2015 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE FAILURE. *LD
NHTSA ODI 11099689
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2015 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE FAILURE. *LD
NHTSA ODI 11099689
ON SUNDAY, APRIL 15,2018, I WAS PREPARING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ON MERRIMAC AVENUE IN NORFOLK VA , ON MY WAY TO CHURCH,WHEN I HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE AND LOSS OF STEERING. A CAR WITHOUT AN OCCUPANT WAS SITTING TWO CAR SPACES FROM THE CORNER,MY CAR HAD STRUCK THIS CAR. I GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND SAW MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE LAYING FLAT ON THE GROUND AND MY RIGHT FENDER WAS SMASHED. THE POLICE AND AAA WERE CALLED. WHEN THE AAA DRIVER CAME HE STATED THAT MY AXLE WAS BENT. MY AIR BAG DID NOT IMPLOD.THE POLICE CAME AND NO SUMMONS WAS ISSUED. I WAS GIVEN A COPY OT THE POLICE REPORT THAT STATED THAT THE EVENT WAS A NON-REPORTABLE INCIDENT >THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER SAID THAT THE AXLE WAS BENT.THEY ORDERED ANOTHER AXLE AND THE ONE SENT BY THE MANUFACTURE WAS DAMAGED! . I FEEL THAT THIS CAR MAY BE , THOUGH REPAIRED MAY BE UNSAFE( THE SUSPENSION WAS DAMAGED ALSO I HAVE A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT AND THE COPY OF THE REPAIR WOK=RK DONE WHICH TOOK OVER 20 DAYS. AM I SAFE IN THIS CAR? I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO UPLOAD , SO I AM GOING TO SEND THIS REPORT IN THE MAIL TO YOU. I HAD SENT A REPORT EARLIER , BUT MY COMPUTER CRASHED AND HAVE NOT BEEN TO USE IT TO SEND ANOTHER FORM ,. SHOULD I CONTACT HYUNDAI? I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO! I AM SENDING THIS REPORT AGAIN BECAUSE I LOST ALL OF MY EMAILS *JS
NHTSA ODI 11097529
1ST TIME THIS HAPPENED 3/15/18 AROUND 2:30-3:00 WE TOOK RIDE TO DAIRY QUEEN IN N L R , HUSBAND DROVE HOME WHEN WE GOT TO THE PARKING LOT IN OUR COMPLEX RIGHT BEFORE PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF OUR BUILDING AFTER TURNING THE CORNER LEFT WHEN THE CAR TOTALLY SHUT OFF. ALL LIGHTS LIT UP ON DASH, AFTER PUTTING IN PARK IT RESTARTED AGAIN AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO OUR APARTMENT PARKING AREA. 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED WE WERE AT THE LIGHT TO TURN LEFT INTO PROMINADE! 5/13/18 AT 4:20-4:30 WE WERE TURNING INTO THE CHENAL PROMINADE AT THE RED LIGHT WHEN IT STALLED WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND US. MY HUSBAND PUT IT IN PARK RESTARTED THEN LEFT US DRIVE AGAIN.
NHTSA ODI 11093570
ON SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2018, I WAS PREPARING TI MAKE A RIGHT TURN ON MERRIMAC AVE IN NORFOLK VA, ON MY WAY TO CHURCH,, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE AND LOSS OF STEERING. A CAR WITH NO OCCUPANT WAS SITTING TO CAR SPACES FROM THE CORNER AND MY CAR STRUCK THE CAR. I GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND SAW MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LAYING ON THE GROUND AND MY RIGHT FRONT FENDER WAS SMASHED. I CALLED THE POLICE AND AAA. WHEN TRIPLE AAA ARRIVED THE DRIVER SAID THAT MY AXLE WAS BENT. MY AIR BACK DID NOT IMPLOD. THE POLICE CAME AND SO SUMMONS WAS GIVEN, JUST A REPOTR THAT IT WAS A NON-REPORTABLE ACCIDENT. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN A COLLISION SHOP SINCE THAT DAY. THE SHOP CALLED AND SAID THERE WOULD BE A DELAY BECAUSE THE AXLE THE MANUFACTURE SENT WAS DAMAGED!! THE SHOP HAD TO ORDER ANOTHER AXLE . I WENT ON LINE TO DETERMINE IF THIS MODEL HAS HAD OTHER REPORT OF AXLE AND SUSPENSION DEFECTS AND THERE WAS ONE REPORT THAT WAS EXACTLY THE SAME AS MINE. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THIS MODEL MAY BE A DEFECTED ? I DID NOT TAKE ANY PICTURES I HAD LOST MY CELL PHONE
NHTSA ODI 11092627
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED DURING ACCELERATION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FITZGERALD GAITHERSBURG HYUNDAI (905 N FREDERICK AVE, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20879), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
NHTSA ODI 11091713
CAR STALLS WHEN EVER IDLING OR COMING TO A STOP.
NHTSA ODI 11088659
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE ENGINE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER (STEW HANSEN HYUNDAI, 11344 HICKMAN RD, CLIVE, IA 50325, (515) 253-3000) WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE SHORT BLOCK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
NHTSA ODI 11084896
HELLO PURCHASED 2015 ELANTRA USED WITH 29,000 MILES HAD STEERING ISSUES ALONG WITH BAD TIRES,WE EXPERIENCE A SITUATION IN THE STEERING LIKE THE CAR CANNOT DRIVE STRAIGHT WITHOUT MAKING CONSTANT LEFT OR RIGHT ADJUSTMENTS IN THE WHEEL TO KEEP IN THE LANE, ALMOST LIKE A BICYCLE CHAIN SLIPPING ON THE SPROCKET AS AN EXAMPLE, WE DID TAKE IN FOR VEHICLE INSPECTION 3 TIMES,THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG FIRST TIME AND JUST TIGHTENED STEERING COLUMN, STILL WAS FAULTY, SO SCHEDULED ANOTHER APPOINTMENT, THIS TIME A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND NEW TIRES WOULD SOLVE THIS ISSUE,DID PUT 4 NEW TIRES AND SKIPPED THE ALIGNMENT AND HAD CALLED HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA CORPORATE, THEY CALLED SERVICE MANAGER OF CAR DEALERSHIP DIRECTLY TO DO COMPLETE VEHICLE INSPECTION, NOTHING WAS WRONG ACCORDING TO THE MASTER TECHNICIAN, SO EVIDENTLY IT WAS GOING TO BE FAULTY AND IT IS STILL HAVING STEERING ISSUE, AS IT IS THE DESIGN OF THE CAR FOR THIS YEAR AS MENTIONED BY SERVICE MANAGER. THE CORPORATE PERSON I CONTACTED IS VERY SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE, BUT DEALERSHIP IS DE SENSITIZED I THINK TO THE SITUATION, THIS IS MY LAST ATTEMPT FOR POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION,ALONG WITH FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE FTC WITH THE ISSUE AND SALES NEVER PROVIDED THE MONRONEY WINDOW STICKER, I HAVE NO COMPARISON OF THE WINDOW STICKER QUOTED SALES PRICE VERSUS CONTRACT SALES PRICE AND OPTIONAL AND STANDARD EQUIPMENT. AS THIS ISSUE IS SERIOUS IN MY CONCERN IS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THIS SITUATION, WE DO NOTICE AS WELL DRIVING IN TOWN, AT THE PRESENT TIME WE HAVE TO MUCH INVESTED IN THE CAR OTHERWISE WOULD TRADE FOR A NEWER MODEL OF THE CAR AS WE DID RENT THE 2017 ELANTRA SE MODEL AND THIS ISSUE IS NOT APPARENT IN THE NEW VEHICLE, A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE CAN BE FELT IN THE NEWER CAR. PERHAPS SOMETHING IN THE STEERING IN THE 2015 IS FAULTY OR JUST WEARS OUT PREMATURELY, THANKS FOR ACCEPTING THIS COMPLAINT
NHTSA ODI 11079142
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BACK IN 2015. SINCE THEN, I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO BE SERVICED BECAUSE MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. MY AIRBAG HAS NOT HAD ANY MAJOR ACCIDENTS.THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 4 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. EVERY TIME I GET THE PROBLEM FIXED, THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON AFTER A FEW MONTHS. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS TO THE SERVICES CENTER EACH TIME AND IT SEEMS AS IF THE ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS NOT BEING RESOLVED. ALSO, I RECEIVED SOMETHING IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE WHICH HEIGHTENS MY CONCERN ABOUT THE AIRBAGS SINCE I WAS HAVING THIS ISSUE BEFORE RECEIVING THIS NOTICE. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT HAPPENED ABOUT A WEEK AGO.
NHTSA ODI 11076450
MY 2015 ELANTRA STARTED TO MAKE A TICKING NOISE WHILE PARKED AND WHILE ACCELERATING AT 50,000 MILES. THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN DRIVING PERFORMANCE AND NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS TURNED ON. WITHIN A WEEK I BROUGHT IT TO A HYUNDAI DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TO DIAGNOSE THE NOISE. I WAS TOLD THE OIL HAD METAL SHAVINGS IN IT AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES PRIOR TO THIS.
NHTSA ODI 11075622
DON'T BUY HYUNDAI CAR. I WAS SO PROUD OF BEING HYUNDAI CAR OWNER WHO HAVE TWO HYUNDAI VEHICLES. HOWEVER, I STARTED TO DISLIKE HYUNDAI. THE REASON IS THE NAVIGATING SYSTEM THAT I GOT INTO. IT POINTED WRONG LOCATION WHILE I AM DRIVING TO GO TO GOLF COURSE WHERE I DID NOT KNOW HOW TO GET THERE. I GOT PANIC IN THE FREEWAY. WHAT IF IT WAS NIGHT TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF FREEWAY? WHAT IF I WAS DRIVING FOR THE VERY IMPORTANT MEETING? I COULD STOP ON THE RAIL ROAD OR THE DANGEROUS PLACE. EVEN MORE I HAD TO DRIVE ONE HAND BECAUSE I HAD TO USE ONE HAND HOLDING THE HANDPHONE WITH MAP APP DIRECTING ME TO THE PLACE. I HAD TO STOP IN THE SIDE ROAD OF FREEWAY. IT WAS SO DANGEROUS. 2015 YEAR ELANTRA WHICH IS KIND BRAND NEW. DEALER SAID NO WARRANTY, HYUNDAI AMERICA SAID NO WARRANTY OR RECALL. I FOUND MANY OWNERS OF HYUNDAI VEHECLE DRIVERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM LIKE ME. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO RESPONSIBLITY FROM HYUNDAI. JUST PAY AND FIX IN THE DEALER. THEY SHOULD COVER THIS BY RECALLING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT MAY BE MORE DANGEROUS THAN BROKEN BREAK. DON'T BUY HYUNDAI THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE MANUFACTURER. THEY SHOULD GO OUT OF U.S.A IF THEY DO NOT DO ANYTHING FOR THIS PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.HYUNDAI-FORUMS.COM/'/377562-NAV-SCREEN-DISPLAYIN' HTTP://WWW.GENCOUPE.COM/'/101212-COMPLETELY-INCORRECT-POSIT' NAV SCREEN DISPLAYING WRONG LOCATION - HYUNDAI FORUMS : HYUNDAI FORUM JUST BOUGHT A USED 2013 ELANTRA LIMITED, NAVIGATION, 35K ON THE ODOMETER. LOVE THE CAR. DIDN'T BOTHER TO TRY THE NAV UNIT ON THE TEST DRIVE. THE HYUNDAI-FORUMS.COM
NHTSA ODI 11075051
ON A RECENT TRIP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I NOTICED A BINDING IN THE STEERING WHEEL.WHEN TRYING TO MAKE CORRECTIONS TO THE VEHICLE TRACKING THE STEERING WHEEL TOOK EXCESSIVE FORCE TO MAKE THESES CORRECTIONS.THIS EXCESSIVE FORCE OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS EXCLUSIVELY.THE STEERING IN NORMAL IN TAKE OFF AND CITY DRIVING CONDITIONS.
NHTSA ODI 11075106
ONE MORNING I STARTED MY CAR LIKE ANY NORMAL DAY AND THERE WAS A TICKING SOUND. IT WAS COLD OUT THAT MORNING SO I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT BUT I TOOK IT TO GET ITS OIL CHANGED THE NEXT DAY AND THATS THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS SOMETHING INTERNAL AND I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A DEALER. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS AN ENGINE KNOCK AND THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT WAS TO BASICALLY GET A NEW ENGINE.
NHTSA ODI 11074012
I WAS ON THE BELTWAY AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS BRAKING AND I PRESSED MY BRAKES TO THE FLOOR AND UPON IMPACT IT WAS STILL ROLLING. WE PULLED OVER AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR. I HAD TO PULL UP THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO FINALLY STOP THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA ODI 11073779
STARTING A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAKING A RATTLING NOISE WHILE IN PARK AND WHILE IN DRIVE (ESPECIALLY WITH ACCELERATING). NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO GET SERVICED AND WAS TOLD THERE ARE METALLIC SHAVINGS IN THE OIL TO SUPPORT THAT THERE IS LOWER ENGINE FAILURE (CRANKSHAFT WITH TOO MUCH CLEARANCE) AND THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE. I WENT TO OTHER AUTO SHOPS AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 76,000 MILES AND HAS RECEIVED REGULAR MAINTENANCE WITH OIL CHANGES EVERY 5,000 MILES.
NHTSA ODI 11071732
ENGINE STARTED MAKING A TICKING NOISE WITH NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. RAN FINE AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN OIL, CAUSED FROM EITHER A BAD MAIN OR ROD BEARING. CAR HAD 37,000 MILES AND THE OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES.
NHTSA ODI 11066538
CAR CUT OFF. WAS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE. MY CAR IS A 2015 AND ONLY HAS 74,000 MILES ON IT.
NHTSA ODI 11062899
HIGH OIL PRESSURE CAUSED OIL FILTER TO FAIL
NHTSA ODI 11058210
ISSUE BEGAN 12MO W 2 NEW CARS. NON ADJUSTABLE REAR SUSPENSION DETERMINED THRU MD-BBB HEARING TO BE FAULT OF POOR HANDLING AND EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. DETERMINED BY BBB TO BE CAUSED BY BENT SUSPENSION PARTS. OWNER WAS FOUND NOT NEGLIGENT FOR FOR PARTS BENDING IMPLYING THAT NORMAL DRIVING DYNAMIC FORCES ARE CAUSING PARTS TO WARP. DUE TO AN INABILITY TO DIAGNOSE ROOT CAUSE FOR WARPED PARTS - NO ONE WANTS TO ASSESS THE ISSUE TO THAT EXTENT - TOE/CAMBER SETTINGS CAN AS SUGGESTED BY HYUNDAI CORPORATE WARP AT WILL. ISSUE IS THIS DYNAMIC CONDITION CAUSING A 'SELF STEERING' CONDITION WITH EITHER TOE/CAMPER/BOTH. HYUNDAI WANTS OWNER TO PAY THEM TO HAVE THEIR DESIGN MISTAKE GO AWAY AND THIS ISSUE GO AWAY - WHICH SEEMS STRANGE IN AND OF ITSELF. IF HYUNDAI TAKES THIS VEHICLE THEY MIGHT CONCEAL IT FROM NHTSA INVESTIGATION. I HAVE TO BEGIN FINAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH THEM BY NOV 17TH. NO ONE WISHES TO INVESTIGATE WHY PARTS ARE BENDING. DOES NHTSA WANT TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT BEFORE BEING CONCERNED. THE BBB OF MD AND HYUNDAI CORPORATE ARE DEFINITELY NOT CONCERNED.
NHTSA ODI 11045495
2015 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. 2 YEARS OLD. DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE (AND PASSENGER'S SIDE, BUT NOT AS MUCH) STARTS THUMPING WHEN DRIVEN OVER 60 MPH, OR WILL INCONSISTENTLY START THUMPING RANDOMLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. FEELS VERY UNSAFE AS IT FEELS LIKE I AM DRIVING ON A FLAT TIRE. EACH TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED, I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY TO CHECK IF I ACTUALLY HAD A FLAT TIRE, BUT DID NOT. FIRST TIME I NOTICED THIS WAS A FEW MONTHS AGO. I DISMISSED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE ISSUE WAS JUST A BUMPY HIGHWAY, AS THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED AFTER EXITING. FROM THERE ON, THE CAR DROVE SMOOTHLY UNTIL I REACHED MY DESTINATION. I DID NOT HAVE THAT PROBLEM AGAIN UNTIL A FEW MONTHS LATER. THE THUMPING STARTED HAPPENING RANDOMLY ON ROADS THAT I DROVE SMOOTH ON BEFORE, SO I KNEW IT WAS NOT A BAD ROAD ISSUE. THIS CAR NEEDS A RECALL AS IT IS ALREADY CAUSING ME LIFE THREATENING PROBLEMS ONLY AT 2 YEARS OLD. I AM ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH BRAKES AND STEERING, BUT THEY APPEAR MINOR TO THE TIRE PROBLEM.
NHTSA ODI 11019344
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI ELANTRA EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK OPTIMO H426 TIRES, SIZE: P195/65R/15 (NA). THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE MIDDLE TREAD ON THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS SEPARATED. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BELT SEPARATED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTICED A HOLE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BAND WAS FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REVIEWED BY THEIR INVESTIGATORS. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
NHTSA ODI 11014586
JULY 18, 2015 RETURNING FROM A 350 MILE TRIP TO MIAMI FROM ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. ON I-75N, EXPERIENCED A HARROWING DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE EXPLOSION IN ALLIGATOR ALLEY ABOUT 11:30AM. HYUNDAI ELANTRA HAS NO SPARE TIRE ON A LEASED CAR. TIRES ARE HANKOOK OMNIPRO H-426. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FILED ABOUT THESE PARTICULAR TIRES AFTER RESEARCHING. MILEAGE IS LESS THAN 10K MILES AND CAR IS ONLY 2 YRS. OLD AND WAS LEASED BRAND NEW. HAVE 'HYUNDAI ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THAT ONLY TOWS TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP', PER CSR AFTER CALL TO REPORT,REQUIRING A TRIP BACK 30 MILES. AFTER EXPLAINING ORDEAL, TIRE EXPLOSION, REAR BUMPER TORN OFF, BACK LIGHT DAMAGE FROM TIRE BEING COMPLETELY RIPPED APART AND MAJOR BACKSIDE DAMAGE FROM SAID INCIDENT, DAVIE FLORIDA HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP DID CHANGE AND REPLACE TIRE THAT I HAD TO PURCHASE. THEY ASSURED US THAT CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. RECEIPT SHOWED MULTI-POINT INSPECTION PROVIDED AS WELL AS WHEEL BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT. BACK ON ROAD AT APPROX. 3:30PM, I-75N ALMOST TO SAME SPOT, (ALLIGATOR ALLEY) SECOND TIRE EXPLODES ON DRIVER SIDE FRONT MAKING CAR INOPERABLE; WAITED FOR 2ND TOW(8PM) ALL THE WAY HOME, ARRIVED ABOUT 12 MIDNIGHT. I AM CURRENTLY TERRIFIED OF DRIVING WITH OTHER TWO TIRES ON PASSENGER SIDE. WAITING TO HEAR FROM HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CARE ABOUT RESOLUTION,
NHTSA ODI 11010602
THE REMOTE CONTROL ON ALL HYUNDAI'S WILL WITHIN A CERTAIN RANGE WILL CAUSE MY TRUNK TO OPEN. JUST THE TRUNK. I CAN LOCK MY CAR AND COME OUT AT THE MALL OR OUT OF MY HOME IN THE MORING AND FIND MY DOORS STILL LOCKED AND MY TRUNK OPENED! I DISCOVERED THE CULPRIT ONE DAY WHEN I WAS PARKED NEAR ANOTHER HYUNDAI AND THEY HIT THEIR REMOTE BEFORE I DID TO UNLOCK THEIR CAR, MY TRUNK FLEW OPEN!
NHTSA ODI 11002961
THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICING. THE HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT IT WAS RELATED TO THE BRAKES. WHEN I WAS READY TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME AND SAID THE BRAKE RELAY (WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED) CAUSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO SHORT AND NOW I HAVE TO GET THEM REPLACED AS WELL.
NHTSA ODI 11000825
I HAVE A SET OF 4 PRIMEWELL VALERA TOURING II TIRES ON MY CARD, TWO OF WHICH FAILED DUE TO THE PRIOR RECALL ISSUE ON THE INSIDE LOWER SIDEWALK. MY TIRES ARE NOT LISTED AS PART OF THE RECALL, HOWEVER THE ISSUE IS IDENTICAL. I PURCHASED TWO NEW TIRES TODAY AS THE OTHERS FAILED WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON I95 IN DUVAL COUNTY, FL . I WILL PURCHASE TWO ADDITIONAL TIRES THIS WEEKEND AS I DO NOT WANT THE TIRES ON THE CAR TO FAIL AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, OR WORSE. WHAT IS GITI TIRE AND/OR CONTINENTAL TIRE GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS?
NHTSA ODI 10990568
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