2009 Hyundai Elantra Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 15
- 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 15 stored complaint records:
- 7 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Vehicle Speed Control
ACCELERATION FAULTY CRUSE CONTROL
ODI 11300717
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated when the gear was placed in reverse. When the brake pedal was applied, the vehicle surged to an unknown high rate of speed. When placed in neutral, the vehicle failed to decelerate. As a result, the contact sideswiped another vehicle. A police report was not filed. The driver was not injured. A dealer was not contacted. The…
Crash reported
ODI 11156504
Vehicle Speed Control
I was pulling out of a parking lot today going about 20mph when my car started speeding up. I started braking, but the engine seemed to just want to go. I was coming to a stop sign and cars were coming so i just turned off the switch and it stopped. When i restarted it, it seemed normal and i drove very carefully home. I am going to try to rent a car till this gets checked. It scared me to death and has never…
ODI 11062035
Vehicle Speed Control
Car accilerater gets stuck and will accelerate when car is first started, whether stationary or in motion. Gas pedal will stick. Seems to function normally after the car has warmed up. I tapped on the gas pedal to see if it would un-stick and it accelerated at very high speed and was stuck until i pulled over and turned the car off. Acceleration dropped down slowly after i turned the car back on and left it in park.…
ODI 10980235
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that the vehicle independently accelerated several times without warning. In addition, while parked in a driveway, the vehicle surged with a high rate of speed and independently crashed into the driveway. The driver was not injured. The vehicle was towed to a collision center and then towed to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed that the accelerator pedal…
Crash reported
ODI 10938450
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while attempting to park, the vehicle accelerated independently causing her to crash into the front of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a broken knee that required medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10662447
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Sudden acceleration while in slow traffic. Seemed like it went full rpm. I held the brakes and put it in neutral. Rpms came down and i drive off. Kinda scary though. *tr
ODI 10659495
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
This has happened to me 2 times, upon driving the car it randomly accelerates all on its own. Its as if someone is putting the pedal to the metal and trying to brake at the same time.. Slamming on the brakes only slows it down but not enough then i proceed to pull the emergency brake all the way which only assits a little.. So at this point i am at the complete mercy of a vechicle with a mind of its own.. Im stuck…
ODI 10576156
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the vehicle abnormally accelerated to 60 mph without warning. The contact had to coast onto the road shoulder and restart the engine to regain normal functions. The failure was recurring. The dealer advised the contact that the failure did not exhibit any warning codes therefore a diagnostic could not be performed. The vehicle…
ODI 10557949
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Traveling on interstate, using cruise control (as i had the day previously and for approx 150 miles this day) attempted to stop vehicle due to vehicles slowing down in front of me. Could not get out of cruise control - in fact, the vehicle accelerated -- and brakes did not work. Fortunately, i was in the right lane and was able to exit the highway without hitting the guardrail (approx. 20 feet away when i left the…
ODI 10509941
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving home from work on sun night prior to my accident went around a curve and car started loosing control was able to regain control and headed home. Next morning was driving vehicle noticed esc light was on and would not reset even after shutting car off.driving down another road at approx. 40-45 mph went to negotiate a slight turn to the left when car started sliding out from under me tapped brakes trying…
Crash reported
ODI 10487588
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while driving 2 mph the vehicle accelerated independently. The contact hit a concrete wall resulting in $4,227.40 in damages. It was the third time it happened this year. The failure recurred whenever the contact would attempt to park the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the throttle body was filling up…
Crash reported
ODI 10479586
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* 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.
Crash reported
ODI 10456569
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* 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…
Crash reported
ODI 10438620
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Vehicle Speed Control
2009 elantra gas pedal gets stuck under floor mat. What should i do? *tr
ODI 10291175