Major Problems with Hyundai Elantra Touring Derived from Complaints & Recalls

Learn about the common problems with a used Hyundai Elantra Touring to avoid purchasing a bad year of the model.

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Best and Worst Years for Hyundai Elantra Touring

Explore the chart showing how many complaints have been filed for each year of Hyundai Elantra Touring.

Model Year	Complaints
2012 Elantra Touring	13
2011 Elantra Touring	15
2010 Elantra Touring	22
2009 Elantra Touring	10

Worst 3 Hyundai Elantra Touring complaints

2012 Hyundai Elantra Touring AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 39990 miles

2012 Hyundai Elantra Touring AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 1800 miles

2011 Hyundai Elantra Touring AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 23092 miles

Browse Hyundai Elantra Touring complaints by category

Problems with STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL and VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Hyundai Elantra Touring owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
STEERING wandering all over the road. pulls right most of the time. currently have 19000miles 7 alignments new set of ties....	16 ~ 51701 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL while driving on a two lane road around 45 mph the front driver's side wheel suddenly and repeatedly locked up...	8 ~ 67169 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i bought this car in 2010 and since then my car started giving trouble they change my transmission 3 times...	7 ~ 71640 miles
SUSPENSION tire wear is excessive causing tires to wear on inside to point of dangerous. there is no adjustment in alignment...	6 ~ 22836 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER the driver window dropped to the door while i was driving. i went to the hyundai dealer who charged me...	5 ~ 74900 miles
AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai elantra touring. while driving 15 mph through an intersection a vehicle crashed into...	5 ~ 42776 miles
POWER TRAIN while on a trip engine light came on and transmission started to slip. dealer told me it was cheap gas...	4 ~ 85100 miles
SERVICE BRAKES while driving on a two lane road around 45 mph the front driver's side wheel suddenly and repeatedly locked up...	4 ~ 54136 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM purchased car new june 2012 car was not started for about three days tried to start car would not start....	4 ~ 37393 miles
WHEELS the first of several sidewall bulges appeared on the tires. tires (kumho solus 215/45r17) fail frequently with uneven sidewall wear...	4 ~ 50893 miles
ENGINE oil leaked from the crankcase seal while driving. a mechanic replaced the seal which failed almost immediately. there are metal	3 ~ 50585 miles
TIRES i purchased 4 tires on 6/14/2013 and had to replace them all of three of them on 8/11/2014. for belt...	3 ~ 42268 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING unable to read the part of the dash that tells milage during the day. only able to read it at...	2 ~ 118470 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai elantra touring equipped with goodyear assurance tires size 215-45-r17 dot pj63ju11711. the contact...	2 ~ 33190 miles
VALVE > TIRES 2010 hyundai elantra touring. consumer writes in regards to tire pressure monitoring system problems. consumer states valve stem broke off	2 ~ 35570 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE gas tank overflows at cap during refueling....	2 ~ 6000 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE the driver window dropped to the door while i was driving. i went to the hyundai dealer who charged me...	1 ~ 72000 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY failed 2 inspections still under lemon law rights given false vin # at 1st car died on me 9/18 got...	1 ~ 1 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER the drivers side sun visor no longer stays up and is a visibility hazard. looking on line this is a...	1 ~ 49000 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM driving down road. something fell off the bottom of the vehicle. arrived at destination and smelled strong odor of gas....	1 ~ 54000 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING while on a trip engine light came on and transmission started to slip. dealer told me it was cheap gas...	1 ~ 12200 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY i was driving down the highway at approximately 5 pm on a partly cloudy day that was not particularly hot...	1 ~ 57000 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES i purchased 4 tires on 6/14/2013 and had to replace them all of three of them on 8/11/2014. for belt...	1 ~ 60424 miles
BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai elantra touring. the contact stated that another driver informed him that the brake...	1 ~ 92000 miles

FAQ

What year Hyundai Elantra Touring is the most reliable?

Speaking of the models produced in the last 4 years, Hyundai Elantra Touring models of 2009, 2012, 2011 year of manufacture have had the least number of complaints.

What year was a bad year for Hyundai Elantra Touring?

Hyundai Elantra Touring models of 2010 and 2011 are probably the years to be avoided like the plague due to a higher than an average number of issues reported.

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