Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 02/11/2013 | 2472 | ||
| I was driving in very light snow in my 2013 hyundai elantra on highway 12 n44.44043 and w79.12958, close to beaverton, ontario going traveling north nearest exit concession 7 thorah around 8 pm on the 11th feb. 2013 and the car started to fishtail at a very low speed of about 40 kilometer per hour. i just parked my car on the shoulder and called caa, i was terrified to go any further. i only have 2472 kilometers on the speedometer! it doesn't seem like a very safe car. by the way, i also have snow tires on my car. | |||
| 08/25/2010 | 174 | 1 | |
| August 25, 2012 - returning from work on route 28, a high speed expressway, truck in front of me slammed on brakes and decided to switch exit ramps. slammed on my brakes and steered car to right to avoid hitting the truck. while doing so, all of a sudden the steering wheel pulled sharply to the right and i had to suddenly correct the steering path in order not to go off the road. september 5, 2012 - was notified my vehicle was ready to be picked up by jerry from hyundai customer service . i took possession of vehicle because i had no other choice. [xxx], assistant service manager,said hyundai technical support technicians were aware of an issue with steering columns in 2013 elantra but, no service bulletins had yet been issued. he also said he was informed that a recall may be issued. my car was the first that had presented with this problem. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr | |||
| 08/25/2010 | 174 | ||
| August 25, 2012 - returning from work on route 28, a high speed expressway, truck in front of me slammed on brakes and decided to switch exit ramps. slammed on my brakes and steered car to right to avoid hitting the truck. while doing so, all of a sudden the steering wheel pulled sharply to the right and i had to suddenly correct the steering path in order not to go off the road. september 5, 2012 - was notified my vehicle was ready to be picked up by jerry from hyundai customer service . i took possession of vehicle because i had no other choice. john kurta, assistant service manager,said hyundai technical support technicians were aware of an issue with steering columns in 2013 elantra but, no service bulletins had yet been issued. he also said he was informed that a recall may be issued. my car was the first that had presented with this problem. | |||
| 05/28/2012 | 275 | ||
| When driving the vehicle on the high way i 29 n at about 68-72 mph the brand new vehicle engine stalled abruptly and the steering wheel froze and we were stuck in the direction the steering was previously turned it and it made impossible for us to steer it on to the shoulder and the vehicle behind us almost crashed into us. we were just a whisker away from getting killed. we had a near death experience and my fiance is still having nightmares about it. | |||
| STEERING - ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 09/01/2012 | 1 | ||
| 2013 hyundai elantra. consumer writes in regards to windshield wiper design failure *tgw the consumer stated the wiper blade on the passenger side was very short and the bottom end of the wiper blade left a semi-circular water streak right in front of the person sitting in the passenger seat on every wipe of the blade. also, there was a spot at the bottom of the windshields where the passenger wiper blade left a short inverted v type spot that the driver's wiper blade did not clean which would freeze into in the winter. the consumer stated the steering was too sensitive. the consumer was informed the vehicle has electric steering which may be related to the condition. the steering was so sensitive, that he had to constantly move the wheel left and right just to stay out of the oncoming traffic lane and stay in his lane of traffic. several times, while driving, in a slight crossing wind with various groups of trees, the level of steering sensitivity forced him to run off the edge of the road to avoid entering the oncoming traffic lane. also, on a few occasions, the consumer had to hit the brakes harder than normal, but not hard enough to engage the abs. with the electric assisted steering, it was impossible to feel if the vehicle was centered in his lane prior to using the brakes. | |||