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.
My 2013 Elantra caught fire and burnt yesterday while warming up in the yard. No reason for it but hope to find out what happened. Car was like new and not driven much, no problems with it or any indications of something wrong. Will get screwed over with the whole deal. Still owed around 23 grand on loan and will be lucky to get 15 from insurance. Have had car since last Oct. Bought new.
Does anyone know or heard of this happening before? Have been looking for answers but not much luck.There was a DiamondKote rust protector on it, Think it may have had something to do with it? Any help with this mess I find myself in would be most welcome.
Update from Feb 20, 2015: Things are looking up with the insurance. According to them my car was not the only one that has burnt. Still looking into the issue to find the problem.
- Carole F.,
Apple River, Nova Scotia (NS), canada
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My 2013 Elantra caught fire and burnt yesterday while warming up in the yard. No reason for it but hope to find out what happened. Car was like new and not driven much, no problems with it or any indications of something wrong. Will get screwed over with the whole deal. Still owed around 23 grand on loan and will be lucky to get 15 from insurance. Have had car since last Oct. Bought new.
Does anyone know or heard of this happening before? Have been looking for answers but not much luck.There was a DiamondKote rust protector on it, Think it may have had something to do with it? Any help with this mess I find myself in would be most welcome.
Update from Feb 20, 2015: Things are looking up with the insurance. According to them my car was not the only one that has burnt. Still looking into the issue to find the problem.
- Carole F., Apple River, Nova Scotia (NS), canada