2011 Hyundai Elantra UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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No incident. Airbag light came on without incident. Hasn’t gone out. Don’t know why. Haven’t gotten it looked at.
Car was broken into and they tried to steal the car. Antitheft device?
Lots of problems and concerns
Anti theft software upgrade.
My car caught on fire in the parking lot of a business while I was inside of the business. The car was not started and just parked. The abs light was on since I bought the car and I had not had it looked at. I had no clue of the recall until today when this happened. The fire started under the hood somewhere. The fire department put the fire out and nothing other than that has been done. I will have a report in a few days.
THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP BLOWING OUT EVERY MONTH! SINCE THERE'S NO INDICATIONS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT MY REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT, THE POLICE AND FELLOW DRIVERS ARE THE ONES TO TELL ME THE LIGHTS ARE OUT. NOT SAFE WHEN BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT!
The engine stopped while driving 60MPH on the highway. All dash symbol lights lit up, the brakes did not work, there was no power, the emergency brake did not work, the hazard lights did not work, loss of steering capabilities and I used the grass and rough roadside to stop the vehicle. Avoiding any accidents.
AWOKE TO GARAGE FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT 04/27/2020. HYUNDAI ON MY LIFT FOR REPAIRS . UPON CLEARING THE DEBRIS, THERE WAS A HOLE/HOT SPOT IN THE CONCRETE WHERE THE CAR WAS FOUND. TOTAL LOSS OF 2011 HYUNDAI,OF MY BUILDING & MY SHOP EQUIPMENT. THE CAUSE OF FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED BY THE MAINE STATE FIRE MARSHALL'S OFFICE. *TR
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE HAD SOMEONE GET THE CODE WHICH IS P0711. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION TEMP SENSOR IF THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN TO MANY MANY PEOPLE. THIS IS GOING TO COST ME $500-1000. THIS SHOULD BE HYUNDAI'S BILL TO PAY.
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE. VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR OVER 5 HOURS. FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
MY VEHICLE PICKED UP A SLIGHT VIBRATION AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES. THE VIBRATION HAS GOTTEN WORST OVER TIME. I AM CURRENTLY AT 57,000 MILES AND THE VIBRATION CAN BE INTENSELY FELT INSIDE THE VEHICLE BY ALL PASSENGERS WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP/IDLING/STATIONARY. THE VIBRATION GETS MORE INTENSE WHEN YOU HAVE THE A/C RUNNING. I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL FORUM PAGES AND OTHER DRIVERS WITH SIMILAR CARS ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO A CERTIFIED HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO BE SERVICE. I PAID $130 FOR A FULL DIAGNOSTIC ON JULY 17, 2018 AFTER THE VIBRATIONS STARTED GETTING WORST, AND NOTHING WAS FOUND ABOUT THE VIBRATIONS. MECHANICS COULDN'T PINPOINT WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. I FEEL THESE VIBRATIONS EVERYDAY, AND SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I AM IN MY VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS IT IS CAUSING UNEASINESS AND STRESS. THE VIBRATIONS CAN BE FELT AT ALL SPEEDS AND MORE INTENSE IF YOU HAVE THE A/C ON. I EXPERIENCE THE ISSUE IN ALL SEASON AND WEATHER CONDITIONS.
IN THE LAST YEAR THE MPG HAS DROPPED DRASTICALLY. WHEN PURCHASED IN 2011 (ELANTRA LIMITED), I GOT 35 MPG. IN THE LAST MONTH, I'M GETTING 16.9-20.9 MPG. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR THE SCHEDULED RECALLS, BUT NOTHING WAS DETECTED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF ANY SUCH PROBLEM.
2015 WINTER ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE TOOK CAR TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD CAR NEEDED A NEW ENGINE LIFTER WAS MAKING THE KNOCKING NOISE I WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY BECAUSE I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AT ANOTHER GARAGE AND THE OIL COULD HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED.THE KNOCKING STARTED 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO HAVING MY OIL CHANGED.I KNOW ANOTHER PERSON THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND AFTER A BATTLE WITH THE GARAGE THEY REPLACED HER ENGINE AT NO COST.I HAVE HAD MY CAR TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THEY FELT I SHOULD PURSUE THE MATTER
ENGINE KNOCKING DEALERSHIP SAID I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE IT WAS A FACTORY ISSUE LOOSE PISTONS ON A SMALL BLOCK.I HAD JUST TURNED ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THE NOISE STARTED AND NOW IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME. I BEEN READING REVIEWS AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE HELP
RANDOM ACTIVATION OF THE EMERGENCY ALARM. THE ALARM RANDOMLY GOES OFF WITHOUT ACTIVACTION. THIS OCCURS ON ITS ON WITHOUT ANY ACTIVATION EITHER ACCIDENTLY OR INTRUSTION.
CAR WILL NOT START. DOES NOT RECOGNIZE MY KEY. EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS. CHANGED ALL BATTERIES AND STILL NOT STARTING AND DEALER CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT.
THIS IS A FOLLOW UP ON COMPLAINT #[XXX].. HYUNDAI CHECKED CAR ON 6/22/11 ORDERED PART AND REPLACED DEFECTIVE PART ON 6/29/11. WHILE IN PARTS DEPT. WAS STATED THAT THIS PART HAD BEEN REPLACED ON SEVERAL OTHER CARS. I AM WELL SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)*TR
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The 2011 Hyundai Elantra has 17 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.