2013 Hyundai Elantra Suspension Problems

There is a known safety recall regarding brake fluid being leaked internally that has been acknowledged by Hyundai since September 2023. This can cause fires even when the vehicle is parked. NO SOLUTION has been provided except for "park your vehicle outside". This has been a known safety issue for 8 months and NO SOLUTION has been provided to us owners. Even parking outside is an issue as I live in Memphis, TN the #1 city for auto theft. Auto theft has been rampant also due to Hyundai's unwillingness to install an ignition kill switch at production. Hyundai has been grossly negligent in the production of their vehicles and cutting corners at the consumer's safety expense. Not having a soltuin

Without warning, car bump steers going over bumps on a curve of the road. Rear end of car will swing to the outside of curve, right or left depending on curve taken. This will cause a control problem, causing car to steer into oncoming traffic. Car will bump steer on a straight road depending on road condition.

Since I purchased this vehicle in 10-2012 I have had major suspension tracking issues. When driving at normal highway speeds (50-70MPH), the slightest bump in the road makes the rear of the vehicle sway and "dog walk" . This has been an issue within the first few months of ownership, but the dealership found no issues. The situation started shortly after purchase and continues the same as of today (5-5-2023). I have replaced the rear shocks with better than OEM shocks and continue to have the same situation. If the bump in the road happens to be in a slight curve (such as an expansion joint in bridge) on the Interstate, the vehicle nearly looses complete traction. This happens with new tires and on dry, warm concrete. I have spoken with other owners of similar make and year and all have said they had the same issue, even right after purchase. No warning lights, traction control lights or messages appear on display.. I have had multiple inspection stations and garages check out the suspension and wheel units, but no malfunctions or defects found.

Well not even at 100,000 miles yet suspension noise all four engine not good as its not work well with the way they have set up with no dip stick suspension clink clack crazy not even at 100.00

ONLY WHEN WET BRAKING STARTS TO MAKE NOISE AND ACT LIKE IT WANT STOP. IT HAS NEW BRAKES.*DT*JB

PURCHASED WHAT I BELIEVE IS A LEMON FROM THE STAMFORD HYUNDAI. VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND RECALL ISSUES NOT ADDRESSED. ANOTHER CAR THAT HIT MINE STATED THAT MY CAR BRAKE LIGHTS INDICATED I STOPPED WHEN I ACTUALLY RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL. I BELIEVE THAT THE DEALERSHIP OVER CHARGED ME FOR A DEFECTED VEHICLE AND FAILED TO ADDRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ISSUE WHICH CAUSED MY LANE CHANGE ACCIDENT. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF SOMEONE CAN ASSIST ME WITH THIS SERIOUS INFRACTION. AGAIN MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION BUT THE OTHER DRIVER SAID IT APPEARED TO BE. I WASN'T INFORMED BY THE SALESMAN OF ANY DEFECTS OR ISSUES. THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT I WAS DRIVING IN BROOKLYN NY ON REMSEN AVENUE. IMPACT OCCURRED ON REMSEN AND KINGS HIGHWAY. ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THIS WILL BE APPRECIATED. I PURCHASED THIS CAR CASH 6405.70 WHEN THE ASKING PRICE WAS 4670. I'VE BEEN RIPPED OFF AND COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED. HELP PLEASE.

I HAVE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THIS VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, INCLUDING TODAY. AS I HAVE FAITHFULLY MAINTAINED MY CAR, I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THE DESIGN OF THE CAR IS THE ISSUE. SPECIFICALLY, WHEN I ATTEMPT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE CAR WILL NOT BRAKE PROPERLY AND IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL. TODAY, I EXPERIENCED THE CAR HYDROPLANE AND THANK GOODNESS NO OTHER CAR WAS IN FRONT OF ME OR ON THE SIDE BECAUSE IT TOOK ME AT LEAST TWO MINUTES BEFORE I COULD GAIN CONTROL AGAIN. THIS OCCURED WHEN I MADE A RIGHT TURN WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25MPH AND NO PUDDLES OF WATER WERE PRESENT. EARLY APRIL, I HAD A SIMILAR INCIDENT WHERE I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES, ALTHOUGH MY BRAKES WERE REPLACED A FEW WEEKS PRIOR. BACK IN DECEMBER 2019, I HAD A SIMILAR INCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY I-95 WHILE DRIVING HOME. I HAVE IT DOCUMENTED THROUGH AAA. MY TIRE BLEW AND THE CAR FAILED TO STOP. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND ADVISED WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY INSISTED MY TIRES AND BRAKES WERE FINE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE TODAY AND FOUND I AM NOT THE ONLY CUSTOMER EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. I SAW SEVERAL CUSTOMERS STATING THEY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ONE. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY TO THE POINT I NO LONGER WANT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE.

I NOTICED MY 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WAS MAKING A SOUND FROM THE DRIVER SIDE( IN 2018 )WHEEL WHEN I TURN AND ALSO THE CAR SWAYS WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED. I REPORTED IT TO THE HYUNDAI OF LAS VEGAS DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY HYUNDAI FROM ON 6/2017 BUT THEY SAID I HAD NO EXTENDED WARRANTY. I THEN RECEIVED A "RECALL NOTICE" FOR THE 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA (1/29/2018) AND TOOK IT BACK TO HYUNDAI OF LAS VEGAS WHO FIXED A BRAKE PEDAL DEFECT FREE OF CHARGE. I KNOW THERE ARE 29 HYUNDAI CONSUMER COMPLAINTS REPORTED TO THE NHTSA ABOUT THE "SWAYING MOTION" ON HYUNDAIS THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE RELATED TO THE SUSPENSION WHICH SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL PRIORITY LIST TO IN MY OPINION SINCE I AM MAKING MONTHLY PAYMENTS FOR MY USED HYUNDAI. IT WILL COST THE PRICE OF A NEW CAR AFTER I AM DONE PAYING OFF THE ENTIRE CAR LOAN I OWE. *TR

AS WITH MANY OTHERS, MY 2013 ELANTRA LIKES TO KICK THE BACK END OUT OVER BUMPS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I PASSED AN ACCIDENT LAST WEEKEND ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE A 2013 ELANTRA HAD CRASHED INTO THE CEMENT BARRIER JUST AFTER A BRIDGE ON WET ROADS. MY CAR JUMPED OVER THE SAME BUMP ALTHOUGH I WAS AT A LOWER SPEED BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT AND IT WASN'T AS SEVERE AS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IF I WAS GOING FASTER. IT IS MUCH WORSE AS THE CAR GETS OLDER. IT ALSO HAS OTHER ISSUES THAT OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT SUCH AS NOT WANTING TO START (3 TIMES) AND WHITE SMOKE IF YOU ACCELERATE TOO QUICKLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NO HELP.

'TAKATA RECALL' WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IF I HIT A SLIGHT BUMP OR IRREGULARITY IN THE ROAD REAR END OF CAR JUMPS AROUND. ON WET OR SLICK ROADS IT IS EVEN WORSE. FROM THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE. I NOTICED AN ISSUE WITH STABILITY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS UNSURE AS TO WHAT WAS CAUSING THE CAR TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS JUMPING AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I UNDERSTAND NOW THAT IT IS THE SUSPENSION THAT IS CAUSING THIS INSTABILITY. THE BUMPS I HIT ON THE HIGHWAY ARE NOT MAJOR BUMPS, THESE ARE JUST THE SMALL ONES THAT TRANSITION FROM SECTION TO SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY SO I KNOW IT ISN'T THE ROAD I DRIVE ON, IT IS THE CAR. ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ANYWHERE FROM 45-65MPH THE DRIVING STABILITY FEELS UNSAFE AND THE VEHICLE WAVERS BACK AND FORTH ON THE HIGHWAY, HAVING TO ALWAYS CORRECT IT. WHEN IT IS WINDY IT IS EXTREMELY WORSE. I CANNOT BELIEVE HYUNDAI MADE A CAR THIS UNSAFE. DRIVING THIS WINTER I HAVE ONLY HOPED THAT THE JUMPING AND WAVERING DOESN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE TO FEEL THAT WAY IN A VEHICLE. THE COMPANY SHOULD BE MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE ISSUES. THIS HAPPENS SO OFTEN AT LEAST OVER 20 TIMES IN JUST THIS YEAR I'M AFRAID FOR MY LIFE AND SO ARE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT FAILED TO FULLY ENGAGE AND REQUIRED THE CONTACT TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL OR APPLY FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SWAYED ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER (JOE PECHELES HYUNDAI, 201 GREENVILLE BLVD SE, GREENVILLE, NC 27858, 1-(866) 980-4064) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2012, A COUPLE WEEKS LATER I BEGAN NOTICING AND STILL TO THIS DAY, WHEN I HIT ANY SIZE OF BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE BACK TIRES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE COMING OFF THE GROUND AND THE REAR OF THE CAR FISHTAILS. THIS HAPPENS FROM ABOUT 45 MPH ON UP. ON THE HIGHWAY, I HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIFE WHEN I SEE A BUMP, AND LET OFF THE GAS. (NOT SURE HOW MUCH THAT HELPS, BUT IT'S JUST MY INSTINCT). IF THERE IS A ROW OF BUMPS/HOLES, I HAVE TROUBLE KEEPING CONTROL OF THE CAR. ALSO I HAVE TO REPLACE TWO TIRES ABOUT 24,000 MILES, AS THEY GET UNEVEN WEAR FROM A FIXED? REAR AXLE THAT IS DESIGNED TO NOT BE ALIGNED. NOT SURE IF THAT IS RELATED TO THE CAR FISHTAILING. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH INTENTION OF PASSING DOWN TO MY DAUGHTER, BUT WOULD NEVER LET AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS CAR FOR FEAR OF THEM DYING.

MY CAR'S REAR FISHTAILS AS I TRAVEL OVER DEPRESSIONS OR SLIGHT BUMPS IN CITY ROADS AT ANY SPEED (BETWEE 35 - 50 MPH). IT IS SCARILY NOTICEABLE WHEN I HIT A SLIGHT BUMP DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY. IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS BALANCED. WHEN DRIVING, I FEEL LIKE I'M LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR EVEN ON SHARP CURVES, WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A SERVICE CHECK 2 DAYS AGO (I BOUGHT THE CAR ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO), AND THEY SAID THAT THE DRIVING EXPERIENCE IN THIS CAR IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS MODEL; IT'S THE WAY THE REAR AXLE WAS DESIGNED AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I ASKED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO CHECK THE SUSPENSION AND STRUTS AS WELL. THEY SAID THOSE WERE FINE BUT THEY "TIGHTENED IT UP". I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT MEANS IF IT WAS FINE IN THE FIRST PLACE. NOW I'M STUCK WITH DRIVING A CAR THAT I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON THE ROAD IN ALL CONDITIONS. MY TIRES HAVE SUFFICIENT TREAD ON THEM, SO THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE EITHER. I WANT HYUNDAI TO INVESTIGATE THE COMPLAINTS OF THE 2013 ELANTRA LIMITED EDITION.

WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE ENTIRE CAR SHIFTS/JUMPS TO THE SIDE. IT IS VERY SCARY, AS I FEEL LIKE I AM GOING TO GO INTO SOMEONE ELSE LANE OR LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I AM TOLD IT IS BECAUSE IT HAS A SOLID REAR AXLE, AND THAT IT IS JUST A "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THAT DOES NOT SEEM OKAY.... IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER, IT DID NOT JUST START HAPPENING.

REAR TIRES GO BALD PREMATURELY AND FRONT TIRES WEAR ON THE INBOARD SIDE PREMATURELY AND THE FRONT TIRE ARE REAL PRONE TO SIDE WALL BULGING. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 37,417 MILES AND IT NOW HAS 66,388 MILES AND I'VE BEEN MADE TO PURCHASE THREE SETS OF TIRES SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE US CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE FORCED INTO PAYING FOR DEFECTS LIKE THIS

FROM DAY ONE THE SUSPENSION ALWAYS SEEMED MUSHY OR SOFT. WHEN DRIVING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT, THE CAR SEEMS TO EXPERIENCE LATERAL GLIDING OR SWAYING. AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT CAN FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO SHIFT INTO THE ADJACENT LANE.

1. AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN TURNING ON. NO APPARENT REASON BUT I WAS TOLD THAT IF IN AN ACCIDENT WILL NOT DEPLOYED. SINCE 10/12/2016 2. SUSPENSION IS NOT THE GREATEST, CAR WILL SWIRLED SOMETIMES IF EXCEEDING 40MPH HELLO I LIVE IN PUERTO RICO THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS 40MPH IN OUR ROADS... 3. TIRE SENSORS ARE CONSTANTLY BRAKING. 4. FRONT HEADLIGHTS SEEMS GET HUMIDITY WHEN IT RAINS OR GET TOO COLD. 5. BRAKES SOMETIMES DO NOT WORK AS THEY SHOULD, I STOP AND IT SEEMS TO KEEP GOING I WOULD HAVE TO BRAKE AGAIN TO MAKE IT STOP AND THESE IS NOT GOING MORE THAN 40 MPH.

THE VEHICLE FISHTALES AND MISHANDLES ON THE HIGHWAY ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS 40-60. I HAVE TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHT TO HAVE SAFE CONTROL. AT TIMES IT IS A WHITEKNUCKLING EXPERIENCE. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 7 WEEKS AGO. THE DEALER HAS REASSURED ME ON 3 VISITS TO SERVICE THAT IT IS SAFE. HOWEVER THERE IS SOMETHING DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT.

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2015. I WAS LOVING THIS CAR UNTIL I WAS ON WET/BUMPY ROADS. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP. THE HYUNDAI STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE.WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WAS GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WHEN IT IS SNOWING I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE THE BRAKE GETS LOCKED UP AND MAKES A LOT OF NOISE. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. ALSO THIS CAR SUSPENSION IS HORRIBLE. YOU FEEL ALL THE BUMPS IN THE ROAD. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS CAR. MOST OF MY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY. DRIVING ON WET ROADS COMING TO A STOP OR HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CAR SWERVES AND MAKE ALOUD GRABBING NOISE. SOUNDS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE COMING UP THROUGH THE FLOOR. I LOVE THE CAR BUT DON'T LOVE THE WAY IT DRIVES. I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PAD WITH A FULL ALIGNMENT. THIS VEHICLE STILL DRIVES THE SAME WAY EVEN WHEN ALL THIS WORK WAS COMPLETED.

THE LIGHTS IN THE INSIDE COME ON BY IT SELF WHEN WHILE DRIVING THE DOME LIGHTS N THE OTHER PANEL LIGHT. SUSPENSION UNDER THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR RATTLE. ALSO WHEN STOPPING THE CAR WHEN IT RAINING IT SLIDS

I DRIVE 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, REAR SUSPENSION IS TERRIBLE, VERY UNSTABLE EVEN ON SMALL BUMPS. IT'S DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE!

OWNED VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS, HAVE BEEN NOTICING A FEW PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE THAT IS THE RESULT OF THE POOR SUSPENSION. THE MIL CAME ON TODAY HINTING TO POSSIBLE SENSOR ISSUES, THE VEHICLE ALSO CONSTANTLY SHAKES AND TREMBLES WHEN IDLE. THE CORE OF THE PROBLEMS APPEARS TO BE THE RESULT OF POOR SUSPENSION AS THE VEHICLE ROCKS UP AND DOWN AFTER HITTING ANY IDEA SPEED BUMP, HILL OR POTHOLE. IT PUTS DRIVERS AT A DIFFICULT POSITION SINCE THE ROCKING OF THE VEHICLE CAUSES IT TO JUMP OVER TO THE RIGHT WHEN YOU ARE ON A HIGHWAY. PLEASE SERIOUS LOOK INTO THIS. EVERY DEALERSHIP IS ADVISING THIS IS NORMAL BUT NO OTHER VEHICLE DOES THIS.

I HAVE TAKEN MY HYUNDAI ELANTRA INTO RED MCCOMBS HYUNDAI IN SAN ANTONIO TX. ON I-10 WEST SEVERAL TIMES ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WIT THE STRUTS. AND THEY DID WORK ON THE SURGING PART OF THE ENGINE BUT IT STILL SURGES WHEN SPEEDING UP. I WAS TOLD BY FIRESTONE THAT THE STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND I WAS TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS HERE IN KERRVILLE, TX THE SAME THING BUT THEY SAID I WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND SHOULD TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND INSIST THEY REPAIR IT. SO I'LL TRY ONE MORE TIME. THE FRONT END MAKES A LOUD CLICKING SOUND WHEN TAKING OFF AND FEELS LIKE IT BOTTOMS OUT WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP. IT IS A BIT NERVE RACKING. THE LAST MECHANIC TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER ON 3/14/2016. THIS PROBLEM IS TWO YEARS OLD NOW, [XXX] 'INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION CAUSED THE TIRES TO BECOME FLAT WHEN DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30-60 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES FOUR TIMES IN TWO WEEKS. IN ADDITION, THE TIRES EXPERIENCED BUBBLES IN THE SIDEWALLS. THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE REPLACED A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BEARINGS IN THE VEHICLE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,500.

NO SPARE TIRE , NO JACK OR TIRE IRON.

WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN A RAINY AND WINDY WEATHER WITH A SPEED OF 35-40 MPH ON A HIGHWAY I REALIZED THAT THE VEHICLE IS SLIDING ON THE ROAD! IT REALLY SLID ON THE ROAD AND THE WIND PUSHED THE CAR TO THE LEFT. I WAS HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL SO HARD AND REDUCED MY SPEED A LITTLE BIT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I REMEMBER MANY OTHER SIMILAR MOMENTS I HAD EXPERIENCED. IN FACT, WHENEVER THERE IS A LITTLE BUMP IN FRONT OF ME AND I MOVE OVER IT THE CAR BECOMES VERY UNSTABLE AND I FEEL I CANNOT CONTROL IT FOR LESS THAN HALF A SECOND. IF I MOVE OVER MORE UNEVEN PARTS OF ROAD THE CAR BECOMES VERY UNSTABLE. THIS HAPPENS IF MY SPEED IS OVER 20MPH AND WITH SMALL BUMPS! AGAIN LAST NIGHT, RIGHT AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION OF TWO HIGHWAYS. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I WAS TURNING LEFT WITH A SPEED LESS THAN 15MPH THE REAR WHEELS WERE SLIDING SO BAD THAT FOR A MOMENT I THOUGHT I WON'T BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND WILL DEFINITELY CRASH INTO SOMETHING! IT WAS AN AMAZINGLY SCARING EXPERIENCE. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE CAR'S SUSPENSION.

THEY CAR DRIVES FINE UNTIL YOU HIT A ANY SORT OF BUMP OR HOLE IN THE ROAD. WHEN THAT HAPPENS THE BACK END WIGGLES AND IN THE RAIN IT IS MUCH WORSE. IT IS EVEN WORSE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AT A HIGHER SPEED. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH DRIVERS FACING SIMILAR ISSUES. I AM WORRIED THAT IT WILL ONE DAY LOSE CONTROL. I DO NOT FEEL LIKE I AM IN CONTROL OF THE CAR, I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS FINE AND THAT IS JUST HOW THE CAR DRIVES.

I DRIVE A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS AND EVERY TIME I DRIVE OVER AN UNEVEN SURFACE OR BUMP THE REAR END FISHTAILS OUT OF CONTROL AND WHEN IT HAPPENS ON THE FREE WAY IT'S EITHER YOU LOSE CONTROL OR RISK GETTING REAR ENDED BY BRAKING HYUNDAI REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT THEY SENT US TO A MECHANIC 3 TIMES IN 1 MONTH AND THEY KEEP SAYING NOTHING IS WRONG WHEN CLEARLY SOMETHING IS THERE IS AN ENTIRE FORUM ABOUT PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME EXACT ISSUE HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HYUNDAI/ELANTRA/2013/SUSPENSION/SUSPENSION.SHTML

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35-75 THE SWAYS SIDE TO SIDE. YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY FIGHT THE CAR FROM THE SWAYING AND IF THERE IS A BUMP OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT IT IS EVEN WORSE. IF YOU HIT A POTHOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD THE REAR OF THE CAR WILL JUMP OUT AND YOU FILL OUT OF CONTROL. THE STEERING IS LIKE AN 1980'S VEHICLE WITH ALL THE BACK AND FORTH ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS THE WORST DRIVING CAR I'VE EVER HAD ...PLEASE HELP FIX MY CAR AND ALL THE OTHERS THAT HAVE PROBLLEMS. I'VE DID BRING IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND OF COURSE THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS GOOD BUT ITS NOT.

THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE, WHEN HITTING ANY TYPE OF BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE REAR OF THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FISHTAIL, WORSE ON WET ROADS. THE ABS BRAKES WORK AND THEN THEY DON'T, THE STEERING WILL FEEL LOOSE AND THEN TIGHT. I HAVE NOTICED THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CAR FEELING LIKE IT IS GOING TO FISHTAIL OR HAS WHEN HITTING BUMPS AND YET, NO RECALL IS FORCED ON HYUNDAI. I GUESS IT TAKES A FATALITY TO GET ANYTHING DONE. A CAR SHOULD NEVER FEEL LIKE IT IS GOING TO FISHTAIL WHEN HITTING BUMPS. THE ENGINE HESITATES WHEN GOING UPHILL OR WHEN ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED QUICKLY.

AS SOON AS I BOUGHT MY CAR AND DROVE IT AWAY, I NOTICED THAT IT FISH TAILS WHEN IT DRIVES OVER UNEVEN ROADS OR POTHOLES. MY FIRST TIME ON THE FREEWAY WITH IT WAS DEFINITELY A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. AS SOON AS I HIT ABOUT 60 MPH I WAS FISHTAILING SO BAD THAT I HAD TO DEATH GRIP MY STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS UNTIL I COULD EXIT OFF. I FEARED FOR MY LIFE, I SERIOUSLY FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND CRASH. I TRY TO AVOID THE FREEWAY AS MUCH AS I CAN. I DON'T KNOW IF THE BACK END IS TOO LIGHT WEIGHT OR WHAT, BUT THIS ISSUE REALLY NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. THE LOSS OF CONTROL OVER A VEHICLE IS A HUGE DEAL AND CAN LEAD TO FATALITIES.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IF I HIT A SLIGHT BUMP OR IRREGULARITY IN THE ROAD REAR END OF CAR JUMPS AROUND.ON WET OR SLICK ROADS IT IS EVEN WORSE.FROM THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM.HYUNDAI NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE.I MAY JUST TRADE IT AND GET A CAR THAT HANDLES THE WAY IT SHOULD.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AT A DEALERSHIP. AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE INTERSTATE I RAN OVER A PART OF THE INTERSTATE THAT WAS POT HOLES BUT FILLED IN. AS I RAN OVER THE AREA, MY BACK END STARTED TO FISH TAIL. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 04/18/2015 AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS WRONG AND THAT I NEEDED TO BE AWARE THAT MY CAR WAS CONSIDERED A SPORTS CAR AND IT WOULD HANDLE DIFFERENTLY THAN A REGULAR CAR AND THE BACK END BEING "LOOSE" WAS NORMAL. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS ADJUSTED BUT I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ALTHOUGH NOT AS BAD AND IT IS ONLY ON CERTAIN "BUMPS" IN THE ROAD THAT THE VEHICLE TRIES TO FISH TAIL.

I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THE 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN NOV 2013. IN JULY 2014 FOR THE FIRST TIME MY TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WENT ON. I HAVE MY CAR SERVICED AT MY HYUNDAI DEALER REGULARLY. EVERY SERVICE I MENTION THIS PROBLEM. AS OF APRIL 1ST THE LIGHT HAS COME ON ONCE A WEEK. THE TIRES GET DANGEROUSLY LOW (22LBS). TODAY APR. 23 I BROUGHT MY CAR IN AGAIN FOR SERVICE AND RECEIVED THE SAME RUN AROUND ABOUT THE TIRES. THEY ROTATED THEM AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NO SIGNS THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THEM. ALSO THE CAR DOES NOT SEEM SOLID WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT JUMPS AND SWAYS AT EVERY LITTLE BUMP. MY BRAKES WERE ALSO VIBRATING. TODAY THE TOLD ME IT WAS A PULSATION AND CHARGED ME $190 TO SUPPOSEDLY REMEDY THE PROBLEM WHICH REMAINS TO BE SEEN BECAUSE AND DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. NO PARTS WERE INVOLVED IN THIS FIX. THE COST WAS LABOR. THIS VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 27,000 MILES ON IT. I FEEL THE HYUNDAI PEOPLE HAVE VERY LITTLE REGARD FOR THEIR CONSUMERS SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN TRAVELING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR UNLEVELED LAND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SWAYED BACK AND FORTH AS IF THE SUSPENSION WERE UNSTABLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE PROGRESSED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.....UPDATED 07/22/15 *BF UPDATED 10/06/2017*CN

HITTING A POTHOLE AT. LOW SPEED DESTROYED MY TIRE AND BENT THE RIM. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIRE LOST UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS. THE IMPACT SEEMS TO BE BORNE BY THE RIM WHICH THEN CRUSHES THE TIRE. THIS COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 2013 ELANTRA SHOWS UP IN NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THE CARS.COM WEBSITE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE UNCONTROLLABLY. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR SHOCK SUSPENSION WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

MY 2013 ELANTRA COUPE FISHTAILS WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR UNEVEN PLACE IN THE ROAD. THIS IS A VERY SCARY FEELING AND WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS. I AM VERY SHOCKED THAT HYUNDAI HAS NOT RECALLED THESE CARS FOR SAFETY REASONS BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ON HERE SO IT MUST HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION. IT IS MY HOPE THAT THEY RECALL THIS ISSUE NOW BEFORE THERE ARE MORE ACCIDENTS. I ALSO HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK POPPING OPEN WHILE INSIDE A STORE. *TR

AS OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED, I HAVE HAD BOTH PROBLEMS STARTING THE VEHICLE (THE CAR COULD NOT BE STARTED ON TWO OCCASIONS SO FAR, DESPITE HAVING ADEQUATE FUEL AND A CHARGED BATTERY), AND WITH THE REAR OF THE CAR SWINGING OUT WHEN TRAVELING OVER A BUMP OR ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS (EVEN AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 35 MPH, THERE IS A NOTICEABLE KICK FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAS WORSENED WITH TIME). FOR BOTH CASES, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND AN ISSUE, AND/OR SAID ANY KIND PROBLEM WAS "WITHIN TOLERANCE." *TR

AS NOTED FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE ALSO HAD THIS VEHICLE BECOME ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE AT SPEED WHEN HITTING BUMPS OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT. THE REAR OF THE CAR WANTS TO SHIFT RIGHT OR LEFT AND IF NOT CAUGHT IN TIME COULD CAUSE ONE TO SIDE SWIPE ANOTHER VEHICLE OR JUST RUN OFF THE ROAD. THANKFULLY BECAUSE OF PAST ROAD RACING EXPERIENCE, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO COUNTER STEER THE VEHICLE BEFORE THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. ITS ONLY MY BELIEF THAT THERE IS TIRE/WHEEL/SUSPENSION ISSUES CREATING THIS SITUATION. YOU WOULD THINK THAT WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS FILED, HYUNDAI MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT WHAT IS CREATING THIS STABILITY ISSUE. *TR

AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 35 MPH ON ROUGH ROADS REAR END OF CAR WILL SLIDE OUT TO RIGHT CAUSING VEHICLE TO HEAD TOWARDS INCOMING TRAFFIC. IF BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHEN VEHICLE LOSES CONTROL ABS ACTIVATES AND CAR SEEMS TO LEAVE GROUND. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN OVER AND OVER. CAR DEALER REPAIR SAYS THIS IS NOT HAPPENING. NOTES THIS MIGHT BE THE FIRST TIME I HAD THIS TYPE OF SUSPENSION. CAR DOES NOT FEEL SAFE ON INTERSTATE. I'VE TESTED THE BUMP OUT IN AN EMPTY LOT. IF NOT CORRECT BY HARD STEERING CAR WILL DEPART LANE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY UNSTABLE AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO NEARLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND THE REAR SUSPENSION, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15.

I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2012 ELANTRA AND HAD NO COMPLAINTS, I TRADED IT FOR THE 2013 AND HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS. WHEN THE ROADS ARE DRY THE CAR DRIVES GREAT, HOWEVER WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET OR PLOWED SNOW I HAVE VERY LITTLE CONTROL OVER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I SPENT $800 FOR NEW SNOW TIRES HOPING THAT WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE BUT IT DOES NOT. I DRIVE 150 MILES PER DAY ROUND TRIP FOR WORK AND IT IS MOSTLY INTERSTATE. WHEN IT RAINS OR SNOWS I AM NOT ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE OVER 40-50MPH WITHOUT THE REAR END SWAYING AND FISHTAILING. EVERY OTHER CAR IS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THERE I AM IN THE RIGHT LANE JUST STRUGGLING TO KEEP MY CAR ON THE ROAD AT 45MPH. I AM FRUSTRATED THAT MY HYUNDAI DEALER AND THE HYUNDAI OFFICE ARE TOTALLY DISREGARDING MY SAFETY BY NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS NOT A TIRE ISSUE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM EXISTS EVEN AFTER NEW SNOW TIRES ARE PUT ON THE CAR. ALSO, IT IS NOT A WINTER DRIVING ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR REACTS THE SAME WAY WHEN IT IS RAINING OUTSIDE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME UNSTABLE AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR POT HOLE IN THE ROAD. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN A STRAIGHT LINE. ALSO, THE BRAKES HAD MALFUNCTIONED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR POT HOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AFTER CHANGING THE COIL SPRINGS AND REPLACING THE TIRES THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT SPEED OF APPROX. 65-70, HIT OFF LEVEL PAVEMENT ON RIGHT SIDE ON ROAD WHILE BRAKING TO SLOW (FOR TRAFFIC) AND BRAKE PEDAL HARDENED (PEDAL HARD TO PRESS FOR FEW SECONDS) WHILE MAKING CLICKING SOUND, BUT THEN FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. FELT LIKE FRONT PASS WHEEL. FIGURED NOTHING. MONTHS PASSED, DRIVING IN SHOPPING CENTER AND GOING OVER SPEED BUMP AT ABOUT 5 MPH AND FRONT WHEEL MADE CLICKING AGAIN WHILE BRAKING TO SLOW FURTHER AND BRAKE PEDAL HARDENED AGAIN (DIFFICULT TO PRESS FOR FEW SECONDS) THEN FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND INFORMED DEALER OF SITUATION AND SERVICE REP CLAIMED IT WAS HOW THE ABS SYSTEM WORKED AND THAT WAS ALL IT WAS, THE ABS SYSTEM WORKING. TOLD HIM THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN THE LEFT WHEEL IS INVOLVED HITTING OR GOING OVER BUMP. FIRST TIME OWNED VEHICLE WITH ABS BUT I THINK THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT SUPPOSE TO HARDEN UP WHILE ABS SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONING AS THIS WOULD LIMIT ANY BRAKING CAPACITY. FEELS LIKE THERE IS A BIGGER PROBLEM AND DEALER IS NOT TAKING IT SERIOUSLY. ORIGINAL OWNER SINCE 7/31/13, THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES AND ALL SEEMED TO ONLY INVOLVE THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND DRIVING THROUGH NORMAL TRAFFIC FLOW, DROVE ON WIDE CURVE PORTION ON ROAD, I RAN INTO SOME UNEVEN PORTIONS OF ROAD WHEN ON CURVE AND REAR END OF VEHICLE FELT LIKE SWAYING (SLIGHTLY LOOSING CONTROL). FELT REAL LOOSE. THIS ALSO HAPPENS ON UNEVEN ROADS ON STRAIGHTAWAYS. THIS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60-70 AS THIS HAPPENED QUITE OFTEN ON UNEVEN ROADS. DID NOT NOTIFY DEALER ON THIS DIRECTLY, NOTIFIED THEM ON HYUNDAI (E-MAIL TO ME) ON VEHICLE SATISFACTORY SUGGESTION REPORT. *TR

I HAVE FOUND THAT SINCE PURCHASING MY HYUNDAI ELANTRA THAT ANYTIME I HIT A POTHOLE OR BUMP THAT THE WHOLE CAR SHIFTS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. I WENT AROUND A CORNER THE OTHER DAY AT A LOW SPEED AND HIT A BUMP, THE WHOLE BACK END SLID TO THE RIGHT. I FIND THIS VERY UNSETTLING. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS A SUSPENSION PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE OR A VEHICLE DEFECT IN GENERAL WITH THIS CAR. I FIND IT UNSETTLING AND UNSAFE THAT MY CAR CANNOT HANDLE EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BUMP WITHOUT THE WHOLE CAR SHIFTING TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. HAVE YOU HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE? I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF ANY ISSUES WHEN PURCHASING THIS CAR BUT AM CONCERNED ENOUGH ABOUT IT TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION. *TR

CAR PURCHASED NEW (LIMITED TRIM) IN DECEMBER 2012. DURING WINTER 2013 (DEC/JAN TIMEFRIME), I HIT A SIGNIFICANT POTHOLE ONA LOCAL HIGHWAY ON-RAMP BLOWING OUT THE FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE TIRE. AFTER BEING TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP (NO SPARE TIRE SUPPLIED), TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW IDENTICAL TIRE. SERVICE STATION CALLED ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION TO REPLACE D/S FRONT TIRE ALSO SINCE IT HAD A SIDE-WALL BUBBLE. I DECLINED PERMISSION AND WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR BROUGHT IT TO ADVANTAGE HYUNDAI FOR THE SECOND TIRE. ON JULY 11, 2014, I FOUND ANOTHER SIDEWALL BUBBLE ON THE D/S FRONT TIRE AND HAD THE SAME DEALER AGAIN SELL ME A NEW TIRE. TODAY 10 DAYS LATER, ANOTHER FRONT D/S TIRE SIDEWALL BUBBLE. NO ABNORMAL POTHOLES ENCOUNTERED. INCLUDING THE BLOWOUT, THIS IS FOUR TIRE FAILURES IN 19 MONTHS AND 25,000 MILES. TIRES ARE 17" LOW PROFILES AND RUBBER IS FROM HANKOOK. SITUATION IS UNSETTLING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ANYONE DRIVING IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

ON MY WAY TO WORK I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND I HIT A BUMP. I WAS TAKEN BY SURPRISE AS WHAT FELT LIKE THE REAR OF THE CAR BOUNCED UP ABNORMALLY AND LURCH TOWARD THE GUARD RAIL. THE HANDLING ON ROUGH SURFACES IS AWFUL. THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AND THE ENGINE IS NOISY WHICH I AM TOLD THIS IS THE TIMING CHAIN. I NEVER HAD A CAR LIKE THIS IN MY LONG LIFE. THE HANDLING REALLY WORRIES ME. SUCKS! *TR

WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY APPROX 65 MPH AND YOU HIT A POTHOLE OR UNEVEN ROAD THE CAR SWAYS BACK AND FORTH LIKE A BOAT I HAVE NEW TIRES AND JUST GOT IT ALIGNED THINKING IT WOULD HELP BUT IT STILL SWAYS AND FEELS LIKE IT WILL JUMP INTO THE OTHER LANE. I HAD NOTICED IT BEFORE BUT DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH UNTIL MY SON DROVE IT AND MENTIONED SOMETHING. I HAVE VIEWED THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SO I KNOW I AM NOT ALONE THINKING THIS IS UNSAFE. *TR

REAR OF CAR BOUNCES AROUND WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPS ARE SPEEDS AS SLOW AS 25 MPH. NOW AT 14,000 MILES THE REAR DRIVERS TIRE IS WEARING BADLY ON INSIDE OF TIRE. CAR IS GETTING INCREASINGLY OR UNSTABLE AT SPEEDS WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH ROADS, RR TRACKS. DEALER HAS BEEN RUDE AND UNCOOPERATIVE AND TELLS ME TO CHANGE MY DRIVING STYLE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CAR FOR THE INEXPERIENCED DRIVER, I HAVE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING OVER A SMALL BUMP AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BOUNCED ROUGHLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR THREE MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 8/12/14*CN

WHEN YOU DRIVE OVER A BUMP / POT HOLE / ROAD IRREGULARITY THE REAR END OF THE CAR JUMPS AND ACTS AS IF IT IS GOING TO FISHTAIL (LIKE HITTING A PATCH OF ICE IN THE WINTERTIME). THIS OCCURS AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 25 AND GET MORE PRONOUNCED THE FASTER YOU ARE DRIVING. A QUICK SEARCH OF THE INTERNET INDICATES THAT THIS IS NOT ISOLATED TO JUST MY CAR. *TR

THE CAR LITERALLY RIDES LIKE A TRUCK, WITH A VERY LIGHT BACK END. WHEN GOING OVER EVEN SLIGHT BUMPS THE RIDE (SUSPENSION) FEELS LIKE A BIG HOLE OR VERY ROUGH ROAD. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE BACK END DOES NOT FEEL VERY STABLE WHEN GOING OF "WASHBOARD TYPES OF ROADS". ROAD NOISE IS DISTINCTLY LOUD AT TIMES. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, IF YOU HIT A BUMP, THE REAR END SWAYS. SOMETIMES IT SWAYS SO MUCH IT FEELS AS IF I AM NOT IN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH. THE CAR DOESN'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I PURCHASED THE 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS WITH 13461 MILES ON 2/15/14. THE FIRST FEW DAYS I DROVE THE VEHICLE LOCALLY EVERYTHING SEEMED OK. A FEW DAYS LATER ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON BUMPY UNEVEN ROADWAYS THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO NOT STAY IN LINE WITH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING OVER UNEVEN SURFACES OR BUMPS AT SPEEDS OF 30MPH AND UP THE REAR END SEEMS TO BE OUT OF CONTROL MAKING THE VEHICLE VEER INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE SUSPENSION ON THE VEHICLE FOR SUCH LOW MILES IS ALSO VERY NOISY AND RATTLES OVER THE SLIGHTEST IMPERFECTIONS ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON 3/12/14 AND THE HYUNDAI SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT A HYUNDAI TECH TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. ALSO THEY FOUND THAT THE ROTORS HAD RUST ON THEM AND HAD TO BE RESURFACED/MACHINED. ROTORS SHOULD NOT GO BAD WITH A VEHICLE THAT HAS LOW MILES. I PURCHASED THIS CAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND NOW AM STUCK WITH YEARS OF PAYMENTS. I AM NOT A HAPPY HYUNDAI CONSUMER. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE SUSPENSION PROBLEM. *TR

AT AROUND 38000 MILES I NOTICED THAT I WAS HEARING A LOT OF NOISE OUT OF THE REAREND OF THE VEHICLE. THINKING IT WAS A BAD WHEEL BEARING I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID MY REAR TIRES WERE BALD AND NEEDED REPLACED. I TOOK A LOOK AT THE REAR TIRES AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP AND NOTICED IT WAS A VERY UNEVEN AND IRREGULAR TIRE WEAR PATTERN SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE I NEEDED TO ROTATE MY TIRES MORE OFTEN (TIRES WERE ROTATED EVERY 3000 MILES WHEN OIL WAS CHANGED) AND THAT WAS WHY THE IRREGULAR WEAR ON ONLY THE 2 REAR TIRES. THE WEAR APPEARED AS WAVY SPOTS WHERE THE TIRE HAD NO TREAD THEN RIGHT NEXT TO THAT IT HAD PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT. SO I GAVE IN BOUGHT ALL 4 BRAND NEW TIRES AND AFTER 1500 MILES I WENT AHEAD AND ROTATED THE TIRES NOTICING THAT THE REAR TIRES HAD ALREADY BEGAN TO WEAR IN THE EXACT SAME PATTERN SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A BAD SET OF TIRES. NEEDLESS TO SAY I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TIRE SHOP AND HAD THEM CHECK THE ALIGNMENT ON THE BACK TIRES EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SOLID REAR AXLE. THE ALIGNMENT CHECK SHOWED THAT THE REAR WHEELS DO NOT TRACK STRAIGHT AND THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO WEAR VERY FAST. I TOOK THIS INFORMATION BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH REFUSED TO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT ON THE REAR WHEELS BECAUSE IT IS A SOLID AXLE VEHICLE AND THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT FOR IT. THEY CONTINUED TO BLAME THE TIRES AND ROTATION SCHEDULE FOR THE PROBLEM. AFTER DOING MORE RESEARCH ON THE WEB THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE HYUNDAI ELANTRAS AND THE DEALERSHIPS REFUSE TO FIX IT EVEN KNOWING THAT PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. IF A TIRE ENDS UP BLOWING OUT DUE TO THE REAR AXLE NOT BEING MOUNTED CORRECTLY I COULD SEE THAT BEING A BIG PROBLEM. *TR

THE REAR OF THE CAR SHIFTS DRAMATICALLY WHEN HITTING EVEN SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD AT SPEEDS FROM 25-30 MPH UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED. SHIFTS OCCUR EVEN MORE DRAMATICALLY WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP ON A CURVE. CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE AND HAD MECHANIC TAKE A LOOK. I HAVE SEEN POSTS OF OTHERS WITH THIS VERY COMPLAIN, BUT HAVE NOT SEEN IT ADDRESSED BY HYUNDAI. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2013 ELANTRA GT IN MAY OF THIS YEAR. A WEEK AFTER TAKING IT HOME THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING. WE PULLED OVER & IMMEDIATELY BLUE LINK SENT AN ALERT TELLING ME A MALFUNCTION IN MY TPMS WAS FOUND & TO TAKE THE CAR TO SERVICE ASAP. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP & WAS TOLD THAT IS WAS A SIMPLE LEARNING FAILURE. RESET CODE & WAS SENT ON MY WAY. THE NEXT WEEK THE CAR DID THE SAME THING WITH THE TPMS. BACK TO THE DEALER IT WENT. HAD IT SCANNED AGAIN. WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG & THEY CLEARED THE CODES THRU BLUE LINK. I WAS THEN TOLD TO JUST IGNORE IT & IT SHOULD BE OK. MOSTLY IT IS JUST ELECTRONICALLY INTERFERENCE. I PARKED THE CAR & USED MY HUSBANDS CAR FOR A WHILE. I START USING MY CAR & GOING DOWN 295 IT HAPPENED AGAIN. PULLED OVER & BLUE LINK SENT THE ALERT AGAIN. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP & MADE AN APPOINTMENT. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD A CERTIFIED HYUNDAI PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIAN THAT WAS GOING TO LOOK MY CAR OVER. AFTER 4 HRS OF WAITING I WAS GIVEN A PAPER ASKING ME NOT TO USE ELECTRONICS IN THE CAR AS THIS WAS CAUSING MY TPMS ISSUE. THEY PAPER WAS DATED MARCH 2007. REALLY? AT THAT POINT I WAS FRUSTRATED SO I CALLED HYUNDAI CORP OFFICE. AFTER AN HR CONVERSATION I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. SO THAT FRIDAY OFF THE CAR WENT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. AT THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT BAD & THAT MY TIRES WERE OVER INFLATED BY 8LBS EACH. SO 3 HRS & A LOT OF PATIENCE I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS ALL SET. 20 MINS AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP THE TPMS LIGHT GOES OFF AGAIN WITH THE BLUE LINK ALERT TO SERVICE THE CAR ASAP. THE FOLLOWING DAY BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THIS TRIP I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A SENSOR CHANGED. 3 HRS LATER I LEAVE & HALF WAY HOME TPMS AGAIN. THAT'S 5 TIMES NO REPAIR. NOW THEY CAN'T PROVIDE ME A LOANER BUT WANT TO KEEP THE CAR OVERNIGHT. CAR HAS BEEN PARKED FOR 2 WEEKS WAITING. *JB

THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC TRAVELING AROUND 60 MPH. IT FIRST BEGAN WHEN I FELT AN UNBALANCE OF THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. THE CAR SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT REGARDLESS OF MY EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. MY CAR FISHTAILED FOR A MOMENTS AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER CAR. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR WHEN MY CAR CRASHED INTO THE WALL THAT LINED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. AFTER VISUALLY INSPECTING THE WHEEL, IT APPEARED THAT THE FRONT RIGHT RIM WAS CUT IN A HALF VERTICALLY AND ALL AROUND. IT WAS CUT IN A NEAR-PERFECT STRAIGHT LINE - SIMILAR TO WHAT A OPENED CAN LOOKS LIKE. THE TIRE REMAINED FULLY INTACT WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE. THE BODY SHOP MECHANICS TOLD US THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THE RIM CUT LIKE THAT BEFORE AND SAID THE ONLY EXPLANATION WOULD BE A DEFECT IN THE RIM. WE HAVE PICTURES AND CAN PROVIDE THEM UPON REQUEST. THE BODY SHOP MECHANICS AND INSURANCE ADJUSTERS ARE ALL CLUELESS TO HOW AND WHY THIS OCCURRED. PLEASE OPEN AN INVESTIGATION TO HELP US DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE TOTAL ESTIMATE OF THE COSTS HAVE ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND $14000. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA ON JUNE 18, 2012 FROM DICK HANNAH VOLKSWAGEN HYUNDAI OF PORTLAND, OREGON. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS, I BEGAN HEARING A NOISE COMING FROM THE TRUNK AREA. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT ON AUGUST 24, 2012. INITIALLY, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY TRIED TO USE EPOXY TO FIX THE NOISE AND I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 36 HOURS (OVER THE WEEKEND) TO LET IT DRY. ON MONDAY, THE SOUND WAS STILL THERE AND THEY RAN FURTHER TESTS. I WAS THEN INFORMED ON WEDNESDAY THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN TRANSFERRED TO THE COLLISION CENTER IN VANCOUVER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. ON THURSDAY, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO HAVE A PART RE-WELDED. I REALLY WAS NOT TOLD EXACTLY WHAT WAS BEING WELDED AT THAT POINT, BUT THAT IT WOULD NOT BE READY UNTIL THE NEXT WEEK (FOLLOWING THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND). FINALLY, ON TUESDAY I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, [XXX] AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY HAD CONTACTED HYUNDAI TO SEE IF OTHERS HAD ENCOUNTERED THE SAME NOISE. A HYUNDAI ENGINEER HAD TO COME OUT AND HELP DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY VERIFIED THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK TOWER. THEY REMOVED THE REINFORCEMENT CAP AND SHOCK TOWER AND FOUND TWO SPOTS MISSED BY FACTORY WELDER, WHICH DID NOT PROPERLY ADHERE THE STRUT TOWER TO THE CAR BODY AND SIGNS OF RUBBING MAKING THE NOISE. THEY WERE ABLE TO CLEAN UP THE AREA AND RE-WELD THE PIECE TOGETHER. THEY REINSTALLED THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK TOWER AND REINFORCEMENT CAP TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. I AM TOLD THAT HYUNDAI NOW HAS A FILE ON MY CAR. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012. A FULL TWO WEEKS AFTER I BROUGHT IT IN FOR THE NOISE. THIS IS CLEARLY A HUGE SAFETY DEFECT AND OTHERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR