There are 7 owner-reported suspension complaints for the 2014 Hyundai Elantrain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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.
VEHICLE SWAYS AT MODERATE TO HIGH ACCELERATIONS AND UPON HITTING OBSTACLES, OR EVEN IN SIGNIFICANT WINDS OR DRAFTS. VEERING SLIGHTLY LEFT OR RIGHT AFTER BUMPS WAS COMMONPLACE, BUT AFTER 113,000, OVER THE COURSE OF JUST A FEW DAYS SWAY PROBLEM HAS BECOME SEVERE AT ACCELERATIONS ABOVE 45 MPH. HAVE SINCE READ ONLINE ABOUT NUMEROUS HYUNDAI OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND REPORTING TO DEALERSHIPS WITH THIS COMPLAINT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOB BAKER HYUNDAI LOCATED AT (5285 CAR COUNTRY DR, CARLSBAD, CA 92008) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED. A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000. *BF*JB
WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR A STREET AND ENCOUNTER A CURVE IN THE ROAD, WITH SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE CAR JUST CHATTERS SIDEWAYS. SOMETIMES ENOUGH TO ALMOST GO INTO THE OTHER LANE. WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP STRAIGHT ON IT JUST FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS BOTTOMING OUT. IN MY OPINION I REALLY FEEL THAT THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM IS ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE AND IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IF YOU HIT MORE THAN ONE BUMP THE CAR LITERALLY MOVES FROM 2 TO 3 FEET SIDEWAYS. I HAVE READ ON HYUNDAI FORUMS OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS AND IT SEEMS HYUNDAI DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM.
THE CAR SWAYS FROM SIDE TO SIDE, IT IS NOTICEABLE AT AROUND 25 MPH AND IT BECOMES AN ISSUE REACHING SPEEDS OF 70MPH AND ABOVE (AT THIS PINT THE CAR SWAYS FAR TOO MUCH AND FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE). I THOUGHT THIS COULD BE TIRES, BALANCING, OR ALIGNMENT, BUT AFTER DOING MAINTENANCE WITH THOSE THREE THINGS, THE CAR CONTINUES TO SWAY A LOT. WHEN I GO OVER A SMALL BUMP THE CAR SHIFTS TO THE SIDES. UPON FURTHER ONLINE RESEARCH, THERE ARE MANY CAR BLOGS AND COMPLAINS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR STRUTS. I BOUGHT THE CAR AT 48,000 AND I NOTICED THE ISSUE THEN, BUT I THOUGHT I WAS BEING TOO PICKY. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO REASON THE CAR SHOULD BE DOING THIS. ONLY CONCLUSION IS A POOR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THIS COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND HYUNDAI SHOULD BE LOOKING INTO IT.
WHEN GOING AROUND MINOR BENDS IN THE ROAD IF YOU HIT A POTHOLE THE REAREND FISHTAILS. ONE STRETCH OF ROAD THAT IS TRAVELLED DAILY IS A 25 MPH SPEED LIMIT WITH RAILROAD TRACKS ON THE BEND. EVERY TIME YOU HIT THE TRACKS THE BACK END JUMPS TO THE RIGHT. THE OTHER DAY WE HAD LIGHT SNOW WENT AROUND A TURN AT A GREEN LIGHT THE BACK END HIT A BUMP AND ALMOST SPUN ME OUT AT A SPEED OF 15. *JS
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS UP TO 55-70 MPH, I NOTICED WHEN I GO OVER POTHOLES THE ENTIRE BACKEND FISH TAILS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM, THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I HIT A POTHOLE, UNEVEN TRAIN TRACKS OR UNEVEN ROAD CONDITIONS.TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO COULDN'T EITHER. NOW I'M AT ANOTHER HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHO ALSO CANNOT REPLICATE. I'VE NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS AND NOW IT'S WINTER. LOTS OF ROADS ARE HORRIBLE IN ILLINOIS AND I'M AFRAID IF I HIT A POTHOLE WHILE THERE IS SNOW ON THE GROUND THAT MY CAR WILL SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASH. I AGREE WITH ANOTHER COMPLAINANT THAT IT WILL TAKE A DEATH BEFORE HYUNDAI DOES ANYTHING. I SAW ON CAR COMPLAINTS THAT HYUNDAI IS AWARE SINCE THE 2013 MODEL YET HAS DONE NOTHING. I FEEL BAD FOR GIVING THE DEALERSHIP A BAD REVIEW BUT SOMEONE NEEDS TO NOTICE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE AND I WENT BACK TO HYUNDAI BECAUSE I HAD SUCH GREAT LUCK WITH MY 2003 ELANTRA, ALSO BRAND NEW. I CAN'T SAY THE SAME ABOUT MY 2014 ELANTRA, THEY LOOK NICER BUT NOT SURE ABOUT THE QUALITY UNDER THE BODY. ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TIRES SPIN ON THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF WET CONDITION, LOOKED THAT UP AND THE HANKOOK OPTIMOS HAVE BEEN GIVEN HORRIBLE REVIEWS. MIGHT WANT TO RETHINK THE MODEL AND TIRE USED, I'VE OWNED A NO-NAME BRAND TIRE AND DIDN'T HAVE THAT ISSUE. THEY MAY NOT LAST LONG BUT AT LEAST I FELT SAFE. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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