Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 10/25/2012 | 56000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 hyundai elantra. while driving approximately 5 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal but the brakes would not respond and the vehicle continued to accelerate independently. the contact attempted to shift the gear into drive but the vehicle instead engaged in reverse and crashed into the front of a neighboring home. the police reported to the scene and a report was filed. there were no injuries. the vehicle was towed to an auto body shop but was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 56,000. kmj | |||
| 10/25/2012 | 56000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 hyundai elantra. the contact stated the gear lever was shifted into park and the vehicle accelerated into reverse unintendedly. the brake pedal was engaged; however the vehicle failed to slow down and then crashed into a nearby house. there was no personal injuries. a police report was filed. the vehicle was severely damaged and towed to a collision center for repairs. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 56,000. pmb | |||
| 10/25/2012 | 56000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 hyundai elantra. while driving approximately 5 mph the contact depressed the brake pedal but the brakes would not respond and the vehicle continued to accelerate on its own. the contact attempted to place the gear in drive but the vehicle went into reverse and crashed into the front of a home. the police reported to the scene and a report was filed. the vehicle was towed to an auto body shop. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 56,000. | |||
| 10/25/2012 | 56000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 hyundai elantra. the contact stated the gear lever was shifted into park and the vehicle accelerated into reverse unintendedly. the brake pedal was engaged; however the vehicle failed to slow down and then crashed into a nearby house. there was no personal injuries. a police report was filed. the vehicle was severely damaged and towed to a collision center for repairs. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 56,000. pmb | |||
| 08/16/2007 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that while sitting idle at a traffic stop, the engine rpms increased abnormally and the vehicle exhibited signs as if it were attempting to accelerate independently. the failure occurred sporadically. in addition, the contact stated that on one occasion while the emergency brake was engaged, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer several times however, the failure could not be determined. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 60,000. kmj | |||
| 08/16/2007 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that while sitting at a stop light the engine revved up and it felt like it was trying accelerate. the contact stated this is not the first time the failure occurred. the contact stated that once the failure occurred with the emergency brake on and the vehicle still edged forward. each time the contact took the vehicle to the dealer they were told they could not find anything wrong with the vehicle. the failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 60,000.rl | |||
| 12/10/2011 | 60000 | ||
| On december 10, 2011, i was turning from northbound gary av. onto eastbound lawrence ave. at approximately 5 mph. while i was turning my accelerator stuck the engine sped out of control to at at least 40 mph. i swerved to avoid hitting a truck turning onto gary and my car went over the south curb.. and my attempts to break were failing all this time... i crashed through a fence into somebody's back yard went down hill about 50 feet and ran into a tree. i then turned off the ignition. the airbag did not deploy. the investigating bloomingdale police officer started the car and the accelerator was still stuck in the wide open position. the body shop personnel also confirmed the acelerator was stuck. | |||
| 05/16/2010 | 42000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that while her foot was on the brake pedal, the vehicle surged forward. the vehicle eventually stopped. the contact experienced acceleration to a smaller scale twice before the latest failure. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but the dealer could not find anything wrong with the vehicle. the manufacturer had not been notified. the current and failure mileages were approximately 42,000-bk | |||
| 05/28/2006 | 18300 | 1 | |
| While driving very slowly in a parking lot, just after stopping at a stop sign and while gently pushing the gas pedal to make a right hand turn, my hyundai elantra suddenly accelerated at an undesirably high rate of speed. although i removed my foot from the gas pedal and firmly pressed the brake, the car continued to lurch forward while the rpm revved loudly. i immediately put the automatic transmission into park, and the car stopped moving and a few seconds later the engine idle returned to normal. fortunately, no cars or pedestrians were in front of me, although many shoppers standing nearby stopped to watch as they heard the excessive roar of the engine. i drove the car to the hyundai dealer, and he found no record of the incident on the car's computer software. this incident of sudden uncontrollable acceleration happened this one time and has not happened since. i am reporting this to make you aware that this sudden acceleration problem is not limited to toyota. *tr | |||
| 10/09/2009 | 33419 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 hyundai elantra. while making a turn at 5 mph into a parking lot, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without intent. the vehicle crashed into the town building causing minor damage to the building. the front end of the vehicle sustained major damages and could not be driven away from the crash site. the airbags did not deploy at the time of impact, and the passenger of the vehicle suffered minor injuries to the shoulder. the manufacturer was notified and stated that they would investigate the accusation of unintended acceleration further. no repairs had been made. the failure and current mileages were under 33,419. | |||
| 08/16/2006 | 1 | 06/23/2005 | |
| Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle accelerated on its own and caused an accident. the contact was unsure how fast the vehicle was going or if the pedal stuck to the floor. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, but could not fix the problem. *ak the consumer stated there was no crash, she was bale to stop the vehicle in time. the vehicle also received poor gas mileage. updated 09/25/06. *jb updated 9/27/2006 - *nm | |||
| 11/23/2005 | 2940 | 2 | 05/20/2005 |
| 2005 hyundai elantra. i have experienced intermittant wild acceleration when my foot is on the brake as if i had floored the accelerator. the dealer cannot duplicate the problem, thus no fix. *nm | |||
| 06/18/2005 | 3100 | 3 | 06/03/2005 |
| Traveling on the freeway the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 80mph and would not slow down it continued for about 15 miles before i put the veh in neutral and turned off the key,(the service dept at the dealer advised me to do that).at that time smoke poured out of the engine and i thought the veh was on fire. i called 911 . i was able to avoid a collision however the policeman asked me to move the car and when i turned on the key it started at full throttle i was afraid so i got out and refused to move the car. when a police officer moved the car it again started at full throttle. they towed it to the dealer, they said there is nothing wrong with it. i am afraid to drive it and i want a different veh or a refund. | |||
| 02/04/2005 | 2 | ||
| Owner of a 2005 hyundai elantra reporting vehicle sudden acceleration. *bf the consumer experienced sudden acceleration on two occasions. the first collision ended without visible damage. the second time the vehicle accelerated suddenly it collided into a fire truck damaging the front end of the vehicle. the consumer request that the dealer take the car back and refund the money paid. *nm | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 05/02/2006 | 3516 | 02/01/2005 | |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 20mph, the accelerator pedal disengaged without warning. the contact manually depressed the accelerator pedal which was dangling by the remaining cable and avoided a possible crash. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where the accelerator pedal assembly was replaced . the manufacturer was alerted. | |||
| 02/03/2006 | 22000 | 4 | 01/21/2006 |
| I am having some what the same issue my husband had with his 2002 elantra which was reported to your organization, and had resulted in an accident. in my 2005 elantra the manufacturer evidently knew what the issue was in the 2002 and has now moved the brake pedal .75 of an inch to the left. this unfortunately only satisfied half of the problem. the brake pedal, when braking, still goes one inch below the accelerator thereby resulting in simultaneous braking and acceleration. if my husband had not discovered the problem, and installed corrective measures, i would have probably crashed. however, he had measured and corrected everything before i would take my first trip! i feel sorry for john doe as probably 99% of drivers would not realize what was the actual cause of their accident! i also cannot believe the government would not take action against hyundai to correct this issue in all of the elantra's so affected. you have to realize in most cases this is a blind issue as the driver will not be aware what the actual cause was. recently a john doe filed a complaint listed on mycarstats.com whereby he continuously had the same issue and the dealer could not find the cause! *nm | |||