2013 Hyundai Elantra complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED, IT STARTED MOVING AND ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO NUMEROUS VEHICLES WHILE IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BROKEN RIBS, AS WELL AS HEAD AND LEGS INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

WHEN GOING OVER ANY ROAD DEFECTS OR ABNORMALITIES, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, I HAVE BECOME AWARE OF HOW THE SUSPENSION IS ON THIS VEHICLE MAKES NOISES, FISHTAILS, AND SEEMS TO BOTTOM OUT WITH ANY SPEED BUMP. REAR WHEELS SEEM TO LOSE TRACTION WHEN HITTING ANY TYPE OF SMALL HOLE, CRACK, OR DROP IN ROAD FLATNESS. SUSPENSION ALSO SWAYS AWKWARDLY WITH CERTAIN TURNS. ONLY GETTING MORE AND MORE NOTICEABLE AS THE CAR CONTINUES TO AGE. *TR

2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WAS PULLING ONTO MY PARKING SPOT, WHEN THE CAR JUST ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO MY BUILDING. *TR

SIDEWALL FAILURE 2 FRONT TIRES!! NEXEN CP 671 - DOT = 8EOK MACL 3812 - SIZE = P215/45R17 87H M+S - TIRES CAME ON 2013 ELANTRA FROM DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP HAS PERFORMED ALL MAINTENANCE SINCE PURCHASE. ON 3-26-2015 DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT NOTICED A LARGE CRACK IN THE SIDEWALLS WHICH WENT ALL THE WAY AROUND ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TIRES. TREAD WEAR IS MINIMAL. SIMPLY A SIDEWALL FAILURE. FORTUNATELY IT WAS DISCOVERED PRIOR TO A FRONT TIRE BLOWOUT. *TR

AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40MPH THE CAR HAS AN ISSUE WITH DRIVING STRAIGHT. WHEN DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT THE VEHICLE FROM SWERVING. THE CAR CONSTANTLY WANTS TO PULL TO THE LEFT FOR NO REASON, AND NO MOVEMENT IN THE STEERING WHEEL CAN BE FELT. I FEEL THE VEHICLE IS TOO UNSAFE TO DRIVE FOR MY WIFE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. FROM WHAT I CAN SEE ON FORUMS IT IS A COMMON ISSUE. *TR

SINCE BUYING THIS CAR IN NOVEMBER 2014, I NOTICED AN ISSUE WITH STABILITY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS UNSURE AS TO WHAT WAS CAUSING THE CAR TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS JUMPING AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I UNDERSTAND NOW THAT IT IS THE SUSPENSION THAT IS CAUSING THIS INSTABILITY. THE BUMPS I HIT ON THE HIGHWAY ARE NOT MAJOR BUMPS, THESE ARE JUST THE SMALL ONES THAT TRANSITION FROM SECTION TO SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY SO I KNOW IT ISN'T THE ROAD I DRIVE ON, IT IS THE CAR. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE THIRD HYUNDAI I HAVE OWNED, AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES LIKE THIS WITH THEIR VEHICLES. I HAVE ALWAYS FELT SAFE WHILE DRIVING THEM UNTIL THIS HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2013. ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ANYWHERE FROM 45-65MPH THE DRIVING STABILITY FEELS UNSAFE AND THE VEHICLE WAVERS BACK AND FORTH ON THE HIGHWAY, HAVING TO ALWAYS CORRECT IT. WHEN IT IS WINDY IT IS EXTREMELY WORSE. I CANNOT BELIEVE HYUNDAI MADE A CAR THIS UNSAFE. DRIVING THIS WINTER I HAVE ONLY HOPED THAT THE JUMPING AND WAVERING DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. THAT IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE TO FEEL THAT WAY IN A NEWER VEHICLE. PLEASE CONTINUE LOOKING INTO AND INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE AS THE COMPANY SHOULD BE MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE ISSUES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS, THE SERVICE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE MADE A METALLIC LOW GROANING NOISE WHICH FOLLOWED BY A ABNORMAL DELAYED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER THEY CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AND PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,500.

I BOUGHT A USED 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WITH 29,802 MILES ON IT ON OCTOBER 6, 2014. BY FEBRUARY 2015 I STARTED HEARING A TAPPING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND A NOISE WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL WHICH STOPPED WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I TOOK IT TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN FEBRUARY 2015 AND IT WAS DETERMINED I NEEDED MY ENGINE REPLACED. HYUNDAI AGREED TO REPLACE IT UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. I HAD 32,500 I BELIEVE MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP HAD MULTIPLE CARS SITTING ON THEIR LOT WHICH NEEDED THEIR ENGINES REPLACED. WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR A RENTAL CAR BUSINESS TO COME PICK ME UP AT THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO GET ME A RENTAL CAR TO DRIVE WHILE MY CAR WAS WAITING TO BE FIXED, I SPOKE TO A COUPLE WHO CAME IN TO DROP OFF THEIR RENTAL CAR. THEIR 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA NEEDED AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT AS WELL--AT 23,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THESE CARS HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS MORE OFTEN IN THE NORTHEAST DUE TO THE MORE SEVERE WEATHER IN THE WINTER. I SO REGRET EVER BUYING MY FIRST EVER HYUNDAI VEHICLE! *TR

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY WITH LIGHT RAIN. TEMPERATURE APPROX 34 DEGREES. WHILE AT SPEED LIMIT (65MPH) THE MOON-ROOF EXPLODED! NOT SIMPLY SHATTERED BUT EXPLODED. (INSIDE 'SUN' COVER WAS OPEN AT THE TIME) THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD WITHIN 1/2 MILE OF ME. I DID NOT JUST PASS UNDER A BRIDGE AND NO CONSTRUCTION ON THE ROADWAY AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF CAR BUT MANAGED TO MAINTAIN UNTIL I COULD PULL OVER ON SIDE OF ROADWAY. SUFFERED MINOR CUTS TO SCALP, FACE AND NECK (NOTHING THAT REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION). SIGNIFICANT SHARDS OF GLASS THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR AND SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO PAINT SURFACE FROM SHARDS OF GLASS HITTING THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR; REAR ROOF OF CAR AND REAR DECK LID OF TRUNK. LODGED COMPLAIN WITH CORPORATE HYUNDAI (HAVE CASE NUMBER), ALSO WENT TO LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP GAVE THEM CASE NUMBER AND HAD THEM TAKE PHOTOS. DEALERSHIP INITIAL REACTION IS THAT GLASS IS NOT COVERED. THEY SUSPECT THE DROPPING TEMPERATURE MAY HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. I HAVE ESCALATED MY CLAIM WITH HYUNDAI CORPORATE; ASKING UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT, THAT THEY COVER ALL COSTS OF REPAIR. AWAITING THEIR RESPONSE. *TR

MY 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS HAS THE SWERVING PROBLEM. ANY TIME I'M ON AN UNEVEN PATCH OF ROAD OR A BUMP, IT'S LIKE I LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. YOU HAVE TO KEEP 2 HANDS ON THE WHEEL AT ALL TIMES TO TRY & KEEP SOME CONTROL. I HOPE YOU AGREE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE OPEN AN INVESTIGATION. THIS SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN A GROUP OF CARS PLEASE ORDER A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE SUN, A GLARE REFLECTED FROM THE DASHBOARD INTO THE WINDSHIELD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY WAS IMPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 3/31/15*CN

AFTER BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE PUT THE SHIFTER INTO PARK IT THE INTERMENT PANEL SAID IT WAS IN REVERSE. COULD NOT GET THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF REVERSE AND SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE.. TOWED TO DEALER DEALER SAID THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE SONATA HAD WITH TRANSMISSION LINKAGE FALLING OFF THE SHIFTER. FIXED THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THE ELANTRA GOT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE VEHICLE, INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START. AFTER TURNING THE KEY ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATE BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER. AFTER MULTIPLE TRIES THE VEHICLE WILL START. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. *TR

MY 2013 ELANTRA GT CAME EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY DRL'S (DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS). READING THE OWNERS MANUAL COMPLETELY, I'VE FOUND THE INFO ON THE LIGHT SWITCH STALK SETTINGS MISLEADING & DOESN'T OFFER A CLEAR EXPLANATION.. THE LIGHT SWITCH INDICATES POSITIONS FOR, "DRL OFF, PARKING LAMPS & HEADLAMPS", BUT THE ONLY WAY TO OPERATE DRL'S ARE WHILE PARKING LAMPS SWITCHED ON. THAT MEANS, DRL'S ALONG WITH FULL NIGHTTIME ILLUMINATION OF EVERY EXTERIOR LIGHT EXCEPT HEADLAMPS, INCLUDING FRONT & REAR PARKING LIGHTS, SIDE MARKER LAMPS & LICENSE PLATE LAMPS. I FIND THE "LIMITED" MODELS HAVE AUTOMATIC HEADLAMPS CONTROL & ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THEIR DRL'S RUN INDEPENDENT OF OTHER EXTERIOR LAMPS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER WITH THIS CONCERN & WAS TOLD, IT IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS MODEL (EXCLUDING THE LIMITED MODELS). IT IS ILLEGAL IN SOME STATES TO RUN PARKING LAMPS, PLUS IN ORDER TO HAVE DRL'S ON, THE VEHICLE MUST PROVIDE EXTRA POWER (REDUCED MPG'S) TO RUN ALL THOSE OTHER LAMPS, REDUCES BULB LIFE, ETC. IN ADDITION, THE DASH LIGHT ILLUMINATION DOES NOT DIM FROM FULL-BRIGHT WHEN HEADLAMPS ARE SWITCHED ON. THERE IS A MANUAL DIMMER SWITCH, BUT DIMMING MUST BE RAISED/LOWERED EACH TIME BEFORE DRIVING IN DAY OR NIGHT CONDITIONS. WHAT OTHER VEHICLE DOES THIS? THESE THINGS SEEM TO BE AN OVERSIGHT ON THE PART OF HYUNDAI. NO INDICATION OR DISCERNIBLE DIFFERENCES ON INSTRUMENTATION WHETHER DRL PARKING LAMPS OR HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. *TR

THE CAR DID NOT START! I DROVE TO PICK UP MY SON, TURNED OFF AND PARKED THE CAR, GOT MY SON, WENT BACK IN THE CAR, AND THE CAR DID NOT TURN ON. I COULD HEAR THE NOISE OF THE STARTER. THE CAR ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES. THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE! THIS IS MY FIRST AND ONLY COMPLAINT OF THE CAR, BUT ENOUGH NOT TO BUY ANOTHER HYUNDAI. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN JULY 2014. A. 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND AFTER 3 WEEKS THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WENT OUT AFTER BARELY HITTING CURB AROUND BY SEPTEMBER 2014, THE DRIVERS TIRE WAS DEFLATING REPLACED. ON 2/10/2015 THE TIRE IN REAR WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT COULD BECAUSE A NAIL GOT INTO THE TIRE AND CAUSED THE PROBLEM. IT JUST SEEMS A BIT UNUSUAL FOR 3 TIRES IN LESS THAN A YEAR OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE, WHICH WAS NEW PURCHASED JULY 2014. 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK TIRE LINE: OPTIMO H426 AND TIRE SIZE: P215/45/R17. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A BUBBLE IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,536. ....UPDATED 04/23/15 *BF

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GL WITH HANKOOK OPTIMA MODEL 426 205/55R/16 TIRES. I DID ALL ROTATIONS AT 6000 MILES AND ALIGNMENTS ONCE A YEAR AS THE CAR MANUFACTURER SPECFIES. THIS VEHICLE IS ALSO EQUIPPED WITH A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPS). WHICH NEVER INDICATED ANY PROBLEMS WITH PROPER INFLATION. EVEN WITH FULL TREAD THESE TIRES HAD ALMOST ZERO TRACTION IN ANY WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE THERE WAS ANY ACCUMULATION OF RAIN OR SNOW. THESE ARE STATED AS ALL SEASON RADIALS AND THEY DO NOT PERFORM AS SUCH. MY TIRES WERE DOWN TO THE WEAR BARS 3/32' TREAD LEFT WITH 29791 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.THE MANUFACTURER LISTS THESE AS 50,000 MILE RATED TIRES. WHEN I QUESTIONED HYUNDAI THEY REFERRED ME TO HANKOOK TELLING ME THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS ALL ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE AND IS HANDLING ALL COMPLAINTS I CONTACTED HANKOOK CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 800-426-5665 AND SPOKE WITH [XXX] AT EXT. 616 I WAS FIRST TOLD ALL I NEEDED TO DO WAS HAVE A ONE OF THEIR LOCAL TIRE DISTRIBUTORS VERIFY TREAD DEPTH.I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED AT TOWN FAIR TIRES. THEN I ASKED THE MANAGER AT TOWN FAIR TIRES TO CALL THEM TO VERIFY. WHICH HE WAS HAPPY TO DO.THE STORY CHANGED TWO DAYS LATER THE MANAGER CALLED AND WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT, HE CALLED ME I CALLED THEM AND THEN THEY REMEMBERED THE CONVERSATION AND SAID" THEY WOULD CALL HIM BACK". THEN HE WAS TOLD THEY NEEDED PICTURES EMAILED TO THEM OF THE TIRES. AN HOUR LATER I WAS TOLD BY HANKOOK THEY NEED THE ACTUAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK TIRE PRESSURE MOTORING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY AND THEN DISAPPEARED. THE CONTACT WOULD PERIODICALLY PULLOVER WHEN THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED AND THE TIRE PRESSURE ON ALL TIRES WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HELD THE VEHICLE FOR 90 DAYS AND BROUGHT A HYUNDAI ENGINEER TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,781.

I WAS COMING OFF OF INTERSTATE 95 ONTO MY EXIT AND I APPLIED MY BRAKE TO SLOW MY CAR BUT MY BRAKE APPARENTLY GAVE OUT AND WAS NOT WORKING . IT MAKE A LOUD SOUND LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO HOLD BUT IT DIDN'T AND IN ORDER TO STOP MY CAR FROM HITTING ANY OTHERS OR PEOPLE STANDING AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I TRIED STEERING IT TOWARD THE CLOSEST CURB SO THAT I COULD PREVENT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WITHIN MY POWER. MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY BUT THE CAR HIT HARD ENOUGH THAT MY FACE SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL, I SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND DAMAGED MY FACE AND GLASSES. I HAVE MUSCLE STRAINS IN MY BACK, NECK AND STILL A SWOLLEN EYE AND CHEEK BONE. *TR

HITTING A POTHOLE AT. LOW SPEED DESTROYED MY TIRE AND BENT THE RIM. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIRE LOST UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS. THE IMPACT SEEMS TO BE BORNE BY THE RIM WHICH THEN CRUSHES THE TIRE. THIS COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 2013 ELANTRA SHOWS UP IN NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THE CARS.COM WEBSITE. *TR

THEY CAR DRIVES FINE UNTIL YOU HIT A ANY SORT OF BUMP OR HOLE IN THE ROAD. WHEN THAT HAPPENS THE BACK END WIGGLES AND IN THE RAIN IT IS MUCH WORSE. IT IS EVEN WORSE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AT A HIGHER SPEED. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH DRIVERS FACING SIMILAR ISSUES. I AM WORRIED THAT IT WILL ONE DAY LOSE CONTROL. I DO NOT FEEL LIKE I AM IN CONTROL OF THE CAR, I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS FINE AND THAT IS JUST HOW THE CAR DRIVES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND GOING OVER A BUMP, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE STOPPED, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND THE RIGHT THUMB. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BACK INJURY. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. ...UPDATED 02/11/15 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA EQUIPPED WITH NEXEN TIRES, TIRE LINE: CP671, AND TIRE SIZE: P205/55/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE LOW PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT A NAIL PUNCTURED THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THE TIRE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT A SCREW PUNCTURED THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS 7,492.

DRIVER WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE ON 2ND FLOOR OF PARKING GARAGE. AS THE LEFT TURN WAS MADE, THE ELANTRA GT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BY ITSELF INTO A WALL, HITTING A POLE AND THE WALL. HYUNDAI IS INVESTIGATING. DEALER IS USELESS. RIGHT NOW UNSURE HOW TO PROCEED. EXTERIOR CAN BE FIXED, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PROBLEM? *TR

I HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVE HAD TO PUT IT IN THE SHOP OVER THREE TIMES THIS TIME I HEARD A THUMPING SOUND THE SOUND STARTED TO GET LOUD AND WHEN I GEARED TO THE RIGHT IT WOULD BE EVEN WORSE I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO CHECK THIS ISSUES SAYING THAT DON'T ACCEPT WALK IN WHEN I ASKED TO SPEAK TO MANAGEMENT THAN THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN I WAS NOT CONTACTED UNTIL 1/20 SAYING IT WAS MY WHEEL BEARINGS ON MY CAR WITH NO OTHER INFORMATION I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS FOR JERKING AND THEY ALSO WOULD NOT EXPLAIN THE REASON THE CAR WAS DOING THIS. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ONE MORNING AND HE SAID HE BEGAN TO SEE A LIGHT GLOW FROM INSIDE THE ACCESSORIES COMPARTMENT ABOVE THE SHIFTER. HE STATED A COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER IT MELTED AWAY AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE HOLE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER YET DUE TO THEM TELLING ME THEY ARE BUSY AND IT WOULD BE ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THEY COULD GET IT IN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE UNCONTROLLABLY. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR SHOCK SUSPENSION WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

MY 2013 ELANTRA COUPE FISHTAILS WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR UNEVEN PLACE IN THE ROAD. THIS IS A VERY SCARY FEELING AND WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS. I AM VERY SHOCKED THAT HYUNDAI HAS NOT RECALLED THESE CARS FOR SAFETY REASONS BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ON HERE SO IT MUST HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION. IT IS MY HOPE THAT THEY RECALL THIS ISSUE NOW BEFORE THERE ARE MORE ACCIDENTS. I ALSO HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK POPPING OPEN WHILE INSIDE A STORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK OPTIMO H426 TIRES, SIZE: P205/55R16. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT COULD FEEL A VIBRATION IN THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,300. THE DOT WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THERE ARE NO TRUE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AS ADVERTISED SINCE ONE HAS TO TURN ON ALL THE OTHER RUNNING LIGHTS (AMBER FOR FRONT, RED IN REAR) IN ORDER FOR THE LOW BEAM "DRLS" TO FUNCTION. THIS IS ILLEGAL TO DO IN SOME STATES AND DRIVERS HAVE BEEN STOPPED, WARNED, AND EVEN TICKETED FOR THIS. THIS IS BOTH A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AS WELL AS GROSS MISADVERTISING. *TR

DID NOT GO OFF. *TR

AS OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED, I HAVE HAD BOTH PROBLEMS STARTING THE VEHICLE (THE CAR COULD NOT BE STARTED ON TWO OCCASIONS SO FAR, DESPITE HAVING ADEQUATE FUEL AND A CHARGED BATTERY), AND WITH THE REAR OF THE CAR SWINGING OUT WHEN TRAVELING OVER A BUMP OR ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS (EVEN AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 35 MPH, THERE IS A NOTICEABLE KICK FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAS WORSENED WITH TIME). FOR BOTH CASES, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND AN ISSUE, AND/OR SAID ANY KIND PROBLEM WAS "WITHIN TOLERANCE." *TR

I STARTED NOTICING WHEN I COME OUT OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX IN THE MORNING TO GO TO WORK THAT MY TRUNK WAS OPEN. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS ME. THEN ONE DAY I WAS SITTING IN MY CAR AND MY NEIGHBOR DROVE UP IN ANOTHER HYUNDAI AND MY TRUNK OPENED WITH ME SITTING IN IT! I TOOK MY CAR TO LEE HYUNDAI TWICE FOR THEM TO CHANGE THE CODE BUT THEY ADMITTED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT THEY CAN NOT FIX! NOW MY TRUNK OPENS WHEN "RANDOM" PEOPLE PRESS THEIR KEY ALARMS. LAST WEEK I WAS WALKING TO MY CAR AND THE LIGHTS FLASHED AND THE DOORS UNLOCKED! THE MAN NEXT TO ME WAS UNLOCKING HIS CAR! THIS IS NOT SAFE! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT CAME WITH HANKOOK OPTIMO H426 215R45 17 TIRES. THESE ORIGINAL TIRES HAD LESS THAN 29,000 MILES ON THEM AT THE TIME THE DEFECT WAS NOTICED. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD DEVELOPED A SERIOUS DEFECT/BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL AND HAD TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY AS THE TIRE COULD FAIL AND CAUSE VEHICLE LOSS OF CONTROL AND POTENTIALLY AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD CAUSE INJURY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DISENGAGED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE AT THE SAME SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SPRAY GUM OUT INSIDE OF THE FUEL INJECTION THROTTLE PLATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 2/9/15*CN UPDATED 9/8/2017*CN

AS NOTED FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE ALSO HAD THIS VEHICLE BECOME ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE AT SPEED WHEN HITTING BUMPS OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT. THE REAR OF THE CAR WANTS TO SHIFT RIGHT OR LEFT AND IF NOT CAUGHT IN TIME COULD CAUSE ONE TO SIDE SWIPE ANOTHER VEHICLE OR JUST RUN OFF THE ROAD. THANKFULLY BECAUSE OF PAST ROAD RACING EXPERIENCE, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO COUNTER STEER THE VEHICLE BEFORE THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. ITS ONLY MY BELIEF THAT THERE IS TIRE/WHEEL/SUSPENSION ISSUES CREATING THIS SITUATION. YOU WOULD THINK THAT WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS FILED, HYUNDAI MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT WHAT IS CREATING THIS STABILITY ISSUE. *TR

EPS AND ESC LIGHTS CAME ON AND VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO REPLICATE ISSUE AT THIS TIME. NO FAULT CODES FOUND BY DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. DEALER ADVISED THEY WILL TEST VEHICLE AGAIN TODAY (12/11/14) TO TRY TO REPLICATE ISSUE. ISSUE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES (8 TO 9) OVER A 24 HOUR PERIOD. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS CONDITION OCCURS RANDOMLY. EPS LIGHT WILL TURN OFF AND ESC LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE RECOVERED ON ITS OWN WHEN EPS LIGHT TURNED OFF. BOTH LIGHTS WERE OFF THE FOLLOWING MORNING WHEN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT. CONDITION HAS OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A U-TURN, PULLING OUT OF DRIVE WAY, AND WHILE MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. *TR

2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TA

BRAKES VERY ROUGH AND GRINDING. *TR

I HAVE A 2013 ELANTRA GT AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH WHEELS AND TIRES. IN THE WINTER OF 2013-14, I HAD THIS CAR FOR ONLY 4 MONTH AND STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH BUBBLES IN SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES. THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE KUMHO 245/45R17 TIRES AND BUBBLED OR WENT FLAT AFTER NORMAL DRIVING OR UPON ENCOUNTERING A BUMP OR POTHOLE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH FALKEN 245/45R17 TIRES IN FEBRUARY OF 2014. IN NOVEMBER OF 2014, ANOTHER BUBBLE APPEARED AND A SECOND ON DECEMBER 4, 2014. IT IS A CONCERNING CONDITION OF UNSAFETY AND UNRELIABILITY WHEN A VEHICLES TIRES ARE SO PRONE TO DAMAGE. I WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE THE ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY WITH THE REPLACEMENT TIRES, BUT HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE AND THE 17" TIRES WILL BE CONSIDERED 'LOW PROFILE' GOING FORWARD AND REPLACEMENTS WILL NOT BE COVERED AND WILL NEED TO BE PAID OUT OF POCKET. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SCARY SITUATION, IT IS EXPENSIVE AND TIME CONSUMING. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS COMPLAINT AND THE MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

WHEN REACHING 45-50 MPH, STEERING BECAME SO LOOSE THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STAY IN MY LANE. PULLED OVER TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY APPARENT PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES, BUT NONE WERE SEEN. TRIED DRIVING AGAIN, SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AT ABOUT THE SAME SPEED (NOTICED IT AROUND 40 MPH THIS TIME). COULD NOT CONTINUE TRIP; HAD TO BE TOWED 50 MILES BACK TO INDIANAPOLIS. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW (CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY TODAY). TRACTION CONTROL HAD BRIEFLY ENGAGED ABOUT 10 MINUTES EARLIER ON A SLICK AREA, BUT SEEMED TO BE AN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE, AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. NOT SURE IF THIS IS RELATED. *TR

I HAD JUST OWNED MY BRAND NEW 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA LIMITED FOR 6 MONTHS WHEN I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE WHILE CROSSING A BRIDGE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE RIM GOT DENTED AS WELL. I HAVE OWNED IT NOW FOR 1.5 YEARS AND HAVE HAD 2 BLOWN TIRES AND 3 DENTED RIMS IN TOTAL, ALL FROM MINOR POTHOLES THAT HAD NEVER GIVEN ME ANY TYPE OF ISSUE WITH ANY OF MY PREVIOUS VEHICLES. I'M 39, NEVER SPEED AND A CAREFUL DRIVER, I HAD NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S BECAUSE OF BAD NEW YORK CITY ROADS AND THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS BUT I THINK THAT THE 17 INCH RIM AND LOW PROFILE TIRES THAT THE ELANTRA LIMITED COMES WITH ARE NOT REALLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE CARS STIFF SUSPENSION. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'LL DO NOW, I MIGHT HAVE TO SPEND OVER 1,000. DOLLARS TO BUY NEW 16 INCH RIMS AND LARGER PROFILE TIRES, I DON'T THINK THIS IS FAIR AFTER PAYING TOP DOLLAR FOR A NEW VEHICLE. *TR

CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS WITH HOLDING THE KEY ON START POSITION IT WOULD START AS NORMAL. IT WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO STATE THE ENGINE GROUND WIRES WERE CORRODED. IT'S A 2013 ELANTRA WHEN ASKED WHAT CAUSED THE CORROSION , THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY DIDN'T KNOW BUT THEY HAVE HAD 8 OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE THIS MONTH. I'D BE CONCERNED THIS COULD BECOME A FIRE HAZARD AND IT CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF WHILE RUNNING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2013 ELANTRA GLS. CAR WANDERS ALL OVER THE PLACE WHEN YOU GO OVER ANY DIP OR CRACK IN THE ROAD. IT IS ALMOST LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING OVER PATCHES OF ICE WHEN YOU ARE ON DRY. ROADS. CAR HAS BECOME VERY SQUIRRELLY AND UNSAFE. HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON LINE OF SAME PROBLEMS FROM MANY OTHER ELANTRA OWNERS.A *TR

CAR LOOSELY STEERED BARELY OFF ROAD, 1/8 MILE FROM HOME,BUMPED TREE 15' AWAY, BACKED UP, ENGINE SHUT OFF (AS USUAL SINCE DAY 2 OF LEASE), WINDSHIELD HEATED TO OVER 150 DEGREE'S IN 35 DEGREE WEATHER, SO I VACATED CAR, WHICH WAS IN FLAMES 2-3 MINUTES AND BURNED TO ASH..HAD 5 MONTHS, DAILY PROBLEMS, BATTERY, FUSES, IGNITION, NUMEROUS CALLS TO DEALER, SHOP, NO HELP, COULD EASILY HAVE DIED IN FIRETRAP ALIVE, CAR DOVE ITSELF, WHEN & WHERE IT PLEASED, AND WAS UNCONTROLLABLE.EVEN HYUNDAI MOTOR FINANCE HAS NOT PAID ON GAP COVERAGE IN 11 MONTHS, RUINING MY CREDIT TO BOOT, AND WAS OVER FINANCED PAST LEGAL LIMITS, ON A TOTAL NEW LEMON AND NOT ONLY WAS CAR NOT REPLACED AS PROMISED,I CANNOT GET A RESPONSE FROM HYUNDAI, OR HYUNDAI FINANCE.,THIS WAS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE, AND I WILL TELL EVERYONE TO NEVER PURCHASE A HYUNDAI PRODUCT. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED.AND LOSE YOUR FRANCHISE LICENSE.I WILL HAVE TO SUE TO EVER BEGIN TO BE COMPENSATED FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE TO ME, AND BECAUSE OF YOUR PRODUCT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AFTER ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED IN THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE., THE DRIVER SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES WHICH HE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION ON THE SCENE AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 35 MPH ON ROUGH ROADS REAR END OF CAR WILL SLIDE OUT TO RIGHT CAUSING VEHICLE TO HEAD TOWARDS INCOMING TRAFFIC. IF BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHEN VEHICLE LOSES CONTROL ABS ACTIVATES AND CAR SEEMS TO LEAVE GROUND. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN OVER AND OVER. CAR DEALER REPAIR SAYS THIS IS NOT HAPPENING. NOTES THIS MIGHT BE THE FIRST TIME I HAD THIS TYPE OF SUSPENSION. CAR DOES NOT FEEL SAFE ON INTERSTATE. I'VE TESTED THE BUMP OUT IN AN EMPTY LOT. IF NOT CORRECT BY HARD STEERING CAR WILL DEPART LANE. *TR

UPON HITTING A BUMP OR UNEVEN ROADWAY CAR( 25 MPH AND ABOVE)FEELS LIKE IT LOOSES CONTACT WITH ROADWAY AND BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE.BY FAR THE WORST SUSPENSION IN A VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED.IF ON HIGHWAY YOU BETTER BE DOUBLE FISTED AND WHITE KNUCKLED HOLDING ON TO STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE CAR WILL BE ALL OVER THE PLACE IF YOU HIT A RIDGE OR UNEVENNESS IN ROAD.THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS OUT OF CONTROL(VERY SCARY),SO MUCH SO THAT ANY PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE ALSO FEELS IT AND GRABS HOLD OF SOMETHING FOR STABILITY.I HAVE OWNED 3 NEW HYUNDAIS,THIS IS THE FIRST WITH THIS ISSUE.HAVE BEEN HOPING FOR A RECALL OR ADMISSION OF KNOWN PROBLEM BUT CANNOT WAIT ANY LONGER, VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I REFUSE TO BE FIRST FATALITY BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS.AT SOME POINT SOMEONE IS GOING TO OVER CORRECT WHEN THEY FEEL THIS ON HIGHWAY AND THAT WILL NOT END WELL.SO I NOW HAVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS 16,000 MILES AND IS NOT SAFE ENOUGH WHERE I WILL LET MY WIFE OR CHILDREN DRIVE IT.NO MORE HYUNDAIS FOR ME! *TR