Headlight Switch problems of the 2013 Hyundai Elantra

Since purchasing the car in 2013, we have had an issue with the parking lights, and sometimes headlights, coming back on after being off for several hours or we wake up to having a dead battery. This has happened over and over. In 2013 I took it to the dealership where we purchased for same problem and/or dead battery. Never happened at dealership. Our security camera has caught it popping on, or like yesterday, out neighbor called us (again) to tell us lights were on. This is with the headlight switch all the way off. We have tried to figure it out but can not. I did report again to Hyundai this past February, March, April 2021. Again, the car was parked and off every single time with lights confirmed off to only come on later with car off and still locked. It has to have key in it to start.

The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while driving at night, the headlights flashed off and on without warning. The contact stated that the headlamp switch had to be manipulated by hand for the headlamps to operate as intended. Additionally, the contact stated that the bulbs were replaced quite often. The contact also stated that the taillights intermittently failed to remain illuminated while driving. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer in fresno, California, where the rear third brake lamp was replaced. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted or informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

Exterior lighting - parking lights turning on while car is turned off and parked. Usually happens overnight when the temperature drops close to or below freezing. Also headlights turning off on their own while car is running and turn signals are used. Hyundai dealership looked at car three times and could not reproduce the problem, and the only parts they replaced were a switch inhibitor (part 42700-26500) and a new car battery. None of this corrected the issue and they don't have a solution for us other than to complain to Hyundai. This leaves us with a car that is unsafe to drive at night and with a constant dead car battery. The Hyundai customer service case number we have is 9687427, and so far they have no solution for us and have not contacted us back for weeks now.

My 2013 Elantra gt came equipped with factory drl's (daytime running lamps). Reading the owners manual completely, I've found the info on the light switch stalk settings misleading & doesn't offer a clear explanation. . The light switch indicates positions for, "drl off, parking lamps & headlamps", but the only way to operate drl's are while parking lamps switched on. That means, drl's along with full nighttime illumination of every exterior light except headlamps, including front & rear parking lights, side marker lamps & license plate lamps. I find the "limited" models have automatic headlamps control & are not included in this issue because their drl's run independent of other exterior lamps. I have contacted the dealer with this concern & was told, it is characteristic of this model (excluding the limited models). It is illegal in some states to run parking lamps, plus in order to have drl's on, the vehicle must provide extra power (reduced mpg's) to run all those other lamps, reduces bulb life, etc. In addition, the dash light illumination does not dim from full-bright when headlamps are switched on. There is a manual dimmer switch, but dimming must be raised/lowered each time before driving in day or night conditions. What other vehicle does this? these things seem to be an oversight on the part of Hyundai. No indication or discernable differences on instrumentation whether drl parking lamps or headlights are on.

I recently purchased a new Hyundai Elantra GLS. One of the features on the sticker claims that there are daytime running lights. The switch that turns on/off the headlights is also the "drl off/on" switch. I contacted Hyundai via email and they refer me to the owners manual. In the state of georgia its illigal to drive with the parking lights on during the day (unless it's raining or visability is hendered. I beleive it may be illigal in other states also. These are not daytime running lights. The sticker on the car may claim it has daytime running lights, but its miss leading and it seems as a lie.

I recently got a new Hyundai Elantra GLS. The sticker claims that there are daytime running lights. When I called the dealer to find out why the daytime running lights on my car do not come on, they could not figure it out and suggested I call Hyundai. The same switch that turns off the headlights is also the "drl off" switch. There is no separate "drl on" switch. The Hyundai case manager told me that on the american-made models it is necessary to turn the parking lights on, and that this is the daytime running light system. Every car has parking lights; they are not on whenever a vehicle is running and must be turned on. These are not daytime running lights. Daytime running lights are supposed to be on whenever the headlights are not on. The sticker on the car may claim that the car has daytime running lights, but it seems to me that this is a lie; there are no daytime running lights on the car. A significant safety feature has been left off the car.