CarComplaints.com Notes: We're not used to seeing any major problems with Hyundai, which makes the early signs of trouble with the 2013 Elantra very surprising, in a bad way.
Early trends show problems with the steering wandering / pulling to one side along with premature tire wear. Elantra owners have tried sensor adjustments, wheel alignments, even replacing axles, most with no luck. Hyundai has made vehicle buybacks through arbitration, but that rarely works out well financially for owners in the end.
Also there is a pattern of complaints about the 2013 Elantra brakes grinding at very low mileage. It seems there was a bad batch of OEM pads & rotors, but so far Hyundai is not doing a recall. Instead Hyundai issued a TSB & dealers have been replacing pads & rotors on a per-complaint basis.
The final straw is that for several years in a row, Elantra owners report significantly lower gas mileage than the EPA estimates, & there's a small trend of engine problems.
Relatively minor, but the tab on the A/C vent that allows you to point the air upwards or downwards just FELL OFF one day when i was driving. It was a hot day so I guess the adhesive just melted or something. I was able to pick it back up and stick it back on, and it has stayed on since then, but it seems like that should not have happened on a relatively new car and I am sure it could happen again once summer rolls back around. Not sure how many times it will reattach before it falls off for good.
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Relatively minor, but the tab on the A/C vent that allows you to point the air upwards or downwards just FELL OFF one day when i was driving. It was a hot day so I guess the adhesive just melted or something. I was able to pick it back up and stick it back on, and it has stayed on since then, but it seems like that should not have happened on a relatively new car and I am sure it could happen again once summer rolls back around. Not sure how many times it will reattach before it falls off for good.
- luvs2sing5, Redmond, WA, US