What 459 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Hyundai Elantra Gt

FRONT OF ELANTRA TRAVELING AT 40 MPH HIT ANOTHER CAR ENTERING 4 LANE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.(T-BONED") THE CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. NONE OF THE HEAD , FRONT OR SEAT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 22 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR LATE FEB. 2011 (AFTER THEY RELEASE THE NEW MODELED CARS IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR)...I HAVE COMPLAINED AND INQUIRED ABOUT AN OCCURRENCE THAT HAPPENS WITH THE BRAKES ON OCCASION THAT SEEMS TO BE TRIGGERING: VSM, ESC, TCS, ABS, BRAKE ASSIST AND/OR EBD SAFETY SYSTEMS UNDER NORMAL ROAD, TEMPERATURES, SPEEDS, BRAKE PRESSURE. THERE HAS BEEN AT BRAKE DELAYS, VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE, AND AT TIMES PROVIDED A VIOLENT PUSH BACK AND PUMPING UNLIKE ANY NORMAL ABS SYSTEM AND THOSE TIMES WERE FEW BUT AGAIN UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS NO SUDDEN BREAKING. THE GRINDING SOUNDS AND FEELS A BIT LIKE A SECOND AFTER YOU APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE AN ANCHOR DROPS ON THE ROAD AND BOUNCES AND GRINDS AGAINST MENTAL AND THE PAVEMENT. IT FEELS LIKE AN EMPTY BRAKE PAD (BUT IS NOT) AND STOP AS IF ONE ALSO. HOWEVER NOT ALL THE TIME AND WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NORMAL IT FEELS SAFE. HOWEVER, IT HAPPENS EVEN SLOWLY PARKING IN MY FLAT SMOOTH DRIVEWAY SOMETIMES (NO SAND I CHECK EVERYTIME). I HAVE AVOIDED MANY ACCIDENTS JUST BARELY WHEN THIS IS TRIGGERED AND IT MOST OFTEN CAUSING DOUBLE THE STOPPING TIME. I END UP INTO THE INTERSECTING STREETS BEYOND A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT BY ABOUT HALF A CAR LENGTH. IT DOESN'T ALWAYS KICK IN RIGHT AWAY WITH BRAKE PRESSURE BUT TRIPS IT UP A SECOND LATER AND YOU HAVE TO ALMOST TRICK THE BRAKE AND STEERING TO GET CONTROL AND STOP IN TIME. THERE HAS BEEN TOO MUCH OF A PROCESS IN AN EFFORT TO CORRECT IT, OTHER ISSUES FOUND, AND MULTIPLE ACCIDENT CAUSED FROM IT ONE OF WHICH CAUSE A HOSPITAL VISIT AND AN INJURY LEAVING ME WILL A HEMATOMA AND CROOKED SMILE STILL. I NEED HELP AND MORE SPACE TO EXPLAIN. PLEASE EMAIL ME FOR DETAILS. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCLERATED AND CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE CONTACT WAS SEVERELY INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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VEHICLE SPUN AND HIT GUARD RAIL ON INTERSTATE 90 HEAD ON , THEN ALSO ON RIGHT SIDE BUT THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED!!! WE HAD PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS INVOLVING BOTH A 2005 SONATA AND 2007 ELANTRA IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS ALSO FAILED TO DEPLOY. IN FACT, THE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR THE 2005 ACCIDENT SPENT ALMOST $10,000 TO REPAIR THE CAR RATHER THAN TOTAL IT AND SPECIFICALLY STATED TO ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TOTALED THE VEHICLE HAD THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

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