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2014 Hyundai Elantra GT vehicle speed control problems

26 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2014 Hyundai Elantra GT cite vehicle speed control, 7% of all 378 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
26
7% of all complaints
Crashes
5
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
6
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the vehicle speed control

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“This has occurred three separate times, but this report explains what happened during the most recent occurrence. I was driving at 40 mph. The car in front of me hit their brakes, so I lightly tapped my brakes to slow down. When I tapped the gas pedal, the car would not increase speed. The check engine light, oil light, and battery light each turned on simultaneously. The car then stalled completely, but the lights remained on and the car didn’t lose power. I hit the brakes (which were now hard to push down), hit my emergency flashes so that the car behind me would pass me, pulled over to the side of the road, and then I turned off the car. When I turned the car back on, 30 seconds later, all of the lights were off and the car started with no issue.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 8, 2024Electrical system, Vehicle speed control, Service brakesODI 11593241
“My car is only at 46000 miles.SinceI'm purchase from dealer it has given me the same issues of RPMs shooting up &speedometer going out of control the car wont go past 20mph & jerks back & forth, tyrning off while driving & has had a b"bad" drive since purchase. I dont know the issue and its never been fixed by dealer even though i took it in a few times for these issues. it now foing it again. my life is in danger with this care since purchase & hyundai shouldve replaced my car or engine but they do not care. this car is a lemon. and now the car can go on fire parked or driving? what can be done..on the nextvpart of complaint im putting down ladt week sice this is the newest incident of the desc.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 29, 2024Vehicle speed control, Unknown or other, EngineODI 11568443
“The piston rings do not seal leading to increased oil consumption and very low oil. My safety was put at risk because when I pulled out into traffic that was going at a high speed I could not accelerate. There was no warning or indication that this was going on prior to this incident. Yes this has been confirmed by a Hyundai dealership and the component was inspected. There was no warning sign before this incident.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Dec 22, 2023Vehicle speed control, Unknown or other, EngineODI 11561580
“While driving over the last month, the car shuts off with no warning. There are no check engine or other lights that come on once it shuts down. There does not appear to be any consistency in the occurences, sometimes while idling, sometimes while driving 40 mph. Up until recently, the car would restart once I put it in neutral, but it now does not restart right away.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 27, 2023Vehicle speed control, Engine, Fuel/propulsion systemODI 11529070
“I was driving the vehicle normally down the highway. When I exited the highway, I came to a stop light and made a complete stop at which point the engine stalled. I restarted the vehicle, the check engine light appeared, but I couldn’t get it to register any RPMs and I was left stranded in a busy intersection until help arrived.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 17, 2023Vehicle speed control, Engine, Fuel/propulsion systemODI 11517487
“my car will stall randomly at stop signs and red lights with absolutely no warning. it’s super dangerous and has almost caused a wreck. i have taken it to mechanic and no codes are being thrown and it’s showing nothing is wrong. it’s a matter of time a accident happens and someone gets hurt. I would definitely like to figure this out!”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 3, 2023Vehicle speed control, EngineODI 11510067

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Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.