Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 12/03/2012 | 37000 | 1 | |
| I was driving home from work on sun night prior to my accident went around a curve and car started loosing control was able to regain control and headed home. next morning was driving vehicle noticed esc light was on and would not reset even after shutting car off.driving down another road at approx. 40-45 mph went to negotiate a slight turn to the left when car started sliding out from under me tapped brakes trying to get them to grad and car under control but had no response car did a 180 and slammed in a telephone pole on passenger side vehicle seemed to hit with more force than 40 miles an hour. thankfully i had no passenger because they may not have made it. *tr | |||
| 12/03/2012 | 37000 | ||
| I was driving home from work on sun night prior to my accident went around a curve and car started loosing control was able to regain control and headed home.next morning was driving vehicle noticed esc light was on and would not reset even after shutting car off.driving down another road at approx. 40-45 mph went to negotiate a slight turn to the left when car started slinding out from under me tapped brakes trying to get them to grad and car under control but had no response car did a 180 and slammed in a telephone pole on passenger side vehicle seemed to hit with more force than 40 miles an hour.thankfully i had no passenger because they may not have made it. | |||
| 10/02/2012 | 13135 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that while driving 2 mph the vehicle accelerated independently only to be stopped by the concrete parking chocks. the failure recurred whenever the contact would attempt to park the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the throttle body was filling up with gasoline causing the surge.the mechanic stated that the accelerator needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the would contact him at a later date. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 13,135. pmb | |||
| 10/02/2012 | 13135 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 hyundai elantra. the contact stated while driving 2 mph the vehicle accelerated independently only to be stopped by the concrete parking chocks. the failure recurred whenever the contact would attempt to park the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and was told that the throttle body was filling up with gasoline and that caused the surge. he was told that the accelerator would need to be replaced. the manufacturer was notified and asked him how much money did he want. the case was pending. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure and and current mileage was 13,135. dt | |||
| 04/25/2012 | 4700 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into another vehicle. the contact was not injured during the crash. the contact notified the dealer regarding the sudden acceleration, but the dealer did not offer any assistance. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 4,700. sm. | |||
| 04/25/2012 | 4700 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 hyundai elantra. the contact stated while parking the vehicle, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into another vehicle. the contact was not injured during the crash. the contact called the dealer regarding the sudden acceleration but the dealer did not offer the contact any assistance. the manufacturer was not contacted regarding this issue. the failure mileage was 4,700. jo | |||
| 10/15/2011 | 30000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns 2009 hyundai elantra. while driving approximately 15 mph the contact depressed the brake pedal when the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the contact crashed into the rear of the vehicle in front of her. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to the dealer and repaired. after the vehicle was repaired, the failure occurred three times within ten minutes. the contact stated the rpms also increased when the failure occurred. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician was unable to determine the cause of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 30,000. | |||
| 10/15/2011 | 30000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns 2009 hyundai elantra. while driving approximately 15 mph the contact depressed the brake pedal when the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the contact crashed into the rear of the vehicle in front of her. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to the dealer and repaired. after the vehicle was repaired, the failure occurred three times within ten minutes. the contact stated the rpms also increased when the failure occurred. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician was unable to determine the cause of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 30,000. rvk | |||
| 10/15/2011 | 30000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns 2009 hyundai elantra. while driving at approximately 15 mph the contact depressed the brake pedal when the vehicle suddenly accelerated. the contact crashed into the rear of the vehicle located in front of her. the police reported to the scene and a report was filed.the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the vehicle was repaired. after the repair the failure occurred three different times in a ten minute period. the contact stated rpm reading increased. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic. the technician was unable to determine the cause of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 30,000. | |||
| 11/05/2009 | 2000 | 1 | |
| 2009 elantra gas pedal gets stuck under floor mat. what should i do? *tr | |||