2014 Hyundai Elantra complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, A LOUD ABNORMAL SOUND WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND OBSERVED THAT THE SUN ROOF FRACTURED. THE HIGHWAY PATROL WAS NOTIFIED BECAUSE THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE TURNPIKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (JAMES HODGE HYUNDAI, 1330 N MAIN ST, MUSKOGEE, OK, 74401) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE SUN ROOF FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HEARD OF THE FAILURE, BUT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED IT LOCALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000.

VEHICLE SWAYS AT MODERATE TO HIGH ACCELERATIONS AND UPON HITTING OBSTACLES, OR EVEN IN SIGNIFICANT WINDS OR DRAFTS. VEERING SLIGHTLY LEFT OR RIGHT AFTER BUMPS WAS COMMONPLACE, BUT AFTER 113,000, OVER THE COURSE OF JUST A FEW DAYS SWAY PROBLEM HAS BECOME SEVERE AT ACCELERATIONS ABOVE 45 MPH. HAVE SINCE READ ONLINE ABOUT NUMEROUS HYUNDAI OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND REPORTING TO DEALERSHIPS WITH THIS COMPLAINT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUOUSLY WENT IN A CIRCLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LAKELAND HYUNDAI (1500 W MEMORIAL BLVD, LAKELAND, FL 33815 (863) 682-1100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINON AND CLOCKSPRING MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT ONLY ONE PART, A RUBBER SEAL, WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE MANUFACTURER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,300.

I WAS DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC APPROXIMATELY 30 - 35 MILES PER HOUR AND I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES OF MY 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA TO AVOID COLLISION WITH A CAR THAT WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC FOR NO APPARENT REASON APPROXIMATELY 8-9 CAR LENGTHS IN FRONT OF ME AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED ME HAVE AN ACCIDENT AS I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE AND NO OTHER WAY TO STOP THE CAR EXCEPT TO REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THE CAR STOPPED. INSTEAD OF STOPPING WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES, I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL AND THE CAR SKIDDED OVER THE LENGTH OF 8-9 CARS AND ONLY STOPPED WHEN I HIT THE REAR END OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I INITIALLY PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES I FELT A "THUMP" THROUGH THE BRAKE PADDLE AND THEN I HAD NO BRAKES. THERE HAD BEEN RAIN EARLIER IN THE DAY, BUT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT IT WAS NOT RAINING. THERE WAS SLIGHT REAR BUMPER TO THE CAR THAT I REAR ENDED, BUT WITH THE IMPACT OF THE ACCIDENT MY CAR IS BASICALLY TOTALLED - FRONT BUMPER AND SIDE LIGHTS WERE DAMAGED AND FELL OFF OF THE CAR, MY ENGINE WAS PUSHED DOWN, ONE OF THE MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS WAS TOTALLY BROKEN OFF, THE HOOD AND THE RADIATOR WERE SMASHED IN, VALVES WERE DAMAGED, MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED, AC AND HEATER DAMAGED AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES AS CAN BE VERIFIED BY MY MECHANIC. FOR THE SPEED THAT I WAS GOING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC I DON'T SEE HOW I COULD HAVE HAD THIS MUCH DAMAGE. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. ALL IN ALL I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AND UNINJURED. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE T

THE CAR SWAYS FROM SIDE TO SIDE, IT IS NOTICEABLE AT AROUND 25 MPH AND IT BECOMES AN ISSUE REACHING SPEEDS OF 70MPH AND ABOVE (AT THIS PINT THE CAR SWAYS FAR TOO MUCH AND FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE). I THOUGHT THIS COULD BE TIRES, BALANCING, OR ALIGNMENT, BUT AFTER DOING MAINTENANCE WITH THOSE THREE THINGS, THE CAR CONTINUES TO SWAY A LOT. WHEN I GO OVER A SMALL BUMP THE CAR SHIFTS TO THE SIDES. UPON FURTHER ONLINE RESEARCH, THERE ARE MANY CAR BLOGS AND COMPLAINS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR STRUTS. I BOUGHT THE CAR AT 48,000 AND I NOTICED THE ISSUE THEN, BUT I THOUGHT I WAS BEING TOO PICKY. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO REASON THE CAR SHOULD BE DOING THIS. ONLY CONCLUSION IS A POOR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THIS COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND HYUNDAI SHOULD BE LOOKING INTO IT.

SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE METAL. CAR WAS OPERATING NORMALLY ON HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY OIL PRESSURE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING ON AND OFF. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY KNOCKING WHICH GOT PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER OVER SHORT PERIOD. ROLLED INTO SERVICE STATION TO FIND ENGINE BLOWN. SERVICE STATION SUGGESTED TOWING TO HYUNDAI FOR EVALUATION. HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TORE DOWN ENGINE TO FIND "SIGNIFICANT" METAL AND BLOWN CYLINDER. HYUNDAI REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND A CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BLACK SMOKE BEGAN TO APPEAR FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH EVENTUALLY TURNED TO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 10309640. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON INTERSTATE AT 65MPH WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON FOR OVER 30 SECONDS AND DRASTICALLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE TO UNDER 20MPH. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE COMPLETELY DRY AND ROAD SURFACE WAS SMOOTH. HAZARD LIGHTS WERE PUT ON TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS FROM POSSIBLE COLLISION AND I PULLED OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS IN A 3 WEEK PERIOD. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID NO CODES CAME UP AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE DESCRIBED PROBLEM. A RECALL WAS ISSUED IN 2011-2012 FOR SIMILAR ISSUE ON SAME MAKE AND MODEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN SHE TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT BACK, BUT DID NOT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,500. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT START. CAR WILL START AFTER IT SITS FOR A LENGTH OF TIME (COULD BE HOURS OR DAYS) OR AFTER IT HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. MOVEMENT SEEMS TO SHAKE THE CONNECTION IF THAT IS THE PROBLEM, INTO WORKING. HAS LEFT OWNER STRANDED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN THE LAST 5 WEEKS. DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IF IT CAN NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE THEY CAN NOT DIAGNOSE IT. VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME IF I GET STRANDED IN AN UNSAFE AREA. DEALER CHANGED THE STARTER BUT IS UNWILLING TO TRY ANYTHING ELSE. I STATED THAT I DID NOT WANT THE CAR UNTIL IT WAS FIXED AND SAFE TO DRIVE. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO BUY ANOTHER CAR SINCE "I DIDN'T WANT" THIS CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE PARKING, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND REPAIRED. ONE MONTH LATER, WHILE PARKING AND APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASH INTO TWO CEMENT POLES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 06/08/17*LJ

CAR INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START WITHOUT WARNING, PARK RUNNING FINE, GET BACK IN AND IT WILL NOT START, HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES, TOOK TO DEALER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY CANNOT GET IT TO REPLICATE .. NO ERROR CODE... THEY JUST SCRATCH THEIR HEAD AND SAY SORRY WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO... TELL THAT TO MY WIFE WHEN SHE IS STRANDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT TO RIGHT TO UNLOCK THE STEERING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,588. UPDATED 06/13/17* LJ *AS

CAR RANDOMLY COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE DRIVING IT AT LOW SPEEDS. ALL LIGHTS COME ON AND VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE. I TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND VEHICLES STARTS BACK UP AGAIN. OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES IN SEVERAL DAYS. HYUNDAI TOLD ME THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE UNLESS IT REPLICATES WHILE IN THEIR POSSESSION.

MY 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HAS NUMEROUS ISSUES. THE CAR FEELS UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE WHEN A VERY SMALL FLAW MAKES IT SEEM YOU ARE LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT FEELS AS IF THE BACK END IS COMING AROUND AS IF IT IS GOING TO DO A 360 IN THE ROAD. IT ALSO HAS A FEELING IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT IT WANTS TO LOCK UP AND HAVE TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO WHEEL AND IT FINALLY BREAKS LOOSE BUT FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE AS IF YOU ARE GOING INTO OTHER LANES. IT DOES THIS IN EITHER DIRECTION. SOMETIMES I FEEL THE STEERING IS LOCKING UP AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY DIFFERENT REPORTS OF THESE SAME ISSUES AND APPARENTLY HYUNDAI CHARGES OUTRAGEOUS PRICES JUST TO TELL YOU NOTHING IS WRONG. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE CARS AND REALLY NEEDS ATTENTION BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.

THE ESC (TRACTION CONTROL) RANDOMLY COMES ON WHILE CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON STRAIGHT, LEVEL, DRY ROADS (OFTEN ON INTERSTATES). SOMETIMES THE ABS LIGHTS ALSO LIGHT UP. BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND POWER TO THE ENGINE IS SUSPENDED MAKING THE CAN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL PROPERLY. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NOW UNDER WARRANTY FOR OVER 60 CONSECUTIVE DAYS AND THE DEALERSHIP AND HYUNDAI CANNOT DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THIS MALFUNCTION. AFTER REPEATED REQUESTS TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I HAVE ASKED HYUNDAI TO DETERMINE THE RELEVANCE OF THIS REPEATED MALFUNCTION IN THE ACCIDENT WHERE THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP QUICKLY ENOUGH TO AVOID ANOTHER MOTORIST. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED USED WITH 20,185 MILES ON IT AND CURRENTLY HAS AROUND 22K MILES AND IS UNDER A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY.

THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR ON MY CAR DIED AFTER ABOUT 78000 MILES AND CAUSED THE CAR TO LOCK UP WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. STAYED IN 3RD GEAR AND FOR A FEW WEEKS BEFORE WOULD LOCK UP WHILE IN PARK, NEUTRAL, REVERSE AND DRIVE (MOST COMMONLY WHILE IN PARK). THIS NEARLY CAUSED A COUPLE OF ACCIDENTS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ELANTRAS DATING ALL THE WAY BACK TO 2007 AND EVEN HAS CONTINUED PAST MY MODEL YEAR (2014) INTO 2015 MODELS. THE DEALERSHIP EVEN REFERRED TO IT ASO A FAULTY RANGE SENSOR WHICH TO ME SEEMS TO IMPLY THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I COULDN'T SHIFT AND HAD A MORE DIFFICULT TIME SLOWING DOWN AND SPEEDING UP THAN USUAL. THE PART IS RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE BUT THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE PLUS LABOR TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE FAULTY MECHANICAL PART WAS WELL OVER $150, RESULTING IN A TOTAL BILL OF $210. A PART FAILURE THAT CAUSES THE VEHICLES COMPUTER, TRANSMISSION AND DRIVETRAIN TO LOSE ALL CONNECTION TO ONE ANOTHER CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. AT FIRST IT HAPPENED ONLY WHILE STATIONARY IN PARK, THE CAR WOULD LOCK UP WHILE SITTING WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING FOR A WHILE. I WOULD TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RE-ENGAGE THE VEHICLE AND EVERYTHING WOULD OPERATE AS NORMAL. THEN IT OCCURRED WHILE BACKING DOWN THE HILL OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, LOCKED UP IN REVERSE, I APPLIED THE BRAKES, SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND TURNED OFF THE CAR WHILE STILL IN REVERSE. (I LIVE IN A QUIET SUBDIVISION OF A SMALL TOWN OF 12,000, WHAT IF THIS HAPPENE

WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 15-25 MPH, IN TOWN, AFTER ABOUT 25 MINUTES OF FREEWAY DRIVING, RPMS AT OR AROUND 1250, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH TURN ON. TAKING IT INTO THE SERVICE CENTER, THERE ARE NO CODES IN THE COMPUTER. THE TIMING CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, BECAUSE THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AT THE SHOP, BUT THE LAST TWO INSTANCES THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE SO THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT. THE CAR HAS 61000 MILES ON IT AND IS STILL UNDER HYUNDAI'S POWERTRAIN WARRANTY.

THE REAR SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT. IT IS ALWAYS LOOSE. NO ONE HAS SAT THERE SO WE JUST NOTICED IT RECENTLY WHILE CLEANING THE CAR.

AIR BAG SRS LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 30000 MILES ON IT.

08-26-16 WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A PUBLIC PARK WHILE DOING LESS THAN 5 MILES PER HOUR, I EXPERIENCED RAPID UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, PLOWED THROUGH A FENCE, SIDESWIPED A TREE, WENT OFF A GRASSY MEDIAN BACK UP ONTO A GRASSY MEDIAN AND THEN BOUNCED OFF OF THAT BEFORE THE CAR FINALLY CAME TO REST. MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. IT IS A MIRACLE THAT I AM NOT DEAD AS THE PARK IS ON A VERY BUSY 4 LANE ROAD AND IS USUALLY FULL OF CHILDREN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST TWENTY TIMES DURING THE PAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ONCE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. ...UPDATED 07/10/17 *BF UPDATED 09/22/2017 *JS

THE STEERING STICKS IN THE CENTER POSITION. EXTRA EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT FROM THE CENTER POSITION WHEN DRIVING. CONDITION DEVELOPED AT 12,000 MILES.

WANTS TO STALL WHEN PUSHING ON BRAKES, AND WHEN I LET OFF BRAKES IT WANTS TO STALL, MY GAS MILEAGE STAYS THE SAME ,AND MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOES UP FAST WHEN'S I START THE VECHICLE. MY LIGHTS IN MY CAR DON'T COME ON TO MUCH. AND IT'S SEEM TO BE RUNNING ROUGH IN CERTAIN AREAS THEN IT GOES BACK TO RUNNING GOOD WHEN I GET FURTHER AWAY FROM MY HOUSE I HAD MY CAR AT DEALERSHIPS 3 TIMES AND THEY SAY NO CODES. AND THE CAR DOES THIS WHEN I SIT STILL AND WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS. IT DOES IT IN CITY HIGHWAY SEEMS TO BE RUNNING NORMAL. DEALERS DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG

AFTER LESS THAN 2 YEARS, THE CAR BATTERY DIES AND DISABLES THE CONTROL OF THIS PARTICULAR CAR AND YEAR. MANY CUSTOMERS, ACCORDING TO REVIEWS, SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SHOULD THE BATTERY FALTER WHEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, SERIOUS ACCIDENTS COULD RESULT. MY VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT A SLOW PACE IN THE PARKING LOT WHEN THE BATTERY DIED. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. I WAS NOT EXPECTING THE BATTERY TO DIE AS IT IS ONLY ABOUT 18 MONTHS OLD. I DO NOT HAVE A PICTURE. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR RELEASED IN A DOWNWARD POSITION INDEPENDENTLY AND DISTORTED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THE CONTACT PLACED THE SUN VISOR IN THE CORRECT UPWARD POSITION, BUT IT WOULD NOT REMAIN SECURED. IN ADDITION, THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I'VE HAD TROUBLE STARTING THE CAR MULTIPLE TIMES. ALL LIGHTS WILL WORK FINE, RADIO, POWER LOCKS AND WINDOWS ALL WORK, THE CAR JUST DOESNT START. I HAD IT BROUGHT BACK TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE GUYS IT STARTED UP NO PROBLEM FOR THEM AND THEY COULDNT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I'VE NOTICED THAT WHEN IT HAPPENS, TAKING THE CAR OUT OF PARK, AND THEN SHIFTING BACK TO PARK SEEMS TO TRIGGER SOMETHING AND THEN THE CAR WILL START. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY

SOMETIMES WHEN I GO TO START MY CAR IT WON'T EVEN START. I HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED OUT BY SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THE BATTERY WAS GOOD. THEY PUT IT ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO WAIT OVER 30 35 MINUTES

THE CAR WILL NOT TURN ON. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN TEST AND IS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR. THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND STATIONARY, WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION ALL LIGHTS TURN ON BUT THE CAR DOES NOT TURN ON. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO MULTIPLE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES IN RURAL AREAS.

THE SRS LIGHT ON MY 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SE STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE CAR IS ON

MY DAUGHTER AND I STARTED SMELLING GAS PULLED OVER TO SEE AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR AND NOTICED GAS SQUIRTING EVERYWHERE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND REMOVED THE COVER THAT IS OVER THE ENGINE TO SEE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM AND NOTICED THE CLAP THAT CLAPS TO THE HOSE ON THE ENGINE HAD CAME A LOOSE I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC WAS CRACKED IN THE INSIDE OF THE HOSE. I HAD SOMEONE TEMPORARY PLACE IT BACK ON TIL I CAN GET IT TO THE COMPANY I PURCHASED IT FROM.

AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING, 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA ON 1 APR 2016, ATLANTA, GA, I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THE 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. I WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, IN FRONT OF THE TIRE WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. ALTHOUGH THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO BREAK RIBS; HOWEVER, THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY . THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND STOPPED WHEN I SAW A VEHICLE HEADING MY WAY.

I HAVE A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WHICH FOR SOME REASON WHEN GOING INTO A TURN ON A ROAD OR STREET THAT HAS SOME BUMPS ON IT THE CAR WHEN HITTING THE BUMPS CHATTERS SIDEWAYS. I HAD FILED A COMPLAINT ONCE BEFORE ON THE SAME PROBLEM NOW TO ADD TO THE PROBLEM IS THE FACT THAT JUST YESTERDAY ON 25 APRIL WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE ROAD DOING ABOUT 50 MPH THERE WERE BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND I AS I NAVIGATED THE TURN MY CAR SLID SIDEWAYS APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET AND HIT THE SHOULDER WHICH BLEW MY REAR TIRE. I JUST CALLED THE SERVICE STATION AND IT WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $161 TO REPLACE THE TIRE. THE SITUATION IS VERY DANGEROUS. I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT SERIOUSLY OR KILLED, THE CALL WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL AFTER HITTING THE SHOULDER AND BLEW OUT THE TIRE

WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR A STREET AND ENCOUNTER A CURVE IN THE ROAD, WITH SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE CAR JUST CHATTERS SIDEWAYS. SOMETIMES ENOUGH TO ALMOST GO INTO THE OTHER LANE. WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP STRAIGHT ON IT JUST FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS BOTTOMING OUT. IN MY OPINION I REALLY FEEL THAT THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM IS ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE AND IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IF YOU HIT MORE THAN ONE BUMP THE CAR LITERALLY MOVES FROM 2 TO 3 FEET SIDEWAYS. I HAVE READ ON HYUNDAI FORUMS OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS AND IT SEEMS HYUNDAI DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM.

I PURCHASED A PRE-OWNED 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT ON APRIL 22, 2016. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE CAR DEALER I HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE, IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT. I LOOKED UP AND NOTICED THAT THE PANORAMIC SUN ROOF HAD COMPLETELY SHATTERED AND I QUICKLY EXITED AT THE NEAREST HIGH WAY EXIT. I WAS TRAVELING 60 M.P.H ON A STRAIGHT AWAY ON HIGHWAY 80 NEAR VACAVILLE, CA. THE SUNROOF GLASS WAS CLOSED BUT THE INTERIOR SCREEN WAS OPEN. IT HAD BEEN RAINING EARLIER THAT DAY BUT IT WAS CLEAR AND SUNNY AT THE TIME THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. I HAD ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 3 HOURS IN MY POSSESSION WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED MORE THAN ONCE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED MORE THAN ONE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500. UPDATED 05/24/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE RANGE SWITCH WAS REPLACED . THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 12/11/2017*JS

THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF OF OUR 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED. WE WERE TRAVELING ON I-75N, ABOUT 25 MILES N OF BRADENTON, FL AT 65 - 70 MPH IN SUNNY CONDITIONS, TEMPERATURE AROUND 70, ABOUT 10:30 A.M. THERE WERE NO CARS/TRUCKS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF US AND WE WERE NOT NEAR AN OVERPASS. ALL WINDOWS WERE ROLLED UP AND THE AUTOMATIC HVAC SYSTEM WAS ON. WE HEARD A LOUD BOOM SOMEWHAT LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST IN THE EAR. WE LOOKED AROUND AND SAW THE ENTIRE FRONT SECTION OF THE SUNROOF SHATTERED. GLASS RAINED IN THE CAR - FRONT SEAT, BACK SEAT. THERE WERE LARGE CHUNKS OF GLASS, SMALL CHUNKS, AND EVEN A PIECE OF METAL SUNROOF ASSEMBLY IN THE CAR. WE WERE FRIGHTENED BUT MANAGED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. WE PULLED OFF AT A REST STOP TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM. WE ARE NOW AFRAID OF THE CAR - EVEN IF REPAIRED, WHAT NEXT? ANOTHER EXPLOSION? OTHER SAFETY PROBLEMS? AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION, THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 3500 MILES ON IT. WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE OCTOBER 28, 2015 HAVING PURCHASED IT AS A NEW CAR FROM HARRISONBURG HYUNDAI IN VIRGINIA.

MY CAR HAD LESS THAN 10,000 MILES WHEN A BUBBLE IN THE TIRE WALL FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS NOTICED DURING A PROFESIONAL INSPECTION (9/23/2015). I WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TIRE IMMEDIATELY WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP.I DID SO. THEN DURING A STATE INSPECTION IN JANUARY OF 2016 I RECEIVED A CALL THAT THE TIRE WALL ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HAD A BUBBLE. MY CAR HAD 17,800 MILES ON IT AT THIS POINT.THIS TIRE WAS ALSO REPLACED AND THE OWNER OF THE INSPECTION SHOP TOLD ME THAT HE HAD SERVICED OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. AT THIS POINT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING MY CAR FOR FEAR THAT A TIRE WILL BLOW OUT. NEITHER OF THE BUBBLES WERE NOTICEABLE TO ME. THEY ARE NOT EASILY FOUND UNLESS SOMEONE IS WORKING ON THE CAR. I BELIEVE THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEM AND FEEL THAT A RECALL IS WARRANTED DUE TO DANGER FROM TIRES BLOWING OUT WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH, THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

THE HANKOOK H426 TIRES ON THIS CAR ARE EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY MINOR ROAD HAZARDS SUCH AS STONES AND SHALLOW POTHOLES OR RIDGING IN THE ROADWAY, EVEN WHEN STRUCK AT SPEEDS BELOW 30 MPH. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN MARCH OF 2014 AND HAVE SINCE REPLACED 6 TIRES AT FULL COST. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 1/22/2016 WHILE DRIVING ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD AT LOW SPEED. IN EVERY CASE, THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE APPEARED TO BE GASHED. MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS CAR AND USES IT FOR WORK PURPOSES. I FEAR FOR HER SAFETY WHENEVER SHE DRIVES THIS CAR.

THE STEERING LOCKS IN THE CENTER AS IF THERE IS A CATCH OR SOMETHING, WHAT HAPPENS IS, WHILE DRIVING YOUR TRYING TO KEEP CENTER IN YOUR LANE, AS THE CAR WILL EITHER DRIFT TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, IT WILL NEVER STAY CENTERED, OK SO WHILE DOING SO, ONCE YOU TRY TO CORRECT TO CENTER THE CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO LOCK OR CATCHES, SO AS, WHEN YOUR TRYING TO CORRECT IT, IT TAKES A LOT OF FORCE TO OVER COME THIS LOCKING OR CATCHING IN THE STEERING WHEEL, SO MUCH AS TO, ONCE YOUR ABLE TO OVER COME THE LOCKING/CATCHING IT THEN OVER CORRECTS AND CAUSES THE CAR TO DART THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. IT HAS CAUSED ME NUMEROUS TIMES TO GO INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC OR ONTO THE SHOULDER, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS I RACE DIRT TRACK, I KNOW HOW TO HANDLE A CAR AND I CAN SAY WITH A 100% FIRM CONVICTION, THAT THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNSAFE AND A HUGE HAZARD TO HUMAN LIFE.. AND THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE IT AND AT ALL SPEEDS, THOUGH BECOMES INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS AS SPEEDS INCREASE, NOW ALSO ILL BE MAKING A YOUTUBE VIDEO OF IT SOON.. 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA ELECTRONIC STEERING DANGERS OR SOMETHING OF THE LIKE.. I REALLY HOPE THIS IS RESOLVED ASAP.. PEACE AND THANKS FOR THIS FORUM.

I WAS IN A FRONTEND COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT WORK. I STRUCK THE VEHICLE GO 50 MPH WHICH WAS A FRONT END COLLISION. I ONLY SUFFERS MINOR SHOULDER INJURIES. MY CONCERN IS WHEN THE COLLISION SHOP COMPLETES THE WORK FIXING MY CAR, WILL I FEEL SAVE IF ANOTHER COLLISION OCCUS. I DON'T KNOW OF ANY RECALLS AT THIS TIME.

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN A STRAIGHT LINE THE STEERING STICKS. AS THE CAR DRIFTS IN THE LANE IT TAKES AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN IT OVER CORRECTS. I HAVE TWO ELANTRAS AND THEY BOTH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND SEE PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS COMPLAINT SINCE 2011.

2014 ELANTRA WITH APPROXIMATELY 13,000 MILES. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 50-70MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS AT THE CENTER POSITION. SLIGHT PRESSURE NORMALLY REQUIRED TO CHANGE LANES DOES NOT EFFECTIVELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ENOUGH TO CORRECT STEERING IN ORDER TO REMAIN IN A STRAIGHT LINE. WHEN ENOUGH PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO CORRECT STEERING, A SLIGHT POP IS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.HYUNDAI-FORUMS.COM/MD-2011-PRESENT-ELANTRA-SEDAN-COUPE/226066-STEERING-BINDING-STICKING.HTML BY OTHER ELANTRA OWNERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE PONTEZA TIRES, SIZE 225/40/19 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE STRUCK A DEEP POTHOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERIOR TIRE BELT SEPARATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NOTICED A ODD NOISE COMING FROM MY LEFT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. TOOK IT TOO A MECHANIC. LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. HAD TO REPLACE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING AT 41,000 MILES. THIS CAR HAS NOT DRIVEN ON BUMPY ROADS OR ANY ACCIDENTS.

RETURNED HOME FROM WORK AND PARKED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY, GOT OUT AND GOT GROCERIES FROM PASSENGER SIDE. WENT INSIDE AND ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES LATER WAS INFORMED BY NEIGHBOR THAT MY CAR HAD ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, ACROSS A 55 MPH STREET, AND THROUGH DITCH INTO NEIGHBORS YARD. WHEN MYSELF AND THREE OTHER PEOPLE APPROACHED THE VEHICLE WE WERE ASTONISHED TO SEE THAT THE E-BRAKE HAD BEEN ENGAGED AND YET THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN DRIVEWAY WITH NO SIGNS OF TIRE DRAGGING. IT IS AS IF THE E-BRAKE COMPLETELY FAILED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THERE ARE OTHER HYUNDAI'S OF SIMILAR BUILD RECALLED FOR "PARKING BREAK ISSUES CAUSING DRAGGING WHILE DRIVING AND POSSIBLE ROLLAWAY WHILE PARKED". SADLY HYUNDAI IS NOT HELPFUL BECAUSE MY EXACT CAR DOES NOT HAVE A CURRENT RECALL GOING. I BELIEVE THAT MY CAR HAS AN ISSUE THAT IS A DEFECT OF THE CALIBER THAT CREATES THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGES NECESSARY TO RECALL A MODEL OF VEHICLE. DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY COULD HAVE RESULTED DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF THE PARKING BRAKE IN MY CAR. MY VEHICLE HAS INCURRED ABOVE $3,000 WORTH OF STRUCTURAL AND BODY DAMAGE FROM ROLLING AWAY AT NO FAULT OF MY OWN. IT IS CURRENTLY AT A REPAIR SHOP AND I AM PURSUING A CLAIM WITH HYUNDAI BUT THEY ARE NOT DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR THE SAFETY OF CONSUMERS. AN INSPECTOR SHOULD BE OUT TO LOOK AT MY BRAKES REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME, CIRCUMSTANCE, OR FAULT. INSTEAD OF TRYING TO AVOID PAYING FOR MY CAR THEY SHOULD BE LOOKING INTO IF THIS MALFUNCTION COULD CAUSE HARM AND PROPERTY DAMAGE TO OTH

WHILE DRIVING ON 5 FREEWAY IN CALIFORNIA MY 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE LIKE SOMEONE HITTING THE BRAKE. I THREW IT IN NEUTRAL AND HELP MY WIFE TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE WE LOST POWER STEERING. WE GOT LUCKY AND HAD A SPACE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN WE GOT TOWED TO TUTTLE-CLICK IN IRVINE, CA AND OUR CAR TURNED INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THEY BASICALLY SAID WE ARE ON OUR OWN TO FIND A RIDE BACK HOME AND NO LOANER CAR. TWO DAYS LATER I HAVE TO CALL THEM TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM, FIRST A TECHNICIAN SAID THAT IT WAS A BAD BATTERY BUT THAT WOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED IT TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THEN A FEW HOURS LATER THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLS TO SAY IT WAS THE BATTERY AND THAT IS WHAT CAUSED IT TO SHUT DOWN ON US. AFTER (4) DAYS OF KEEPING THE CAR, THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP SAID THAT OUR BATTERY HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHICH CAUSED OUR CAR TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI CORPORATE BUT DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY CAN DO?

SUSPENSION CONSISTENTLY BOUNCES OVER BUMPS ON THE FREEWAY, SOMETIMES SO SEVERE THE CAR FEELS AS IF IT WILL LOSE CONTROL AND END UP IN ANOTHER LANE. DEALER REPLACED BOTH REAR SHOCKS, WHICH PROVIDED LITTLE IMPROVEMENT, AS THE FRONT OF THE CAR STILL SEEMS TO BOUNCE/HOP OVER BUMPS AT MOST SPEEDS OVER 15MPH. VEHICLE STILL FEELS UNSTABLE, UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ALL DEALERS SEEM TO DENY THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH SEEMINGLY LITTLE DIAGNOSTIC WORK DONE. AFTER CHECKING HYUNDAI-FORUMS.COM, FOUND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE TO EXPERIENCE THIS UNPLEASANT NATURE OF THE SUSPENSION AFTER A FEW THOUSAND MILES. NOTE: CAR DID NOT HANDLE THIS TERRIBLY WHEN NEW.

THE ISSUE IS WITH THE STEERING. NO POWER STEERING, VERY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. CALLED THE DEALER. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER. 08/04/2015. DIAGNOSE: THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MAKE OF THIS CAR IS A 2014 ELANTRA GT WITH ONLY 6400 MILES. 08/21/2015 STILL WAITING ON THE PART THAT IS BACK ORDER TO COME IN.