Body problems of the 2020 Hyundai Elantra

Five problems related to body have been reported for the 2020 Hyundai Elantra. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2020 Hyundai Elantra based on all problems reported for the 2020 Elantra.

1 Body problem

Failure Date: 05/20/2026

A few weeks ago, I was driving home on a 3-lane local state route here in NJ from a family outing on a rainy dark evening when a large portion of the body paint from the hood flaked / peeled off and somehow got stuck under the drivers side windshield wiper as they were on during the rain at highway speed. It was a large enough piece (at least 3" wide) , to not only get stuck under the wiper, but create a serious issue for me to see out the windshield where the wiper wouldn't clear my vision out of the windshield. I managed somehow to safely pull to the side of the road and get out to inspect what it was. . I was able to remove the large piece of peeling paint from under the wiper but it did ruin the edge of the wiper blade which made for a treacherous drive home and I had to replace the wiper at a later date. The paint is peeling from all over my car (hood, pillars, roof) and I've done my best to get all the loose pieces off but I'm afraid to drive it anywhere with the thought more paint will peel off with the wind & get carried to someone else driving behind me. My Hyundai Elantra is a 2020 and has only 48,526 miles currently. I contacted my local Hyundai dealer who advised me I am "out of warranty for paint coverage" and suggested I further open a case with Hyundai corporate, which I did, and was assigned a case manager who requested I take it back to my local Hyundai dealer in avenel, NJ (sansone) and have a service advisor/technician take pictures and submit them to warranty services for a "goodwill repair". Hyundai came back with a "declined" status from it being "out of warranty caused by the time in service and mileage of the vehicle" and "no goodwill assistance is being offered at this time". The estimate from Hyundai claimed it would cost approx $6,500 to have the car repainted according to the service printout. The dealership and Hyundai are both aware of many, many vehicles that entire pieces of paint are just peeling / falling off several colored cars.

2 Body problem

Failure Date: 01/28/2025

Paint is peeling off vehicle.

3 Body problem

Failure Date: 05/26/2023

Driving on a road trip, 2. 5 hours in. All doors were locked. Drove over a road change from tunnel to bridge, small bump, and dashboard started beeping and flashing that a door opened. Driver side back door (where my child was sitting) opened, air was rushing in. We had to brake ( on a highway bridge to pull over) and unlock door to get it to close again. The door popped open while still locked. Called Hyundai and they said bring it in, but we probably didn't shut it. It was absolutely shut and locked.

4 Body problem

Failure Date: 11/11/2021

My vehicle was stolen, due to known design flaws of Hyundai/kia.

5 Body problem

Failure Date: 11/29/2019

My car sold to me with out it being disclosed that it was crashed now my lka will kill you if used and the fender is obviously repainted my steering is weird and it was supposed to be new purchased at 6 miles crash reported at 0 repair completed 2/10 my purchase 2/11.


Other Structure related problems of the 2020 Hyundai Elantra

Body problems
5
Structure problems
2


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