Purchased a new 2013 Hyundai Elantra gls 4 door. Once a person turns on their daytime running lights all of the vehicles parking lights turn on as well. No other car manufacture has mandated all this illumination during daytime hours. On August 3rd 2012 at 11:40am I was issued a moving violation by a los angeles police officer in the city of van nuys, C.a. I was cited for violating California vehicle code section 24800 which states "no vehicle shall be driven at any time with the parking lamps lighted except when the lamps are being used as turn signal lamps or when the headlamps are also illuminated". I explained the scenario to my lawyer and he advised me that the citation is valid because in C.a. the word headlamps in vc section 24800 is interpreted by the courts as the vehicles primary source of forward illumination and daytime running lights do not fall into this primary source category. To avoid future citations I highly recommend that if you operate any 2013+ Hyundai product do not use the daytime running light feature because the parking lights will light up and you will be subject to a citation. I advised Hyundai via a recorded phone call about this problem. If they do not take proper action to correct this they will be considered negligent.

- Burbank, CA, USA

I recently got a new Hyundai Elantra gls. The sticker claims that there are daytime running lights. When I called the dealer to find out why the daytime running lights on my car do not come on, they could not figure it out and suggested I call Hyundai. The same switch that turns off the headlights is also the "drl off" switch. There is no separate "drl on" switch. The Hyundai case manager told me that on the american-made models it is necessary to turn the parking lights on, and that this is the daytime running light system. Every car has parking lights; they are not on whenever a vehicle is running and must be turned on. These are not daytime running lights. Daytime running lights are supposed to be on whenever the headlights are not on. The sticker on the car may claim that the car has daytime running lights, but it seems to me that this is a lie; there are no daytime running lights on the car. A significant safety feature has been left off the car.

- Forest Hills, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that when completing a left turn, the left turn signal would continue to flash. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis but the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that there was nothing they could do to assist with the issue. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 1,100.

- Harrisburg, PA, USA

I got this car a few days ago. The window sticker claims it has daytime running lights. The lighting stock has three options. The options are "drl off, daytime lights, and night time lights." When daytime lights are activated, it activates the daytime running lights, but also activates rear lights and dims interior gauge lights to "night lighting" levels. This poses several safety risks. Firstly, people may struggle to read interior gauges when driving during the day, increasing the risk of a collision. Secondly, the activated rear lights adds confusion during the day and could increase the risk of other motorists crashing into the rear.

- Anderson, IN, USA