general problems of the 2012 Hyundai Elantra

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Elantra. The contact initially received a recall notification from Hyundai motors of America for an underbody corrosion preventative service. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was provided a list of repairs that needed to be performed on the vehicle. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic where pictures were taken to document the severity of the corrosion on the suspension. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where a second inspection of the corrosion was performed. Pictures of the suspension were taken by the dealer and submitted to the manufacturer; and the contact was provided a priority code number by the dealer. Despite the information that was submitted to the manufacturer, the manufacturer declined the repair. The contact was provided a case number by the manufacturer. The contact had the rear brakes replaced due to the severe corrosion; however, the issue remained. The failure mileage was approximately 29,586.

The component that failed was the front driver's side spring, and the piece that broke off is available for inspection upon request. The part failed while trying to leave my driveway to go to work on the morning of fri, 3/18/22. Had the part failed while driving on the highway, I could have had an accident and worse. The vehicle was serviced by an independent service station, and verified that the spring fractured and had replaced the struts/springs on both front sides. The part has not been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance reps or others. There were no warning lights, but I only heard a very loud scraping noise as I tried to exit my driveway. There were no other symptoms or warnings. Side note: there is safety recall on the 2011 Hyundai Elantra for the exact same issue on cars in the northeast us states that salt their roads in the winter. That safety recall is NHTSA campaign number: 15v629000.

My 2011 Hyundai Elantra with only 73,000 miles on it was affected. Front coil suspension springs cracked during winter month when road salt was being used for a big storm. I live in northern ky almost on the ohio border. It gets cold here and road salt is used during the winter months which is why I believe the road salt has caused corrosion on the front coil springs . This defect has put my safety at risk as well as a passenger in my vehicle. I never received any type of recall notice . . . . . . But see there is one. The repairs cost well over $1,000. 00 . I have been doing alot of research on so many others with the same issue and according to many the recall is only for month specific manufacture date based on the date of manufacture. This is widespread far more than a few months that the vehicle was made. This is something that has slipped through the cracks and is very dangerous as I was told by the shop, in my case the edge of the broken coil spring was sharp and could have caused the tire the blow out. Could have been deadly. I am seeking a refund of the repair cost. I do have an invoice for repairs if needed as I had to repair immediately . This all happened with no warning .

I was driving heard a loud bang then I got home and looked the strut coil fractured and snapped off and was hanging there.

When I'm driving and I come to a stop my car would make clanking noises I turn my car off and turn it back on and it would stop. When it was time for an oil change I changed my oil and one night I'm driving home and it makes the clanking noise again along with a burnt smell I pull over turn my car off turn back on it still clanking and has clanked ever since. I towed my car home and haven't driven it again because when inspecting it, we noticed my oil level was perfect but timing chain was extremely loose and metal shavings in my oil.

On 10/30/2019 as I was driving down the highway at 75 mph, my front right coil spring broke and punctured my tire. Fortunately, I was able to get to the side of the road but was not in a safe area, putting others at risk. The faulty coil spring breaking and puncturing my tire could have caused a dangerous accident. Given my high rate of speed, I am very fortunate this did not cause an accident and injure myself or others. My car needed to be towed to a tire place, who discovered the broken coil spring, before again being towed to the dealership for repair. It was diagnosed that the spring broke and bent the seat on the strut assembly. Hyundai replaced my front right strut and spring under warranty but did not compensate for the destroyed tire to be replaced. On 2/6/2023 my other coil spring (left front) snapped as well. Fortunately it was where I park outside of my house so no tire was punctured and a potential accident was avoided. I just noticed it on the ground when I got out of my car. Hyundai has issued a front coil spring recall but only recalled a small window of manufacturer dates (11/12/10 to 3/31/11) and mine is not included as it was manufactured 8/23/11. It is very unlikely Hyundai changed their coil spring just before manufacturing my car less than 5 months later. There are several people on car forums that also say their car experienced the broken coil spring but their manufactured date is outside of the recall window. The recall is due to rust being in "salt-belt states" which my state of mn is included. Given that now both of my coil springs have now broken as well as the other horror stories online, I firmly believe Hyundai needs to expand the recall window to include more manufactured dates and fix their faulty part to avoid a public safety risk due to a tire blow out from the faulty spring breaking.

The back end sways significantly back and forth whenever the car goes over an uneven bump in the road (as long as both sides don't hit at the exact same time). I've done research on the issue, and found that there are hundreds of reports/forums all reporting the same problem. Many people are reporting complete loss of control leading to crashes, which I do not find hard to believe. It takes an effort, with good driving conditions to keep the vehicle from swerving. I can only imagine how easy it would be to lose control and go into a spin during rainy or snowy conditions.

Going over a standard low grade speed bump. My driver side coil spring snapped. This was replaced by the dealer under warranty. Should they have done the passenger side preventively?.

Both front shocks have broken during driving and punctured the inside of the front tires, causing me to drive off the road. The shocks did not break at the same time (front passenger snapped first and the front driver about 6000 miles later. ) the front passenger broke when driving on a city street and the front driver broke while stationary in my driveway. This vehicle has under 130,000 miles, but has been in midwest winters for at least the past 6 years.

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Elantra. The contact while being operated 55mph an abnormal noise was heard in the vehicle. Upon pulling over and inspecting the vehicle the contact saw the coil spring had punctured the tire. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was towed to the contacts residence. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however no further assistance was offered due to no recalls being attributed to the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000. Kh.

Steering wheel clicks when moved either left or right, even when not moving.

When drving the 2012 Elantra over a pot hole, a man hole or any other uneven surface or imperfection on the road the Elantra sways in an extremely unsafe manner, if you do not have a firm grip in the steering wheel you can definately loose control and have or cause a serious accident. Hyundai should do something about this issue and correct the problem, there are so many owners complining about this problem.

Due to the design of the 2012 Elantra suspension/rear end, the rear wheel tires are worn out well before expectation. Purchased the car new and after 20k miles discovered significant wear on the rear tires. . . Especially the inside of the tire. Thought it was a tire problem. Replaced all tires, and after only 16k miles the rear tires again need replacement. Front tires look like new. The tires are less than 2 years old. Again, still thought it was a tire problem. Went to tire dealer and was told the problem was not the tires but the fact that the rear suspension cannot be adjusted for alignment. It is fixed by Hyundai at a -1. 50 camber. . . Which apparently causes the tires to ware out quickly. I now agree that it a car problem and contacted Hyundai customer service. The rep said they had never heard of this before (which I find difficult to believe) and refused any assistance pushing it back on the tire manufacturer. The local Hyundai dealer stated they were aware of this problem, but could nothing to resolve it. This appears to be a design flaw which Hyundai is not ready or willing to address.

The driver's side coil broke and punctured the tire causing a blow out while driving 70 mph in the middle lane of a highway. Terrified because the the smoke and the inability to steer the car I was barely able to get across the right hand lane and park on the side of the road. The car was towed to the dealership where I had purchased my 2012 Hyundai Elantra. I am the original owner, and have always serviced my car at the dealership. The coil spring broke on may 27th and the dealership is having difficulty locating a replacement for the coil spring. I am told that they could possibly have one by June 8th. This fact alone tells me that my car is not the only one with this issue. I am insisting that they replace the passenger side as well because I am certain that it is just a matter of time before that coil also breaks. The dealership said that Hyundai will not cover the cost of replacing the second coil spring as there is nothing wrong with it. I have contacted Hyundai and started a good faith request and they are reviewing to see if they will cover the cost of replacing the passenger side. Hyundai had a coil spring recall on 2012 Elantra vehicles for all cars produced prior to 3/31/2011. My car was produced on 6/9/2011 just missing the recall cut off date. Obviously given what happened to my car they need to extend that cut off date. I am very lucky that my blow out did not cause an accident. My dealership has been very good during this ordeal and has provided me with a loaner car.

Both original coil springs of this vehicle have snapped due to corrosion and cold weather climate within a year of the other. Hyundai will not include in the recall because it is 2012 vehicle. The issue is the same as the 2011 coil spring failures. This recall needs extended to the 2012 vehicles as well.

When driving over a speed bump at the mall I heard a noise from the front of the car. Looked at front of car ,did not see anything wrong,proceeded to drive it and heard the noise again and the smell of burning rubber and smoke coming from drivers side front wheel compartment. Called tow truck and the mechanic said the front spring was broke. This happened on 11-21-15. Had it towed to a repair shop.

Rear end fishtails severely when I hit a pothole, sewer lid or any bump in the road. I have come very close to hitting other cars beside me and head on from this problem. I am terrified to drive my own new car. I have taken it to two different Hyundai dealerships and their service department says there is nothing wrong with the car and it operates as designed, yet they have also told me that this is a very common complaint they did lower the pressure in the tires and suggested I put cases of water in my trunk to weigh down the back end of the car. I have added 70 pounds of weight in the trunk and still it does not help at all. I have read that in the snow the problem is ten times worse. I live in a state where we get plenty of snow and I dread the thought of having to drive that car during that time. I am so disappointed I don't even have the words to express how upset that I am.

Periodically my car refuses to start. The battery is good, all lights on the dash are normal, headlights work, radio works, car is in parked position, yet when I turn the key it refuses to start. This is the second set of occurrences of the same issue. I experienced this issue last year (2014), at which time I had to take the car into service on more than three occasions before the figured it out. They eventually sorted out the issue in November of 2014. Now 6 months after, in may 2015, the same issue occurs only to find out that Hyundai will only warranty the part but not the labor costs. Today while at the dealership, there was at least one other Hyundai Elantra owner with the same issue. I'd hate that the car refuse to start in an emergency situation this is obviously something that Hyundai is aware of, yet refuse to take full responsibility and remedy the situation for myself and all other customers. I believe there should be a recall for this. I also have a second issue with this car, from the day of purchase. The car shakes at speeds between 40mph and 55mph. I have taken the car in on multiple occasions to two different Hyundai dealerships, yet they cannot figure out the issue. They have balanced the tires, aligned the wheels, rotated the tires, etc, yet none of their attempts have resulted in a solution. This issue make driving the car feel very unsafe, and very unpredictable in wet conditions.

I am terrified to drive my car on compacted snow or ice. The backend fishtails so bad I fear losing control. I have to slow down to 30 mph to control the car. I will not drive on any big highways because I can't go over 30 mph. Like other complaints I have lived in mn all my life and had many cars. I have never experienced what I am with this car. They back end has a mind of it's own. If you go to carcomplaints. Com you will see what others are experiencing. There are lots of complaints on this issue. Look up the 2013's to understand what is going on. I love my car but now feel I have to get rid of it. In good conscience I can't sell this to a private party. I don't want to be responsible for their death. Only choice is thru a dealer and lose money. I suppose a hyundia dealer is my only option because some of them are aware of this problem. One admitted it was a design flaw. Let the dealer ship car to a southern state where there is no snow and ice. Please help. Make hyundia fix this problem before someone gets killed. I am disappointed with consumer report who recommended this car. They must not have tested it on winter roads. Thank you.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while driving at any speed the vehicle would pulled to the left or right trying for it to go in the opposite direction especially when hit a bump, the vehicle would jerk violently. The failure recurred every time when driving. The contact also stated that there was a rumbling noise in the gas pedal. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the front enlightenment needed to be repaired or it could be the front tires that needed to be replaced. The tires was replaced but the failure still recurred. The contact also stated that the vehicle was taken a second time to the dealer where they re calibrate it. The problem still recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 46,066. Aw.

Front axles are loud while driving. Changed to a softer compound tire and made a difference. However, the road noise has become louder at 77,986. Took vehicle to service and they found nothing wrong. This has been going on around 20,000 miles.

Tire wear is excessive causing tires to wear on inside to point of dangerous. There is no adjustment in alignment to take care of this . Found this to happen after 13,000 alignment. Hyundai forum other people having same problem dealer just seems to think it is owner caused. Need to get new tires or park car!.

2012 hyundia Elantra. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle wheel alignment problems. The consumer stated the wheel alignment problem, was causing the rear tires to wear excessively, down to the tread. The consumer stated his daughter lost control of the vehicle in the rain, due to the lack of traction. The consumer was informed there was nothing that could be done, since there was no way to adjust the rear suspension.

Driving on the highway, went over unevenness in road and rear end swayed left to right. Dealer said it was operating as designed. Scarey,.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while driving over a bump, tar or rough pavement the back end of the vehicle would become unstable and swayed violently from side to side. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed an alignment but the failure continued to occur. The contact also indicated that the due to the faulty suspension system the tires would become worn at an accelerated rate. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. Vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 750. Jft.

When I accelerate and every time the gear changes, the car would jolt as if I went over a speed bump. It's really uncomfortable when the car jolts while I accelerate, but the real problem is when I'm applying the brakes. The car would jolt and the speed would increase which nearly caused several accidents. I currently have about 13,000 miles and purchased this vehicle about 1. 5 years ago. Within that time, the ignition wouldn't start. I would ignite the car and the car would eventually die on me. People said it might be the spark plugs, transmission or even the battery. However, it didn't make sense because the car was purchased only a couple of months before that incident. I never even wasted my battery in any way either. What if the car decides to turn off while I'm on the freeway? I can't afford that to happen.

Wandering all over the road. Pulls right most of the time. Currently have 19000miles, 7 alignments, new set of ties. After alignment vehicle will drive straight for 15-20 min. Then starts pulling again. This has been an issue since day 1.

My car began pulling strongly to the left at various speeds. I contacted the dealership and arranged to have them look at it. Our dealership first suggested a roadforce balance and wheel alignment and wanted to charge us $250. Since the car had recently been to them for service including tire balancing and rotation, I pushed back and refused this suggested remedy. I had read online how people were experiencing this "pulling" problem. It does make your arms tired fighting to stay on the road. I called the dealership management and informed them of the identical complaints I was finding online. To the manager and our salesman's credit, they made the service dept look harder. A thorough inspection found that the steering "toe" was not calibrated properly. It should have been at zero (0), but instead was at +1. The service department reset the toe back to zero. Everything has been fine so far. (2 weeks. ).

I own a 2012 Hyundai elanta limited, while driving on a road with bumps the car skipsor sways back and forth, the car feels like you are going to lose control also if you have the cruse control on and you hit bumps the cruse well turn off by itself causing the car to slow down in traffic. Between the two problems, it's a very uneasy feeling when driving this vehicle over bumps, the feeling of losing control and slowing down is a very bad problem. I have complained to the dealer ship and try blamed on the low profile tires that come stock on this vehicle. . . This can happen at any speed or bump sometimes the smallest of bumps can cause this.

After purchasing the car new with all of 31 miles on it I noticed on my 350 mile drive home from anchorage to fairbanks alaska that the rear end of the car would skip around unpredictably when hitting a bump or when I hit an icy patch of road (and as a result of the skipping around, the rear tires wear/cup ridiculously fast, which may also be dangerous but is mostly annoying and expensive). Despite a few attempts by the dealer at repairing the steering column it still does it, 30k miles later. As far as speed, it happens at any speed above about 35 mph . It is bad enough in the summer to feel like the rear end is leaving the road, but it is extremely dangerous in the winter when traction is already tenuous at best. Sooner or later this is going to kill someone if it hasn't already.

I have the 2012 Elantra and from the day we bought it I noticed it was hard to drive in a straight line out on the highway thought it was just me because my wife never said anything about it then I started seeing complaints from other people online I agree it is a safety issue and hyundia needs to take care of the problem. Also lately when u try to restart the car after sitting sometimes it will not start unless u press on the gas pedal its been in the dealer shop two times (busted strut and was popping in frontend) and the can not find anything wrong with it as far as the steering I know its not the tires or the alignment just had new tires installed and realigned.