK. SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER. THE SHIFTER SEEMS TO THINK THE CAR IS NOT IN PARK, BUT IS IS. SWITCHING IT BACK AND FORTH OUT OF PARK SOMETIMES WORKS, BUT NOT ALWAYS. VERY FRUSTRATING. UNRELIABLE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY "CORRECTED A GROUNDING ANOMALY". FAILED TO START AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. ONLINE REPORTS HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN SEEING HOW WIDESPREAD THIS PROBLEM IS. IF HYUNDAI DOESN'T RECALL THIS PROBLEM, THEIR RISING REPUTATION WILL BE DASHED. I WISH I HAD NOT BOUGHT THIS CAR.

WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PER MECHANIC, THIS PART IS NOT AVAILABLE "AFTER MARKET" AND IS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM HYUNDAI. FOR THIS REASON, THE MECHANIC BELIEVES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH IS WHY THE PART IS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM HYUNDAI.

WE HAD OUR OIL CHANGE DONE, MY HUSBAND DROVE OUT HIGHWAY AT NITE GOING STRAIGHT AND ALL OF SUDDEN CAR STARTED DRIVE ODD.SAW OIL LIGHT ON PULLED OVER,TOWED TO DEALERSHIP.THEY IN TURN SAID ENGINE WAS BAD,HAD TO SELL US ANOTHER CAR. HAS THAT HAPPENED TO OTHERS?

WHEN DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP IN A MALL.,I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF CAR.LOOKED AT FRONT OF CAR DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE IT. IT MADE A FUNNY NOISE AND YOU COULD SMELL BURNING RUBBER AND SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL COMPARTMENT.CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND THE MECHANIC SAID LOOKS LIKE THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. I WAS WANDERING IF YOU HAVE HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS YEAR AS I KNOW THE 2011 HAD A FRACTURING PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS.THIS JUST HAPPENED TODAY 11-21-15 AND IS AT A REPAIR FACILITY TO BE LOOKED AT ON MONDAY WHEN THEY OPEN FOR BUSINESS.

I PARKED MY CAR AT HOME AND SHUT IT OFF. I IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT IN ORDER TO ADJUST THE CAR'S POSITION, AND FOUND THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD COME ON, BUT NOT THE ENGINE. 3 DASH LIGHTS--ENGINE, BATTERY, AND I DON'T REMEMBER THE THIRD ONE--REMAINED LIT. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING MONDAY (10/19), AND THEY REPLACED THE STARTER.

IT WAS BEAUTIFUL, DRY SUNNY DAY WHEN DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE(HALF PAVED ROAD HALF DIRT ROAD), ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. IT STAYED ON UNTIL 5 DAYS LATER, THE LIGHT FLICKERED THREE TIMES AND STAYED ILLUMINATED. A FEW TIME SITTING STILL, CAR IN THE PARK POSITION, CAR RUNNING THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD BE OFF BUT AS SOON AS YOU PUT IT INTO GEAR THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH WOULD ILLUMINATE. TEN DAYS LATER THE LIGHT WENT OFF FOR 30 MINUTES(DRIVING A CITY STREET IN THE RAIN WITH WIND SHIELD WIPERS WERE ON) BUT THEN IT CAME BACK ON. WHEN THE MECHANIC RAN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON IT, NO ERROR MESSAGE CAME UP. HE TRIED TO RESET THE AIRBAGS BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE LIGHT IS STILL ON. IT IS VERY UNSETTLING NOT KNOWING IF THERE IS REALLY A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS OR IF IT IS A MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IN SOME WAY.

CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL FROM OVERNIGHT REST IN OUR DRIVEWAY. CALLED THE HYUNDAI ASSURANCE LINE, THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK FOR A BATTERY JUMP, TOW TRUCK DRIVER STARTED THE CAR WITHOUT A JUMP BY REPEATEDLY PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AS HE TURNED THE KEY. HE SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE CAR WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS AND THAT HE'D SEEN THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE ON RUNS FOR ELANTRAS. RESEARCH SUGGESTS THIS IS THE 2ND LEADING CAUSE OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MODEL / YEAR. THANK YOU. *TR