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.
Told dealer on Jan 14th and they met me outside to go over ALL my issues with my car.
They told me there was nothing that they can do to alleviate the pain. I guess when I test drove then purchased my car [45 days prior to this date] I had a heavy jacket on and didn't notice the pain. Moreso it takes a bit of time for the pain to set in and a 30 min test drive did not allow sufficient time for this to evolve.
I said it's a design flaw and I believe they [HYUNDAI] can fix this by moving the belt mechanism or rotating the metal clasp so the nodule on the belt fitting does NOT dig into my hip
I weigh 135 and am 5'4" and an not an obese person with the belt cutting me. This seems to be odd for a bucket seat to have a belt that is aching me -seemingly for something that can be adjusted.
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Told dealer on Jan 14th and they met me outside to go over ALL my issues with my car.
They told me there was nothing that they can do to alleviate the pain. I guess when I test drove then purchased my car [45 days prior to this date] I had a heavy jacket on and didn't notice the pain. Moreso it takes a bit of time for the pain to set in and a 30 min test drive did not allow sufficient time for this to evolve.
I said it's a design flaw and I believe they [HYUNDAI] can fix this by moving the belt mechanism or rotating the metal clasp so the nodule on the belt fitting does NOT dig into my hip
I weigh 135 and am 5'4" and an not an obese person with the belt cutting me. This seems to be odd for a bucket seat to have a belt that is aching me -seemingly for something that can be adjusted.
- badler, Silver Spring, MD, US