Motor blown when vehicle had 130000 miles after regular oil changes.
2013 Hyundai Elantra fuel system complaints
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2013 hyundai elantra. While stationary, in city street, turning or not not turning, uncontrolled engine racing to at least 5000 RPM. To stop racing without an accident, I have to put the car in neutral and a) engine speed may go back to normal or b) repeatedly step on gas pedal to disengage racing engine. Or c) turn off engine key and try to restart. This has occurred numerous times
I was getting off the freeway on the off ramo and came to a red light. When the light changed green my car died and I was in left turn lane. I couldn't move the car forward. I didn't have AC and the car would not start at all.
The car feels like it can't get power shakes slow to accelerate for half a block then acceleration. It's happened 5 times today. Other days it sounds like it's not running smoothly and then does ok after awhile. This happened with car in park, backing up, going forward, 2 different stops at lights and 2 more stops til I got home.
We were driving to take one of my kids dr appointment. We stopped to get drinks for the road. We turned the car off came back to leave and it would not start fix the problem that it said and that didnt fix it. When you go to start it it wants to turn over but cant catch everything still works the way it should pistons move have power to everything,timing chain didnt jump the spark plugs still all get spark.
I've been driving this vehicle as a secondary owner since 64k miles, it's now at about 71k. I keep up with maintenance regularly, but lately it's developed a bit of a noticeable ticking especially when cold, and idles pretty rough when cold, seems to get better as the vehicle heats up. 3 times, all spaced out by a couple of months I've also experience a refusal to start, trying again usually gets it to start but one of those times it almost sounded like it was misfiring since it seemed to stumble and nearly stall. I've taken it to two shops and not one of them and has been able to determine the underlying issue like it's not even there, one of them only suggested a battery replacement which funny enough seemed to help it until recently, will be taking to hyundai soon perhaps but I see a trend of very similar symptoms on here.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that a raw fuel odor entered the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to round rock hyundai (2405 n interstate hwy 35, round rock, tx 78664, (512) 920-5397) on november 15, 2016 to be diagnosed, but they could not duplicate the failure. The failure continued and the vehicle was taken to automax ford (3301 e central texas expy, killeen, tx 76543, 254‑699‑2629). The dealer ran a full fuel system diagnostic, but they were unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The failure recurred. The contact called the manufacturer and was provided case number: 15964028. The failure mileage was 35,311.
I'm having serious engine problems at only 44k miles including failed ignition coils & sparkplugs-now engine still misfiring & coils going bad one at a time. I'm a single mother & cannot afford engine repairs especially with this low of mileage on the vehicle & after just purchasing it used from carmax in amherst, ny at end of january, 2019. I was told by the repair shop that the ignition coils are defective. Thank you.
About 3 months ago my 2013 hyundai elantra became sluggish in accelerating. It has gradually gotten worse. I tried fuel cleaners, premium gas, and now a tune up replacing coil packs and plugs. The vehicle crawls and does not accelerte as quick as it should. It cuts off or refuses to move when given gas at all stops. I switch off then on at red lights as it seems to want to take off when the engine is started. When I reach about 50mph the RPM hand guns and the bottoms out to stay at zero with no change in acceleration. There is now a whirring noise sporadically coming from the engine. After the ti e up the issues continue with cutting off ,rough idling, extremely slow snail accelleration with the engine light on.
I have taken my hyundai elantra into red mccombs hyundai in san antonio tx. On I-10 west several times only to be told that there was nothing wrong wit the struts. And they did work on the surging part of the engine but it still surges when speeding up. I was told by firestone that the struts needed to be replaced, and I was told by two different mechanics here in kerrville, tx the same thing but they said I was under warranty and should take it back to the dealer and insist they repair it. So I'll try one more time. The front end makes a loud clicking sound when taking off and feels like it bottoms out when you hit a bump. It is a bit nerve racking. The last mechanic told me to take it back to the dealer on 3/14/2016. This problem is two years old now, [xxx] 'information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).'
Car starts but won't stay on, new battery installed, still doesn't turn on, in garage and is being towed to dealership. Windowshied fog constantly, and all f a sudden after 10 minutes and only way to defog---open windows., happens every am as driving to work on freeway or home at nights. The car is well maintained. Gas mileage is not 33 miles per gallon. Disappointed. Also sun roof doesn't close, was fixed, and still doesn't close all the way without me doing fancy maneuver with switch. Concerned- major safety issue!!
I have owned my car for a little over 3 years now. I started having problems with my fob not unlocking my car. I would had to press the unlock button several times to unlock. Then I also started having problems with not being able to turn on my car(with the push start) because the brake pedal was really stiff. I had to press hard on the brake in order to successfully turn on my car. Recently I've had a check engine light come on sporadically. Sometimes the light comes on and off while during my drives in the city. Two days ago, I attempted to turn on my car and the car began to start, but continued to make the ignition start sound for several seconds--about 10 seconds-- than usual. This was of course not the norm, so I pressed the start up button to turn off the car. When I attempted to turn on again, it turned on fine with the check engine light on again. I went to pep boys and meneike to check this out and they said that I had a p2096 problem. This code was followed with the description as follows: post catalyst fuel trim system too lean bank 1. Essentially I was told that the ratio of oxygen and fuel , the engine take is off. They thought it was a leak that would cause the lack of fuel going into the engine, but when they investigated it, they didn't find a leak. As of now, I don't have a real diagnosis for my car. I'm not sure if all of these problems correlate or have a domino effect on each other, but the issue will take a while to take care of.
Driver was making a left turn into a parking space on 2nd floor of parking garage. As the left turn was made, the elantra gt suddenly accelerated by itself into a wall, hitting a pole and the wall. Hyundai is investigating. Dealer is useless. Right now unsure how to proceed. Exterior can be fixed, but what about the problem?
As others have mentioned, I have had both problems starting the vehicle (the car could not be started on two occasions so far, despite having adequate fuel and a charged battery), and with the rear of the car swinging out when traveling over a bump or on slippery road conditions (even at speeds as low as 35 MPH, there is a noticeable kick from the rear of the vehicle, which has worsened with time). For both cases, the dealer was unable to find an issue, and/or said any kind problem was "within tolerance."
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. While driving 45 MPH, the accelerator pedal was disengaged but the vehicle continued to drive at the same speed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician advised the contact to spray gum out inside of the fuel injection throttle plate. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 98,000. Updated 2/9/15*cn updated 9/8/2017
While turning into a parking spot. My car suddenly jumped and accelerated and slammed into a concrete barrier. The air bag also did not deploy.
The sheet that came with the car says 28 mpg in city driving. I get 20-21 in the city. When I take it to automax hyundai they do a road mileage test and say it get 42 mpg. I tell them that I am not concerned with road mileage since I only do city driving. They do not have equipment necessary to check city mileage and are not concerned at all about my city mileage problem.
The first incident occurred as I was on an on ramp about to merge on to a highway. The car lost power and acted like it was about to stall - though there was gas (it was about 1/4 full); its an automatic so as far as I could tell it was not in the wrong gear. It revved up but did not gain any speed. Somehow it recovered and I was able to continue without further incident. I am not sure where this falls - but even though we balance and rotate the tires every 5000 miles the car has been pulling to the right. When it is windy or if the road is bumpy you have to grip the steering wheel very tightly to keep it in the lane.
I purchased this vehicle based on the gas mileage rating and the 5 star safety rating. I traded a 2012 vw passat se for the elantra gt. The elantra cost $5,000 less, but the insurance is $600 more annually. The vw was rated 31 mpg highway, but averaged 33+ mpg highway: the elantra was rated at 37 mpg highway, but at 4 different speeds (resetting the indicator between speeds), the best mileage is 32 mpg. To make matters worse, the car had to be refueled at 400 miles because of the small gas tank. Not touting the vw, but I drove 540 between fillups. I am seeing a lot of hyundai's on the road, but this car is a big disappointment. The federal safety agency has a 5 star safety rating, so why does my insurance cost more? How can the government allow a 37 mpg rating on a car that gets at best 32 mpg on the highway?
On 8/11/13 the 2013 hyundai elantra that was purchased 6/3/13 at the fred beans dealership in doyelstown, pa. Unintentionally accelerated and crashed into a concrete wall in the parking lot at king of prussia mall in king of prussia pa. The car was turning into a parking space and when the gas petal was applied the car accelerated full speed into the wall. This is the second time this has happen to a car that was only 9 weeks old. It had happened in our driveway 4 weeks prior to the collision on 8/11/13, but the car was brought under control and we assumed it was just not being familiar with a new car. The car was immediately towed to the dealerships body shop for inspection and a claim was opened with hyundai customer assurance. The car was inspected by an independent inspector several weeks later and after 6 week we have received a letter stating that there was no failure on the manufacturers part and there was nothing they could do. I have requested testing results and documentation from hyundai and I was told it was classified, so I asked for a list of tests performed and it cannot be given to us. We have received several letter from hyundai, none of which had a persons last name or any name at all. I have had the car's body work repaired and have tried to trade the car into the dealership for another new car but the dealership will require another substantial down payment which makes this option unfeasible. The dealership has not had any correspondence with the manufacturer and has requested I formally ask for some monetary relief towards the new car replacement. I have made several requests and have gotten a final "no" decision from hyundai. The car has and still sits at the dealership and I will not allow my daughter to drive an unsafe an undocumented car. Please let me know how to proceed.
Ran out of gas despite the gauge showing 42 miles left (about 1.5 gallons). Walked to a station and got a gas can; put a couple of gallons in, started the car, and the meter started dropping dramatically, going from 112 miles remaining to 104 to 98... All the way down to 82 miles remaining before I even started driving. Drove about a quarter mile, and it fell another 3 miles. Don't know yet if the car if the problem is with fuel injection, the gauge, or some issue with the tank itself (air/water leaking in or gas leaking out, etc.). Problem occurred the day after bringing the car into the shop for a separate problem. My car is 6 weeks old, and I have broken down two days in a row just driving to work.
2013 hyundai elantra. Consumer writes in regards to dealership fraudulent tactics and wants dealership to purchase vehicle back. *smd the consumer stated he never test drove the vehicle and the purchase was made strictly on the claim of the outstanding gas mileage that was posted on the sticker on the window which read 34 mpg city and 40 mpg highway. The consumer stated after making the deal, the general manager informed him that hyundai was having problem with the vehicle mileage actually living up to the advertised figures. The consumer contacted the dealer and informed them, the vehicle was only getting an overall mileage of 26 mpg. The dealer drove the vehicle a 150 miles, and they claimed the vehicle was getting 34 mpg. The consumer documented the all the gas mileage, and the best was 28 mpg and the worst was 25 mpg. The consumer also noticed the window sticker was gone when he arrived home. After requesting a new sticker for over six weeks, the dealer finally gave him a sticker. However, the gas mileage was different on the sticker.
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