2014 Hyundai Elantra

AROUND 9/14/19, MY ENGINE STARTING RATTLING (HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=8NKOF1BPU2E&FEATURE=YOUTU.BE). I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT, AND THEY OBSERVED NOTHING WRONG. SO, I WANTED A SECOND OPINION FROM HYUNDAI DIRECTLY AND GOT AN APPOINTMENT FOR 9/25/19. THE ENGINE DIED ON 9/23/19 WHEN I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE TOED TO HYUNDAI AND THEY SAID THE ENGINE FAILED AND WOULD BE $7500 TO REPLACE. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF MY CAR AND REGULARLY GOT THE OIL CHANGED. THE ORIGINAL MECHANIC CLAIMED NO RESPONSIBILITY WHEN I TRIED TO FILE A CLAIM THROUGH THEM. HYUNDAI ALSO CLAIMED NO RESPONSIBILITY WHEN I FILED A CLAIM THROUGH THEM AS WELL.

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 8E JUST BEFORE PINE VALLEY, IN LANE ONE, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. A MOMENT LATER, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THEN THE CAR STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. LUCKILY, AS SOON AS THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER. ONCE THERE WE TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FRANK HYUNDAI. YESTERDAY WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE IS SEIZED AND REQUIRES A NEW ENGINE. I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2 YRS AND IT ONLY HAS 87,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON THE ENGINE SHOULD HAVE SEIZED SUDDENLY AS IT DID. ALL VEHICLE FLUIDS WERE CHECKED AND OPERATIONAL SAFETY CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND WERE GOOD PRIOR TO OUR TRIP. WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE NOT BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS OCCURRING IN OTHER ELANTRAS OF MY SAME YEAR IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER HYUNDAI VEHICLES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. IT MY URGENT REQUEST THAT THIS BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET INJURED OR KILLED. I ALSO REQUEST THAT HYUNDAI INCLUED THE ELANTRAS WITH SAME THE AFFECTED YEARS OF THE SONATA AND SANTA FE'S, SUCH AS MY 2014 BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A SIGNIFICANT KNOCKING SOUND. I PULLED OVER AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY PERFORMED AN ENGINE DIAGNOSIS AND REMOVED THE OIL PAN TO FIND A LOT OF METAL FLAKES. I WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE (ENGINE WOULD LIKELY SEIZE) AND INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE REPAIR QUOTES ARE $6,500-8,500, WHICH IS ALMOST WHAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORTH BEFORE THE ENGINE FAILURE. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER WOULD PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TOWARDS REPAIR DUE TO ME BEING THE SECOND OWNER. SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP AT APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES I HAVE HAD EVERY RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. NO INDICATION WAS EVER GIVEN TO ME ABOUT THERE BEING METAL IN THE OIL PAN OR ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEM ARISING. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THESE ENGINES HAVE A HIGH FAILURE RATE, AND THE MANUFACTURER FIGHTS TOOTH-AND-NAIL TO AVOID ACKNOWLEDGING A PROBLEM OR ASSISTING WITH REPAIR COSTS FOR SECOND OWNERS -- EVEN IF WELL UNDER THE 100,000-MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY PROVIDED TO ORIGINAL OWNERS.

I PURCHASED A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT BRAND NEW. ADMITTEDLY I PUT A LOT OF MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND IT HAD 121000 MILES. HOWEVER, I ALWAYS KEPT UP ON MY MAINTENANCE AND ALWAYS USED SYNTHETIC OIL SINCE THE FIRST OIL CHANGE. AFTER GETTING AN OIL CHANGE I WAS ABOUT 3 MILES FROM THE FACILITY AND MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST RPM AND THE SPEED DECREASED. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF. NO LIGHTS CAME ON, NOT ENGINE OR OIL. I TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A RATTLING NOISE. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY LOCAL GARAGE. THAT MECHANIC SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DICKSON CITY HYUNDAI. THERE, THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I BEGAN SPEAKING WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CARE. I ENDED UP HAVING TO PAY HALF OF THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND LABOR COSTS. MY PORTION WAS $3250. THIS IS COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS THAT A VEHICLE ALWAYS MAINTAINED WOULD HAVE THE ENGINE GONE A MONTH BEFORE THE FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF PURCHASING IT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HYUNDAI IN MY LIFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND ONLY ACCELERATED TO 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE MECHANIC CLEANED ALL THE SENSORS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,532.

2014 ELANTRA DRIVING THE CAR IN TOWN AT SLOW SPEEDS, USUALLY AROUND 15-25 MILES AN HOUR, WITH RPMS AT ABOUT 1250. FIRST NOTICED AN ISSUE WITH EXTREMELY JERKY DRIVING, BUT ADDED GAS AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A ONE-TIME THING. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I SET AN APPOINTMENT TO THE MURDOCK HYUNDAI OF MURRAY UTAH TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE THAT WAS PUTTING MY FAMILY AND MY SECURITY IN RISK. ON JUNE 18TH AROUND 6 PM, THE DID A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK IN THE DEALERSHIP AND THEN, THEY RECOMMENDED ME TO CLEAN MY GAS INJECTORS, TO DO A TUNE-UP, TO DO AN ALIGNMENT AND TO ADD NEW FOUR TIRES CHANGE SINCE THEY WERE TOTALLY DAMAGED., SOME KIND OF HYUNDAI SOLVENT CLEANERS FOR THE GAS ENGINE. ALL OF THE SERVICES HAD A TOTAL OF $1043 DOLLARS. I THOUGHT IT WAS ALL IT NEEDED BUT NOT IT WAS NOT. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CAR STARTED TO HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS BEFORE, LOSING POWER AGAIN, ENGINE SLOWING DOWN AND BAD GAS MILEAGE... I SET UP ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE ALONG WITH THE A FLASHING OIL LIGHT. I FOUND IT FUNNY BECAUSE I HAD JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED 1 WEEK BEFORE. THE NEXT THING I KNEW THE CAR JUST STOPPED MID DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY.. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY CHECKED EVERYTHING OUT AND I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I DON'T SEE HOW WHEN I KEEP MY MATIENCE UP ON MY CAR. BUT AS I LOOK UP THINGS ON THE INTERNET I SEE THE 2014 ELANTRA IS GIVING ALOT OF PEOPLE PROBLEMS WHEN IT COMES TO THE ENGINE. AND I AM NOT SURE WHY HYUNDAI HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON THE ENGINES HERE IN THE US BUT HAVE DONE SO IN CANDA AND OVERSEAS. I AM A MEDICAL RETIRED SERVICE MEMBER AND ON A FIXED INCOME. SO PAYING 1000S OF DOLLARS FOR A NEW ENGINE IS NOT IN MY BUDGET. NOR BUYING A NEW CAR ... HYUNDAI HAS BEEN GREAT WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE THUS FAR BUT NOW I AM FRUSTRATED AND SICK TO MY STOMACH WITH THE WAY I HAVE BEEN TREATED. THANK YOU FOR NOTHING...

THE MOTOR STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE VERY FAINT AT FIRST THEN OVER TIME IT GOT LOUDER THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED THE CAR. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A TEAR DOWN TO DETERMINE IF THE CAR NEEDED A NEW ENGINE THEY DID THAT, THEN WE WERE TOLD SINCE WE WERE LOYAL CUSTOMERS HAD PURCHASED 3 CARS FROM MASSEY AND IT HAD 104,000 MILES 4 THOUSAND OVER WARRANTY THAT HYUNDAI WOULD PROBABLY COVER PART OR ALL OF THE COST! WE WERE TOLD THAT IF HYUNDAI DIDN'T COVER THE COST THAT IT WOULD COST US A COUPLE OF THOUSAND DOLLARS!...SO WE TOLD THEM TO FIX THE CAR HYUNDAI WAS GOING TO COVER SOME OF THE COST DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH THOUGH! WE WERE NEVER TOLD...AND WE'VE NEVER BEEN TOLD HOW MUCH HYUNDAI COVERED. THE CAR NEEDED A FEW MINOR REPAIRS LIKE THE SERPENTINE BELT WHICH WE NEEDED TO PAY FOR BUT WE ENDED UP PAYING $2300.00 DOLLARS WE HAVE TALKED TO OTHER HYUNDAI OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ENGINES JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR THE ENGINE?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STARTED TO STALL AND HESITATED UNTIL IT CEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NAPLETON'S AUTO PARK OF URBANA (LOCATED AT 1111 NAPLETON WAY, URBANA, IL 61802, (217) 367-1222) WHO STATED THAT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,500. THE VIN WAS INVALID.