Major Problems with 2013 Hyundai Elantra Derived from Complaints & Recalls


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Worst 3 complaints of 2013 Hyundai Elantra

2013 Hyundai Elantra AIR BAGS Victims: 7 Mileage: 7200 miles

2013 Hyundai Elantra AIR BAGS Victims: 3 Mileage: 10000 miles

2013 Hyundai Elantra SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 2 Mileage: 25000 miles

Browse 2013 Hyundai Elantra complaints by category

Problems with STEERING, ENGINE and SERVICE BRAKES are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Hyundai Elantra owners.

Problem Category Number of Problems
STEERING
when driving the vehicle on the high way i 29 n at about 68-72 mph the brand new vehicle engine...
156
~ 34377 miles
ENGINE
when driving the vehicle on the high way i 29 n at about 68-72 mph the brand new vehicle engine...
141
~ 54561 miles
SERVICE BRAKES
tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that he heard a squeaking noise while driving the...
92
~ 34689 miles
AIR BAGS
the accident happened while i was driving on the freeway with light traffic traveling around 60 mph. it first began...
90
~ 68968 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
purchased a new 2013 hyundai elantra gls 4 door. once a person turns on their daytime running lights all of...
90
~ 45624 miles
SUSPENSION
i purchased a 2013 hyundai elantra on june 18 2012 from dick hannah volkswagen hyundai of portland oregon. within a...
81
~ 18714 miles
WHEELS
driving on the pa. turnpike at 65 mph hit a small pot hole and the back left tire blew. i...
65
~ 16590 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
i purchased the car in march it was my first time buying a new car. within the first couple of...
57
~ 43252 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
i got this car a few days ago. the window sticker claims it has daytime running lights. the lighting stock...
47
~ 35004 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
i purchased this car at the end of november brand new. about a month ago the warning esc light came...
43
~ 39787 miles
TIRES
a blow out of a tire occurred while driving a 2013 hyundai elantra limited with 543 total miles on the...
40
~ 14398 miles
POWER TRAIN
tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph the vehicle stalled without...
39
~ 53724 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
my wife was trying to park her car when the car suddenly accelerated without her touching the gas or the...
37
~ 37456 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE
i purchased a 2013 hyundai elantra on june 18 2012 from dick hannah volkswagen hyundai of portland oregon. within a...
34
~ 35931 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY
while driving on i80 in indiana i heard a loud noise in the roof area so i slid the cover...
17
~ 25214 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER
i started my car pushed the wipe blade once so that it would get the dew off windshield. wiper blades...
14
~ 32943 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ran out of gas despite the gauge showing 42 miles left (about 1.5 gallons). walked to a station and got...
13
~ 49203 miles
SEAT BELTS
during merge onto a major dallas tollway traffic became stopped in the right lane and upon applying a hard brake...
10
~ 50677 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES
tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra limited equipped with continental tires line: conti pro size: 215/45/17. the contact...
7
~ 11488 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES
i bought my 2013 elantra on 7/17/12 from orlando hyundai. on 8/4/12 while driving on i-95 the tpms (tire pressure...
6
~ 13200 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. while operating the vehicle the brake lights remained illuminated when the brake...
4
~ 63887 miles
TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE > TIRES
tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that instead of being equipped with a spare tire...
4
~ 2 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2013 hyundai elantra. consumer writes in regards to dealership fraudulent tactics and wants dealership to purchase vehicle back. *smd the...
4
~ 5058 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES
i am the original owner of a 2013 hyundai elantra gl with hankook optima model 426 205/55r/16 tires. i did...
3
~ 12880 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION
tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. while driving at an unknown speed over a bump in the road...
3
~ 10672 miles
VISIBILITY
we got in the car and as we drove down the street we noticed the rear window was broken. the...
3
~ 3073 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2013 hyundai elantra. consumer writes in regards to windshield wiper design failure *tgw the consumer stated the wiper blade on...
3
~ 3833 miles
SEATS
my car was stopped in a 45 mph zone when it was rear-ended by a truck. at the time of...
2
~ 36920 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE
i was driving our brand new car and my 3 year old opened the back door imagine my surprise and
2
~ 58012 miles
WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY
2013 hyundai elantra. consumer writes in regards to windshield wiper design failure *tgw the consumer stated the wiper blade on...
2
~ 3250 miles
SWITCH > BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING
tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that the brake lights remained illuminated and drained the...
1
~ 69000 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING
tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. while stationary and driving various speeds the headlights malfunctioned and stopped working...
1
~ 100000 miles
BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING
tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that both brake light bulbs failed to illuminate. the...
1
~ 60000 miles
LOCK > TRUNK LID > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. while driving 40 mph the trunk opened without warning. the vehicle was
1
~ 75887 miles
WHEEL BEARING > FRONT > SUSPENSION
tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. while driving at various speeds the vehicle began to make an abnormal...
1
~ 30500 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. while driving at approximately 10 mph the vehicle emitted smoke out of...
1
~ 14000 miles
STRUCTURE
i recently purchased this vehicle used at a dealership. as i was driving to work on the interstate i ran...
1
~ 35600 miles
PARKING BRAKE
tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. while the vehicle was in park with the emergency brake engaged it...
1
~ 7000 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
i was coming off of interstate 95 onto my exit and i applied my brake to slow my car but...
1
~ 10150 miles
TRUNK LID > BODY > STRUCTURE
i started noticing when i come out of my apartment complex in the morning to go to work that my...
1
ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT > MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT
tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that the vehicle was not equipped with a spare...
1
~ 6 miles
REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY
two issues: (1) i purchased the vehicle on may 26 2013. i found out that the gov. had issued a...
1
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY
this is concerning the same vehicle as in my previous complaint: 10507443. while driving into work on 4/8/13 i put...
1
~ 400 miles
RIM > WHEELS
2013 hyundai elantra. consumer writes in regards to problems with vehicle tires. *smd the consumer stated snow compacted in the...
1
ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING
2013 hyundai elantra. consumer writes in regards to windshield wiper design failure *tgw the consumer stated the wiper blade on...
1

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