Hyundai Elantra Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems
- 77
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 15
- Years with records
- 1999–2013
- Stored years
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 77 stored complaint records:
- 20 indicate a crash
- 7 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- brake pedal · 21 records
- rear brakes · 19 records
- brakes applied · 8 records
- applied brakes · 7 records
- brake pads · 7 records
- brakes failed · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 28 |
| 30–60k mi | 13 |
| 60–100k mi | 11 |
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Engine · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Tl* the contact owned a 2009 hyundai elantra. The contact stated while his son had the vehicle parked in a garage, he smelt smoke as flames were seen coming from under the hood of the vehicle. The contact stated that his son was able to exit the vehicle with no injuries before it was engulfed in flames. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. A fire department report was filed. The vehicle was…
Fire reported
ODI 11307698
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
When driving home another vehicle pulled beside my wife and indicated that when slowing down for the traffic light none of her brake lights were operational. Upon my wife arriving at home i had all the fuses tested and replaced, had bulbs replaced, but still no brake lights on the rear of car including the rear window brake light. Contacted hyundai and indicated that there was a nhtsa recall #13v113000/campaign #110…
ODI 10701808
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
My vehicle is experiencing the same is as the hyundai recall campaign 110. My car was manufacture before the dates in the campaign by approximately 5 months but falls in the same model year as other cars in the campaign. Here is a link to campaign https://www.hyundaiusa.com/campaign110. I contacted hyundai and they refuse to take care of this even though i am experiencing the same issue. The campaign probably needs…
ODI 10637965
Body · Power Train · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
On july 18, 2014, my 2013 hyundai elantra ran into a subway restaurant at 12150 s. Cicero, alsip, il. I was going into the subway parking lot, my goal was to park, but my car did not stop when i put on my brakes. My car kept going; it drove over the sidewalk, through the scrubs, and hit the building head on. Hitting the building is what stopped my vehicle, my air bag did not deploy. I then put on the brakes, put it…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10621850
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
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…
ODI 10618543
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Cpsc: i1440033a. 2012 hyundai elantra. Consumer stated that there is something wrong with the car brake system. *ln the mechanic resurface the rotors, but stated the calipers were not functioning properly and it would happen again. A few months later, the grinding noise returned. *jb
ODI 10584869
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
This is a problem with the grinding of the front brakes on my 2013 elantra coupe from the day i drove it off the lot and now it is 15 months later and 12653 miles later and 5 trips back to the dealer to get it fixed, 1st they said they turned the rotors, 2nd they said they balanced the wheels, 3rd they said they aligned the front end, 4th they said it was a dust plate, and 5th they said it is normal. I went to a…
ODI 10568452
Power Train · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
As i was turning onto a main road in my town my vehicle stalled out. I was not pressing on the brakes or the gas, just coasting into the turn. Lights came on my dashboard and i lost power completely. This is not the first time it happened, but the this was the scariest place it occurred at. I called hyundai and they referred me to my local dealer, but i'm not optimistic about the results. Definitely came close to…
ODI 10548113