2013 Hyundai Elantra complaints

PURCHASED 2013 ELANTRA LESS THAN A YEAR AGO WITH HANKOOK TIRES. DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT ON 6/15/14 AT 11K MILES. THANK GOD IT HAPPENED GOING AROUND A CORNER AT SLOWER SPEED THAN HIGHWAY DRIVING. ANOTHER TIRE ON THE REAR WAS ALSO BLISTERED AND READY TO POP - WE HAD TO CHANGE BEFORE DRIVING TO AVOID BENDING ANOTHER RIM SHOULD TIRE BLOW. ANYWAY, TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, NEITHER DEALER OR TIRE MANUFACTURER WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT AND COVER UNDER IT THEIR WARRANTY. OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES CURRENTLY AT $1600. HAD TO PURCHASE 4 GOOD YEAR TIRES (INCLUDING RIM, ALIGNMENT, STRUT, ETC) SINCE NO ONE IS SAFE DRIVING WITH TIRES THAT CAME WITH VEHICLE (18 YR OLD DAUGHTER IS PRIMARY DRIVER). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING OVER A SMALL BUMP AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BOUNCED ROUGHLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR THREE MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 8/12/14*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 25 MPH AND THE TRACTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ UPDATED 08/23/2017*CT

ECS LIGHT WENT ON AND IMMEDIATELY LOST "POWER STEERING"/ELECTRONIC STEERING. VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. VEHICLE IS NEW, APPROXIMATELY HALF A YEAR ON THE ROAD WITH LESS THAN 2000 MILES DRIVEN. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC SAYS WHOLE COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE PART IS BACK-ORDERED, NOT KNOWING HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO REPAIR. *TR

EVERY FEW MONTHS ONE OF THE TIRES ON OUR 2013 ELANTRA LIMITED FAILS WHILE DRIVING. OUR CAR CURRENTLY HAS JUST 11,000 MILES AND IS LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD AND SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR WE HAVE HAD 2 TIRES BLOW HOLES IN THE SIDEWALL (MONTHS APART FROM EACH OTHER) AND A THIRD DEVELOPED A LARGE BLISTER. MY DEALER REFERRED ME TO HYUNDAI CUST SVC, HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT COVER THE TIRES AT ALL AND IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. CONTINENTAL TIRE CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME THAT THEY MANUFACTURED THE TIRE SPECIFICALLY FOR HYUNDAI AND TO THEIR SPECIFICATIONS AND IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH DESIGN THEN I WOULD HAVE TO PURSUE IT THROUGH HYUNDAI BECAUSE THEY DO NOT WARRANT AGAINST "ROAD HAZARDS." I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFE VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE UNLESS THIS SITUATION IS ADDRESSED. CURRENTLY WE HAVE HAD 2 TIRES BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING LEAVING MY WIFE STRANDED AND WITHOUT A SPARE (VEHICLE DOES NOT COME WITH A SPARE!) THE CAR THEN NEEDS TO BE TOWED. OEM TIRE BRAND IS CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT RADIAL - 215/45R17 87H. *TR

WHEN YOU DRIVE OVER A BUMP / POT HOLE / ROAD IRREGULARITY THE REAR END OF THE CAR JUMPS AND ACTS AS IF IT IS GOING TO FISHTAIL (LIKE HITTING A PATCH OF ICE IN THE WINTERTIME). THIS OCCURS AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 25 AND GET MORE PRONOUNCED THE FASTER YOU ARE DRIVING. A QUICK SEARCH OF THE INTERNET INDICATES THAT THIS IS NOT ISOLATED TO JUST MY CAR. *TR

PURCHASED NEW 2013 FROM DEALER. MILEAGE AT PICK UP - 212. I PICKED THE CAR UP, APPROXIMATELY 2 WKS AFTER SIGNING PAPERWORK, BECAUSE MY MOM WAS HOSPITALIZED. I DROVE THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF WKS - TO WORK, THE HOSPITAL. I'M 48 YRS OLD, I DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY. IT'S MY FIRST NEW CAR IN 17 YEARS. I'M PARKING FAR FROM ALL CARS + BEING VERY CAREFUL WITH THE CAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN HAVING SOME PROBLEMS SO I GAVE IT A REALLY CLOSE INSPECTION + DISCOVERED THE FRONT TIRE HAD A SMALL BUBBLE, THE SIZE OF A QUARTER, IN THE OUTER WALL. AT THAT POINT MILEAGE WAS UNDER 700 MILES. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER, SALESMAN IMPLIED THEY WOULD FIX IT - NOT THE CASE. THE DEALER SAID NOT OUR PRODUCT AND SENT ME TO A TIRE COMPANY WHO THEY SAID DEALS W/ NEXEN WARRANTY PAPERWORK - NOT THE CASE. I CALLED NEXEN ON JUNE 12TH (MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 726 MILES) + REPORTED IT. I GAVE THEM TONS OF INFORMATION + TOLD THEM THE NAME OF THE DEALERSHIP MANAGER I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH ON THE MULTIPLE CAR ISSUES. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL THE DEALERSHIP + SEE IF THEY COULD GET THEM TO COOPERATE WITH THEM. THEY ALSO SAID THEY WERE GOING TO SEE ABOUT REPLACING THE TIRE ON A 1 TIME BASIS. TO DATE I HAVE HEARD NOTHING. THE TIRES ARE WRITTEN ABOUT EXTENSIVELY ONLINE - MANY PEOPLE HAVE TROUBLE WITH THIS TIRE ON THIS CAR. SOME THINK IT COULD BE THE COMBINATION OF THE TIRE SIZE 17" + THE CAR, SPECULATING THE CAR MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE THIS SIZE. IT'S A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. BUBBLES EQUAL BLOW OUTS, ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF THOSE IN

CONTINUOUS ISSUE WITH CONTROL OF CAR WHEN WINDY OR WET ROADS. ANY TIME I'M ON AN UNEVEN PATCH OF ROAD OR A BUMP, IT'S LIKE I LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. CAR WANDERS OUT OF CONTROL ON WET ROAD OR WHEN WINDY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY LOW PRESSURE TIRE LIGHT CAME ON. AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN, THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE SUDDENLY BLEW AND I BEGAN FISHTAILING UNTIL I COULD CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE CAME WITH HANKOOK OPTIMO TIRES, AND THEY ARE ONLY 10 MONTHS OLD WITH ABOUT 22000 MILES ON THEM, WELL UNDER THE WARRANTY. HAD TO GET A FLATBED TOW AND PURCHASE A BRAND NEW TIRE FROM LOCAL DEALERSHIP. *TR

FLAT TIRE. BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER ONLY 22000 MILES ON THE TIRE. NOT PAST WARRANTY. NO WORK WAS EVER DONE ON THE TIRE. FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW WITH A PLUG IN IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS BOTH FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND BOTH THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND HER SEPTUM WAS RIPPED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,497.

OVER THE PAST 11 MONTH THIS CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL INCIDENCES WHERE IT JUST WILL NOT START. ON A FEW OCCASIONS IT STARTED AFTER A COUPLE OF TRIES AND A FEW OCCASIONS WHERE IT WOULD NOT START WHEN I NEEDED IT TO BUT HAD NO PROBLEM STARTING AN HOUR OR TWO LATER. THIS WEEKEND WAS THE BIGGEST ISSUE. I PARKED MY CAR FRIDAY EVENING WITH NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE BUT ON SATURDAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START, LATER ON SATURDAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START, SUNDAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START. HYUNDAI ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE SENT SOMEONE OUT TO JUMP MY CAR BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THEY SENT OUT A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HE USED THE SHIFT OVERRIDE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP ONCE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND IT DROVE JUST FINE. WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS UP BUT WHEN I TURN THE KEY TO START THE CAR, THE PANEL GOES OUT AND THERE IS NOTHING BUT SILENCE FROM THE ENGINE. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE IT IS NOT CAUSING ANY CODES TO GO TO THE COMPUTER. *JS

WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY CAR SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I TOOK IT BACK TO TODD ARCHER HYUNDAI AND THEY LOOKED AT AND IT TOLD ME IT WAS THE ELECTRICAL GROUNDS BUT IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN. PLEASE HELP. IM IN THE MILITARY AND I NEED MY CAR FOR WORK. THE CAR IS UNSAFE THEY WON'T SWAP IT OUT. INITIALLY IT WAS A DEMO CAR. *TR

I'M HAVING A TAK,TAK,TAK SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ONCE I SHUT THE CAR OFF. ALSO, YOU CAN SEE A SPARK WHILE IT IS MAKING THE SOUND. I"VE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS AND THE SCRUBBING SOUND ON THE BRAKES AND THE MISSING WHILE THE CAR IS IDLING. I'M TOLD EACH TIME THEY CAN'T HEAR OR FEEL ANYTHING AND TO PLEASE COME BACK IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALER SO MUCH I HATE TO GO AGAIN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING OUR BRAND NEW CAR AND MY 3 YEAR OLD OPENED THE BACK DOOR, IMAGINE MY SURPRISE AND SHOCK WHEN I GO TO LOCK THE CHILD LOCK AND THERE ISN'T ONE! I'M SO DISAPPOINTED AND UPSET. *TR

AT FIRST ON OCCASION THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE MADE A METAL TO METAL GRINDING SOUND UNDER ALL BRAKING CONDITIONS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMER CONCERN. TODAY IS JUNE 5TH 2013 AND THE BRAKE IS GRINDING CONSTANTLY AT 14000 MILES . I DOCUMENTED A COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI CORPORATION ON JUNE 3RD 2014 AND MY CASE # IS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

RENTAL CAR, HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2013, FROM ENTERPRISE. VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE, CAN LOSE STEERING CONTROL VERY EASILY, WHICH I EXPERIENCED FIRST HAND DURING RAINY CONDITIONS. THE OTHER DRIVERS IN FRONT AND BEHIND ME DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH STEERING, BUT THIS VEHICLE LOST CONTROL...UPDATED 07/15/14 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL TIRE LINE: 215/45 R17 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE EXHIBITED BUBBLES WITHIN THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

THE NIGHT I BOUGHT THIS CAR I DROVE HOME AND THERE WAS A SNOW DUSTING ON THE ROAD. THE CAR SEEMED TO FLOAT ALL OVER THE ROAD. WHENEVER I HIT A SMALL BUMP, POT HOLE, OR A SEAM IN THE ROAD (NO MATTER HOW SMALL) THE CAR JERKS OUT OF CONTROL AND SWERVES DANGEROUSLY ACROSS THE ROAD. I THOUGHT I HAD TO GET USED TO THE STEERING, BUT IT HAS BEEN A CONSTANT ISSUE. I AM VERY NERVOUS FOR WINTER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A CA HIGHWAY IN THE SLOW LANE AT APPROX. 50MPH, IN THE MORNING TIME (60-65F DEGREES), I HEARD A SUDDEN BOOM NOISE. IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT. I WAS NOT NEAR ANY OVERPASS, NOR WERE ANY VEHICLES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY. I DID NOT SEE ANY DEBRIS, PROJECTILES OR ROCKS HIT THE CAR. I PULLED OVER ON THE HIGHWAY, AFTER SWERVING A FEW LANES, THINKING I HAD BLOWN A TIRE. TO MY SURPRISE, THE ELANTRA GT PANORAMIC SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED. THERE WERE BREAKS ALONG THREE OF THE FOUR EDGES OF THE REAR STANDING PORTION OF THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF, NOT THE MOVING PORTION OF THE SUNROOF. THE BREAKS WERE NEAR THE EDGES ONLY, AND NOT IN THE CENTER AT ALL. THERE WERE NO PROJECTILE HOLES ANYWHERE, AND THE BREAKS WERE STRAIGHT IN NATURE. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH HYUNDAI PANORAMIC SUNROOFS, AS I KNOW THERE WAS A 2012 RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON ANOTHER MODEL. I HAVE ALSO READ ABOUT SEVERAL 2013 HYUNDAI PANORAMIC SUNROOF EXPLOSION INCIDENTS ON THIS NHTSA WEBSITE. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I AM FORTUNATE THERE WERE NO VEHICLES AROUND ME, AS THE LOUD BOOM CAUSED ME TO SWERVE WITHIN TWO LANES. HAD THE SUNROOF COVER BEEN OPEN, THE GLASS WOULD HAVE PENETRATED THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE TEMPERED GLASS COULD HAVE CAUSED SEVERE LACERATIONS, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF DEATH, DUE TO THE SPEEDS TRAVELED. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED BEFORE IT RESULTS IN THE LOSS OF LIFE. ON A BRIGHTER NOTE, SINCE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 3K MILES ON IT AND WAS TWO MONT

BOUGHT VEHICLE IN 07\2013 VEHICLE HAS NOW 6728 MILES. TREAD WEAR ON HANKOOK P205\55R16 89H OPTIMOH426 AND DOT IS T7BC DL H. I HAVE NOTICE IRREGULAR TIRE WEAR ON THE FRONT TIRES.THREAD WEAR SEEMS TO BE FLAKING OFF. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND INFORMED HANKOOK ON THE ISSUE. WAITING FOR RESPONSE. NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING VEHICLE WITH THIS TIRE CONDITIONS. *TR

I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE OF INTERSTATE 255 IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. A TRACTOR TRAILER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING MY OFF WHEN I HONKED AND HE PROCEED BACK INTO HIS LANE. I HAD BRAKE QUICKLY AND WITH BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL WHEN THE CAR LOST CONTROL AND I WAS SWERVING WITHIN THE LANE FOR AROUND 2 MINUTES BEFORE I COULD REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. I ALMOST CLIPPED ANOTHER CAR AS WELL AS THE MEDIAN, BUT BARLEY MISSED BOTH. I HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL, I DID NOT STOMP ON THE BRAKES, AND YET I STILL LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. IT ALSO CONSTANTLY SWAYS TO ONE SIDE AS WELL AS THE BRAKES LOSE GRIP IF YOU RUN OVER ANY BUMP AT ALL. YOU GUYS NEED TO RECALL THESE CARS, THEY ARE NOT SAFE AND I AM NOT PAYING ALMOST 400 DOLLARS A MONTH FOR A CAR THAT COULD EASILY INJURE ME IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON I278 WEST BOUND IN BROOKLYN, NY, AND MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE WENT OVER A POT HOLE. IT WASN'T A DEEP POT HOLE SINCE THE IMPACT WAS NOT SEVERE, SO I CONTINUE DRIVING. AFTER A MINUTE OF DRIVING, THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR CAME ON. THAT'S WHEN I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THREE OUT OF THE 4 CASES HAPPENED ON THE DRIVER FRONT WHEEL. THEY EITHER HAD BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL, OR COMPLETELY BLEW OUT. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE DESIGN, OR THE MATERIAL USED. IT IS BECOMING EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FREQUENCY OF TIRE BLOW OUT. *TR

THE CAR LITERALLY RIDES LIKE A TRUCK, WITH A VERY LIGHT BACK END. WHEN GOING OVER EVEN SLIGHT BUMPS THE RIDE (SUSPENSION) FEELS LIKE A BIG HOLE OR VERY ROUGH ROAD. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE BACK END DOES NOT FEEL VERY STABLE WHEN GOING OF "WASHBOARD TYPES OF ROADS". ROAD NOISE IS DISTINCTLY LOUD AT TIMES. *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AS I WAS ON AN ON RAMP ABOUT TO MERGE ON TO A HIGHWAY. THE CAR LOST POWER AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL - THOUGH THERE WAS GAS (IT WAS ABOUT 1/4 FULL); ITS AN AUTOMATIC SO AS FAR AS I COULD TELL IT WAS NOT IN THE WRONG GEAR. IT REVVED UP BUT DID NOT GAIN ANY SPEED. SOMEHOW IT RECOVERED AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I AM NOT SURE WHERE THIS FALLS - BUT EVEN THOUGH WE BALANCE AND ROTATE THE TIRES EVERY 5000 MILES THE CAR HAS BEEN PULLING TO THE RIGHT. WHEN IT IS WINDY OR IF THE ROAD IS BUMPY YOU HAVE TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL VERY TIGHTLY TO KEEP IT IN THE LANE. *TR

MYSELF AND MY SON PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT OF A STORE. PARKED THE CAR WAS IN THE STORE ABOUT 5 MINUTES CAME BACK OUT, TRIED TO USE THE REMOTE TO POP TRUNK AND IT WOULDN'T WORK NOR WOULD THE DOORS. I THEN OPENED THE DOOR WITH THE KEY AND THE CAR WAS FULL OF BLACK SMOKE. SOMEONE PULLED UP TOLD ME TO POP THE HOOD THAT SOMETHING WAS ON FIRE. AT THAT TIME IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS RUNNING BUT THE CAR WAS OFF AND KEYS IN MY HAND. MOMENTS LATER I NOTICED FIRE STARTED TO DRIP UNDER THE DASH RIGHT AT THE FUSE BOX AREA ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND WITH MINUTES THE CAR WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FIRE. A TOTAL LOSS. NEW CAR HAD 8-12 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND PUT IT OUT. I HAVE PICTURES AND IT WAS HORRIBLE. BLESSED THAT WE WEREN'T DRIVING AT THE TIME. HYUNDAI HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND MY INSURANCE HAS REQUESTED SEVERAL TIMES FOR THEIR ENGINEERS TO COME AND INSPECT THE CAR. AS OF TODAY NO ONE HASN'T SHOWN UP OR RESPONDED. *JS

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A THREE LANE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH NO STEERING OR BRAKES DUE TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. ONCE AT THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE RE-STARTED IMMEDIATELY AND RAN NORMALLY AGAIN FOR ABOUT A WEEK WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME ON A SIDE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN STARTED BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEM. IT HAS RUN NORMALLY AGAIN AS OF THIS POSTING. *TR UPDATED 10/23/2014 *JS

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THE STEERING ON THIS CAR FROM DAY ONE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I JUST NEEDED TO GET USE TO IT. WRONG. THE CAR JUST SEEMS TO FLOAT ALL OVER THE ROAD. YOU HAVE NO CONTROL. WE DROVE IN A SNOW DUSTING ON THE ROAD AND YOU COULD NOT KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. IF YOU HIT A SLIGHT DIP IN THE PAVEMENT, YOU START TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH. IF THE DAY IS JUST A LITTLE WIND, YOU ARE CONTINUOUSLY TRYING TO CONTROL THE CAR. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR THAT HAD SUCH UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. I AM CONTINUOUSLY TRYING TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. I FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIRES. I JUST SPENT $900 ON A NEW SET AND IT'S THE SAME THING. NO CONTROL. I GO OVER A LOT OF BRIDGES WHEN I GO TO WORK AND IT IS VERY SCARY. I DRIVE 80 MILES A DAY TO WORK AND I AM HOLDING ON TO THAT STEERING WHEEL AND WORKING SO HARD TO KEEP IT FROM SWAYING THAT I AM EXHAUSTED BY THE TIME I GET TO WORK. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS WAY TO MUCH PLAY IN IT. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA DOWN THE HIGHWAY @ APPROX 50MPH, THE LEFT REAR TIRE FAILED IN THE CENTER OF THE TREAD. NO WARNING. THE CAR IS DRIVEN BY MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER FOR SCHOOL AND WORK. SHE HIT NOTHING IN THE ROAD. HASN'T HIT ANYTHING WITH THE TIRE. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT WAS DUE TO A PUNCTURE. I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THAT. IF YOU HAVE WIRE(S) SHOWING, SEEMS TO ME THAT WOULD BE A TIRE FAILURE AND NOT A SIMPLE PUNCTURE. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE WITH ME. HANKOOK TIRE WARRANTY IN NEW JERSEY SAID TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP SEND THEM THE TIRE AND THEY WOULD INSPECT IT TO MAKE A DETERMINATION OF FAILURE OR PUNCTURE. I HAVE AS MUCH FAITH IN THEM AS I DO THE DEALERSHIP AT THIS POINT. *TR

VEHICLE FISHTAILS AND SWAYS WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR A SEAM IN THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME. YESTERDAY EVENING I HIT A SEAM IN THE ROAD ON A CURVE (DRY PAVEMENT) AND IT THREW ME INTO THE OTHER LANE. I'M GRATEFUL THERE WAS NOT A CAR IN THE OTHER LANE IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP STATES THERE IS NO RECALL OR KNOWN ISSUE BUT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS VEHICLE AND IT'S GOING TO CAUSE GREAT INJURY TO AN OWNER OR PASSENGER. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM THERE ARE MANY OTHER 2013 ELANTRA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

BRAKES GRIND (SOUNDS LIKE METAL ON METAL CONTACT) IF APPLIED GOING OVER 20MPH IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS HOWEVER IT IS WORSE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON A BUMPY ROAD. DEALER HAS NOT MADE ANY SERIOUS ATTEMPTS TO FIX ISSUE EXCEPT TELLING ME IT WAS THE HUMIDITY AND PUTTING LUBE ON BRAKES WHICH DID NOT WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, SHE HIT A POT HOLE AND EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A SPARE TIRE AND THE EQUIPMENT PROVIDED WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO REPAIR THE BLOW OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY NEW CAR PURCHASED ON FEBRUARY 8,2014 , THE ROAD WAS UNEVEN. MY CAR SWERVED SO BAD WHEN IT HIT THE UNEVEN ROAD, IT WAS SO SCARY. THINKING THIS WAS JUST THE ROAD, I FORGOT ABOUT IT. EVERYTIME I DRIVE , THE SAME THING HAPPENS. IT FEELS AS IF I'M LOSING TOTAL CONTROL OF THE CAR. THIS IS ON DRY PAVEMENT, I HATE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN THE RAIN & SNOW. THE SWERVE IS ENOUGH TO PUSH THE CAR CLOSE TO THE LANE NEXT TO ME. IF A POLICEMAN WAS BEHIND ME I THINK HE'D PULL ME OVER FOR RECKLESS DRIVING. I'VE NEVER DRIVEN OR BEEN IN A CAR WHERE THIS HAPPENS. I HAVE TO HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL WITH 2 HANDS CONSTANTLY FOR FEAR I'LL LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I CAN LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR OR HIT ANOTHER CAR WHEN IT SWERVES. THIS IS A NEW CAR & I AM PETRIFIED TO DRIVE IT. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AS I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. PLEASE HELP ME. THANKS *JS

VEHICLE 1-(JAGUAR 2004) TRAVELING EASTBOUND AT 1000 NORTH LOOP E. DRIVING TOWARDS EXIT LANE. VEHICLE 2-(HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2013) TRAVELING EAST BOUND AT 1000 NORTH LOOP E. IN LANE #4. VEHICLE 3 (BOX TRUCK) TRAVELING EAST BOUND AT 1000 NORTH LOOP E IN LANE #3. VEHICLE 1'S FD STRUCK THE FIXED OBJECT (PLASTIC BARRELS DIVIDER/CONCRETE WALL) AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AND SLID ACROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC AND VEHICLE 1'S FD STRUCK VEHICLE 2'S FD AND VEHICLE 1'S FD STRUCK VEHICLES VEHICLE 3'S FR. VEHICLE 1 RECEIVED A CITATION FOR FAILURE TO DRIVE IN A SINGLE LANE. VEHICLE 2-HYUNDAI ELANTRA WAS TOTALED OUT BY INSURANCE AND THE BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED DURING THE ACCIDENT. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ON THE SCENE ASKED WHY THEY DID NOT DEPLOY...UPDATED 09-10-140*BF *TR UPDATED 11/7/2014 *JS

THE CAR CAME WITH CONTINENTAL TIRES AND BOTH THE FRONT TIRES SIDEWALL HAVE BUBBLES. SEEMS TO BE TIRE DEFECT. HYUNDAI - BRAD BENSON HYUNDAI - NJ REFUSED TO COVER THE TIRES. HUYNDAI REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRES. CONTINENTAL TIRES PAID 50 % OF THE COST TO REPLACE BOTH THE FRONT TIRES. I STILL PAID 160/- FOR 2 FRONT TIRES. THERE SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE TIRES OR THE ELANTRA 2013 4 DR LTD DESIGN. I WOULD LIKE TO BE COMPENSATED. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR NOW. MAYBE ALL 4 TIRES NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I WAS GOING TO WORK ON THE MORNING OF 12-3-13. WHILE MERGING FROM RT 77 TO I480 WHEN I NOTICED AN ACCIDENT AHEAD. I SLOWED DOWN BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER CAR AND WAS PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I SUSTAINED THE FOLLOWING INJURIES: CERVICAL AND THORACIC STRAIN AND STERNAL CONTUSION. THE INJURIES RESULTED IN MEDICAL COSTS EXCEEDING $15,000. THE REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE COST $10,500. ..UPDATED 08-28-14 *BF *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, IF YOU HIT A BUMP, THE REAR END SWAYS. SOMETIMES IT SWAYS SO MUCH IT FEELS AS IF I AM NOT IN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH. THE CAR DOESN'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TMPS LAMP ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY, HAD TIRE PRESSURES CHECKED AND THEY ARE/WERE IN COMPLIANCE WITH MANUFACTURERS STANDARDS, THE TMPS CONTINUES TO COME ON AND OFF RANDOMLY SO IT IS DIFFICULT TO KNOW FOR SURE IF THEIR IS A PROBLEM WITH A TIRE. *TR

FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR HOME SEEMED ALITTLE FUNNY HOW THE BACK OF THE CAR SHIFTS AROUND. THOUGHT MAYBE AFTER A FEW MILES IT WOULD GO AWAY. THE NEXT DAY MY DAD TOOK THE CAR OUT FOR A DRIVE AND NOTICED THE SAME THING. NOW TODAY ON THE HIGHWAY WAS DRIVING BACK FROM WORK AND HIT A LITTLE BUMP WITH A VERY SMALL CURVE AND I THOUGHT I WOULD CRASH INTO THE DIVIDERS. THE BACK OF THE CAR SHIFTED AROUND ALOT. ALMOST LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF THE CAR FOR A GOOD FEW SECONDS. SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME. WONDERING WHY HYUNDAI HAS NOT MADE A RECALL ON THIS SITUATION. BY THE WAY IT IS NOT MY FIRST TIME I NOTICED THE CAR DOING THIS. WAS SEARCHING AROUND SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM ON THE ELANTRA'S. IS HYUNDAI JUST WAITING FOR A BIG LAWSUIT TO HAPPEN? *TR

ARE YOU AWARE THAT THERE IS NO NOTIFICATION TO THE DRIVER IF THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS NOT BEING USED BY THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY RESPOND AND THE REAR END THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

THE ESC PITCHED THE CAR SIDEWAYS @ 65MPH ON I-84 S OF STURBRIDGE MA. THE CAR HAS NO DIRECTIONAL STABILITY AS IT WANDERS SIDE-TO-SIDE REQUIRING CONSTANT STEERING CONTROL. *TR

HANKOOK TIRE H426 P215/45R17 87H PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL BULGE 9,983 MILES ON TIRE, NO APPARENT ROAD HAZARD, NO CREDIT FROM HANKOOK COST $180 FOR NEW TIRE, MOUNTING, ONLINE SEARCH REVEALED HIGH INCIDENCE OF THIS TIRE AND SIDEWALL BULGE, ASKED HANKOOK FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE TRACKING, TOLD NO DUE TO THEIR OPINION TIRE FAILURE NOT A DEFECT BUT DUE TO ROAD HAZARD, TOO MANY INCIDENTS OF THIS EXACT TIRE FAILURE WARRANTS A STUDY OF TIRE SAFETY STANDARDS. *TR

I PREVIOUSLY HAD REPORTED THAT MY BRAND NEW 2013 ELANTRA GT HAD SUFFERED TWO TIRE BUBBLES ON TWO DIFFERENT OE NEXEN TIRES WITHIN WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. ONE OF THOSE TIRES BLEW OUT AFTER I HIT A POTHOLE. AFTER I MADE THAT REPORT, ONE OF THE BRAND NEW NEXEN TIRES THAT I HAD JUST INSTALLED ALSO DEVELOPED A BUBBLE AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE. THE LOW PROFILE TIRE UPGRADE, WHICH WAS INCLUDED AS PART OF THE "STYLE PACKAGE" ON MY MODEL CAR APPEARS TO BE DANGEROUS. I HAVE NOW CHANGED THE 17" WHEELS AND TIRES TO 16" WHEELS AND TIRES IN ORDER TO HAVE A THICKER TIRE ON MY CAR AND LESS CHANCE FOR DAMAGE AND INJURY. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH ELANTRAS WITH 17" WHEEL "UPGRADES." PLEASE DO SOMETHING. THIS WHEEL/TIRE SIZE ON THIS MODEL NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! *TR

I PURCHASED THE 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS WITH 13461 MILES ON 2/15/14. THE FIRST FEW DAYS I DROVE THE VEHICLE LOCALLY EVERYTHING SEEMED OK. A FEW DAYS LATER ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON BUMPY UNEVEN ROADWAYS THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO NOT STAY IN LINE WITH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING OVER UNEVEN SURFACES OR BUMPS AT SPEEDS OF 30MPH AND UP THE REAR END SEEMS TO BE OUT OF CONTROL MAKING THE VEHICLE VEER INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE SUSPENSION ON THE VEHICLE FOR SUCH LOW MILES IS ALSO VERY NOISY AND RATTLES OVER THE SLIGHTEST IMPERFECTIONS ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON 3/12/14 AND THE HYUNDAI SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT A HYUNDAI TECH TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. ALSO THEY FOUND THAT THE ROTORS HAD RUST ON THEM AND HAD TO BE RESURFACED/MACHINED. ROTORS SHOULD NOT GO BAD WITH A VEHICLE THAT HAS LOW MILES. I PURCHASED THIS CAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND NOW AM STUCK WITH YEARS OF PAYMENTS. I AM NOT A HAPPY HYUNDAI CONSUMER. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE SUSPENSION PROBLEM. *TR

2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO HER, WITHOUT A SPARE TIRE. SHE DISCOVERED THERE WAS NO SPARE TIRE, AFTER HER TIRE WENT FLAT. THE CONSUMER STATED ONLY A MECHANICAL INSTRUMENT CAME IN THE VEHICLE TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRE. HOWEVER, THE INSTRUMENT DID NOT WORK CORRECTLY.

ELANTRA GT TWO ISSUES RELATED TO BODY INTEGRITY AND PAINT. NOTICED TODAY ON REAR THE SMALL TRIANGLE WINDOW IN BACK HAS CHROME/METAL DECORATIVE MOLDING MISSING. CLEAR THE ADHESIVE GAVE WAY. CAR IS ONLY HAND-WASHED OR GOES THRU TOUCH-FREE CAR WASH. 5 SPOTS ON DIFFERENT PLACES ON THE CAR OF PAINT, SIZE OF THE HEAD OF A Q-TIP, REMOVED. NOT RELATED TO SCRATCHES, PAINT CLEARLY LOOKS PEELED NOT CHIPPED. LOCATIONS INCLUDE ON HATCHDOOR, SIDE PANELS, BETWEEN DOOR AND ROOF, AND HOOD. CAR IS IN A GARAGE AT HOME AND PARKING STRUCTURE AT WORK WITH LIMITED OUTSIDE EXPOSURE. BOTH ISSUES ARE INSANE FOR A CAR WITH 14,826 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A STEEL BRIDGE SUPPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IMPACTED THE STEEL SUPPORT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND LEFT SHOULDER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900. *TR

TIRE WITH ONLY 8800 MILES WENT FLAT AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

AT AROUND 38000 MILES I NOTICED THAT I WAS HEARING A LOT OF NOISE OUT OF THE REAREND OF THE VEHICLE. THINKING IT WAS A BAD WHEEL BEARING I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID MY REAR TIRES WERE BALD AND NEEDED REPLACED. I TOOK A LOOK AT THE REAR TIRES AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP AND NOTICED IT WAS A VERY UNEVEN AND IRREGULAR TIRE WEAR PATTERN SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE I NEEDED TO ROTATE MY TIRES MORE OFTEN (TIRES WERE ROTATED EVERY 3000 MILES WHEN OIL WAS CHANGED) AND THAT WAS WHY THE IRREGULAR WEAR ON ONLY THE 2 REAR TIRES. THE WEAR APPEARED AS WAVY SPOTS WHERE THE TIRE HAD NO TREAD THEN RIGHT NEXT TO THAT IT HAD PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT. SO I GAVE IN BOUGHT ALL 4 BRAND NEW TIRES AND AFTER 1500 MILES I WENT AHEAD AND ROTATED THE TIRES NOTICING THAT THE REAR TIRES HAD ALREADY BEGAN TO WEAR IN THE EXACT SAME PATTERN SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A BAD SET OF TIRES. NEEDLESS TO SAY I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TIRE SHOP AND HAD THEM CHECK THE ALIGNMENT ON THE BACK TIRES EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SOLID REAR AXLE. THE ALIGNMENT CHECK SHOWED THAT THE REAR WHEELS DO NOT TRACK STRAIGHT AND THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO WEAR VERY FAST. I TOOK THIS INFORMATION BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH REFUSED TO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT ON THE REAR WHEELS BECAUSE IT IS A SOLID AXLE VEHICLE AND THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT FOR IT. THEY CONTINUED TO BLAME THE TIRES AND ROTATION SCHEDULE FOR THE PROBLEM. AFTER DOING MORE RESEARCH ON THE WEB THIS I