Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 11/13/2010 | 117697 | ||
| I was 1 mile from my home at a red light when my 2005 elantra accelerated without the gas pedal being touched. i first tried the brakes which did not stop the vehicle from accelerating. i turned the car around and had to ride the brakes until i could get the vehicle home. i put the vehicle in a variety of positions, for example drive, park, and neutral the engine still raced. the vehicle smelled of a burning smell. the vehicle had to be towed to the shop. | |||
| 11/01/2010 | 107000 | ||
| Headlight burnt out on 2005 hyundai elantra. took it to get fixed at a car repair store. car repair store said wiring was melted to headlight, he had never seen anything like this before and felt it was a fire hazzard. we had to take it to the dealer to fix the headlight. service department at the dealer personally told me that there were burnt ends of wiring on the headlight as well as exposed wires. they told us that it is due to normal wear and tear and we had to pay $136.05 to have it fixed. they replaced the bulb and new ends at the headlight connector. i saved the old bulb and wiring becuase i feel that this may have been a factory or manufacturers defect that could be potentially dangerous and if left unfixed cause a fire. i do not feel that consumers should have to pay to fix car parts that were not installed or designed correctly in the first place. dealership said that it was 'weird' and they had no idea how it happended but refused to admit that it could have been a factory/manufacturer problem. i spoke with both the service dept. manager and the dealership manager. the part was just recently replaced so we do not know if it will occur again. | |||