10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
16,307 miles

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problem #60

Apr 012021

Elantra

  • miles
I have a 2017 pearl white Elantra and The paint is peeling off on my hood and my roof. The car is only 4 years old and I just hit above 30000 miles when this issue started. Even a coworker of mine who has the exact same car is having the same issue and her car basically has no paint left. Many people are having this issue and it-??s disappointing that Hyundai won-??t compensate their customers to get it fixed. Every time my car gets wet it gets worse it-??s really ridiculous and looks TERRIBLE. Way too expensive to fix.

- Oyster Bay, NY, USA

problem #59

Aug 202021

Elantra

  • miles
When driving on bumpy roads or a transition to a bridge on a freeway the ABS and traction control will fail. There will be the pulse sound of the ABS but no brakes and the brake pedal will go stiff and brakint will take an excessive amount of time. Sometimes letting go of brake pedal and trying again will resolve issue. There have been instances where the ABS, Brake and Traction Control Light have come on and the only way to fix this is to power down the car and restart. Also another issue is rough idle or misfire/check engine light when accelerating. Diagnostics is showing misfiring on cylinder 3.

- Grove City, OH, USA

problem #58

May 142021

Elantra

  • miles
At only 88,000 miles my AC compressor went out. It cost around $1000 to replace. While my car was in the shop they mentioned several others were in for AC issues.

- Neosho, MO, USA

problem #57

Aug 012020

Elantra

  • miles
Rear door locks have both failed. Doors cannot be opened from inside or outside, making this a safety concern. I cannot get my children out of the rear seats except through the window. After searching online I find that this is a common failure.

- Dothan, AL, USA

problem #56

Jun 192021

Elantra

  • miles
When driving around 35 mph my vehicle had a loss of power suddenly shut off. It would not start again... I have 74k miles and the check engine light was not illuminated prior to this incident. I was merging onto a street and the loss of power had left me stranded and in danger near other cars. Vehicle was maintained well and there was no prior indications that there would be an issue. Many other 2017 Hyundai Elantra owners are having these issues and are being forced to repair their engines at a high cost.

- Waldorf, MD, USA

problem #55

Jun 102021

Elantra

  • miles
The vehicle will just shut off while driving. I seen that other people with the same make and model is having the same issue. Have had the car in the dealership shop a number of times and they always say they do not know way it is shutting off and two or three days later they say they found the problem and it is fixed. But when I pick it up and drive least then five miles it shuts off. I have almost been ran into because the car have shut off while making a turn. I have even heard some people say they have been in accidents because of this issue. Something really need to be done about this model

- Greensboro, NC, USA

problem #54

May 212021

Elantra

  • miles
The driver side doesn't not open from outside.

- Dupont, WA, USA

problem #53

May 102021

Elantra

  • 61,000 miles
While this may not be a safety issue, the paint is peeling on the hood of the car. There are several other places where the paint is beginning to peel on the hood, as well. There is one place on the roof of the car that is beginning to peel. I know that there have been other complaints about the paint chipping on the 2017 Hyundai Elantra, so this should be a recall.

- Kempner, TX, USA

problem #52

Apr 142021

Elantra

  • 115,000 miles
The rear passenger door no longer opens from either the inside or outside. I discovered the issue while trying to unload my car after a trip to the store. It was working in the morning and when I returned home and parked, the door handle no longer worked. The door will lock and unlock but the handle mechanism itself is faulty. After doing research to try to fix the problem myself I've discovered that this is a common problem with the Hyundai Elantra and it is not covered under any warranty. This is a safety concern as I cannot open the door at all when transporting passengers or animals in my back seat. This has also happened previously to the front passenger door and had to be repaired. Since this is the second door this has happened to I am worried that it will happen at any time to the driver door. I have an appointment scheduled for an estimate on the cost of repair with the dealership tomorrow that I expect will run about $1500 based on my research.

- Manteca, CA, USA

problem #51

Apr 102021

Elantra

  • 77,000 miles
Rear right door not unlocking from either outside.

- Mexico, MO, USA

problem #50

Mar 242021

Elantra

  • 26,000 miles
Driver side door periodically will not open from the inside or out. Just started happening about 2 weeks ago. Thought it was my key fob dying however I replaced the battery and it still is causing the same issue.

- Concord, NC, USA

problem #49

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 #48

Mar 012020

Elantra

  • 33,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle would not immediately stop. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the brake pads however, the failure persisted. The local dealer - glendale Hyundai located at 411 S brand blvd, glendale, ca 91204 and the manufacturer were notified of the failure however, no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 17V063000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The approximate failure mileage was 33,000.

- North Hollywood, CA, USA

problem #47

Mar 012018

Elantra

  • miles
I have to change out my lights every 3 months. It's been an ongoing issue for over 2 years.

- Las Cruces, NM, USA

problem #46

Mar 152021

Elantra

  • 111,172 miles
Rear passenger door will not open from the inside or outside. Lock mechanism opens and closes with fob or door unlock button but door will not open at all.

- Cleveland, TN, USA

problem #45

Mar 032021

Elantra

  • 42,378 miles
Hyundai avoids taking care of their cars by sending out general statements for techs to "fix" these issues but they never do they say I didnt hear it when brought in mulitple suspension electrical issues my husbands 2019 Hyundai eletrical going out. The engine issue all they did was say didnt do it for me. They need to replace all these known issues it is braking down the whole vehichle for both of us. I believe Hyundai is negligent in worrying about the cost of afull recall so they deny anything.I have videos documents, my car went from red gas to green random clicks deterioration. My hubsands car is the only owner engine shudders randomly they do a fake iinvestigation. Hyundai does not care if you die.

- Arcadia, FL, USA

problem #44

Mar 052021

Elantra

  • 36,000 miles
The driver's door only opens about 10% of the time from the outside. It opens fine from the inside. I usually have to get in the passenger's side and open the driver's door from the inside to get in the car.

- Bethany, OK, USA

problem #43

Oct 182020

Elantra

  • 68,000 miles
I had a check engine light come on and it was related to the heater core or something of that nature, when I stopped to have a parts store run the code. They asked me if it was overheating, I told them no. About a month later the weather started getting cold and when I went to defrost my windows there was only cold air blowing out when the car was warmed up. As I started driving I would get warm air but as soon as I stopped cold air blew again. I took in into Hyundai the flushed the coolant system and changed the thermostat I got it back and the same thing was happening, took it back they then replaced the water pump, got it back same thing, took it back again they changed the thermostat agian, still didn't fix it, same thing was still happening, I am not waiting for them to get a special part to apparently flash the system agian, but removing air bubbles. I have little faith it will fix it since it didn't work the first time.

- Hartselle, AL, USA

problem #42

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 #41

Jan 042021

Elantra

  • 78,500 miles
Rear driver passenger door will not open inside outside. It worked fine, then I locked it and went into work and now it won't open at all. Child lock.was in use and I have been unable to get it to open. Mileage 78,500

- Memphis, TN, USA

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