CarComplaints.com Notes: We're not used to seeing any major problems with Hyundai, which makes the early signs of trouble with the 2013 Elantra very surprising, in a bad way.
Early trends show problems with the steering wandering / pulling to one side along with premature tire wear. Elantra owners have tried sensor adjustments, wheel alignments, even replacing axles, most with no luck. Hyundai has made vehicle buybacks through arbitration, but that rarely works out well financially for owners in the end.
Also there is a pattern of complaints about the 2013 Elantra brakes grinding at very low mileage. It seems there was a bad batch of OEM pads & rotors, but so far Hyundai is not doing a recall. Instead Hyundai issued a TSB & dealers have been replacing pads & rotors on a per-complaint basis.
The final straw is that for several years in a row, Elantra owners report significantly lower gas mileage than the EPA estimates, & there's a small trend of engine problems.
2013 Hyundai Elantra passenger side floor rug soaking wet. Seems like water from the AC is not draining out though the floor hose and leaking into the car.
Pulled out the hose from the AC drain connection under dash and out of the floor but did not find a clog.
Attached vacuum to hose and then to AC Drain hose connection but did not notice anything coming out besides water.
Gently ran a thin rod into the AC drain connection until it hit something but it didn't feel like a clog.
Reconnected the hose to the AC drain and blew into it, did not feel any clog or resistance.
Ran the other hose end hose back through the floor hole, making sure the grommet sealed in the floor opening and it went straight to the ground for drainage.
Ran the AC on Max and saw some water dripping from hose and felt air flow coming out of hose. I will see if this fixed it over the next few weeks and hot summer days.
Wet/dry vaccummed the rug, covered it with baking soda and odor spray, scrubbed it out, hair dryer and run the car blower on the floor vent to dry it out.
Could be either a hose kink or clog.
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2013 Hyundai Elantra passenger side floor rug soaking wet. Seems like water from the AC is not draining out though the floor hose and leaking into the car. Pulled out the hose from the AC drain connection under dash and out of the floor but did not find a clog. Attached vacuum to hose and then to AC Drain hose connection but did not notice anything coming out besides water. Gently ran a thin rod into the AC drain connection until it hit something but it didn't feel like a clog. Reconnected the hose to the AC drain and blew into it, did not feel any clog or resistance. Ran the other hose end hose back through the floor hole, making sure the grommet sealed in the floor opening and it went straight to the ground for drainage. Ran the AC on Max and saw some water dripping from hose and felt air flow coming out of hose. I will see if this fixed it over the next few weeks and hot summer days. Wet/dry vaccummed the rug, covered it with baking soda and odor spray, scrubbed it out, hair dryer and run the car blower on the floor vent to dry it out. Could be either a hose kink or clog.
- cksubs, Ellington, CT, US