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.

9.0

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
34,800 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (2 reports)
2013 Hyundai Elantra drivetrain problems

drivetrain problem

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2013 Hyundai Elantra Owner Comments

problem #2

Apr 012019

Elantra Limited V6

  • CVT transmission
  • 69,000 miles

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

POWER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, SHAKING, PUSH KEY STICKING.

Update from Oct 22, 2020: Knocking noise

- Ivy G., Dallas, TX, US

problem #1

Sep 282012

Elantra GLS

  • Automatic transmission
  • 520 miles

There is knocking on the floorboard of the driver side at all times when driven. The car has less than 1000 miles on it and I have taken it into the shop multiple times and no one knows the isse.

- tthomason, West Fargo, ND, US

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