2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

DEAR SIR THEY CHANGE MY TRANSMISSION IN 1ST 30000 MILE BECAUSE WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN GOES IN NEUTRAL THEY CHANGE TRANSMISSION . AFTER COUPLE OF MONTH AGAIN THIS THING HAPPEN AGAIN THEY CHANGE MY TRANSMISSION NOW WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY ACCELERATOR PADDLE DOESN'T COME BACK. CAR DRIVE BY ITSELF. I WENT TO CAR DEALERSHIP NAME RICKCASE HYUNDAI I N ATLANTAGEORGIA.THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AGAIN I WENT TO HYUNDAI MALL OF GEORGIA.THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I CALL HYUNDAI NO RESPONSE. I WENT AGAIN TO HYUNDAI MALL OF GEORGIA I WENT 3 TIME DROP MY CAR FOR 2 DAYS TO FIND PROBLEM THEY CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. TILL TODAY MY CAR HAS SAME PROBLEM. IT DRIVE BY ITSELF.IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN WE HAVE TO STOP AT LIGHT.I HAVE TO PUSH VERY HARD BRAKE PADDLE. AT THAT TIME MY RPM OF ENGINE IS 7000. YOU THINK HOW POWER IS IN CAR WHEN I STOP AT LIGHT.BECAUSE OF THIS MY WIFE CANNOT DRIVE THIS CAR.I DON'T HAVE CHOICE TO DRIVE THIS CAR.WHAT YOU RECOMMEND PLEASE HELP ME OUT IN THIS MATTER. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES EVERY 15,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEELS WERE TOO LARGE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH TIRE WEAR ON THE 17 INCH TIRE PROVIDED WITH THE 2011 ELANTRA LIMITED. EVERY OTHER TIRE SET I HAVE PURCHASED FOR OTHER VEHICLES WOULD LAST 40-50K MILES OR MORE, BUT WITH THIS CAR, I WAS ONLY GETTING ~25K MILES PER SET. I WAS ON MY THIRD SET OF TIRES(NOT DISCOUNT TIRES, THREE DIFFERENT BRANDS AS WELL) WITH ONLY ~78K MILES WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAD A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE PURCHASED A SPARE (THE DEALER LIED AND TOLD ME IT HAD A SPARE WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR). HOWEVER, I WAS TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN WITH FAMILY AND THIS CAUSED SEVERAL HOURS OF DELAY AS I HAD TO FIND ANOTHER TIRE PLACE TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE FOR THE LONG TRIP. I WAS ALSO FORTUNATE THAT THE BLOWOUT OCCURRED WHILE GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, SO MY VEHICLE SPEED WAS NOT HIGH AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *TR

DROVE THE NEW ELANTRA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SNOW AND IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL. TRIED NOT TO DRIVE IT THAT WINTER AND THOUGHT WOULD BUY SNOW TIRES THE NEXT WINTER. THAT SUMMER DURING RAINSTORM THE ELANTRA HANDLED POORLY. DISCOVERED PASSENGER REAR TIRE WAS BALD. DEALER CHECKED AND ALIGNMENT WAS WITHIN FACTORY SPECS.???? HELPFUL HYUNDAI MECHANIC AGREED SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND SHIMMIED REAREND FOR BETTER ALIGNMENT. COMPANY PAID FOR TWO TIRES. NOW IT HANDLES GREAT. WONDER HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HAPPENED IN CARS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM. COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW HARD IT WAS TO CONTROL ON A ROAD WITH SLIGHT SNOW COVERAGE. DEALER SAW OTHER CARS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. 2 *TR

IN LATE NOVEMBER THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR CAME ON. I PUMPED UP THE TIRE. IT CAME BACK ON AGAIN SEVERAL DAYS LATER. THE CAR HAS MICHELIN ALL SEASON RADIALS THAT I HAD INSTALLED IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. I ASSUMED THAT I HAD PICKED UP A NAIL OR SOMETHING SIMILAR, SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO SAM'S CLUB TO HAVE THE TIRE REPAIRED. I WAS TOLD THEY HAD BAD NEWS AND BAD NEWS. THE WORST WAS THAT THEY COULD NOR REPAIR IT, BECAUSE THE RIM IS CRACKED! THEY SHOWED THE WHEEL TO ME. THE CRACK IS ON THE INSIDE RIM AND THERE IS NO OTHER EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE. I HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH FAILURE ANALYSIS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A STRESS FACTURE, POSSIBLY THE RESULT OF A MATERIALS DEFECT OR A DESIGN FLAW. (THIS IS A EXTREMELY LOW PROFILE 17' WHEEL/TIRE COMBINATION.) OTHER BAD NEWS? NO SPARE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED MUCH LATER THAN THE CRASH OCCURRED AND CAUSED HIM TO SUFFER BLEEDING TO THE BRAIN AND A BROKEN NOSE DUE TO MAKING CONTACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY HYUNDAI ELANTRA HAS HAD SEVERAL ISSUES SINCE PURCHASING IT MARCH 09, 2013. CHIEF COMPLAINTS ARE MY VEHICLE WILL NOT START. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME TO POP OFF THE SHIFT LOCK BUTTON ON GEAR SHAFT AND MY CAR STARTED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER EVALUATION AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS A RELAY SWITCH, WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. PAID $260.00 TO HAVE THIS PART FIXED AND MY CAR STILL HAS PROBLEMS STARTING. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES AND UNABLE TO START MY VEHICLE. SECOND COMPLAINT IS MY CAR IS NOT GETTING THE GAS MILEAGE IT IS SUPPOSED TO. SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS WELL. THEY INFORMED ME TO ONLY USE SHELL GASOLINE. I STILL DO NOT RECEIVE THE GAS MILEAGE I WAS PROMISED UPON PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS ENCOUNTERED EITHER ONE OF THESE ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES FROM THE IMPACT. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

ON OR AROUND MAY 29, I NOTICED SOME RUST SPOTS IN THE HOOD OF MY HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2011. BEING A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE, RUST IT SOMETHING THAT I WOULDN'T EXPECT. SO I TOOK IT TO GLOBAL AUTO MALL IN NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ, ON JUNE 12, 2013 TO HAVE THE ISSUE INSPECTED AND, I HOPED, RESOLVED. AFTER PATIENTLY AWAITING FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS, I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSE: "PAINT CHIP DUE TO IMPACT FROM ROCK KICKING UP ON VEHICLE". I STRESSED TO BOTH THE SERVICER ADVISOR, [XXX], AND THE PERSON THAT WORKED ON THE ISSUE, [XXX], THAT I COULD NOT BELIEVE A SIMPLE ROCK HITTING A HOOD OF THE CAR COULD CAUSE RUST DAMAGE. WE'VE DRIVEN THE SANTA FE FOR ALMOST 7 YEARS AND IT HAS NO RUST STAINS AT ALL, EVEN THOUGHT ROCKS HAVE HIT THE HOOD AND OTHER PARTS OF THE SANTA FE QUITE A FEW TIMES. FURTHERMORE, ROCKS HAVE HIT A FEW TIMES OTHER PARTS OF THE ELANTRA BODY AND THE REST OF THE BODY SHOWS NO RUST DAMAGE. I DO BELIEVE IT'S UNACCEPTABLE FOR A 2 YEAR CAR TO HAVE RUST DAMAGE. CONSIDERING THAT GLOBAL AUTO MALL REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE RUST ISSUE, I REACHED OUT TO HYUNDAI ON JUNE 23 VIA E-MAIL, BUT HYUNDAI REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I REACHED OUT AGAIN ON AUGUST 12, 2013, AND I INCLUDE A LINK TO SIMILAR OCCURRENCES I COULD FIND ON THE INTERNET IN THE LINK HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS/FEDS-PROBE-HYUNDAI-SAFETY-AND-RUST-PROBLEMS-ONCE-AGAIN-040213.HTML AND HYUNDAI ONCE AGAIN REPLIED SAYING HYUNDAI WILL NOT FIX THE RUST ISSUE. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED PICTURES OF THE HOOD OF MY ELANTRA OR IS YOU'D LIKE TO RECEIVE COPIES OF MY COMMUNICATIONS WITH HYUNDAI. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR TAKING THE TIME TO REVIEW THIS MATTER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FRONT OF ELANTRA TRAVELING AT 40 MPH HIT ANOTHER CAR ENTERING 4 LANE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.(T-BONED") THE CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. NONE OF THE HEAD , FRONT OR SEAT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.