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2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid vehicle speed control problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid34% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
34%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • When gas is pressed (even to floor) in drive, vehicle stalls, does not accelerate. Then vehicle jerks into propulsion after revving. Other instances, at deceleration the car will jerk and shake to a stop. I have mentioned the problem at every scheduled maintenance

    filed Apr 30, 2024

  • I was driving on a 40mph speed road at 45 mph and the car stopped accelerating abruptly and remained stuck at 20 mph even thou my foot was on the gas pedal. I had to put the caution lights on and get to the side of the road. I had every car behind me honk and yell when passing by. This could have…

    filed Jun 5, 2023

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Elantra Hybrid years

YearReportsShare
2023 Elantra Hybrid815%
2022 Elantra Hybrid923%
Elantra Hybrid vehicle speed control problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.