2013 Hyundai Elantra Visibility & Wipers Problems

Driver's side rearview mirror smashed by vandal. This is because of having to park away from structures due to Hyundai's recall # 251. The original recall notice was apparently dated 9/22/23, but no remedy is yet available. That's 4 months, and it's creating great hardship for me and probably many others. I am afraid to use my car because of possible engine fire and damage to people or other cars--but I need my car.

The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated while pulling the front drive side visor back in place the visor could not stay in place. The vehicle dealer was taken to the dealer and the dealer stated that the visor had fractured and the visor was replaced. On another occasion the front passenger side visor fracture. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the visor had to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and the manufacturer did not provide any assistance. The failure mileage was 127,000.

Panorama sunroof exploded while underway on highway. Glass collapsed into vehicle interior.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE RAIL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR GLASS INJURIES TO THE ARM, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO CARDENAS MOTORS (1500 NORTH EXPRESSWAY 77, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521, (956) 205-0370) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED PER THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 15765657. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,441. *DT*JB*DT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR SUDDENLY EXPLODED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME IN RAIN THE WIPERS STOPPED AND RESUMED ABOUT 10 SECONDS LATER. AFTER 5 MINUTES THE WIPERS AGAIN STOPPED AND RESUMED ABOUT 10 SECONDS LATER.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65-70 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSIVE NOISE LIKE A GUNSHOT GOING OFF INSIDE THE CAR. THE CAR SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN HIT, THOUGH THERE WAS NOT ANOTHER CAR IN MY IMMEDIATE VICINITY. I WAS NOWHERE NEAR AN OVERPASS. WHEN I REALIZED I WAS STILL GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ON ALL 4 TIRES AND NOT FLIPPING END FOR END AND HAD NOT BEEN HIT, IT DAWNED ON ME THAT AIR WAS RUSHING INTO THE CAR AND GLASS WAS RAINING DOWN ON MY HEAD. I LOOKED UP AND ALMOST THE ENTIRE SUN ROOF WAS GONE. IT HAS LITERALLY EXPLODED. I TOOK THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN. HOW SCARY IS THAT? I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH GLASS IN THE CAR EVERY SINCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE'S SUN ROOF SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR HOUSING BROKE APART ALONG WITH THE METAL PIECE USED TO ATTACH THE MIRROR. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 75MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SAW THE REAR VIEW MIRROR EJECTED LIKE A PROJECTILE. THE GLASS HAD SEVERAL CRACKS RUNNING THE LENGTH OF THE WINDSHIELD, ORIGINATING FROM THE METAL PIECE THAT HELD THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A ROCK OR FLYING DEBRIS FROM THE ROAD THAT CAME THRU THE WINDSHIELD. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE ORIGIN OF THE CRACKS AND POINT OF BREAKAGE WAS FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE IMPACT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD, NOT EVEN A MINOR SCRATCH TO INDICATE SOMETHING HAD HIT IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THERE WERE SEVERAL PIECES OF GLASS ON THE INSIDE WHERE THE METAL PIECE BROKE OFF WITH SOME GLASS STILL GLUED TO IT. THE PIECE THAT CONNECTED THE MIRROR TO THE METAL PIECE SHATTERED INTO 3 PIECES. I AM UNSURE OF WHAT CAUSED THIS, BUT IT IS CONCERNING TO KNOW THIS COULD HAPPEN TO OTHER DRIVERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CLOSED THE CARDBOARD CLUSTER TO PREVENT THE GLASS FROM FALLING INTO THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,917.

LOW TO NO VISIBILITY WHEN REVERSING/BACKING UP. THE CONSUMER STATED THE THERE WAS A VERY LARGE BLIND SPOT LOOKING IN THE MIRROR WHILE REVERSING. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE ADVISED ON OPTIONS CONCERNING RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. UPDATED 07/10/2017*JS

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT AROUND 70MPH I HEARD A LOUD BANG UPON LOOKING AROUND REALIZED MY SUNROOF HAD BLOWN OUTWARD FROM THE CENTER. I KNOW NOTHING HIT IT FROM THE INSIDE AND NOTHING FELL ON TOP OF IT EITHER. I WAS LEFT DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH A LARGE HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF MY SUNROOF WITH CRACKED GLASS ALL ALONG THE SIDES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED INTO THE VEHICLE. THAT FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUN ROOF NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE INITIAL FAMILIAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR DOES RETURN TO A FLUSH POSITION, SO IT IS LEFT PARTIALLY BLOCKING THE WINDSHIELD WHEN DRIVING AND COMES INTO CONTACT WITH THE TOP OF THE DRIVERS HEAD WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED INTO PIECES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA.WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE SUN ROOF FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

DRIVING ABOUT 60 MILES A HOUR THEN THE HIGHWAY DECLINED AN ELEVATION. THEN A SHATTERING SOUND HAPPENED AND NOTICE THE CRACKS ON THE SUNROOF . THE WHOLE SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED. I IMMEDIATELY COVER THE SUNROOF. *TR

SUN ROOF (MOON ROOF) EXPLODED. WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, WITH THE SUN ROOF CLOSED AND THE INTERNAL CEILING SHADE CLOSED, AN EXTREMELY LOUD POP CAME FROM THE ROOF OF THE CAR. VERY LOUD! THEN, THE SOUND OF WIND AND BROKEN GLASS STREAMING OVER THE CAR AND ONTO THE CARS TRAVELING BEHIND US. WE PULLED OVER AND FOUND THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED FROM EDGE TO EDGE. WE MADE OUR WAY TO THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALER AND PERSUADED THEM TO VACUUM OUT THE GLASS. THEY TOLD US THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A ROCK HITTING THE TOP AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. WE MADE OUR WAY HOME WITH NO TOP BUT TALKED TO MANY DIFFERENT HYUNDAI REPRESENTATIVES WHO ALL CLAIMED THAT THEY'D NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. OUR SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH HAS SUGGESTED OTHERWISE. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE DRIVING AND OCCUPYING THESE CARS AND FOR THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AS WELL. *TR

AT APPROX. 7:20 AM ON JULY 24, 2014 THE SUNROOF ON MY 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT WITH PANORAMIC ROOF EXPLODED WHILE TRAVELING ON RTE 495 IN MA. IT SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST IN THE CAR. ALL WINDOWS WERE UP AND THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED. THE SHADE WAS OPEN. I ESTIMATE 75% OF THE GLASS BLEW UP AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. SOME REMAINED IN THE FRAME OF THE SUNROOF AND SOME FELL DOWN INTO THE CAR, A SMALL AMOUNT UPON MY HEAD AND DOWN MY BACK. THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF OR NEXT TO ME IN THE THREE LANE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE PERFECT, THE HIGHWAY HAS BEEN RE-PAVED IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. THE OUTSIDE TEMP. WAS IN THE MID 70'S, NO RAIN, NO HEAVY WINDS, NOT TOO WARM OR TOO COLD. THERE WAS A COMMERCIAL VAN BEHIND THAT EXPERIENCE A SPRAY OF TEMPERED SAFETY GLASS. AS I PULLED OVER THEY PASSED ME WITH LOOKS OF ASTONISHMENT ON THEIR FACES. THEY WERE CHECKING TO SEE IF I WAS OK AND CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY. THEY DID NOT STOP AFTER SEEING I WAS NOT INJURED. AFTER CHECKING EVERYTHING OUT I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO WORK. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARRANGED TO GET ME A LOANER CAR AND TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. AFTER SEEING THE VEHICLE I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE (REALLY?) AND THAT THE HYUNDAI REPRESENTATIVE SAID THERE WAS NO APPARENT INDICATION IF THE SUNROOF WAS STRUCK OR NOT STRUCK WITH ANYTHING. BUT THAT "GLASS JUST DOESN'T BREAK BY ITSELF" SO IT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER AFFAIRS AND THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. THEY WERE ALSO SURPRISED A HYUNDAI ENGINEER WAS AVAILABLE TO INSPECT THE SUNROOF SO QUICKLY SINCE IT TYPICALLY TAKES SEVERAL DAYS TO SCHEDULE ONE TO GO SEE THE CAR IN PERSON. 5 DAYS LATER THEY TOLD ME THEY SPOKE TO SOMEONE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THAT THEY WERE TOLD THE SAME THING THAT THE HYUNDAI REPRESENTATIVE HAD REPORTED.

WHILE DRIVING ON A CA HIGHWAY IN THE SLOW LANE AT APPROX. 50MPH, IN THE MORNING TIME (60-65F DEGREES), I HEARD A SUDDEN BOOM NOISE. IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT. I WAS NOT NEAR ANY OVERPASS, NOR WERE ANY VEHICLES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY. I DID NOT SEE ANY DEBRIS, PROJECTILES OR ROCKS HIT THE CAR. I PULLED OVER ON THE HIGHWAY, AFTER SWERVING A FEW LANES, THINKING I HAD BLOWN A TIRE. TO MY SURPRISE, THE ELANTRA GT PANORAMIC SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED. THERE WERE BREAKS ALONG THREE OF THE FOUR EDGES OF THE REAR STANDING PORTION OF THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF, NOT THE MOVING PORTION OF THE SUNROOF. THE BREAKS WERE NEAR THE EDGES ONLY, AND NOT IN THE CENTER AT ALL. THERE WERE NO PROJECTILE HOLES ANYWHERE, AND THE BREAKS WERE STRAIGHT IN NATURE. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH HYUNDAI PANORAMIC SUNROOFS, AS I KNOW THERE WAS A 2012 RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON ANOTHER MODEL. I HAVE ALSO READ ABOUT SEVERAL 2013 HYUNDAI PANORAMIC SUNROOF EXPLOSION INCIDENTS ON THIS NHTSA WEBSITE. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I AM FORTUNATE THERE WERE NO VEHICLES AROUND ME, AS THE LOUD BOOM CAUSED ME TO SWERVE WITHIN TWO LANES. HAD THE SUNROOF COVER BEEN OPEN, THE GLASS WOULD HAVE PENETRATED THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE TEMPERED GLASS COULD HAVE CAUSED SEVERE LACERATIONS, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF DEATH, DUE TO THE SPEEDS TRAVELED. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED BEFORE IT RESULTS IN THE LOSS OF LIFE. ON A BRIGHTER NOTE, SINCE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 3K MILES ON IT AND WAS TWO MONTHS OLD, THE DEALER GAVE US A LOANER AND HAS AGREED TO FIX THE WINDOW AT NO COST; HOWEVER, THIS DOESN'T REMOVE THE APPREHENSION I WILL HAVE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ONCE IT IS FIXED, THINKING IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. UPDATED 12/5/2014 *JS