10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
38,514 miles

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problem #14

Dec 092022

Elantra

  • miles
I have a 2010 Hyundai elantra. Two times in the last 3 months I was driving and for no reason at all my car would rev up and my speed would accelerate. In October this happened I was so scared that I quickly turned into a gas station and was hit by another vehicle. The next time it happened I was lucky on the road that wasn't busy and I was able to just take my foot off the gas until it returned to normal. After that I had no more issues until about 2 weeks ago. I was driving around 30 miles an hour when the engine just shuts down. But the power was still there. I honestly don't know how to explain it. first I tried pressing the gas pedal nothing happened no movement, no sound, nothing. So I put the car and park because it was still in drive. After that I tried restarting car and it sounded like it wanted to start but it wouldn't. Try it again nothing. thinking it was a bad connection to the battery I got out and checked battery and terminals. It looked fine and I had no way of testing so I had to push my vehicle out of the street. Luckily Two Gentlemen came over and help me push. Thinking still it was just the battery I called roadside assistance and someone from the company came and tried jump starting my car with no luck. I ended up having to get my car towed. Next day I tried starting with no luck. Try it again yesterday and it makes this fast ticking or clicking noise automatically before I even try to start it and it doesn't stop until I turn off the key. And the worst part about all this is I'm not even in the town I live I'm at a friend's house sitting an hour and a half away from my apartment. I can't bring to a mechanic because it doesn't drive and I don't have the money to fix it. I won't be able to have Christmas with my family because of this issue. I'm honestly just dumbfounded I don't have a clue of what to do or what happened. Please file a report so no one else ends up in my situation if you could provide any help in this matter I would be grateful

- Tacoma, WA, USA

problem #13

Oct 232021

Elantra

  • 164,000 miles
The contact owned a 2010 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle first hit a pothole in the road, then crashed into a guardrail, pole and tree. None of the air bags deployed upon impact. The contact's daughter and grandson were passengers in the vehicle. The fire department had to cut the roof of the vehicle and rear passenger door, removed all of the windows and windshield in order to extract the contact's son, daughter and grandson from the vehicle. All parties were transported by ambulance to the hospital for injuries sustained. The contact's son suffered a head injury with a brain bleed and a broken right hand. The contact's grandson had a broken femur and the contact's daughter had bumps and bruises. Police and fire department reports were filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 164,000.

- Willingboro, NJ, USA

problem #12

Dec 292020

Elantra

  • 123,000 miles
2010 Hyundai Elantra: Recently experienced a vehicle fire. It occurred on Tuesday, December 29, 2020.. I parked my vehicle on the street per usual and maybe 15 minutes after arriving home from work my mother began yelling that was my vehicle was in flames! I opened the front door and saw it was indeed in flames and popping and smoking. I immediately called 911 whom sent out the fire department. After they were able to distinguish the fire, they determined the cause to be electrical in nature considering the battery of the vehicle was completely gone. I have the case number as well. My vehicle was turned off and parked and randomly caught fire. Thankfully I wasnt in it when it happened or things could have beem alot worse. But I am now without a vehicle and on top of that I had to pay to get the vehicle removed from my apartments property.

- Baytown, TX, USA

problem #11

Apr 222020

Elantra

  • 62,000 miles
Inside door opening handle on driver side metal covering is peeling off and is sharp.

- Cuddy, PA, USA

problem #10

Apr 222020

Elantra

  • 1 miles
Rec'd recall notice. Don;T have; not now or ever the owner if this car.. owner claimed 2B future Ford roseville ca which is proven criminal org that admits to theft by fraud under pretext that credit exemplary persons will "pay anyway" on forged sale documents. I know nothing about said vehicle or T sobee employee.

- Sacramento, CA, USA

problem #9

Apr 062020

Elantra

  • miles
I received a letter from Hyundai regarding my 2010 Hyundai Elantra. A recall relay in the vehicles main junction box. For the anti- lock brake system. It was recall Feb 2020.received the letter April 6,2020. They waited to long to send the letter.

- Sebring, FL, USA

problem #8

Jul 282014

Elantra

  • miles
There have been many break ins since 2014. I got this car 02/2014 and since 07/2014 there have multiple break ins into this vehicle. Confirmed by lakeland Hyundai dealership in 2016. This dealership agreed to take the car for a day to do a thorough inspection to search for anything that should not be on the vehicle if I agreed to pay a fee. I was advised by this dealership to take it back to holler Hyundai in maitland or winter park, fl and see if they would agree to do the inspection here without charge even though you're out of warranty. Holler Hyundai does not have the equipment to do the inspection, only few selective stores in the state of Florida have this equipment. I have complained to holler Hyundai since early 2015, and they never did anything about it. I contacted Hyundai motor finance at 800-633-5151 and all they did was take information down on paper but nothing beyond was resolved. Because of the break ins, this has affected our radio reception while parked sitting inside the car or in motion even when most of the time reception should be clear not cloudy. Electrical wires seem to cause skipping, and how the car functions when in motion. Just two days, I discovered a black jacket was taken from the car. Other items missing from the vehicle since then was: A very expensive burgandy handheld blow dryer; clothes; and other personal items that were hidden inside the vehicle were stolen. I have been very disappointed and upset with holler Hyundai and the car since all of this, and feel I shouldn't have to pay anything for this inspection. I'm not involved in any form of illegal activity neither my daughter. We are the only two with keys to this car and we drive together in the car 95% if not 100% of the time.

- Altamonte Springs, FL, USA

problem #7

Feb 012014

Elantra

  • 27,000 miles
Horn doesn't work if humid or raining on local streets or highway. When on highway using speed control have felt speed pickup after setting speed limit. Reported to coconut creek dealership repair couldn't find anything wrong. Told me not to use speed control.

- Sunrise, FL, USA

problem #6

Dec 242017

Elantra

  • 90,000 miles
Door handle defective. Mirror defective

- Hartford, CT, USA

problem #5

Jun 142010

Elantra

  • 1,000 miles
I have a 2010 Hyundai Elantra. Filed a report on the suspension, steering and brakes. This report is something I didn't think about until I saw others were having these two issues. 1. when you take the key out of the ignition, it still dings and the doors won't lock. I am assuming it still think the key is in the ignition. You have to put the key back in and take it out again to get the dinging to stop. 2. I have two cigarette lighter receptacles (now known as 12V accessory sockets). Cannot use both at the same time as it causes the TPMS light to come on. A few seconds after one of the receptacles have been emptied the TPMS light goes out. The first issue happens while parked and the second issues happens whether parked or driving... mostly when driving.

- Alexandria, VA, USA

problem #4

Jul 052016

Elantra

  • miles
Whenever I turn on the A/C (summer) or heater (winter) a really bad odor comes out from the vents. Odor smells like mold, mildew and causes me to cough and get bad headaches. I have changed the cabin filter thinking it was it but odor persists when the A/C, heater or fan are being used. I have had it for 1 year and it has not gone away and actually gotten worse.

- Elmwood Park, IL, USA

problem #3

Oct 012015

Elantra

  • miles
Car stalls while driving on both highway and side streets. Won't start up right away. Each time it happened it took longer and longer for it to start.

- Higganum, CT, USA

problem #2

May 272015

Elantra

  • 72,000 miles
When turning the car off and removing keys, it doesn't turn completely off. I have to put the keys back into the ignition, turn on and remove again roughly to make the car turn off. This has been happening for a few months.

- Canfield, OH, USA

problem #1

Jan 282010

Elantra

  • 191 miles
I took delivery of the brand new car & about a mile down the road I noticed prominent bounces after the car would go over bump in the road when the car was decelerating to a traffic light. I felt a total of three bounces with the first being the largest, second half of first, third half of second, & fourth couldn't be felt. It was bumper to bumper traffic & going light to light. The bumps were raise sections of the road affecting all four tires. The bumps were not potholes. I emailed my salesperson the next business day of the problem with no response. My main concern is highway driving. One stretch of highway has cement slabs in an undulating pattern that I have driven over daily for a very long time at many different speeds & in many different driving conditions. My previous car would react by rumbling up & down. That sensation was constant over the years at any speed & driving condition. Once I cleared that section of the bad highway, my car would immediately stop. The first time I went over that same stretch of highway in my new car at an est. 60-65 mph, the car begin to oscillate harmonically (bounce rhythmically) & continued to harmonically oscillate (bounce) once I cleared that bad section of the highway for an additional minute. I estimated the total time at two minutes. The harmonic oscillation felt very consistent over that two minute stretch. Once I went over another bump the oscillation went stopped. The struts are supposed to dampen the oscillations. I brought it into the service department. The mechanic test drove it & said the suspension felt firm. The suspension checked out ok (no numbers given). It has a sport tuned suspension & was suppose to do this. The mechanic didn't drive the bad section of the highway because it was too far away. I will try to resolve this matter with the Hyundai's field service engineer.

- Tonawanda, NY, USA