While driving on the freeway and exiting an offramp. Hitting the car's brakes made the brake pedal turn really loose and almost to the floor. Instant braking ability was lost and the car went into a slow brake while wobbling left to right. Split second timing of turning the wheel avoided crashing into the car directly in front. After that the brakes resume normal function. ...updated 10/18/17 *bf updated 9/10/18
2017 Hyundai Elantra brakes complaints
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The vehicle has approximately 5,500 miles on it and it was being driven 10-15 miles an hour on a city street. When trying to come to a stop the brake pedal went to the floor and would not stop the vehicle. It hit another vehicle and after pumping the brake pedal the brakes returned to normal. There is a current recall on this model and year to replace the brake booster but it doesn't currently include this vehicle's manufactured date. It's hyundai recall number 157 and nhsta safety campaign #17v063000.
3 occurrences: leave from parking space- turn on engine- wait until tachometer goes to 1- with foot on brake, shift into d- tachometer reaches 5 on speeding engine before able to turn off ignition. Driving very slow- with foot on brake- in forward to large parallel parking- speeds up- brakes spongy- does not stop car. Only high curb prevents car from climbing on sidewalk and giving me time to turn ignition off. Stopping at traffic light on road with a 35 mile speed zone. After stop, brake becomes spongy, car's wheels begin skidding- can only turn off ignition to stop the car. Everything back to normal when I turned ignition back on, as was the case with the first and second occurrences listed above. Vehicle was stationary in the first occurrence, was in motion in a park in the second occurrence and on a county road with a slight turn to the left in the third occurrence.
2017 hyundai elantra. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle engine and brake issues. *ld the consumer stated while traveling in the rain the brakes became hot. After parking the vehicle overnight the brakes may malfunction. Also, behind the motor there was a large opening that may collect leaves near the engine and cause a fire. Updated 08/31/2017
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My vehicle has acc (adaptive cruise control) and, when set, will accelerate and brake as needed to keep a certain distance from the vehicle in front that the system has identified via the radar and camera. I had an instance where there was a momentary loss of positive control of the vehicle under certain conditions. In this event, it was a hazy afternoon with wet roads. I was following a vehicle on a road with the acc set. The vehicle in front started a deceleration less than 10mph/s and my vehicle automatically started progressively increasing braking action to maintain separation. 1.5 - 2 seconds following; it appeared as though the ABS kicked in and disconnected/overrode the acc witch subsequently stopped the braking action all together. As a result my vehicle proceeded torward the vehicle in front of me in a critical moment that required, now, even more braking action in conditions that initially caused the ABS system to activate under normal braking action controlled by the acc. I was aware and had not let the semi autonomous features of my vehicle lull me into complacency. I reacted quickly and a collision had not occered. Others may not be so quick to respond in a similar situation. I believe the system deactivated as a result of the ABS shaking the brake pedal or control linkages, where, in normal operation depressing the brake disconnects the acc if the system starts an unwanted acceleration or the operator simply wanted to disconnect the system without toggling the steering wheel disconnect switch. This feature is available on all limited ultimate 2017 hyundai elantras.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being operated at 60 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle brakes pulsated and jerked increasing the distance before a stop. The contact was not sure if a waring indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v063000 (air bags) however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 600. Parts distribution disconnect.
While driving, my car started to make a beeping sound I had not heard before. I looked at the dashboard and the multi-media system and I did not see any warning indicators/lights. When I stopped at a red light I put the car in park, turned the car off and turned the car back on (push to start). I proceeded to drive again and the car began to beep that unfamiliar sound again. Still no visible warning indicators/lights. I pulled over, put the parking break on, put the car in park, turned the car off and then turned the car back on. I began to drive again and the car was no longer beeping. While driving I stepped on the break pedal with the intent to slow down because of slowing traffic, my car did not slow down. I slammed on the break, the car still did not slow down and I hit the car in front of me. After I hit the car in front of me my car was still pushing, I stepped on the break again and the car felt as if it was still trying to push forward, I pulled the emergency break and the car stopped. A police officer was already on the scene, then notified us park police to come and take a report.
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