2012 Hyundai Elantra: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Jul 25, 2024 · Transmission · 186,000 miles · PA

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle jerked and suddenly experienced unintended acceleration along with the speedometer increasing. The accelerator pedal was released and the brake pedal was depressed to slow the vehicle in speed. The contact merged to the side of the road. The contact attempted to continue to drive the vehicle but the failure persisted. No warning lights illuminated. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 186,000.

Filed Aug 6, 2021 · Engine · CA · crash · 1 injury

2012 hyundai elantra. Consumer writes in regards to unintended acceleration. The consumer stated the vehicle suddenly surged forward while being driven 1-2 MPH out of a parking lot. The consumer stated the brakes were depressed, but failed. The vehicle went over a parking spot barricade, into a feild, and crashed into a bolder. The airbags did not deploy. The consumer went into shock. Suffered a cut on the hand requiring stitches. The consumer suffered an auto immune disease, severe body pains, and developed inflammation requiring treatment with prednisone.

Filed Dec 13, 2019 · Acceleration · 81,000 miles · CA · crash

I was slowly going into my parking spot and the car suddenly accelerated and lurched forward. I tried to brake, didn't seem to do any good. It hit concrete protecting a street light and was smashed up and stopped. It was terrifying. I the car did this on it's own. I know where my feet were and I was in good shoes. I'm a classically trained professional ballet dancer and I know where my feet are in space and what they are doing. I did not accelerate, the car did it on its own like that amos episode in doctor who. It was terrifying, this car should be looked into. It happened two other times, but it did it and then stopped. This time it stopped when it hit the object. The cars I had before never did this. There is a problem with this car and I was lucky I was in a safe place.

Filed Jul 5, 2018 · Engine · 49,437 miles · MD · crash

After pulling into my parking space, I went to put the car in park and it lunged forward several feet onto the pavement and up 2 steps in front of my house...the vehicle was stationary, at the curb

Filed May 17, 2018 · Brakes · 114,000 miles · MD

I have had a few incidents where my car sudden accelerates when I am not pressing the accelerator.

Filed Nov 25, 2017 · Body · 84,500 miles · NV · crash

I pulled into a parking spot, the car accelerated by itself jumping the curb running about 15 feet and hitting a rock before I could stop it.

Filed Sep 24, 2011 · Transmission · 6,464 miles · UT

While pulling onto a city street away from a curb, the car lunged forward and would not continue to drive.I checked to see if the gear selector had jumped out of d to n. Did not. Tried to continue down the street, and the car did the same thing at different intervals. Transmission would not shift properly out of 1st gear. Rpm's and engine continued to operate, but transmission was continuing to grind, bang, jump and not shift. After coaxing the car to my residence, some three or four blocks away, I notified the 24 hour hyundai assistance line. Being sunday, they could not help. No way to tow car to dealership. Drove car to dealership at roughly 15 MPH. Car continued to balk and jump. Dealer manager was contacted on monday morning. After checking with hyundai and a computer readout on auto, it was determined that it was a defective transmission. Transmission was ordered and replaced. Interesting to know if other customers have had same problem. May lead to a total recall of the 2011 and 2012 automatic transmissions on the hyundai elantra automobiles. Investigation needs to be conducted!!