2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE, A CRACKED RIB AND SUFFERED SEVERAL HEADACHES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800. .... UPDATED 02-20-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED ACCORDING TO THE INSURRANCE COMPANY. UPDATED 02/25/2013 *JS

ON OCTOBER 19,2012, I WAS DRIVING ON 94 E IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN AND GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING FOUR VEHICLES. THE TRAFFIC WAS GOING AT A STEADY PACE AROUND 60 MPH. THE NEXT THING I SAW WAS BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. I KNEW I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND I ALSO WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. I WAS THE 3RD OF 4 VEHICLES SO MY CAR WAS DAMAGED IN THE FRONT AND THE BACK. THE DAMAGE WAS ESTIMATED AT AROUND $13,000. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM UPON THE NIGHT OF THE ACCIDENT WITH BACK, NECK, ARM, AND CHEST PAIN. FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT HAVE ANY BROKEN BONES OR SERIOUS INJURIES. I STILL HAVE SOME ACHES AND PAINS BUT AM VERY BLESSED TO BE UNINJURED. ALTHOUGH I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE PHYSICALLY HEALTHY, I FELT IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT. I AM A 24 YEAR OLD ACTIVE/HEALTHY ADULT. IF IT WERE AN INACTIVE ADULT, AN ELDERLY PERSON, OR IF A CHILD WERE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE OUTCOME WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AS FORTUNATE. I NEEDED TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT FOR OTHERS WHO HAD PURCHASED THE 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. I KNOW PREVIOUS REPORTS HAVE BEEN MADE REGARDING THIS MAKE/MODEL AND THE AIRBAGS AND I FELT LIKE IT IS MY DUTY TO REPORT MY SITUATION. *TR

WHEN I ACCELERATE AND EVERY TIME THE GEAR CHANGES, THE CAR WOULD JOLT AS IF I WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP. IT'S REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN THE CAR JOLTS WHILE I ACCELERATE, BUT THE REAL PROBLEM IS WHEN I'M APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CAR WOULD JOLT AND THE SPEED WOULD INCREASE WHICH NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 13,000 MILES AND PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 1.5 YEARS AGO. WITHIN THAT TIME, THE IGNITION WOULDN'T START. I WOULD IGNITE THE CAR AND THE CAR WOULD EVENTUALLY DIE ON ME. PEOPLE SAID IT MIGHT BE THE SPARK PLUGS, TRANSMISSION OR EVEN THE BATTERY. HOWEVER, IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED ONLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS BEFORE THAT INCIDENT. I NEVER EVEN WASTED MY BATTERY IN ANY WAY EITHER. WHAT IF THE CAR DECIDES TO TURN OFF WHILE I'M ON THE FREEWAY? I CAN'T AFFORD THAT TO HAPPEN. *TR

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA ON FEB. 10, 2012. WITHIN SEVERAL WEEKS I NOTICED THE GAS DISAPPEARING SO QUICKLY SO I BEGAN FILLING THE TANK AND TAKING PICTURES. I BOUGHT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE DUE TO THE FACT IT ADVERTISED 40 MI. GAL ON HIGHWAY AND 29 CITY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD TO FILL CAR AND RESET TRIP AND DRIVE ON HIGHWAY. I DID AS THEY SAID ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BEFORE GOING BACK. THE TRIP CONTINUED TO READ 18 MPH AND APPROXIMATELY (AS LOW AS 10.9 AND AS HIGH AS 24.8 MPG) ONE OF THE MECHANICS (I GUESS HE WAS A MECHANIC) TOOK IT FOR A RIDE, I WAITED; HE WAS GONE AN HOUR. WHEN HE GOT BACK HE SAID HE DROVE 47 MILES AND GOT IT TO READ 33 MPG IN WHICH HE SAID HE COMBINED CITY AND HIGHWAY TOGETHER. I HAVE NEVER GOT IT TO DO THAT AND I HAVE BEEN TRACKING IT CLOSELY SINCE I BOUGHT IT. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL SQUEALS, I TOLD THEM; THEY SAID IT IS NOTHING. THE BRAKES (ALLOYED WHEELS) SQUEAL AFTER IT RAINS, THEY SAID IT IS NOTHING. I SMELLED SOMETHING COMING FROM CABIN FILTER, THEY SAID IT IS A BIG JOB TO TAKE APART TO SEE WHAT THE SMELL IS AND THEY SAID THEY BELIEVED IT IS A DEAD ANIMAL IN WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR, I TOLD THEM TO FORGET IT. THEY TOLD ME EVEN THOUGH I ONLY HAD ABOUT 1000 MI. ON CAR AFTER 3 MO. WENT BY THEY NEEDED TO CHANGE MY OIL SO I HAD IT CHANGED. EVERYTHING IS DOCUMENTED. I HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP ME. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD CONSTANTLY PULL TO THE LEFT ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY REFERRED HIM TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIRS APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES WITHIN A ONE YEAR PERIOD FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000. UPDATED 11/14/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ON 5/2012 THE VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT AT 65MPH AND ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD. UPDATED 11/19/2012 *JS

SEVERAL TIMES A DAY WHEN GOING TO CRANK THE CAR IT WOULD CRANK. ALSO YOU COULD NOT SHIFT THE CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE. (THROTTLE PLATE STUCK). *TR

CAR LURCHED, ENGINE SHUT OFF. CAR BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP. EVENTUALLY MANAGED TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD WHERE THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED INTO PLACE. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS STILL FUNCTIONAL BUT CAR WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. OCCURRED AGAIN 800 MILES LATER AFTER "REPAIR" BOTH INCIDENTS NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA EQUIPPED WITH CONTIPRO CONTACT TIRES, LINE SIZE: P215 45 R17 (N/A). THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 42 MPH WHEN THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE WAS DEFLATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,754.

2012 ELANTRA WAS STRUCK IN CENTER OF HOOD BY JEEP SUV AT APPROXIMATELY 45* ANGLE. JEEP WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. ELANTRA WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. ELANTRA BUMPER CAVED IN ALL THE WAY TO THE ENGINE BLOCK IN THE CENTER. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. INVESTIGATING OFFICER QUESTIONED WHY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS WELL AS THE WRECKER DRIVER. BOTH COMMENTED THAT IN THEIR EXPERIENCE THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED IN THIS CASE. PHOTOS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. *TR

MY CAR STARTED TO CLUNK AND WOULD LOOSE DRIVE TRAIN POWER THIS HAPPENED A 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE ACCELERATING AND AFTER BEING COMPLETELY WARMED UP. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO ORLANDO HYUNDAI AND THEY CALLED THEIR MAIN OFFICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE 5 2012 ELANTRAS THAT HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED IN THE UNITED STATES BUT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REPLACE MINE. THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO SOME FURTHER TESTING BUT IN ALL LIKELIHOOD I WOULD BE PUT BACK INTO MY CAR WITH THE PROBLEM NOT BEING SOLVED. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND HYUNDAI IS NOT TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY AND PLAYING WITH PEOPLES SAFETY. *JB