2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Complaints

MY (AND MY SON'S) 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRAS BOTH HAVE BEGUN EXHIBITING THE FAILURE PROCESS THAT WILL INEVITABLY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF THE "ELECTRONIC ASSIST" POWER STEERING. OUR HYUNDAIS NOW HAVE A VAGUE DEAD-SPOT IN THE STEERING WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS MOVED OFF CENTER AT ANY SPEED. YOU CAN FEEL IT THE MOST WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. THE "DEAD-SPOT ANGLE IS GETTING WIDER AND WIDER AS THE RUBBER SLIP-JOINT PART INEVITABLY DISINTEGRATES THIS RUBBER BUSHING IS A SHEAR DEVICE BETWEEN THE MECHANICAL STEERING SHAFT AND AN ELECTRIC MOTOR THAT POWERS THE HYUNDAI'S STEERING RATHER THAN TRADITIONAL HYDRAULIC PUMP POWER STEERING FOUND ON MOST CARS. MY NEIGHBOR'S HYUNDAI WENT FULLY THROUGH THE FAILURE PROCESS THAT RESULTED IN NO POWER ASSISTED STEERING AND A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THE FAILURE OF THIS $1.25 (RETAIL) PART IS SO COMMON IN MANY HYUNDAI MODELS LIKE THE ELANTRA, THAT THE PARTS DEPARTMENT KEEPS A BOX OF THEM CONSTANTLY ON HAND FOR THE INEVITABLE FAILURE OF THIS PART IN EVERY HYUNDAI MODEL THAT USES IT. IT'S A HUGE PROFIT PRODUCER FOR THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT, SO I CAN UNDERSTAND THEIR RELUCTANCE TO REDESIGN THIS PART. HOWEVER, I CAN'T CURRENTLY AFFORD THE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS OF LABOR CHARGE THAT HYUNDAI DEMANDS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED PART, SO I DON'T LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE SHE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO REACT TO THE LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST AT HIGH SPEEDS. I DRIVE THE CAR AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE. HYUNDAI IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON 2010 MODELS BUT ENDED THE RECALL WHEN THEY PROBABLY TOLD THE NHTSA THAT THEY CORRECTED THE PART. IN ACTUAL FACT, THEY DIDN'T FIX THE INHERENT DEFECT AND IF YOU DO A SEARCH ONLINE YOU WILL SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL BEING ENDANGERED BY THIS DEFECT.

MY STEERING WHEEL HAS STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AND STICKS QUITE OFTEN NOW. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO BREAK OFF IF I TURN IT TOO MUCH TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT. SOMETIMES IT MAKES DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT. IT DOES THIS IN A STOPPED POSITION WHEN YOU START TURNING THE WHEEL TO TURN AND WHILE IN MOTION.

AIR BAG LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING, SINCE 8/17/2019. NOW IT IS ON ALL OF THE TIME. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY RECENT ACCIDENTS, OR RECEIVED ANY DAMAGE. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS PROBABLY A CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. $79 DEALER FEE JUST TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUE, BEFORE PARTS AND LABOR TO REPAIR. SEEMS TO BE PRETTY COMMON FOR HYUNDAI VEHICLES OF THIS AGE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL!

STEERING WHEEL RATTLES AND MAKES NOISES WHEN TURNING. FEELS LIKE THERE IS TO MUCH PLAY IN STEERING. WORRIED ABOUT HAVING ISSUES OF SAFETY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THESE PARTICULAR VEHICLES. WHEN SWERVING TO AVOID ANIMAL FELT LIKE I HAD NO CONTROL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AT 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNINTENDEDLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO FOUR PARKED VEHICLES AND A FEW PARKING SIGNS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A BROKEN PATELLA ON THEIR RIGHT LEG, THEY HAD A BAD ABRASION ON THEIR LEFT LEG, A HEMATOMA ON THEIR SKULL AND BLACK EYES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THEIR VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE IN THE OTHER VEHICLES THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CURRENTLY INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED HYUNDAI OF ASHVILLE (860 TUNNEL RD, ASHEVILLE, NC 28805 (828) 298-4911) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY INSTRUCTED THEM TO NOT CALL THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

STEERING COUPLER FAILURE AT 30,000 MILES. STEERING WHEEL STARTED MAKING CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNED FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND STATIONARY. CALLED DEALER, THEY STATED NEEDS REPAIRED ASAP, STEERING WHEEL COULD LOCK AND CAUSE ACCIDENT. FOUND THAT THIS WAS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE AND EXTENDED WARRANTIES (TXX7) WERE ISSUED ON SEVERAL MODELS. MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED. COST TO REPAIR WAS $422.26.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR SUDDENLY EXPLODED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WHILE SITTING IN THE CAR NOT DRIVING A LOT OF PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL.WHILE DRIVING SAME WAS READING FORUMS THAT IT COULD BE A RUBBER RING. IT ALSO MAKES A CLICKING NOISE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A RAW FUEL ODOR ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROUND ROCK HYUNDAI (2405 N INTERSTATE HWY 35, ROUND ROCK, TX 78664, (512) 920-5397) ON NOVEMBER 15, 2016 TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTOMAX FORD (3301 E CENTRAL TEXAS EXPY, KILLEEN, TX 76543, 254-699-2629). THE DEALER RAN A FULL FUEL SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 15964028. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,311.

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME IN RAIN THE WIPERS STOPPED AND RESUMED ABOUT 10 SECONDS LATER. AFTER 5 MINUTES THE WIPERS AGAIN STOPPED AND RESUMED ABOUT 10 SECONDS LATER.