2013 Hyundai Elantra Power Train Problems
- 39
- 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 39 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- failure mileage · 6 records
- back park · 6 records
- gear shift · 5 records
- traction control · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 13 |
| 60–100k mi | 9 |
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. While driving approximately 35 mph, the battery indicator and headlights flickered. Other unknown indicators on the instrument panel were also illuminated. The vehicle lost power and decelerated. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided case number: 16408283. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage…
ODI 11282850
Engine · Power Train · Steering
Takata recall the engine surging, knocking, rpm was going up, and down, then would cause the car to take off from the light like a jet in which almost caused me to get into car wrecks, it would go below 40mph, while rpm would be up at 5 while on the highway then not go forward. The car shakes so bad due to the surging of the transmission
ODI 11209609
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
About 3 months ago my 2013 hyundai elantra became sluggish in accelerating. It has gradually gotten worse. I tried fuel cleaners, premium gas, and now a tune up replacing coil packs and plugs. The vehicle crawls and does not accelerte as quick as it should. It cuts off or refuses to move when given gas at all stops. I switch off then on at red lights as it seems to want to take off when the engine is started. When i…
ODI 11203790
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Steering · Traction Control System
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that the stabilitrak and traction control warning indicators flashed, the steering wheel made an abnormal noise when turned in either direction, and the vehicle accelerated slowly when the accelerator pedal was depressed. Rancho grande motors ([redacted], san luis obispo, ca 93405, [redacted]) was notified of the failures. The vehicle was currently at…
ODI 11191600
Engine · Power Train · Service Brakes
Timing chain is damaged and car is only 5 years old and have kept up with the maintenance
ODI 11139555
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
My car has 63,300 miles on it. I bought it used in december 2017, six months and my mechanic is telling me it is the engine and it needs to be replaced. When i bought the car it had a ticking sound, very low. I thought once it idled and i start driving it would go away. I was driving on the freeway recently and my car would not go over 60 mph. The rpm would not go past 2.5. When i exited the freeway, and stopped at…
ODI 11105348
Engine · Power Train
This vehicle is under 70,000 miles and has powertrain issues. The car makes a ticking noise when it starts up as well when driving. The car really makes this noise when you try to accelerate up an incline or over 40 mph. It seems to have a difficult time getting to go over 2000 rpm's at times. The car has also cut off multiple times when in d.
ODI 11099040
Engine · Power Train
When driving vehicle would take to awhile to get to speed city street/highway and making a clicking sound while driving. I took the vehicle to the dealership to diagnosis the problem 3/16/18 found that bottom end of engine making a knocking noise that engine and deteriorated into multiple pieces.at 57041 miles. It took at least two weeks for all the parts for the new engine to arrive,. Four months later 6/5/18…
ODI 11129221
Power Train
TSB14-AT-010
ODI 11075468
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. While attempting to park the vehicle in reverse, the vehicle failed to shift out of gear. There was no warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was able to shift into drive and was taken to hyundai of brenham (1710 us-290, brenham, tx 77833, [redacted]), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 31,000.
ODI 11080674
Power Train
On multiple occasions, and more frequently, once vehicle is put in drive the display goes blank and the car is unable to be moved past neutral to be put in park. Car must be turned off and back on in order to move gear shift to neutral or park.
ODI 11057817
Power Train
My car check engine light came on with a code p0711 car was jumping slipping there's been a tech bulletin on this part since june 2014. I've experienced my transmission slipping for the past two years and always been told that nothing was wrong with it utilize an obd-ii scanner to check for a stored p0711 trouble code check transmission fluid level and compare to manufacturer preset levels check transmission fluid…
ODI 11055621
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on beltway doing 55 mph the vehicle won't accelerate and also makes sounds when pushing on gas the rpm will be moving back and front even when car not moving. Car smells like something is burning. The car will start to slow down and shut it self off.all lights will turn on then i shut car off completely then turn back on and it starts up like nothing happened this has happened multiple times. Then when…
ODI 11171873
Exterior Lighting · Power Train · Steering
I have been having electrical issues for about 1 1/2 years. The radio turns off when breaking and signaling. Not every time but about 2/3 of the time. Occasionally the dash will go out. The interior lights flicker (all the time) as well as the head lights. Not sure about the back lights because i can't see them but i assume. The temperature gauge does not light up sometimes. No bars are displayed. The trip computer…
ODI 11042262
Power Train
Transmission feels like it is slipping. Difficult shifting from park to drive or reverse. The car jerks and lurched when in gear and driving whether speeding up or d losing down. The check engine light had not turned on indicating a problem. The dealership recalibrated the transmission last week and the car was returned to the shop within 24 hours with the same issue magnified. The dealership now says they cannot…
ODI 11002439
Exterior Lighting · Power Train · Traction Control System
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. While operating the vehicle, the brake lights remained illuminated when the brake pedal was released, the traction control indicator remained illuminated, and the gear shifter could be switched from park to drive without depressing the brake pedal. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the pedal switch, but the failures continued. The manufacturer…
ODI 10979078
Electrical System · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
The engine of my 2013 hyundai elantra gls failed to start the morning of 1/3/17 while parked in the driveway. I turned the key in the ignition numerous times without success. The dash lights would illuminate, but the car wouldn't start or even try to turn over. After appx. 15 attempts, it finally started. I bought a new battery hoping that would fix problem. However, the problem repeated on 1/18/17, again while…
ODI 10946883
Power Train
2013 hyundai elantra. Consumer writes in regards to vehicles stalling for a few seconds in lower gears when trying to accelerate. *ld updated 11/22/2017*js
ODI 11042450
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. While driving at any speed, the vehicle failed to accelerate and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The dealer (hyundai palatine in palatine, il) was unable to duplicate or diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.…
ODI 11016246
Power Train
The gear shift in my automatic drive 2013 hyundai elantra will not shift back into park occassionaly. With some trying it has gone back into park or using the shift lock. I assume that this could cause some potential danger had i not been on a flat service or in an area where i could try to get it to go back in to park. Luckily i was stationary on a level lot during the 5 times that this has happened to me. This has…
ODI 10896194
Power Train
The gear shift in an automatic drive elantra car will not shift back into park occassionaly. With some trying it has gone back into park. This could be potentially dangers to someone who stops on a hill and cannot manuever the gear shift back into park. I was stationary on a level lot both times it happened to me and both times were in a parking lot. This occurred 2 in the last 4 days and the car has a little less…
ODI 10892592
Power Train
The vehicle has a faulty range inhibitor. It will occasionally prevent the vehicle from starting because the vehicle will not recognize it is in park. The vehicle is in park when this issue occurs.
ODI 10874534
Power Train
The front axles are loose, making a clicking noise each time the car accelerates or decelerates. Safety issue may result if the axle becomes loose enough to fall off the chassis.
ODI 10874533
Power Train
The front axles are loose, making a clicking noise each time the car accelerates or decelerates. Safety issue may result if the axle becomes loose enough to fall off the chassis.
ODI 10874532
Power Train
The vehicle has a faulty range inhibitor. It will occasionally prevent the vehicle from starting because the vehicle will not recognize it is in park. The vehicle is in park when this issue occurs.
ODI 10874506