2011 Hyundai Elantra: won't start

Filed Apr 16, 2025 · Electrical, Engine · GA

Car stop working once I got home I notice while I was driving the car kept back firing and Jurking while driving .had a mechanic look at the car he tried to start it but it started and shut off..he even tried to jump start the car with the jumping cables but it will not start..he told me it was electrical..I have a brand new battery and a complete tune up on the car..I have not been able to drive the car in 3 weeks

Filed Apr 6, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · TX

The battery won't charge and causing the remotes to keep going out and I'm unable to start my car with the push start remote. The battery and remotes were just replaced in november 2020 & it is now giving me the same issues again. I came back to start my parked car & it won't start.

Filed Sep 29, 2020 · Engine · 180,000 miles · IL

My daily driver began to make a knocking noise and my dashboard break light indicator came on. I immediately scheduled service with my hyundai dealer. But it did not make the (2) days wait. While driving at highway speed the front end began to intermittently pull to the right as if the right front brake was being tapped independently. Within minutes all of the electrical shut off and the engine stalled. I drifted to the side of the road. After several attempts the electrical did come back on but the engine would not turn over. I had the vehicle towed to closest hyundai dealer, who said the engine needed to be replaced and all that was available was a used engine with 60,000 miles on it at an approximate cost of 5,000.00 dollars with no guarantee that it may require additional repairs.

Filed Dec 26, 2019 · Electrical, Fuel system · SC

My headlights keep going out , the battery keeps dying and the car will not crank after you put gas in it with the ignition off . I have to leave the car running when I pump gas . My check engine lights comes on and off when it pleases . My tire light is usually always on , just been having lots of trouble with it here recently

Filed Jul 14, 2019 · Engine · MN

My 2011 hyundai elantra has this ticking sound coming from the engine for over 12months. I has constantly called even had the car towed 4 to 5 times to the same dealership for the same thing that the hyundai motor want and wouldn't declared the car a lemon. The car constantly would not start or when it did start while driving it would slow down and then shut completely off where I would have to restart the vehicle back up. The car is always keeped in a close garage and regardless to the weather it continue to make this loud razzing noise in the engine. Service manager chad repeatedly told me that there was nothing wrong and that it was because of the weather. Now the dealership wants me to pay 7000 dollars for a new engine

Filed May 30, 2019 · Transmission · 40,000 miles · OH

The car will not start despite the battery being charged and no apparent issues with the vehicle which left me stranded. The vehicle only has 40,000 miles on it. This appears to be a range switch issue. I do have a drivetrain warranty; this should be covered; however, this should not be happening with as many complaints that have been reported. This should be a recall!

Filed May 1, 2019 · Engine · 111,000 miles · NY

Car randomly wouldn't start this morning.

Filed Feb 17, 2019 · Transmission · NY

My car won't start when turning the key it would make a click noise but won't turn on unless you try several times and sometimes it would take a hour or more to do so. Two years ago changed the battery thinking it was that but after all the dealer said it was the starter so it got changed. Three years since then now I am having the same problem. Took it to the mechanic and the car looks fine everything was diagnosed and seems ok so decided to leave it overnight so they can test it next day. Once they did the car didn't want to turn on so they boosted it and said it was the battery. After changing the battery three days later the car still giving me the same problem sometimes it won't turn on. Next step will be change the starter again but mechanics can't find the real problem because once the car desides to turn on there is no problem but it is a struggle not knowing when and where this will happen, it is very unsafe.

Filed Oct 8, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 90,000 miles · VA

Possible crankshaft angle sensor failure. Car will not start properly or stalls after starting and shifting gears. New battery installed 9/29/2018. No spark plugs or alternator issues noted after mechanical testing. There should be a recall for this problem as most mechanics cannot locate the issue in testing.

Filed Sep 13, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 68,000 miles · MD

Vehicle randomly does not start. When key is turned to position one lights, radio, windows, indicator lights all work as expected. When key is turned to start the engine nothing happens. The engine does not turnover or even attempt to turnover. The battery was replaced the first time this happened in april 2018. At that time I had the alternator and starter checked both were functioning properly. After repeated attempts to start the vehicle it has always started, eventually; it can take anywhere from 2 minutes to 30+ minutes for the engine to engage. When it first started occurring it happened pretty often. Prior to last friday it had been a couple months since it took more than 30 minutes to start. I took the vehicle to another mechanic yesterday. Again starter, battery, alternator are all functioning properly. The mechanic mentioned that this model is known to have issues with the ignition and that I should contact the dealership, they may know what it is exactly. I've called two dealerships today, both say they know nothing about ignition problems in the vehicle.

Filed Aug 21, 2018 · Electrical · 58,000 miles · CA

Car will not start some times. Dealer says nothing wrong.

Filed Apr 12, 2018 · Engine · 105,695 miles · NY

While driving the car, engine went into a loud whine sound and the car lost power. Car would not start or even try to turn over when trying to start. We have had previous problems involving the engine and even contacted hyundai because I was told by my mechanic that there was a recall on the exact engine that is involved here, but hyundai refused to acknowledge this because it wasn't the same model car involved in the engine recall. But it was the exact engine model. Attached is a letter from my mechanic