I'm not sure the exact date but I know one day I was driving fine and then later that night I went to get gas and my car was acting funny and not wanting to go forward in drive until it kicked back and then went.
2016 Hyundai Elantra acceleration complaints
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This has happened numerus times, whether on highway's or city streets. Driving the car you will feel it lurch forward accelerating suddenly and then return to normal driving. The rpms will be at 4000 to 5000 each time. The other day on the way home from a family christmas party with my 2 girls and husband, I had the cruse control set. It suddenly revved up to 4000 rpms on a curved hilly road. This happened at 1am. No other cars where around. My then 16 year old daughter was driving the car to get her drivers license it did it with the instructor in the car. The instructor has her stop and get another car for the test. She said that this was a safety issue with the car and could not continue the test. We had only had the car at that time for 6 months. We purchased the car new with only 6 miles on it. I am now seeing all the complaints on this issue with this car and several other of hyundai car makes and modules on the internet. Just search hyundai cars surging while driving and you can see for your self. They must be waiting on a fatality before they make a recall.
On more than one occasion when accelerating from a stopped position, the car will lurch forward when pressing the gas, but not equal to the depression of the accelerator pedal. I bought this car 8 months ago and it has happened many times. One incident I believe when this happened caused me to damage personal property.inwas stopped behind a car waiting to get to a gate key pad. When I started to pull forward the car suddenly accelerated and I hit the key pad, ran over it! This sudden acceleration is not typically a hazard when on the open road, obviously this was an issue with a solid object in front of me.
Car shut off while driving. All lights and engine seemed to stall but when I pressed accelerator after a second everything came back on. Am now afraid to drive my vehicle and have it shut down and be in a serious accident.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 hyundai elantra. While driving 10 MPH, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal and the vehicle shook. When the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle stalled. In addition, the check engine, battery, and oil warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to pohanka hyundai (1770 ritchie station ct, walker mill, md 20743, 301‑899‑0480) where it was diagnosed that the throttle body was fractured. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that an investigation would be opened. The failure mileage was approximately 44,242.
When I first purchased my car, I was given a different car than the one written down on my paperwork. I had to come back in to get the car that matched my paperwork. Since receiving this car, I noticed a slight hesitation when accelerating. Recently, it has gotten worse to the point where it will jerk repeatedly when I have to constantly accelerate and then break when there is traffic. When I am just driving freely on the highway or side streets, it seems to get stuck in one gear and no matter how hard I push on the gas pedal, it will not go any faster. I have to press extremely hard on the gas to make it go and then it will jerk forward and make a really loud accelerating sound as if I'm a monster truck. This is very unsafe on the road and it makes me nervous to drive it. This car is my only vehicle so I can't afford not to drive it, but I really need something done with this.
I drove slowly through the parking lot at work and pulled into a parking spot. Instead of stopping, the car suddenly swerved, lurched forward and crashed into the cement base of a light pole. The car kept grinding into the cement base. I was helpless to stop the destruction of my car. The repair shop has had my car for one week but no repairs have been made yet. The repair shop is awaiting the decision from the insurance company. The damage to my car is over $10,000. I have previously experienced a loss of power when driving my car. There have been times when the car has tried to accelerate on its own and would lurch forward. I have been a safe driver for many years and had never gotten a ticket nor been in an accident before. I have read reports of other people having problems with their hyundai cars unexpectedly crashing into parking garage walls, objects, or other cars. I do not know the cause of this dangerous malfunction of the hyundai car but the cause needs to be determined before someone is badly injured or killed.
On 10/15/16 I was in a multi impact accident. After hitting a curb, small tree, took a stop sign out, my car landed into a tree in between two 10 in. Bushes. As the car seemed to settle I immediately smelled a chemical odor. I then saw a small white what I thought was paper appear on the inner steering wheel, suddenly blood was pouring down my face where I could barely see. I thought the car was on fire because of the smell. It did not smell like gas but more like sulfur. I was transported to uci trauma center where I stayed for four days. My car had 6 airbags and all failed except for the one I saw when my car settled. Since I bought the elantra I reported to hyundai that while I was driving and sometimes when I would turn left the car would stop, then accelerate full speed. I have the work order. This acceleration would happen while driving, slowing down for a stop light and when turning to the left. I have several witnesses who have been with me when this happens, the car does not require that I restart it, it just stops then accelerates. It has done this three or four time a month.
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