2013 Hyundai Elantra Engine Problems
- 141
- 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 141 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 8 indicate fire
What owners report
- ticking noise · 17 records
- needed replaced · 14 records
- engine needed · 13 records
- failure mileage · 10 records
- engine light · 9 records
- check engine · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 41 |
| 30–60k mi | 35 |
| 1–30k mi | 25 |
| 100–150k mi | 21 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
I purchased this vehicle in june 2013. I had no complaints until july of 2014, wherein my car picks and chooses when to start. I have looked online and there are many others who seem to have this complaint. I finally gave in on aug. 24, after my car sat for two days because i could not get it to start. I called the hyundai 24 hour roadside and had them tow it to the nearest dealership. The tow truck driver initially…
ODI 10628519
Engine
Taking a corner at 5 mph in 2nd gear, heard a metallic sound from the engine. The engine cut out, lost power steering and brakes. Pulled over using the emergency brake to stop. Towed car to a hyundai dealer. I was told the top of the piston had a crack in it that developed over time and finally failed. The failure caused catastrophic damage to the engine, which is being replaced under mfg. Warranty. *tr
ODI 10610534
Engine
I'm having a tak,tak,tak sound coming from under the hood once i shut the car off. Also, you can see a spark while it is making the sound. I"ve taken the car back to the dealer several times for this and the scrubbing sound on the brakes and the missing while the car is idling. I'm told each time they can't hear or feel anything and to please come back if it happens again. I've been to the dealer so much i hate to…
ODI 10596272
Electrical System · Engine
While driving my vehicle at highway speed, the vehicle suddenly stalled without any apparent reason. I was in the middle lane of a three lane highway. I had to coast over to the side of the highway with no steering or brakes due to the engine failure. Once at the side of the highway, the vehicle re-started immediately and ran normally again for about a week when the same thing happened again, this time on a side…
ODI 10585564
Engine
Vehicle owner smelled a burning type smell on a cold day when having the heater on full to warm the vehicle. There was no obvious smoke or fire. The second time the vehicle owner had the heater on full to warm the car, a fire resulted. The fire caused so much damage to the vehicle that the initial cause is unknown. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10565292
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that the engine was powered on for approximately 20 minutes when dark gray smoke began billowing from under the hood area. The vehicle quickly became engulfed in flames. The fire department was called and was able to extinguish the fire. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed to determine the cause of the failure, nor repaired. The…
Fire reported
ODI 10565791
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
Air Bags · Body · Engine
I rear ended a car and nearly totaled my car. For some odd reason the airbag never deployed during the time of impact. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10543592
Engine
Vehicle was stopped at a traffic light and started idling roughly and engine shut off. Doral had a hyundai motor "field engineer" ([xxx]) look at it on july 11 and i was informed through the service adviser that this was typical of these models and that she, personally, had chosen to ignore it; she works for a hyundai dealership. Furthermore, nothing can be done. Please refer to previous complaint. Thank you.…
ODI 10524640
Engine
Pulled over to shoulder on florida turnpike to adjust seat belt and the car started a very rough idling and would not engage in drive. Reported it to dealer and hyundai motor america and following was their reply: -dealer: this is a characteristic of these vehicles that they don't know how to correct -hyundai: they are aware of the problem and are working to resolve it. In the meantime i am driving a car that is not…
ODI 10524638
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
My wife was trying to park her car when the car suddenly accelerated without her touching the gas or the brake. Luckily, she was able to stop by slamming on the brakes. I've heard recent cases of people not being able to stop when this happens. *tr
ODI 10507254
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
Engine
When i first purchased the vehicle it stalled out on the freeway. Took it to hyundai but they could not duplicate issue. I have also had thick white smoke come out of the trail pipe on multiple occasions. The smoke is so heavy that i can't see the cars behind me. The dealership also can't duplicate this when i take it in so i haven't been able to diagnose the issue. To top it off i traded in a v6 that was getting 23…
ODI 10762753
Engine · Steering
When driving the vehicle on the high way i 29 n at about 68-72 mph the brand new vehicle engine stalled abruptly and the steering wheel froze and we were stuck in the direction the steering was previously turned it and it made impossible for us to steer it on to the shoulder and the vehicle behind us almost crashed into us. We were just a whisker away from getting killed. We had a near death experience and my fiance…
ODI 10460159