10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
8 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 0
Average Mileage:
52,484 miles

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problem #4

Jul 272015

Elantra

  • 78,500 miles
I was driving down a dry solid road with no obstructions or potholes. All of a sudden my car acted like it tried to shift gears, heard a strange noise and the car acted like it would not go faster when I stepped on the gas and felt like I lost some function control of the vehicle. It has done this before but only temporarily. Then the ESC (electronic stability control) light started flashing all with in 2 seconds. When I realized that it was not changing, I turned the ESC off and it went back to driving normally almost instantly. About a mile down the road I figured I would try to turn it back on because I remember being told by the dealership to leave it on. A few seconds passed and all of a sudden my wheels locked up and I lost control of the vehicle as my car started to turn sideways. I quickly turned off the ESC button and it corrected immediately, however, it felt like the transmission had to readjust after having the wheels locked up. I do not feel safe driving this vehicle any longer. I have an email with many other people who have reported this same issue (some have had actual accidents) that I can send you. This is very concerning and should have a recall done on this before this kills someone.

- Pflugerville, TX, USA

problem #3

Sep 152014

Elantra 4-cyl

  • 35,000 miles
When riding the vehicle at 60 -70 mph, and hitting a normal bump/hole in the road, the stability control makes very aggressive adjustments in the rear of the car and make you feel you are losing control of the car. During winter/snowy roads there is weak stability in the rear suspension. This is really scary!. please help us identify what is the issue with this vehicle. Thanks

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

problem #2

May 292014

Elantra

  • 39,466 miles
I was driving in dry weather and on normal road conditions when the ESC light begin to blink for no apparent reason. I could not accelerate when this occurred, and then the vehicle brakes locked up. Luckily, I was entering onto a on ramp and the vehicle skidded to a stop onto the shoulder. If this would have occurred while traveling at a higher rate of speed it could have been very dangerous. I had the vehicle towed to a nearby Hyundai dealership for review of the issue.

- Pataskala, OH, USA

problem #1

Jun 062013

Elantra 4-cyl

  • 34,900 miles
Have had 3 instances during warm/hot weather that the ESC light has come on (blinking) during normal city driving (after a little freeway driving & using the ac) & the vehicle performance is impaired due to the ESC (no pwr or inadvertent braking w/O driver braking). Only way to bypass this is by using the ESC off button. It appears to go away after the car is shut off & cooled down. Guessing that this is some kind of heat related problem (maybe a short) which causes the ESC to improperly kick in.

- San Jose, CA, USA