Car Accelerates On Its Own Problems of Hyundai Elantra - part 1

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.

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I was slowly going into my parking spot and the car suddenly accelerated and lurched forward. I tried to brake, didn't seem to do any good. It hit concrete protecting a street light and was smashed up and stopped. It was terrifying. I the car did this on it's own. I know where my feet were and I was in good shoes. I'm a classically trained professional ballet dancer and I know where my feet are in space and what they are doing. I did not accelerate, the car did it on its own like that amos episode in doctor who. It was terrifying, this car should be looked into. It happened two other times, but it did it and then stopped. This time it stopped when it hit the object. The cars I had before never did this. There is a problem with this car and I was lucky I was in a safe place.

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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.

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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.

I was pulling into a parking space on a Sunday afternoon at a business park. It was mid day and dry. I was slowing down and half way into the space when the car suddenly accelerated. It seemed like the car went out of my control. The car was stopped by a 3� shrub or else I would have crashed into the building. In the process, a car parked beside me was also damaged.

This vehicle accelerates more than expected (lunges) when I put it in drive and release the brake without even having my foot on accelerator. On flat surface it begins to move ahead spontaneously without my foot on gas peddle. I brought to dealer and they said this is typical for Elantra and not a know issue. It has been mentioned by other driver's on reddit. The only solution is to have one foot on the brake and the other on accelerator to protect from sudden acceleration. There must be a software/hardware solution. Creates risky situation because one could inadvertently hit pedestrian, car in front at stop, roll into traffic, etc. Worst case would be if someone unfamiliar with vehicle drives it, ie, rental car or friend. I put in the date I had it checked by Hyundai service. They said it might need to "break in" and tighten up as parts wears" as hopeful comments for resolution.

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As the brakes were applied when slowly (<10 miles/hr) turning into a parking place in a parking lot of a strip mall perpendicular to the side walks (double sidewalk separated by a railing) in front of the stores, the car suddenly accelerated thru the parking space and up on the first sidewalk (it did not respond to the brake pedal pressure to slow) and knocked down the railing separating the first and second side walks. The driver pulled up on the handbrake to stop the car before it crossed the second side walk and crashed into the barbershop thus preventing further damage and no injury.

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08-26-16 while pulling into a parking space at a public park while doing less than 5 miles per hour, I experienced rapid unintended acceleration, plowed through a fence, sideswiped a tree, went off a grassy median back up onto a grassy median and then bounced off of that before the car finally came to rest. My brakes did not work and I had no control over the vehicle. It is a miracle that I am not dead as the park is on a very busy 4 lane road and is usually full of children.

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The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while driving approximately 7 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and the brakes failed to respond. No warning indicators illuminated. As a result, the contact went over a curb and fractured the front driver side tire and axle. The contact had to shut the engine off in order to stop the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but had not been diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 13,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle could not be stopped even when the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle was able to be stopped and parked when the emergency brake was applied. The vehicle was restarted and operated as normal. The failure had occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle failure mileage was approximately 42,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while attempting to park at approximately 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. As a result, the vehicle ran over a curb into the highway. The contact was able to avoid an accident. A police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 49,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Elantra. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact's vehicle accelerated rapidly and crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The contact mentioned that the rapid acceleration was a recurring failure prior to the crash. The air bags failed to deploy and there were no injuries sustained. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,700.

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The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. While parking and attempting to engage the brakes, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning and crashed into a light pole. It was unknown if there were any injuries or if a police report was filed. The dealer stated that the vehicle was working up to specifications. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 39,460. Ma 08/05/15 the consumer has since traded the vehicle. Updated 08/11/jb.

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I dropped my grandson at his mother's house. As I exited her driveway my car experienced sudden unintended acceleration. I could not stop the car and struck the house across the street.

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2013 Hyundai Elantra had an accident due to unintended acceleration.

On this date I experienced the 4th of 5 incidences of unintended acceleration in the 8 years I have owned this car. I was driving in daytona beach approaching a red traffic signal. There was a car stopped in front of me. When I applied the brakes, the car lurched forward and the acceleration revved the engine. I had to turn off the key to stop the car in heavy traffic. I pulled off the road and removed the floor mat as had been suggested by the service technician the last time I had taken it in for this issue. I drove it home safely, but the next morning in a grocery store parking lot when I applied brakes to stop, again the car lurched forward almost hitting a BMW. I again drove it home safely, parked it and called the dealership. I made arrangement to take it in on July 7th to have it looked at again. Out of fear for the safety of myself and others I had the car towed to the dealer. They kept it for 2 days, drove it 240 miles and once again could find no issue. The car is parked in my driveway out of fear of killing someone or damaging property. When I told them I had found multiple instances of this happening with Hyundais online, they claimed to have no knowledge of such a thing. One article stated that the manufacturer fixed this problem in 2012. While I cannot afford to purchase a new car, I am afraid to drive this one, and would not want to sell it to anyone else because of the safety issues I have experienced.

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April 1st 2014 at aprox. 9:15am while preforming an emergency acceleration in a 2010 Hyundai Elantra se with aprox. 103000 miles car became stuck accelerating and continued to do once foot was lifted from both petals. Breaks were effective at slowing vehicle but engine continued to accelerate at full throttle. Tapping accelerator was tried and was ineffective. Car was shifted by operator into neutral and red-lined on rpm. Operator slammed accelerator peddle to floor again and unintended acceleration stopped and car returned to normal function. No cruse control was being used, no hazard warning symbols came on. Car was shifted back to drive and no accident or injury occurred. Car accelerated to aprox 70mph under these conditions. Car was brought to a Hyundai dealer for service a few hrs later who noted and showed customer how oem floor mats when properly installed can pop up and trap accelerator peddle down if accelerator peddle is forced to floor rapidly. Dealer was able to duplicate issue and removed floor mat from mounting on floor and left loose in driver's foot area. Customer put floor mat in back seat to avoid issues.

The car was purchased late 12/2012. Between this date and late 11/2013 there have been 9 instances of unintended acceleration. 1. Backing out of parking lot at store 1/1/2013car accelerated and jumped forward. 2. In 2/2013, entering our homes garage, while traveling about 2mph, the car suddenly accelerated and jumped forward. 3. In 5/2013, while backing out of garage when the car accelerated and jumped forward. 4. Around 9/2013, we were moving slowly,¿less than 10 mpg- and turning into a parking spot when the car accelerated and jumped forward. 5. Around 10/6/2013 we were pulling into our sons driveway. We were moving slowly when the car accelerated and jumped forward. The vehicle stopped its forward movement when it hit a decorative stone column. Repairs were approx. $1750 to repair. 6. Later in 10/2013, we were slowing down as we approached a stop sign the car unintentionally accelerated and jumped forward. 7. In 11/2013, we experienced a similar event as in #6 while approaching a stop sign. 8. Later in 11/2013, we were backing out of garage when the car unintentionally accelerated and jumped forward. 9. Again in 11/2013 we were accelerating as we were entering the interstate when the car accelerated very rapidly even after removing the driver's foot from the gas pedal. The dealership cannot replicate the problem. They have evaluated with engineers; driven with the main driver to insure it is being driven correctly.

The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph, she attempted to park the vehicle when the vehicle accelerated unexpectedly. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle proceeded to crash into a pole. The air bags did deploy however, the contact sustained injuries to the right ankle, mid section and the spinal cord. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to an impound yard. The manufacturer was not notified of the acceleration failure. The failure mileage was 25,278.

Driving home from work on narrow 2 lane road. ,my car suddenly accelerated and shot across the opposite side of oncoming lane. . Thankfully no car was coming toward me. At the time. I managed to get it under control, but was terrified thinking what if a car had been coming up toward me. This happened sometime in summer of 2013. I thought maybe it was just a fluke until today when I was reading about Chrysler autos having sudden acceleration problems. I decided to check to see if any Hyundai cars had the same problem. I was surprised to see that indeed there had been a case reported. Now, I am very uneasy driving my car, and especially since my 19 yr old also drives it. I have not seen any recall to have this issue fixed. I have also email the Hyundai corp. To inform them also of my experience. I certainly do not want to die or have any one else killed because of this. Would like to see Hyundai recall these cars to fix the problem.

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Vehicle sudden acceleration after pressing brakes and trying to park: as I was turning into a parking space (less than 5 mph), in front of a grocery store to park the car, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, hit a lighting pole and completely damaged the front of the car. Pressing the brakes even harder could not stop the car. The car finally came to a halt as it hit the pole (thankfully no one was injured). The air bag did not come on, my head and neck hit the brakes. Thankfully, I was not injured and no one else was either. Brakes completely failed, the manufacturer was made aware of it but could not find anything defective in the car. This is very scary.

Very sporadic (6-8 times over six months) continued acceleration at 2500+ rpm when foot is removed from accelerator pedal. No codes ever set; no information provided by engine history. Test drive by a trusted mechanic and a service rep from local Hyundai dealer (most recent test drive 10/30/2013) could not reproduce the defect. Test drive by me with the same service rep same day nearly resulted in severe crash. Turning right out of dealership onto MD 198 and accelerating up to 3300 rpm toward changing traffic signal, vehicle failed to slow when foot removed from pedal. Brake applied with great effort and virtually no response. Steered into right turn in front of cross traffic from left and shifted to neutral to regain control of brakes on right shoulder. Engine raced in excess of 6000 rpm with no load for 1-2 seconds until I tapped the accelerator pedal twice. Engine returned to idle speed. This uncontrolled acceleration happened twice more before we got back to the dealership. This is an extremely hazardous condition and warrants a full investigation. The vehicle is currently at the ourisman Hyundai dealership on fort meade road, laurel, MD.

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My wife was trying to park her car when the car suddenly accelerated without her touching the gas or the brake. Luckily, she was able to stop by slamming on the brakes. I've heard recent cases of people not being able to stop when this happens.

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that the vehicle would not accelerate but then suddenly accelerated and failed to slow down. The contact stated that he had to apply the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. After the vehicle was stopped and the engine was turned off, the contact noticed that the accelerator pedal was seized. The contact was able to drive the vehicle home. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 120,000.

2006 Hyundai Elantra. Consumer writes in regards to acceleration malfunction. The consumer stated as she was slowly pulling into an empty space at a public garage, the vehicle suddenly accelerated for no reason. The consumer crashed into a stone wall and the air bag deployed. The consumer received contusions to her legs. The vehicle was totaled by her insurance company.

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into another vehicle. The contact was not injured during the crash. The contact notified the dealer regarding the sudden acceleration, but the dealer did not offer any assistance. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 4,700.

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Recall on 2008 Elantra Hyundai. Connector cover problem after install- cold weather. After starting, unable to shift gear from park to drive until the weather was warm. The consumer also stated the vehicle suddenly accelerated before she was able to put the gear in park. The consumer crashed into a pole.

The contact owns 2009 Hyundai Elantra. While driving approximately 15 mph the contact depressed the brake pedal when the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact crashed into the rear of the vehicle in front of her. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and repaired. After the vehicle was repaired, the failure occurred three times within ten minutes. The contact stated the rpms also increased when the failure occurred. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

Sudden acceleration while perpendicular parking.

On the afternoon of 2/19/2011, was driving above vehicle. While adjusting into a parking space (going very slowly), car suddenly accelerated to top speed (140 mph?) I then attempted to stop car by driving on the nearest sidewalk to avoid hitting cars on street. At this top speed I crashed into a chain link fence tearing it down and then turned and finally stopped by hitting a tree. My air bags deployed but car was totaled and I was taken to a nearby hospital in northeast phila. With severe injuries. My right arm was broken in two places requiring surgery and my ribs were severely damaged. Both legs were extremely bruised. I spent two weeks in two phila. Area hospitals and then a month in a nursing home in warminster, PA. Until I was able to walk without assistance. Am still required to use a cane.

2002 Hyundai Elantra. Consumer writes in regards to unintended acceleration the consumer stated as he was parking the vehicle, it suddenly accelerated forward uncontrollably. The consumer put the gear in reverse, as the tires screeched. He was finally able to stop the vehicle. The consumer went to the dealer to have the vehicle inspected, but they were unable to find a problem.

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The contact owns a 2003 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while driving at very low speeds, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact applied the brakes and shifted into park to stop the vehicle from moving. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who could not diagnose the problem. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

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The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Elantra. While making a turn at 5 mph into a parking lot, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without intent. The vehicle crashed into the town building causing minor damage to the building. The front end of the vehicle sustained major damages and could not be driven away from the crash site. The airbags did not deploy at the time of impact, and the passenger of the vehicle suffered minor injuries to the shoulder. The manufacturer was notified and stated that they would investigate the accusation of unintended acceleration further. No repairs had been made. The failure and current mileages were under 33,419.

2002 Hyundai Elantra with mats that curl under the accelerator customer states that his car suddenly accelerated out of control causing a accident* the consumer provided an article that details the same problem he was having with his vehicle.

2002 Elantra surged forward when brakes were applied. The dealer attributed the violent acceleration as possibly being due to the thick rubber floor mat which may have been wedge under the accelerator, however the consumer disagreed with that theory stating when he started the vehicle, the floor mat was at least 6-9 inches away from the accelerator. The consumer, his wife and the mechanic all experienced the sudden acceleration.