Hyundai Elantra Change Vehicle

"CD jammed and still has disc in it. Player is out of warranty and obsolete and dealer wants $2,000 to install a new one. I am getting by without a CD player."

"External interface to radio from ipod/mp3 player failed"

"The interface is for an older protocol, which does not seem to have kept up with current phone protocols. The connector is proprietary, so only Hyundai can update it. They have not."

"USB interface in center console stopped working."

"Electrical short in blue tooth. Unit had to be replaced (new radio) not repaired"

"Bluetooth pairing for hands free doesn't work anymore"

"Radio cuts out. XM radio cuts out and not able to get back. Even after radio was replaced, same problem"

"XM radio quits after about 5 miles of driving. Cancelled subscription"

"The power goes off and on. The radio (CD player, AUX input) will not work for extended periods of time. Dealer charged $120 to diagnose and found a short circuit in system, requiring complete replacement ($650), which I declined"

"Would not receive AM signals, only static. FM channels worked fine"

"About 25% of the time, radio functions but no sound comes out of speakers. Have to restart car to get them to work. Has happened since car was purchased, just never got it fixed"

"xm radio cutting out off and on"

"Radio volume popped and would cut in/out, also static -- ended up replacing radio which solved the radio issue, although sometimes the speakers still pop. I think the wiring has a grounding issue."

"Sometimes radio will not respond to controls: won’t turn on, or off, or change station, or respond to volume control. Was once replaced under warrantee years ago, for same reasons"

"The has electrical problems. The USB port, radio and speakers do not work. Replacement would be expensive and there is no guarantee that the underlying electrical problem would be repaired. Also, when it is windy the factory installed alarm goes off - the solution is to lift the hood and slam it down then lock the door with the key and not use the alarm. There is something slightly off with the connection to the alarm. The car is mechanically sound but because of the electrical problems I would probably not purchase another one."

"For an unknown reason, the radio portion of the sound system just stopped working. The best information i could get suggested a problem with the antenna which was deemed to be too expensive to investigate and repair."

"The speakers tie in with the other electrical problems noted. The underlying cause has not been determined and Hyundai will not include the repair in the warranty."

"Bird poop ate through paint job in 3 days"

"There has been some paint fading on the factory antenna."

"The car had an accident and repaired including repainting of the damaged body. The repainting by the dealer wasn't as good as we expected, and small amounts of rust started to show up. The dealer repaired it again without any charge."

"Paint quality very poor with orange peel. Clear coat faillied in less than two years"

"the clear coat over the paint began peeling within the first few years of ownership and the paint under it fading"

"The clear coat is peeling off the side mirrors and door handles"

"heavy oxidation on roof and hood"

"The car has been waxed twice a year with Nu Finish liquid car wax, and washed bi-weekly at a minimum. The clear coat on the roof, and both bumpers should not be peeling"

"Paint has faded and chalking sooner than normal"

"window trim peeling and cracking"

"Clear coat peeling on plastic bits-- mirrors, bumper cover."

"10 year old car, not garage kept in the Florida sun - of course the clear coat began to peel. No rust, 2 door dings to repair, serious renovation to the horizontal surfaces on the plastic bumpers. $1,100 total for those repairs, mask and repaint. My wife was happy again."

"See my prior description under paint issue due to accident"

"Our mechanic noticed that our hood was corroded and that the latch could give way and the hood could then fly up as we drove"

"Rust became a problem around the rear wheel wells due to poor design causing grit to be caught under the lip of metal."

"need to replace at an estimate of about $1000"

"failed, wasn't blowing cold"

"It basically stopped working entirely about one month ago"

"The AC will work sometimes and then other ties it will only blow hot air. Its not the coolant or anything else I have checked"

"The blower randomly shuts off during use. The problem has persisted since the first year of ownership. The dealership claims they cannot generate the problem and won't fix it"

"pretty sure they are all the same problem but, the cabin vent blower motor stopped running, and due to that, the A/C won't run... also, i recently had V-Belt squeals so i had both belts (alternator and A/C compressor) changed with new, but even after i had both belts changed, the squeals persist on start-up and at random times even after the engine is warm, usually during acceleration or cornering. i have checked that they are tight, so it might be a bearing starting to go."

"The fan and A/C compressor would not run at the same time, making interior cooling difficult. Replacing a fuse solved this problem at minimal expense"

"Hole(s) drained refrigerant, so AC did not work at first attempt to use it in spring"

"leak due to corrosion"

"AC control module"

"slow ac leak"

"The condensor coil was punctured by a stone or related item"

"Every year including this car being under warranty, freon has had to be added to the cooling system"

"I'm not sure it was a leak as much as normal decline in the refrigerant in a car that is 8 years old. Hyundai replaced refrigerant and checked for leaks but couldn't find any (so far). AC appears to be working over last month. Test will come this summer"

"Noise coming when turning the steering wheel. Don't know the cause yet"

"on rough patches car tend to squeak and rattle. the noise seems to come from doors and sun visors"

"Was a clunking sound, believe it was the drive shaft butunsure"

"The belts started to squeak, scream is more accurate. But the car had 100,000 miles on it. Replaced the belts, the squeaking stopped."

"New drive belts squeal, now have to return a third time to dealership to get problem addressed"

"Worn tie rod caused a lot of rattling and had to be repaired."

"The car just has a rattle in the back sometimes. Don't know why, could be weather related"

"The car, in general, is noisy. There are many clunks and rattles while driving. It sounds like it's going to fall apart."

"I have had a body rattling that hasn’t been found in the last year."

"Car has a rattles in the suspension that started when new, apparently unfixable by dealer"

"Wind noise is high. Holding a conversation at high speed is difficult"

"Door handle fell off"

"Latch on hood - apparently wasn't closed tight as the alarm would go off at all hours. FInally disconnected the horn so it woudn't piss off the neighbors"

"In 2019 the rear driver side door handle fell off. This followed a problem in 2018 where the front passenger door lost its handle as well. We repaired the 2018 problem, but not the 2019 one (no rear passengers usually)."

"tailgate does not stay up"

"The electric window switches only work on some windows and some switches only roll up or roll down not both One window won't go up at all when using the door switch or the driver master switch"

"Driver window controls do not work on any windows but the drivers window"

"Electric windows on BOTH sides failed"

"Window would not roll up or down"

"Driver's side window regulator failed and window dropped into the door frame and could not be raised"

"this is the 3rd (total) electric window motor on the drivers door that I've had to have replaced, and this last time it had to have the window alignment/sliding tracks inside the door replaced as well. the front passenger door has also had it's motor replaced for a second time, though not at the same times as the driver side units."

"The transmission shifts erratically. Sometimes up and down for no reason, and will happen without notice. This has been going on for three years. The dealer recommends a new transmission"

"Automatic transmission. Occasionally "hunts" for a gear and "bangs" into gear. Usually at low speed but sometimes occurs upon strong acceleration at highway speed (merging, etc.)"

"Put into reverse, car didn't move when throttle applied. Thought maybe I missed reverse and had it in neutral, but that wasn't the case when I looked. In that moment there was a disturbingly loud CLUNK and the car suddenly jetted backwards. Now there's a quiet little ping every time we shift into reverse. Very excited to be getting rid of this car this year, especially now that the warranty expired. Last year was a full engine rebuild and seems like the transmission is shaping up the same way..."

"Occasionally the automatic transmission seems like it's lost between gears, then it will WHAM into the next gear. Also sometimes fails to downshift-- stays in too high a gear for the speed and lugs the engine. Blipping the accelerator pedal fixes it."

"Dealer couldn't identify problem before lease ended. But repaired under my purchased extended warranty"

"I think the transmission is slipping. It does not stop us from driving the car, but it feels like a slip going up hills, not going right away from stop lights. We had the transmission checked out, the mechanics said it was fine. So, meh"

"Transmission has been slipping for 3 years. The shifting is erratic. Three years ago, The dealer said I need a new transmission. The transmission slips erratically. It is always inconsistent. I haven't rebuilt the unit, and won't until it fails completely. The tranny in this car is a piece of garbage, and should have been recalled!!"

"Not sure if leak comes from oil or transmission. Started right after recent 120000 service by dealer"

"Minor, but it ended up getting me a fresh transmission installed because of the requirements to repair"

"Transmission was slipping. Dealer replaced it under warranty"

"Transmission was slipping so took it to the dealer and they replaced the transmission under warranty without issue"

"Bought the car at 55,000 M. Noticed problem in shifting at low speeds. Required warranty replacement of the transmission. 30K later I noticed some tranny probs and then it FAILED. Got dealership to replace for free even tho outside warranty"

"Transmission became inoperable, Hyundai replaced free under 10 year, 100,000 mile warranty"

"This was actually done because the minor leak I mentioned was only fixable if they pulled the transmission to get to the problematic seal. Since they were going to do that, they decided to put a newly rebuilt transmission in. It was completely covered by warranty and was done quickly while they Highly recommend. I can't imagine another company turning a transmission change into a positive experience"

"It slipped frequently"

"Loose sump plug following oil change"

"At this time, not sure if leak is from oil or transmission started right after recent 120000 service by Hyundai dealer"

"The oil pan rusted and was replaced"

"Car wouldn't start occasionally"

"Two O2 sensors failed at around 97,000 miles and potentially caused catalytic converter to fail soon after"