9.7
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $1,100
- Average Mileage:
- 103,150 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 7 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (6 reports)
- hyundai must replace short block (1 reports)
My 2013 Elantra with 190,000 kms just stalled on the highway without any warnings. No words. Totally unacceptable.
- Lakshmidhar R., North York, ON, Canada
Bought this used car 3 weeks ago and it just died/stalled while driving on an incline, it started back up but has also been making ticking noise
- Madeline D., Elk Grove, US
Car will die at a stop light. Can restart the car and the rpm’s stay at zero and the car is very slow and hard to accelerate (will get up to higher speed, but tach still at zero). Turning the car off and on again seems to fix it until the next time. No check engine light or codes. Mechanics unable to know what’s wrong because car doesn’t do it while in the shop. Similar issue when car only had 2k miles
- Lisa H., Gilbert, US
CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT START. THANKFULLY WAS NOT ON HIGHWAY AS SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.
- April T., Scranton, US
Engine stalled when driving. After driving on the highway for a 30 mins, I took an off ramp and came to a complete stop. The engine violently vibrated and stalled.
- Irfan T., Mississauga, ON, Canada
While driving the vehicle, it stalls without warning....while turning left in the MIDDLE of an Intersection...while driving at a moderate speed.... Took it in for service at which time a tune-up and additional general maintenance was done. It ran fine for about a month. Today it stalled out 3 times while I was driving (which included turning left at a main intersection)!!!!!!! I AM NOT A HAPPY CAMPER.
Update from Aug 4, 2016: Here's the update- took it to the dealership & I believe the issue is solved...First off, apparently there are some unannounced software updates available, one of which involves the ECO system. Sooo, updates were made during this visit. Next, I was informed that some Elantra's can suck up to 1qt of oil every 1000 miles!! Due to the mechanics of the vehicle, when the Elantra is low on oil, it can stall out when turning...no warning lights.
Since I was due for my regular oil change, I had it done during this visit and was told that it was 2 qts low!!
Suggesting you check your oil at minimum, every 2000 miles just to be safe- Especially if it begins to tick. It's been 3 weeks since the service and so far, no stalling!
Update from Mar 2, 2017: well,well,well...less than a year later and timing chain went.
- reneemi, Fenton, MI, US
THE CAR HAD SOME STALLING AND DEFINITE NOISE FROM ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS PISTON SLAP AND I NEED A NEW SHORT BLOCK. WHAT THEY DIDN'T SAY WAS THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD A TECH BULLETIN ABOUT THIS AND HAD OFFERED TO FIX IT IF UNDER WARRANTY. THE SAID THEY WOULD CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER BUT I HAD TO PAY $900 FOR A TEAR-DOWN. I SAID NO AND APPROACHED THE MANAUFACTURER. I HAD READ THE BULLETIN EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM AND IT EVEN IDENTIFIED MY VIN AS PART OF THE DEFECTIVE CARS BUT SINCE I WAS JUST PAST WARRANTY THEY SAID THEY WOULDNT FIX IT.
I FILED A CLAIM IN SMALL CLAIMS. WHILE I WAS GATHERING INFORMATION FOR THE LAW SUIT, I WENT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER TO ESTIMATE THE COST TO ME TO REPAIR. THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID THEY WOULD PUT THROUGH THE CLAIM AND FIX IT. SO I HAD ONE DEALER TRYING TO SCAM ME AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSING TO HONOUR IT. ONLY BECAUSE THIS DEALER QUALIFIED IT AS COVERED UNDER A SPECIAL PROGRAM DID THE WORK GET DONE. HYUNDAI ALWAYS REFUSED TO DO IT. WHILE I WAITIED ALL THIS TIME TO GET HELP, I HAD ALREADY PURCHASED A CAR. THE BOTTOM LINE IS EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED AS HAVING BEEN FLAWED FROM THE ALABAMA PLANT THEY TRIED TO WEASEL OUT OF FIXING AN ADMITTED MANUFACTURING FLAW. DONT BUY HYUNDAI!
- Bobby J., Oshawa, ON, Canada