2013 Hyundai Elantra Complaint Log

A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE THAT INCREASES IN FREQUENCY AS THE ENGINE RPM INCREASES. REDUCED POWER AND/OR HESITATION AND VIBRATION. IN MOTION THE KNOCKING COMES FROM THE ENGINE AND WHEN STOPPED IT HESITATION AND VIBRATE

ENGINE FAILURE AFTER 33,000 MILES. HYUNDAI STATES IT WILL TAKES 6 TO 8 MONTHS TO FIX. ALL OF THESE ENGINES ARE ON BACK ORDER. THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY DOES NOT MEAN ANYTHING IF YOU CANT GET PARTS. MY DEALER HAS 40 ELANTRAS WAITING FOR ENGINES. JUST GUESS HOW MANY THEY ARE WAITING FOR NATION WIDE.

POSSIBLE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILURE. CAR WILL NOT START PROPERLY OR STALLS AFTER STARTING AND SHIFTING GEARS.HAPPENS EVERY FEW MONTHS. NEW BATTERY, SPARK PLUGS AND TUNE UP COMPLETED JULY 2018.NO ALTERNATOR/STARTER ISSUES NOTED AFTER MECHANICAL TESTING.

ENGINE TICKING NOISE. DEALER SAID METAL SHAVINGS IN ENGINE AND PISTON KNOCKING. THEY SAID NEED NEW ENGINE. HAD TEGULAR OIL CHANGES ABD SERVICES.

TAKARA RECALL I LIVE IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO I HAVE AN ELANTRA 2013 THE CAR JERKS WHEN SLOWING DOWN ACCERALATING AND SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING. MILEAGE 88,000KM. THIS CAN CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT AT TIMES THE GEARS SLAM IN WHILE CHANGING HYUNDAI SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS IT IS LIFE THREATENING I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING. CAN HYUNDAI PLEASE ASSIST.

THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LOOSE AND CLICKS EVERY TIME I TURN THE WHEEL. IT THEN SHAKES WHEN I GET OVER A SPEED OF 50 AND HIT MY BREAKS

MY CAR STARTED DEVELOPING A TICKING/KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AT STARTUP- SPECIALLY COLD STARTUP. THE NOISE SEEMS TO GO AWAY AFTER THE ENGINE IS SUFFICIENTLY WARMED UP- LIKE DRIVING 5-6 MINUTES ON COLD DAYS AND A MINUTE ON WARM ONES. RECENTLY, I HAVE STARTED EXPERIENCING SHUDDERS IN THE DRIVETRAIN-- THESE FEEL LIKE SUDDEN MOTIONS, LIKE THE ENGINE IS TRYING TO STALL. WENT TO THE DEALER, AND HE SAID EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT, ALTHOUGH MY LOCAL MECHANIC SAYS THAT THIS SOUNDS SIMILAR TO SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS HE HAS RECEIVED FROM HIS OTHER CUSTOMERS. THEIR SEEM TO BE THOUSANDS OF AFFECTED HYUNDAI ELANTRA CUSTOMERS WHO ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE ONLY TO BE IGNORED WILLINGLY BY THE DEALERS AND THE MANUFACTURER. MY CAR STARTED DEVELOPING THESE NOISES AROUND 80,000 MILES- AND HYUNDAI OFFERS A 100,000 MILE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. DOES NOT SEEM LIKE HYUNDAI IS HONORING ITS WARRANTIES AT THIS POINT. HYUNDAI AMERICA SEEMS TO BE TESTING THE STRATEGY WHERE MOST OF THE AFFECTED CUSTOMERS WILL RUN OUT OF WARRANTIES OR WILL SELL THEIR CARS FOR SECOND HAND OWNERS TO DISCOVER THAT THE ORIGINAL 100,000 MILE WARRANTY DOESN'T APPLY TO THEM ANYMORE. HYUNDAI SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON MY MODEL YEAR AND AFFECTED MODEL YEAR VEHICLES THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE. THERE IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERN OF ENGINE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHERE THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE MAY GET INVOLVED IN A FATAL INCIDENT.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE AT 75 MPH MY CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. IT JERKED VIOLENTLY AND THEN POWERED BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED IN THE DARK AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANY LIGHTS EITHER. THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 70 OR MORE. PRIOR TO THIS THE EPS LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK IT IN DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I HAVEN'T TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER AS IT WILL NEED TO BE TOWED. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

MY CAR HAS 63,300 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT USED IN DECEMBER 2017, SIX MONTHS AND MY MECHANIC IS TELLING ME IT IS THE ENGINE AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAD A TICKING SOUND, VERY LOW. I THOUGHT ONCE IT IDLED AND I START DRIVING IT WOULD GO AWAY. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY RECENTLY AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 60 MPH. THE RPM WOULD NOT GO PAST 2.5. WHEN I EXITED THE FREEWAY, AND STOPPED AT THE LIGHT I HAD WHIT SMOKE COMING FROM MY CAR. WHEN I USE MY AIR, I CAN'T ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. EVERYDAY IT'S DRIVEN IT, GET'S WORSE.

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON STAYS ON AND HAVE SEWN THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH MANY ELENTRAS AND NO RECALL. I E SEEN THIS TO BE AN ISSUE FOR YRS. I HAVE MADE MANY CALLS TO HYUNDAI AND I KEEP GETTING TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP YOUR OUT OF YOUR 60000 MILE WARRANTY AND PAY WHAT EVER FEE IT IS.

I HAVE HAD SENORS CHECK THEY SAY IT IS MALFUNCTION IN THE AIR BAGS AND ALSO NEED NO BRAKES HAVE ASK OTHERS OWNERS ABOUT THERE BRAKES AND THEY SAY SAME THING HAPPENS THEY DRAG HAVE HAD ALL THIS CHECK FOR SAFETY REASON PLEASE CHECK ABOUT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG

"TAKATA RECALL" 2013 ELANTRA WILL DISPERSE A HUGE CLOUD OF SMOKE WHEN ACCELERATING QUICKLY MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR DRIVERS BEHIND ME TO SEE. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY BUT MOST OFTEN WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY MAKING IT INCREDIBLY UNSAFE FOR PEOPLE BEHIND ME. THERE IS SO MUCH SMOKE IT TAKES ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO A MINUTE TO FOR ME TO SEE THE CARS BEHIND ME. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THIS AND VIDEOS OF IT HAPPENING. DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE OF AN OVERFLOW OF OIL BECAUSE I WAS GETTING OIL CHANGES OUTSIDE THE DEALER. THE DEAL CHANGED MY OIL IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. DIFFERENT DEALERS HAVE DIFFERENT EXCUSES OF WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS FOR THE DRIVERS BEHIND THESE VEHICLES AND I AM SURE NOT GOOD FOR THE CAR.

I NOTICED THE PAINT ON MY DRIVER SIDE, SIDE WINDOW LOOKED LIKE IT HAD BUBBLED, GOT WORSE AND IS STARTING TO HAPPEN ON THE OTHER SIDE. ALSO, THE GRILL IN FRONT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS MELTED IN NUMEROUS AREAS. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND MANAGER OF BODY SHOP SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN PAINT MELT AND BUBBLE LIKE THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG MIGHT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SPRING BEHIND THE AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL NO LONGER WORK. MANY OTHER ELANTRA OWNERS HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO FIX A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAGS AND IT HAPPENED BEFORE I HIT 60000 BUT COULDN'T GET IN UNTIL LATER SO THEY USED THAT TO NOT FIX IT ON THERE ON DIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PATRICK HYUNDAI (1020 E GOLF RD #1, SCHAUMBURG, IL 60173) WHERE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS BEING PERFORMED, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND VERIFIED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VIN. THE DIAGNOSIS RESULTS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. *TT

THIS VEHICLE IS UNDER 70,000 MILES AND HAS POWERTRAIN ISSUES. THE CAR MAKES A TICKING NOISE WHEN IT STARTS UP AS WELL WHEN DRIVING. THE CAR REALLY MAKES THIS NOISE WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE UP AN INCLINE OR OVER 40 MPH. IT SEEMS TO HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING TO GO OVER 2000 RPM'S AT TIMES. THE CAR HAS ALSO CUT OFF MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN IN D.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON - TOOK TO DEALER TO FIND OUT WHY - TOLD THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE NEEDED REPLACED (CODE B1620) AT A WHOPPING COST OF $1400! PLUS THE $110 IT COST ME TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. I HAVE A WARRANTY HOWEVER THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS NOT COVERED AND I FIND THAT VERY UPSETTING AS THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON AIR BAGS NOT GOING OFF BECAUSE OF THIS UNIT! THE CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT. THIS SHOULD NOT GO BAD AND IF IT DOES HYUNDAI SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE! HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE DIE BEFORE HYUNDAI GETS INVOLVED? ITS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED - OBVIOUSLY PROFITS OUT WEIGH SAFETY WITH THEM.

I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF MY 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES ELECTRICAL WITH LIGHTING TURNING ON AND OFF - I THOUGHT I WAS BURNING THROUGH BULBS QUICKLY BUT I CAN GO OVER A BUMP AND BRAKE LIGHTS OR INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL START TO WORK AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING. I RECENTLY STARTED HEARING A LOUD ENGINE KNOCK WHICH THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IS NORMAL AND WOULD GO AWAY ONCE IT WARMED UP. TURNS OUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO IS HONEST AND KNOW WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT THAT IT IS A WRIST PIN....WHICH MEANS A WHOLE NEW ENGINE. MY CAR IS NOW JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND HYUNDAI DOES NOT WANT TO ASSIST EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE MANY CASES WITH 2013 HYUNDAI MOTORS THAT ARE BAD. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BUT ISN'T. THE NHTSA SHOULD STEP IN AND MAKE HYUNDAI DO THE RIGHT THING.

MY FATHER-IN-LAW DRIVES A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT. IT CAR ONLY HAS 49K MILES. TODAY I FOUND OUT THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A CLUNKING NOISE. IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS GOING TO COME LOSE. I SEARCHED AND FOUND THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT EXPLAINS THE PROBLEM. HERE IS A LINK TO THE VIDEO. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=RXTCFNYKUTC IT SHOWS THAT THERE IS A SMALL GEAR INSIDE THE STEERING MOTOR, WHICH BREAKS APART LITTLE BY LITTLE, UNTIL YOU CANNOT LONGER MANEUVER THE CAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. TALK ABOUT AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I TOOK THE CAR TO HYUNDAI DEALER FOR REPAIR, BUT THEY WANT TO CHARGE $400 TO FIX IT. THIS IS A CAR DEFECT, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. FURTHERMORE, THE DEALER WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS A RECALL ON THE HYUNDAI SONATA BUT NOT ON THE ELANTRA. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO MAKE THEM FIX IT AT NO CHARGE? CAN YOU ADD THIS TO YOUR RECALL LIST? IT IS GOING TO CAUSE MANY ACCIDENTS, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY

MY CAR STARTED MAKING A TICKING NOISE IN ENGINE ONE DAY TO THE NEXT TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER TO DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE . AFTER LOOKING THE PROBLEM UP THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING TO EVERYONE WITH A 2011 TO 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WITH A 4CYL ENGINE

STEERING WHEEL MAKES CLUNKING NOISES WHEN TURNED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. PROGRESSIVELY WORSENS PER USE. CAR IS AT 48,000 MILES.LIGHT DRIVING,MODERATE CONDITIONS. NO SNOW OR ICE. CAR IS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR MONDAY JULY 17,2018.

MY CAR AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON 3 WEEKS AGO. IT HASN'T TURNED OFF. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE I'M DRIVING, AND WHEN I'M IN PARK.

ENGINE EXPERIENCING SAME ISSUES AS THE 2011-2014 SONATAS. THERE ARE METAL SHARDS IN THE ENGINE LEFT OVER FROM THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS, AS DIAGNOSED BY THE LOCAL HYUNDAI OF EVANSVILLE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER. THESE METAL SHARDS WILL LIKELY EVENTUALLY CAUSE MY ENGINE TO FAIL, MORE THAN LIKELY WHEN THE CAR IS ON THE ROAD AS FOR SOME REASON THE ENGINE BEING HOT SEEMS TO PERPETUATE THE ISSUE. THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL RISK THAT WHEN THIS OCCURS I COULD WRECK THE CAR HARMING EITHER MYSELF OR OTHER INDIVIDUALS ON THE ROAD. THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THEY HEAR THE NOISE WHICH MY ENGINE IS MAKING QUITE OFTEN AND TELL PEOPLE THAT, "IT IS LIKELY NO BIG DEAL. HYUNDAI SUBMITTED A RECALL FOR THE SONATAS SO MAYBE THEY WILL MAKE ONE FOR THE ELANTRA EVENTUALLY." NOT LIKING THIS ANSWER I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK IN TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC IN WHICH I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HYUNDAI IS REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MANUFACTURING MISHAP AND THEIR DEALERSHIP IS EVEN GOING AS FAR AS LYING TO PEOPLE THAT THIS "NOISE" IN THEIR ENGINE IS NO BIG DEAL, AT LEAST UNTIL THE PERSON CALLS THEM ON THEIR BLUFF AND INFORMS THE SERVICE CENTER THAT THEY KNOW THIS IS NOT NO BIG DEAL, THEN THE DEALERSHIP'S STORY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CHANGES. I FEEL UNSAFE IN MY CAR AND FEARFUL FOR OTHERS WHO HAVE ALSO BEEN LIED TO ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. HYUNDAI IS REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THIS PROBLEM.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME, CITY STREET, APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR, DRY WEATHER, 8 P.M., STILL DAYLIGHT BUT INDIRECT, APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREES, HEARD A VERY LOUD EXPLOSION AND WAS IMMEDIATELY SHOWERED WITH VERY SHARP SHARDS OF GLASS.HER INFANT DAUGHTER IN THE REAR SEAT WAS NOT INJURED AS HER CAR SEAT COVER PROTECTED HER FROM THE FLYING GLASS. MY DAUGHTER RECEIVED NUMEROUS SMALL CUTS FROM THE GLASS. ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. SHE QUICKLY CLOSED THE INTERIOR SUNROOF COVER TO PREVENT THE REMAINDER OF THE GLASS FROM RAINING ONTO HERSELF AND THE BABY. PICTURES WILL BE FORTHCOMING WHEN WE CAN SAFELY OPEN THE INTERIOR COVER- WE TRIED TO DO SO TO GET A PHOTO TO SUBMIT BUT MORE GLASS SHARDS CAME DOWN ON HER, CUTTING HER AGAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, A TICKING NOISE WAS HEARD UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAVE HALLMAN HYUNDAI (2104 STATE ST SE, ERIE, PA 16503, 814-452-6731) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

VEHICLE KEEPS SHUTTING OFF/ STALLING. FIRST DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS A YAW RATE SENSOR. SENSOR WAS CHANGED AND DID NOT SOLVE ISSUE. IT WAS ALSO EXPERIENCING FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS, GAS WOULD LEAK WHEN FILLING AND GAS WOULD NOT CALCULATE MILEAGE OR UPDATE. SECOND DEALER DID NOT SEE A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. NOW BELIEVES ITS A ECM PROBLEM. THEY DID NOT WANT TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY.

WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA IN JANUARY OF 2018 A VERY DISTINCTIVE CLICKING NOISE STARTED TO COME FROM THE ENGINE, WITHOUT ANY CAUSE. AFTER TAKING MY VEHICLE TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS, THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY ENGINE THAT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ENGINE FAIL ON ME BEFORE AND I KNOW THAT IN SOME CASES IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET MY ENGINE REPLACED WITHOUT HAVING THE ENGINE FAIL, ALTHOUGH IT SOUNDED, AND DROVE, LIKE IT WAS ALMOST THERE. THIS PROBLEM GOT SO BAD THAT IT WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO EVEN DRIVE ON HILLS ANYMORE BECAUSE THE ENGINE COULDN'T WITHSTAND IT. I ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR NOT EVEN 3 YRS AND THIS OCCURRED. I GOT THE CAR AT 39,400 MILES AND I ONLY PUT 25,00 ON IT FROM DRIVING IT SO THEIR IS NO WAY THIS SHOULD HAVE OCCURRED. I PAID 1900 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND WAS NOT HAPPY AT ALL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT. THE VISOR FELL DOWN AND PARTIALLY PREVENTED FURTHER HEAD INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HIP BRUISING, BACK PAIN, RIGHT LEG PAIN, FACE ABRASIONS, AND WRIST PAIN (MAINLY THE LEFT WRIST). MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO SENN'S COLLISION REPAIR CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR A DEALER CONCERNING THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT FAILURE. WITHIN A WEEK, THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CRASH AND STATED THAT AN INVESTIGATION COULD TAKE UP TO SIX WEEKS OR LONGER. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V115000 (AIR BAGS AND STRUCTURE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

1. ENGINE NOISE (KNOCKING SOUND, TICKING SOUND) 2. AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED TOO EARLY AND REPLACED IT AROUND 45,000 MILES. 3. AXLE BOOT (LEFT SIDE) GREASE LEAKED TOO EARLY (AROUND 50,000 MILES) 4. INNER FENDER (RIGHT SIDE) TORE DOWN. REPLACED 5. TWO BUBBLE TIRES (WE CHANGED THE TIRE EIGHT MONTHS AGO!) REPLACED 6. CLICKING SOUND ON PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WHEN I CHANGED THE GEAR (50,200 MILES) 7. ENGINE MOUNT REPLACEMENT (35,570 MILES)

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT A BUSINESS PARK. IT WAS MID DAY AND DRY. I WAS SLOWING DOWN AND HALF WAY INTO THE SPACE WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. IT SEEMED LIKE THE CAR WENT OUT OF MY CONTROL. THE CAR WAS STOPPED BY A 3' SHRUB OR ELSE I WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO THE BUILDING. IN THE PROCESS, A CAR PARKED BESIDE ME WAS ALSO DAMAGED.

EXPLODING SUNROOF WHILE DRIVING ON A CLEAR, SUNNY, 70 DEGREE DAY ON A SMOOTH INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH, RIGHT LANE ABOUT TO EXIT, SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH. SAW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AROUND ME THAT COULD HAVE HIT ME AND NOT KNOWING WHAT, QUICKLY SLOWED TO PULL OVER ON SHOULDER BEFORE MY DESTINED EXIT, WHERE I DETERMINED ON A HIGHWAY OF FAST MOVING CARS, THAT MY FORWARD PIECE SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED. HAD CAR TOWED AS I DIDN'T WANT MORE FLYING GLASS ON HWY. ORIGINAL OWNER FOR 25000 MILES, GARAGE KEPT AND HAVE TAKEN CARE OF MINOR RECALLS TO DATE. MY ELANTRA GT MODEL IS CLOSE TO VELOSTAR, BOTH SIMILAR WITH FULL PANORAMIC SUNROOFS, WHICH I UNDERSTAND HAS HAD ROOF RECALLS SINCE. ELANTRAS HAVE NOT? DEALER DENIED THIS BEING ANYTHING BUT A FLUKE AND FIRST EXAMINED FOR A ROCK OR BULLET, WHICH WAS NEVER FOUND. I PROVIDED MY INSURANCE INFO. WHILE IT HAS SINCE BEEN VERBALLY REPRESENTED TO ME BY DEALER THAT MANUFACTURER WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING BY ME AND WAIVE THE ONE MONTH PURPORTEDLY BEYOND 5 YR WARRANTY AND REPLACE, CAR IS STILL WITH DEALER ONE WEEK LATER AS MECHANIC HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH INSTALL. GLASS STILL IN TRACK RENDERING IT IMMOVABLE I'VE BEEN TOLD, STILL WORKING ON IT ALTHOUGH INITIALLY SUGGESTED A ONE DAY JOB AFTER PART CAME. I HAVE NO CAR 1 WEEK LATER, NO LOANER ALLOWED FROM DEALER NO INFO ON COMPLETION. DEALERS NEED TO BE EDUCATED ON THIS DEFECT THEY SEEM TO DENY, THEIR MECHANICS TRAINED AND PUBLIC NOTIFIED OF THIS CONCERN. I ALSO DON'T EXPECT TO PURCHASE A CAR THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO LATER FIX. I WAS LUCKY MY INNER SLIDE WAS CLOSED AS GLASS PIECES FLOATED ON TOP. THE EFFECTS ON MY NERVOUS SYSTEM REMAIN. THE MAIN INNER PART OF THE GLASS DISAPPEARED ON THE HIGHWAY; NEVER SAW WHERE IN MY REAR VIEW. HOPE NO ONE BEHIND ME SUFFERED WHICH I NEVER DID SEE. CHP WAS INFORMED. HELP DO THE RIGHT THING BY THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND RECALL THESE EXPLOSIVE MONSTERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO OURISMAN HYUNDAI (2404 CRAIN HWY, BOWIE, MD 20716, (855) 818-7744), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT COVER ANY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,126.

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD TAKE TO AWHILE TO GET TO SPEED CITY STREET/HIGHWAY AND MAKING A CLICKING SOUND WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM 3/16/18 FOUND THAT BOTTOM END OF ENGINE MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE THAT ENGINE AND DETERIORATED INTO MULTIPLE PIECES.AT 57041 MILES. IT TOOK AT LEAST TWO WEEKS FOR ALL THE PARTS FOR THE NEW ENGINE TO ARRIVE,. FOUR MONTHS LATER 6/5/18 VEHICLE MOTION DRIVING AROUND WITH A CRACKED TRANSMISSION AND NO CHECK LIGHTS CAME ON TO REVEAL THERE WAS PROBLEMS. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION WHEN SERVICING MY VEHICLE FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE TRANSMISSION WAS CRACKED WITH FLUID LEAKING FROM IT AT 60922 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE..

WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF OUR 2013 HYUNDIA ELANTRA. OUR CAR DEVELOPED A TICKING NOISE AROUND 110,000 MILES. WE LET THE CAR SIT FOR TWO MONTHS WHILE WE WAITED FOR MONEY TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC. THE 14 OF JULY 2017 WE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER TO RESEARCH THE KNOCKING NOISE AND IT WAS RETURNED TO US SAYING THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM. WHEN OUR MECHANIC TOLD US WE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE WE WERE CONFUSED. ON MARCH 6TH 2018 AFTER BEING TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM THE NOISE HAS GOTTEN LOUDER. WHEN SERVICED AGAIN AT THE SAME DEALER FOR RECALLS AGAIN WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE KNOCKING. SO WE STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR TILL WE FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM, RESEARCHING OVER THE INTERNET OUR CARS ENGINE WAS BUILT AT THE ALABAMA PLANT AND NOW HAVE FOUND OUT THE METAL SHAVINGS HAS DESTROYED THE ENGINE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR NHTSA 15V 568000 AND NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THE INTERNET FOR THE ELANTRAS 1.8 FOR THE NOISE PROBLEM. WE ARE CONFUSED WHY THE DEALERSHIP WOULD TELL US THERE IS NO PROBLEM WHEN THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM IN SAFETY FOR MY SON DRIVING THE CAR, WHICH WE HAVE NOT DONE SO, AND NOW THE CAR SITS IN OUR DRIVEWAY FOR FEAR THAT THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND WE WILL GET IN AN ACCIDENT. WHAT IS HYUNDIA MOTOR COMPANY DOING ABOUT THIS AND HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE 2013 ELANTRA 1.8 ENGINE SERIES OUT OF THE ALABAMA PLANT? PLEASE HELP AND CAN YOU PROVIDE US WITH A COMPLAINT NUMBER.

TA KATA RECALL, MY STEERING WHEEL COLUMN RATTLES AND SHAKES WHEN I AM DRIVING. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS GOING TO FALL OFF. THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LOOSE

STEERING WHEEL MAKES NOISES WHEN TURNING WHEEL TOLD FROM A MECHANIC IT'S THE CYLINDER IN THE STEERING WHEEL

2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SPONTANEOUS WHEEL FRACTURE. *LD *JS *TR

DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING

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LOUD TICKING IN ENGINE, WORSE ON COLD START AND ACCELERATION DIAGNOSED AS CONNECTING ROD BEARING DAMAGE KNOWN AND ONGOING ISSUE ON HYUNDAI ENGINES ORIGINALLY DETECTED ON 02/27/2018 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CLEARED BY DEALERSHIP RETURNED ON DEALERSHIP ON 02-07-2019. DEALERSHIP QUOTED CONDITION NORMAL. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP 02/09/2020 DEALERSHIP DETERMINED CONNECTING ROD BEARING DAMAGE. HYUNDAI CURRENTLY ONLY OFFERING 50 % COVERAGE! THIS IS A KNOWN AND ONGOING ISSUE WITH HYUNDAI ENGINES AND SHOULD BE COVERED 100%. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 95,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. HYUNDAI HAS ISSED IN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF $120,000 ON SEVERAL MODELS WITH THE SAME ENGINE PROBLEM. HTTPS://WWW.HYUNDAIENGINEINFO.COM/TECHNICAL-OVERVIEW/#WHATTOLOOKOUTFOR HTTPS://WWW.HYUNDAIENGINEINFO.COM/ ALSO, THE TRUNK LATCH HAS COMPLETELY FAILED ALONG WITH THE EMERGENCY LATCH OPENING IN THE TRUNK.

2/23/2018 AT HIGHWAY SPEED NEAR 70 MPH, IN SPRING VALLEY, CA. MAKING SWEEPING RIGHT TURN, ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPS, COAST TO ROAD SHOULDER, ENGINE FAILS START ATTEMPTS, TOW TRUCK CALLED. AT TOW IMPOUND YARD 3 DAYS OF ENGINE ATTEMPT FAILED. END OF 3RD DAY IMPOUND, TOW MANAGER STARTED CAR, RAN OKAY, BUT CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER TO ASSURE ENGINE OKAY. THE DEALER FOUND NO FAULT WITH THE VEHICLE. A CONSUMER REPORTER PUBLICATION, HAD 18 SAME YEAR SAME MODEL HYUNDAIS WITH HIGH SPEED RIGHT TURN ENGINE FAILURES, BUT NO FIX OF THE PROBLEM BY DEALER OR PRIVATE MECHANICS FOR THE 18 HYUNDAI OWNERS. IT APPEARS HYUNDAI IS HIDING THIS RIGHT TURN FAULT FROM NHSA, AND THE PUBLIC. 18 HAD REPEAT INCIDENTS AFTER THE INITIAL FAILURE.

AFTER AN OIL CHANGE AT A HYUNDAI DEALER, I DID A QUICK ACCELERATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP ONTO A BUSY ROAD. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOSS ALMOST ALL POWER, WITH HEAVY WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE REAR OF THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR SMELLED LIKEKE BURNING OIL/A VERY HOT ENGINE. I PARKED THE CAR AND WALKED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM ON OIL IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND IT WAS SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE DURING ACCELERATION. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAD THIS PROBLEM. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT WHEN I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC I HAD ENOUGH SPACE THAT I DID NOT GET REAR-ENDED, SINCE IT WAS A BUSY ROAD. MY VEHICLE HAS 33575 MILE AND UP TO NOW, NO PROBLEMS. I WENT ON THE HYUNDAI FORM AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. ANY LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHEN NEEDED IS DANGEROUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. WHILE TRYING TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLES, THE CONTACT STRUCK A TREE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS AIRLIFTED TO A HOSPITAL IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH WHIPLASH SYMPTOMS, SPINAL INJURIES, AND LEG BRUISES. THE CONTACT HAD TO STAY AT THE HOSPITAL FOR TWO DAYS. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE PRESENT AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN IMPOUND LOT NEARBY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

I BOUGHT MY 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA USED WITH OVER $60,000 MILES ALREADY DRIVEN. I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR MY CAR AND TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. WHEN I GOT MY CAR BACK AFTER THE 'FREE REPAIR' I NOTICED A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE LEFT WHEEL OR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. I TOLD THE DEALER WHO SAID I DON'T HAVE EXTENDED MAINTENANCE COVERAGE ON IT UNLESS I PURCHASE ONE WHICH I WAS QUOTED ANOTHER $300 PLUS A MONTH ON TO COVER REPAIRS. I AM PAYING $238.22 A MONTH ON TIME SINCE JUNE 2017 AND INSURANCE. DO I HAVE TO SPEND MORE THAN MY BUDGET FOR A CAR SOLD TO ME WITH THE PROMISE IT HAD NO PROBLEMS? I DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT THAT I HAVE TAKEN OVER SOMEONE'S USED CAR THAT OBVIOUSLY I AM EXPECTED TO PAY FOR DOUBLE BECAUSE OF THE ISSUES THE CAR HAD AND WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO ME WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THE CLICKING SOUND ON THE WHEEL IS LOUD WHEN I AM DRIVING SLOWLY.

MY CAR'S REAR FISHTAILS AS I TRAVEL OVER DEPRESSIONS OR SLIGHT BUMPS IN CITY ROADS AT ANY SPEED (BETWEE 35 - 50 MPH). IT IS SCARILY NOTICEABLE WHEN I HIT A SLIGHT BUMP DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY. IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS BALANCED. WHEN DRIVING, I FEEL LIKE I'M LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR EVEN ON SHARP CURVES, WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A SERVICE CHECK 2 DAYS AGO (I BOUGHT THE CAR ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO), AND THEY SAID THAT THE DRIVING EXPERIENCE IN THIS CAR IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS MODEL; IT'S THE WAY THE REAR AXLE WAS DESIGNED AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I ASKED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO CHECK THE SUSPENSION AND STRUTS AS WELL. THEY SAID THOSE WERE FINE BUT THEY "TIGHTENED IT UP". I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT MEANS IF IT WAS FINE IN THE FIRST PLACE. NOW I'M STUCK WITH DRIVING A CAR THAT I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON THE ROAD IN ALL CONDITIONS. MY TIRES HAVE SUFFICIENT TREAD ON THEM, SO THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE EITHER. I WANT HYUNDAI TO INVESTIGATE THE COMPLAINTS OF THE 2013 ELANTRA LIMITED EDITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WILKINS HYUNDAI (750 N YORK RD, ELMHURST, IL 60126, (630) 279-3000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE ENGINES BEING ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,999. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND WAS TAKEN TO HYUNDAI OF BRENHAM (1710 US-290, BRENHAM, TX 77833, (979) 830-1000), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PATRIOT GMC HYUNDAI (2001 SE WASHINGTON BLVD, BARTLESVILLE, OK 74006) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,200.

I HAVE A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 4DR GLS WITH 80,000+ MILES ON IT. RED AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY AND WILL NOT TURN OFF.