Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 02/18/2013 | 15 | ||
| I recently purchased a new hyundai elantra gls. one of the features on the sticker claims that there are daytime running lights. the switch that turns on/off the headlights is also the drl off/on switch. i contacted hyundai via email and they refer me to the owners manual. in the state of georgia its illigal to drive with the parking lights on during the day (unless it's raining or visability is hendered. i beleive it may be illigal in other states also. these are not daytime running lights. the sticker on the car may claim it has daytime running lights, but its miss leading and it seems as a lie. | |||
| 05/01/2012 | 1 | ||
| The daytime running light drl system on this car is flawed. a proper drl system requires no user action to activate and only illuminates the lower beam lights. on my 2013 elantra, you have to turn the lighting stalk to the parking lamp position in order to activate them and when you do, the low beams and all 4 parking lamps illuminate. this is not how it is supposed to work. also my battery ran down unexpectedly and the tow driver said it strains the battery when you leave the stalk in an on position. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2012 | |||
| The daytime running light drl system on this car is flawed. a proper drl system requires no user action to activate and only illuminates the lower beam lights. on my 2013 elantra, you have to turn the lighting stalk to the parking lamp position in order to activate them and when you do, the low beams and all 4 parking lamps illuminate. this is not how it is supposed to work. also my battery ran down unexpectedly and the tow driver said it strains the battery when you leave the stalk in an on position. | |||
| 08/03/2012 | 465 | 1 | |
| Purchased a new 2013 hyundai elantra gls 4 door. once a person turns on their daytime running lights all of the vehicles parking lights turn on as well. no other car manufacture has mandated all this illumination during daytime hours. on august 3rd 2012 at 11:40am i was issued a moving violation by a los angeles police officer in the city of van nuys, c.a. i was cited for violating california vehicle code section 24800 which states no vehicle shall be driven at any time with the parking lamps lighted except when the lamps are being used as turn signal lamps or when the headlamps are also illuminated. i explained the scenario to my lawyer and he advised me that the citation is valid because in c.a. the word headlamps in vc section 24800 is interpreted by the courts as the vehicles primary source of forward illumination and daytime running lights do not fall into this primary source category. to avoid future citations i highly recommend that if you operate any 2013+ hyundai product do not use the daytime running light feature because the parking lights will light up and you will be subject to a citation. i advised hyundai via a recorded phone call about this problem. if they do not take proper action to correct this they will be considered negligent. *tr | |||
| 04/23/2012 | 1100 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that when completing a left turn, the left turn signal would continue to flash. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis but the failure could not be duplicated. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that there was nothing they could do to assist with the issue. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 1,100. | |||