10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
18,817 miles

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problem #45

Apr 152021

Elantra

  • 80,000 miles
Car was parked in my driveway, prior to a trip. A passenger was unable to open the right rear door with the outside or inside handle. The inside locking control moved normally, both manually and with electrical lock control, but I still cannot open the door in any way. This is safety related as the failed door would prevent egress in an emergency.

- Carmel, NY, USA

problem #44

May 122020

Elantra

  • 40,000 miles
Back left door doesn't open dangerous in case of emergency ac compressor melted replaced and now it's making noises struts bolts came loose brakes and shaking whole car

- Clearlake, CA, USA

problem #43

Aug 142019

Elantra

  • 70,000 miles
You can not open the rear doors. By the handles inside or out. Sometime they will open if you wiggle the outside handle alot of time. The inside acts like the child safety lock is on. The child safety not on. If an emergency happens the people sitting in the rear can not get out. This started in 2020 on driver passenger first as of today 3/30/2021. The rear passenger will not open at all.

- Kennedale, TX, USA

problem #42

Jan 012021

Elantra

  • miles
Their driver's and rear door locks suddenly start to malfunction. The rear doors don't open anymore, the remote control is working apparently but I can't open the door even manually from inside. The driver lock door needs to operate more than 3 times to open the door. I almost never use the rear doors because I am single.

- Grayslake, IL, USA

problem #41

Mar 082021

Elantra

  • 77,000 miles
I have had several instances now of my doors either failing to open from the outside and having to be opened from the inside, or being jammed altogether and unable to open. The most recent occurrence began happening about a week ago to my driver's side door, although I believe all 4 doors have been affected. I have all documentation and receipts on file, although I am unable to upload it at this time.

- Franklin, TN, USA

problem #40

Mar 102021

Elantra

  • 56,498 miles
The back door on the drivers side of my vehicle suddenly stopped opening. The door is unlocked but it wont open from the inside nor the outside. I have found that this is a rampant issue on this vehicle. It is a huge safety issue as my toddler cannot get out of the car.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

problem #39

Jul 222020

Elantra

  • miles
Left rear door latch won't engage to open door. This is the second door that I am having to have fixed on a vehicle that is 4 years old with this door rarely being used as I am usually the only one in the vehicle.

- Layton, UT, USA

problem #38

Mar 042021

Elantra

  • miles
3 of 4 doors will not open from inside and/or outside. Only driver side door now opens.

- East Rockaway, NY, USA

problem #37

Feb 022021

Elantra

  • 108,000 miles
Paint flaking without any impact.

- Winder, GA, USA

problem #36

Jan 222021

Elantra

  • 21,590 miles
Driving down the interstate about 75 mph. Occupants were a driver and front seat passenger. Both where both buckled in. Driver reported that the interior light suddenly came on and they started to slow down as they were not sure why interior light would come on when passenger looked and noticed their passenger door was open about 10 inches. The passenger grabbed door and pulled it shut. The interior light shut off. They reported that prior to this they heard no alarm bells, heard no road or air noise and the interior light was off. The passenger was sitting facing forward with arms crossed not touching the door.

- Dillon, MT, USA

problem #35

Oct 022020

Elantra

  • 35,500 miles
Unable to open drivers front door without trying at least 4 times. This is only once it is in the lock position and I unlock it. Lights in auto position randomly go on and off while driving

- Arizona City, AZ, USA

problem #34

Jan 142021

Elantra

  • 101,000 miles
Back doors will not open. Called dealership and said there is no warranty to cover having them fixed and it will be over $1000 to have the problem corrected. Driving down the road the car shut off and started smoking. It says the car is on and running but it is not

- Richlands, NC, USA

problem #33

Jan 102021

Elantra

  • 50,000 miles
The door latches break and the door can not be open from the inside or outside. This is the third door latch that broke on this vehicle in the past year.

- Boyers, PA, USA

problem #32

Dec 052020

Elantra

  • 74,687 miles
The driver side and passenger side rear door door not open it just stopped opening. I can not unlock it at all. I wan coming out of a store with my kids and they could not get in. The driver side was about 4 months age in September. And not in December the passenger side.

- Homestead, FL, USA

problem #31

Nov 302020

Elantra

  • 40,000 miles
The passenger side door will not open from the outside if the door has been locked. If the door remains unlocked the door will open from the exterior fine, but after being locked the door will only open from the inside of the car. Others have posted online regarding the same issue.

- Sarasota, FL, USA

problem #30

Sep 122020

Elantra

  • 93,000 miles
Driver side front door handle does not open car door from outside. Was working fine all day then stopped working. Car was stationary. Front passenger door handle came off in my hand. This occurred months prior to front driver door.

- Charlotte, NC, USA

problem #29

Oct 052020

Elantra

  • 63,000 miles
Rear, passenger door will not open from the inside or the outside. You can hear the lock mechanism working, but the door will not open no matter what we do. This seems to be a common problem people have been having with Hyundai for years now. Here's a link to a forum that talks about it. Https://www.Hyundai-forums.com/threads/rear-passenger-door-wont-open.603329/ the Hyundai dealership where I purchased the vehicle says it's out of warranty, and won't look at it without charging me, so I didn't get a repair estimate.

- Lancaster, CA, USA

problem #28

Oct 242020

Elantra

  • miles
The doors will not open. The back passenger door will not open from the inside or the out. My driver side has started to do the same thing. Thankfully it's still opening but it still goes in and out.

- Fort Mill, SC, USA

problem #27

Oct 152020

Elantra

  • 76,000 miles
Front and rear drivers side door handles inoperable. Unable to open from interior or exterior of the vehicle. Doors will lock and unlock, but not open.

- Roseville, CA, USA

problem #26

Mar 012020

Elantra

  • miles
The door handles on my 2017 Hyundai Elantra continue to fall off. So far, all 4 of my door handles have fallen off at least once, my drivers side front door has now broken 3 times, passenger front door handle broken twice, and rear passenger door broken twice. Currently 3 out of 4 of my door handles are broken. Been waiting nearly 6 months for the dealership to fix this as a "courtesy" because my car with 85K miles is out of warranty.

- Penfield, NY, USA

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