2014 Hyundai Elantra
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 385 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 6th highest complaint count among 26 Elantra model years with reports.
Of the 2014 reports, 35 involved a crash and 15 involved a fire. 29 people were injured and 2 people died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Service brakes, hydraulic, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, control unit/modulePark outsideSep 22, 2023
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2011-2015 Elantra, Genesis Coupe, Sonata Hybrid, 2012-2015 Accent, Azera, Veloster, 2013-2015 Elantra Coupe, Santa Fe, 2014-2015 Equus, 2010-2012 Veracruz, 2010-2013 Tucson, 2015 Tucson Fuel Cell, and 2013 Santa Fe Sport vehicles. The Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) module may leak brake fluid internally and cause an electrical short, which can result in an engine compartment fire while parked or driving.
An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the ABS fuse, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 10, 2024 through October 11, 2024. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 251.
Campaign 23V651000 on NHTSA.gov
Service brakes, hydraulic, pedals and linkagesNov 30, 2017
Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2013-2014 Elantra sedan, coupe and GT vehicles. 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.
If the brake light switch plunger does not retract as it should when the brake pedal is not being pressed, the brake lights may stay illuminated preventing accurate communication to following vehicles that the vehicle is slowing or stopping. Additionally, if the brake switch plunger is not retracted, then the transmission can be shifted out of PARK without depressing the brake pedal. Either condition increases the risk of a crash.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake pedal stopper pad, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin February 8, 2018. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 170. This campaign expands recall 16V574.
Campaign 17V769000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: engine
167 reports, newest first. Show all
Engine, Sep 5, 2020
I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW. THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR. THIS STARTED THE FIRST YEAR OR SO THAT I HAD IT. HYUNDAI HAS CHECKED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. ONCE I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET. I HAVE HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE OVER THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THERE ARE NOW JUST OVER 110,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I RECENTLY WAS DRIVING ON A SECONDARY ROAD A FEW BLOCKS FROM HOME. THE CAR MADE A SCREECHING SOUND, ALMOST STALLED, AND THEN THERE WAS AN ENGINE TICKING NOISE. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT I TRUST. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED NEW ENGINE BECAUSE IT SOUNDED LIKE THERE WAS LOOSE METAL IN THE ENGINE. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE IN HYUNDAI 2.0L ENGINES. THIS CAR HAS MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS ALWAYS HAD THE OIL CHANGED BEFORE THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED MILEAGE. I THINK THIS ENGINE SHOULD STILL BE COVERED AS IF IT IS UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT NOT ENOUGH OF THE ELANTRA GT (I THINK MOST PEOPLE BUY THE COUPE WHICH HAS A DIFFERENT ENGINE) HAVE BEEN SOLD TO CREATE A RECALL. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT MANY OF THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN PURCHASED HAVE BEEN TRADED IN. OVER THE PAST 3 TO 4 YEARS, I HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS LETTERS AND CARDS FROM HYUNDAI. THEY SPECIFICALLY SAID THAT THEY NEEDED ME TO TRADE IN MY ELANTRA GT AND THEY WOULD OFFER ME TOP DOLLAR ON A TRADE IN OR TRADE UP. I NOW THINK THEY WANTED MY CAR BACK BECAUSE THEY KNEW THIS ENGINE HAD PROBLEMS AND HOPED THEY COULD JUST SELL ME A DIFFERENT CAR. I JUST PAID THIS CAR OFF AND INTENDED TO DRIVE IT SEVERAL MORE YEARS. THIS IS A FAULTY ENGINE. NO CAR THAT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED SHOULD HAVE THIS HAPPEN. I STILL HAVE A JEEP I BOUGHT IN 1994 WITH OVER 200K MILES AND IT RUNS GREAT! THIS ENGINE SHOULD BE RECALLED OR AT LEAST INVESTIGATED
Other or unspecified, Engine, Aug 17, 2020
MY CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD AND IT EATS OIL . MY DAUGHTER IN BETWEENNOIL CHANGES HAD TO PUT 2 QUARTS IN THE CAR. WE USE SYNTHETIC OIL . THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SOME TIME NOW TILL I TOLD MY FAMILY AND THEY MENTIONED HYUNDAI HAD A RECALL. I DONT SEE ONE FOR MY CAR BUT THERE OBVIOUSLY IS AN ISSUE.
Engine, Jul 23, 2020, crash, fire
I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT MY WORK AND ALMOST AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED AND ACCELERATED, CAUSING MY CAR TO JUMP THE CURB AND HIT A LIGHT POLE. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP. IT HAPPENED SO FAST. ONE MINUTE I WAS PARKING AND THE NEXT SECOND I HIT THE POLE. I SUSTAIN SEVERAL INJURIES AND AM WAITING TO HEAR ABOUT MY CAR.
Engine, Jul 2, 2020
RANDOMLY DOES NOT START/TURNOVER. SOMETIMES TAKE UP TO 4 TRIES TO GET CAR STARTED. LOUD RATTLE/METAL SOUND WHEN STARTING CAR. DIFFICULTY SPEEDING UP, ESPECIALLY WHEN ENTERING OR SWITCHING LANES ON HIGHWAY/EXPRESSWAY. BURNING OIL RAPIDLY WHILE IN MOTION. CAR BURNS THROUGH OIL BUT THE CHECK OIL LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RANDOMLY GOES ON AND OFF.
Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Jun 25, 2020
ENGINE HAS ROUGH IDLE SINCE I GOT IT I BELIEVE IT HAS KNOCK ENGINE ISSUES AND SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST I HAVE REPLACED ENGINE COILS INJECTION SYSTEM CLEANING THE RPM AT IDLE IS SO ROUGH MY TRANSMIT FLUID WHEN I HAD MY METER PLUGGED IN IS SO HOT I'M AFRAID OF A FIRE. BUT HYUNDAI I'VE HAD SUCH BAD EXPERIENCE I'M AFRAID OF THE RUN AROUND I JUST WANT IT REPLACES FIXES IT IS FAULTY ENGINE NOW IT SURGES. I DON'T WANT TO DIE FOR THIS MYSTERY HYUNDAI ENGINE ISSUE. *TR
Engine, May 18, 2020, fire
I DROVE TO WORK (45 MILES) PARKED AND WENT INTO MY OFFICE. I CAME OUT APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER TO GET MY BRIEFCASE AND MY CAR WAS SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE IGNITED. THE CAR WAS PARKED , LOCKED AND A FIRE STARTED ON THE ENGINE.I HAVE MULTIPLE WITNESS AND THE COLUMBIA FIRE DEPT. *TR
Steering, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, May 13, 2020
THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A STREET. IT KEPT JUMPING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, THE STEERING WHEEL GOT REALLY HARD TO MOVE. IT MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHEN I TRY TO TURN IT ON, WHEN I TURN ON THE CAR WHITE SMOKE THAT SMELLS REALLY STRONG STARTS COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST AND THE CAR WON'T DRIVE, IF I PUT IT ON DRIVE IT JUMPS A LOT AND TURNS OFF BY ITSELF. I HAVE READ AN ARTICLE IN WHICH MANY USERS OF THE HYUNDAI ELANTRA FROM THE YEARS 2011 TO 2015 HAVE THIS SAME MOTOR ISSUES. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH THE ENGINE. EVEN BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS REALLY ROUGH, ITS NOT SMOOTH ITS NOT EASY TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING A U- TURN OR TURNING ON A STREET, I HAVE TO PULL REALLY HARD TO MAKE TURNS, I DON'T THINK THIS IS SAFE. *TR
Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, May 6, 2020
I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE ROADWAY, A REVVED THE ENGINE A BIT TO GET OVER A SMALL HILL, AND HEARD LOUD FAN LIKE NOISES, SPUTTERING, AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON. NO SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE CAR, IT LITERALLY SPUTTERED TO A STOP. I TRIED TO START IT, IT TURNED OVER ONCE AND THAT WAS IT. TRIED HOOKING CABLES TO JUMP IT, EVEN BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY. AFTER CHANGING SPARK PLUGS, IT WAS DETERMINED ONE BLEW. WE TRIED TO REPLACE, SAME THING HAPPENED, THE ENGINE IS SHOT, THE DEALER IS CLAIMING $7,000 TO FIX THIS, AND I'M SEEING THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE, NOT JUST ME. I WORK FOR PENNDOT MAINTENANCE, SO I'M ON TOP OF MAINTAINING, OIL, FILTERS, CHECK UPS. TIRES WERE A BIT LOW, BUT NEXT ON MY LIST. I NEED HELP. *TR
Engine, Apr 22, 2020
THE CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF NUMEROUS TIMES. THE PANEL DID NOT SHOW ANY CODES - NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS LIGHTING. EVENTUALLY THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE, AND THE CAR STOPPED MORE FREQUENTLY IN CITY/STREET DRIVING AND ON THE CHICAGO EDENS HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR, WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARING.THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO MULTIPLE AUTO MECHANICS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING MULTIPLE OPINIONS, THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP MECHANICS TOLD US WE NEEDED TO CHANGE THE ENGINE - WITH NO SOLID REASONING OR INCREMENTAL EVIDENCE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A) TRULY, AN ENGINE MECHANICS OR OTHER RELATED OPERATING ISSUE OR 2) SERIOUS ENOUGH PROBLEM TO REQUIRE AN ENTIRE ENGINE OVERHAUL. WHEN CONTACTING HYUNDAI AMERICA, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ACCEPT THE FACTS OF WHICH ARE A VERY SERIOUS, IMMANENT MANUFACTURER CONCERN, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, CONSUMER CONFIDENCE AND SAFETY CONCERN. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE ENTIRE REASON TO BELIEVE BASED ON OUR FACTUAL INFORMATION THAT HYUNDAI IS PRESENTING DISHONEST AND POTENTIALLY HARMFUL INFORMATION TO THEIR CUSTOMERS, FROM THE VEHICLE'S LACK OF SAFETY NOTIFICATION AND IMPROPER RESPONSE IN HANDLING THE SITUATION WITH THE CONSUMER. I TALKED WITH THE HYUNDAI CASE MANAGER. THEIR SYSTEM HAS MY INFO AND MY CAR INFO, AND OUR CONVERSATION. I HAD INFORMED CASE MANAGER, THAT I'M GOING TO FILE A COMPLAINT TO NHTSA AGAINST HYUNDAI POOR PERFORMANCE AND ISSUE RESOLUTION. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR INVESTIGATION. *LN *JS
Engine, Apr 20, 2020
BOUGHT MY ELANTRA GT HATCHBACK 4 YEARS AGO WITH 34K MILES USED, GOOD CONDITION! I HAD A 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA PRIOR AND LOVED IT SO WHY NOT I THOUGHT. I HAVE KEPT UP WITH MY OIL CHANGES, TIRE ROTATIONS, NEW TIRES ETC RECENTLY THIS YEAR MY CAR STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE, WE FIGURED IT MIGHT BE THE OIL SO I REPLACED IT, BUT WANTED STILL THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO CHECK IT OUT. ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR'S ENGINE LIGHT KEPT FLASHING, THEN WHEN I PULLED OVER THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE BATTERY LIGHT, THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, SO I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CALLED AND SAID I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE BASICALLY, SOMETHING RELATED TO THE CYLINDERS ETC. I AM TRYING ALL AVENUES TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE CAR FIXED AND OUT OF MY HANDS, UNFORTUNATELY I AM NOT BUYING HYUNDAI AGAIN, ESPECIALLY SINCE READING THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND HYUNDAI STILL REFUSES TO ADD THIS MODEL TO THEIR SONATA AND SANTA FE RECALL, RIDICULOUS. SORRY HYUNDAI YOU HAVE LOST MY BUSINESS SINCE YOU REFUSE TO TAKE UP RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR MISTAKES.
Engine, Mar 24, 2020
MY CAR IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND I NOTICED THE SHIFT STARTED TO GET STUCK HERE AND THERE. WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS AND VERY LITTLE DRIVING, I GOT STUCK AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T SHIFT AT ALL. IT ONLY HAS 31,000 MILES SO I DIDN'T THINK IT COULD BE THE CLUTCH. AFTER 2.5 WEEKS AT THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT'S NOT A RECALL BUT IS A HYUNDAI "ALERT", COVERED BY WARRANTY AND THAT THERE'S A DEFECT THAT ALLOWS DEBRIS IN WHICH JAMS THE SHIFT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REMOVED, THE SHIFTER CLEANED UP AND A PATCH KIT PUT IN TO KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS AND LESS THAN 20 MILES, I LOST ALL ABILITY TO SHIFT AND THE CAR WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. IT STARTED AGGRESSIVELY JUMPING FORWARD AND BACK WITH NO CONTROL. I WAS STOPPED BY A CURB. THIS WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND I COULD HAVE HIT A PERSON! IT WOULD NO LONGER START GOT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AND I'M AWAITING AN ANSWER.
Engine, Mar 16, 2020
AFTER REACHING APPROX. 60,000 MILES MY ENGINE DEVELOPED A SLIGHT TICKING NOISE. I'VE MAINTAINED REGULAR OIL CHANGES, ROTATIONS AND OTHER GENERAL MAINTENANCE ALONG WITH ENSURE MY CAR SELDOM IF EVER HITS EMPTY. IN THE PAST FEW YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR, I'VE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE START UP. I CONTRIBUTED THIS TO THE COLD WEATHER OF CHICAGO. AS THE TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN RATHER FAIR LATELY, I'VE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WHERE IT WONT START INITIALLY. TODAY, MY ENGINE DIED TWICE WHILE IN TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING, NO SOUNDS OR ANYTHING. I WAS ABLE TO START IT UP JUST FINE TODAY AND AFTER EACH STALL BUT AM MORE CONCERNED OF A LARGER ISSUE. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH A NUMBER OF HYUNDAI VEHICLES IN THE 2014 CLASS ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF ELANTRAS.MY ISSUE OCCURED WHILE DRIVING ON THE CITY STREETS.
Engine, Feb 10, 2020
ENGINE FAILED ON INTERSTATE AT 55MPH. A ROD HAD PIERCED A CYLINDER LEAVING ENGINE RUINED.
Engine, Feb 7, 2020
MY CAR STARTED MAKING A RATTLING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. IT THEN STALLED WHEN I CAME TO A STOP. I WAS ON A SIDE STREET AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT, BUT EVERY TIME I CAME TO A STOP OR SLOWED DOWN IT WOULD STALL. I WAS LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY EVERY TIME IT STALLED (IT STALLED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE 2 DAYS BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO THE MECHANIC) I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED A NEW ENGINE. MY CAR HAS 57714 MILES ON IT AND IS REGULARLY MAINTAINED. I CALLED A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME SINCE I WAS THE SECOND OWNER THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY I PURCHASED WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR WILL COVER HALF THE COST OF A NEW ENGINE.
Engine, Jan 17, 2020
AROUND 9/14/19, MY ENGINE STARTING RATTLING (HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=8NKOF1BPU2E&FEATURE=YOUTU.BE). I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT, AND THEY OBSERVED NOTHING WRONG. SO, I WANTED A SECOND OPINION FROM HYUNDAI DIRECTLY AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT FOR 9/25/19. THE ENGINE DIED ON 9/23/19 WHEN I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE TOED TO HYUNDAI AND THEY SAID THE ENGINE FAILED AND WOULD BE $7500 TO REPLACE. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF MY CAR AND REGULARLY GOT THE OIL CHANGED. THE ORIGINAL MECHANIC CLAIMED NO RESPONSIBILITY WHEN I TRIED TO FILE A CLAIM THROUGH THEM. HYUNDAI ALSO CLAIMED NO RESPONSIBILITY WHEN I FILED A CLAIM THROUGH THEM AS WELL.
Engine, Dec 4, 2019
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 8E JUST BEFORE PINE VALLEY, IN LANE ONE, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. A MOMENT LATER, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THEN THE CAR STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. LUCKILY, AS SOON AS THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER. ONCE THERE WE TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FRANK HYUNDAI. YESTERDAY WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE IS SEIZED AND REQUIRES A NEW ENGINE. I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2 YRS AND IT ONLY HAS 87,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON THE ENGINE SHOULD HAVE SEIZED SUDDENLY AS IT DID. ALL VEHICLE FLUIDS WERE CHECKED AND OPERATIONAL SAFETY CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND WERE GOOD PRIOR TO OUR TRIP. WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE NOT BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS OCCURRING IN OTHER ELANTRAS OF MY SAME YEAR IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER HYUNDAI VEHICLES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. IT MY URGENT REQUEST THAT THIS BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET INJURED OR KILLED. I ALSO REQUEST THAT HYUNDAI INCLUED THE ELANTRAS WITH SAME THE AFFECTED YEARS OF THE SONATA AND SANTA FE'S, SUCH AS MY 2014 BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
Engine, Nov 9, 2019
AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A SIGNIFICANT KNOCKING SOUND. I PULLED OVER AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY PERFORMED AN ENGINE DIAGNOSIS AND REMOVED THE OIL PAN TO FIND A LOT OF METAL FLAKES. I WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE (ENGINE WOULD LIKELY SEIZE) AND INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE REPAIR QUOTES ARE $6,500-8,500, WHICH IS ALMOST WHAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORTH BEFORE THE ENGINE FAILURE. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER WOULD PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TOWARDS REPAIR DUE TO ME BEING THE SECOND OWNER. SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP AT APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES I HAVE HAD EVERY RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. NO INDICATION WAS EVER GIVEN TO ME ABOUT THERE BEING METAL IN THE OIL PAN OR ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEM ARISING. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THESE ENGINES HAVE A HIGH FAILURE RATE, AND THE MANUFACTURER FIGHTS TOOTH-AND-NAIL TO AVOID ACKNOWLEDGING A PROBLEM OR ASSISTING WITH REPAIR COSTS FOR SECOND OWNERS -- EVEN IF WELL UNDER THE 100,000-MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY PROVIDED TO ORIGINAL OWNERS.
Engine, Sep 18, 2019
I PURCHASED A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT BRAND NEW. ADMITTEDLY I PUT A LOT OF MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND IT HAD 121000 MILES. HOWEVER, I ALWAYS KEPT UP ON MY MAINTENANCE AND ALWAYS USED SYNTHETIC OIL SINCE THE FIRST OIL CHANGE. AFTER GETTING AN OIL CHANGE I WAS ABOUT 3 MILES FROM THE FACILITY AND MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST RPM AND THE SPEED DECREASED. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF. NO LIGHTS CAME ON, NOT ENGINE OR OIL. I TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A RATTLING NOISE. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY LOCAL GARAGE. THAT MECHANIC SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DICKSON CITY HYUNDAI. THERE, THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I BEGAN SPEAKING WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CARE. I ENDED UP HAVING TO PAY HALF OF THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND LABOR COSTS. MY PORTION WAS $3250. THIS IS COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS THAT A VEHICLE ALWAYS MAINTAINED WOULD HAVE THE ENGINE GONE A MONTH BEFORE THE FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF PURCHASING IT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HYUNDAI IN MY LIFE.
Vehicle speed control, Engine, Aug 13, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND ONLY ACCELERATED TO 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE MECHANIC CLEANED ALL THE SENSORS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,532.
Vehicle speed control, Engine, Jun 28, 2019
2014 ELANTRA DRIVING THE CAR IN TOWN AT SLOW SPEEDS, USUALLY AROUND 15-25 MILES AN HOUR, WITH RPMS AT ABOUT 1250. FIRST NOTICED AN ISSUE WITH EXTREMELY JERKY DRIVING, BUT ADDED GAS AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A ONE-TIME THING. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I SET AN APPOINTMENT TO THE MURDOCK HYUNDAI OF MURRAY UTAH TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE THAT WAS PUTTING MY FAMILY AND MY SECURITY IN RISK. ON JUNE 18TH AROUND 6 PM, THE DID A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK IN THE DEALERSHIP AND THEN, THEY RECOMMENDED ME TO CLEAN MY GAS INJECTORS, TO DO A TUNE-UP, TO DO AN ALIGNMENT AND TO ADD NEW FOUR TIRES CHANGE SINCE THEY WERE TOTALLY DAMAGED., SOME KIND OF HYUNDAI SOLVENT CLEANERS FOR THE GAS ENGINE. ALL OF THE SERVICES HAD A TOTAL OF $1043 DOLLARS. I THOUGHT IT WAS ALL IT NEEDED BUT NOT IT WAS NOT. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CAR STARTED TO HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS BEFORE, LOSING POWER AGAIN, ENGINE SLOWING DOWN AND BAD GAS MILEAGE... I SET UP ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP.
Engine, Jun 27, 2019
ENGINE SEIZED
Engine, Jun 17, 2019
WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE ALONG WITH THE A FLASHING OIL LIGHT. I FOUND IT FUNNY BECAUSE I HAD JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED 1 WEEK BEFORE. THE NEXT THING I KNEW THE CAR JUST STOPPED MID DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY.. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY CHECKED EVERYTHING OUT AND I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I DON'T SEE HOW WHEN I KEEP MY MATIENCE UP ON MY CAR. BUT AS I LOOK UP THINGS ON THE INTERNET I SEE THE 2014 ELANTRA IS GIVING ALOT OF PEOPLE PROBLEMS WHEN IT COMES TO THE ENGINE. AND I AM NOT SURE WHY HYUNDAI HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON THE ENGINES HERE IN THE US BUT HAVE DONE SO IN CANDA AND OVERSEAS. I AM A MEDICAL RETIRED SERVICE MEMBER AND ON A FIXED INCOME. SO PAYING 1000S OF DOLLARS FOR A NEW ENGINE IS NOT IN MY BUDGET. NOR BUYING A NEW CAR ... HYUNDAI HAS BEEN GREAT WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE THUS FAR BUT NOW I AM FRUSTRATED AND SICK TO MY STOMACH WITH THE WAY I HAVE BEEN TREATED. THANK YOU FOR NOTHING...
Engine, Jun 9, 2019
THE MOTOR STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE VERY FAINT AT FIRST THEN OVER TIME IT GOT LOUDER THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED THE CAR. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A TEAR DOWN TO DETERMINE IF THE CAR NEEDED A NEW ENGINE THEY DID THAT, THEN WE WERE TOLD SINCE WE WERE LOYAL CUSTOMERS HAD PURCHASED 3 CARS FROM MASSEY AND IT HAD 104,000 MILES 4 THOUSAND OVER WARRANTY THAT HYUNDAI WOULD PROBABLY COVER PART OR ALL OF THE COST! WE WERE TOLD THAT IF HYUNDAI DIDN'T COVER THE COST THAT IT WOULD COST US A COUPLE OF THOUSAND DOLLARS!...SO WE TOLD THEM TO FIX THE CAR HYUNDAI WAS GOING TO COVER SOME OF THE COST DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH THOUGH! WE WERE NEVER TOLD...AND WE'VE NEVER BEEN TOLD HOW MUCH HYUNDAI COVERED. THE CAR NEEDED A FEW MINOR REPAIRS LIKE THE SERPENTINE BELT WHICH WE NEEDED TO PAY FOR BUT WE ENDED UP PAYING $2300.00 DOLLARS WE HAVE TALKED TO OTHER HYUNDAI OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ENGINES JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR THE ENGINE?
Power train, Engine, May 2, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STARTED TO STALL AND HESITATED UNTIL IT CEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NAPLETON'S AUTO PARK OF URBANA (LOCATED AT 1111 NAPLETON WAY, URBANA, IL 61802, (217) 367-1222) WHO STATED THAT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,500. THE VIN WAS INVALID.
Engine, Apr 15, 2019
I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA THAT NOW HAS 72,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER EXPERIENCING RECENT ISSUES WITHIN THE ENGINE OF THIS VEHICLE, I TOOK IT TO DAVE HALLMAN HYUNDAI IN ERIE, PA WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. IT WAS ALSO DECIDED THAT I WOULD PAY THE COSTS OF THE LABOR, WHICH TOTALS $2,345. DURING THIS EXPERIENCE I HAVE FOUND THAT HYUNDAI SONATAS, SANTE FES, AND ELANTRAS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WHEN I INITIALLY TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, EMPLOYEES WERE ALSO WORKING ON A SANTA FE THAT HAD EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE, LEADING ME TO QUESTION THE QUALITY OF THESE VEHICLES WHEN THE ISSUE IS SO PROMINENT. IN THE PAST 4 YEARS I HAVE BOUGHT TWO VEHICLES FROM HYUNDAI, BUT FOR REASONS BEYOND MY CONTROL, HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FIRST AND NOW POTENTIALLY THE SECOND. MOREOVER, I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR FOUR WEEKS NOW. I WAS INFORMED A CASE MANAGER COULD ASSIST ME, BUT OF THE MULTIPLE HYUNDAI REPRESENTATIVES, NONE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE EVEN A PHONE NUMBER. EIGHT DAYS AFTER REPRESENTATIVES TOLD ME THE CASE HAD BEEN SUBMITTED, THE CASE MANAGER CONTACTED ME ONLY TO TELL ME HE COULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. I WAS NOT INFORMED MY CASE WOULD BE DEEMED VOID IN TWO DAYS, BUT JUST HAPPENED TO CALL AND CHECK. I UNDERSTAND HYUNDAI MAINTAINS POLICIES AROUND THE SERVICE THAT CAN AND CANNOT BE PROVIDED TO SECOND OWNERS. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT AS A SECOND OWNER, MY VEHICLE'S WARRANTY WOULD HAVE EXPIRED 12,000 MILES AGO. HOWEVER, I AM ASKING THAT HYUNDAI CORRECT ITS MISTAKE AND PAY FULL PRICE FOR SELLING A DEFECTED PRODUCT THAT INHIBITED THE SAFETY, RELIABILITY, AND QUALITY OF MY VEHICLE. THERE IS NO REASON MY CAR SHOULD HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED THIS EARLY ON. I DO NOT FEEL HYUNDAI'S CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING TO CORRECT SUCH A PROMINENT MISTAKE.