This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
* SAFETY ISSUE** Purchased my 2017 Hyundai Elantra SE (Pearl White) used back in August of 2019 with around 30,000 miles on it. No issues at all. After one year back in summer of 2020 I got out my car and noticed a chunk of paint missing from my roof (around the size of half a football). I was immediately concerned. I contacted the dealer I got it from, they advised me to contact Hyundai so I contacted my local Hyundai dealer and they told me I was over the 30,000 mile paint warranty, nothing could be done but they could get me an estimate. I did some research, found tons of articles with tons of people having the same issue, same location on same vehicle, same color. I also found a article about a lawsuit filed against Hyundai for Elantra's year 2009-2016 for paint issue. I saw Hyundai won based off the fact they offer a 30,000 mile paint warranty. This scared me away from trying to pursue Hyundai so I waited a bit and hoped to see if a recall would be issued. Then maybe 4 months ago I went to wash my car and after hitting it with water a softball size chunk of paint chipped off my driver door. I then contacted Hyundai and asked that something be done. Hyundai's body shop wrote an estimate and submitted it to Hyundai. It was an over priced estimate in my opinion so I took it to my local (and well respected) body shop and they wrote me an estimate for exactly half the cost. Hyundai then responded they would cover half the cost. But only at a Hyundai body shop. Either shop I take it to I would owe $1,000 out of my pocket. Unacceptable to me and a lot of money for me. Both shops stated it was a manufacturing defect and I believe the manufacturer should cover the costs. I tried contacting Hyundai's corporate line and they advised me a rep would call me to speak to me about their decision. It has been a month now and no response still. I don't know what to do or who to have help. The car is all but 4 years old and the paint is getting worse daily. I need help.
Paint. The white paint has begun cracking and peeling on the hood and roof. There was no damage to these areas and it has always been garage kept. The paint is defective. It started happening almost over night and is spreading quickly. This is unsightly, will lead to corrosion, and is completely unacceptable for a modern vehicle or this age.
Rear Passenger door will not open from the inside or out. Child safety lock is not engaged. It appears to be a common safety issue reported over the internet.
The rear passenger door on my 2017 Hyundai Elantra will not open. I can lock and unlock the door with the remote but it will not open using both the inside and outside door handle. In researching this issue on the internet, it seems to be a very common problem with Hyundai cars from 2016-2018. I strongly believe this needs to be a recall by the manufacturer as it is a serious safety issue to not be able to open the doors.
In all events, the driver side back-seat door will no longer open from either the interior or exterior of the car. The driver door also has trouble opening and you have to lean on the door first before it will open. These pose significant safety threats in the event of having to quickly leave the car in an emergency. Passengers in the back will both have to leave through the passenger side door if something were to happen. This is also a well known issue with this specific model of car.
Car was parked in my driveway, prior to a trip. A passenger was unable to open the right rear door with the outside or inside handle. The inside locking control moved normally, both manually and with electrical lock control, but I still cannot open the door in any way. This is safety related as the failed door would prevent egress in an emergency.
Back left door doesn't open dangerous in case of emergency ac compressor melted replaced and now it's making noises struts bolts came loose brakes and shaking whole car
You can not open the rear doors. By the handles inside or out. Sometime they will open if you wiggle the outside handle alot of time. The inside acts like the child safety lock is on. The child safety not on. If an emergency happens the people sitting in the rear can not get out. This started in 2020 on driver passenger first as of today 3/30/2021. The rear passenger will not open at all.
Their driver's and rear door locks suddenly start to malfunction. The rear doors don't open anymore, the remote control is working apparently but I can't open the door even manually from inside. The driver lock door needs to operate more than 3 times to open the door. I almost never use the rear doors because I am single.
I have had several instances now of my doors either failing to open from the outside and having to be opened from the inside, or being jammed altogether and unable to open. The most recent occurrence began happening about a week ago to my driver's side door, although I believe all 4 doors have been affected. I have all documentation and receipts on file, although I am unable to upload it at this time.
The back door on the drivers side of my vehicle suddenly stopped opening. The door is unlocked but it wont open from the inside nor the outside. I have found that this is a rampant issue on this vehicle. It is a huge safety issue as my toddler cannot get out of the car.
Left rear door latch won't engage to open door. This is the second door that I am having to have fixed on a vehicle that is 4 years old with this door rarely being used as I am usually the only one in the vehicle.
Driving down the interstate about 75 mph. Occupants were a driver and front seat passenger. Both where both buckled in. Driver reported that the interior light suddenly came on and they started to slow down as they were not sure why interior light would come on when passenger looked and noticed their passenger door was open about 10 inches. The passenger grabbed door and pulled it shut. The interior light shut off. They reported that prior to this they heard no alarm bells, heard no road or air noise and the interior light was off. The passenger was sitting facing forward with arms crossed not touching the door.
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- Park Ridge , IL, USA