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.
Car is dangerous. Tracking light starts blinking and the car brakes all by itself, then won't accelerate, can't go up hill. The worst is the front end dipping to the left or right, you never know which, and the loud grinding or ratchet noise.
Maybe worst of all is when I take it to the dealer, they have it for 2 days, put 200 miles on it, then tell me there is nothing wrong with it. Now I have a $400 a month payment on a car I can't drive. They also told me the computer in the car that tells you what's wrong with the car did not register a problem. I am also told by other mechanics that can't happen.
When this is fixed I will be getting rid of the car and suing Hyundai for any losses. Join me please.
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Car is dangerous. Tracking light starts blinking and the car brakes all by itself, then won't accelerate, can't go up hill. The worst is the front end dipping to the left or right, you never know which, and the loud grinding or ratchet noise.
Maybe worst of all is when I take it to the dealer, they have it for 2 days, put 200 miles on it, then tell me there is nothing wrong with it. Now I have a $400 a month payment on a car I can't drive. They also told me the computer in the car that tells you what's wrong with the car did not register a problem. I am also told by other mechanics that can't happen.
When this is fixed I will be getting rid of the car and suing Hyundai for any losses. Join me please.
- morrisonca, Castro Valley, CA, US