2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

WHEN EXPERIENCING AN ABRUPT STOP THE PASSENGER SEATBELT TIGHTENS UP AND DOES NOT LOOSEN UP AGAIN WITHOUT UNBUCKLING. HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND ONLY TO THE PASSENGER SIDE.

PULLED INTO PARKING SPOT. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BREAK, I WAS PUTTING THE CAR INTO PARK. WHICH IS THE ONLY WAY TO MOVE THE P,R,N,D,1,2. AS SOON AS I MOVED IT TOWARD PARK, THE CAR JOLTED FORWARD HOPPING OVER THE PARKING STUMP AND INTO A LIGHT POST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH LANES, A TRACTOR TRAILER CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND UNKNOWN INJURIES WERE REPORTED, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ON RT. 29 NORTH IN MARYLAND, RUSH HOUR BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC, THIS VEHICLE, REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS OVER $8,900 OF DAMAGE AND THE DRIVER INJURED HIS LEFT KNEE BY HITTING THE DASH. THE CAR STALLED BEFORE THE CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FAN WAS PUSHED INTO THE RADIATOR AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE COMPLETLY, AND TOTALLY DEMOLISHED, WITH DAMAGE INCLUDING FROM THE FRONT BUMPER TO THE TWO FRONT DOORS, AND E EVERYTHING BETWEEN THE BUMPER AND THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS IS THE SECOND FRONT END ACCIDENT FOR THIS CAR. THE FIRST BEING 3 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE AND AGAIN THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY....UPDATED 06-12-15 *BF UPDATED 10/17/217*CN

I AM THE FINANCED OWNER OF A BLACK 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA THAT I HAD PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2014. I WAS DRIVING SOUTH BOUND ON I-95 TRAVELING IN THE FARTHEST LEFT LANE WHEN A CAR TO THE RIGHT OF ME, LOST CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE AND HIT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR WHICH PUSHED THE FRONT END OF MY CAR INTO THE WALL, WHICH THEN CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DO A 360 SPIN. AFTER THE 360 SPIN MY VEHICLE HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FACING NORTH BOUND IN THE SOUTH BOUND I-95 LANES, IMMEDIATELY AFTER STOPPING I WAS HIT HEAD ON BY AN ONCOMING CAR. AFTER BEING HIT HEAD ON I WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND WOKE TO MY CAR IN THE EMERGENCY LANES TO THE RIGHT OF THE SOUTH BOUND LANES OF I-95. I HAD REALIZED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW CURTAIN AIRBAGS WERE THE ONLY AIRBAGS THAT HAD DEPLOYED DURING THE ENTIRE CAR ACCIDENT. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE FRONT FRAME OF MY VEHICLE WAS DEMOLISHED RIGHT WHERE THE AIRBAG SENSORS ARE LOCATED. I AM HIGHLY CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A DEFECT OR MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRBAGS OR POSSIBLY THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, NOT ONLY FOR WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE CASUALTIES, BUT A FRIEND OF MINE HAS A 4 YEAR OLD AND PURCHASED THE EXACT SAME MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE. AS WELL AS, WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, I WAS ASSURED THAT IT WAS A SAFE CAR AND THAT ITS SAFETY FEATURES WERE UP TO PAR. I WOULD FEEL REASSURED KNOWING THAT THIS WAS TAKEN INTO FURTHER INVESTIGATION BECAUSE I AM UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE UNKNOWN REASON OF WHY MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A LOUD POPPING NOISE EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE INTERIOR CEILING CROSS MEMBERS WERE VISIBLE. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR EXHIBITED A CREASE NEAR THE WINDOW GLASS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

MY DAUGHTER ATTENDS A UNIVERSITY IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA. I BOUGHT HER THIS CAR THINKING IT WOULD KEEP HER SAFE ON THE HECTIC FREEWAYS. THREE TIMES NOW THE CAR HAS STALLED ON THE FREEWAY. EACH TIME THE TRAFFIC WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY WITH STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I ADVISED HER TO TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND SHE DID. THEY CALLED HER AND ASKED TO KEEP THE CAR BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY COULDN'T DIAGNOSE IT. SHE PICKED THE CAR UP THE NEXT DAY AND IT STILL WASN'T DIAGNOSED. I'VE SEEN FORUMS ON THE INTERNET WHERE THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO RECUR WITH HYUNDAIS AND IS TRACED TO THE 1) MAF SENSOR 2) FUEL SYSTEM; PUMP, INJECTORS, FILTER 3) CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IF A TECHNICIAN HAS TO "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE IT, IT MAY NEVER BE FIXED! NOW I TELL MY DAUGHTER TO STAY IN THE SLOW LANE JUST IN CASE. SO MUCH FOR "SAFETY". *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DECLINED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE AFTER IT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A MILD CONCUSSION AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,580. UPDATED 7/7/15*CN UPDATED 10/05/2017*CN

MY 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA LIMITED HAS STALLED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, ALL HAVE WHICH HAVE BEEN WHILE I WAS AT A STOP. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE FOR NOW I HAVE STALLED ON THE FREEWAY WHILE MOVING IN TRAFFIC. MY CAR HAS CURRENTLY BEEN AT THE DEALER RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC FOR TWO DAYS NOW AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. DOING MY OWN RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME STALLING PROBLEM WITH THE EXACT SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR. ALL REPORTS HAVE ALL STATED THAT HYUNDAI CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS CAN BECOME A SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2014 WHITE HYUNDAI ELANTRA, AT PRESENT THE ODOMETER IS READING 6,800 MILES. ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH, AT APPROXIMATELY 5:25 P.M. WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AT A SLOW SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH) IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT LOCATED AT 10100 W. SAMPLE ROAD, FLORIDA, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION, WHICH CAUSED A SEVERE CRASH INVOLVING TWO OTHER VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHICH THEREBY CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDE WITH TWO PARKED CARS (AN SUV AND A SEDAN. EVEN AFTER COLLIDING WITH THE SUV I STILL WAS UNABLE THE STOP THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS TRAVELING AT SUCH A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THAT I COLLIDED WITH A SECOND VEHICLE. IT WAS ONLY WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO THE PARK POSITION DID THE VEHICLE COME TO A STOP. AT NO TIME DID THE CARS AIRBAGS DEPLOY. I AM BEYOND DISTRESSED ABOUT THIS ACCIDENT. I AM A SAFE DRIVER AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED AN ACCIDENT SUCH AS THIS BEFORE. ASIDE FROM MY PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL INJURIES, MY SISTER SUFFERED SEVERAL INJURIES WHEN SHE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE. THIS HAS JUST ADDED TO MY DISTRESS AND DISAPPOINTMENT ABOUT THE ACCIDENT. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I WAS ASSURED THAT THIS WAS A SAFE CAR, HOWEVER, I HAVE LOOKED AT THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HYUNDAI ELANTRA, INCLUDING SEVERAL SUDDEN AND UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION CRASHES. I INTEND TO FILE A COMPLAINT MYSELF. THE PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE OF THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR IS OVER TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NOW I FACE SELLING THE CAR BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY THAT I WOULD FEEL SAFE OR COMFORTABLE DRIVING IT AGAIN. I HAVE TWO YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN THAT VISIT ME FREQUENTLY AND I WOULD NEVER TAKE THE CHANCE OF HAVING THEM IN AN UNSAFE CAR. I EXPECT THAT YOU WILL BE EAGER TO CONDUCT A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER AND CONDUCT A FULL INSPECTION OF MY CAR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.