2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHROME ON THE GEAR SHIFTER AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BEGAN PEELING, EXPOSING SHARDS OF CHROME. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS TO THE RIGHT HAND FROM THE SHARDS OF CHROME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000. *TR

MAKING HARD LEFT TURN AFTER BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, POWER STEERING FAILS. RESTARTED CAR TO RESTORE POWER STEERING. ALSO FAILED ON A ROUGH ROAD WITH NO TURN. REPRODUCED PROBLEM WITH A HARD LEFT TURN WHILE STANDING STILL. IN ALL CASES, RESTARTING THE CAR RESOLVES THE PROBLEM. *TR

CAR ALARM ACTIVATES AT RANDOM WHEN PARKED, INCESSANT NOISE AND WORK PROBLEM. CAR GEAR STUCK-STOP LAMP SWITCH REPAIRED-LATER RECALL, CD MALFUNCTION-ATE DISC, DOOR SENSOR INDICATOR LIGHTS STUCK ON, BATTERY DIES DESPITE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS ON BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR REVEALING NO PROBLEMS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, WENT TO PASS A CAR, MY VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. I PULLED BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE, STEPPING ON THE BRAKES AS THE CAR KEPT GOING FASTER. I STOOD ON THE BRAKES , NO LUCK, PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, IT SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE, SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND COASTED ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR ON AGAIN TO PUT IT IN PARK, I HAD TO FIGHT WITH IT AND THE ENGINE WAS JUST SCREAMING. I GOT IT IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF AGAIN. IT WAS VERY SCAREY TO HAVE NO CONTOL OF THE SPEED. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK CAME THE AR WOULD NOT START AT ALL, HE SAID THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. NOW I'M WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE DEALER. *TR

TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I MADE AN APPT WITH FUCCILLO HYUNDAI OF SCHENECTADY NY, THE LOCATION WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, FOR ONE WEEK LATER. LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER 3 DAYS AND I CONTACTED FUCILLO AND THEY TOLD ME TO MAKE ANOTHER APPT IF THE LIGHT CAME ON A AGAIN. IT DID MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS, I MADE APPTS, THE LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER A FEW DAYS, AND FUCILLO HYUNDAI KEPT TELLING ME TO MAKE ANOTHER APPT IF THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE AIR BAG LIGHT DID THIS FOR MONTHS AND IN EARLY 2010 WHILE IN COCOA FLORIDA THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND I VISITED COCOA HYUNDAI AND THEY TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IF THE LIGHT CAME ON, THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT WORK IN AN ACCIDENT, THEY OFFERED ME A LOANER TO DRIVE AND THEY BEGAN WORK ON THE VEHICLE WITHIN THE HOUR. LIGHT CAME ON AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, HAD IT IN TO COCOA HYUNDAI A SECOND AND THEN YET AGAIN A THIRD TIME OVER 2 MONTHS. THE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST 3 1/2 YEARS AND IT HAS NOW BEEN ON FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS, I CAN`T AFFORD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP ON A REGULAR BASIS AND WOULD LIKE YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS MAKE AND MODEL FOR AIR BAG DEFECTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, WHERE IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,243.

DRIVING AROUND 45MPH, TRYING TO TURN LEFT AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE APS LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO PEARSON HYUNDAI AND HAD CHECKED OUT. PER PEARSON, THEY FOUND A CODE C1290, TORQUE SENSOR MAIN SIGNAL FAULT. WILL NEED A NEW STEERING COLUMN. APPR. COST OF $1600.00. PER PEARSON, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND VEHICLE SHOULDN'T BE DRIVEN UNTIL REPAIRED. NEED INFORMATION ON ANY AND ALL RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON SUN NIGHT PRIOR TO MY ACCIDENT WENT AROUND A CURVE AND CAR STARTED LOOSING CONTROL WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND HEADED HOME. NEXT MORNING WAS DRIVING VEHICLE NOTICED ESC LIGHT WAS ON AND WOULD NOT RESET EVEN AFTER SHUTTING CAR OFF.DRIVING DOWN ANOTHER ROAD AT APPROX. 40-45 MPH WENT TO NEGOTIATE A SLIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT WHEN CAR STARTED SLIDING OUT FROM UNDER ME TAPPED BRAKES TRYING TO GET THEM TO GRAD AND CAR UNDER CONTROL BUT HAD NO RESPONSE CAR DID A 180 AND SLAMMED IN A TELEPHONE POLE ON PASSENGER SIDE VEHICLE SEEMED TO HIT WITH MORE FORCE THAN 40 MILES AN HOUR. THANKFULLY I HAD NO PASSENGER BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT HAVE MADE IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HIT A CONCRETE WALL RESULTING IN $4,227.40 IN DAMAGES. IT WAS THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED THIS YEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD ATTEMPT TO PARK THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FILLING UP WITH GASOLINE CAUSING THE SURGE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE WOULD CONTACT HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,135. ..UPDATED 11/09/12 *BF UPDATED 11/14/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING PULLED TOWARD THE RIGHT ON ITS OWN. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES TO BE ALIGNED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 23,000. UPDATED 7/18/12 *CN UPDATED 07/25/12