2011 Hyundai Elantra wheels problems

Filed Aug 27, 2023 · Electrical, Steering · CA

My safety was a risk on August 25th as I was driving back home from work. As I was about to make a right turn, the wheel was hard to turn for second which resulted in me making a wider turn. Thankfully no other cars were around. As I parked, the wheel would swing back and forth and make a swishing sound when touched. A couple of weeks prior to the incident, I had a family friend conduct an oil change. I had mention to him about my steering wheel problem and my tire light being on— all of these problems started at the end of July). He said the steering issue is not normal and not good at all since it ruined the front of my tires. He said in order to fix the tires, I would have to get the steering problem checked and fixed first. He and my warranty recommend me to go to a certified mechanic since he didn’t have the tools to properly diagnose and that I can get it fix through my warranty. After going to United Service Automative, the certified mechanic told me that his diagnosis was pointing to errors in the electrical steering wheel system. Unfortunately, I had to pay for the inspection since my warranty said they couldn’t fix it. The certified mechanic recommended me to go to the actual manufacturer/dealer to get it checked. I have made several calls to Lithia Hyundai of Fresno about this issue since August 24th. I talked about to at least 4 employees that this is a safety concern. Answers I got back were “By appointment your car cannot be seen until January 2024…you can walk-in but we cannot guarantee your car will be looked at and can actually sit in the shop for a week or more until we look at it.” I have been also hanged up on twice and had to go through the sales department. No one seems to be taking me serious or taking precautious measures. I will be doing a walk-in on Monday, August 28th, 2023 requesting a safety inspection and how can I get the car fixed since I am still paying off the car.

Filed Mar 13, 2021 · Steering, Suspension · 62,000 miles · NJ

I have already reported my problem regarding the recall #107096 for suspension front spring coil. The federal safety agency campaign id 15v629000; date: oct. 7, 2015 if a front coil spring fractures, it may contact the tire, possibly puncturing it, increasing the risk of a crash...and wanted to update since I have since contacted hyundai. This was their reply: campaigns and recalls are VIN specific, therefore, your 2011 elantra may have been produced in the same time period as the affected vehicles but at a different factory. Not all elantra's for this time period were recalled. Only the affected VIN's. My vehicle was manufactured during the affected dates, but they are apparently only VIN specific. My concern is that I had the same problem and the coil spring fractured...if others outside the VIN specific are also experiencing the problem maybe they need to expand the recall for this potentially deadly problems and would like to warn others to get this checked even though hyundai will not cover the problem.

Filed Feb 20, 2021 · Suspension, Wheels · 62,000 miles · NJ

While driving my husband heard a loud pop. Immediately the front passenger tire went flat which caused severe loss of control. Thankfully he was on a local road with no other cars at the time. Apparently a coil spring fractured off and slashed the tire. This spring still looked brand new yet it just sheered off which must be some type of defect in manufacturing of the part. While researching this I found a recall #107096 for suspension front spring coil yet my 2011 elantra does not show up for this recall? This defect in the spring coil could have caused catastrophic effects if we were driving faster on highway. I haven't yet been able to contact hyundai in regards to this yet but you should be aware....this defect which could be deadly depending on the circumstances. I now have to pay $1000 to repair the struts and coils on both sides. I'm not sure why hyundai has not recalled all cars, but this must be addressed for safety.

Filed Dec 7, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 98,000 miles · MN

Engine has trouble starting or stalls often. Was told to replace whole engine when I went in awhile ago due to issue of starting, noise and oil leak. Tpms sensor I think is shot to every time I fill up air it still suggests issue with tires. Windows also get stuck down or up.

Filed Oct 29, 2018 · Steering, Wheels · 122,800 miles · FL

To whom it may concern: it grieves me to escalate this concern to the national highway safety administration. I have attempted to seek resolution with hyundai, but the corporate office is unresponsive and ignorant to the safety concern. The problem lies in the defect of the power steering coupler on hyundai elantra models that affects tires, steering, balancing, alignment. The manufacturer is aware of the defect and has either repaired or reimbursed owners of hyundai elantra for the defect up to 100,000 miles or 120,000 miles with extended warranty. I purchased the elantra at 89,000 miles and inquired about a noise in the car. The dealer ignored it, and the carfax did not have any mention of the defect. After two sets of tires, 3 alignments, and additional repair, I began to wonder after, several tires blew during my drive after loading on the groceries! How can the tires with 50% life left--all of them--blow on the road? There is nothing mentioned in the manual? Sadly, during my several visits to hyundai dealerships (both in tampa and orlando), nobody at the dealer mentioned once about this issue?! Finally, the local mechanic where I replaced the tires indicated about the coupler issue. I reached out to hyundai's corporate office and was informed to repair and will be reimbursed. Well, I repaired the issue upon discovery at 122,800 miles, but hyundai is refusing to reimburse for the defect of their issue. I wrestle to understand how this is not a safety issue when the tires blow up on the road, several sets of tires must be replaced with alignment and additional repair? I wrestle to grasp that hyundai does not inform buyers in any way of the issue, and the dealers are silent on the issue. How is it possible? After hours of spending time on this issue, all that I would like is the reimbursement of $340 I paid to fix the defect of the car.this is not my fault!

Filed May 4, 2018 · Wheels · 59,791 miles · MA

Right front coil spring fractured and punctured right front tire. Veh was operating at low speed in a parking lot. Appears this is related to recall #15v629000.?

Filed May 20, 2016 · Wheels · 128,000 miles · NC

I found a flat tire on my front right tire yesterday as it was sitting stationary in my work parking lot. (19may2016). Upon further inspection it was found that my wheel/rim was cracked and dented. I did not hit a pothole, run off the road, have a wreck, etc.. So there is no reason it should have happened.

Filed Jan 13, 2016 · Suspension, Wheels · 67,350 miles · NC

This is the second set of brand new tires (michelins) that has failed in less than 25k miles on the 17" rims this car came with. Every small pothole is felt so strongly, the wipers go on and the glove box pops open. There is very little rubber bet. The rim and the road. We don't want to end up dead in a ditch when one of these tires blows out. As noted on the hyundai blogs, this is a common problem with this model and folks are just waiting for a class action or recall action to happen. Hopefully this will happen before someone is seriously injured or killed.

Filed Apr 23, 2015 · Wheels · 15,000 miles · NJ

On numerous occasions the tires blow out or get a large bulge in the sidewall. And the rims also bend. The littlest pothole or bump will cause this to happen. This is because of a poor design by hyundai . These low profile wheels and tires don't belong on this car as the suspension is way too stiff for these wheels and tires. It doesn't matter what brand of tire I put on the car the same thing still keeps happening.,blow out after blowout.this is a huge safety concern. Someone could get killed from these tires so easily blowing out. Something has to be done. Please help me with my problem. The problem is the 17 inch alloy wheel with the low-profile tire not having much cushion between the road and the rim and the really stiff suspension.

Filed Apr 6, 2015 · Tires, Wheels · 12,000 miles · NY

Three separate incidents over three years beginning in 2012 and continuing to 2015. Two cracked rims, three sidewall bulges, resulting in two tire blow-outs and one almost-ready-to-blow. Car has low-profile tires, which combined with hyundai stiff front suspension renders car unable to handle any kind of rough roads or potholes. Extremely dangerous.