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.
When activating the voice command, the entire radio blanks out and comes back as if there was a short in the system. If the button is repeatedly pressed it says system is busy. If you have saved your cell phone activity, you need to re-save it as it is lost which to me sounds like a short. Everything else still works fine. A hard reset did nothing and the dealer said it's likely the main unit. Very disappointing.
I really miss my music, but not having bluetooth is really bad. Looked at the fuses and can't find any blown. From reading other reviews, looks like I have to take to dealership and have it reset. This is a pain since I work Monday - Friday full time.
- Dianna R.,
Ba, MD, US
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When activating the voice command, the entire radio blanks out and comes back as if there was a short in the system. If the button is repeatedly pressed it says system is busy. If you have saved your cell phone activity, you need to re-save it as it is lost which to me sounds like a short. Everything else still works fine. A hard reset did nothing and the dealer said it's likely the main unit. Very disappointing.
- Richard H., Kitchener, ON, Canada