Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 01/03/2013 | 39000 | ||
| Dear madam/sir, my name is maria radu, and along with my husband marius edu i own an automatic silver hyundai elantra 2008, plate number: hbf4484, vin: kmhdu46dx8u518091. we purchased the car new, serviced it in a timely fashion, as required, only at hyundai representatives. the car meter currently reads close to 40,000 miles. on january 2nd, 2013 arund 4:15 pm i parked my car on the street, in front of my house, facing uphill, like i usually do. half an hour later a friend arrived, parked her car down the street, facing downhill, 100 feet away from my car, same side of the street. at that time she remembers she saw my car in the same spot i initially parked it. an hour later, as my friend was getting ready to leave, my husband looked over the window and saw my car around 50 feet down the road from my usual parking spot. he initially though that the parking space was occupied when i arrived home, so he handed me the car keys so i can bring the car in front of the house. when i walked with my friend towards her car, we saw that my car has slid down the road around 50 feet, probably pushing my friend's car around 10 feet away from her initial parking location. the front bumper of my car does not have scratches, so it is not likely that my car has been pushed by another car. as a result of the collision the hyundai elantra has a completely damaged rear bumper, with considerable damage to the trunk also. my friends car (a lexus rx, 2012) has the rear bumper damaged. we believe this incident was due to faulty transmission on the hyundai elantra. in past, we had several incidents . at this point i am very concerned about the safety of my car. i drive my daughter in that car, and if the car decides to slide down the road on its own, this puts my baby's life in danger. thanks respectfully, marius edu my hyundai case number is 5211495 | |||
| 09/12/2012 | 40000 | ||
| Was unable to put car in reverse or park after pulling into a parking spot. disvcovered the brake lights are inoperable. had to use extra key to engage the switch lock in order to mave the vehicle. researched the web and found recalls for models 05-07 with the same problem. recall # 092. informed hyundai customer service center at 1-800-633-5151 so they could add to their databases. | |||
| 07/12/2011 | |||
| Recall on 2008 elantra hyundai. elantra was connector cover problem after install- cold weather. after starting, unable to put the gaer shifft from park to drive until the weather was warm. | |||
| 12/12/2010 | 27700 | ||
| I would like the us dot nhtsa to investigate the anti-lock braking system (abs) on my 2008 hyundai elantra. it is my understanding that the purpose of an abs is to prevent loss of traction and steering control during an emergency braking situation. during a recent round of winter snow, i found that the system did not shorten my stopping distance and did not prevent the front wheels from losing the ability to control the direction of the car on snow. while attempting to exit interstate highway 465 at a speed of approximately 25 mph, i was unable to decelerate sufficiently in the length of the deceleration lane to make the curve of the cloverleaf and lost the ability to steer the vehicle while the abs was activated. i did some experimenting and found that i could stop in a shorter distance with more control, if i shifted the car into neutral when trying to stop. i also found that i could slow the vehicle better and not lose steering control if i downshifted into a lower gear, than i could using the brakes. i took the vehicle to the hyundai dealer near my home and complained about the abs. they drove the car and told me that no repairs were needed and that the abs performed similarly to other hyundai vehicles. when i advised them that the abs did not allow me to maintain control of the vehicle, the service tech agreed, but stated the vehicle was preforming as designed. i spoke to the service manager when he returned from vacation today and he agreed that the abs did not work like it should, but that replacing parts would not resolve my concerns with the abs. i believe there is a design flaw with this abs as it performs on snow and ice and i am requesting a formal investigation. i have observed the same result of engagement of the abs on wet pavement in the past, but to a lesser degree. | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 44000 | ||
| I purchased a new 2008 hyundai elantra in april, 2008. in june of 2008, car surged while at red light. dealer could not replicate problem, no repair made. surging happened again in june of 2008, dealer replaced cruise control cable. in april of 2009, surge happened again, dealer replaced fuel sensor. this was a very dangerous situation, so when it first happened, i opened a case file with hyundai. each subsequent time, i reported it to hyundai, as well. the last time it happened was in october of 20l0. at this point, i traded the car in at the hyundai dealer where i purchased it. i told them that the car was unsafe and should not be put on their used car lot for sale. today, i discovered that the car is for sale on their lot. i spoke with the owner of the dealership who said that he would request time from hyundai to tear the car down in an attempt to locate and repair the problem. this car is extrememly dangerous. the surging happens when the car is idling at a stop, so a pedestrian crossing in front of the car is in danger, or a rear-end collision could easily happen at a stoplight. i reported this to hyundai consumer affairs today. | |||
| 04/07/2010 | 36454 | ||
| My 2008 hyundai elantra will automatically accelerate without warning above the speed that i am driving, which almost caused an accident while i had 4 teenagers in my car. i bought my car new and i have been experiencing this problem for at least a year, i'm not sure of the date this problem started. hyundai dealership experienced the problem and put new transmission in and problem is still not fixed. hyundai and dealership are refusing to acknowledge the problem still exists. i do not feel safe to drive my family in this vehicle and i won't. i can't seem to get anyone to help me. | |||
| 07/09/2008 | 100 | 1 | |
| I purchased a brand-new, 2008 hyundai elantra gls on july 8. i drove the vehicle for about 100 miles from the time i drove off the lot through the end of the 24-hour new ownership period. about 24-25 hours after i bought the car, the vehicle lost power during a typical left-hand turn that i made while pulling out into an intersection. the car had about 125 miles on it. the car lost complete power in the middle of the intersection. the vehicle malfunctioned at about 5:00 pm on wednesday, july 9. i had to place the vehicle in park and restart it (still in the middle of the intersection during the malfunction). i drove the car to the nearest hyundai dealer after not being able to get towing assistance through hyundai. the hyundai service department ran tests on it for two days. they found a misfire code on cylinder 1, but could not find how to repair the problem. the car has been transferred back to the dealer i purchased it from. it has been in the shop from wednesday, july 9 at 8:56pm until today. the car poses a danger to me and others. the vehicle lost complete power in the middle of the intersection while i was trying to drive in normal conditions. had this happened on a busier road, i may have been hit by oncoming traffic. *tr | |||