2012 Hyundai Elantra Complaint Log

THE CAR WILL NOT START ONCE IT IS TURNED OFF. IT COULD START ONCE AND GO TO THE STORE, AND THEN LOCK UP FOR A FEW HOURS. EVENTUALLY IT WILL ACT NORMAL AGAIN AD THEN START ALL OVER AGAIN. *TR

THE CAR JUST WOULDN'T START , IT WORKED FINE THE PREVIOUS EVENING AND IT LOCKED AS WELL . TODAY MORNING NOTHING WORKS ,I HAD TO MANUALLY OPEN THE CAR WITH THE KEY , AFTER I PLACED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION NOTHING LIGHTED UP ON THE DASHBOARD . TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES . *TR

AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, VEHICLE FAILED TO START FOLLOWING MORNING. ALTHOUGH ALL COMPONENTS REQUIRING POWER (WINDOWS, HEADLIGHTS, RADIO, INTERIOR LIGHTS, ETC.) SEEMED TO BE FUNCTIONING OK, JUMP STARTED VEHICLE, AND IT STARTED IMMEDIATELY. A FEW DAYS LATER PROBLEM RECURRED; LET VEHICLE SIT FOR SOME TIME, AND VEHICLE THEN STARTED IMMEDIATELY (NO JUMP START). TODAY PROBLEM OCCURRED YET AGAIN (WAITING TO SEE IF VEHICLE WILL EVENTUALLY START). A QUICK REVIEW OF ONLINE FORUMS INDICATES A POSSIBLE ISSUE WITH THE SHIFT INTERLOCK, OR PERHAPS A FAULTY RAIN SENSOR. AS AN ASIDE, A LONGER-TERM SPORADIC, PRESUMABLY ELECTRICAL, ISSUE ALSO EXISTS WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW. THE WINDOW WILL GO DOWN WITHOUT ISSUE, BUT IT OFTEN TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS FROM EITHER THE PASSENGER SIDE OR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW CONTROL TO GET THE WINDOW BACK UP. *TR

WINDSHIELD WASHER STOPPED WORKING. REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THEY DON'T HAVE TIME TO FIX IT.

MY 2012 ELANTRA STARTED FINE THIS MORNING AND EVERY DAY PREVIOUSLY, BUT WHEN I WENT TO START IT AFTER SHOPPING, IT WOULDN'T START. I TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND NOTHING. HOWEVER, ALL OF THE LIGHTS INSIDE WORKED. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT TO START AND IT FINALLY STARTED. I CAME HOME AND THEN AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS, I WENT OUT TO GO SOMEWHERE AND ONCE AGAIN, IT WOULDN'T START. AFTER 3-4 TIMES OF TURNING THE KEY, IT FINALLY STARTED. I CURRENTLY HAVE IT READY TO BE PICKED UP TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP AS I AM ASSUMING IT WILL NOT START AGAIN THE NEXT TIME. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS WELL AS VIEWING VIDEOS OF THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENING. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN JUNE OF 2012 SO I WOULDN'T HAVE TO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING STRANDED, BUT I MAY BE REGRETTING MY DECISION. *TR

I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR LAST NIGHT AND IT DIDN'T START, LIGHTS WERE ON FULL POWER AND EVERYTHING BUT NOT A SOUND FROM THE ENGINE... TRIED MANY MANY TIMES DIDN'T START. THEN RANDOMLY IT STARTED. DROVE HOME PARKED WENT OUT THIS MORNING AND TRIED AGAIN DID NOT START. I HAVE TRIED MANY TIMES THIS MORNING BUT AGAIN IT HAS NOT STARTED. *TR

HELLO, WELL, I AM THE FIRST OWNER, AND THERE WAS NOT ANY ACCIDENT BEFORE. LAST THURSDAY, AFTER I STARTED MY CAR, I TRIED TO SHIFT THE GEAR TO DRIVE, AND THE CAR WAS SUDDENLY SHOOK. I KEPT TRIED TO DRIVE IT, BUT WHENEVER THE RPM GOES UP TO 2000, THE CAR WAS BOUNCING LIKE THAT I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE OR SO. I WAS NOT EVEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT, AND IT WAS EVEN SO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THEREFORE, I JUST TRIED IT AGAIN AT NIGHT, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. I PUT MY CAR INTO THE FITZGERALD HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER IN GAITHERSBURG, MD ON FRIDAY MORNING (11/7/14), AND I GOT MY CAR BACK YESTERDAY. WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR, I ASKED THEM WHAT WAS THE WRONG WITH IT, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR DID NOT LEAD THE TEMPERATURE. THEREFORE, I TOLD THEM THAT I PUT MY CAR INTO THE HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER IN FAIRFAX, VA THREE MONTHS AGO FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, AND THE FAIRFAX REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT, SO THEY JUST RESET THE SOFTWARE SO THAT IT IS GOING TO BE FINE. HOWEVER, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER FEW MONTHS. A MAN FROM FITZGERALD TOLD ME THAT THIS TIME THEY UPDATE SOME NUMBERS, SO IT IS GOING TO BE FINE. I DO NOT KNOW WHENEVER THIS HAPPENS, THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON, TOO, AND IT SEEMS LIKE THAT IT IS BREAKING TRANSMISSION AND THE ENGINE TOGETHER. SINCE THIS WAS NOT MY FIRST TIME, I REPORTED THIS TO THE HYUNDAI RECALL SERVICE CENTER. THEY CALLED ME YESTERDAY AND TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW THE REASON, BUT THEY FIXED IT. HOW COME THEY CAN FIX IT EVEN IF THEY DO NOT KNOW THE REASON? I KEPT COMPLAINED ABOUT IT, AND THEY JUST TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL EXPAND THE DATES FOR THE WARRANTY SO THAT I CAN FIX IT WHENEVER IT HAPPENS AGAIN! THEY ALSO SAID THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW THE NEXT STEP FOR IT. HOW IRRESPONSIBLE! NOW, ALL I CAN THINK OF IS THAT THIS IS THE DEFECTED CAR. CAN YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS? THANK YOU. *TR

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM: CAR DIDN'T TURN OVER. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES, TRIED IT AGAIN AND IT STARTED. DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. SECOND OCCURRENCE: WOULDN'T START, THEN IT DID WHEN I TRIED IT A THIRD TIME. THAT SAME DAY, CAR WAS IDLING FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES AS I WAS SITTING IN IT. I HAD PUT IT IN PARK AND WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE, IT WOULDN'T BUDGE OUT OF PARK. I TURNED THE CAR OFF (FEARING THE WORST) AND IT STARTED AND ALLOWED ME TO PUT IT IN DRIVE. *TR

A FEW DAYS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT, A WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARED ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THAT WEEKEND TO HAVE IT CHECKED AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, THE FIRST UNUSUAL THING THAT HAPPENED WAS THE HYUNDAI LOGO APPEARED ON THE NAV SCREEN WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION.TYPICALLY THE HYUNDAI LOGO ONLY APPEARS WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED-NEVER WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. ABOUT 10 MILES LATER, ALL OF THE POWER TO THE VEHICLE DISAPPEARED AS I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, IT FELT AS IF I HAD BEEN REAR-ENDED IN AN ACCIDENT. AFTER DETERMINING THAT WAS NOT THE CASE, I LOOKED AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO SEE ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. NOW I'M TRYING TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE POWER WAS MAGICALLY RESTORED AND THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT THAT HAD APPEARED A FEW DAYS PRIOR WAS NOW GONE. I DID NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. NO, IT RESTARTED ALL BY ITSELF! I TOOK IT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS WHO BOTH ASSURED ME THE CAR WAS FINE AND THAT WHAT I DESCRIBED WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO OCCUR. TRUST ME WHEN I TELL YOU THAT UNLESS YOU'VE EXPERIENCED LOSING ALL POWER TO A VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, YET HERE IS NOT ANOTHER FEELING LIKE IT. I NO LONGER FELT SAFE IN MY OWN VEHICLE AND MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR IT TO BE REPLACED. I WOULD HAVE FELT MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE HAD THE DEALERSHIP(S) FOUND SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. GIVEN THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG LEFT ME VERY LEERY OF THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ALSO, THE MPG GAUGE WOULD RESET ITSELF; AT IDLE, IT FREQUENTLY ALMOST STALLED; AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER AT IDLE; THE COMPASS READOUT ON THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WOULD ALSO FLICKER AT IDLE WHEN THE VEHICLE ALMOST STALLED---VERY BIZARRE BEHAVIOR FROM A VEHICLE. *TR

WHENEVER I TRY TO TURN ON MY CAR EVERYTHING TURNS ON EXCEPT THE ENGINE. THE LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING ARE FINE. THE BATTERY TESTS FINE. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. IT HAS NOT STARTED APPROXIMATELY 15-20 TIMES. BASED ON ACCOUNTS FROM OTHERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM THE ENGINE HAS ALSO STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THANKFULLY THE ISSUE HAS ONLY EVER OCCURRED WHEN MY CAR IS PARKED, BUT I'D REALLY RATHER NOT RISK IT HAPPENING ON THE ROAD IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. *TR

UNABLE TO READ THE PART OF THE DASH THAT TELLS MILAGE DURING THE DAY. ONLY ABLE TO READ IT AT NIGHT. THEREFORE, WHEN I HAD MY OIL CHANGED TODAY, THE MECHANIC HAD TO ASK ME IF I KNEW THE MILEAGE SINCE HE WAS UNABLE TO READ IT. I TOLD HIM APPROX WHAT I HAD LAST NOTICED IT LAST NIGHT. THIS IS A PROBLEM WHEN GOING ON TRIPS AND MY NAVIGATION SYSTEM SAYS TO STAY ON A CERTAIN HWY FOR 16 MILES, FOR EXAMPLE, AND I AM UNABLE TO READ THE DISPLAY. IT ALSO MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CHECK MY MILAGE WHEN I FILL UP WITH GAS DURING THE DAY.

THE CAR SHUT ITSELF OFF WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART OR SHIFT INTO PARK AND THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT. FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO START IN NEUTRAL AND CAR SPUTTERED AND IT REGISTERED NO RPMS, SO IT DIDN'T MOVE. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES CAR DID START IN NEUTRAL AND WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. *TR

ONE DAY IN JUNE, I TRIED TO START MY CAR AND THE PARK SENSOR ABOVE MY ODOMETER WOULD NOT SHOW. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE CAR WOULDN'T START AT ALL. I HAD TO CONTINUE TO TRY TO START THE CAR, BY TURNING THE KEY MULTIPLE TIMES INSIDE THE IGNITION AND PRESSING MY FOOT ONTO THE PEDAL. IT FINALLY STARTED, BUT NOT WITHOUT APPREHENSION ON MY PART. THE REST OF THE TIME, THE CAR WORKED OK FOR THE MOST PART, BUT WHENEVER I REACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT IT WOULD ACT AS IF IT WERE PARKED AND ACTED A BIT FUNNY. THE STORY ABOVE HAPPENED 8 MORE TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. I HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED TO SEE IF IT WAS A BATTERY PROBLEM, ONLY TO REALIZE THE BATTERY WAS FINE. I TRIED OTHER TECHNIQUES, SUCH AS TURNING THE KEY COMPLETELY 90 DEGREES, BUT THAT DIDN'T SOLVE IT. FINALLY, I WENT TO THE DEALER AND UPON MY STORY BEING SHARED, THE MECHANICS IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH WAS NOT WORKING. THEY HAD NOTICED MORE HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2012 CARS IN THE PAST FEW DAYS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SINCE I AM UNDER THE 5 YEAR / 60,000 MILE WARRANTY, THIS ISSUE WAS FIXED AT NO COST. HOWEVER, WHILE THIS ISSUE WAS FIXED AT MY END. I WOULD HOPE THIS STORY WOULD SPUR A FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCHES ON ALL HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2012S AND SEE WHAT ISSUES (IF ANY) COULD RESULT OVER A FAULTED TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH. *TR

DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION AT APPROX. 45 MPH, DRY PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE BRAKES SUDDENLY LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH TIRES SCREECHING. DURING THE SKID INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND A FRIGHTENING ATTEMPT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, THE ABS LIGHT BLINKED SEVERAL TIMES THEN WENT OFF. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEADLY CONSEQUENCES HAD I BEEN DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR ON AN INTERSTATE. ( A FEW DAYS PRIOR, WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 50 MPH THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A HORRIFIC GRINDING NOISE WITH NO PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS RESULTED IN DECREASE OF SPEED IN THE VEHICLE IN WHICH IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 40 MPH.) THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER WHERE THEY QUESTIONED IF THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM. THE COMPUTER READINGS WERE ALL GOOD AND SHOWED NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. FINALLY, AFTER A SERVICE TECHNICIAN DRIVING IT HOME FOR THE NIGHT AND EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM TWICE HIMSELF, THEY REALIZED THERE WAS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES. THE HECU (HYDRAULIC ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT) HAD FAILED AT 31,685 MILES. THIS IS THE ANSWER THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS GIVEN FOR THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS STILL CURRENTLY IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BEING REPAIRED. I AM STILL IN FEAR OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH IT IS BEING REPAIRED. *TR

THERE APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT MAY BE DUE TO THE SWITCH OVERHEATING. WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT I WILL PARK MY CAR AND WHEN I RETURN A FEW MINUTES LATER AND TRY TO START THE CAR NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH. IF YOU GO TO YOUTUBE.COM AND TYPE 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA IGNITION PROBLEM INTO THE SEARCH ENGINE YOU WILL SEE OTHER 2012 ELANTRA OWNERS POSTING VIDEOS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP WHICH STATED THERE IS NO RECALL OF THE 2012 ELANTRA. AGAIN SINCE OTHER 2012 ELANTRA OWNERS ARE POSTING THIS ON YOUTUBE THAT TELLS ME THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ISSUES STARTING SPORADICALLY. IN ADDITION, ALMOST ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL EXCEPT THE PARKING INDICATOR. IT TOOK NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

I WAS DRIVING IN DRY WEATHER AND ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN THE ESC LIGHT BEGIN TO BLINK FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THIS OCCURRED, AND THEN THE VEHICLE BRAKES LOCKED UP. LUCKILY, I WAS ENTERING ONTO A ON RAMP AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDED TO A STOP ONTO THE SHOULDER. IF THIS WOULD HAVE OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A NEARBY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP FOR REVIEW OF THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL OR MAKING A TURN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SWAY BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. AFTER EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE A THIRD TIME, THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

VEHICLE BROUGHT TO LESTER GLENN HYUNDAI TOMS RIVER NJ ON MARCH 21, 2014 FOR NOISE IN ENGINE OR TRANS...SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG..THEY PUSHED CAR OUT AND TOLD ME IT WAS A CLAMP FOR MY EXHAUST..I CONTINUED TO HEAR NOISE..(IT DID NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME) SO THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER 3 WEEKS LATER..THEY DID DIAGNOSTICS ON VEHICLE AND PUSHED MY CAR OUT TELLING ME THAT I HAD "AGGRESSIVE TIRES" ON THE VEHICLE.AND THEY CHARGED ME 243.00 FOR DIAGNOSTICS..MY VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY..THEY TOLD ME IF I DIDN'T PAY I WOULDN'T GET MY CAR BACK...I HAVE BRAND NEW COOPER TOURING TIRES ON AND THE PROBLEM WAS THERE BEFORE THE TIRES..ON 05/12/2014 I DROVE TO NEW YORK TO VISIT MY DAUGHTER AND WHEN I LEFT WAS ON 278 WEST TRAVELING TO TOMS RIVER NJ . I WAS ON 278 FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES ..I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE..THE RPM'S WERE GOING CRAZY, SPEED OF VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 25MPH..WHITE SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF REAR AND UNDERCARRIAGE OF VEHICLE..IT WAS NOT OVERHEATING..MY PRESSURE FINE..I MANAGED TO GET TO SIDE OF BROOKLYN QUEENS EXPRESSWAY AND SHUT VEHICLE OFF..3 PEDESTRIANS STOPPED BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT MY VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE..A TOW WAS CALLED..ARRIVED IN 1.5 HOURS..ONLY 1 TOW COMPANY ALLOWED ON THE BQE..I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE THE TOW..IT COST ME $660.00 TO GET MY VEHICLE BACK TO LESTER GLENN HYUNDAI..TOMS RIVER NJ...THEY DIAGNOSED MY VEHICLE SAYING IT WAS PCV VALVE ..I DO NOT FEEL LIKE MY VEHICLE WAS FIXED AND I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN IT..I WORK IN A FULL SERVICE GARAGE AND I HAD AT LEAST 15 MECHANICS LOOK AT MY VEHICLE..THEY ALL SAY ITS IN THE TRANSMISSION AND NOW I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE MY CAR MORE THAN 20 MILES..CAN YOU HELP ME?? *TR

TURN KEY IN IGNITION. NOTHING HAPPENS. TURN OFF, TURN ON, EVENTUALLY IGNITION WORKS AND CAR TURNS ON. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE FIRST VISIT TO DEALER TO TRY TO REMEDY ISSUE. FIRST TRIP TO DEALER 5/14/14. DEALER CAN'T RECREATE PROBLEM. PROBLEM CONTINUES. 6/11/14: TURN KEY, CAR WON'T START, TURN OFF, TURN ON, CAR WONT START. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, HYUNDAI DEALER CALLED, SENDS A TOW TRUCK. TOW TRUCK DRIVER TURNS KEY. WON'T START. TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAYS YOU NEED TO TURN THE KEY AND HOLD IT DOWN TO "RESET THE COMPUTER, RESET THE BRAKE SWITCH." HE DOES THIS AND CAR STARTS. HE TOWS IT TO DEALER 6/11/14. DEALER CAN'T RECREATE PROBLEM (SANDS DOWN PAINTED GROUND AREAS). 6/26/14- CAR STARTS BUT IS STUCK IN PARK, CAN'T SHIFT TO DRIVE. TURN OFF. TURN BACK ON. ABLE TO SHIFT TO DRIVE. LATER SAME DAY 6/26/14, TURN KEY IN IGNITION. NOTHING HAPPENS. HOLD KEY DOWN AS INSTRUCTED BY TOW TRUCK DRIVER ON 6/11. TURN OFF, TURN BACK ON, CAR STARTS. READ UP ON THE ISSUE ONLINE. SYMPTOMS SOUND SIMILAR TO BRAKE SWITCH RECALL ISSUES ON EARLIER MODELS. *TR

CPSC: I1440033A. 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR BRAKE SYSTEM. *LN THE MECHANIC RESURFACE THE ROTORS, BUT STATED THE CALIPERS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE GRINDING NOISE RETURNED. *JB

I ACCELERATED OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND THEN LOST POWER BECAUSE THE CAR WENT OUT OF TIME AND STARTED MISFIRING. THEN WHITE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF MY TAILPIPE. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY CAR HAS MISFIRED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE REASON I KNOW IT MISFIRED IS BECAUSE I HAVE A CODE READER AND IT SAID CYLINDER 1 & 2 MISFIRE. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR, WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES, RESTARTED IT AND THE CAR RUNS FINE. THE DEALER CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND BY THE TIME I GET THE CAR TO THEM THE ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF. STRANGE BEHAVIOR WITH THIS CAR.

GRINDING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AFTER JUST 22000 MILES. MECHANIC SMOOTED ROTORS BUT SAID THE CALIPERS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS LATER AND IN CHECKING ONLINE FOUND LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. MOST OF US ARE CONCERNED THAT THE BRAKES CAN'T POSSIBLY BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. IN PARTICULAR I TRY TO LEAVE A GREAT DISTANCE JUST IN CASE A SUDDEN STOP IS NEEDED AND THE BRAKES DON'T WORK LIKE THEY SHOULD. EVERY PERSON ON THE FORUM IS GETTING THE SAME LINE FROM THE HYUNDAI DEALERS, IT'S YOUR ROTORS AND PADS, NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, WE ARE REPLACING OUR ROTORS AND PADS ONLY TO HAVE THEM RUINED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE HYUNDAI DEALER) INSISTS THAT THE CALIPERS ARE THE PROBLEM, THEY ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND ARE RUINING THE ROTORS AND PADS. THE CALIPERS JUST HAPPEN TO COST $700 FOR THE PART ALONE, AND I'M SURE LABOR WOULD BE STEEP. IN ADDITION, IF IT WAS THE CALIPERS, THOSE WOULD BE COVERED BY OUR WARRANTIES. IT REALLY APPEARS THAT HYUNDAI HAS BAD BRAKE CALIPERS ON IT 2012 AND 2013 ELANTRAS AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND PERHAPS ARE HOPING TO PUT US ALL OFF UNTIL THE CALIPERS ARE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. MY CONCERN IS THERE ARE A LOT OF US OUT THERE DRIVING AROUND LIKE THIS AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AN URGENT STOP IS NEEDED AND THE BRAKES DON'T FUNCTION PROPERLY. THIS COULD HAVE VERY DIRE CONSEQUENCES. *JS

DRIVER ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE BUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND HIT ANOTHER CAR, ALSO UPON IMPACT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED TO PROTECT THE DRIVER CONSIDERING HOW SEVERELY THE FRONT AREA OF THE CAR WERE DAMAGED. 2 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, CAR WAS NOT STARTING, WAS JUMPED- START AND VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO HYUNDAI SERVICE AND THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHEN STARTING MY ELANTRA, THE ENGINE WON'T TURN OVER. THE CAR MADE A "CLICK" SOUND, BUT DID NOT START. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WOULD TURN OVER. I HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED AND IT WAS FULLY CHARGED. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 7 TIMES SINCE FEB. 2014. THIS LAST TIME, SEPT. 3, 2015 IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY CAR REPAIR. AGAIN, THE BATTERY WAS FULLY CHARGED. THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED UP RIGHT AWAY, AND MANY TIMES DURING THE 6 HOURS THE GARAGE HAD THE CAR. THE GARAGE WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NOT HAVE ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON LINE AND THERE ARE SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THE POSTS ARE POINTING TO A BAD RAIN SENSOR OR A TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH.

I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN JUNE 2011 AND THERE HAVE BEEN THREE SEPARATE TIMES THAT MY CAR WILL NOT START. THE FIRST TIME WAS A FEW MONTHS AFTER I FIRST PURCHASED MY CAR. I WENT TO START MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND IT WOULD NOT CUT ON. AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR THE DAY I TRIED IT AND IT TURNED ON WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED SEPTEMBER 2013. I WENT TO START MY CAR IN THE MORNING. IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER. I LET IS SIT FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS AND EVERYDAY I WOULD TRY IT AND IT STILL WOULD NOT START. I FINALLY HAD IT TOWED TO A HYUNDAI DEALER NEAR ME AND THEY RAN TESTS AND EVERYTHING CAME BACK FINE AND WAS TOLD THE CAR STARTED FOR THEM WITH NO PROBLEM AND I PROBABLY DIDN'T PUSH IN ON THE CLUTCH ALL THE WAY. EVEN THOUGH THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ALSO TRIED IT AND WOULD NOT START FOR HIM TOO. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED. CAR WOULD CRANK AND NOT TURN OVER. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND SAW FROM ANOTHER HYUNDAI OWNER THAT THEY HAD TO PUMP THEIR GAS PEDAL TO GET THEIR CAR TO START. ONCE I TRIED THAT THE CAR STARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THIS TIME I DROVE IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND ONCE AGAIN ALL TESTS CAME BACK FINE AND THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. *TR

TWO! NOT ONE BUT TWO OF THE OEM TIRES HAVE BUBBLES IN THE SIDEWALL. THAT IS A BLOW OUT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND GOD KNOWS WHAT DAMAGE THAT CAN DO. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR THAT ONE OF THE TIRES COULD BLOW OUT AND SEND ME OFF INTO A DITCH. TO TOP IT OFF, THE CAR DID NOT COME WITH A SPARE TIRE (TO SAVE WEIGHT AND IMPROVE GAS MILEAGE) SO IF IT DOES BLOW OUT AND I CAN SAFELY CONTROL THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I'M SCREWED AND STRANDED. THIS HAPPENED TO ME LAST YEAR AND I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND BUY A NEW TIRE. BLOW OUTS ARE VERY DANGEROUS. NOW I HAVE TO CALL A TOWING COMPANY TO GET MY CAR AND GO GET NEW TIRES. *TR

VEHICLE WILL NOT START ONCE STOPPED. AFTER AN HOUR OR SO IT WILL RESTART. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR ABOUT A YEAR. IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MORNING (OCT. 16). THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED IN BAYTOWN TEXAS. ALSO AT NTB STORE IN ATASCOCITA, TX. AFTER THOROUGHLY CHECKING ALL POSSIBLE CAUSES FOR THIS TYPE PROBLEM, THROUGH VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS THEN REPLACING THE BATTERY, NEITHER SERVICE CENTER HAS DETECTED A PROBLEM. THEY HAVE GIVEN A RESOLUTION OF NO PROBLEM FOUND. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A YEAR NOW. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

FRONT AXLES ARE LOUD WHILE DRIVING. CHANGED TO A SOFTER COMPOUND TIRE AND MADE A DIFFERENCE. HOWEVER, THE ROAD NOISE HAS BECOME LOUDER AT 77,986. TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON AROUND 20,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME UNSTABLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES, WHO PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT AND REPLACED THE AXLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,638....UPDATED 03/25/14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN A AUTOMOBILE COLLISION ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2013, TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY DECELERATE WITHOUT WARNING AND THE ABS SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WOULD SKID AND THE CONTACT WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING MY 2012 ELANTRA, I STARTED HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING. DASH WOULD LIGHT UP NORMALLY, AND RADIO, ETC WORKED FINE, HOWEVER THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TRY TO TURN OVER AT ALL OR MAKE ANY NOISE WHATSOEVER. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR IS NOT SENSING THAT THE CAR IS IN PARK. THE DASH WILL NORMALLY DISPLAY P (FOR PARK), HOWEVER IN THESE INSTANCES THE DASH IS BLANK WHERE THE TRANSMISSION POSITION SHOULD BE DISPLAYED. THE SHIFTER IS ALSO STUCK IN PARK SO I CAN NOT MOVE TO ANY OTHER GEAR. IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, I HAVE TO USE THE SHIFT OVERIDE AND MOVE THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND THEN BACK INTO PARK. THE DASH WILL THEN DISPLAY THE P, AND I CAN START THE CAR NORMALLY. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND THEIR COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS DON'T DETECT ANY PROBLEMS. THEY SAID IF THEY CAN'T REPEAT THE PROBLEM THEN THEY WON'T CHANGE OUT ANY COMPONENTS. THIS IS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY I CAN GET IT TO THE DEALER WHEN THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. *TR

I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY AT SUPER DUTY FORD 250 GOING APPROX 50 MPH. I WAS STOPPED AND WAS PUSHED A CAR LENGTH INTO A CHEVY SILVERADO WHO WAS ALSO STOPPED, MY TRUNK TOOK MOST OF THE DAMAGE BUT THE FRONT END WAS PRETTY BAD TOO, BUT MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. NOT SURE OF THE MPH OF THE IMPACT TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, BUT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER HAVE NECK STRAIN AND BACK STRAIN; ALONG WITH MULTIPLE BRUISES FROM THE SEAT BELT. I KNOW THE AIRBAGS HAVE A SENSOR, BUT COULD THEY BE MESSED UP? *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK OPTIMO H426 TIRES, SIZE 215/45/17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXHIBITED A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ALSO DETECTED A TEAR IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE. A SEALANT WAS APPLIED TO THE TIRE AS A PRECAUTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

TIRE WEAR IS EXCESSIVE CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR ON INSIDE TO POINT OF DANGEROUS. THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT IN ALIGNMENT TO TAKE CARE OF THIS . FOUND THIS TO HAPPEN AFTER 13,000 ALIGNMENT. HYUNDAI FORUM OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM DEALER JUST SEEMS TO THINK IT IS OWNER CAUSED. NEED TO GET NEW TIRES OR PARK CAR! *TR

MY 2012 ELANTRA HAS FAILED TO START 3 TIMES WHILE IT WAS IN PARK AND 2 TIMES WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY IN A PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE ON, RADIO WAS ON AND IT WAS UNTIL I TRIED TO ACCELERATE WHEN I REALIZED THAT THE CAR HAD TURNED OFF ON ME. LUCKILY, IT WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC GOING ABOUT 15 MILES PER HOUR, NONETHELESS, IT WAS A PRETTY NERVE WRECKING UNSAFE EXPERIENCE. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON AFTER 3-4 ATTEMPTS. MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT THE CAR CAN POTENTIALLY TURN OFF ON ME WHEN I'M GOING 60+ MPH. I DRIVE MY KIDS EVERYWHERE IN THIS CAR AND I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AFTER EVERY INCIDENT AND THEIR MAIN RESPONSE IS THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE, THEY CAN'T FIX IT. AT ONE POINT, THEY CLAIMED THAT IT COULD BE DUE TO CARBON BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE SO I PAID ~$300 FOR THAT SERVICE WHICH DID NOT HELP BECAUSE THE CAR TURNED OFF ON THE FREEWAY SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. I HAVE EVEN HAD THE HYUNDAI TOW TRUCK FROM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOW MY CAR FROM MY WORK PARKING LOT TO THE DEALER IN HOPES THAT IT WAS PROOF THAT THE CAR DID NOT TURN ON. TOW TRUCK DRIVER CONFIRMED THE CAR DID NOT TURN ON, THEN PREPPED CAR TO PLACE ON TOW TRUCK BED. HE GOT THE CAR TO DEALER, THEN ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE CAR AND IT DID. I TRIED TO GET DOCUMENTATION FROM HIM BUT HE DECLINED. ALL I GOT WAS A LETTER THAT STATED THAT THE CAR WAS TAKEN FROM MY WORK PARKING LOT TO THE DEALER WITH ZERO DETAILS. THE DEALER IS BEING IRRESPONSIBLE AND DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF PURSUING THE LEMON LAW AND GOING TO BBB FOR ARBITRATION IN HOPES THAT THEY TAKE THE CAR BACK. I FEEL LIKE I DON'T HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE. I CANNOT, WITH A CLEAR CONSCIOUS, SELL THIS CAR TO A DEALER OR A PRIVATE PARTY KNOWING THAT IT IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. MA 10/8 UPDATED 9/12/12*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND MADE A LOUD NOISE EACH TIME IT DROVE OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED FROM A PREVIOUS RECALL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V871000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,828.

I HAVE A HYUNDAI ELANTRA LIMITED, 2012, WITH THE TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH MY CAR, THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT IN 2011. WHENEVER I TAKE THE CAR TO THE SHOP TO HAVE THE ISSUES CHECKED, I AM ALWAYS TOLD THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING TO FIX. FIRST, THERE ARE SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN TAKING THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, IT OFTEN LURCHES INTO GEAR, WHICH THEN CONTINUES AS I DRIVE INTO 1ST, 2ND, 3RD, AND SOMETIMES 4TH GEAR. IT SHIFTS REALLY HARD, AS IF THE CAR WERE A MANUAL AND I WAS NOT SHIFTING VERY WELL BETWEEN GEARS. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO (~JUNE 2015) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THE SHOP SAID THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE SENSOR ERROR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE 2ND TIME THIS WEEK ON 7/14, AND TURNED OFF WITHIN 24 HOURS. I'VE CONTINUED TO HAVE THIS JERKING SHIFT ISSUE, THOUGH IT NEVER SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN IT'S AT THE SHOP. SECOND, THERE IS SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL ISSUE/SHORT IN THE CAR, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WHEN I HAVE WINDOWS DOWN AND I HIT THE LEVER TO ROLL THE DRIVER'S WINDOW UP THE SUNROOF ALSO STARTS TO OPEN/CLOSE! OR, THE WINDOWS DON'T GO UP/DOWN AS HARD/SOFT AS I MOVE THE LEVER. ALSO, IN THE PAST MONTH OR SO (JULY 2015) THE PROXIMITY KEY SEEMS TO NOT WORK, AND I HAVE TO PRESS THE BUTTON ON THE DOOR HANDLE MULTIPLE (UP TO 10) TIMES BEFORE THE CAR WILL LOCK/UNLOCK. THIS ALSO PREVENTS ME FROM BEING ABLE TO START THE CAR (IGNITION SWITCH) BECAUSE IT DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THE KEY IS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP!

MY 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WAS HIT IN WHAT I BELIEVE IS KNOWN AS THE B-PILLAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE (THE CENTER COLUMN BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR DOORS).I AM UNCERTAIN HOW FAST THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS GOING BUT IT WAS FAST ENOUGH TO DO APPROXIMATELY $6000 WORTH OF DAMAGE, AND I SUFFERED A HEAD AND BACK INJURY.THANKFULLY I DID NOT HAVE ANY PASSENGERS OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.I NORMALLY HAVE BOTH OF MY CHILDREN IN THE REAR SEAT BUT THEY WERE NOT WITH ME AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.I HAVE BEEN GIVEN SEVERAL EXPLANATIONS AS TO WHY THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, NONE OF WHICH MAKE SENSE TO ME.I UNDERSTAND THAT AIRBAGS THEMSELVES CAN CAUSE HARM AND THEY ARE DESIGNED ONLY TO DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE IMPACT POINT ON MY VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE AT EXACTLY THE POINT OF THE SENSOR IN THAT PILLAR (ACCORDING TO THE ILLUSTRATION IN MY OWNER'S MANUAL).I RECOGNIZE THAT MY CAR CAN SENSE WHETHER I HAVE A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER, BUT I AM NOT AWARE OF A SENSOR BEING IN THE REAR SEAT. I WORRY ABOUT WHAT THE RESULT WOULD HAVE BEEN IF ONE OF MY CHILDREN HAD BEEN IN THAT REAR SEAT.MY VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE SO I HAD TO LEAVE IT AT A BODY SHOP THE DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT.I AM UNABLE TO TRANSPORT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THEY ARE UNABLE TO INSPECT IT AT THE BODY SHOP.THEY TELL ME TO BRING IT IN FOR INSPECTION AFTER THE REPAIR.THE BODY SHOP TELLS ME THEY HAVE TO RELY ON THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER SYSTEM TO DISPLAY A PROBLEM IF THERE IS ONE.AT THIS POINT, I HAVE LITTLE FAITH IN THE VEHICLE AND AM UNWILLING TO ACCEPT A FAILURE OF THE LIGHT TO COME ON AS A PROOF THAT EVERYTHING IS WORKING PROPERLY.ADDITIONALLY, I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW-THE EXTERIOR IS RED AND THE INTERIOR IS BLACK. I LATER LEARNED THAT THIS COLOR COMBINATION WAS NEVER AN OPTION, LEAVING ME TO QUESTION THE QUALITY ASSURANCE MEASURES IN PLACE. *TR

HAVE HAD 3 INSTANCES DURING WARM/HOT WEATHER THAT THE ESC LIGHT HAS COME ON (BLINKING) DURING NORMAL CITY DRIVING (AFTER A LITTLE FREEWAY DRIVING & USING THE AC) & THE VEHICLE PERFORMANCE IS IMPAIRED DUE TO THE ESC (NO PWR OR INADVERTENT BRAKING W/O DRIVER BRAKING). ONLY WAY TO BYPASS THIS IS BY USING THE ESC OFF BUTTON. IT APPEARS TO GO AWAY AFTER THE CAR IS SHUT OFF & COOLED DOWN. GUESSING THAT THIS IS SOME KIND OF HEAT RELATED PROBLEM (MAYBE A SHORT) WHICH CAUSES THE ESC TO IMPROPERLY KICK IN. *TR

THE ODOMETER IS COMPLETELY UNREADABLE. I KNOW THIS SOUNDS STRANGE, THE ONLY TIME I CAN SEE IT COMPLETELY CLEAR IS IN COLD FALL WEATHER IN THE EARLY MORNING. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR QUITE A WHILE. IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY WHEN I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER LIGHTING THAT WOULD FIX IT. THIS IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. WE HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW MANY MILES WE HAVE ON IT UNTIL THE WEATHER IS RIGHT FOR VIEWING. I KNOW I HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE ON FORUMS BEFORE. IT SHOULD BE A RECALLED PART.

CAR WILL PERIODICALLY NOT START - ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND THERE IS A HUMMING SOUND. OFTEN OCCURS WHEN WHEEL IS ON AN ANGLE. CAR WILL TYPICALLY NOT START 4-5 TIMES IN A ROW. OVERHEAD LIGHTS WORK AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. A FEW MINUTES LATER, AFTER MUCH JIGGLING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TURNING ON IGNITION, IT STARTS FINE. ONE TIME IT STARTED AFTER EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS RELEASED AND THE CAR ROLLED A BIT. BROUGHT TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM BUT ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED WITH OTHER ELANTRAS. DEALER WAS ABOUT TO RELEASE CAR WHEN DRIVER DEMONSTRATED THAT GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. DEALER FOUND CODE C1513 BRAKE SWITCH SHORTED. BRAKE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. DEALER KEPT CAR A FEW DAYS WITH NO REPLICATIONS. 7 DAYS LATER, STARTING PROBLEM RECURRED AT DRIVER'S HOME AND AGAIN AFTER A DAY AT WORK. IN BOTH CASES, WHEEL WAS NOT IN "12 O"CLOCK" POSITION. IN CONVERSATION WITH DEALER, WE DISCUSSED THAT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED (NOT SURE OF DEFINITION), CAR SHOULD NOT START. HE RECOMMENDED JIGGLING THE WHEEL WHILE TURNING IGNITION. HE ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WILL ONLY MOVE OUT OF PARK IF 1) IGNITION IS IN ON POSITION AND 2) FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. WHY IS STEERING WHEEL LOCKING SO OFTEN? *TR

2012 HYUNDIA ELANTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE WHEEL ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, WAS CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY, DOWN TO THE TREAD. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS DAUGHTER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN, DUE TO THE LACK OF TRACTION. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE, SINCE THERE WAS NO WAY TO ADJUST THE REAR SUSPENSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK RADIAL TUBE LESS TIRES, TIRE SIZE: P215/45/R17 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES HAD DEVELOPED BUBBLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE CONTACT DRIVING OVER POTHOLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE OF BOTH THE TIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS 14,000. *TR

POTHOLE INDUCED TIRE FAILURE - TORN SIDEWALL. THE LIMITED EDITION OF THIS CAR IS FITTED WITH 17" RIMS -- STOCK TIRE IS A 215.45.17. WITH APPROXIMATELY 22,000 MILES OF DRIVING, WE HAVE DESTROYED THREE TIRES ON POTHOLES, FORTUNATELY ALL WERE AT LOW SPEED AND THERE WAS NO LOSS OF CONTROL. HOWEVER, HITTING A POTHOLE OR OTHER BREAK IN THE PAVEMENT AT HIGH SPEED COULD EASILY DESTROY THE TIRE AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. THE ASPECT RATIO IS SIMPLY TO SMALL FOR SAFETY. A REVIEW OF AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR HYUNDAI ELANTRAS WITH 17" RIMS. I WAS HESITANT TO LET MY CHILDREN DRIVE THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. AT OUR OWN EXPENSE WE HAVE REPLACED THE STOCK WHEELS AND TIRES WITH A 16" WHEEL AND LARGER ASPECT TIRE. *TR

CAR GETS BLOWOUTS, RIM DAMAGE, OR SIDEWALL BUBBLES WHEN HITTING POTHOLES. THE COMBINATION OF THE SUSPENSION AND TIRE SIZE DOES NOT WORK . THE WHEELS ARE P215/45R17. *TR

EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, ON MARCH 23, 2013, JUST THREE DAYS BEFORE I AM TO HAVE AN ANTERIOR CERVICAL DISCECTOMY AND FUSION (WHICH IS THE RESULT OF A PREVIOUS AUTO ACCIDENT) A DRUNK DRIVER RUNS A RED LIGHT. T-BONING OUR 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE IMPACT CAUSES THE 2012 ELANTRA TO SPIN THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, COMING TO REST IN ITS ORIGINAL DIRECTION ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STREET, JUST A FEW FEET SHY OF A LARGE TREE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WENT OVER UNEVENNESS IN ROAD AND REAR END SWAYED LEFT TO RIGHT. DEALER SAID IT WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. SCARY, *TR