2010 Hyundai Elantra Body Problems
- 14
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 14 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- door handle · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body
The hood latch is incredibly rusty and now is stuck in the open position. The hood is no longer properly latching closed which could cause it to fly open while driving. When closed it sounds like it has locked but upon closer examination it is not latching. I noticed this problem a while back but with some effort was able to engage the latch. Now i am no longer able to correct the error and i'll have to get it…
ODI 11151329
Body · Service Brakes
My model,make and year have had recalls to rust under the carriage and underside. I had to replace my rotors due to rust. I se that you recalled in delaware and i'll. Due to salt. I live in the state of virginia and we have salt. I would appreciate if you would consider my rotors as included with this recall. I am enclosing pictures and am hoping maybe to recover some of the expense that i incurred.
ODI 11079534
Body
Rear trunk lid falls while car is stationary. Bar-trunk lid hinge torsion, left & right broke causing the lid to have no support. Same lid fell due to defective torsion bar 41/2 years before current incident. With head concussion injury to one person, and settlement agreement from manufacturer. I have invoices, but am unable to scam and upload.
1 injury
ODI 10904966
Body
The clear coat began to peel away on my car and then the paint started peeling. It looks terrible and when i went to trade in for a new model i was told the paint drastically lowers the value and puts the car in "poor" condition. This is very embarrassing having to explain over and over why the car looks so bad. As you can see in the pictures it is only the hood and getting worse over the past several months. The…
ODI 10946451
Air Bags · Body · Seat Belts
Sitting in traffic on 405 freeway near exit 52 going south to work when i was rear-ended by a 2013 nissan. Back and front of car folded up, i was ejected from the seat belt (opened up and flew into passenger seat) and not one air bag opened. I could not move, my foot was fractured, stomach hurt, neck, back and arms in pain. Chp on the scene. Car that ran into the back of me pushed me into a large truck and pushed…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10731836
Body
The plastic chrome on the inside passenger door handle is "delaminated" and a razor sharp edge is exposed. When i reached across the seat (from the drivers side) to open to passenger door, the sharp edge deeply cut my finger which had to have pressure for about three hours before it would stop bleeding. This car only has 27k miles and rarely sees someone in the passenger seat so this is not due to extensive use as…
1 injury
ODI 10664774
Body · Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
There have been many break ins since 2014. I got this car 02/2014 and since 07/2014 there have multiple break ins into this vehicle. Confirmed by lakeland hyundai dealership in 2016. This dealership agreed to take the car for a day to do a thorough inspection to search for anything that should not be on the vehicle if i agreed to pay a fee. I was advised by this dealership to take it back to holler hyundai in…
ODI 11151499
Body
In february 2014 a friend tried to enter the car and the door handle pulled off in her hand. The door was not locked while she was trying to open it. The car had approx. 31,000 miles on it. This was a front door handle. On april 20, 2015 (the car has less than 45,000 miles on it) my daughter went to remove her child from the rear car seat. The door was not locked and the rear door handle pulled off in her hand. I…
ODI 10711884
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while exiting the vehicle, she sustained lacerations to the fingers from the driver's side door handle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 75,000.
1 injury
ODI 10546408
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that the front interior door handles were fractured and became inoperative. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000. The vin was not available.
ODI 10557110
Body · Steering
I experienced a crash with this vehicle when the steering failed (as indicated in the recall notice nhtsa code 15v100000). I communicated this failure to hyundai at the time this occurred but they denied that there was any issue with the steering. Hyundai has subsequently acknowledged this problem with a formal recall notice. Their failure to address this when notified of this problem is an example of product…
Crash reported
ODI 11165413
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that the trunk popped open suddenly and independently. The failure recurred over fifteen times. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer several times and each time the dealer stated that they could not determine a problem with the latch. In addition, the contact stated that the battery failed twice. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage…
ODI 10521927
Body
Rear passenger side door cannot be opened from the outside or inside when exterior temperatures soar. A door component seems to swell. *tr
ODI 10511441
Body · Latches/Locks/Linkages
Am the owner of a 2010 elantra which was purchased new in the spring and have experienced my trunk open suddenly many times over the past 10 months - either while driving and/or in the garage. Once where it was parked for 4 days and resulted in the battery discharging fully because the trunk light was left on. The dealer claims that i must somehow be pressing the fob button to open the trunk, which has never been…
ODI 10373198