THERE HAVE BEEN MANY BREAK INS SINCE 2014. I GOT THIS CAR 02/2014 AND SINCE 07/2014 THERE HAVE MULTIPLE BREAK INS INTO THIS VEHICLE. CONFIRMED BY LAKELAND HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN 2016. THIS DEALERSHIP AGREED TO TAKE THE CAR FOR A DAY TO DO A THOROUGH INSPECTION TO SEARCH FOR ANYTHING THAT SHOULD NOT BE ON THE VEHICLE IF I AGREED T…
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THERE HAVE BEEN MANY BREAK INS SINCE 2014. I GOT THIS CAR 02/2014 AND SINCE 07/2014 THERE HAVE MULTIPLE BREAK INS INTO THIS VEHICLE. CONFIRMED BY LAKELAND HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN 2016. THIS DEALERSHIP AGREED TO TAKE THE CAR FOR A DAY TO DO A THOROUGH INSPECTION TO SEARCH FOR ANYTHING THAT SHOULD NOT BE ON THE VEHICLE IF I AGREED TO PAY A FEE. I WAS ADVISED BY THIS DEALERSHIP TO TAKE IT BACK TO HOLLER HYUNDAI IN MAITLAND OR WINTER PARK, FL AND SEE IF THEY WOULD AGREE TO DO THE INSPECTION HERE WITHOUT CHARGE EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE OUT OF WARRANTY. HOLLER HYUNDAI DOES NOT HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO DO THE INSPECTION, ONLY FEW SELECTIVE STORES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAVE THIS EQUIPMENT. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO HOLLER HYUNDAI SINCE EARLY 2015, AND THEY NEVER DID ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI MOTOR FINANCE AT 800-633-5151 AND ALL THEY DID WAS TAKE INFORMATION DOWN ON PAPER BUT NOTHING BEYOND WAS RESOLVED. BECAUSE OF THE BREAK INS, THIS HAS AFFECTED OUR RADIO RECEPTION WHILE PARKED SITTING INSIDE THE CAR OR IN MOTION EVEN WHEN MOST OF THE TIME RECEPTION SHOULD BE CLEAR NOT CLOUDY. ELECTRICAL WIRES SEEM TO CAUSE SKIPPING, AND HOW THE CAR FUNCTIONS WHEN IN MOTION. JUST TWO DAYS, I DISCOVERED A BLACK JACKET WAS TAKEN FROM THE CAR. OTHER ITEMS MISSING FROM THE VEHICLE SINCE THEN WAS: A VERY EXPENSIVE BURGANDY HANDHELD BLOW DRYER; CLOTHES; AND OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS THAT WERE HIDDEN INSIDE THE VEHICLE WERE STOLEN. I HAVE BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTED AND UPSET WITH HOLLER HYUNDAI AND THE CAR SINCE ALL OF THIS, AND FEEL I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING FOR THIS INSPECTION. I'M NOT INVOLVED IN ANY FORM OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITY NEITHER MY DAUGHTER. WE ARE THE ONLY TWO WITH KEYS TO THIS CAR AND WE DRIVE TOGETHER IN THE CAR 95% IF NOT 100% OF THE TIME.
NHTSA ODI #11151499
27,000 miles · Sep 15, 2018
Unknown Or OtherVehicle Speed Control
HORN DOESN'T WORK IF HUMID OR RAINING ON LOCAL STREETS OR HIGHWAY. WHEN ON HIGHWAY USING SPEED CONTROL HAVE FELT SPEED PICKUP AFTER SETTING SPEED LIMIT. REPORTED TO COCONUT CREEK DEALERSHIP REPAIR COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. TOLD ME NOT TO USE SPEED CONTROL.
NHTSA ODI #11129690
90,000 miles · Dec 27, 2017
Electrical SystemUnknown Or OtherVisibility/wiper
DOOR HANDLE DEFECTIVE. MIRROR DEFECTIVE
NHTSA ODI #11056748
1,000 miles · Oct 20, 2017
Electrical SystemUnknown Or Other
I HAVE A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. FILED A REPORT ON THE SUSPENSION, STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS REPORT IS SOMETHING I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT UNTIL I SAW OTHERS WERE HAVING THESE TWO ISSUES. 1. WHEN YOU TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, IT STILL DINGS AND THE DOORS WON'T LOCK. I AM ASSUMING IT STILL THINK THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION. …
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I HAVE A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. FILED A REPORT ON THE SUSPENSION, STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS REPORT IS SOMETHING I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT UNTIL I SAW OTHERS WERE HAVING THESE TWO ISSUES. 1. WHEN YOU TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, IT STILL DINGS AND THE DOORS WON'T LOCK. I AM ASSUMING IT STILL THINK THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION. YOU HAVE TO PUT THE KEY BACK IN AND TAKE IT OUT AGAIN TO GET THE DINGING TO STOP. 2. I HAVE TWO CIGARETTE LIGHTER RECEPTACLES (NOW KNOWN AS 12V ACCESSORY SOCKETS). CANNOT USE BOTH AT THE SAME TIME AS IT CAUSES THE TPMS LIGHT TO COME ON. A FEW SECONDS AFTER ONE OF THE RECEPTACLES HAVE BEEN EMPTIED THE TPMS LIGHT GOES OUT. THE FIRST ISSUE HAPPENS WHILE PARKED AND THE SECOND ISSUES HAPPENS WHETHER PARKED OR DRIVING . . . MOSTLY WHEN DRIVING.
NHTSA ODI #11035179
Mileage unknown · Jul 29, 2017
Unknown Or Other
WHENEVER I TURN ON THE A/C (SUMMER) OR HEATER (WINTER) A REALLY BAD ODOR COMES OUT FROM THE VENTS. ODOR SMELLS LIKE MOLD, MILDEW AND CAUSES ME TO COUGH AND GET BAD HEADACHES. I HAVE CHANGED THE CABIN FILTER THINKING IT WAS IT BUT ODOR PERSISTS WHEN THE A/C, HEATER OR FAN ARE BEING USED. I HAVE HAD IT FOR 1 YEAR AND IT HAS NOT…
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WHENEVER I TURN ON THE A/C (SUMMER) OR HEATER (WINTER) A REALLY BAD ODOR COMES OUT FROM THE VENTS. ODOR SMELLS LIKE MOLD, MILDEW AND CAUSES ME TO COUGH AND GET BAD HEADACHES. I HAVE CHANGED THE CABIN FILTER THINKING IT WAS IT BUT ODOR PERSISTS WHEN THE A/C, HEATER OR FAN ARE BEING USED. I HAVE HAD IT FOR 1 YEAR AND IT HAS NOT GONE AWAY AND ACTUALLY GOTTEN WORSE.
NHTSA ODI #11011469
Mileage unknown · Oct 14, 2015
EngineUnknown Or Other
CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON BOTH HIGHWAY AND SIDE STREETS. WON'T START UP RIGHT AWAY. EACH TIME IT HAPPENED IT TOOK LONGER AND LONGER FOR IT TO START.
NHTSA ODI #10782248
72,000 miles · May 27, 2015
Electrical SystemUnknown Or Other
WHEN TURNING THE CAR OFF AND REMOVING KEYS, IT DOESN'T TURN COMPLETELY OFF. I HAVE TO PUT THE KEYS BACK INTO THE IGNITION, TURN ON AND REMOVE AGAIN ROUGHLY TO MAKE THE CAR TURN OFF. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A FEW MONTHS.
NHTSA ODI #10721672
191 miles · Feb 16, 2011
SuspensionUnknown Or Other
I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE BRAND NEW CAR & ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD I NOTICED PROMINENT BOUNCES AFTER THE CAR WOULD GO OVER BUMP IN THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR WAS DECELERATING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I FELT A TOTAL OF THREE BOUNCES WITH THE FIRST BEING THE LARGEST, SECOND HALF OF FIRST, THIRD HALF OF SECOND, & FOURTH COULDN'T BE FELT. IT …
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I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE BRAND NEW CAR & ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD I NOTICED PROMINENT BOUNCES AFTER THE CAR WOULD GO OVER BUMP IN THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR WAS DECELERATING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I FELT A TOTAL OF THREE BOUNCES WITH THE FIRST BEING THE LARGEST, SECOND HALF OF FIRST, THIRD HALF OF SECOND, & FOURTH COULDN'T BE FELT. IT WAS BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC & GOING LIGHT TO LIGHT. THE BUMPS WERE RAISE SECTIONS OF THE ROAD AFFECTING ALL FOUR TIRES. THE BUMPS WERE NOT POTHOLES. I EMAILED MY SALESPERSON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY OF THE PROBLEM WITH NO RESPONSE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS HIGHWAY DRIVING. ONE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY HAS CEMENT SLABS IN AN UNDULATING PATTERN THAT I HAVE DRIVEN OVER DAILY FOR A VERY LONG TIME AT MANY DIFFERENT SPEEDS & IN MANY DIFFERENT DRIVING CONDITIONS. MY PREVIOUS CAR WOULD REACT BY RUMBLING UP & DOWN. THAT SENSATION WAS CONSTANT OVER THE YEARS AT ANY SPEED & DRIVING CONDITION. ONCE I CLEARED THAT SECTION OF THE BAD HIGHWAY, MY CAR WOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP. THE FIRST TIME I WENT OVER THAT SAME STRETCH OF HIGHWAY IN MY NEW CAR AT AN EST. 60-65 MPH, THE CAR BEGIN TO OSCILLATE HARMONICALLY (BOUNCE RHYTHMICALLY) & CONTINUED TO HARMONICALLY OSCILLATE (BOUNCE) ONCE I CLEARED THAT BAD SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY FOR AN ADDITIONAL MINUTE. I ESTIMATED THE TOTAL TIME AT TWO MINUTES. THE HARMONIC OSCILLATION FELT VERY CONSISTENT OVER THAT TWO MINUTE STRETCH. ONCE I WENT OVER ANOTHER BUMP THE OSCILLATION WENT STOPPED. THE STRUTS ARE SUPPOSED TO DAMPEN THE OSCILLATIONS. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE MECHANIC TEST DROVE IT & SAID THE SUSPENSION FELT FIRM. THE SUSPENSION CHECKED OUT OK (NO NUMBERS GIVEN). IT HAS A SPORT TUNED SUSPENSION & WAS SUPPOSE TO DO THIS. THE MECHANIC DIDN'T DRIVE THE BAD SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE IT WAS TOO FAR AWAY. I WILL TRY TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER WITH THE HYUNDAI'S FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER.
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2007-2010 Elantra and 2009-2011 Elantra Touring vehicles. On February 21, 2020 Hyundai expanded the recall to include 46,425 model year 2007-2008 Entourage and 2007 Santa Fe vehicles. Moisture may enter the Anti-lock Brake (ABS) Module and result in an electrical short.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An electrical short within the ABS Module may cause an engine compartment fire, even when the car is turned off, increasing the risk of an injury.
Remedy: Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will install a relay in the vehicle's main junction box to prevent the risk of an ABS short-circuit while the car is turned off, free of charge. The recall began April 2, 2020. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 188.
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 Elantra vehicles manufactured June 1, 2008, to April 30, 2010, and 2009-2010 Elantra Touring vehicles manufactured November 1, 2008, to April 30, 2010. The electronic power steering (EPS) electronic control unit (ECU) may sense a discrepancy in the steering input signals and, as a result, disable the steering power assist.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Hyundai will verify the proper operation of the Electronic Power Steering (EPS) and update the EPS control unit, free of charge. The recall began April 14, 2015. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-671-3059. Hyundai's number for this recall is 127.
Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 Accent, model year 2007-2011 Azera, Sonata and Sante Fe,2006-2011 Tucson, 2009-2011 Elantra Touring, 2007-2010 Elantra, 2008-2011 Veracruz, 2009-2011 Genesis, 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, 2007-2008 Entourage, and 2006-2008 Tiburon vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Hyundai recalled 1,059,824 model year 2007-2009 Accent and Tucson, model year 2007-2010 Elantra, model year 2007-2011 Santa Fe, model year 2008-2009 Veracruz, model year 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, and model year 2011 Sonata vehicles. In September 2013, Hyundai informed the agency that it was adding more vehicles to this campaign, representing an additional 652,512 units. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 1,712,336. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake transmission shift interlock feature, preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Failure to illuminate the stop lamps during braking or inability to disengage the cruise control could increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, when the ignition is in the 'ON' position, the transmission shifter may be able to be moved out of Park without first applying the brake. This may lead to unintentional movement of the car which may increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch, free of charge. The safety recall began on April 22, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's recall campaign number is 110.
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NHTSA investigations
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DP21003 · Throttle Control System Vulnerabilities
Opened Nov 12, 2021 · Closed Jun 20, 2023
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:throttle
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) received a petition letter dated October 10, 2021, requesting an investigation of possible defects in the electronic throttle control (ETC) system on certain Kia vehicles resulting in the opening of DP21-003. Accordingly, Model Year (MY) 2005-2016 Kia Optima/K5, MY 2006-2015 Kia Sorento, MY 2007-2016 Hyundai Elantra, MY 2007-2016 Hyundai Santa Fe, MY 2006-2015 Hyundai Sonatas are all part of the subject population. The petition was originally filed as a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire that can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under reference (ODI) number 11439675.On November 12, 2021, ODI opened Defect Petition DP21-003 to evaluate the petitioner?s request. ODI performed trend analyses of the VOQs related to vehicle speed control issues for all the subject vehicles and found that none of the 52 Model/Model Year Hyundai/Kia vehicles demonstrated any actionable trend that warranted an investigation.Petitioners submitted 1119 VOQs and non-VOQ cases in which sudden uncommanded acceleration (SUA) or loss of motive power (LOMP) incidents were alleged.For the 1119 reports, 220 were incidents involving crashes, from which 69 subject Hyundai-Kia vehicles were inspected by Hyundai/Kia dealer technicians, Hyundai/Kia engineers, and/or third-party representatives.ODI found the inspections identified no vehicle defects related to the ETC system.Of the 220 crash-involved reports, 13 Event Data Recorder (EDR) records were downloaded successfully and 11 of those indicated driver error: (i.e.) pedal misapplication.A condition where the accelerator pedal is mistakenly applied instead of the brake pedal when the driver wants to stop the vehicle.In addition, ODI reviewed a scientific journal paper published in Forensic Science International in 2016 by Mr. Park et al ., as well as related test videos. ODI does not believe there is any evidence of uncontrollable SUA occurrences in any of the tests reviewed. NHTSA's Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance (OVSC) reviewed the allegations regarding the potential noncompliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 124.Based on the information provided, the Agency concludes there is insufficient information for us to determine if a possible non-compliance exists.Finally, both Hyundai and Kia informed ODI that all their vehicles manufactured after 2012 were equipped with an ETC management system, in which the engine speed will go to idle when the system sees signals from both the brake pedal and accelerator pedal at the same time; this is commonly known as the brake-throttle override system.After thoroughly assessing the material submitted by the petitioner, information already in NHTSA's possession, information submitted by Hyundai and Kia in response to an Information Request letter, and the potential risks to safety implicated by the petitioner's allegation, NHTSA does not believe that a formal investigation is warranted. After full consideration of appropriate factors, the petition is denied. A Federal Register Notice (FRN) further detailing NHTSA?s reasons for denial of the petition will be published.
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