2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 22 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT/RIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL IS STICKY.WHEN THE WHEEL IS LEFT STRAIGHT, IT WILL GO STRAIGHT BUT A SMALL TURN TO LEFT/RIGHT RESULTS IN VERY JERKY AND UNSAFE RIDE FOR HIGHER MILEAGE SPEED. IT IS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE FOR LONGER PERIOD OF TIME AND ON ICY ROADS DUE TO DRIVING BEHAVIOR. HYUNDAI SAYS IT IS BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. I DON'T CARE IF IT IS THAT. IT JERKS TO LEFT/RIGHT WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS PAINFUL. I HAVE CHANGED TIRES AND BRAKES THINKING THOSE WERE THE CULPRIT. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS IN A WRECK AND DIE. *TR

CRACKED/FRACTURED 17" RIM IN THE 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA LIMITED MY TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND, AFTER CHECKING ALL OF THE TIRES' PRESSURE, FILLED THE DRIVER'S REAR TIRE WITH ROUGHLY 7LBS OF AIR. I PROCEEDED STRAIGHT TO A TIRE FACILITY & WAS SHOWN THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE, REAR TIRE WAS PERFECTLY FINE BUT THE 17" RIM WAS ACTUALLY CRACKED AND CAUSING THE TIRE TO LEAK AIR AT THE POINT OF THE CRACK. THE MECHANICS WERE IN AWE AND EXPRESSED HOW RARE IT WAS FOR A RIM TO CRACK OR FRACTURE AS IT HAD. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE RIM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON. A COUPLE OF MONTHS PRIOR, I HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE, FRONT TIRE DUE TO A SUDDEN BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT I AM NOT ALONE. THERE HAVE BEEN ELANTRA OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS DUE TO RIM/TIRE RELATED ISSUES. THERE ARE MENTIONS OF TOO LOW OF PROFILE RIMS/TIRES ON THIS BODY STYLE CAR. OF COURSE, I WOULD PREFER THIS NOT HAPPEN TO ANYONE, LET ALONE MYSELF OR SOMEONE IN MY CAR, AND HAVE CHOSEN TO VOICE MY SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND AM ACTIVELY AWAITING A RESPONSE. *TR

ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH PEDESTRIANS BEING IN MY BLIND SPOT WHILE DRIVING. TODAY (7/26/13), I NEARLY HIT A WOMAN IN A PARKING LOT WHO WAS PERFECTLY POSITIONED IN THE SAME BLIND SPOT. THE BLIND SPOT IS THE SUPPORT BEAM THE IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE DRIVERS WINDOW AND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT I MAY ONE DAY END UP HITTING AND INJURING SOMEONE AS A NEARLY DID TODAY. THE REAR OR THE CAR ALSO HAS A TERRIBLE BLIND SPOT AS THE CAR IS RAISED IN THE REAR MAKING IT HARD TO SEE ANYONE WALKING BEHIND THE CAR. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO CORRECT THIS BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT. *TR

NO SPARE TIRE, JACK, OR LUG WRENCH WAS SUPPLIED WITH THIS CAR. APPARENTLY SEVERAL OTHER MANUFACTURERS ARE DOING THE SAME, OSTENSIBLY TO SAVE ON WEIGHT AND ACHIEVE A HIGHER MPG RATING. THIS AUTOMOBILE WAS SOLD TO MY 21 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO HAD A BLOWOUT. HAD SHE BEEN IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION IT COULD EASILY HAVE RESULTED IN ASSAULT AND/OR DEATH FROM A CRIME OF OPPORTUNITY. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY AND WITH HYUNDAI. PLEASE STOP AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS FROM PRACTICING THIS POTENTIALLY CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT SALES PRACTICE IMMEDIATELY. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE IN DRIVE BUT SITTING AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT, THE TENSION(?) IN THE BRAKE PEDAL CHANGES AS YOU'RE PRESSING ON IT. THE PRESSING LEG MOVES SO SLIGHTLY THAT YOU ALMOST CAN'T TELL ITS HAPPENING. BUT WHEN YOU PRESS HARDER ON THE PEDAL THERE IS MORE ROOM TO DO SO. WAIT ABOUT 5-10 SECONDS AND THERE IS EVEN MORE ROOM TO DO SO. THIS CAN CONTINUE MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL THE PEDAL IS TOUCHING THE FLOOR. THERE HAS BEEN THREE TIMES SO FAR WHERE IT HAS DONE THIS WITHOUT ME REALIZING IT, AND I'VE LOOKED UP JUST IN TIME TO CATCH THE VEHICLE AS IT'S ROLLING FORWARD. LUCKILY I HAVEN'T HIT ANYONE OR ANYTHING, AT LEAST YET. THIS DOESN'T OCCUR EVERY TIME, JUST OCCASIONALLY. ALSO, IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY DAY EITHER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY ELANTRA WHEN THE EMS ELEC. STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE AUTO BEGAN TO SHAKE AS I WAS DRIVING. THE ROAD WAS DRY AND WEATHER WAS REGULAR. IT FEELS AS IF THE AUTO IS DRIVING ON FLAT WHEELS OR ON ICE. I LOSE STABILITY IN MY STEERING. I HAVE TAKEN MY AUTO TO HYUNDAI TWICE. THEY CLAIM THEY THERE COMPUTERS CAN'T FIND ANY ERRORS. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT RANDOMLY OCCUR AND CAN'T BE CREATED AT WILL. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING WHILE THESE INCIDENTS HAPPEN. I'VE FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE ONLINE WITH OTHER ELANTRA 2011 CUSTOMER. HYUNDAI DOESN'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AND THE GEAR SECURED IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD AROUND 45 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL SUDDENLY AND REPEATEDLY LOCKED UP CAUSING THE TIRE TO SKID AND THE STEERING TO PULL TO THE LEFT. AT THE SAME TIME THE CAR SLOWED VERY QUICKLY TO 5 MPH AND ALMOST CAUSED THE DRIVER BEHIND ME TO SLAM INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR. I WAS NOT APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING THIS INCIDENT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY. SIMILAR OCCURRENCES HAVE HAPPENED ABOUT ONCE PER MONTH IN THE PAST YEAR. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO HYUNDAI SERVICE AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM BUT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND "FIND NOTHING WRONG". I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING IF I TURN OFF THE ESC THE PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY AND I CAN RESUME NORMAL DRIVING SPEED ONCE AGAIN. *TR

WHEN VEHICLE IS AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING JUST OFF OF CENTER IS A REALLY QUICK JERK. DRIVING STRAIGHT IS NO PROBLEM AT ALL, BUT AS SOON AS ANY CORRECTION IS MADE RIGHT OR LEFT AT ANY SPEED, THE CAR QUICKLY JERKS. ON ICY ROADS, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, AND EXTREMELY TIRING EVEN ON DRY STRAIGHT ROADS. THE CAR IS VERY QUIET TO DRIVE AND GETS GREAT MILEAGE, BUT IS A LITTLE SCARY AT TIMES. I FEEL THERE IS A DESIGN ERROR THAT NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED. THIS WILL KILL PEOPLE... *TR