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.
There is no way to turn on the daytime running lights unless you turn the parking lights on. The light switch dial says Drl's off , parking lights, headlights. It showed be like this: Drl's off, drls on, parking, headlights.
The DRL system advertised as a feature is a lie. DRL's are not supposed to require you to turn them on, but on this car you have to turn them on. And when you turn them on both front and back parking lamps go on with them. Leaving the "DRL" lights on has caused my battery to die. They need to revise this.
- Terry J.,
Niagara Falls, NY, US
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There is no way to turn on the daytime running lights unless you turn the parking lights on. The light switch dial says Drl's off , parking lights, headlights. It showed be like this: Drl's off, drls on, parking, headlights.
This seems to be a design flaw.
- Olivia P., Marietta, GA, US