Five problems related to engine shut off without warning have been reported for the 2014 Hyundai Elantra. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2014 Hyundai Elantra based on all problems reported for the 2014 Elantra.
I purchased the car at a used car dealership. I drove it home and the next day the engine light lit up and it started to run rough. While driving it down the road the car shut down and I could not even get it off the road. I had it towed and they agreed to take it at the Hyundai dealership. After running diagnostic on it they told me I needed a new engine and that there was no recall and that it was not covered under warranty. After paying 9500. 00 for this vehicle and it dying leaving me stranded on the road. I have no vehicle.
2014 Hyundai Elantra - when the vehicle is at low speed (under 30), and after warming up it shuts off with no noise, no warning it just shuts off. There was one knocking idling at a stop light just before it shut off. But for both my daughter and myself it shut off with no warning. There are no check engine or warning lights on, it is not throwing a code. The dealer has said there is sludge in the engine and that the engine needs to be replaced - in a 2014 with 145k, single owner. In reading online, there is a class action lawsuit open - brown v Hyundai where multiple owners have reported the exact same symptoms and dealer resolution but there is a know piston defect that is causing this problem. No TSB issued in us but they did in canada for the same problem.
After driving for an hour or so the car will shut off in the middle of a trip. No warning, just a quick engine shut off on the highway, which forces me to shift the car into neutral to crank it back up. The vehicle is in motion when this occurs, and it's a severe safety problem.
Takata recall on 9/23/2018, about an hour after a rainstorm (car was garaged during storm) my car was in motion at 40 mph in the left lane on a curve of a southbound interstate exit i275. The car suddenly went sideways, and began fishtailing. I tried to pump the breaks but they were not working. The vehicle then smashed the front side of bumper into the guard rail, and pushed me across two traffic lanes. The vehicle stopped in the right lane, facing north in a southbound exit. I tried to put it in reverse to get into the shoulder, and there was no acceleration. The engine had shut off on me while driving on the interstate. I do not know what failed the engine, or why it shut off. Hyundai corporate was contacted and they opened a case, and performed a full inspection. On 11/12/18 Hyundai claimed "we cannot agree that the accident involved a product defect and are declining any financial assistance. " a third party mechanic was then contacted, and found code c1555 and a failing vvti cylinoid. There is no recall. There is no way to prove this car is unsafe with the routes I have taken so far. I will not accept this answer. The engine of this car shut off and could have been fatal. It is also terrifying to think about who would to be blamed for such a fatal or dangerous accident since Hyundai "couldn't find any defect. " I asked for results of the scan and the case manager, christina replied that I am not authorized to see them, for "results are for proprietary use only. " this company needs to own up to their risky product!.
When driving straight at 15-25 mph, in town, after about 25 minutes of freeway driving, rpms at or around 1250, the engine shuts off and all the lights on the dash turn on. Taking it into the service center, there are no codes in the computer. The timing cap has been replaced once, because they were able to duplicate the issue at the shop, but the last two instances they were unable to duplicate so they refused to fix it. The car has 61000 miles on it and is still under Hyundai's powertrain warranty.