2010 Hyundai Elantra Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 18
- 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 18 stored complaint records:
- 10 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- brake pedal · 8 records
- cruise control · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
I'm requesting nhtsa to investigate failures of several systems of hyundai elantra 2010: simultaneously failed/unresponsive braking, lurching/acceleration despite trying to push brake pedal, &failed power steering causing unsafe situation and accident in which air bags also failed to deploy despite 2 impacts to front end but form only allowed 3 parts of car affected. My husband pulled out of our garage front first…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11155521
Vehicle Speed Control
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…
Crash reported
ODI 11012407
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
While my wife, linda, was driving less than 1-2 mph, turning into a parking space, all of a sudden, the engine started racing and leaped forward. Hitting the brakes had no effect on stopping the vehicle. She desperately turned the wheel to miss parked cars, a steel pole was hit and torn out of the ground by the runaway vehicle. Finally the car came to rest after hitting a large concrete light pole, which must have…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10911295
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* 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…
ODI 10837525
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While making a turn onto a bypass, vehicle lunged forward faster than speed applied and then resumed normal. Has happened intermittenly while driving 30 to 40 miles an hour other times. Does not happen often. *tr
ODI 10703717
Air Bags · Service Brakes · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owned a 2010 hyundai elantra. While driving 13 mph, the vehicle accelerated. The brake pedal was depressed and stuck to the floorboard and the steering wheel locked. The vehicle crossed opposite lanes and crashed through a gate and into a house. The air bags deployed long after the crash occurred. The contact was knocked unconscious momentarily and received medical attention. A police report was…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10854933
Vehicle Speed Control
April 1st 2014 at aprox. 9:15am while performing 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 pedals. Brakes 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…
ODI 10576562
Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
Horn doesn't work if humid or raining on local streets or highway. When on highway using speed control have felt speed pickup after setting speed limit. Reported to coconut creek dealership repair couldn't find anything wrong. Told me not to use speed control.
ODI 11129690
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While pulling into a parking space with my foot on the brake, i suddenly had a unintended and very rapid acceleration. With my foot mashing the brake pedal i was able to slow the car enough to complete the park (it did not completely stop). I immediately shifted the transmission into neutral and the engine really revved up. Once i was sure the car was not going anywhere, i checked to make sure i was stepping on the…
ODI 10563530
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Purchased elantra july 12, 2012. I called my brother for financing information. He came to the dealership. Mazda of orange. When he started reading the contract the became very upset. He called out the salesman for the extra charges, taking advantage of me, by not telling me i didn't have to add these things. The manager, ask me to come to his office to close the deal. I needed a co-signer. A friend of mine said he…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10704353
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
The car revving when the cruise control is on and pushing on the breaks then not being able to put the car in reverse or park. I had to use the shift lock release to just be able to get it into park after that. *tr
ODI 10504671
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
2010 hyundai elantra (rented). Consumer wanted to know were there any recalls issued related to defects in the steering, accelerator problems, suspension problems or brake problems *tgw the consumer stated he was involved in an accident, which caused him to crash. Updated 01/15/13 the consumer stated the vehicle swerved to the left, which caused him to strike a pole. The consumer then crossed the median, and struck…
Crash reported · 1 death
ODI 10484202
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while entering a residential driveway at 5 mph. The brake pedal was depressed yet the vehicle accelerated abnormally and the contact crashed into a ditch. The contact stated that the air bags did not deploy and no one was injured. The vehicle was not destroyed and was neither inspected nor repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 11,500.
Crash reported
ODI 10457628
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that the vehicle abnormally accelerated with the brakes applied. The contact was unable to regain control of the vehicle and crashed into a port-a-potty. The contact was injured and a police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 6,000.
Crash reported
ODI 10448296
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
This is not an isolated incident it is an ongoing problem with my vehicle. On my 2010 elantra automatic transmission, it is as though the gears are not working. When the car is in drive the issue arises. In order to get the car to 40 mph i have to literally hit the gas and get the rpms to 5,000 or almost 6,000 before the car will shift. The car then shifts but when it is settling into 1000-2000 rpm's the power jerks…
ODI 10470154
Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control
While inching into my garage with my foot not on the gas, my 2010 hyundai elantra suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated and ran into my garages back wall before i could break. *kb
Crash reported
ODI 10414039
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 hyundai elantra. While driving with the cruise control activated at approximately 65 mph, the contact applied pressure to the brake pedal and pressed the off button for the cruise control to deactivate yet the cruise control would not deactivate. The contact stated that the vehicle crashed into a metal guardrail and the vehicle stopped fifty feet from the guard rail. The contact was…
Crash reported
ODI 10394141
Vehicle Speed Control
When the cruise control was set between 40 and 50mph instead of being set at that speed/mph the car kept accelerating to 70mph, only when i applied the brakes did it slow down. This happened 5 times in the past week, and i tested it out and it happens maybe 5% of the time but not in any random increment. *tr
ODI 10319590