2018 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT Complaints

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  • 2018 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT
    - PORTLAND, OR

    THE AEB SYSTEM DOES NOT SHOW ANY WARNINGS OR ATTEMPT TO STOP THE CAR. I DO NOT DRIVE AROUND TRYING TO MAKE THIS FEATURE WORK BUT AFTER GETTING THE NEW CAR I DID REALIZE IT WAS NOT DETECTING ANYTHING WHILE MY OTHER CAR DETECTS AND STOPS FINE IN THE SAME SCENARIO. I HAVE GONE TO THE HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR ABOUT THIS AS WELL AS SUBMITTED A CASE WITH HYUNDAI CORPORATE. CORPORATE RESPONSE WAS: GO BACK TO THE SERVICE CENTER AGAIN AND TELL THEM WHAT MY CONCERN IS (AGAIN). SO, I DID. HYUNDAI SAYS THEY WILL NOT TEST THE ISSUE AND SINCE THE COMPUTER SAYS THERE IS NO ISSUE... THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE FEATURE. I HAVE MADE A VIDEO OF THIS ISSUE AND POSTED TO HYUNDAI FACEBOOK AND GOT NO RESPONSE. I AM CONCERNED AS WELL AS FRUSTRATED WITH THE LACK OF ATTENTION FROM HYUNDAI FOR THIS SAFETY FEATURE ON MY CAR. I HAVE READ THE MANUAL, CONFIRMED THE SETTINGS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS FEATURE TO WORK AND IT SIMPLY DOES NOT WORK ON MY CAR AND FOR HYUNDAI TO TELL ME THEY WILL NOT TEST IT AND THERE IS NO PROBLEM BECAUSE THE COMPUTER SAYS THEIR IS NO PROBLEM IS SAD.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2018 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT
    - PATERSON, NJ

    WHILE ON HIGHWAY CAR MOTOR STOPPED WORKING COULD NOT GET CAR TO TURN BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. AFTER 8 DAYS IN DEALERSHIP SO FAR RECEIVED A CALL SAYING THE CARS FUEL PUMP MAY BE THE PROBLEM

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2018 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT
    - PATERSON, NJ

    CAR SHUT OFF WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY RANDOMLY STARTED SHAKING. ALL LIGHTS TURNED ON CHECK ENGINE,MOTOR OIL LIGHT BATTERY LIGHT. CAR SHUT OFF TO THE POINT WHERE I COULDN'T ACCELERATE. SO IMAGINE BEING ON THE HIGHWAY AND YOUR CAR SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY WHILE YOUR IN MOTION AND CANT ACCELERATE TO MERGE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THIS HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP LESS THEN 800 MILES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2018 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT
    - MIDLOTHIAN, VA

    MY CAR, WITH LESS THAN 4K, HAS A "SPONTANEOUS" WINDSHIELD CRACK THAT IS LARGE, LONG AND TRAVELS ACROSS MY LINE OF VISION WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. NOTHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD, IT IS PARKED IS LOCKED GARAGE AND I DID NOT DRIVE OVER ROUGH TERRAIN, HIT A POTHOLE, DRIVE UNDER ANY BRIDGES OR PARK UNDER A TREE. I DIDN'T DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY EITHER. I JUST GOT IN MY CAR AND THERE IT WAS! THIS CRACK IS GROWING IN LENGTH AND I HAVE NOTICED SOME BLACK, FOAM TRIM CURLING UP ALONG THE EDGE OF WHERE THE WINDSHIELD MEETS THE HOOD. THERE IS NO VISIBLE POINT OF CONTACT THAT I CAN SEE, NO CHIPS, NO STAR BURST CHIP - JUST SMOOTH ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF CAR. THERE IS ALSO SOME STRANGE SPLATTER MARKS ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDOW AS IF A SMALL CARBONATED BEVERAGE WAS SHAKEN UP. OPENED & SPRAYED ON IT BUT THE SPOTS ARE HARD & CAN'T BE EASILY SCRAPED OFF. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY WILL REPLACE IT AS I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2018 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT
    - CHICAGO, IL

    GAS TANK INDICATOR ARROW ON DASH POINTS TO WRONG SIDE OF CAR. POINTS TO PASSENGER SIDE, SHOULD POINT TO DRIVER SIDE.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2018 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT
    - RESTON, VA

    THE LIGHTING AREA OF THE HEADLIGHTS IS MUCH TOO LOW. YOU CAN NOT SEE VERY WELL THE AREA IN FRONT OF YOU. SEE THE ATTACHED IMAGE OF A GROUP OF GIRLS ON THE SIDEWALK. YOU CAN BARELY SEE THEM FROM THE WAIST OR KNEES DOWN.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2018 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT
    - RESTON, VA

    WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS, THERE IS VERY A DISTINCT SHADOW IN FRONT OF CAR. IT IS VERY DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE