2012 Hyundai Elantra Suspension

I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY CAR ON COMPACTED SNOW OR ICE. THE BACKEND FISHTAILS SO BAD I FEAR LOSING CONTROL. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 30 MPH TO CONTROL THE CAR. I WILL NOT DRIVE ON ANY BIG HIGHWAYS BECAUSE I CAN'T GO OVER 30 MPH. LIKE OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE LIVED IN MN ALL MY LIFE AND HAD MANY CARS. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED WHAT I AM WITH THIS CAR. THEY BACK END HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN. IF YOU GO TO CARCOMPLAINTS.COM YOU WILL SEE WHAT OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING. THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. LOOK UP THE 2013'S TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON. I LOVE MY CAR BUT NOW FEEL I HAVE TO GET RID OF IT. IN GOOD CONSCIENCE I CAN'T SELL THIS TO A PRIVATE PARTY. I DON'T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR DEATH. ONLY CHOICE IS THRU A DEALER AND LOSE MONEY. I SUPPOSE A HYUNDAI DEALER IS MY ONLY OPTION BECAUSE SOME OF THEM ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. ONE ADMITTED IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. LET THE DEALER SHIP CAR TO A SOUTHERN STATE WHERE THERE IS NO SNOW AND ICE. PLEASE HELP. MAKE HYUNDAI FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH CONSUMER REPORT WHO RECOMMENDED THIS CAR. THEY MUST NOT HAVE TESTED IT ON WINTER ROADS. THANK YOU *TR

WHEN DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP IN A MALL.,I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF CAR.LOOKED AT FRONT OF CAR DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE IT. IT MADE A FUNNY NOISE AND YOU COULD SMELL BURNING RUBBER AND SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL COMPARTMENT.CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND THE MECHANIC SAID LOOKS LIKE THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. I WAS WANDERING IF YOU HAVE HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS YEAR AS I KNOW THE 2011 HAD A FRACTURING PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS.THIS JUST HAPPENED TODAY 11-21-15 AND IS AT A REPAIR FACILITY TO BE LOOKED AT ON MONDAY WHEN THEY OPEN FOR BUSINESS.

REAR END FISHTAILS SEVERELY WHEN I HIT A POTHOLE, SEWER LID OR ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD. I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING OTHER CARS BESIDE ME AND HEAD ON FROM THIS PROBLEM. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY OWN NEW CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS AND THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND IT OPERATES AS DESIGNED, YET THEY HAVE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT THEY DID LOWER THE PRESSURE IN THE TIRES AND SUGGESTED I PUT CASES OF WATER IN MY TRUNK TO WEIGH DOWN THE BACK END OF THE CAR. I HAVE ADDED 70 POUNDS OF WEIGHT IN THE TRUNK AND STILL IT DOES NOT HELP AT ALL. I HAVE READ THAT IN THE SNOW THE PROBLEM IS TEN TIMES WORSE. I LIVE IN A STATE WHERE WE GET PLENTY OF SNOW AND I DREAD THE THOUGHT OF HAVING TO DRIVE THAT CAR DURING THAT TIME. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED I DON'T EVEN HAVE THE WORDS TO EXPRESS HOW UPSET THAT I AM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT EITHER THE FRONT ENLIGHTENMENT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR THE FRONT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A SECOND TIME TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY RECALIBRATED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,066.

WHEN DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP AT THE MALL I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. LOOKED AT FRONT OF CAR ,DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG,PROCEEDED TO DRIVE IT AND HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN AND THE SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER AND SMOKE COMING FROM DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL COMPARTMENT. CALLED TOW TRUCK AND THE MECHANIC SAID THE FRONT SPRING WAS BROKE.THIS HAPPENED ON 11-21-15. HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP.

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WENT OVER UNEVENNESS IN ROAD AND REAR END SWAYED LEFT TO RIGHT. DEALER SAID IT WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. SCARY, *TR

I OWN A 2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA LIMITED, WHILE DRIVING ON A ROAD WITH BUMPS THE CAR SKIPSOR SWAYS BACK AND FORTH, THE CAR FEELS LIKE YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE CONTROL ALSO IF YOU HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND YOU HIT BUMPS THE CRUISE WELL TURN OFF BY ITSELF CAUSING THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN IN TRAFFIC. BETWEEN THE TWO PROBLEMS, IT'S A VERY UNEASY FEELING WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE OVER BUMPS, THE FEELING OF LOSING CONTROL AND SLOWING DOWN IS A VERY BAD PROBLEM. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER SHIP AND TRY BLAMED ON THE LOW PROFILE TIRES THAT COME STOCK ON THIS VEHICLE...THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED OR BUMP SOMETIMES THE SMALLEST OF BUMPS CAN CAUSE THIS. *TR

CLUNKING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. DEALER REPLACED RIGHT REAR SHOCK. SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN DECEMBER 14, 2012. CAR HAD 17,059 MILES. THIS TIME DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK AGAIN, AND ALSO REPLACED THE LEFT REAR SHOCK. COULD THERE BE A DEFECT IN THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM OF THIS MODEL AND YEAR CAR? *TR

TIRE WEAR IS EXCESSIVE CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR ON INSIDE TO POINT OF DANGEROUS. THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT IN ALIGNMENT TO TAKE CARE OF THIS . FOUND THIS TO HAPPEN AFTER 13,000 ALIGNMENT. HYUNDAI FORUM OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM DEALER JUST SEEMS TO THINK IT IS OWNER CAUSED. NEED TO GET NEW TIRES OR PARK CAR! *TR

2012 HYUNDIA ELANTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE WHEEL ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, WAS CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY, DOWN TO THE TREAD. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS DAUGHTER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN, DUE TO THE LACK OF TRACTION. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE, SINCE THERE WAS NO WAY TO ADJUST THE REAR SUSPENSION.