2012 Hyundai Elantra Power Train Problems
- 35
- 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 35 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- shift park · 5 records
- engine light · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 17 |
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train · Steering
I bought the hyundai elantra 2012 and has been giving me problems. The car will not start sometime till i start moving the steering wheel and the shifter. It has done it to me several times since i bought it and i took it to the dealer i purchased the car and the mechanic said there is nothing wrong. I argued that there is they expect me to leave it at the dealer for a while till they find the problem but the only…
ODI 10524109
Electrical System · Power Train
Periodically my car will not start or turn over to start. The normal wear and tear parts are young and a couple forums i have found on the internet show that other people with similar model years and the same year are having the same problem. There should be a recall on this issue. It was reported it might be the range switch or the shift interlock. Thank you for your concern. When i called into my local hyundai…
ODI 10711790
Engine · Power Train · Steering
Almost every time i have started the vehicle and placed in drive from reversing out of my driveway, the vehicle jolts and seems that transmission is lagging or changing gears abruptly. The service engine light went on and i had made an appointment. When i took it in for inspection, the dealer said they could not recreate what i was talking describing. In addition, when i drive the power steering has had some issues.…
ODI 10497802
Electrical System · Power Train
Several times a day when going to crank the car it would crank. Also you could not shift the car from park to drive. (throttle plate stuck). *tr
ODI 10475285
Engine · Power Train · Suspension
When i accelerate and every time the gear changes, the car would jolt as if i went over a speed bump. It's really uncomfortable when the car jolts while i accelerate, but the real problem is when i'm applying the brakes. The car would jolt and the speed would increase which nearly caused several accidents. I currently have about 13,000 miles and purchased this vehicle about 1.5 years ago. Within that time, the…
ODI 10483415
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train · Service Brakes
Car lurched, engine shut off. Car became uncontrollable and all the warning lights on the dash lit up. Eventually managed to get to side of road where the transmission locked into place. Electrical system was still functional but car was completely unresponsive. Occurred again 800 miles later after "repair" both incidents nearly caused accidents. *tr
ODI 10470002
Power Train
My car started to clunk and would loose drive train power this happened a 4 separate occasions while accelerating and after being completely warmed up. I brought the car to orlando hyundai and they called their main office and was told that there were 5 2012 elantras that had to have the transmissions replaced in the united states but they were not going to replace mine. They said they were going to do some further…
ODI 10461912
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
This incident happened the night i bought the vehicle. The vehicle will suddenly buck/jolt/jerk as if hitting a speed bump in a very jarring manner. This also happened during a test drive of a vehicle of the same type and color (i'm not sure if they sold me the one during the test drive.). I was informed that the vehicle which jolted in this manner was repaired and sold to another customer. I'm not sure if they were…
ODI 10445794
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while driving up an incline, the transmission made a loud clunky noise and shifted gears noisily. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the dealer performed a diagnostic and located the failure at the transmission. The transmission would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 139 and the current mileage was…
ODI 10445049
Power Train
While pulling onto a city street away from a curb, the car lunged forward and would not continue to drive.i checked to see if the gear selector had jumped out of d to n. Did not. Tried to continue down the street, and the car did the same thing at different intervals. Transmission would not shift properly out of 1st gear. Rpm's and engine continued to operate, but transmission was continuing to grind, bang, jump and…
ODI 10427043