2013 Hyundai Elantra: jerking or lurching

Filed May 2, 2023 · Electrical, Engine · PA

I dropped my 2013 Hyundai Elantra Limited off on 4/3/23 for an oil change and to diagnosis and repair my engine stalling and engine boggling and repair headlight restoration. When I picked up my car I was told that they found metal shaving in my oil and on the oil dip stick and that I would need a new engine. Might I add, I don't have any lights blinking or remaining on such as my oil, engine, etc. I have kept up with all my maintenance over the years and have had my car service when it was due. While driving my car, it'll lose power and jerk forward. Other times, the car will start up with no RPMs registering while the car is moving up to 60 miles. The car has also displaced the sluggish barely moving forward action when the car's RPMs are not registering. The car back fires and putts along and during a traffic lights or stop sign the car will shut off. It even started shutting off while back-up into my parking space. There is clearly something wrong with these engines and should be covered under the manufacturer warranty. I am still in disbelief about my vehicle and have been getting the run around from a couple different Hyundai dealerships saying my particular engine was discontinued and I should check with the service department to see if my car qualifies for the manufacturer warranty repair but no one will answer the phone so I decided to call another dealership well outside my area for service. This car is by far DANGEROUS to drive and without having any codes generated or light indicators advising me of an engine issue is extremely upsetting. I use my vehicle to take my mother to her many doctor appointments, my grandson to various places and I use the car to get to and from work each day. Well before all of these issues, my break lights and some other lights in the rear continued to blow and had to be replaced and no one said anything about there being an issue and I did not have the appropriate direction to submit an issue.

Filed Apr 8, 2023 · Electrical, Engine · TN

Check engine light on. Vehicle jerks while I am driving.

Filed Nov 2, 2021 · Airbags · 36,000 miles · WI · crash · 2 injuries

The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 20 - 30 mph, her vehicle crashed into another vehicle's front and rear passenger doors when the other driver ran a red light. No air bags deploy upon impact. The contact and her daughter, who was a passenger sustained bruising to their knees, and the contact's head jerked forward and back from the impact. The contact received medical attention on the scene and was later admitted to the hospital, while her daughter went to urgent care. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard, where it remained. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 36,000.

Filed Oct 27, 2021 · Steering · TX

The steering wheel has weird noices that jerks in the high way. It is scary keeping control of lanes.

Filed Oct 4, 2021 · Acceleration, Engine · NC

At approximately 35,000 to 45,000 miles my car started stopping violently on its own. It would jerk violently,make loud grinding and squealing noises and stop randomly on its own free will. This started happening repeatedly. Then after it would happen the car would not go when pressing the gas pedal. It would take quite a while before the car would get momentum back. This became very dangerous to myself and my kids. I purchased this car brand new. I got rid of it by trading it in at 78,000 miles. I contacted Hyundai and tried to resolve the issue and they were no help whatsoever.

Filed Jan 8, 2020 · Wheels · 22,000 miles · ND

Premature wear on inside edge of rear tires. Wheel alignment indicates that the rear wheels are at the high end of the specification but there is no adjustment. On wet or icy road conditions the car lurches from side to side losing traction shifting side to side. Tires wear out after approximately 30k multiple brands have been tried. Dealer did multiple wheel alignments and eventually provided two new tires but never fixed the problem. I know of others who have bought the same year of vehicle and had the same issue. The lurking/shifting when driving on wet or icy road is very dangerous. The tire replacement issue is costly as well. Rear tires are chambered from factory causing this issue and no adjustment capabilities. This should be a factory recall and the rear axle should be replaced to properly align the rear wheels. My first set of factory tires where evenly on the front they were measured at 8/32 tread when the rear tires where unevenly from 8/32 on the outside to 0/32 on the inside two inches into the tire tread. Fought with deal fir months and months they finally won and wore me out. I just stop going to them and replace my tires as they wear out. Very costly and dangerous for others who don't know about the lurking/shifting to drive this car. There are no after market shim kits to correct this issue either. This should be a safety recall for this vehicle as the vehicle wheel alignment is not tracking properly with no adjustment.

Filed Nov 8, 2019 · Acceleration, Engine · 97,000 miles · IL

Suddenly my car developed a new issue of sudden acceleration while stopped/idle. While my foot is on gas, the car will suddenly jerk forward/RPM increase. However, so far while my foot is on the brake, I haven't moved as far as I can tell but fearful it might happen while driving or it will drive forward even with foot on brake.

Filed May 20, 2019 · Engine · 10,100 miles · NC

The vehicle has a strange sound when started up in the mornings. Almost like a ticking or small knocking sound. When I put my car in reverse to back up it starts to jerk like it's about to shut off. Also that same jerking occurs while driving on the highway. When my car is at the speed 35 it starts to jerk like it's about to shut off too. It happens all day long between the speeds 35 to 65. When I turn on the AC my car makes a weird squeaking nose and also jerks like it's about to give out again. I have had all my fluids check and everything is just fine. I dont feel safe in my car. It started happening the same day I got my vehicle from a small used car lot on march 4th 2019. It's been happening since the day I have left. I called the guy who sold my the car and he told me t was probably the gas being bad since the car sit so long on the lot. But it has never stopped.

Filed Mar 3, 2019 · Engine · 98,000 miles · CA

Engine stalled on me. Every time I press the gas pedal it jerks. Sometimes when I start the car it won't start. Also if it takes a while to start it will stall the whole time while driving. I can press on the gas pedal but it will drive like 1 mile per minute. I can hear the engine roaring, but it just won't move. I took it in to hyundai they fixed it, but now my car is starting it again. I recently got on the freeway and right when I pressed the gas peddle it jerked and the engine light came on. Now it's starting to do the same thing taking a while to start, and stalling out of nowhere. I can also hear almost like a knock and the gears shifting when I'm driving, when I stop and go I can hear everything. I'm afraid to go anywhere far in my car because I never know what's going to happen. I think this engine need to be assessed because this is not normal at all.

Filed Jan 16, 2019 · Steering · 62,500 miles · FL

Vehicle steering wheel makes noise and jerks when turning, either at a stand still or driving. I am in fear of my life. Hyundai responded via email and better business bureau. Their email dated 1/9/19 indicates my complaint is about "campaign txx7," and that "wear of the coupling does not affect the ability to steer or control the vehicle and is not a safety issue." my mother in law also has a 2013 elantra where the part and labor were covered under an extended warranty and the issue is widely effecting vehicles based on a google search. They want $125 to look at my vehicle and I advised them they should have done a robo call to potential victims informing of them of this well known issue. That process would have cost them nothing. My mother in law spent about $1,000 in repairs to fix the issue before my car, shortly thereafter, had the same problem and I googled it learning how prevalent it is. Her mechanic called hyundai who acted like they haven't heard of the problem until the extended warranty was brought up to them. She was fearful to drive her vehicle and borrowed a car to go to work while she had the worn coupling issue. Hyundia is putting peoples' lives at risk downplaying, not informing, and refusing to acknowledge the depth of the problem. Both my mother in laws car (now fixed) and now mine, are difficult to steer while driving at any speed.

Filed Jun 27, 2018 · 121,000 miles · MO

While driving on the turnpike at 75 MPH my car shut off completely. It jerked violently and then powered back on. This happened in the dark and I didn't have any lights either. This has happened a total of 4 times while driving at speeds of 70 or more. Prior to this the eps light came on I took it in dealer and they couldn't find anything wrong with the car. I haven't taken in to the dealer as it will need to be towed. It is not safe to drive.

Filed Jun 26, 2018 · Engine · NY

Takara recall I live in trinidad and tobago I have an elantra 2013 the car jerks when slowing down acceralating and sometimes while driving. Mileage 88,000km. This can cause a fatal accident at times the gears slam in while changing hyundai should address this issue as it is life threatening I don't feel safe driving. Can hyundai please assist.