2014 Hyundai Elantra Complaint Log

The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that the brake light bulbs would burn out soon after replacement. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V769000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the vehicle was not included in the recall. The dealer was notified of the failure and an appointment was scheduled to have the vehicle diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated he had parked and turned off the vehicle while the brake warning light was illuminated, the next morning the vehicle failed to start. The battery had completely drained overnight. The contact inspected the vehicle and found a particle under the brake pedal. The dealer was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed that the contact that he was responsible for the cost of repair. The Vin was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V769000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The approximate failure mileage was 97,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the brake lights failed to turn off. The contact stated that the traction control warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed but not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V574000 (Exterior Lighting) however, neither the VIN nor the model year were included. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 83,000.

While driving the car stalls and you have no steering power or brakes to stop. I was able to coast to get out of the way of oncoming traffic. Restart car again and as I was braking for a stop light the car stopped again. To keep from rear ending another vehicle I had to switch lane and pull off of road. No warning lights came on the car just stopped. The car would start again as if everything is okay, but stall as you slow or come to a stop at a stop light. There is a total of 13 complaints on "Car Complaints.com" for this same issue. Below are some of the complaints on this website: "Driving the car in town at slow speeds, usually around 15-25 miles an hour, with rpms at about 1250. First noticed an issue with extremely jerky driving, but added gas and the problem went away, and I thought it was a one time thing. About a week later, it happened again. Then, a few days later, the car shut off as I was driving through a parking lot. I set up an appointment with the dealership for a week later. In that week, the car died while driving through town twice, and also as I was driving into work once. It is the smoothest shutoff I have ever experienced, only the engine dies, and it starts right up once I stop and put it in park. I don't even notice the engine turn off until I try to press the gas." "The car died 4 times, the engine completely shut off. It would throttle by itself at lights or in the drive thru.I could not drive up until no one was in front of me because the car would hesitate then jerk forward. Almost got hit from behind making a right turn because the car would not accelerate with oncoming traffic approaching from behind." "Were on a very busy street and the car just died. Very hot outside, people backed up behind us. Could start the car, but when lift off the break, it would die again. Police helped us push it off the busy road into a parking lot. Our concerns - this is a new car and a part goes bad? One that makes the car quit? What if it had happen

The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that the engine was making a slapping noise. The contact owns a mechanic shop; and had the vehicle diagnosed. The mechanic determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was then towed to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with needing the engine replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000

THE CAR HAD A RATTLE OR CLICK IN THE FRONT END FOR YEARS BUT MECHANICS HAD CLEARED THAT NO CONCERN. AT 120000 MILES ON TRIP OUT OF TOWN AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR LOCKED UP AND WOULDN'T DRIVE ANYMORE ON A BUSY INTERSTATE!! WE HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT ENGINE LOCKED UP AND WOULD NO LONGER START! CAR IS STILL OUT OF TOWN! AND NOW WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHETHER REPLACE IT OR SELL IT, SEVERAL HOURS AWAY FROM OUR HOME! THERE IS A CIVIL LAWYER THAT CONTACTED ME REGARDING A LAW SUIT FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN OCCURRING. HOWEVER, OUR CAR DOESN'T QUALIFY BECAUSE IT'S OVER 100,000 MILES!!:/ PLEASE CONSIDER THIS ISSUE FOR RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE THAT I AM FINDING ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND IT'S A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!!!

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Yes. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? Some, but we were not on a highway. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? Reproduced as heard before yes, 7 plus times. No independent service or dependent. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? Not yet as in the process of trying via our Hyundai Crestmont Service. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? No warning of lights or lamps. The rest described briefly below. Our vehicle is a Hyundai; Vin # [XXX], year 2014, purchased 3/22/15, mileage 16,000 or so On April 1, 2021, snow of 5-7 inches and a cold snap of 41 degrees happened in Cleveland Ohio where we were uncostumarily were out and about, we audibly witnessed the noise under the hood and felt the right side brakes failure. I have experienced these noises at least 7 previous times. And the noises seem to come from the drivers side to midland to lower area of car. We carry an Extended Power Train Warranty, that by definition implies it kicks in when the Factory Power Train has expired. Good until 2024 or so? Willing to follow the advice on what is needed. It can only be driven on the back roads at slower pace with less public endangering. Please bear in mind that driving to Hyundai Crestmont in Brunswick is unattainable, due to safety issues betting there. We feel uncomfortable driving on highways and freeways, that places our lives in danger but also that of the public with the engine ceasing potential. The car is in danger of seising itself which will render it destroyed and not repairable. Documentation of reporting dating back to 2018, 2019 and April 1, 2021, and further. Later disc INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

MY 2014 HYUNDIA ELANTRA SPORT 2.0L ENGINE THREW A ROD WITH ONLY 101300 MILES. THE CAR HAD A LOT OF VALUE BECAUSE IT WAS RUNNING GREAT AND WAS IN BETTER THAN GOOD CONDITION UNTIL NOW. TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO COST BETWEEN $8K TO $10K. READING ON THE INTERNET HYUNDIA 2.0L ENGINES ARE EXPERIENCING A LOT OF ENGINE FAILURES LIKE THIS. THE MECHANIC SHOP WHERE I TOOK IT CALLED TWO HYUNDI-KIA DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF MY ELANTRA ENGINE WAS UNDER HYUNDIA RECALL, BOTH SAID IT WASN'T. NOW I AM FORCED TO LOOK FOR A NEW CAR AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO RECOUP SOME LOSS FROM MY ELTANTRA. IN THE FUTURE I WILL NEVER CONSIDER ANOTHER HYUNDIA-KIA CAR BECAUSE OF ENGINE ISSUES.

The engine block blew, a few days after getting an oil change and seeing a mechanic about the ticking sound in the engine. 53k miles on it. I was told by the dealerships service/mechanic shop as well as other mechanics that there was a hole in the engine. The car had starting issues along with a ticking or clapping sound in the engine, mechanics couldn't figure it out, the last time it ran I turned the engine off to get gas and started it again going uphill, it didn't go past 20mph uphill before I heard the engine shutoff, I pulled over, tried to start it and the engine smoked and popped.

I BOUGHTBMY CAR AND ANOIT 1 MONTH AFTER IT STARTED HAVING A TICKING NOISE. ALSO THE CAR WILL KINDA STALL WHEN I'M GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE I CAN'T GET OVER 45 MPH. ALSO THE SYMBOL WITH THE (!) KEEP COMING ON AND THEN BLINKING REALLY FAST. AND THE FRONT END KINDA SHAKES WHEN IT DOES THAT

TROUBLES WITH THE POWER/BATTERY. TROUBLES STARTED AROUND 80K MILES. AT FIRST THE BATTERY WAS A SUSPICION. A NEW BATTERY WAS BOUGHT AND THEN WE WERE TOLD A SPECIFIC BATTERY WAS NEEDED WHICH WE OBTAINED AND PUT INTO THE CAR. I AM UNSURE IF THE BATTERY IS THE ISSUE (AT THIS POINT I DON'T THINK IT IS). RECENTLY, THE CAR AT ABOUT 86K MILES, HAS HAD TIMES WHERE IT DOES NOT START. FOR EXAMPLE, TIMES WHERE WE GO TO THE STORE OR EVEN LEFT OVERNIGHT, THE CAR WILL NOT TURN ON. NO SIGN OF LIFE AT ALL. WE WAIT A WHILE THEN TRY IT AGAIN. AFTER A WHILE, THE CAR EVENTUALLY TURNS ON BUT THERE IS NO TELLING HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE. THERE HAVE BEEN OCCASIONS WHERE WE ARE DRIVING AND THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS WILL ALL TURN ON AT ONCE THEN TURN OFF. OTHER TIMES WE WILL BE DRIVING AND THE RADIO/CLOCK SCREEN WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF AND ON AS IF THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF. AT THIS POINT WE ARE WORRIED WE WILL BE STRANDED IF WE TAKE THIS CAR OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY. THE CAR HAS NOT TURNED ON WHILE AT HOME, VISITING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, AND AT WORK. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND RADIO FACE ACTS UP WHILE DRIVING. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS EVER CAME ON.

PURCHASED A USED 2014 1.8L ELANTRA PRIVATE PARTY AND FOUND PISTON SLAP IN COLD START. LOOKING ONLINE IT APPEARS TO BE A PERVASIVE ISSUE AND HYUNDAI IS CARING FOR CANADIAN BUT NOT AMERICAN OWNERS. RECALL OF FAULTY MOTORS NEEDED. HYUNDAI IS FALSLY CLAIMING 10YEAR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY THAT IS NOT SUPPORTED EITHER

2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA - WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT LOW SPEED (UNDER 30), AND AFTER WARMING UP IT SHUTS OFF WITH NO NOISE, NO WARNING IT JUST SHUTS OFF. THERE WAS ONE KNOCKING IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT JUST BEFORE IT SHUT OFF. BUT FOR BOTH MY DAUGHTER AND MYSELF IT SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. THERE ARE NO CHECK ENGINE OR WARNING LIGHTS ON, IT IS NOT THROWING A CODE. THE DEALER HAS SAID THERE IS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED - IN A 2014 WITH 145K, SINGLE OWNER. IN READING ONLINE, THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OPEN - BROWN V HYUNDAI WHERE MULTIPLE OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AND DEALER RESOLUTION BUT THERE IS A KNOW PISTON DEFECT THAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. NO TSB ISSUED IN US BUT THEY DID IN CANADA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.

AFTER DRIVING FOR AN HOUR OR SO THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A TRIP. NO WARNING, JUST A QUICK ENGINE SHUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH FORCES ME TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL TO CRANK IT BACK UP. THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION WHEN THIS OCCURS, AND IT'S A SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM.

JUST OVER 100,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD THE REPAIRS COMPLETED, THEN THE ENGINE BLEW COMPLETELY.

I HAVE MADE NUMEROUS OIL CHANGES AND I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT. THE CAR LEFT SIDE FRONT TIRE STARTED SCREECHING AND THE CAR KEPT JERKING. THEN THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I DROVE IT THE NEXT DAY AND WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND AS SOON AS I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, THE CAR STALLED AND WILL NOT CRANK UP AT ALL.

I GOT A TUNE UP ON MY CAR THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE MISFIRE IN MY ENGINE COILS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SOME TIMES WHEN I CRANK MY CAR THE ENGINE WILL TRY TO START BUT MAKES A CONSTANT SPUTTER AND THEN I CUT IT OFF I HAVE TO LET IT SIT FOR AN HOUR AND THEN TRY TO CRANK IT AGAIN TO SEEE IF IT WILL START. MY BATTERY, STARTER, AND ALTERNATOR ARE GOOD.

MY 2014 HYUNDAI IS A GREAT CAR, EXCEPT LATELY, I'VE EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE THAT APPARENTLY IS ALL TOO COMMON WITH HYUNDAI'S. THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT FUNCTIONING AND I WAS TOLD THAT TO REPAIR IS ABOUT 800 - 1000 TO REPAIR. I'M A COLLEGE STUDENT AND WORK PART TIME THIS REPAIR IS TOO EXPENSIVE, THIS IS A PART THAT SHOULD NEVER GO BAD AND ALWAYS BE UNDER WARRANTY, IT SPEAKS TO THE QUALITY OF THE PARTS OF THIS VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME I'VE BEEN STUCK A FEW TIMES WITHOUT GAS, WHEN I PUT IN THE GAS EVERY 2 DAYS I HAVE TO PUT MORE IN TO MAKE SURE I DON'T GET STRANDED AGAIN. SAVING FOR THIS PART HAS BEEN HARD FOR US TO DO. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS BEING A REPAIR THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER. IT IS DANGEROUS.

ENGINE RUNNING VERY POOR ALWAYS MAINTENANCED VERY LOUD TICKING LOUD NOISE THAT FROM 30 000 MILES WAS TOLD FROM DEALER THAT WAS NORMAL. NOW I'M BEING TOLD ITS ENGINE FAILURE THATS MANUFACTURED ISSUE. WAS CITY DRIVING WHEN ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND TOTALLY LOSE OF CONTROL AND ACCELERATION.

MY 2014 ELANTRA HAS THE EXACT SAME ROD BEARING PROBLEM NOTED IN THE RECENT HYUNDAI RECALL THAT AFFECTS THE SONATA, SANTE FE AND VOLOSCTER. YET IT IS NOT IDENTIFIED. I HAVE A FRIEND WITH A 2012 ELANTRA THAT WAS ALSO AFFECTED AND SHE SAID HERS IS COVERED.

THE SUNGLASS HOLDER ON THE CEILING REPEATEDLY BREAKS AND HANGS DOWN BLOCKING THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. LESS THAN A YEAR OR 2 AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW, THE CLASP WHICH HOLDS THE SUNGLASS HOLDER UP BROKE. I'VE HAD IT REPLACED 2 OR 3 TIMES NOW AND IT NEVER LASTS MORE THAN 6 MONTHS OR A YEAR BEFORE IT STARTS FALLING AGAIN. IT STARTS JUST FALLING WHEN I HIT A BUMP AND THEN WON'T STAY UP AT ALL. NOW THAT MY CAR IS NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY, HYUNDAI IS TELLING ME IT'LL COST $420 TO FIX SO WE'VE KEPT IT DUCT TAPED UP SO THAT WE CAN SEE OUT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. THIS SOMETIMES WORKS IN THE WINTER, BUT IN THE FLORIDA HEAT, EVEN THE STRONGEST GORILLA TAPE MELTS AND DOESN'T STAY UP FOR MORE THAN 5 MINUTES AT A TIME.

AT 8AM COMING BACK FROM KINSTONE NC DRIVING ON HEY 70 AT 60MPH SECOND LANE MY 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SUDDENLY BRAKED ON ME. CAR STARTED SLIDING FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER SPIN AROUND TWICE BEFORE WENT DOWN HILL.

I PURCHASED MY HYUNDAI ELANTRA IN 2018 FROM A DEALER IN GILBERT. THE VEHICLE WAS PRE-OWNED BUT RECORDS DO NOT INDICATE ANY ACCIDENTS. RECENTLY I HAVE STARTED TO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED. IT STARTED OUT AS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE BUT NOW THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. I LEARNED THE ILLUMINATED AIRBAG LIGHT MEANS MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. I'VE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH AIRBAGS IN ANY VEHICLE I'VE OWNED. SOME HAVING OVER 300,000 MILES. HYUNDAI HAS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY HYUNDAI AMERICA. I'VE TRIED CONTACTING THEM FOR SUPPORT THRU EMAIL BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE.

I OWN A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA LIMITED. IT HANDLES NORMALLY WHEN IN TOWN DRIVING BUT WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VEERS SLIGHTLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND YOU CANNOT KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT IN CENTER. IT IS HARD TO MANEUVER AS THE STEERING APPEARS TO STICK IN EITHER POSITION AS YOU FIGHT TO KEEP IT IN THE CENTER OF THE ROAD. IT STICKS MORE TO THE LEFT THAN TO THE RIGHT. I AM AMAZED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THESE CARS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY HYUNDAI'S HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I CANNOT PUT A SPECIFIC DATE ON THE INCIDENT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DOES THIS ALL THE TIME WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY SO I JUST PICKED THE DATE THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A DEALER.

ENGINE THROUGH A CYLINDER, AND ROD THROUGH THE BLOCK. COMPLETELY BLOW, AND NEEDING A FULL REPLACEMENT. VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND ENGINES AS IT HAS COME TO BE KNOW.

I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW. THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR. THIS STARTED THE FIRST YEAR OR SO THAT I HAD IT. HYUNDAI HAS CHECKED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. ONCE I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET. I HAVE HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE OVER THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THERE ARE NOW JUST OVER 110,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I RECENTLY WAS DRIVING ON A SECONDARY ROAD A FEW BLOCKS FROM HOME. THE CAR MADE A SCREECHING SOUND, ALMOST STALLED, AND THEN THERE WAS AN ENGINE TICKING NOISE. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT I TRUST. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED NEW ENGINE BECAUSE IT SOUNDED LIKE THERE WAS LOOSE METAL IN THE ENGINE. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE IN HYUNDAI 2.0L ENGINES. THIS CAR HAS MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS ALWAYS HAD THE OIL CHANGED BEFORE THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED MILEAGE. I THINK THIS ENGINE SHOULD STILL BE COVERED AS IF IT IS UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT NOT ENOUGH OF THE ELANTRA GT (I THINK MOST PEOPLE BUY THE COUPE WHICH HAS A DIFFERENT ENGINE) HAVE BEEN SOLD TO CREATE A RECALL. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT MANY OF THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN PURCHASED HAVE BEEN TRADED IN. OVER THE PAST 3 TO 4 YEARS, I HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS LETTERS AND CARDS FROM HYUNDAI. THEY SPECIFICALLY SAID THAT THEY NEEDED ME TO TRADE IN MY ELANTRA GT AND THEY WOULD OFFER ME TOP DOLLAR ON A TRADE IN OR TRADE UP. I NOW THINK THEY WANTED MY CAR BACK BECAUSE THEY KNEW THIS ENGINE HAD PROBLEMS AND HOPED THEY COULD JUST SELL ME A DIFFERENT CAR. I JUST PAID THIS CAR OFF AND INTENDED TO DRIVE IT SEVERAL MORE YEARS. THIS IS A FAULTY ENGINE. NO CAR THAT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED SHOULD HAVE THIS HAPPEN. I STILL HAVE A JEEP I BOUGHT IN 1994 WITH OVER 200K MILES AND IT RUNS GREAT! THIS ENGINE SHOULD BE RECALLED OR AT LEAST INVESTIGATED

I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT MY WORK AND ALMOST AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED AND ACCELERATED, CAUSING MY CAR TO JUMP THE CURB AND HIT A LIGHT POLE. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP. IT HAPPENED SO FAST. ONE MINUTE I WAS PARKING AND THE NEXT SECOND I HIT THE POLE. I SUSTAIN SEVERAL INJURIES AND AM WAITING TO HEAR ABOUT MY CAR.

PURCHASED THIS CAR USED AND WITHIN TWO YEARS AT 80K THE ENGINE IS DONE. ALWAYS TROUBLES EVEN BEFORE ...OIL AND CONNECTIVITY ISSUES BEFOREHAND, SHOP HAD 3X, PAID MY 100 DEDUCTIBLE 3X BECAUSE I HAD PURCHASED 3K WARRANTY ADDITIONALLY AT THE TIME OF SALE. SO AS IT STANDS NOW, I HAVE NO CAR AND OWE 8K ON A LOAN. HYUNDAI WANTS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALLED ENGINE THAT WAS SO CALLED REPAIRED, I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, THEY STATE. MY WARRANTY COMPANY SAYS ONLY PAYING FOR VALUE OF CAR AND THEN YOUR WARRANTY WITH US IS VOID. THE AMOUNT THEY ALLOW IS ONLY FOR A USED ENGINE, WHY WOULD I BUY ANOTHER USED ENGINE WITH THE SAME ISSUES WITH NO WARRANTY COVERAGE, NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THE SHOP LOOKED FOR A MONTH AND TO NO AVAIL WAS THERE A USED MOTOR IN THE USA...HUMMMM, I WONDER WHY? SO TO BUY A NEW ONE, YOU GO OVERSEAS AND THAT WOULD COST ME 3K MORE ON TOP OF THE WARRENTY PAY OUT AND 6 WEEKS OUT LEAD TIME. I CANT BELIEVE WITH ALL THE ISSUES PEOPLE HAVE AND THE MORE AND MORE RECALLS THEY ARE DOING FOR ENGINES AND FIRERS THEY ARE NOT CONNECTED TO THESE CARS AS WELL. I AM NOW OUT 8K ON MY LOAN AND NO CAR. I WILL NEVER EVER PURCHASE OR HAVE A GOOD THING TO SAY ABOUT HYUNDAI OR KIA...EVER !!! THIS IS COST ME SO MY TIME AND MONEY AND AGGRAVATION I FEEL LIKE GOING TO MY LOCAL NEWS WITH MY STRORY, THIS IS TOTALLY WRONG!

FRONT AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING BAD. AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER STATES NOT PART OF WARRANTY. OTHER HYUNDAIS WITH SAME PROBLEM HAVE WARRANTIES THAT HAVE BEEN EXTENDED. THIS NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED ALSO

ENGINE HAS ROUGH IDLE SINCE I GOT IT I BELIEVE IT HAS KNOCK ENGINE ISSUES AND SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST I HAVE REPLACED ENGINE COILS INJECTION SYSTEM CLEANING THE RPM AT IDLE IS SO ROUGH MY TRANSMIT FLUID WHEN I HAD MY METER PLUGGED IN IS SO HOT I'M AFRAID OF A FIRE. BUT HYUNDAI I'VE HAD SUCH BAD EXPERIENCE I'M AFRAID OF THE RUN AROUND I JUST WANT IT REPLACES FIXES IT IS FAULTY ENGINE NOW IT SURGES. I DON'T WANT TO DIE FOR THIS MYSTERY HYUNDAI ENGINE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY ON HER VEHICLE HAD EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

WHEN BEING DRIVEN AND SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP LIGHT, CAR DECELERATES AND STALLS, GOES TO 0 MPH. BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTION. LEFT SIGNAL LIGHT MALFUNCTIONS.

I DROVE TO WORK (45 MILES) PARKED AND WENT INTO MY OFFICE. I CAME OUT APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER TO GET MY BRIEFCASE AND MY CAR WAS SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE IGNITED. THE CAR WAS PARKED , LOCKED AND A FIRE STARTED ON THE ENGINE.I HAVE MULTIPLE WITNESS AND THE COLUMBIA FIRE DEPT. *TR

THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A STREET. IT KEPT JUMPING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, THE STEERING WHEEL GOT REALLY HARD TO MOVE. IT MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHEN I TRY TO TURN IT ON, WHEN I TURN ON THE CAR WHITE SMOKE THAT SMELLS REALLY STRONG STARTS COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST AND THE CAR WON'T DRIVE, IF I PUT IT ON DRIVE IT JUMPS A LOT AND TURNS OFF BY ITSELF. I HAVE READ AN ARTICLE IN WHICH MANY USERS OF THE HYUNDAI ELANTRA FROM THE YEARS 2011 TO 2015 HAVE THIS SAME MOTOR ISSUES. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH THE ENGINE. EVEN BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS REALLY ROUGH, ITS NOT SMOOTH ITS NOT EASY TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING A U- TURN OR TURNING ON A STREET, I HAVE TO PULL REALLY HARD TO MAKE TURNS, I DON'T THINK THIS IS SAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO GEAR WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. ADDITIONALLY, AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE TAIL LAMPS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. O'BRIEN AUTO PARK (2850 COLONIAL BLVD, FORT MYERS, FL 33966) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V769000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.*DT *LN THE CONSUMER STATED A PAD FELL OUT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. WITHOUT THE PAD, THE TRANSMISSION COULD BE SHIFTED INTO GEAR WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED. *JS CONSUMER STATED DEALER REFUSED TO MAKE REPAIRS ON THE RECALL.*JB

THE CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF NUMEROUS TIMES. THE PANEL DID NOT SHOW ANY CODES - NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS LIGHTING. EVENTUALLY THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE, AND THE CAR STOPPED MORE FREQUENTLY IN CITY/STREET DRIVING AND ON THE CHICAGO EDENS HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR, WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARING.THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO MULTIPLE AUTO MECHANICS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING MULTIPLE OPINIONS, THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP MECHANICS TOLD US WE NEEDED TO CHANGE THE ENGINE - WITH NO SOLID REASONING OR INCREMENTAL EVIDENCE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A) TRULY, AN ENGINE MECHANICS OR OTHER RELATED OPERATING ISSUE OR 2) SERIOUS ENOUGH PROBLEM TO REQUIRE AN ENTIRE ENGINE OVERHAUL. WHEN CONTACTING HYUNDAI AMERICA, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ACCEPT THE FACTS OF WHICH ARE A VERY SERIOUS, IMMANENT MANUFACTURER CONCERN, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, CONSUMER CONFIDENCE AND SAFETY CONCERN. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE ENTIRE REASON TO BELIEVE BASED ON OUR FACTUAL INFORMATION THAT HYUNDAI IS PRESENTING DISHONEST AND POTENTIALLY HARMFUL INFORMATION TO THEIR CUSTOMERS, FROM THE VEHICLE'S LACK OF SAFETY NOTIFICATION AND IMPROPER RESPONSE IN HANDLING THE SITUATION WITH THE CONSUMER. I TALKED WITH THE HYUNDAI CASE MANAGER. THEIR SYSTEM HAS MY INFO AND MY CAR INFO, AND OUR CONVERSATION. I HAD INFORMED CASE MANAGER, THAT I'M GOING TO FILE A COMPLAINT TO NHTSA AGAINST HYUNDAI POOR PERFORMANCE AND ISSUE RESOLUTION. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR INVESTIGATION. *LN *JS

BOUGHT MY ELANTRA GT HATCHBACK 4 YEARS AGO WITH 34K MILES USED, GOOD CONDITION! I HAD A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA PRIOR AND LOVED IT SO WHY NOT I THOUGHT. I HAVE KEPT UP WITH MY OIL CHANGES, TIRE ROTATIONS, NEW TIRES ETC RECENTLY THIS YEAR MY CAR STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE, WE FIGURED IT MIGHT BE THE OIL SO I REPLACED IT, BUT WANTED STILL THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO CHECK IT OUT. ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR'S ENGINE LIGHT KEPT FLASHING, THEN WHEN I PULLED OVER THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE BATTERY LIGHT, THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, SO I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CALLED AND SAID I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE BASICALLY, SOMETHING RELATED TO THE CYLINDERS ETC. I AM TRYING ALL AVENUES TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE CAR FIXED AND OUT OF MY HANDS, UNFORTUNATELY I AM NOT BUYING HYUNDAI AGAIN, ESPECIALLY SINCE READING THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND HYUNDAI STILL REFUSES TO ADD THIS MODEL TO THEIR SONATA AND SANTA FE RECALL, RIDICULOUS. SORRY HYUNDAI YOU HAVE LOST MY BUSINESS SINCE YOU REFUSE TO TAKE UP RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR MISTAKES.

I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE ROADWAY, A REVVED THE ENGINE A BIT TO GET OVER A SMALL HILL, AND HEARD LOUD FAN LIKE NOISES, SPUTTERING, AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON. NO SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE CAR, IT LITERALLY SPUTTERED TO A STOP. I TRIED TO START IT, IT TURNED OVER ONCE AND THAT WAS IT. TRIED HOOKING CABLES TO JUMP IT, EVEN BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY. AFTER CHANGING SPARK PLUGS, IT WAS DETERMINED ONE BLEW. WE TRIED TO REPLACE, SAME THING HAPPENED, THE ENGINE IS SHOT, THE DEALER IS CLAIMING $7,000 TO FIX THIS, AND I'M SEEING THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE, NOT JUST ME. I WORK FOR PENNDOT MAINTENANCE, SO I'M ON TOP OF MAINTAINING, OIL, FILTERS, CHECK UPS. TIRES WERE A BIT LOW, BUT NEXT ON MY LIST. I NEED HELP. *TR

MY CAR IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND I NOTICED THE SHIFT STARTED TO GET STUCK HERE AND THERE. WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS AND VERY LITTLE DRIVING, I GOT STUCK AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T SHIFT AT ALL. IT ONLY HAS 31,000 MILES SO I DIDN'T THINK IT COULD BE THE CLUTCH. AFTER 2.5 WEEKS AT THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT'S NOT A RECALL BUT IS A HYUNDAI "ALERT", COVERED BY WARRANTY AND THAT THERE'S A DEFECT THAT ALLOWS DEBRIS IN WHICH JAMS THE SHIFT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REMOVED, THE SHIFTER CLEANED UP AND A PATCH KIT PUT IN TO KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS AND LESS THAN 20 MILES, I LOST ALL ABILITY TO SHIFT AND THE CAR WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. IT STARTED AGGRESSIVELY JUMPING FORWARD AND BACK WITH NO CONTROL. I WAS STOPPED BY A CURB. THIS WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND I COULD HAVE HIT A PERSON! IT WOULD NO LONGER START GOT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AND I'M AWAITING AN ANSWER.

AFTER REACHING APPROX. 60,000 MILES MY ENGINE DEVELOPED A SLIGHT TICKING NOISE. I'VE MAINTAINED REGULAR OIL CHANGES, ROTATIONS AND OTHER GENERAL MAINTENANCE ALONG WITH ENSURE MY CAR SELDOM IF EVER HITS EMPTY. IN THE PAST FEW YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR, I'VE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE START UP. I CONTRIBUTED THIS TO THE COLD WEATHER OF CHICAGO. AS THE TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN RATHER FAIR LATELY, I'VE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WHERE IT WONT START INITIALLY. TODAY, MY ENGINE DIED TWICE WHILE IN TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING, NO SOUNDS OR ANYTHING. I WAS ABLE TO START IT UP JUST FINE TODAY AND AFTER EACH STALL BUT AM MORE CONCERNED OF A LARGER ISSUE. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH A NUMBER OF HYUNDAI VEHICLES IN THE 2014 CLASS ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF ELANTRAS.MY ISSUE OCCURED WHILE DRIVING ON THE CITY STREETS.

WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH THE STEERING FEELS AS IF IT "LOCKS" IN THE CENTER POSITION DRIVING STRAIGHT. NOT THAT IT IS STIFFER TO TO TURN BUT "LOCKS' IN THE CENTER POSITION. YOU MUST USE MORE FORCE TO GET PAST THIS "LOCK" OR NULL POSITION. THIS IS NOT SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING! THIS SEEMS ONLY TO HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AND TRYING TO MAKE SMALL INPUT STEERING CORRECTIONS. WHEN USING MORE FORCE TO GET PAST THE LOCK POSITION YOU CAN TEND TO OVER STEER, WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS. *JS

THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHEN YOUR FOOT IS OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. SIMILAR TO THE RECALL # 170. HOWEVER THIS MODEL DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RE-CALL.

MY CAR STARTED MAKING A RATTLING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. IT THEN STALLED WHEN I CAME TO A STOP. I WAS ON A SIDE STREET AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT, BUT EVERY TIME I CAME TO A STOP OR SLOWED DOWN IT WOULD STALL. I WAS LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY EVERY TIME IT STALLED (IT STALLED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE 2 DAYS BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO THE MECHANIC) I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED A NEW ENGINE. MY CAR HAS 57714 MILES ON IT AND IS REGULARLY MAINTAINED. I CALLED A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME SINCE I WAS THE SECOND OWNER THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY I PURCHASED WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR WILL COVER HALF THE COST OF A NEW ENGINE.

RANDOMLY DOES NOT START/TURNOVER. SOMETIMES TAKE UP TO 4 TRIES TO GET CAR STARTED. LOUD RATTLE/METAL SOUND WHEN STARTING CAR. DIFFICULTY SPEEDING UP, ESPECIALLY WHEN ENTERING OR SWITCHING LANES ON HIGHWAY/EXPRESSWAY. BURNING OIL RAPIDLY WHILE IN MOTION. CAR BURNS THROUGH OIL BUT THE CHECK OIL LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RANDOMLY GOES ON AND OFF.

ENGINE FAILED ON INTERSTATE AT 55MPH. A ROD HAD PIERCED A CYLINDER LEAVING ENGINE RUINED.

MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVE IN A REAR END COLLISION, WHERE I WAS PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME , I HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR OF MY CAR.I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. MY CAR CRUNCHED LIKE A TIN CAN, AND IS A TOTAL LOSS. I HIT MY HEAD, MY WRIST, AND MY BACK IS HURT. MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED, NOT ONE OF THEM. I CANT SEND PICTURES NOW THEY ARE ON MY PHONE.

MY DEALER WERNER HYUNDAI IN TALLAHASSEE DID THE RECALL ON MY CAR (HAVE RECEIPT), BUT THE RECEIPT HAVE THE WRONG VEHICLE/VIN ([XXX]) WHICH MAKES THE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE ([XXX]) AS INCOMPLETE. CALL THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES TO CORRECT BUT THEY NEVER DID. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 8E JUST BEFORE PINE VALLEY, IN LANE ONE, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. A MOMENT LATER, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THEN THE CAR STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. LUCKILY, AS SOON AS THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER. ONCE THERE WE TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FRANK HYUNDAI. YESTERDAY WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE IS SEIZED AND REQUIRES A NEW ENGINE. I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2 YRS AND IT ONLY HAS 87,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON THE ENGINE SHOULD HAVE SEIZED SUDDENLY AS IT DID. ALL VEHICLE FLUIDS WERE CHECKED AND OPERATIONAL SAFETY CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND WERE GOOD PRIOR TO OUR TRIP. WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE NOT BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS OCCURRING IN OTHER ELANTRAS OF MY SAME YEAR IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER HYUNDAI VEHICLES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. IT MY URGENT REQUEST THAT THIS BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET INJURED OR KILLED. I ALSO REQUEST THAT HYUNDAI INCLUED THE ELANTRAS WITH SAME THE AFFECTED YEARS OF THE SONATA AND SANTA FE'S, SUCH AS MY 2014 BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT I SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. ONCE AT THE RED LIGHT I SAW SMOKE AND IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. I PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE TO SEE THAT THE 3RD TAIL LIGHT WAS SMOKING. I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. I REMOVED THE LIGHT CASING AND SECURED THE WIRING. ON MY WAY TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP, MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD. THE WIRING FOR THIS 3RD TAIL LIGHT RUNS ALONG THE GAS TANK ENTRANCE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN EXPLOSION. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL #13V113000 AND THAT MY REPAIRS WOULD BE OUT-OF-POCKET.

The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated while at a stop when the contact accelerated to move forward and the vehicle accelerated at high speed and the contact noticed white smoke was coming from the exhaust of the vehicle. An independent mechanic diagnosed the vehicle and stated that the rings around the engine needed to be replaced and that the vehicle had an oil leak, The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.