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.
2013 Hyundai Elantra ....When brakes are applied fairly hard.. at speeds of 45mph or more the car starts to do a shimmy shake dance.........it really feels as though the front wheels are about to shake off the car This issue needs attention.
Purchased my 2013 Elantra 3/30/13 . Drove it home and every time I stop and the brakes are on the car would shake like it was going to die,but when I let off the brake it smooths out. I took it back to the dealer 2 days later. They informed me that maybe because its new and needs to break in. Two weeks later I took it back and they said they couldn't find anything wrong. Then a few months later I took it to a different dealer and they could not find out any problems that is causing this shaking while the brake was on.
I have had Honda's for years with no problems. I thought I would buy a Hyundai because of the looks and the research I did. Guess I should start looking around at the Hondas again.
D. Alexander Omaha Ne.
- David A.,
Omaha, NE, US
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2013 Hyundai Elantra ....When brakes are applied fairly hard.. at speeds of 45mph or more the car starts to do a shimmy shake dance.........it really feels as though the front wheels are about to shake off the car This issue needs attention.
- David F., N. Dartmouth, US