general problems of the 2013 Hyundai Elantra - part 2

On September 9, 2014, my daughter was driving our 2013 Hyundai Elantra (purchased January 2014) to school on a surface street. She stopped at a stop light and upon accelerating heard a loud noise and pulled over immediately into a parking space. She noticed that she had a flat tire. She called me immediately and I showed up to change the tire. I noticed a large hole in the oem hankook optimo tire and I took it to the dealer (Hyundai inland empire) for repair. The hole was too big to repair and I was told that I needed to replace the tire. Two hours later the service advisor called me and stated that I needed to replace the rim because it was cracked. The cost of replacement was $399 for the rim and $153. 67 for the tire. I could not believe that the rim was cracked. There was no significant mechanism to crack the rim. This was a simple flat tire on a high traffic, 30 - 40 mph street, at 7:30 in the morning. Both of my daughters were in the car and both confirm that they heard a loud noise and pulled over immediately. There was no tire sidewall damage and no evidence of rim damage. I have owned 8 cars in my lifetime and have had several flat tires, and I have never had a cracked rim. This is an 8 month old car with low miles and there is no other reason for a cracked $399 rim, other than manufacture defect. I have researched the internet and have found 12 other reported cases of cracked rims in the 2013 Elantra. As a parent, who purchased this car for his daughter based on the safety rating, I am very concerned about the size of the tire blow-out and the cracked rim. I have contacted Hyundai, both customer care and the dealer, and they have refused to cover the cost of the rim or admit any defect or fault. A nine month old rim should not crack with a simple flat tire. The fact that 12 other cases have been reported in the last 9 months is substantial.

The tires that came with my Elantra ((hankook h426 215/45 17) had to be replaced in less than 18 months as the side wall was bulging dangerously. My son who has a 2010 Elantra with hankook tires had a blow-out while driving. I think these hankook tires are dangerously unreliable. Thank you.

Was making a left turn at a intersection and t boned a pick up truck, extensive damage to front end of the Elantra front end,[ air bags did not deploy on the Elantra ] even though the whole front end was tore off. Driver door damaged,windshield cracked both front fenders damaged, plus unknown if transmission and or transaxle has been damaged until the car can be repaired. Hyundai has stop any repairs until they send a Hyundai investigator to look at the car, which they say could take up to 6 to 8 weeks to check it.

Car purchased new (limited trim) in December 2012. During winter 2013 (Dec/Jan timefrime), I hit a significant pothole ona local highway on-ramp blowing out the front passenger-side tire. After being towed to a local repair shop (no spare tire supplied), tire was replaced with a new identical tire. Service station called asking for authorization to replace d/s front tire also since it had a side-wall bubble. I declined permission and when I picked up the car brought it to advantage Hyundai for the second tire. On July 11, 2014, I found another sidewall bubble on the d/s front tire and had the same dealer again sell me a new tire. Today 10 days later, another front d/s tire sidewall bubble. No abnormal potholes encountered. Including the blowout, this is four tire failures in 19 months and 25,000 miles. Tires are 17" low profiles and rubber is from hankook. Situation is unsettling. This is a dangerous situation for anyone driving in this vehicle.

When driving on the freeway approx 65 mph and you hit a pothole or uneven road the car sways back and forth like a boat I have new tires and just got it aligned thinking it would help but it still sways and feels like it will jump into the other lane. I had noticed it before but didnt think too much until my son drove it and mentioned something. I have viewed the other complaints about this so I know I am not alone thinking this is unsafe.

Flat tire. Brand new from the dealer only 22000 miles on the tire. Not past warranty. No work was ever done on the tire. Found out that it was purchased brand new with a plug in it.

Purchased 2013 Elantra less than a year ago with hankook tires. Driver side tire blew out on 6/15/14 at 11k miles. Thank god it happened going around a corner at slower speed than highway driving. Another tire on the rear was also blistered and ready to pop - we had to change before driving to avoid bending another rim should tire blow. Anyway, to make a long story short, neither dealer or tire manufacturer would take responsibility for this defect and cover under it their warranty. Out of pocket expenses currently at $1600. Had to purchase 4 good year tires (including rim, alignment, strut, etc) since no one is safe driving with tires that came with vehicle (18 yr old daughter is primary driver).

I was driving on the highway when all of a sudden my low pressure tire light came on. As I was slowing down, the passenger rear tire suddenly blew and I began fishtailing until I could control the vehicle and come to a complete stop on the side of the road. The vehicle came with hankook optimo tires, and they are only 10 months old with about 22000 miles on them, well under the warranty. Had to get a flatbed tow and purchase a brand new tire from local dealership.

Purchased new 2013 from dealer. Mileage at pick up - 212. I picked the car up, approximately 2 wks after signing paperwork, because my mom was hospitalized. I drove the car for a couple of wks - to work, the hospital. I'm 48 yrs old, I drive cautiously. It's my first new car in 17 years. I'm parking far from all cars + being very careful with the car. The car has been having some problems so I gave it a really close inspection + discovered the front tire had a small bubble, the size of a quarter, in the outer wall. At that point mileage was under 700 miles. I returned to the dealer, salesman implied they would fix it - not the case. The dealer said not our product and sent me to a tire company who they said deals w/ nexen warranty paperwork - not the case. I called nexen on June 12th (mileage was approximately 726 miles) + reported it. I gave them tons of information + told them the name of the dealership manager I've been dealing with on the multiple car issues. They said they would call the dealership + see if they could get them to cooperate with them. They also said they were going to see about replacing the tire on a 1 time basis. To date I have heard nothing. The tires are written about extensively online - many people have trouble with this tire on this car. Some think it could be the combination of the tire size 17" + the car, speculating the car might not be able to handle this size. It's a huge safety issue. Bubbles equal blow outs, endangering the lives of those in the car + those driving or walking in close proximity. Hyundai is also misrepresenting the car and so are the sales people at mirak. I told them I did not want low profile tires. They told me they were not low profile tires. And they told me to look at the sticker. The sticker does not say low profile tires. But the tire pros say - they absolutely are low profile tires.

One tire has a bubble in the outer sidewall. Was never hit or damaged in any way. No warranty for tires. This is on the 2013 Elantra gt base 16" wheels. Tires also wore out very quickly at 40k.

I was driving on i278 west bound in brooklyn, NY, and my driver side front tire went over a pot hole. It wasn't a deep pot hole since the impact was not severe, so I continue driving. After a minute of driving, the tire pressure indicator came on. That's when I pull over to the side of the highway, and called road side assistance. This has happened four times since I purchased the car. Three out of the 4 cases happened on the driver front wheel. They either had bubble on the sidewall, or completely blew out. There is definitely a problem with the tire design, or the material used. It is becoming extremely unsafe to drive the vehicle due to the frequency of tire blow out.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Hyundai electra. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the check tire pressure motoring system warning light illuminated sporadically and then disappeared. The contact would periodically pullover when the malfunction occurred and the tire pressure on all tires was normal. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer held the vehicle for 90 days and brought a Hyundai engineer to diagnose the failure. Both dealer and manufacturer were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure persisted. The failure mileage was 21,781. Pam.

Our Elantra began making grinding noises when we pressed on the brake pedal that sounded like the brakes or rotor were defective. When the shop inspected the car, they said they could not duplicate the noise, and told us the car was in perfect shape. Over the next few months, the noise became louder when braking, plus it began making a whump-whump-whump noise that appeared to be directly related to the speed and rotation of the wheels. The sound would increase when we steered the car to the right, and would decrease when we steered left. The whumps were barely audible at 5 mph, but were overly loud at 40 mph. I thought it was plastic trim fluttering in the wind, but could not find anything loose. When we took it to the shop again, I think in August, I told them the car was not drivable that they needed to find out what was causing the whump noises and the grinding noises when we applied the brakes. This time they found the problem was caused by the bolt holding the left wheel coming unscrewed. They tightened the bolt under warranty repair service, and the car has not made the whump noise or had grinding brakes since the repair. I doubt this problem was limited to one car in the fleet, and I believe Hyundai should have issued an advisory to their shop managers to be watching for this problem so that it would have been found and corrected the first time that we took the car in.

While driving my 2013 Hyundai elentra down the highway @ approx 50mph, the left rear tire failed in the center of the tread. No warning. The car is driven by my teenage daughter for school and work. She hit nothing in the road. Hasn't hit anything with the tire. Dealership says it was due to a puncture. I refuse to believe that. If you have wire(s) showing, seems to me that would be a tire failure and not a simple puncture. This is not acceptable with me. Hankook tire warranty in new jersey said to have the dealership send them the tire and they would inspect it to make a determination of failure or puncture. I have as much faith in them as I do the dealership at this point.

The night I bought this car I drove home and there was a snow dusting on the road. The car seemed to float all over the road. Whenever I hit a small bump, pot hole, or a seam in the road (no matter how small) the car jerks out of control and swerves dangerously across the road. I thought I had to get used to the steering, but it has been a constant issue. I am very nervous for winter to lose control of the car and get into a serious accident.

The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while traveling at unknown speeds, she hit a pot hole and experienced a blow out. Upon inspection, it was found that the vehicle was not equipped with a spare tire and the equipment provided was not sufficient to repair the blow out. The manufacturer was contacted about the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 9,000.

Noticed the sidewall of the tire has a bulge on it, did not hit any potholes or anything. Have been reading many are having the same issues with the 17" tires on this car.

The car came with coninental tires and both the front tires sidewall have bubbles. Seems to be tire defect. Hyundai - brad benson Hyundai - NJ refused to cover the tires. Huyndai refused to replace the tires. Continental tires paid 50 % of the cost to replace both the front tires. I still paid 160/- for 2 front tires. There seems to be a defect in the tires or the Elantra 2013 4 dr ltd design. I would like to be compensated. I am scared to drive the car now. Maybe all 4 tires needs to be replaced.

The rear end of the car jumps around and feels unstable in wind or on wet or uneven surfaces. It feels like I could easily lose control, very frightening. I have 4/32 tire tread left on 60k michelins after only 32k miles driven. The first set of tires lasted only 28k. This form will not let me proceed without a date, but this is a continuous problem, not a one time thing.

I previously had reported that my brand new 2013 Elantra gt had suffered two tire bubbles on two different oe nexen tires within weeks of each other. One of those tires blew out after I hit a pothole. After I made that report, one of the brand new nexen tires that I had just installed also developed a bubble after hitting a pothole. The low profile tire upgrade, which was included as part of the "style package" on my model car appears to be dangerous. I have now changed the 17" wheels and tires to 16" wheels and tires in order to have a thicker tire on my car and less chance for damage and injury. This is a huge problem with Elantras with 17" wheel "upgrades. " please do something. This wheel/tire size on this model needs to be recalled!.

Noticed a golf ball sized bulge on left front tire side wall. Tire brand are hankock optimo 215/45 r17.

I have a brand new Hyundai Elantra gt with 17" wheels. It has about 3200 miles on it. I know that I recently hit a pothole on the highway, but nothing that I thought was very serious. I discovered a bubble on my left front tire shortly thereafter and ordered a brand new nexen 215/45r17, which is the brand the car came with. When the shop installed the tire, they discovered that my other front tire also had a smaller bubble on it. I am now getting that replaced as well. There are discussion forums online detailing case after case of Elantras with 17" wheels having bubbles, blow-outs on the highways etc. . Read more...

Wanted to correct one part of my previous complaint with info on an online discussion about Elantras developing bubbles and blowouts on a regular basis. . Read more...

Every few months one of the tires on our 2013 Elantra limited fails while driving. Our car currently has just 11,000 miles and is less than 1 year old and since we bought the car we have had 2 tires blow holes in the sidewall (months apart from each other) and a third developed a large blister. My dealer referred me to Hyundai cust svc, Hyundai customer service told me that they do not cover the tires at all and it is not their problem. Continental tire customer service told me that they manufactured the tire specifically for Hyundai and to their specifications and if there is an issue with design then I would have to pursue it through Hyundai because they do not warrant against "road hazards. " I do not feel that this is a safe vehicle for my wife to continue to drive unless this situation is addressed. Currently we have had 2 tires blow out while driving leaving my wife stranded and without a spare (vehicle does not come with a spare!) the car then needs to be towed. Oem tire brand is continental contiprocontact radial - 215/45r17 87h.

I have replaced four tires on this vehicle due to sidewall-related damage. In the first incident (the one detailed in the metadata above), the tire blew out completely, causing the vehicle to lose control. In the other three incidents, sidewall bubbles developed requiring the tire to be replaced. Forums on the internet are listing over 100 customers with this same issue; it seems to be an engineering defect relating to the size of the tire (and its low-profile nature) and the stiffness of the front suspension. I drive the same roads in two other vehicles (so hitting the same potholes and bumps), and have driven over 750,000 miles without a single blowout or impact-related damage; on this vehicle, I have had four destroyed tires in seven months and 7,200 miles of vehicle ownership.

Tmps lamp illuminates intermittently, had tire pressures checked and they are/were in compliance with manufacturers standards, the tmps continues to come on and off randomly so it is difficult to know for sure if their is a problem with a tire.

My Hyundai came with kumho tires. Just a little over a month old and one of the tires is defective. Dealer and Hyundai say it is not their problem, call the manufacturer. Tire has a ping pong ball size buldge. Manufacturer is rude and says sorry but we don't care. Sears says that all the other manufacturers they deal with (goodyear, michelin, etc) would cover but they always have problems with this company. They have many unhappy costumers but don't seem to care. I suggest Hyundai think about the fact that a supplier with this attitude also reflects badly on them.

* first occurrence: hit pot hole on highway, driver side front tire blows and rim bent. Replaced rim/tire at dealership. *second occurrence: mid-year 2014 slow leak in front passenger tire, dealership sealed/plugged. *third occurrence June 2015 hit small dip in parking lot. Two days later tire sensor light came on. Added air. Two days later, tire sensor light came on again. I added air to this tire 5 times in 8 days. Also noticed bulge in front passenger tire. Took to dealership. Both tires need replaced and car has under 40,000 miles. The tires are hankook omni 60,000 mile tire. Tires are 215/45r17. I have never had the issue with tires that I am having with this car which is 2 years and 9 months old. . Read more...

I had just owned my brand new 2013 Hyundai Elantra limited for 6 months when I hit a small pothole while crossing a bridge and the passenger side front tire blew out and the rim got dented as well. I have owned it now for 1. 5 years and have had 2 blown tires and 3 dented rims in total, all from minor potholes that had never given me any type of issue with any of my previous vehicles. I'm 39, never speed and a careful driver, I had never had this issue before. Dealership says it's because of bad new york city roads and that they are not aware of any problems but I think that the 17 inch rim and low profile tires that the Elantra limited comes with are not really compatible with the cars stiff suspension. I don't know what I'll do now, I might have to spend over 1,000. Dollars to buy new 16 inch rims and larger profile tires, I don't think this is fair after paying top dollar for a new vehicle.

Vehicle fishtails and sways when hitting a bump or a seam in the road. This happens every time. Yesterday evening I hit a seam in the road on a curve (dry pavement) and it threw me into the other lane. I'm grateful there was not a car in the other lane it would have caused an accident. Dealership states there is no recall or known issue but this is a very dangerous characteristic of this vehicle and it's going to cause great injury to an owner or passenger. In researching this problem there are many other 2013 Elantra owners experiencing this same issue.

At around 38000 miles I noticed that I was hearing a lot of noise out of the rearend of the vehicle. Thinking it was a bad wheel bearing I took it to a dealer and they said my rear tires were bald and needed replaced. I took a look at the rear tires after leaving the dealership and noticed it was a very uneven and irregular tire wear pattern so I took it back to the dealership and they told me it was because I needed to rotate my tires more often (tires were rotated every 3000 miles when oil was changed) and that was why the irregular wear on only the 2 rear tires. The wear appeared as wavy spots where the tire had no tread then right next to that it had plenty of tread left. So I gave in bought all 4 brand new tires and after 1500 miles I went ahead and rotated the tires noticing that the rear tires had already began to wear in the exact same pattern so I took it back to the dealership and they told me it was a bad set of tires. Needless to say I took it to a local tire shop and had them check the alignment on the back tires even though it is a solid rear axle. The alignment check showed that the rear wheels do not track straight and that is what is causing the rear tires to wear very fast. I took this information back to the dealership which refused to check the alignment on the rear wheels because it is a solid axle vehicle and there is no adjustment for it. They continued to blame the tires and rotation schedule for the problem. After doing more research on the web this is a known problems with the Hyundai Elantras and the dealerships refuse to fix it even knowing that problem with this particular vehicle. If a tire ends up blowing out due to the rear axle not being mounted correctly I could see that being a big problem.

I was at the local mall and I left to go to a nearby kohls, not even a milae away. I noticed that the lowtire indicator had come on and parked the car in kohls parking lot. A couple noticed me struggling with the equipped air pump and came to help. The tire wouldn't hold air and we tried a can of fix-a-flat. It didn't help either and we noticed that there was a small hole in the tire which had apparently blown out. I stopped at a nearby walmat and had to purchase a tire to get home. My husband and I stopped at the dealership early the next morning to speak to our salesman who immediately ushered us to the service manager who said " no" no problems with tires that we know sorry. The whole conversation and their customer service took about 2 minutes. I truly belive that there was an issue with the tire but they were reluctant to even discuss it. The car has less than 1200 miles. I guess it was easier to be friendly when selling than servicing.

Premature wear on inside edge of rear tires. Wheel alignment indicates that the rear wheels are at the high end of the specification but there is no adjustment. On wet or icy road conditions the car lurches from side to side losing traction shifting side to side. Tires wear out after approximately 30k multiple brands have been tried. Dealer did multiple wheel alignments and eventually provided two new tires but never fixed the problem. I know of others who have bought the same year of vehicle and had the same issue. The lurking/shifting when driving on wet or icy road is very dangerous. The tire replacement issue is costly as well. Rear tires are chambered from factory causing this issue and no adjustment capabilities. This should be a factory recall and the rear axle should be replaced to properly align the rear wheels. My first set of factory tires where evenly on the front they were measured at 8/32 tread when the rear tires where unevenly from 8/32 on the outside to 0/32 on the inside two inches into the tire tread. Fought with deal fir months and months they finally won and wore me out. I just stop going to them and replace my tires as they wear out. Very costly and dangerous for others who don't know about the lurking/shifting to drive this car. There are no after market shim kits to correct this issue either. This should be a safety recall for this vehicle as the vehicle wheel alignment is not tracking properly with no adjustment.

I purchased a new 2013 Elantra gt in may of this year. A week after taking it home the tire pressure light went off while driving. We pulled over & immediately blue link sent an alert telling me a malfunction in my tpms was found & to take the car to service ASAP. Took it to the dealership & was told that is was a simple learning failure. Reset code & was sent on my way. The next week the car did the same thing with the tpms. Back to the dealer it went. Had it scanned again. Was told nothing was wrong & they cleared the codes thru blue link. I was then told to just ignore it & it should be ok. Mostly it is just electronically interference. I parked the car & used my husbands car for a while. I start using my car & going down 295 it happened again. Pulled over & blue link sent the alert again. Called the dealership & made an appointment. I was told that they had a certified Hyundai professional technician that was going to look my car over. After 4 hrs of waiting I was given a paper asking me not to use electronics in the car as this was causing my tpms issue. They paper was dated March 2007. Really? at that point I was frustrated so I called Hyundai corp office. After an hr conversation I was told to take it to another dealership for service. So that Friday off the car went to another dealership. At the dealership I was told that the car needed an alignment bad & that my tires were over inflated by 8lbs each. So 3 hrs & a lot of patience I was told the car was all set. 20 mins after leaving the dealership the tpms light goes off again with the blue link alert to service the car ASAP. The following day back to the dealership again. This trip I was told I needed a sensor changed. 3 hrs later I leave & half way home tpms again. That's 5 times no repair. Now they can't provide me a loaner but want to keep the car overnight. Car has been parked for 2 weeks waiting.

I purchased the car in March, it was my first time buying a new car. Within the first couple of days after buying the car I noticed a few rattling and clanking noises. I believed this to be the cars moving parts, and didn't think much of it at the time, especially since I was used to driving used cars that sounded worse. After a few weeks, I noticed that the noises where noticeably louder, along with a loud knocking noise when I turned the steering wheel. The dealership that I purchased the car from (universal Hyundai in orlando) was booked up so I made an appointment at orlando Hyundai. Shortly after bringing my car in, and having the service department look at the car, I was told that the car was sold to me defective, that "the left and right inner tire rods and lock nuts were loose, threads were damaged, and the lock nuts were left loose from the factory". The service manager explained to me that this could have easily caused an accident, and that "one tire would've went one way and the other tire would've went the other way, causing your car to come to a sudden halt". This might have caused a serious accident, and knowing that I was driving that car on the highway, taking trips with my family and children, while the car was defective was very scary and upsetting. I was very excited about purchasing a new car, and hoped that I would not have to deal with these kinds of problems. I am extremely disappointed and want absolutely nothing to do with Hyundai. I have the statement from the service department stating that the factory made a mistake and I plan on filing a complaint through Hyundai and the national highway safety administration.