Hyundai Elantra Complaints (2017)

770 consumer complaints on file.

#11463205May 3, 2022
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
The car is 6 years old (just past the 5 year warranty). Within the past week, the front and rear passenger doors are unable to be opened from either the outside or the inside. This is an incredible life threatening safety risk. When searching the internet, this is a common problem with Hyundai and is expensive to fix, yet there are no recalls on this.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11461371April 19, 2022
STRUCTURE:BODY
I own a 2017 Hyundai Elantra Pearl White color. The car has around 40,000 miles on it, and I have paint peeling issues on the hood and the roof. I don't think car paints should peel off this easily. Considering the amount of peeling, I don't think this is natural wear and tear issue. I heard from someone that Hyundai's water based paints had some issues, but since the company is not speaking up for his matter, it is difficult to know what the actual problems are. I would expect Hyundai to step up and deal with this issue :(
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11461110April 18, 2022
ENGINE
The engine is currently consuming oil at a rapid rate. Yes, it is available for inspection. The car has stalled out because the car is consuming oil thereby hurting the engine. The issue was confirmed by the dealer but they are refusing to help. Yes, the car has been inspected by Hyundai and also by an independent, licensed mechanic. The warning lamps only just recently occured. Upon research, my independent, licensed mechanic confirmed this was a known issue. Hyundai declined to assist on multiple occasions.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11460637April 13, 2022
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated the rear passenger’s side door failed to open. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was informed that the rear passenger’s side door latch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that shortly afterward, the front passenger’s and front driver’s side doors failed to open. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11459563April 4, 2022
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Back rear passenger door no longer can be opened from the inside or outside of the car, and it is not locked. This problem started about 6 weeks ago. Starting three days ago my passenger front door will no longer open from the outside but will open from the inside, and it too is not locked.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11459278April 1, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
Car stalled out. Parked it on should and 15-20 minutes later smoke started coming from the hood. Then fire from behind the engine.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11458978March 30, 2022
ENGINE
The Elantra will randomly stall out while driving. What happens is that the CVVT solenoid relies on clean oil and when it's not clean the solenoid related the timing so much that the engine stalls out, usually on deceleration or when coming to a stop. This happened to me in the past. It requires you to change the oil and filter at short intervals to avoid the problem. It's a safety because it stalls out on the road and you need to put it in park or neutral to restart it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11458605March 28, 2022
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LOCK
My rear vehicle Doors will not open, could not get my passenger out. My visually impaired son had to climb over front seat to finally, get out. Thankfully , there was no emergency. No warning lights about problem. Waiting for inspection by dealership. Very hard to get appointment for service.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11458552March 27, 2022
STRUCTURE:BODY
Closed to back passenger door normally as usual and will not open back up from the outside or the inside. If I were to have a wreck, backseat passengers would not be able to exit the vehicle. I have not had any wrecks in this car and there is no damage to the outside or inside of the vehicle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11458080March 23, 2022
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Rear left door does not open from the inside or the outside
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11457927March 22, 2022
STRUCTURE:BODY
Passenger front and rear door handles will not open the doors. Nothing is wrong with the vehicles, and the lock system functions properly. By reading online, I can tell this is a VERY common problem and poses an extremem problem when it comes to possibly needing saved in a wreck.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11457662March 21, 2022
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH PLATE
Rear doors are locked unable to open them from the inside or outside
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11457456March 19, 2022
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Vehicle loses all acceleration when making turns or coasting slowly. Only way to restore acceleration is to put vehicle in park and turn the key into the off position and then restart the car.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11456545March 14, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Doors stop opening. Unable to open 3 out of 4 doors. Door will not open from inside or outside. This is a huge safety concern. If you google “Hyundai Elantra doors won’t open” there are MANY people with this issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11456606March 14, 2022
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, he heard a rattling sound coming from the engine. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that there was metal debris in the engine and, the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was advised by the dealer that there was an open Manufacturer Recall Campaign Number: 953 (ECM/Engine Monitoring Logic). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 79,000. Consumer stated engine blew up not too long after the purchase, in 2021. Apparently a recall was sent out in 2018 but was not an owner back then.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11456697March 14, 2022
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LOCK
Hyundai Elantra 2017 just starts shaking. First time it happened when I turned on the car (check engine light came on but went off again after restarting it). Second time it started shaking while driving on highway and almost caused an accident. I pulled off and restarted car and shaking stopped. Both cases the engine light came on but didn’t stay on for me to get it checked. I believe this to be a very common problem. Hearing a lot about faulty coils and spark plugs that lead to much worse problems. Also, both back doors will not open. I’ve been told this is due to a bad plastic part inside door that commonly breaks. Hyundai will not take responsibility for either. This is very unfortunate and causing a ton of problems for many people!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11455644March 8, 2022
POWER TRAIN
1) The transmission has a delay in shifting, and I smell burning under the hood. I took it back to the dealer where I bought it. I was told nothing was wrong with it. The problem has been coming back. The dealership was Dennis Hyuandai on Morse Rd in Cols. Oh. 43219 2) I am afraid I may have this problem on the highway some day, as it has become more frequent. 3) Dealer claims nothing wrong with the transmission. 4) No I didn't know I had this opption. 5) No none. It has been and on and off problem for nearly 2yrs
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11455606March 7, 2022
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that the rear passenger’s side door failed to open whenever unlocked. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer had been notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11455622March 7, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
rear door actuators cease to unlatch despite being engaged from the interior and exterior handles to open while unlocked.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11455011March 3, 2022
ENGINE
It seems that there are issues with the ignition coils. I've replaced all four coils and in about 5-6 months later, I had to replace one and a couple months later we had to replace another. The spark plugs were changed the first time when the coils were replaced. The date given below is when I had to replace the 2nd unit.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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