7.3
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 38,350 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 3 complaints
Most common solutions:
- entire vehicle sanded & repainted (2 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
Paint started flaking and peeling at different locations from fender area under the hood, around the headlights, the hood, around edge of front windshield, rear windshield, and numerous other body areas. It was dismissed as 'these are chips from rocks', yet the exposed primer has clearly no scratch or chips in it whatsoever. It's just white and the paint is gone. As the time has gone by, I now have LARGE sections of paint blowing off around rear window, and fender area by the trunk lid - and now I'm told they could and would fix it. However, I'm JUST magically outside the paint warranty and out of luck. Requested a PA / Goodwill and was denied. I cannot sell or trade this car in now due to the bad paint issues.
- J P., Middletown, NY, US
Hyundai knows they have a paint problem with the white pearl paint.
After 75 months (just over 3 years) the paint is peeling in large chunks.
Hyundai's answer from the CEO's office - too bad, too sad, sucker.
- Gary P., Alpine, US
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It was amazing to see a large section of paint chip off the hood of my car after a rainy day. Then a few days later the paint on the roof began to chip away, also in a large chunk. After doing some research I learned that a judge had thrown out a lawsuit because of a lack of evidence which is crazy because all you have to do is a quick search online and you will see thousands of Elantras with paint peeling (falling off) in the same spots. Then a friend of the family came over with her Elantra and low and behold, almost identical peeling. Coincidence? Obviously not!!
Please tell me there is some way to hold Hyundai accountable for this problem. Someone needs to initiate a new class action suit, it should be a slam dunk!!
- Kevin D., Riverside, US