Hyundai Elantra Seats Problems
- 26
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 13
- Years with records
- 1999–2017
- Stored years
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 26 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- front seat · 5 records
- passenger seat · 5 records
- rear collision · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
| 60–100k mi | 6 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Body · Seats
The trunk latch fails and there is no way to get into your trunk for spare tires, medications, safety items, etc. Without destroying and cutting through the back seat. If you google 2013 trunk latch failure, it is very very common. This should have been recalled. We carry life saving medications in our trunk daily. If someone were stranded on the side of the road, only to find out the latch failed, they would be in…
ODI 11270831
Seats
Power drivers seat moves unexpectedly when making turns at intersections or sharp cornering. Feels like an issue with power seat mechanism/loose fasteners. Very uneasy feeling when cornering which i feel could catch a driver off guard and lead to a loss of control.
ODI 11163130
Seats
The heated seats has made an imprints on the seats. Looks like a fire hazard to me. I did not notice this until this winter.
ODI 11196104
Air Bags · Seats
This safety complaint has to do with the b1448 oc sensor mat defect, i have an air bag light on and have used a scan tool and got the code for the b1448 oc sensor mat defect. This issue was given a recall for the hyundai sonata but i have a hyundai elantra and there is no recall but my car faces the same issue. I've read that dealers try to charge as much as $1,000 to fix this issue.
ODI 11124060
Air Bags · Seat Belts · Seats
I have contacted customer care and was told it's standard to remove a front seat and give the car back until they get parts for the recall i feel this could cause air bag systems not to be active and also without the seat the cars ability to hold up in a crash is reduced due to missing components that provide some structural support all i have requested was a rental car for the time it takes to perform my recall as…
ODI 11103705
Air Bags · Seats
Solicito de favor me ayuden a realizar en mi vehiculo la aplicacion del recall 11v143000 y 11v179000, intento comunicarme con el distribuidor hyundai pero no tengo respuesta.
ODI 11047369
Air Bags · Seats
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 hyundai elantra. Upon starting the vehicle, the air bag indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the ocs mat failed and the front passenger seat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired by the contact's husband; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to autonation hyundai mall of georgia ([redacted] ne, buford, ga…
ODI 11011135
Air Bags · Seats
Airbag light turned on while driving on rough road on hwy appx. 59k miles. Had passenger in car appx 200 lbs. Took to dealer at 60,500 miles. Is either a faulty seat bracket $2500+ to replace the passenger seat or damaged srs module $1000+, or possibly both. Dealer recommends bring car in for additional diagnostic to remove seat an center console $300+ in labor just for that. My warranty conveniently expired at 60k.…
ODI 10863727