Hyundai Elantra

"The star gear (a little rubber gear in the steering linkage, that the company knows doesn't last) started to disintegrate and had to be replaced. The power steering pump also died around the same time."

"The power steering failed as you drove. After much negotiation, Hyundai fixed at no cost to me. It appeared that this problem was only recalled in the USA and not in Canada"

"Car was recalled for steering issue. Third recall on car (different issues)"

"1st recall was a defective stop lamp switch (defective 2 diff times for my car), and electrically assisted power steering fail. Not to mention the rubber coupling in the power steering needing replacement"

"Shocks were wearing out over 100000 km on vehicle"

"Front struts replaced in May 2019, and wheels aligned. In March 2020, mechanic recommending front struts be replaced again."

"struts, replaced, resolved"

"shocks and struts needed to be replaced at only 77,000 miles--very eexpensive to replace"

"My mechanic told me I have a cracked/leaking shock absorber. I have not yet gotten it repaired."

"Very bumpy ride"

"They broke just after 100 000 km .In fact it was the right end shock that broke"

"when going over bumps the spare tire was jumping in its well in response"

"BAD SUSPENSION,"

"have had to replace the drag licks"

"At about 44000 km both front and back stabilizer bar bushings and linkages wore out, resulting in loud "clunks" each time a minor bump on the road was hit. It felt like both ends of the car were going to fall off"

"Steering wheel has a significant amount of play in it and it just gets worse."

"When I move the steering wheel, there is a clicking noise. There is also a small time delay in the steering."

"Small plastic component failure led to the need for replacement of the entire steering column. Fortunately, Hyundai decided to cover the item under warranty due to, in part, this having been my 4th Hyundai"

"I got a recall on the steering column they could not repair it so they replaced it, however now the lock on the adjustable steering column does not work properly."

"Loose steering wheel and column that had to be replaced"

"Steering coupler replacement"

"recall for potential defect"

"Vibration began in Jan. 2020. Took it in to a Goodyear shop. They replaced a small plastic part in the steering column. This was a recall item on similar Kia models"

"During the past year to 18 months when ever breaking the front of the car shutters hard and you can feel it in the steering wheel vibration. I plan to change the break routers and pads to see if that corrects the problem."

"It started vibrating. I took it to the Hyundai Service Department and the problem was covered under warranty. No problem since then."

"Steering wheel was somewhat loose although still useable. This induced some extra vibration at certain speeds. There was a coupling in the steering wheel that needed to be replaced. Although the coupler was very small and cheap, it was still about $200 to fix because of the labor required to access the part within the steering column."

"Power steering coupling was breaking, Made clicking noise while turning wheel. It was $2 part but required $200 labor. Bad design/material."

"they installed a new electronic steering module as a recall item, now I have shimmy in the steering. I'm taking back in to have it repaired"

"Broken, rattled"

"can't seem to get good tire mileage from factory tires"

"Trans was replaced under extended warranty"

"Noticed slippage in the transmission at 99,000 mile which it was replaced under warranty."

"Transmission, replaced under warranty at 65000 miles dealer gave a 50000 mile transmission guaranty started slipping at 113000 miles dealer replaced without warranty."

"transmission was over revving between gears on the up shift. Hyundai chose to replace with a re-manufactured transmission. It was under warrantee"

"Had to be replaced before 100000 miles. Should have been done at 65000 miles, but I milked it. It was covered by warranty, but the warranty process was painful and took over a week to get approved and get work done. That was at the dealership where it was purchased."

"Transmission was slipping and failing to shift gears when driving. The car had 30,000 miles on it and still under warranty. The local new car dealership handled the repair very well. Car was however in the shop a while because it appears several other Hyundais were having the same problem and getting a replacement transmission was back ordered"

"Transmission slipping with resulted in a replacement, under warranty"

"Transmission began slipping slightly and got worse. Brought it into the dealer. They did test and inner workings of transmission were malfunctioning. Had to wait a day to get Hyundai approval of repair. Replaced transmission under warranty. No cost to me"

"the transmission had to be replaced at about 30,000 miles"

"transmission went out but was covered with 100000 mile warranty"

"Transmission "flaired" between 2nd and 3rd gears. Dealer replaced it under warranty"

"Brought in because of vibrations shifting and they said it needed replacing under warranty"

"it broke Hyundai put in a new one"

"no problems after it was replaced"

"Transmission would not slip into gear correctly. sometimes would wind out, sometimes would not find a gear. Dealer checked it. It was under warranty and it was replaced at no charge"

"Transmission would not shift and eventually would not engage in Park. Hyundai replaced the transmission under warranty"

"Rough shifting. Dealer raced trans under warranty"

"Transmission was slipping and rough shifting requiring transmission replacement"

"Poor shifting when cold. Transmission replaced by dealer under warranty, no charge to me"

"was slipping and not shifting into high gear until 40 mph 'trans was replaced same problem going for second replacement"

"Replaced Trans and is ok now"

"Dealer could not figure problem. Had to take to transmission shop for diagnosis. Have little faith in dealership service department to diagnose own vehicle issues. Too much dependency on code reader and not enough common sense"

"Dealership replaced transmission - under certified pre-owned warranty"

"Rough shifting degenerated into unUSble, code flash fixed nothing. Transmission replaced"

"They would not tell us what was wrong with it because they had to send it to the manufacturer but they put a new one in"

"Over the course of ~5 months went from running fine with clear transmission fluid to very rough shifting and cloudy/burnt smelling transmission fluid. Hyundai replaced the entire transmission. 100% covered by warranty (even gave me a loaner)"

"Slipping, uneven shifting, not smooth. Replaced under warranty"

"Transmission was replaced. Car would lurch when shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear. There was a TSB"

"Transmission vibration at 35 mph. Transmission replaced twice. Still have the problem. Dealer won't acknowledge it because with three times, they'd have to replace the car under the Lemon Law"

"The door handles are also on recall as the paint is peeling and people are getting cut when opening the door. Both front door handles need replacing as the paint is peeling and I have been cut numerous times"

"I've had the hood tied down with a bungee cord for 8 years. The last brake place jammed it down so hard I've been unable to open it at all for a year. The fake metal covering on the inside door handle has peeled off and has cut my hands several times. I finally peeled off this metal cover the expose the ugly but gentle plastic handle."

"Electric / remote locks on both doors for drivers side do not work - must be operated manually"

"Driver side door unlock doesn't work. Trunk open button doesn't work."

"Left Door Lock - door unable inside or outside"

"no work the driver door keylees"

"Cracked inside doorhandles"

"The lock on one door was not moving"

"Driver side lock stopped working. This vehicle has been plagued with many electrical problems related to the locking mechanism to include the trunk's locking mechanism"

"Back drivers side door does not lock or unlock with the key fobs. It is a pain having to reach in to unlock it all the time"

"the "chrome" has loosened so that the edges are sharp and have cut me"

"The coating was starting to deteriorate and come off of the interior door handles, sometimes scratching my hand when I opened the door. This was also replaced under warranty"

"Sunroof control got out of sync with the roof and damaged components of the roof. Dealer estimate to repair is $1265"

"The trunk will not stay open. Has been repaired once already, same problem occurred again"

"rear window control from driver seat is inoperable."

"Do not open at tine Electric) and drop off track"

"control mech. finish is peeling"

"Window control motor failed and window would not close."

"window dropped and did not lift again. the cable broke"

"Driver's side power window failed."

"switch failure on main door panel drivers door"

"Since I got the car in 2011, the drivers' power window has made a loud THUNK when I close it. It was a part that was cheerfully replaced under warranty"

"It's just the nature of the transmission. It works but it's not smooth. I never tried to get it fixed."

"It is extremely difficult to put the car in first gear. Sometimes it will. Sometimes it won't and we need to go back to neutral, and try again. Very frustrating and no satisfactory answer from the dealer despite several visits."

"Sometimes the trans. jerks me forward and sometimes it slips."

"Doesn't shift smoothly going back & forth between forward & reverse. Dealer reprogrammed. Didn't help. Monitoring situation for possible replacement prior to 100,000 miles."

"Automatic trans. shifts roughly and jerks us forward between first and second gears"

"See comment on transmission replacement"

"hesitation between gear change & rpm shoots up before changing to higher gear"

"The transmission started slipping and rough shifting after about 20000 miles. I took the car back to the dealer 3 times during the next 4 years to complain about the problem. 1st time I was told "this is not a race car", 2nd time I was told they reset the transmission to factory defaults, 3rd time I was told this is normal. My wife does not like to drive this car because of the slipping and hard shifting. It is mot noticeable when trying to speed up to merge into traffic or go uphill. Still not resolved as I do not want to waste any more of my time going to a dealer that can't or won't fix the problem."

"Transmission slips to neutral on increased speed for passing. Dealer says nothing wrong but flushed and replaced fluid. Still slips to neutral on increased speed for passing."

"it is in the shop now. if it is a major issue I will be very disappointed as there would be no excuse at 59K for a transmission to go"

"shifts funny (hard and slipping) bought 3 years ago and has done it since we owned it. Hyundai dealer can't seem to fix it. Had fluid replaced and flushed"

"This is covered by the warranty. I've taken it to the dealer, but they say nothing is wrong with it. I'm going back in a couple of weeks n"

"Sometimes bangs into gear. They say the motor mounts are bad, but the dealer is incompetent; they may yet have to replace the transmission"

"At times the transmission is slipping - release gas and try again and it is fairly ok. Did not have it repaired yet. It is still under warrantee"

"Two trips made to dealer to fix slipping transmission were unsuccessful. Transmission replaced after I pointed out that this model/year had known transmission problems per Consumer Reports"

"The transmission has a slight slip when cold and when shifting to reverse. The vehicle has been to the repair shop multiple times with no diagnosis. All the scheduled maintenance has been done"

"car just stopped moving - car had to be shut off for at least five minutes so that a reset would occur"

"transmission pan gasket leak"

"The check engine light went on. A code reader indicated that the problem was a faulty overdrive solenoid. I took it to the dealer and was told that although the car had only 60,000 miles (on a 100,000 mile drivetrain warranty), it would not be a covered. The reason was that the faulty solenoid was bolted to the outside of the transmission case rather than the inside. Wonderful example of when a warranty is not a warranty. Since the car was operating normally (except for a rare hard shift into overdrive), I did not get it replaced, choosing instead to drive it until the solenoid fails, then replace it myself for $60 rather than $260."

"The car has had a *lot* of squeaking in the back end. I've had my mechanic lubricate things back there and it fixed the problem for about a week. But it always comes back."

"Shock mount and shocks"

"I hear noise coming from the front chassis when it is hot outside, but not when it is cold. Quite odd. I am taking it to the dealer soon."

"Usually at slow speeds and usually when turning, the front suspension makes a squeaky noise"

"After trying to diagnose the backup light issue the car now has a terrible rattle in the rear hatch"

"Just a noisy car.have had it checked numerous times with no problems noted. Clunks, thuds"

"INCONSISTANT SQUEAKING THAT THR TECHS CANNOT LOCATE"

"A rattle which my trusted mechanic cannot find. I'm just living with it"

"In the winter months due to the cold the dash rattles and the car's suspensions seems to tighten up making the ride less smooth"

"car makes a sound and then hesitates. Our mechanic thought it could be the transmission,but the Elantra people said it needed new timing belts and a believe one other thing (I can't remember)"

"glove box and dash"

"A rear suspension component squeaks loudly"

"Do not know where the noise is coming from but a whistling rattling sound starts coing from the dashboard when dirving on the highway which is very annoying"

"Excessive air noise on open highway."

"Too noisy with windows up at high speeds."

"The car is very noisy. Not just wind noise, but tire noise so loud I can hardly hear the radio. There have been no other problems"

"When driving on the highway on hot days, the air conditioning unit does not keep the car cool after it runs for a couple of hours"

"The blower fan had to be replaced"

"This was the third time the blower has been replaced in the car in the last 4 years"

"Just a leak in the coil after 210000km and 8 years. Condenser not even made by Hyudai"

"Defroster makes a burning smell"

"My a/c unit has stopped cooling several times. I have recharged the coolant, which helps for awhile, but I believe I have a leak, which I have had trouble finding"

"Metal high pressure tubing leaked refrigerant, requiring replacement of tubing, evac of system and replacement of refrigerant"

"Left axle had a tear in the cupping and began to throw grease out. When the clicking sound with the bearings started, I had to replace the axle. The axle and cupping come as a unit and cannot be replaced seperately"

"Dead battery"

"Stability control problem light kept turning on. It was recall item. I brought it to the dealer and they fixed it at no cost to me."

"This issue has had two recalls and it still is not right. I drive assuming I have no ESC and then everyone stays safe. Thankfully I learned on a car that had no safety features so I can anticipate car movements, I worry someone who never knew a car without these safety features might accidentally cause an accident."

"Warning light for Stability/Traction problems appears. Dealership charges $129 for a "software update" that clears the warning light!!!"

"Car just received a recall to correct a potentially dangerous problem with the ESC"

"The radio includes GPS, bluetooth, telephone, Ipod, and Xm radio. The entire system froze and went out. Took Hyundai over 2 months to fix"

"SATELLITE ANTENNA DID NOT WORK"

"Problems with radio included AM stations with continual static interference. SIRIUS worked fine for awhile, then would suddenly stop working. After changing the dark window tint on the back window we had great reception. The window tint contained lea"

"Cruise control issue related to faulty steering wheel controls"

"wheel locked-- ignition key was unable to turn and start engine"

"Sudden MAJOR oil leak. Used 2 gallons of oil (!) to get 5 miles to repair. Internet revealed others had same problem, Hyundai denied problem with manufacture or design. Engine replaced. Used car dealer split cost with me since I was repeat customer"

"belt was worn so replaced"

"Timing belt did not fail, but was recommended for replacement by dealer service dept. They replaced the idler and tensioner too"

"New Brakes Change Belts Replace head gasket"

"At 37,000 miles they said the timing belt was cracked and worn and in need of replacement. Manual says 60,000 miles, "or five years." Not covered by warranty"

"Would not start after driving. Took it in a couple of times before they figured out it was a faulty fuel pump that they knew had problems"

"required replacement"

"One of the two O2 sensor failed, no change in operation of car but had to wait a week for new sensor to be ordered"

"The car would not get going easily and sounded like it would stall at any moment. I had to buy a new mass air flow sensor"