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.
Went to get into car and the interior was filled with a mildew odor which was so strong that you could not breath. Water was running down the windows as if it had been raining on the inside of the car and the deep puddle was back on the passenger side floor. On 2nd trip to dealer they had car for 3 days and said it was repaired. They said the firewall had become disconnected and grommets had broken off and that is where the water was entering the car on the passenger side.
The inside of the car shows moisture on the windshield and windows. Rubber seal around the back window on the passenger side slips off when you let the window down at times.
- melindaal,
Satsuma, AL, US
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Went to get into car and the interior was filled with a mildew odor which was so strong that you could not breath. Water was running down the windows as if it had been raining on the inside of the car and the deep puddle was back on the passenger side floor. On 2nd trip to dealer they had car for 3 days and said it was repaired. They said the firewall had become disconnected and grommets had broken off and that is where the water was entering the car on the passenger side.
- yvonnenc, Greensboro, NC, US