2005 Hyundai Elantra: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Apr 4, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 59,925 miles · NY

Vehicle accelerated on its own while in park and in neutral to 3000rpm. Slowed down while driving and went back to normal acceleration.

Filed Nov 19, 2010 · Acceleration · 42,000 miles · PA

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while her foot was on the brake pedal, the vehicle surged forward and eventually it stopped. The contact experienced acceleration on a smaller scale twice before the latest failure. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but the dealer could not find anything wrong. The manufacturer had not been notified. The current and failure mileages were approximately 42,000.

Filed Nov 14, 2010 · 117,697 miles · PA

I was 1 mile from my home at a red light when my 2005 elantra accelerated without the gas pedal being touched. I first tried the brakes which did not stop the vehicle from accelerating. I turned the car around and had to ride the brakes until I could get the vehicle home. I put the vehicle in a variety of positions, for example drive, park, and neutral the engine still raced. The vehicle smelled of a burning smell. The vehicle had to be towed to the shop.

Filed Feb 24, 2010 · Acceleration · 18,300 miles · NC

While driving very slowly in a parking lot, just after stopping at a stop sign and while gently pushing the gas pedal to make a right hand turn, my hyundai elantra suddenly accelerated at an undesirably high rate of speed. Although I removed my foot from the gas pedal and firmly pressed the brake, the car continued to lurch forward while the RPM revved loudly. I immediately put the automatic transmission into park, and the car stopped moving and a few seconds later the engine idle returned to normal. Fortunately, no cars or pedestrians were in front of me, although many shoppers standing nearby stopped to watch as they heard the excessive roar of the engine. I drove the car to the hyundai dealer, and he found no record of the incident on the car's computer software. This incident of sudden uncontrollable acceleration happened this one time and has not happened since. I am reporting this to make you aware that this sudden acceleration problem is not limited to toyota.

Filed Oct 21, 2009 · Acceleration, Airbags · 33,419 miles · RI · crash · 1 injury

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 hyundai elantra. While making a turn at 5 MPH into a parking lot, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without intent. The vehicle crashed into the town building causing minor damage to the building. The front end of the vehicle sustained major damages and could not be driven away from the crash site. The airbags did not deploy at the time of impact, and the passenger of the vehicle suffered minor injuries to the shoulder. The manufacturer was notified and stated that they would investigate the accusation of unintended acceleration further. No repairs had been made. The failure and current mileages were under 33,419.

Filed Aug 22, 2006 · Acceleration, Fuel system · PA

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle accelerated on its own and caused an accident. The contact was unsure how fast the vehicle was going or if the pedal stuck to the floor. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but could not fix the problem. *ak the consumer stated there was no crash, she was bale to stop the vehicle in time. The vehicle also received poor gas mileage. Updated 09/25/06. *jb updated 9/27/2006 -

Filed Jul 21, 2005 · Acceleration · 3,100 miles · CA

Traveling on the freeway the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 80mph and would not slow down it continued for about 15 miles before I put the veh in neutral and turned off the key,(the service dept at the dealer advised me to do that).at that time smoke poured out of the engine and I thought the veh was on fire. I called 911 . I was able to avoid a collision however the policeman asked me to move the car and when I turned on the key it started at full throttle I was afraid so I got out and refused to move the car. When a police officer moved the car it again started at full throttle. They towed it to the dealer, they said there is nothing wrong with it. I am afraid to drive it and I want a different veh or a refund.

Filed Feb 28, 2005 · Acceleration · NY · crash

Owner of a 2005 hyundai elantra reporting vehicle sudden acceleration. *bf the consumer experienced sudden acceleration on two occasions. The first collision ended without visible damage. The second time the vehicle accelerated suddenly it collided into a fire truck damaging the front end of the vehicle. The consumer request that the dealer take the car back and refund the money paid.