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2014 Hyundai Elantra Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
27about this part
Share
7%of 386 total for the year
Median mileage
27,000miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 27 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2014 Hyundai Elantra, 7% of the 386 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 27,000 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“2014 Elantra driving the car in town at slow speeds, usually around 15-25 miles an hour, with rpms at about 1250. First noticed an issue with extremely jerky driving, but added gas and the problem went away, and I thought it was a one-time thing. About a week later, it happened again. I set an appointment to the murdock Hyundai of murray utah to solve this issue that was putting my family and my security in risk. …”

NHTSA complaint #11228287, filed 2019-06, 99,705 miles

“I has recently traded in my 2012 Hyundai Elantra for a 2014 Hyundai Elantra. The 2014 had started doing what the 2012 did occasionally, accelerate when I released my foot from the gas to switch to the brake to begin slowing down for a light. After I've applied the brake and I'm coasting before I need to apply it again, the car will accelerate. I used to think it was my imagination, then I read others confirming it does happen. …”

NHTSA complaint #10607815, filed 2014-07, 1,500 miles

“08-26-16 while pulling into a parking space at a public park while doing less than 5 miles per hour, I experienced rapid unintended acceleration, plowed through a fence, sideswiped a tree, went off a grassy median back up onto a grassy median and then bounced off of that before the car finally came to rest. My brakes did not work and I had no control over the vehicle. It is a miracle that I am not dead as the park is on a very busy 4 lane road and is usually full of children.”

NHTSA complaint #10909786, filed 2016-09, 27,000 miles

“I am the owner of a 2014 white Hyundai Elantra, at present the odometer is reading 6,800 miles. On tuesday, december 9th, at approximately 5:25 p.m. While driving my 2014 Hyundai Elantra at a slow speed (approximately 10-15 MPH) in a shopping center parking lot located at 10100 w. Sample road, florida, I experienced a sudden and unexpected acceleration, which caused a severe crash involving two other vehicles. My vehicle suddenly accelerated which thereby caused me to lose control of the vehicle and collide with two parked cars (an SUV and a sedan. …”

NHTSA complaint #10694826, filed 2015-03, 6,800 miles

“I was on a highway driving the vehicle (a 2014 Hyundai Elantra) at highway speed when it inexplicably stalled for lack of a better term. I quickly lost speed and could not accelerate despite the fact that I was pressing the gas pedal all the way to the floor at one point. The vehicle simply did not respond. There was plenty of gas in the vehicle, so I had not run out of gas. The vehicle appeared to have shut off in the middle of operation. This resulted in a major accident on a highway where I, along with the other occupants within the vehicle, sustained significant injuries. …”

NHTSA complaint #10598934, filed 2014-06, 1,666 miles

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202515%
2024611%
202366%
202222%
2021108%
2020135%
201942%
2018135%
2017243%
2016186%
2015156%
2014277%
2013504%
2012274%
2011164%
2010226%
2009187%
2008248%
200793%
2006117%
20051410%
200474%
200394%
2002185%
200193%
200074%
199965%
199824%
199754%
199622%
199522%
199423%
199314%
199227%

Other parts of the 2014 Hyundai Elantra

Engine
166 complaints
Brakes
87 complaints
Other or unknown
49 complaints
Electrical system
47 complaints
Air bags
32 complaints
Steering
28 complaints
Fuel system
24 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
22 complaints
Suspension
14 complaints
Electronic stability control
12 complaints
Exterior lighting
10 complaints
Body and structure
9 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 Hyundai Elantra

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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