2013 Hyundai Elantra Electrical System Problems
- 90
- 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 90 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 7 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake lights · 9 records
- several times · 7 records
- tried start · 6 records
- steering wheel · 5 records
- light came · 5 records
- airbag light · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 27 |
| 60–100k mi | 21 |
| 30–60k mi | 19 |
| 100–150k mi | 12 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
Snow predicted. Left home to go run errands at 9:30 am, car looked showroom new, got 1/2 mile, car pulled itself right (as it has previously) and bumped a small tree, no damage. Car backed up to roadside 10', car cut itself off (as it had before), windshield went from 30 degrees to 450 degrees in 3 seconds. I left my purse (with $1200 in it) and everything and fled across road to save my life. Asked man there if he…
Fire reported
ODI 10716373
Body · Electrical System · Engine
Car loosely steered barely off road, 1/8 mile from home,bumped tree 15' away, backed up, engine shut off (as usual since day 2 of lease), windshield heated to over 150 degree's in 35 degree weather, so i vacated car, which was in flames 2-3 minutes and burned to ash..had 5 months, daily problems, battery, fuses, ignition, numerous calls to dealer, shop, no help, could easily have died in firetrap alive, car dove…
Crash reported · Fire reported
ODI 10654133
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Was taking trash to the dump, 1 person's worth, going 5 mph 1/ of mile from my home, car veered to right edge of pavement, and where a bulldozer had drug road edges and broke pavement off, caused me to hit a tree at a very slow speed. I reversed car, backed up 50 ft. And car shut itself off & windshield got extremely hot, and i got out of vehicle, smoke coming from hood area, left my purse, and walked across road to…
Crash reported · Fire reported
ODI 10618925
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and unoccupied, the trunk and front end of the vehicle became engulfed in flames. The fire department extinguished the flames and informed the contact that the fire was contributed to an electrical issue. The vehicle was not inspected or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the fire. The approximate failure…
Fire reported
ODI 10556207
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
Over the past 11 month this car has had several incidences where it just will not start. On a few occasions it started after a couple of tries and a few occasions where it would not start when i needed it to but had no problem starting an hour or two later. This weekend was the biggest issue. I parked my car friday evening with no indication that there was an issue but on saturday the car would not start, later on…
ODI 10598390
Electrical System · Steering
Unable to insert the key in the ignition no matter how hard we tried.this happened fairly soon after we purchased the car from the dealer; it has happened numerous times and has been towed to the dealer 3 times, but the dealer eventually gets the key in the ignition and claims there is no problem "can not duplicate the problem". At one incident the drive of the tow truck hammered the key quite hard in the ignition…
ODI 10628592
Electrical System
I parked my vehicle in a shopping center in a space with a very slight incline. (3-4 degree). I shut off the engine, but was distracted and the car was left in drive. This vehicle has a remote lock/unlock and start/stop key. The key dropped from my pocket and onto the drivers seat and as i exited the vehicle it started to roll backwards. I ran to the back to prevent it rolling into another vehicle and a car coming…
ODI 10520911
Electrical System · Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems · Suspension · Wheels
I purchased a new 2013 elantra gt in may of this year. A week after taking it home the tire pressure light went off while driving. We pulled over & immediately blue link sent an alert telling me a malfunction in my tpms was found & to take the car to service asap. Took it to the dealership & was told that is was a simple learning failure. Reset code & was sent on my way. The next week the car did the same thing with…
ODI 10541945
Electrical System
I purchased a 2013 hyundai elantra se coupe on 13 april 2013 (6300 miles). On 9 may 2013 (7000 miles) i entered car to start it and battery completely dead. Called hyundai roadside assistance and they sent someone to jump it. Car started and took it to motorworld wilkes-barre where i had purchased car. They turned car off and waited 5 hours. Car started again and the man in service told me that he could not do…
ODI 10513709
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System · Electrical System
This is concerning the same vehicle as in my previous complaint: 10507443. While driving into work on 4/8/13, i put the front and rear defoggers on. Later when i went to switch them off, they wouldn't. I thought maybe there was a timer. I waited five minutes and then was able to switch off the rear defogger. I still was unable to switch off the front. I pushed all the bottoms to switch the air position and even…
ODI 10507447
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
I just bought the 2013 limited hyundai elantra over the easter weekend, on 3/31/13. Two days after buying it, i noticed the light in the dash showing whether the headlights were on or not was no longer working, but i put it up to the fact i was driving at dawn/dusk and they were probably not "on" even though the driving lights were on and showing as "on". However on 4/6/13 when driving at 10pm at night with the…
ODI 10507443
Body · Electrical System · Engine
The 2013 hyundai elantra was parked in a driveway and turned off, and an electric fire started in it. It burned completely up. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10502070
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
I'm writing to notify you of my reoccurring issue on my 2013 hyundai elantra. Upon purchasing my vehicle on or about 5,000 miles, my car would have false starts. I brought the issue up during one of my early maintenance visits at danbury hyundai which was on december 1, 2012, in which they stated to me that they were my headlights. Any individual with common sense knows transmission and starter issues have no…
ODI 10764598
Electrical System · Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems · Wheels
I bought my 2013 elantra on 7/17/12 from orlando hyundai. On 8/4/12 while driving on i-95, the tpms (tire pressure monitoring system) light began to flash. I immediately pulled into the nearest tire shop and had the tire pressure checked on all 4 tires and they were all fine. The mechanic suggested i have my dealership take a look and possibly have them reset the sensors. Upon my arrival home, i took my car to the…
ODI 10505556
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Purchased a new 2013 hyundai elantra gls 4 door. Once a person turns on their daytime running lights all of the vehicles parking lights turn on as well. No other car manufacture has mandated all this illumination during daytime hours. On august 3rd 2012 at 11:40am i was issued a moving violation by a los angeles police officer in the city of van nuys, c.a. I was cited for violating california vehicle code section…
ODI 10469269