Issue ID | 1464987 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11091911 |
Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor America |
Brand | HYUNDAI |
Model | ELANTRA |
Model Year | 2016 |
File date | 04/05/18 |
Component | POWER TRAIN |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | This 2016, hyundai elantra sport suffers from dangerous hesitation when accelerating from a stop. This is dangerous because when pulling out into traffic there is an expectation of have acceleration from a stop. This has occurred on numerous occasions since the car was new. I called the dealer about a year ago and asked if there was any transmission reprogramming or anything else the factory had developed to cure this problem they said no. Today it was particularly dangerous when i pulled out and it just would not go for several seconds. Barely missed being involved in a head on collision. I believe it is time this gets reported as a significant safety deficiency. We had bought the "sport" version of the car to get better acceleration from its larger engine, because some owners had complained that it was weak of acceleration, but this did not cure the problem. It is only a problem on accelerating from a stop. Moving acceleration is pretty good. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 0 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | KNOXVILLE, TN |
VIN pattern | KMHDH4AH4GUXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 0 |
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