2005 Hyundai Elantra

I WAS 1 MILE FROM MY HOME AT A RED LIGHT WHEN MY 2005 ELANTRA ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL BEING TOUCHED. I FIRST TRIED THE BRAKES WHICH DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. I TURNED THE CAR AROUND AND HAD TO RIDE THE BRAKES UNTIL I COULD GET THE VEHICLE HOME. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN A VARIETY OF POSITIONS, FOR EXAMPLE DRIVE, PARK, AND NEUTRAL THE ENGINE STILL RACED. THE VEHICLE SMELLED OF A BURNING SMELL. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE SHOP.

HEADLIGHT BURNT OUT ON 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. TOOK IT TO GET FIXED AT A CAR REPAIR STORE. CAR REPAIR STORE SAID WIRING WAS MELTED TO HEADLIGHT, HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE AND FELT IT WAS A FIRE HAZARD. WE HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO FIX THE HEADLIGHT. SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALER PERSONALLY TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE BURNT ENDS OF WIRING ON THE HEADLIGHT AS WELL AS EXPOSED WIRES. THEY TOLD US THAT IT IS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND WE HAD TO PAY $136.05 TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY REPLACED THE BULB AND NEW ENDS AT THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR. I SAVED THE OLD BULB AND WIRING BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTORY OR MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND IF LEFT UNFIXED CAUSE A FIRE. I DO NOT FEEL THAT CONSUMERS SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX CAR PARTS THAT WERE NOT INSTALLED OR DESIGNED CORRECTLY IN THE FIRST PLACE. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WAS 'WEIRD' AND THEY HAD NO IDEA HOW IT HAPPENED BUT REFUSED TO ADMIT THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FACTORY/MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. I SPOKE WITH BOTH THE SERVICE DEPT. MANAGER AND THE DEALERSHIP MANAGER. THE PART WAS JUST RECENTLY REPLACED SO WE DO NOT KNOW IF IT WILL OCCUR AGAIN. *TR

MY 05 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WAS INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN ON THE FREEWAY SPINNING ME OUT OF CONTROL. I TOTALED THE CAR AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PERSON WHO CAUSE THE ACCIDENT FLED THE SCENE. I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CAUSED FRONT END DAMAGE TO HERS BEFORE SLAMMING IN THE RAIL. NEITHER OF US BROKE ANY BONES. AS HARD AS I HIT AND FROM ALL AROUND THE CAR AT SOME POINT MY AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF. *TR

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS, GOING EAST ON HWY 11, RAINING AND SWERVED TO AVOID ONCOMING VEHICLE, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WENT AIRBORNE OVER THE BACKSIDE OF THE CULVERT AND LANDED ON THE NOSE OF THE VEHICLE AND FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES, 5 TIMES IS THE EST GIVEN TO ME. THE FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANY INJURIES INCLUDING HEAD INJURY, CERVICAL STRAIN, MUSCLE SPASMS, SEVERE CONTUSIONS TO CHEST, HIP, PELVIS, ARM, KNEE, NECK. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA THAT I BOUGHT USED WITH 28,000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN AT 39,000 MILES TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED. AT 49,000 MILES THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE SHOT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT THIS IS CRAZY, AND THEY SAID THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN THAT FAST. I NOW HAVE 60,000 MILES AND MY REAR BRAKES ARE SHOT AGAIN. NOW THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT MAYBE THEY SEE THE REAR BRAKES WEAR OUT MORE FREQUENTLY IN MY CAR MODEL, BUT THEY AREN'T SAYING IT IS NORMAL. THEY WANT ME TO PAY ANOTHER $300 TO REPLACE THE REAR PADS,AND THEN LOOK AT THEM AT 5,000 MILES. THEN THEY WILL TRY TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR THAT IS CAUSING THE PADS TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY. I AM AFRAID THAT MY CAR IS NOT SAFE, BECAUSE MY REAR BRAKES ARE NOT WEARING NORMALLY. I'M AFRAID THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG CAUSING THIS PROBLEM, THAT THE DEALER DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. *TR

I BOUGHT IT FROM HYUNDAI DEALER ON DEC 16, 2009 WHICH ONLY HAD 31000 MILES THEN. IT STALLED THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE WEEK JUST ONE WEEK AFTER I BROUGHT. ONE STALLING HAPPENED WHEN BACKING UP AND ONE TIME HAPPENED WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND ONE TIME WHEN LEAVING A STOP. I BROUGHT IT TO DEALER ON DECEMBER 31,2009. THEIR REPORT INDICATED THAT THEY FOUND A CODE FOR RANDOM MISS FIRE AND THEY REPLACE SPARK PLUG WIRES. THINGS TEMPORARILY WENT WELL AFTER THAT. THEN THE CAR TOTALLY DIED ON ONE MORNING, AROUND FEB 10,2010. THEN THE CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER SERVICE AND DEALER CHANGED THE BATTERY. BUT THE STALLING PROBLEM CAME BACK THIS WEEK AND IT HAD HAPPENED TWICE. ONE HAPPENED WHEN TURNING AROUND AT PARKING LOT AND ANOTHER WAS HAPPENED WHEN TURNING AROUND ON LOCAL ROAD. I AM GOING TO GIVE DEALER FOR ANOTHER FIX TOMORROW. *TR

WHILE DRIVING VERY SLOWLY IN A PARKING LOT, JUST AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN AND WHILE GENTLY PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN, MY HYUNDAI ELANTRA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT AN UNDESIRABLY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. ALTHOUGH I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND FIRMLY PRESSED THE BRAKE, THE CAR CONTINUED TO LURCH FORWARD WHILE THE RPM REVVED LOUDLY. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO PARK, AND THE CAR STOPPED MOVING AND A FEW SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE IDLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. FORTUNATELY, NO CARS OR PEDESTRIANS WERE IN FRONT OF ME, ALTHOUGH MANY SHOPPERS STANDING NEARBY STOPPED TO WATCH AS THEY HEARD THE EXCESSIVE ROAR OF THE ENGINE. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER, AND HE FOUND NO RECORD OF THE INCIDENT ON THE CAR'S COMPUTER SOFTWARE. THIS INCIDENT OF SUDDEN UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION HAPPENED THIS ONE TIME AND HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. I AM REPORTING THIS TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM IS NOT LIMITED TO TOYOTA. *TR

ON 12/10/2009 I HAD TAKEN MY AUTO IN FOR SERVICE AT THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER. I TOLD THEM WE WERE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH A FUNNY SMELL COMING OUT OF THE DASH WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AND IT CONTINUES (THE ODOR) WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. THE ODOR IS NOT THERE WHILE VEHICLE IS NOT STARTED OR RUNNING? THEY PERFORMED THE NEW YORK STATE SAFETY AND EMISSIONS INSPECTION AND THE VEHICLE PASSED.THEY THEN WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT THE ODOR THAT IS COMING OUT OF THE VENT IS A NORMAL CONDITION FROM CONVERTER AND FUEL WINTER BLEND ? I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE DAY ONE AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE? THIS IS MY FIFTH WINTER. I ALSO HAVE 2 OTHER VEHICLES AND WE BUY OUR GAS AT THE SAME STATION AND I AM NOT HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH EITHER ONE. I WAS TOLD THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE? BUT WHEN I ASKED FOR A COPY I WAS TOLD HE COULDN'T FIND IT ,AND WHEN I WENT ONLINE I COULDN'T EITHER. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP WITH THIS ISSUE OR NOT BUT IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU CAN DO OR POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION I WOULD APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE AS FAR AS THE DEALER IS CONCERNED THIS IS NORMAL AND I DON'T SEE WHAT'S NORMAL ABOUT IT .THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

ON 10/24/09 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AND A HALF WHEN I NOTICED A SLIGHT JERKING FEELING. IT REPEATED ONCE OR TWICE. LATER WHEN DRIVING HOME, AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR IT STARTED UP AGAIN. THEN ABOUT AN HOUR LATER IT STALLED AT A RED LIGHT, I HARDLY MADE IT HOME. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND IT WASN'T DISPLAYING THE PROBLEM. IT STARTED UP THE NEXT DAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT PULLED A PO 420 CODE. I CHANGE THE O2 SENSOR, DIDN'T FIX IT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BACK ON SAME CODE. I CHANGED MY MID CAT CONVERTER DIDN'T FIX IT, LIGHT BACK ON SAME CODE...MY MECHANIC THINKS WE SHOULD CHANGE UPPER CAT CONVERTER, I CALL THE DEALER. THEY SAY THE UPPER CAT IS CONNECTED TO THE MANIFOLD WHICH MEANS I'M STILL COVER UNDER THE 100K WARRANTY. MIND YOU I HAD MY MANIFOLD CHANGED AT 72K BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD GONE ON 18MONTHS EARLIER (I HADN'T THOUGHT ANYTHING OF IT BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY.) NOW I'M AT 99K AND NEED A NEW MANIFOLD???? SO THE DEALER REPLACES THE MANIFOLD, STILL NOT FIXED. BREAK DOWN ON SIDE OF THE ROAD. DEALER SAYS IT'S MY PROBLEM, THEY FIXED IT!!! BACK TO MY MECHANIC PO 420 AGAIN. HE THINKS THE OLD UPPER CAT BLEW OUT THE NEW MID CAT BEFORE WE REPLACED IT. IT'S UNDER WARRANTY SO I WAIT A WEEK FOR THE PART TO COME IN... YOU GUESSED IT STILL NOT FIXED! I'M BRINGING IT BACK TO MY MECHANIC TOMORROW AND CALLING THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP. IT'S BEEN 7 WEEKS, $900 AND MY CAR IS STILL BROKEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 5 MPH INTO A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENT. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE TOWN BUILDING CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGES AND COULD NOT BE DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE CRASH SITE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, AND THE PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE ACCUSATION OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FURTHER. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 33,419.