Hyundai Elantra electrical problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION WAS INACTIVE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ROADSIDE SERVICE WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,840.

TWICE IN A MONTH A PART MY CAR REFUSED TO START BOTH TIMES THE HYANDAI DEALER KEPT THE CAR OVER NIGHT AND THE NEXT FOR A WEEK. THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT WRONG WITH IT. ONCE THE TOW GUY TOOK IT IN AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT ON TOW TRUCK....WOULDN'T YOU BELIEVE IT IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THE BATTERIES ARE GOOD AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL ITEMS COME ON .....BUT NO START. MY WARRANT WILL EXPIRE IN A COUPLE OF HUNDRED MILES AND I AM WORRIED I WILL NOT BE COVERED THE NEXT TIME. AND THERE WILL BE A NEXT TIME. I AM A SINGLE PARENT WITH KIDS AND FEEL VERY VULNERABLE ABOUT THIS.

I WENT OUT TO START CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START...I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES AND FINALLY HELD THE KEY AS FAR A IT WOULD GO AND IT CRANKED. I TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEY KEPT IT OVER NIGHT. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. NEXT MONTH SAME THING HAPPENED ONLY THIS TIME I COULD NOT START IT. I CALLED HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEY TOWED THE CAR AND KEPT IT FOR A WEEK. THE CAR STARTED RIGHT BACK UP FOR THEM AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE BATTERY IS GOOD AND EVERYTHING COMES ON LIKE THE RADIO AND WIPERS BUT DOESN'T START. THE ONLY THING THE TOW GUY DID WAS TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT ON THE TOW TRUCK. WHEN I WENT ON LINE TO FIND YOU ALL I SAW SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, MY WARRANTY GIVES OUT IN A FEW HUNDRED MILES AND I AM AFRAID THAT WHEN IT DOESN'T START AGAIN I WILL NOT BE COVERED. AND I AM AFRAID IT WILL NOT START WHEN I AM AT THE BEACH OR OUT OF TOWN OR THE STORE. I T IS A VERY VULNERABLE PLACE TO BE BECAUSE I HAVE CHILDREN. UPDATED 09/15/15*LJ

I HAVE A HYUNDAI ELANTRA LIMITED, 2012, WITH THE TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH MY CAR, THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT IN 2011. WHENEVER I TAKE THE CAR TO THE SHOP TO HAVE THE ISSUES CHECKED, I AM ALWAYS TOLD THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING TO FIX. FIRST, THERE ARE SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN TAKING THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, IT OFTEN LURCHES INTO GEAR, WHICH THEN CONTINUES AS I DRIVE INTO 1ST, 2ND, 3RD, AND SOMETIMES 4TH GEAR. IT SHIFTS REALLY HARD, AS IF THE CAR WERE A MANUAL AND I WAS NOT SHIFTING VERY WELL BETWEEN GEARS. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO (~JUNE 2015) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THE SHOP SAID THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE SENSOR ERROR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE 2ND TIME THIS WEEK ON 7/14, AND TURNED OFF WITHIN 24 HOURS. I'VE CONTINUED TO HAVE THIS JERKING SHIFT ISSUE, THOUGH IT NEVER SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN IT'S AT THE SHOP. SECOND, THERE IS SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL ISSUE/SHORT IN THE CAR, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WHEN I HAVE WINDOWS DOWN AND I HIT THE LEVER TO ROLL THE DRIVER'S WINDOW UP THE SUNROOF ALSO STARTS TO OPEN/CLOSE! OR, THE WINDOWS DON'T GO UP/DOWN AS HARD/SOFT AS I MOVE THE LEVER. ALSO, IN THE PAST MONTH OR SO (JULY 2015) THE PROXIMITY KEY SEEMS TO NOT WORK, AND I HAVE TO PRESS THE BUTTON ON THE DOOR HANDLE MULTIPLE (UP TO 10) TIMES BEFORE THE CAR WILL LOCK/UNLOCK. THIS ALSO PREVENTS ME FROM BEING ABLE TO START THE CAR (IGNITION SWITCH) BECAUSE IT DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THE KEY IS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP!

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD TURN ON WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS MOVED FORWARD. WE RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE ISSUE AND IT "APPEARED" TO FIX THE ISSUE ONCE COMPLETED, BUT THE ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE PAST FOUR YEARS. TODAY, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES AS OF JULY 5, 2015.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN OVER AND START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE KEY TO TURN OVER IN THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY HAD LOW VOLTAGE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE AN IN-DEPTH DIAGNOSIS AND ONLY REPLACED THE PART. THE CONTACT ALSO CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE VEHICLE BEING DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK INTO OTHER GEARS AND THAT THE FAILURE WAS PROGRESSING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 09/08/15*LJ UPDATED 10/26/2017*CN