2011 Hyundai Elantra Touring Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 24%of 29 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 80,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2011 Hyundai Elantra Touring, 24% of the 29 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 80,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I bought this car in 2010 and since then my car started giving trouble they change my transmission 3 times in 100000 mile and after that I started having trouble speed peddle. When I push my speed paddle car will drive without pushing paddle. When stop at light I have to push my brake very hard because my RPM of car is 5000 then I have to put car in neutral at that time RPM goes more than 5000. Then I went to dealer 1 rickcase Hyundai roswell georgia.they cannot fix same problem again. So I went to other 2 dealer autonation Hyundai mall off georgia. …”
NHTSA complaint #10625837, filed 2014-08, 100,200 miles“Was parked in a parking lot of a drug store for maybe 10 minutes. Started the car and backed out of parking space. When I put the car in drive to go forward the car accelerated to a very high speed and ran into two parked cars. With help I tried to back out of the space but when I went forward the car once again accelerated to a high speed damaging my car and the two other cars. Several years back I pulled into a parking lot to mail a letter. When I put the car in reverse to back out of the parking lot, the car accelerated at a high speed and backed into a snow bank. …”
NHTSA complaint #10781991, filed 2015-10, 40,000 miles“Initial issue was automatic speed control (cruise cntrl), will not stay engaged. Cruise no longer works in any way other than to turn it on. This issue began around jan 2017. Next issue is ESC off light intermittently comes on and will not reset without restart. Latest issue is the 3rd brake light is the only brake light working. The brake lights and ESC issue began around march 2018.”
NHTSA complaint #11097135, filed 2018-05, 85,000 miles“After getting on the on-ramp on the highway I shifted my manual transmission from 4th to 5th gear to accelerate to 50 MPH but the gear didn't shift to 5th and the engine was inadvertently revved up to 4 on the tachometer without any increase in speed; it felt as if I stepped down on the gas pedal while in neutral. I drove the next 25 miles home in 4th gear at 45 to 50 MPH.”
NHTSA complaint #11161404, filed 2018-12“When accelerating, the engine does not always de-accelerate when the gas pedal is released. This is sporadic and unpredictable. Our mechanic thinks it is a fault in the throttle body. It is dangerous because after accelerating the car will continue to accelerate for up to 10 seconds after my foot is off the gas pedal. Or between shifts (manual transmission) the RPM will go dangerously high because the clutch is pushed in and briefly no load on the engine. The car does not need to be moving for this to happen. It is a throttle control issue, as determined by our mechanic. …”
NHTSA complaint #10933823, filed 2016-12Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2011 Hyundai Elantra Touring
5 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsElectronic stability control
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsWheels
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 Hyundai Elantra Touring
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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