general problems of the 2010 Hyundai Elantra

Four problems related to exterior lighting have been reported for the 2010 Hyundai Elantra. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2010 Hyundai Elantra based on all problems reported for the 2010 Elantra.

1 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 08/05/2026

The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Elantra. The contact recently purchased the vehicle. The contact researched and became aware that the VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 13v113000 (exterior lighting), 15v100000 (steering) and 20v061000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the repairs were unable to be completed because the required tools were unavailable. The manufacturer was not contacted. The contact had not experienced a failure.

2 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 11/01/2023

My brake lights are not going off when I take my foot off of the brake pedal. I have had to start disconnecting the battery cable so it will not drain the battery. I stop lamp switch replaced when it was recalled. And the steering wheel tilt does not stay in the high spot it falls to the lowest position.

3 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 06/19/2017

The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that the interior overhead dome light failed to turn off automatically. The contact had to manually turn off the light. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted at 800-633-5151 and provided case number: 10339622. The failure mileage was 28,000.

4 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 11/20/2013

Car power goes out for a few seconds while driving. Happened several times such as when turning lights on or signal and all lights on dash go out. Car has also lost power when putting it into reverse and had to restart it. Its an automatic so shouldn't be happening. Also auto locks aren't at times. Hyundai has already replaced the radio and locks thinking this was the fix and clearly its not.


Other Exterior Lighting related problems of the 2010 Hyundai Elantra

Exterior Lighting problems
4
Brake Light problems
1
Headlights problems
1


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