2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING Complaints

IN OCTOBER 2010 MY 6-MONTH OLD HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING CAUGHT FIRE AFTER SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR NINE HOURS. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED. MY INSURANCE COMPANY (GEICO) SECURED THE CAR AND HIRED A FORENSIC ENGINEERING COMPANY (DOWN FORENSIC ENGINEERING, INC., CARY NC) TO INVESTIGATE THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. DOWN CONCLUDED THAT THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL AND ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HYUNDAI OFFERED TO REIMBURSE MY INSURANCE POLICY DEDUCTIBLES AND TO PAY ME $500 FOR GOOD WILL, BUT HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE OR REIMBURSE ME FOR ANY OTHER EXPENSES RELATED TO THE FIRE. AS FAR AS I KNOW, HYUNDAI HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR TSB ON THE CAR.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE STEERING SERVICE WARNING LIGHT ALSO BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,200. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE ELANTRA TOURING PULLS TO THE RIGHT. AFTER 6 TRIPS TO SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS AUTHORIZED BY HYUNDAI THE CAR STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT. IT IS VERY TIRING CONTINUOUSLY CORRECTING THE STEERING.

VEHICLE STALLED I HAVE HAD 7 TIMES THAT THIS HAPPEN, STARTING ON MAY 27, MAY 28, JUNE 3 THEY KEPT THE CAR TILL JUNE 8 THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS GOOD ,AS I WAS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS INSIDE IT STALLED AS I WAS DOING 70 MILES PER HOUR ON M 53 ON JUNE 9 THEY KEPT THE CAR AGAIN GOT IT BACK ON JUNE 14 ,AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM DEALERSHIP AGAIN IT STALLED THEY TOLD IF I COULD BRING IT BACK THE NEXT DAY ON THE 15 OF JUNE AS I WAS GOING TO BRING THE CAR BACK IT STALLED AGAIN . THEY KEPT MY CAR TILL JUNE 25 . THEN I SEPT,4 THE CAR STALLS LOST ALL POWER AGAIN THIS I HAD TO SWERVE AND TURN MY STEERING WHEEL WITH ALL MY POWER TO AVOID HITTING THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON CAUSING INJURY TO ME AND THE CAR HAD $4600 OF DAMAGE, AND THEN AGAIN ON DEC 20 I HAD ANOTHER ACCIDENT I WAS 4 CARS LENGTH AWAY WHEN I COULD STOP MY CAR CAUSING DAMAGES TO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME ,AND ALSO MY CAR HAS ANOTHER $ 5 000 PLUS AND WHEN I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND THE DEALERSHIP NOTHING IS BEEN DONE ON THEIR PART. *TR

HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE ACCELERATING AND TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. IT HURTS YOUR WRIST TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT ON THE ROAD. ALIGNMENT AND TIRE ROTATION DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR