4.7

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
22,369 miles

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problem #3

May 042018

Elantra

  • 0 miles
This 2016, Hyundai Elantra sport suffers from dangerous hesitation when accelerating from a stop. This is dangerous because when pulling out into traffic there is an expectation of have acceleration from a stop. This has occurred on numerous occasions since the car was new. I called the dealer about a year ago and asked if there was any transmission reprogramming or anything else the factory had developed to cure this problem they said no. Today it was particularly dangerous when I pulled out and it just would not go for several seconds. Barely missed being involved in a head on collision. I believe it is time this gets reported as a significant safety deficiency. We had bought the "sport" version of the car to get better acceleration from its larger engine, because some owners had complained that it was weak of acceleration, but this did not cure the problem. It is only a problem on accelerating from a stop. Moving acceleration is pretty good.

- Knoxville, TN, USA

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problem #2

Apr 122016

Elantra

  • 5,000 miles
I was driving on a city street going approx. 30 mph when the car felt like it had downshifted into a low gear. The tachometer wa revving between 4,000 and 5,000 rpms even though I was slowing. I pulled to the side of the road but was unable to put the car in park as the gear shift was stuck in drive. After several attempts to put the car in park, I pulled the gear shift down as low as it would go past D(rive) and then I was able to push it up into the park position. Once I put the car back into drive again the engine and transmission were normal.

- Revere, MA, USA

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problem #1

Feb 162016

Elantra

  • 6,000 miles
I have taken my car to 2 Hyundai dealerships to be looked at. When I drive my car gets stuck in a high gear & gives me a hard time driving unless I accelerate dramatically to drop the rpms & the car will drop gears. I live on a very steep hill & came close to a very dangerous accident due to this issue. My car did not want to make it up my hill because the car makes a loud noise. The day this happened it was snowing & I had to accelerate to make it up & almost crashed because my car was rolling back down the hill & I live off of a busy intersection.

- Revere, MA, USA

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