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2017 Hyundai Elantra complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2017 record →

Engine
Filed Aug 22, 201839,450 milesFL

I FIRST EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM 08/14/18 DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON I295N, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE. ON 08/16/18 THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED BUT THIS TIME IT LASTED UNTIL I MADE IT LATE THAT EVENING. I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI OF ORANGE PARK 08/17/18 HERE IN JACKSONVILLE AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK 08/22/18 MY CAR STARTED DOING THE SAME THING ONLY THIS TIME YOU COULD FEEL THE VIBRATION OF THE CAR NOT WANTING TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WOULD GO OFF AS I'M CHANGING GEARS AND SOON AS I AM DONE SHIFTING IT STAYS ILLUMINATED.I CALLED THE SERVICE CENTER AGAIN AND SHE SAYS TO BRING IT BACK IN FOR TESTING AND THEY CAN ONLY FIX IT IF THEY CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I AM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC NOT KNOWING IF IT WILL CUTOFF AND I AM HIT.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 13, 201823,300 milesKS

WHILE THE CAR WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVE, THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF ALL OF THE LIGHTS EXCEPT THE HEADLIGHTS AND REVERSE LIGHTS TURNED ON. THE ONLY WAY I COULD TURN THEM OFF IS IF I TURNED THE CAR ON AND BACK OFF. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 DAYS. THE FIRST TWO TIMES IT HAPPENED WAS ABOUT 2 HOURS APART FROM EACH OTHER. THE SECOND TIME THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF ON THEIR OWN WITHIN 30 MINUTES. THE THIRD TIME I WAS AT WORK AND AM NOT SURE HOW LONG THE LIGHTS WERE ON BUT I WALKED OUT OF WORK TO THEM ON.

WheelsCrash
Filed Aug 11, 201823,967 milesCA

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA EX CAR OFF THE LOT THAT CAME STOCK WITH ALL NEXEN TIRES. WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS, UNDER 2000 MILES, I NOTICED THE TIRE LOOKED LIKE THE RUBBER WAS SHREDDING AND SAW SIDEWALL BUBBLING. HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW TIRE WHEN THE ORIGINAL TIRE HAD HARDLY ANY USE. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, WE NOTICED A BUBBLE ON THE REAR TIRE, TOOK IT IN TO GOODYEAR, ANOTHER BARELY USED TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, HE GOT A FLAT AND THE WHOLE SIDEWALL WAS SEPARATED AND DAMAGED, THE 3RD DEFECTIVE TIRE. YESTERDAY, WHILE DRIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON OUR WAY HOME, A BLOWOUT IN THE LAST OF THE NEXEN TIRES. LITERALLY A HOLE IN THE SIDEWALL. THIS WAS A NEW CAR, WITH NEW TIRES. ALL 4 MANUFACTURED TIRES ON THE CAR WERE DEFECTIVE. THANK GOD WE WERE NOT KILLED ON THE FREEWAY OR HARMED ANYONE WITH THIS HAZARDOUS BRAND OF TIRE. THIS TIRE HAS FAILED, ALL FOUR NEW TIRES FAILED. 2 IMAGES ARE ATTACHED. TWO FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY, TWO FAILED ON CITY STREETS. SHAME ON NEXEN FOR NOT RECALLING THIS TIRE YET. I'VE CALLED NEXEN WARRANTY BUT HAD TO LEAVE A MESSAGE.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 2, 2018AL

I HAVE HAD A TON OF ISSUES. MY BLIND SPOT SENSORS ONLY WORK OCCASIONALLY. (I ACTUALLY KNOW SOMEONE ELSE WITH A HYUNDAI THAT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM). ADDITIONALLY, SENSORS GO OFF AT RANDOM. I HAVE HAD THE WARNINGS FOR FLAT TIRE POP UP MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THERE WAS NO FLAT TIRE. ONE OF THE TONES MY STEERING WHEEL ACTUALLY LOCKED UP AND I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH MY RADIO SCREEN AND THE RADIO PLAYING. MY PUSH TO START BUTTON ALSO HAS ISSUES. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT TURN THE WHOLE CAR OFF. THEY REPLACED SOMETHING IN THE BOTTOM BUT IT IS STILL HAPPENING. TODAY IT ACTUALLY HAD A HARD TIME STARTING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I GOT THE CAR. I'VE HAD IT LESS THAN A YEAR AND IT HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP A COUPLE DOZEN TIMES. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL TIMES BOTH WHEN I'M MOVING AND NOT MOVING DEPENDING ON THE ISSUES. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING SLOWER AND FASTER. MY SCREEN HAS ALSO FROZEN AND I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO USE IT. BOTH IN MOTION AND PARKED. P

Engine
Filed Jul 27, 20189,000 milesTX

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHOLE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. FOUND OUT ENGINES ARE DANGEROUS AND HAVE EXPLODED. ENGINES ARE ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE OF SO MANY ELANTRA NEEDING A NEW ENGINE. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE NO ONE IS WARNING ELANTRA OWNERS ABOUT THIS UNTIL THE CARS BREAK DOWN. I AM STILL WITHOUT MY CAR SINCE JUNE BECAUSE ENGINES ARE ON BACK ORDER UNTIL LATE AUGUST/EARLY SEPTEMBER.

Steering
Filed Jul 18, 201810,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, REVERSING, OR DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE WINDOWS FAILED TO GO UP OR DOWN AND WATER ENTERED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT LENS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOB MAYBERRY HYUNDAI (3220 W HWY 74, MONROE, NC 28110, (704) 283-8571), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

Service BrakesCrash2 injured
Filed Jul 11, 201820,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE PRECEDING VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A WHIPLASH THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTIONS. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE OTHER VEHICLE, BUT HE WAS UNAWARE OF THEIR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE DEALER (LEE HYUNDAI, 1960 SKIBO RD, FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28314, (910) 864-7100) WAS CONTACTED, BUT WAS WAITING FOR INVESTIGATION RESULTS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Electrical System
Filed Jul 6, 20184,200 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE BACK UP CAMERA BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (GERALD HYUNDAI, 209 HANSEN BLVD, NORTH AURORA, IL 60542), BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY START AND THEN TURN OFF, AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE FAILURES WITH THE ENGINE BRACKET MOUNT AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MDC BOLT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD ASSIST BY DEDUCTING ONE VEHICLE PAYMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,200.

Service BrakesCrash
Filed Jun 6, 201841,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE PRECEDING VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN ABRUPTLY AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, BUT DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED PAUL BLANCO'S GOOD CAR COMPANY OAKLAND AT 510-746-4900 (LOCATED AT 7201 OAKPORT ST, CA 94621) AND PROVIDED THE TECHNICIAN WITH THE INSURANCE INFORMATION AS REQUESTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED; HOWEVER, IT WAS STILL ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO A BODY SHOP. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000.

Air Bags
Filed Jun 5, 201839,000 milesTX

"TAKATA RECAL" THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS TURNING ON . FEEL LOSS OF POWER WHEN DRIVING SPEED LIMIT UNDER FOURTY-FIVE ALSO SUDDENDLEY LOOSES POWER WHEN GOING THE SPEEDOF SEVENTY-SEVENTY-FIVE SPEED IN THE HIGHWAY SPEED DROPS TO FIFTY-FIVE FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO STOP. AFRAID OF GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND ALSO HESITATES WHEN DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT UNDER FOURTY-FIVE FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO STOP. ALSO THE FRONT WHEEL ALIGMENT LIGHT KEEPS TURNING ON WHEN ITHECAR IS IN MOTION AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO TURNS ON WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THESE THING HAVE BEEN HAPPENING SINCE APRIL 2018 MY CAR HAS ONLY 41,OOO MILES ON IT

Engine
Filed May 24, 201832,000 milesNV

THIS COMPLAINT IS INVOLVING USA AUTO CARE AND ABC HYUNDAI I WENT TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE DONE AT USA AUTO CARE AND A WEEK LATER MY OIL PLUG FELL OUT OF MY CAR AND I LOST ALL MY OIL HAD MY CAR TOWED TO HYUNDAI HYUNDAI PUT A NEW PLUG IN THERE REFILLED WITH OIL SHOW ME EVERYTHING WAS OKAY SO I PROCEEDED TO GO TO USA AUTO CARE NUMBER FOR AND TRY AND GET THE MONEY THAT I PAID TO ABC HYUNDAI FOR THE OIL IN THE PLUGS ON MY WAY MY ENGINE LOCKED UP CAR CAME TO A STOP AND SHUT OFF I THEN HAVE THE CAR TOWED BACK TO HYUNDAI AND WAS NOTIFIED BY HYUNDAI THAT MY ENGINE WAS PRETTY MUCH DONE FOR CALL PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE MY INSURANCE AT THE TIME NOTIFIED THEM OF THE CLAIM THEY SENT SOMEONE DOWN TO TAKE PICTURES THEY GOT BACK WITH ME AFTER A FEW DAYS AND MY CASE WAS TRANSFERRED TO ABOUT THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL AGENT HAD TO LEAVE FOR MATERNITY LEAVE AND I WAS NOTIFIED BY ONE OF THE OTHER AGENTS THAT WAS ON MY CASE THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE BECAUSE IT WAS A NON COMPREHENSIVE ACCIDENT AND THAT IT WASN'T IN A PHYSICAL ACCIDENT CAUSING BODY DAMAGE I ALSO CALLED MY WARRANTY BECAUSE MY CAR IS BRAND NEW AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS BOY BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE OIL CHANGE DONE AT HYUNDAI AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS I WAS NOTIFIED BY ABC HYUNDAI THAT MY CAR WAS FIXED THOUGHT IT WAS THROUGH THE WARRANTY AND THEY CHANGE THEIR MIND BUT MY INSURANCE WENT AHEAD AND COMPLETED THE CLAIM THEY NEVER NOTIFIED ME OF THEM TAKING THE CLAIM NO EMAILS OR CORRESPONDENCE WHAT I WA

Service Brakes
Filed May 23, 2018NC

PUCHASE MY ELANTRA IN JUNE 2017, WHEN IT RAIN OR FIRST THING IN THE AM THE BRAKES WILL MAKE A SOUND LIKE I NEED NEW BREAKS AND LIKE THE ROTOR NEED REPLACED. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FIND. ONE YEAR LATER STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SEATBELT LIGHT COMES ON AND CONTINUES TO BEEP WITH NO ONE SITTING IN THE SEAT AND THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET IT TO GO OFF IS TO SNAP THE SEATBELT. SOMETIMES I HAVE ACCESS TO MY BLUETOOTH PHONE AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T WORK OR THE DISPLAY IS NOT ACCESSIBLE

Engine
Filed Apr 27, 201810,000 milesMN

BLOWS COLD AIR WHEN IDLING IN COLD WEATHER(BELOW 0) TEMP GUAGE DROPS TO COLD ,WINDSHIELD STARTS FOGGING UP HAVE TO PULL OVER TURN BLOWER DOWN ONE SPEED OR IT WON'T HEAT UP AGAIN !! PRETTY DANGEROUS IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ! HAD IT BACK TO DEALER TWICE AND SAID IT WAS THERMOSTAT ,BUT IT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM ........HAVE TALKED TO OTHER SAME VEHICLE OWNERS AS WELL AS INTERNET SEARCH AND SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN HAPPENING TO OTHER OLDER ELANTRA VEHICLES . WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS ONGOING PROBLEM AND DEFINITE SAFETY AND NUISANCE PROBLEM ??????

Service BrakesCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 24, 201824,000 milesGA

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF AROUND 25-30 MPH...CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED DOWN SO I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN. I PRESSED ON BRAKE PEDAL BUT CAR DID NOT STOP. IF FELT LIKE IT STARTED TO START THEN SLIPPED AND GAINED SPEED RESULTING IN A FRONT END CRASH. THIS MODEL HAS A RECALL BUT WHEN I PUT IN MY VIN IT SAYS NOT AFFECTED BYTHE RECALL ON THESE BRAKES BUT I'M SEEING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS.

Air BagsCrash
Filed Apr 10, 201844,000 milesGA

O WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, MY SON WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THIS PAST TUESDAY 4/3/18 WHERE HE REARED END ANOTHER VEHICLE.. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON BUT THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. IT WAS ENOUGH DAMAGE TO TOTAL THE CAR.. APROX 9-12 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DAMAGE.. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. THE ADJUSTER FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY ALSO WAS WONDERING WHY THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE READ THERE IS SOME ISSUES WITH THE 2017 ELANTRA AND AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING CORRECTLY BUT NOT SURE IF APPLIES TO THIS SITUATION I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO REVIEW THE DAMAGE AND GIVE ME SOME KIND OF IDEA WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY..

Engine
Filed Apr 5, 201846,000 milesNJ

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ONE NIGHT AND AFTER LEAVING GAS STATION PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT I WAS STOPPING BEHIND CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN MY ENGINE STALLED SO I PUT CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT ONLY TO MOVE ABOUT FIVE FEET WHEN ENGINE STALLED AGAIN WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND GET OUT ONTO HIGHWAY UNTIL I CAME TO A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT AS I PROCEEDED TO STOP ENGINE STALLED AGAIN AFTER RESTARTING IT NO ISSUES ALL THE WAY HOME TWO DAYS LATER I WAS HEADING OUT OF WORK TO GET LUNCH AND COMING AROUND A JUG HANDLE CAR ENGINE STALLED AGAIN RESTARTED AND MADE IT BACK TO WORK. NOW I AM WRITTING TO TRY AND SOLVE THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE AT HAND.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 19, 201817,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CARDINALE WAY HYUNDAI (2525 WARDLOW RD, CORONA, CA 92882), BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RIVERSIDE METRO AUTO GROUP (8330 INDIANA AVE, RIVERSIDE, CA 92504), BUT THEY WERE ALSO UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 19, 201870,000 milesSC

TAKATA RECALL- VEHICLE WAS TURNING LEFT WHEN HIT FROM DRIVER'S SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER WAS INJURED, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SEE PICTURES. STATE POLICE SUSPECT THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAG SENSORS WERE TRIGGERED DURING THE COLLISION WHEN IT WAS EXPECTED THEY WOULD DO SO UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES.

Power Train
Filed Mar 6, 20186,000 milesNE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. TODD ARCHER HYUNDAI IN BELLEVUE, NEBRASKA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS PERFORMING AS IT SHOULD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.

Service BrakesCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 28, 2018NJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP; HOWEVER, A DETERMINATION HAD NOT BEEN MADE REGARDING IF THE VEHICLE WAS STILL OPERABLE. THERE WAS ALSO A PREVIOUS BRAKE FAILURE THAT RESULTED IN A CRASH. THERE WAS ONE INJURY, BUT MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MODERATE ABRASIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 22, 201817,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE AIR BAGS PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

Engine
Filed Feb 22, 2018KS

BELOW 50 DEGREES IT TAKES THE HEATER AN EXTREMELY LONG PERIOD FOR THE CAR TO REACH NORMAL OPERATING TEMP AND THEN WHEN THE HEATER IS TURNED ON IT FALLS BACK TO ALMOST INTO THE COLD POSITION AND BEGINS TO BLOW COOL AIR. THE TEMP GAUGE WILL THEN GO UP WHILE DRIVING BUT WILL GO DOWN TOWARD THE COLD POSITION WHILE IDLING. MY OTHER CAR IS A 2011 ELANTRA AND HAVE NO ISSUES WITH IT AS IT WARMS UP IN JUST A COUPLE OF MILES AND STAYS WARM AND BLOWS HOT AIR. DEALERSHIP HAS CHECKED IT OUT AND SAYS ITS WORKING FINE BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL CASES ON THE INTERNET REPORTING THE SAME WITH OTHER OWNERS AND EVEN FOUND WHERE HYUNDIA HAS ISSUED A TSB REPLACING SOME THERMOSTATS IN THE 2017 MODELS.

Engine
Filed Feb 11, 201832,333 milesNY

CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD. HYUNDAI REPLACING ENGINE.

Engine
Filed Feb 11, 201817,000 milesFL

INTERMITTENTLY THE ENGINE IDLES ERRATICLY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON, LOOSES POWER.IT HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS MOVING OR STATIONARY

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Jan 30, 20186,000 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITH THE HEATER FAN BLOWING AT THE HIGHEST SETTING, THE AIR WOULD CHANGE FROM HOT TO COLD. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT DEFROST, CAUSING A VISIBILITY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (CARBONE HYUNDAI, 4975 COMMERCIAL DR, YORKVILLE, NY) AND THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED. AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

Suspension
Filed Jan 26, 201834,000 milesNY

WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE SUSPENSION IS MAKING RATTLING NOISES. WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THERE IS A VERY LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR DRUMS AND ALSO WHILE BRAKING.

Air BagsCrash
Filed Jan 16, 201810,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED, BUT SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION THE FOLLOWING DAY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY FROM THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 7, 201812,000 milesFL

WHILE DRIVING CAR AT 50 MPH ON A COUNTY ROAD ON 10/11/2017, CAR SHUT ITSELF OFF, I HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. WARNINGS SUCH AS ANTENNAE DISCONNECT, BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM WARNING. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR I DROVE TO O'BRIEN HYUNDAI AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO HELP ME AS THEY HAD NO AVAILABLE APPOINTMENTS. FINALLY ABLE TO GET A APPOINTMENT AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP GETTEL 0N 10/21/2017 I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE, 1ST TIME 10/21/17, FOUND PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THEY DISABLED THE BSD SYSTEM AND THE WIRING HARNESS WAS ORDERED. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN ON 10/28/17 TO 10/31/17 AND THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED AND ALSO THE BSD ASSEMBLY. ON 11/3/17, ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK, CAR STALLED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WARNING ANTENNA DISCONNECT, BSD SYSTEM WARNING. BOUGHT INTO SERVICE ON 11/4/2017, ENGINEER FROM CORPORATE FLOWN IN TO CHECK CAR BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX IT, REPLACED BSD SYSTEM LH AND BSD SYSTEM RH, ALSO A LOOSE PIN AT F18R. CAR WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL 12/5/17. ON 12/20/17 ON THE WAY TO WORK, CAR STALLED, ELECTRICAL WENT HAYWIRE, DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK, CAR HAD TO BE TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP, WIRING ASSEMBLY-FLOOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR WAS IN SHOP UNTIL 12/29/2017. DRIVING INTO WORK 1/2/2018, WARNING ANTENNA DISCONNECT, I HAD TO TURN OFF BSD SYSTEM AS EACH PREVIOUS TIME THE ANTENNA WARNING WAS THE FIRST WARNING PRIOR TO BDS WARNING & CAR STALLING WHILE DRIVING. HAVE APPOINTMEN

Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 20, 2017OH

THE 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA ALL-WEATHER FLOOR MATS HAVE DEEP RUBBER GROOVES THAT RUN PERPENDICULAR TO THE DRIVER'S LEGS CAUSING THEIR SHOE TO BE MOMENTARILY TRAPPED IN THESE DEEP RUBBER GROOVES. THE EXTRA MOTION NECESSARY TO RELEASE YOUR SHOES FROM THESE GROOVES CAN PROMOTE A SAFETY HAZARD IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. ARE THESE FLOOR MATS BEING RECALLED?

Service Brakes
Filed Dec 17, 2017NY

LEASED A BRAND NEW HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2017 WITH A KNOWN BRAKE SAFETY ISSUE WITHOUT THE ISSUE BEING REPAIRED PRIOR TO OR BEING NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY OF THE ISSUE AT THE TIME OF THE SALE. THE PURCHASE WAS MADE 4 MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL STARTED FROM THE BAY RIDGE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN BROOKLYN, NY. NHTSA RECALL #17V063000

Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 11, 2017CA

MY 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SE DOES NOT HAVE A SERVICE LIGHT. DROVE ABOUT 8K MILES AND NO SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO SERVICE AND ASKED WHY THE LIGHT DID NOT COME UP? UPON COMPLETION THEY CONFIRMED THIS CAR IS BASIC AND DOES NOT COME WITH A SERVICE LIGHT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THEY GIVE AN MSRP OF OVER 21K AND FAIL TO PUT A VERY IMPORTANT FEATURE. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE

Air BagsCrash
Filed Dec 11, 201717,000 milesTN

DRIVING AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR AND COME TO A SMALL CURVE TURNED THE WHEEL LITTLE BIT BUT CAR WENT STRAIGHT AND GUARD RAIL HIT PASSAGER SIDE FRONT OF CAR AND DRIVER AIRBAG CAME OUT BUT DIDN'T BLOW ALL THE WAY UP AND HAD A HOLE IN IT WITH STITCHING AROUND IT SO DRIVER AIRBAG IS NO COUNT JUST FALLS IN YOUR LAP AND ELECTRIC STEERING IS UNPREDICTABLE

Service Brakes
Filed Dec 9, 201748,000 milesNY

AS OF LAST WEEK, MY TRANNY SEEMED LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING. SOMETIMES IT DID , OTHER TIMES IT JERKE.. ANYWAY, IT SNOWED HERE IN UPSTATE NY. I AMAL OVER THE ROAD. MY TIRES SEEM OK. BRAKES ARE GRINDING. CARS ONLY A YEAR OLD SOON. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I AM ALWAYS IN MOTION. GETTING SCARED TO DRIVE. IT FEELS LIKE THE TIRES THOUGH TOO.. WHAT KIND OF TIRES DOES THIS CAR HAVE.. DOES IT HAVE ALLSEASONS? DOESNT FEEL LIKE IT. ANYWAY THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING.. HELP.

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 8, 2017CT

WHEN I START MY VEHICLE IS SHAKES VERY BAD. I LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND IT WILL STOP HOWEVER WHEN I'M STOPPED AT A RED LIGHTNING IT WILL BEGIN AGAIN. I JUST GOT MY CAR LESS THAN A YEAR AGO , LESS THAN 20.000 MILES AND I'M UP TO DATE ON ALL MAINTENANCE.

SteeringCrash
Filed Oct 20, 2017400 milesNJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO ACTION HYUNDAI OF FLEMINGTON (180 U.S. 202, BUILDING B, FLEMINGTON, NJ 08822 (908) 788-4227). A PRIVATE INSPECTOR WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAILURE CODES OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 10438399. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400.

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 18, 2017NY

LEASED THE NEW HYUNDAI ELANTRA SE ON JUNE 28TH 2017 AND ON AUGUST7 2017 THE DEALER CALLED AND WAS TOLD THE CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED AND HAS TO BE SERVICED. THE RECALLS WERE FROM FEB2017 AND APRIL 2017 AND NEVER REPAIRED. I WAS LEASED THIS CAR AS NEW WITH TWO EXISTING RECALLS AND NEVER BEEN INFORMED.

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 17, 20171,900 milesHI

I WAS IN AN OPEN PARKING LOT, I REVERSED MY CAR OUT OF THE PARKING STALL WITH 1 CAR ON THE PASSAGE SIDE, NO CAR ON THE STALL RIGHT NEXT TO THE DRIVER SIDE BUT THERE WAS A PARKED CAR RIGHT NEXT TO THE EMPTIED STALL. WHEN MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF THE PARKING STALL, I TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT (NOT ALL THE WAY) SO THAT I WAS IN AN 45 DEGREE ANGEL TO DRIVE OUT. I PUT MY FOOT ON MY BRAKE TO CHECK IF THERE WAS ENOUGH ROOM FOR ME TO DRIVE OUT. SUDDENLY, I FELT MY CAR MOVED SLOWLY ON ITS OWN, MY INSTINCT AT THAT TIME TOLD ME TO PUT THE CAR ON PARK GEAR. AS SOON AS I DID THAT THE CAR ROLL BACKWARD FASTER AND STOPED UNTIL I STRUCK THE PARKED CAR NEXT TO THE EMPTIED STALL IN THE PARKING LOT . MY CONCERN IS WHY THE CAR STILL MOVED IF IT WAS ALREADY IN PARK GEAR. OR IS THE CAR SUPPOSED TO STOP WHILE IN PARK GEAR? I DON'T KNOW CAR REALLY WELL SO I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, BUT IT SCARED ME TO KNOW THAT PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK GEAR IN THIS SITUATION DID NOT STOP THE CAR FROM MOVING. I AM NOT SURE IF THE MANUFACTURER EVEN TEST THE CAR IN THIS SCENARIO.

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 14, 20173,200 milesCA

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND EXITING AN OFFRAMP. HITTING THE CAR'S BRAKES MADE THE BRAKE PEDAL TURN REALLY LOOSE AND ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. INSTANT BRAKING ABILITY WAS LOST AND THE CAR WENT INTO A SLOW BRAKE WHILE WOBBLING LEFT TO RIGHT. SPLIT SECOND TIMING OF TURNING THE WHEEL AVOIDED CRASHING INTO THE CAR DIRECTLY IN FRONT. AFTER THAT THE BRAKES RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION. ...UPDATED 10/18/17 *BF UPDATED 9/10/18*JB

SteeringCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 11, 2017MD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF ANY WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. ALL THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER SUSTAINED A SHATTERED LEFT WRIST, A BROKEN RIGHT WRIST, PELVIC INJURIES, A COLLAPSED LUNG, AND OTHER INJURIES. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A HOLDING GARAGE WHERE IT WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT JONES JUNCTION AUTO GROUP (1508 BELAIR RD #2000, BEL AIR, MD 21014 (410) 879-6400) WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Engine
Filed Oct 8, 201720,000 milesNM

MY CAR WILL NOT START SOMETIMES, AND THE KEYS WON'T HANDLE THE SIGNALS TO THE CAR. IF I WERE TO WANT TO TURN IT ON IT WON'T, WHEN THIS SITUATION HAPPENS. ALSO, THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. I PARK MY CAR, AND IT WON'T TURN ON, NOT EVEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS. THE ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON SO I THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T SCAN IT SUPPOSEDLY. I AM WORRIED THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING.

Seat Belts
Filed Oct 1, 20171,500 milesTX

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY 2017 ELANTRA THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT ALARM AND WARNING LIGHT IS OFTEN ENABLED WHEN NO ONE OR NOTHING IS IN THE SEAT. THE ONLY WAY TO DISABLE THE ALARM IS TO BUCKLE THE SEATBELT. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THE SEATBELT MAY FAIL WHEN IT IS NEEDED. I AM NOT HAPPY KNOWING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPAIR. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR BECAUSE I AM NOT CONFIDANT THE SEATBELTS ARE PROPERLY WORKING. #ELANTRAGHOSTRIDER #HYUNDAIGHOSTRIDER

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 19, 20177,500 milesNJ

3 OCCURRENCES: LEAVE FROM PARKING SPACE- TURN ON ENGINE- WAIT UNTIL TACHOMETER GOES TO 1- WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, SHIFT INTO D- TACHOMETER REACHES 5 ON SPEEDING ENGINE BEFORE ABLE TO TURN OFF IGNITION. DRIVING VERY SLOW- WITH FOOT ON BRAKE- IN FORWARD TO LARGE PARALLEL PARKING- SPEEDS UP- BRAKES SPONGY- DOES NOT STOP CAR. ONLY HIGH CURB PREVENTS CAR FROM CLIMBING ON SIDEWALK AND GIVING ME TIME TO TURN IGNITION OFF. STOPPING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT ON ROAD WITH A 35 MILE SPEED ZONE. AFTER STOP, BRAKE BECOMES SPONGY, CAR'S WHEELS BEGIN SKIDDING- CAN ONLY TURN OFF IGNITION TO STOP THE CAR. EVERYTHING BACK TO NORMAL WHEN I TURNED IGNITION BACK ON, AS WAS THE CASE WITH THE FIRST AND SECOND OCCURRENCES LISTED ABOVE. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, WAS IN MOTION IN A PARK IN THE SECOND OCCURRENCE AND ON A COUNTY ROAD WITH A SLIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT IN THE THIRD OCCURRENCE.

Service BrakesCrash
Filed Sep 19, 20175,500 milesMI

THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 5,500 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS BEING DRIVEN 10-15 MILES AN HOUR ON A CITY STREET. WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. IT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL ON THIS MODEL AND YEAR TO REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER BUT IT DOESN'T CURRENTLY INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE'S MANUFACTURED DATE. IT'S HYUNDAI RECALL NUMBER 157 AND NHSTA SAFETY CAMPAIGN #17V063000.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 31, 2017NY

2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE AND BRAKE ISSUES. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING IN THE RAIN THE BRAKES BECAME HOT. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE OVERNIGHT THE BRAKES MAY MALFUNCTION. ALSO, BEHIND THE MOTOR THERE WAS A LARGE OPENING THAT MAY COLLECT LEAVES NEAR THE ENGINE AND CAUSE A FIRE. UPDATED 08/31/2017*JS

Electrical System
Filed Aug 26, 201714 milesMA

THE CAR HESITATES, JERKS AND PULLS AT THE ACCELERATION MOMENT WHEN STOPED. FOOR INSTANCE IM LIGTHS OR TRAFFIC JAMS. IT CAUSES A COMPLETELY LOST OF POWER AND TERRIBLE SHAKING. THIS HAPPENS AFTER 20MINS DRIVE AND THE GOES FOR THE REST OF THE DAY, IT IS MORE EVIDENT DRIVING IN CITY.

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 17, 201713,000 milesPA

I HAVE HAD MY ELANTRA FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW AND IT HAS AROUND 13,000 MILES ON IT. ALMOST THREE WEEKS AGO MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS IT CAME ON. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, THEY TESTED MY CAR, REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESSS AND STILL COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I GOT A CALL ON TUESDAY OF THIS WEEK AND WAS TOLD THAT A MOUSE HAD CHEWED THROUGH ALL THE WIRING IN MY FUSE BOX. I WAS INFORMED NOT ONLY BY THE GUYS AT THE DEALERSHIP BUT ALSO BY MY REGULAR MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST NEW CARS DUE TO THE FACT THAT A SOY BASED INSULATION IS USED TO PROTECT THE WIRING INSTEAD OF PATROLEUM BASED. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE ARE GUARDS THAT CAN BE PUT ON THE WIRES TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT IT CAN BE AVOIDED JUST BY SIMPLY PUTTING A GUARD ON THE WIRING. I HAVE TO GO THROUGH MY INSURANCE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM NOW BECAUSE HYUNDAI WON'T FIX IT THEMSELVES SINCE IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 7, 2017300 milesUT

WE JUST PURCHASED AN ELANTRA LIMITED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ELANTRA CAN BE TURNED OFF WHILE NOT IN PARK WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING/BUZZER GOING OFF TO REMIND THE DRIVER THAT A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION IS IN PLAY. MOST DRIVERS GRAB THE KEY WHEN LEAVING THE CAR AND CANNOT PHYSICALLY REMOVE THE KEY WHEN THE CAR OUT OF "PARK". THIS PREVENTS THE CAR FROM ROLLING DOWN A HILL AS THE DRIVER WALKS AWAY. THE KEY-LESS IGNITION HAS BYPASSED THIS SAFETY FEATURE. THIS SITUATION WILL LIKELY BE ADDRESS BY CLASS ACTION SOONER THAN LATER. IT WOULD BE VERY THOUGHTFUL IF SOMEONE COULD PREVENT THE HUMAN COST THAT IS LIKELY TO ENSUE.

Engine
Filed Jul 5, 20175,700 milesNJ

WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 287 W WHEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT. I HAD TO QUICKLY TRY TO GET THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL WHEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN. THE ELANTRA WAS BOUGHT NEW AND I ONLY OWNED IT FOR 5 MONTHS. I CALLED AAA AND THEY TOWED US TO THEIR GAS STATION IN NY. FROM THERE, ANOTHER TOW TRUCK TOOK US TO THE MAZDA REPAIR LOCATION, IN NJ, WHICH DOES REPAIRS FOR THE HYUNDAI DEALER. THEY PUT OIL IN THE CAR AND THEN REALIZED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE CAR. THEY STATED WE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AND IT WOULD TAKE ONE MONTH TO ORDER AND INSTALL. ONLY TWO WEEKS EARLIER, WE WENT TO THAT SAME REPAIR LOCATION FOR A 5,000 MILE CHECK UP WHERE THEY DID AN OIL CHANGE. NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I AM 88 AND VERY LUCKY I KNEW WHAT TO DO WHEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN. I HOPE THIS DOES NOT HAPPENED TO A NEW DRIVER.

Air Bags
Filed Jun 24, 201710,000 milesVA

NO COMPLAINT

Suspension
Filed Jun 12, 201712,499 milesCT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING AND CLUNKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (KEY HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 566 BRIDGEPORT AVE, MILFORD, CA 06460) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN TIGHTENED THE FRONT END STRUT MOUNT AND THE SUBFRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN AND THE NOISE WAS GONE. ONCE THE CONTACT ARRIVED AT HER HOME, THE NOISE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR LICENSE FRAME WAS ROTTING. THE LICENSE FRAME WAS REMOVED, THE SUSPENSION HARDWARE WAS INSPECTED, AND THE NUTS AND BOLT WERE RE-TORQUED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE BRANDFON HYUNDAI DEALER, LOCATED IN NEW HAVEN, CT, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TWO FRONT STABILIZER LINKS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,499. UPDATED 08/22/17*LJ *CN

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