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.
I have the bluetooth and my phone synced. However, it takes at least 5 - 10 minutes into driving until the bluetooth will actually work. In the meantime, it flips back and forth, rendering any normal conversation kaput. I have tried re-syncing it - 5 or 6 times sometimes - and it continues to do it. Once I can get it to work, if it's a long conversation, the bluetooth decides it's tired and hangs up the call altogether.
- Margaret W.,
Nashville, TN, US
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Issues with Bluetooth. Taken to dealership twice and they had to use a bypass to get the updates to work correctly.
- Donna M., Clanton, AL, US