Hyundai Elantra Parking Brake Problems
- 6
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 6
- Years with records
- 2000–2013
- 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 6 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- emergency brake · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Parking Brake · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. While the vehicle was in park with the emergency brake engaged, it started moving and accelerated without warning. The vehicle crashed into numerous vehicles while it continued to accelerate. The air bags deployed. The passenger sustained broken ribs, as well as head and legs injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10706152
Air Bags · Electrical System · Parking Brake
The incident is liquid that dripped into the emergency brake causing wires to melt for the airbag system. The cup holders are located directly beside the emergency brake. The emergency brake housing, contains the wiring harness for the vehicle. There is no sort of protective device to keep liquids from getting on the wiring. What happened in my instance is that liquid must have dripped off of a cup in the cupholder,…
ODI 10285815
Parking Brake
For the past 2 weeks i have noticed a problem with the emergency brakes. Now 2 days ago while on a hill and in park i had the emergency brakes on and the car started rolling with me in it before i even got out of the car. Back in august i told my dealer the car was rolling backwards when i would park on a hill and they checked it out and it stopped doing this, but they said they found nothing wrong. Now it is…
ODI 10256691
Parking Brake
The calipers on the rear brake do not release when the parking brake is released inside the passenger cabin. In some cases the brake was on so tight that the right rear wheel dragged on the road. I had the vehicle back to the dealer 6 times but they were unable to get the issue corrected. The issue is much worse in the winter but even now in the spring when i put the brake on there is no resistance for the first 4…
ODI 10274420
Automatic Transmission · Cooling System · Ignition · Parking Brake · Rotor · Windshield Wiper/Washer
Car continues to overheat. This is the fourth time it has happened; sometime the problem can not be duplicated and i am sent on my way even though it has happen before. The cylinder heads, water pump, thermostat, sensor and many others are only a few of the things that have been replaced on this problem. The car shuts-off without warning, and drives like a desiel engine (rough), you almost have to floor it to make…
ODI 10082529
Parking Brake
While traveling on the highway he apply his brakes to stop. But in the process he a attack and lost control of the vehicle. Please provide additional information dealer is aware of the problem. Ts
ODI 10001696