2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Power Train Problems

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle jerked and suddenly experienced unintended acceleration along with the speedometer increasing. The accelerator pedal was released and the brake pedal was depressed to slow the vehicle in speed. The contact merged to the side of the road. The contact attempted to continue to drive the vehicle but the failure persisted. No warning lights illuminated. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 186,000.

My 2012 Hyundai Elantra Limited engine began making a tapping/ticking noise a few years ago. The noise became louder and then I discovered that my car qualified for the EXTENDED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY which was granted to any 2011-2016 Hyundai Elantra owner with 1.8L Nu Engine that a class action lawsuit brought against Hyundai Motor Corporation. I was never notified by Hyundai but rather a mechanic that I brought my car to that was aware of the campaign. I contacted Hyundai and was told to have the engine diagnosed by my local Hyundai Dealer. The results of the diagnosis were submitted to the Hyundai Motors Corporation Warranty department and my claim was denied as I was told that my mileage and years were past the qualifying criteria. I had brought my 2012 Hyundai Elantra Limited to the Hyundai dealership that I had purchased the car as certified used Hyundai in 2014...

The same issue that caused recall of these vehicles for several models years, such as this campaign: 2013-2014 Hyundai Elantra (MD/UD, JK, GD) Brake Pedal Stopper Replacement (Recall Campaign 170), is occurring in this 2012 vehicle, which does NOT yet have this recall. The Brake Pedal stopper Pad has deteriorated. I am reprinting the language of the above referenced recall as it exactly explains the safety issue with this vehicle. "The brake pedal stopper pad can deteriorate allowing the brake light switch plunger to remain extended when the brake pedal is released. This will allow the brake lights to remain illuminated continuously. It can also allow the shift lever to be moved without depressing the brake pedal, or activate the engine management brake pedal override feature."

CASE # [XXX]Oct. 7, 2021 HYUNDAI RECALL RESOLUTION TEAM CONTACTING ME ON A SAFTY RECALL ON MY HYUNDAI VEHICLE (on phone answering machine) NOTICE OF PROPOSED CLASS SETLEMENT FOR HYUNDAI ELANTRA (Brown et al. v. Hyundai Motor America et al.) (Received booklet in mail) Description of adverse performance of 2012 Hyundai Elantra– VIN [XXX]: All of these issues occur in any weather or if the car is warmed up or not. They don’t occur all the time but about half the time. -From a standing stop (like when entering an intersection or turning on to a road) lightly pressing on gas pedal will get car moving then in 2-3 seconds it will stall out for 2 or 3 seconds, almost to the point of the engine stopping. At that point, moderately pressing on the gas again will cause the car to accelerate suddenly & forcefully. It is terrifying when a...

Engine- drive chain and running tough pet Firestone there’s a engine recall on 2012 Elantra

I'VE HAD MY CAR FOR 4 YEARS. AND THE LAST THREE YEARS IT STARTED HAVING ISSUES. HARD SHIFTING AND SHAKING AT RANDOM TIMES ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP COUNTLESS TIMES AND ONLY RECENTLY WAS GIVEN A DIAGNOSED WITH A TRANSMISSION SENSOR READING TOO HOT. BEFORE THAT EVERY MECHANIC SAID THEY COULDN'T SEE ANY ISSUE . I FIND IT ALARMING THOUGH BECAUSE WE DON'T REALLY KNOW IF IT'S THE SENSOR OR ACTUALLY THE TRANSMISSION AND IT'S FRUSTRATING THAT NOBODY SEEMS TO HAVE HAD ANY ANSWERS FOR THE LAST SO MANY YEARS. IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A VERY COMMON ISSUE. AND SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE PINPOINTED AND RESOLVED MUCH SOONER. A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN IT WOULD SHIFT ABRUPTLY IT WAS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD ON THE ROAD. CURRENTLY IT'S NOT LUNGING AS DRAMATICALLY. HOWEVER IT'S STILL DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. I...

TAKATA RECALL CAR DOESN'T WANT TO START AND STRUGGLES TO DO SO. HAVE REPLACED BATTERY AND KEY FOB BATTERIES. THIS HAS TO BE A STARTER ISSUE, POSSIBLY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. SAYS "KEY OUT" WHILE I'M DRIVING IT HALF THE TIME. I AM AFRAID IT WILL CUT OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING IT! I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS! BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS.

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO AUTO ZONE & VIDE 0713 & P0711. I ALSO TOOK MY VEHICLE TO AAMCO WHICH VERIFY THE SENSOR IN THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE TRANSMISSION APART TO FIX. I ONLY HAVE 31,000 ON MY VEHICLE. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ALREADY OR DO YOU EXPECT THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER 1000,000 EVEN THOUGH I AM 2ND OWNER. THEY DID GIVE ME A CARD FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE

INHIBITOR OR RANGE SWITCH WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR IT ONLY MAKES A SINGLE CLICK AND THE DISPLAY DOES NOT ALWAYS SHOW THAT THE CAR IS IN PARK. SOMETIMES SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL ALLOWS FOR A START. SOMETIMES WIGGLING GEAR SHIFT WHILE IN PARK ALLOWS FOR A START. SOMETIMES IT JUST DOESN'T WANT TO START. MECHANIC WON'T REPLACE ANY PART IF THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE (2012) AS WELL AS THE 2011 AND 2013 MODELS. THIS CAN SERIOUSLY CAUSE PEOPLE TO BECOME STRANDED!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

GEAR WILL NOT SHIFT OR MOVE. TRANSMISSION CABLE BROKE AND LEFT THE VEHICLE IMMOBILE.

SOLD A LEMON LAW BUYBACK CAR WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND I WAS TO SIGN A DOCUMENT STATING THAT I NEW THAT I WAS PURCHASING A LEMON LAW BUYBACK CAR. I DID NOT FIND OUT UNTIL I WENT TO GET THE PLATES FOR MY CAR AND THEY SHOWED ME THE TITLE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND BASICALLY MY LOSS THEIR GAIN. MAY 2015 HAD TO REPLACE HOSE AND HAVE A/C RECHARGED COSTING ALMOST $300 JULY 2015 HAD TO HAVE BOTH FROM WHEEL BEARING REPLACED ALONG WITH TIRES COSTING ME $800 JUNE 2016 HAD TO HAVE END LINKS ON SWAY BAR AND CV JOINT AND SHAFT REPLACED. THIS WAS UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY STILL IN PLACE ON THE CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. WHEN TESTED SAID IT WAS AN O2 SENSOR. THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK STICKS. SO I HAVE TO MANUALLY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL TO START THE VEHICLE. THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT HELP THE VEHICLE START AND HAD TO BE PUSHED IN ORDER TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIR COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

VEHICLE STATIONARY. SHIFTER IN "PARK". ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE. TURNED KEY IN IGNITION - CAR DID NOT START. RADIO, LIGHTS, AIR AND ALL OTHER PERIPHERALS STARTED AND FUNCTIONED APPROPRIATELY. TRIED TO "JUMP" VEHICLE USING TWO DIFFERENT JUMPER-CABLE SETS. HAD BATTERY TESTED - OEM BATTERY, 4 YEARS OLD, RATED AT 550 AND FUNCTIONING AT 542 - GOOD BATTERY, NO NEED FOR REPLACEMENT. POPPED OUT THE SHIFT LOCK INSERT. INSERTED FLAT HEAD SCREWDRIVER TO DEPRESS THE BUTTON. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL. PUT KEY IN IGNITION, TURNED TO START - CAR STARTED AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG. DROVE FOR ABOUT 30 MINTUTES. STOPPED AT A STORE. ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE AS NORMAL - VEHICLE STARTED FINE. PARKED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT. ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE TO GO TO WORK - VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. REPEATED THE SAME PROCESS FROM THE PREVIOUS TIME IT WOULDN'T START AND WAS SUCESSFUL. HAVE A VIDEO SHOWING THE...

CAR WONT START WHEN YOU TRY TO TURN IT OVER. ALL LIGHTS WORK EVEN AIR WILL BLOW BUT WONT START

HIGHLY FRUSTRATING AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION HYUNDAI HAS PUT ME IN. ON SEPTEMBER 11TH MY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE REAR BY THE EXHAUST PIPE. PRIOR TO THIS MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT RICK CASE HYUNDAI 3 TIMES WITH ME COMPLAINING THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY THE 1ST TIME I WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO CODES SO WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL IT BREAKS, THE 2ND TIME I WAS TOLD NO CODES SORRY, AND THE THIRD TIME THEY ACTUALLY REPLACED A BROKEN PART THAT CONTROLS THE SHIFT TIMES IN THE TRANSMISSION. COULD SHOW THEM MY PROBLEM. I ASKED HYUNDAI CORPORATE TO DO AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE FIRE AND HELP ME RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THEY WENT THROUGH THEIR 6 WEEK PROCESS AND THEN DENIED MY CLAIM SAYING IT WASN'T FOUND TO BE A MALFUNCTION OF ANY PARTS THAT CAUSED THE FIRE. I HAVE VIDEO OF...

RIGHT FRONT AXLE BOLTS BECAME VERY LOOSE AT 39,000 AND THE AXLE COULD HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND OR WHEEL POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL AND BEING INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT. HYUNDAI SHOULD EITHER USE EFFECTIVE LOCK WASHERS OR LOCK TIGHT ON THE BOLTS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BACKING OUT OF THE AXLE WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE TRANSMISSION AND OR WHEEL. A RECALL SHOULD BE ORDERED. IF YOU GOOGLE THIS PROBLEM THERE IS A VIDEO ON THE WEB WHERE ANOTHER ELANTRA HAS THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. I BECAME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE MY ELANTRA STARTED MAKING A VERY NOT8ICEABLE POPPING SOUND WHEN YOU PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE BOLTS BECAME PROGRESSIVELY LOOSE TO THE POINT THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN I WOULD TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE AXLE WOULD POP DUE TO LOOSENESS AND WHEN...

FAILURE TO START; CAR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THE CAR IS IN PARK AND IT PREVENTS THE CAR FROM STARTING, EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN PARK. CAR CANNOT BE TAKEN OUT OF PARK OR PUT BACK IN SOMETIMES AFTER IT IS STARTED AND IDLING. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, VERY FRUSTRATING. HAVE BYPASSED THE SITUATION BY TAKING THE SAMLL CLIP FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE OFF, THEN DEPRESSING TRANSMISSION ENGAGER AND MOVING THE GEAR SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND THEN BACK INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WILL THEN START. AFTER ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN FOR THIS VERY SAME SITUATION, I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL HYUNDAI?

YESTERDAY, AUGUST 17, 2015, I PARKED AT MY APT COMPLEX TO GET MY MAIL, TURNED CAR OFF COMPLETELY, I WAS LITERALLY OUT OF MY CAR FOR 40 SECONDS. I GOT BACK IN STARTED IT UP, AND NOTHING. IT WOULD NOT EVEN TURN OVER, NO SOUNDS, NO CLICKS, JUST DEAD SILENCE. ALL OF THE PANEL LIGHTS WERE LIT, HOWEVER, AND THE AIR VENTS WERE BLOWING AIR FROM THE FAN, THE RADIO TURNED ON, BUT NOT THE ENGINE. THE BATTERY WAS NEWLY INSTALLED ON OCTOBER 2, 2015 WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED. I USED MY HYUNDAI ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, SOMEONE ARRIVED IN A NORMAL VEHICLE TO JUMP START MY CAR. FIRST TRY, IT STARTED UP JUST FINE. HE WAS TRYING TO SELL ME A NEW BATTERY FOR $150, INDICATING THAT BECAUSE I LIVE IN ARIZONA NOW, THE HEAT DOES STRANGE THINGS TO CARS. I DIDN'T TAKE THE OFFER. I...

I HAVE A HYUNDAI ELANTRA LIMITED, 2012, WITH THE TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH MY CAR, THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT IN 2011. WHENEVER I TAKE THE CAR TO THE SHOP TO HAVE THE ISSUES CHECKED, I AM ALWAYS TOLD THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING TO FIX. FIRST, THERE ARE SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN TAKING THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, IT OFTEN LURCHES INTO GEAR, WHICH THEN CONTINUES AS I DRIVE INTO 1ST, 2ND, 3RD, AND SOMETIMES 4TH GEAR. IT SHIFTS REALLY HARD, AS IF THE CAR WERE A MANUAL AND I WAS NOT SHIFTING VERY WELL BETWEEN GEARS. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO (~JUNE 2015) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THE SHOP SAID THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE SENSOR...

PERIODICALLY MY CAR WILL NOT START OR TURN OVER TO START. THE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR PARTS ARE YOUNG AND A COUPLE FORUMS I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET SHOW THAT OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR MODEL YEARS AND THE SAME YEAR ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. IT WAS REPORTED IT MIGHT BE THE RANGE SWITCH OR THE SHIFT INTERLOCK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN. WHEN I CALLED INTO MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP THEY SOUNDED PERPLEXED. *TR

VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN, AND APPLYING BREAK PRESSURE ONLY SLOWED VEHICLE BUT KEPT ACCELERATING. HYUNDAI REPORTS NO ISSUES, YET THIS INCIDENT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET DOING SEARCHES ON HYUNDAI. HYUNDAI REPORTS NO RECALLS. WHEN CAR PLACED IN PARK MODE, RPM SHOT TO MAXIMUM OF 8 AND STAYED THERE. WHEN PLACED CAR BACK IN DRIVE, CAR RPM WENT TO 2 AND CAR WANTS TO ACCELERATE FAST. PLEASE NHTSA, APPLY PRESSURE FOR RECALL FOR THIS VERY UNSAFE CONDITION ON A VEHICLE. *TR

HELLO, WELL, I AM THE FIRST OWNER, AND THERE WAS NOT ANY ACCIDENT BEFORE. LAST THURSDAY, AFTER I STARTED MY CAR, I TRIED TO SHIFT THE GEAR TO DRIVE, AND THE CAR WAS SUDDENLY SHOOK. I KEPT TRIED TO DRIVE IT, BUT WHENEVER THE RPM GOES UP TO 2000, THE CAR WAS BOUNCING LIKE THAT I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE OR SO. I WAS NOT EVEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT, AND IT WAS EVEN SO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THEREFORE, I JUST TRIED IT AGAIN AT NIGHT, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. I PUT MY CAR INTO THE FITZGERALD HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER IN GAITHERSBURG, MD ON FRIDAY MORNING (11/7/14), AND I GOT MY CAR BACK YESTERDAY. WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR, I ASKED THEM WHAT WAS THE WRONG WITH IT, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR DID NOT LEAD THE TEMPERATURE. THEREFORE, I TOLD THEM THAT I...

WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC (RESTAURANT DRIVE THRU LANE), VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD; ATTEMPTED TO PUT TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTO PARK (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) TO CHECK THE PROBLEM; VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK OR REVERSE; WOULD ONLY GO INTO DRIVE OR NEUTRAL. HYUNDAI DEALER INSPECTED AND IDENTIFIED PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE SHIFT ASSEMBLY. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CARE EXPRESSING CONCERNS REGARDING POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES (NOT BEING ABLE TO REVERSE VEHICLE; VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO BE RESTARTED IF ENGINE DIED). VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND JUST OUT OF THE 60,000 WARRANTY PERIOD. HYUNDAI (AT THIS POINT) IS REFUSING TO REPAIR UNDER CUSTOMER GOOD WILL. *TR

I LEFT HOME FOR A 1,000 MILE ROAD TRIP STARTING ON THE DATE SPECIFIED ABOVE. MILEAGE INDICATED ABOVE IS A CLOSE APPROXIMATION TO WHEN THE INCIDENT FIRST OCCURRED. ON THE FIRST DAY, I STOPPED FOR GASOLINE AT A STATION. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR BACK UP, I HAD POWER TO EVERYTHING BUT MY CAR MADE NO ATTEMPT TO START. AFTER TRYING SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES, IT FINALLY STARTED AND RAN FINE. THIS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THE TRIP LASTED 8 DAYS. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP TO LOOK IT OVER, AGAIN. I SAY "AGAIN" BECAUSE I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP LESS THAN 500 MILES PRIOR FOR WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE A RELATED ISSUE. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT LEAVE THE "DRIVE" POSITION WHEN I STOPPED AT ONE POINT AND NEEDED TO...

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAD NOTICED THAT IT WAS HARD TO SHIFT TO PARK FROM THE REVERSE AND DRIVE GEAR POSITIONS. IT SEEMED AS IF THE GEAR WOULD JAM ON SOMETHING AND AFTER A WHILE OF TRYING TO GET IT TO MOVE FORWARD IT WOULD ADVANCE TO THE PARK POSITION. NOW, JUST YESTERDAY I WAS GETTING INTO MY CAR FROM WORK AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START IT JUST SAID QUITE. EVERYTHING ELSE WORKED, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN. I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND IT WOULD NOT LET ME. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL SO THAT IT WOULD RELEASE BUT IT DID NOT WORK. I MUST HAVE TRIED 10 TIMES TO START IT AND AS I WAS ABOUT TO CALL THE TOW TRUCK , I TRIED IT ONE MORE TIME AND THEN IT STARTED. *TR

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM: CAR DIDN'T TURN OVER. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES, TRIED IT AGAIN AND IT STARTED. DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. SECOND OCCURRENCE: WOULDN'T START, THEN IT DID WHEN I TRIED IT A THIRD TIME. THAT SAME DAY, CAR WAS IDLING FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES AS I WAS SITTING IN IT. I HAD PUT IT IN PARK AND WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE, IT WOULDN'T BUDGE OUT OF PARK. I TURNED THE CAR OFF (FEARING THE WORST) AND IT STARTED AND ALLOWED ME TO PUT IT IN DRIVE. *TR

THE CAR SHUT ITSELF OFF WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART OR SHIFT INTO PARK AND THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT. FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO START IN NEUTRAL AND CAR SPUTTERED AND IT REGISTERED NO RPMS, SO IT DIDN'T MOVE. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES CAR DID START IN NEUTRAL AND WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. *TR

VEHICLE BROUGHT TO LESTER GLENN HYUNDAI TOMS RIVER NJ ON MARCH 21, 2014 FOR NOISE IN ENGINE OR TRANS...SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG..THEY PUSHED CAR OUT AND TOLD ME IT WAS A CLAMP FOR MY EXHAUST..I CONTINUED TO HEAR NOISE..(IT DID NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME) SO THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER 3 WEEKS LATER..THEY DID DIAGNOSTICS ON VEHICLE AND PUSHED MY CAR OUT TELLING ME THAT I HAD "AGGRESSIVE TIRES" ON THE VEHICLE.AND THEY CHARGED ME 243.00 FOR DIAGNOSTICS..MY VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY..THEY TOLD ME IF I DIDN'T PAY I WOULDN'T GET MY CAR BACK...I HAVE BRAND NEW COOPER TOURING TIRES ON AND THE PROBLEM WAS THERE BEFORE THE TIRES..ON 05/12/2014 I DROVE TO NEW YORK TO VISIT MY DAUGHTER AND WHEN I LEFT WAS ON 278 WEST TRAVELING TO TOMS RIVER NJ . I WAS ON 278 FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES ..I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND...

I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN JUNE 2011 AND THERE HAVE BEEN THREE SEPARATE TIMES THAT MY CAR WILL NOT START. THE FIRST TIME WAS A FEW MONTHS AFTER I FIRST PURCHASED MY CAR. I WENT TO START MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND IT WOULD NOT CUT ON. AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR THE DAY I TRIED IT AND IT TURNED ON WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED SEPTEMBER 2013. I WENT TO START MY CAR IN THE MORNING. IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER. I LET IS SIT FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS AND EVERYDAY I WOULD TRY IT AND IT STILL WOULD NOT START. I FINALLY HAD IT TOWED TO A HYUNDAI DEALER NEAR ME AND THEY RAN TESTS AND EVERYTHING CAME BACK FINE AND WAS TOLD THE CAR STARTED FOR THEM WITH NO PROBLEM AND I PROBABLY DIDN'T PUSH IN ON THE CLUTCH ALL THE WAY....

I BOUGHT THE HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2012 AND HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS. THE CAR WILL NOT START SOMETIME TILL I START MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SHIFTER. IT HAS DONE IT TO ME SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THE MECHANIC SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I ARGUED THAT THERE IS THEY EXPECT ME TO LEAVE IT AT THE DEALER FOR A WHILE TILL THEY FIND THE PROBLEM BUT THE ONLY THING IS THAT IT'S MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. THE SHIFTER LOCKS ON ME WHILE I'M HOLDING THE BRAKE DOWN, I HAVE TO USE THE MANUAL BUTTON TO UNLOCK IT. I NOTICE THAT WHEN IT DOESN'T WANT TO START AND I MANUALLY SHIFT THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL THE CAR STARTS. THE DEALER WANTS ME TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND I ASK MY SELF HOW??? IT DOESN'T DO IT...

CAR WILL PERIODICALLY NOT START - ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND THERE IS A HUMMING SOUND. OFTEN OCCURS WHEN WHEEL IS ON AN ANGLE. CAR WILL TYPICALLY NOT START 4-5 TIMES IN A ROW. OVERHEAD LIGHTS WORK AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. A FEW MINUTES LATER, AFTER MUCH JIGGLING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TURNING ON IGNITION, IT STARTS FINE. ONE TIME IT STARTED AFTER EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS RELEASED AND THE CAR ROLLED A BIT. BROUGHT TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM BUT ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED WITH OTHER ELANTRAS. DEALER WAS ABOUT TO RELEASE CAR WHEN DRIVER DEMONSTRATED THAT GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. DEALER FOUND CODE C1513 BRAKE SWITCH SHORTED. BRAKE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. DEALER KEPT CAR A FEW DAYS WITH NO REPLICATIONS. 7 DAYS LATER, STARTING PROBLEM RECURRED AT DRIVER'S HOME AND AGAIN AFTER A DAY AT WORK. IN BOTH...

ALMOST EVERY TIME I HAVE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PLACED IN DRIVE FROM REVERSING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE JOLTS AND SEEMS THAT TRANSMISSION IS LAGGING OR CHANGING GEARS ABRUPTLY. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND I HAD MADE AN APPOINTMENT. WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR INSPECTION, THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT RECREATE WHAT I WAS TALKING DESCRIBING. IN ADDITION, WHEN I DRIVE THE POWER STEERING HAS HAD SOME ISSUES. IT HAS NEVER DROVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE AFTER TWO ALIGNMENTS. AND IT CAN BE TOUGH TO TURN THE WHEEL. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT HOW I HEAR A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS, HE TEST DROVE IT AND WAS CONFIRMED THAT HE AGREES THAT THERE IS CLUNKING NOISE, BUT SAID HE CANT PINPOINT IT AND IT WILL HAVE TO GET WORSE BEFORE HE COULD TELL. *TR

WHEN I ACCELERATE AND EVERY TIME THE GEAR CHANGES, THE CAR WOULD JOLT AS IF I WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP. IT'S REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN THE CAR JOLTS WHILE I ACCELERATE, BUT THE REAL PROBLEM IS WHEN I'M APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CAR WOULD JOLT AND THE SPEED WOULD INCREASE WHICH NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 13,000 MILES AND PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 1.5 YEARS AGO. WITHIN THAT TIME, THE IGNITION WOULDN'T START. I WOULD IGNITE THE CAR AND THE CAR WOULD EVENTUALLY DIE ON ME. PEOPLE SAID IT MIGHT BE THE SPARK PLUGS, TRANSMISSION OR EVEN THE BATTERY. HOWEVER, IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED ONLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS BEFORE THAT INCIDENT. I NEVER EVEN WASTED MY BATTERY IN ANY WAY EITHER. WHAT IF THE CAR DECIDES TO TURN OFF WHILE I'M ON THE FREEWAY? I CAN'T AFFORD THAT TO HAPPEN. *TR

SEVERAL TIMES A DAY WHEN GOING TO CRANK THE CAR IT WOULD CRANK. ALSO YOU COULD NOT SHIFT THE CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE. (THROTTLE PLATE STUCK). *TR

CAR LURCHED, ENGINE SHUT OFF. CAR BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP. EVENTUALLY MANAGED TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD WHERE THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED INTO PLACE. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS STILL FUNCTIONAL BUT CAR WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. OCCURRED AGAIN 800 MILES LATER AFTER "REPAIR" BOTH INCIDENTS NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS. *TR

MY CAR STARTED TO CLUNK AND WOULD LOOSE DRIVE TRAIN POWER THIS HAPPENED A 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE ACCELERATING AND AFTER BEING COMPLETELY WARMED UP. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO ORLANDO HYUNDAI AND THEY CALLED THEIR MAIN OFFICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE 5 2012 ELANTRAS THAT HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED IN THE UNITED STATES BUT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REPLACE MINE. THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO SOME FURTHER TESTING BUT IN ALL LIKELIHOOD I WOULD BE PUT BACK INTO MY CAR WITH THE PROBLEM NOT BEING SOLVED. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND HYUNDAI IS NOT TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY AND PLAYING WITH PEOPLES SAFETY. *JB

THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED THE NIGHT I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY BUCK/JOLT/JERK AS IF HITTING A SPEED BUMP IN A VERY JARRING MANNER. THIS ALSO HAPPENED DURING A TEST DRIVE OF A VEHICLE OF THE SAME TYPE AND COLOR (I'M NOT SURE IF THEY SOLD ME THE ONE DURING THE TEST DRIVE.). I WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WHICH JOLTED IN THIS MANNER WAS REPAIRED AND SOLD TO ANOTHER CUSTOMER. I'M NOT SURE IF THEY WERE TELLING THE TRUTH OR IF THEY GAVE ME THE SAME VEHICLE. STILL, THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT THAT IS POTENTIALLY A BIG SAFETY HAZARD. THE SALESMAN WHO SAT NEXT TO ME WAS ALSO CONCERNED WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED TWICE IN THE SPAN OF ONE 10 MINUTE TEST DRIVE. I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW VEHICLE NOT EXPECTING THIS TYPE OF SERIOUS, INTERNAL ISSUE. AFTER SOME TESTING, I BELIEVE THAT THIS SUDDEN BUCK WILL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD CLUNKY NOISE AND SHIFTED GEARS NOISILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 218.

WHILE PULLING ONTO A CITY STREET AWAY FROM A CURB, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO DRIVE.I CHECKED TO SEE IF THE GEAR SELECTOR HAD JUMPED OUT OF D TO N. DID NOT. TRIED TO CONTINUE DOWN THE STREET, AND THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AT DIFFERENT INTERVALS. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY OUT OF 1ST GEAR. RPM'S AND ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE, BUT TRANSMISSION WAS CONTINUING TO GRIND, BANG, JUMP AND NOT SHIFT. AFTER COAXING THE CAR TO MY RESIDENCE, SOME THREE OR FOUR BLOCKS AWAY, I NOTIFIED THE 24 HOUR HYUNDAI ASSISTANCE LINE. BEING SUNDAY, THEY COULD NOT HELP. NO WAY TO TOW CAR TO DEALERSHIP. DROVE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AT ROUGHLY 15 MPH. CAR CONTINUED TO BALK AND JUMP. DEALER MANAGER WAS CONTACTED ON MONDAY MORNING. AFTER CHECKING WITH HYUNDAI AND A COMPUTER READOUT ON AUTO, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A...