2005 Hyundai Elantra Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 12
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 12 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
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.…
ODI 10550311
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 hyundai elantra. While driving approximately 5 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal but the brakes would not respond and the vehicle continued to accelerate independently. The contact attempted to shift the gear into drive but the vehicle instead engaged in reverse and crashed into the front of a neighboring home. The police reported to the scene and a report was filed. There were…
Crash reported
ODI 10484941
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 hyundai elantra. The contact stated the gear lever was shifted into park and the vehicle accelerated into reverse unintendedly. The brake pedal was engaged; however the vehicle failed to slow down and then crashed into a nearby house. There was no personal injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was severely damaged and towed to a collision center for repairs. The manufacturer…
Crash reported
ODI 10484588
Air Bags · Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
On december 10, 2011, i was turning from northbound gary av. Onto eastbound lawrence ave. At approximately 5 mph. While i was turning my accelerator stuck the engine sped out of control to at least 40 mph. I swerved to avoid hitting a truck turning onto gary and my car went over the south curb.. And my attempts to break were failing all this time... I crashed through a fence into somebody's back yard went down hill…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10444885
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while her foot was on the brake pedal, the vehicle surged forward and eventually it stopped. The contact experienced acceleration on a smaller scale twice before the latest failure. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but the dealer could not find anything wrong. The manufacturer had not been notified. The current and failure mileages were…
ODI 10366859
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*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…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10289241
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while sitting idle at a traffic stop, the engine rpms increased abnormally and the vehicle exhibited signs as if it were attempting to accelerate independently. The failure occurred sporadically. In addition, the contact stated that on one occasion while the emergency brake was engaged, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The vehicle was taken to…
Crash reported
ODI 10480743
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle accelerated on its own and caused an accident. The contact was unsure how fast the vehicle was going or if the pedal stuck to the floor. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but could not fix the problem. *ak the consumer stated there was no crash, she was bale to stop the vehicle in time. The vehicle also received poor gas mileage. Updated 09/25/06. *jb updated 9/27/2006 - *nm
ODI 10166240
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving very slowly in a parking lot, just after stopping at a stop sign and while gently pushing the gas pedal to make a right hand turn, my hyundai elantra suddenly accelerated at an undesirably high rate of speed. Although i removed my foot from the gas pedal and firmly pressed the brake, the car continued to lurch forward while the rpm revved loudly. I immediately put the automatic transmission into park,…
ODI 10313706
Vehicle Speed Control
2005 hyundai elantra. I have experienced intermittant wild acceleration when my foot is on the brake as if i had floored the accelerator. The dealer cannot duplicate the problem, thus no fix. *nm
ODI 10143852
Vehicle Speed Control
Traveling on the freeway the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 80mph and would not slow down it continued for about 15 miles before i put the veh in neutral and turned off the key,(the service dept at the dealer advised me to do that).at that time smoke poured out of the engine and i thought the veh was on fire. I called 911 . I was able to avoid a collision however the policeman asked me to move the car and when i…
ODI 10129611
Vehicle Speed Control
Owner of a 2005 hyundai elantra reporting vehicle sudden acceleration. *bf the consumer experienced sudden acceleration on two occasions. The first collision ended without visible damage. The second time the vehicle accelerated suddenly it collided into a fire truck damaging the front end of the vehicle. The consumer request that the dealer take the car back and refund the money paid. *nm
Crash reported
ODI 10113125