Hello all, I thought it would be nice to have all the 2011 Elantra related problems in one place. It will make it easier for all current or future owners to know about all the problems in one place instead of searching all over the entire Forum.
Gawk at it means that people is watching a lot ??
I just washed the car yesterday, 1st time a hand job. The other times was in automatic pressure water carwash and it wasn't removing all the dust on lit in the bottom of the doors.
I did 1h in traffic from home o my girlfriend apparment and there was a LOT of people watching the black beauty shiny little car !
They probably all say : HUH, a hyndai ?? Woah !!
On the bright side, having a black car makes you look forward to extended periods of pouring rain. :grin:But seriously... have fun keeping that black car shiny... it's a pain to keep clean
:w00t: Water spots!!!!On the bright side, having a black car makes you look forward to extended periods of pouring rain. :grin:
Don't worry about it. That's something most new cars do. It's apparently a security feature. The first time it happened to me, I thought there was something wrong ('09 Corolla). Just turn the steering wheel gently off the locked position... just a little and take the key out. It's just an immobilization feature so that if someone tries to steal your car without the key, they can't use the steering wheel.On two seperate occasions I have been unable to remove my ignition key. Both times the steering wheel was locked off centered, dont know if that had anything to do with it or not. In order to get the key out I had to move the steering wheel side to side while jiggling the key in the ignition. I plan on having it looked at when I take my car in for its 1st service. I always make sure the wheel is centered before I turn the car off now, just in case.
Good advice. Also be sure to set the parking brake before shifting into Park if you're on a hill. Otherwise there will be additional load placed on the transmission and the steering wheel will be even more difficult to unlock.Don't worry about it. That's something most new cars do. It's apparently a security feature. The first time it happened to me, I thought there was something wrong ('09 Corolla). Just turn the steering wheel gently off the locked position... just a little and take the key out. It's just an immobilization feature so that if someone tries to steal your car without the key, they can't use the steering wheel.
This happened to me in one of my previous vehicles. It freaked me out and it took me like 5 minutes to get the key out! Now I am sure it is normal. It used to happen all the time on my 09 Accent as well.Good advice. Also be sure to set the parking brake before shifting into Park if you're on a hill. Otherwise there will be additional load placed on the transmission and the steering wheel will be even more difficult to unlock.
Haha... yeah, it freaked me out the first time it happened to me. I had to call my dealership and one of their techs explained it to me and how to get it unstuck. After that, whenever it happened, fixing it was a "well... duh!" moment for me. :whistling:This happened to me in one of my previous vehicles. It freaked me out and it took me like 5 minutes to get the key out! Now I am sure it is normal. It used to happen all the time on my 09 Accent as well.
I wont worry about it then. It just that this is the first time I have had this happen with any of my cars that I can remember. But you know how that goes, sometimes I cant remember lots of things.Don't worry about it. That's something most new cars do. It's apparently a security feature. The first time it happened to me, I thought there was something wrong ('09 Corolla). Just turn the steering wheel gently off the locked position... just a little and take the key out. It's just an immobilization feature so that if someone tries to steal your car without the key, they can't use the steering wheel.
5.4L/100Km would be 43.56 MPG (U.S.). i think that would be in us gallons. if so, that is good to see.I drove 340 miles this weekend, i achieved an impressive 1.43g/62m (dunno if the conversion is good but 5.4L/100Km) on the highway.
5.4L/100Km would be 43.56 MPG (U.S.). i think that would be in us gallons. if so, that is good to see.
well my friend vince you were right!! I removed the sunglasses from the sunglasses compartment driving back home at noon and it did not do it! I was shocked, how come a pair of sunglases can make such a big sound? and seemed to be coming from behind the dashboard!! I am so releived, I was really sad this morning thinking something was loose....well I will be OK in a few days, when I know for sure it was the sunglasses...xion nider : J'ai eu le meme probleme de vibration, cela venait du compartiment pour les verres fumées.
As-tu des lunettes dedans le compartiment ? Si oui, tu as a ta réponse a 99%.
My garage door opener was also making noise there until I flipped it upside down.QUOTE (VinceGLS @ Mar 21 2011, 11:33 AM)
well my friend vince you were right!! I removed the sunglasses from the sunglasses compartment driving back home at noon and it did not do it! I was shocked, how come a pair of sunglases can make such a big sound? and seemed to be coming from behind the dashboard!! I am so releived, I was really sad this morning thinking something was loose....well I will be OK in a few days, when I know for sure it was the sunglasses...
I wear my sunglasses at night :shades:
My garage door opener fits nicely up there with no rattles!Hahahah... Man, I was **** off because of that sound 1 week after purchasing the car. First I was thinking that it was ice somewhere in the bottom of the windshield. Sometimes we have the same sound comming from behind because of the ice in the trunk lid. After 2 week w/o snowfalls, I was sure it wasnt ice. I was searching for the sound and my girlfriend just said that it wasnt coming from the dash. It was higher than that. After removing the sunglasses, no more sound was detected.
I was thinking about calling the dealer to do a road test with a technician to find what was loose. I'm happy to have found it before calling them !
I found another way to place them in the little compartment that is squeezing a bit the glasses.
Never had problem again !
Do the US Elantras not have the Homelink mirror?My garage door opener fits nicely up there with no rattles!
For $250! LOL!Do the US Elantras not have the Homelink mirror?
Why ouch, I don't mind :bwekk: The pricing is pretty similar overall, which would be a first, only issue is we don't have as many colour options which to me stinks as I can't get the colour option I want!Ouch. Its seems like for once, us Canadians are getting cars with better options then the US. My 07 Civic was pretty basic compared to its US version.
US dealers still do not have the accessories for the Elantra yet and it is almost April!Ouch. Its seems like for once, us Canadians are getting cars with better options then the US. My 07 Civic was pretty basic compared to its US version.