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.

6.0

fairly significant
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
650 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (2 reports)
2013 Hyundai Elantra accessories - interior problems

accessories - interior problem

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2013 Hyundai Elantra Owner Comments

problem #2

Jan 142013

Elantra GT 2.0L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 1,200 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I told the dealer that the clock face illmination is too bright. The dashboard has a dial to lower the intensity of the light but not the CLOCK/phone/radio panel.

This panel now has a filter of dark transparent shield I cut and placed over the panel to darken this light. It's so bright I can READ A BOOK by this illumination.

You need to provide a way to DIAL the glow back.

- badler, Silver Spring, MD, US

problem #1

Dec 012012

Elantra GT 2.0L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 30 miles

Poor design of lighting and convenience of Clock/location/size of numbers.

Dash illumination is WAY too bright even with turning it ALL THE WAY DOWN. [I can READ a book by the glow and it's at the MIN - design flaw I suppose]

Clock numerals are small and allocated to far rt corner while Radio numbers are HUGE on display [really?]

Who needs to see the radio station numerals so large and the clock tiny? [Design dlaw again]

- badler, Silver Spring, MD, US

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