Hyundai Elantra owners have reported 417 exterior lighting related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 19 most common exterior lighting problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's exterior lighting (190 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's headlights (75 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
The passenger side headlight has significant condensation inside the housing. The car is slightly over five years old, with 40,000 miles it was rarely driven the first year due to the pandemic. I have seen there is a TSB regarding the headlights, but clearly this is a far more significant issue Read details...
The vehicle suffered a total, simultaneous failure of both low-beam and high-beam headlights due to a known manufacturer defect involving internal wiring and melted pigtail sockets. This matches the failure pattern described in Hyundai TSB 20-be-004h and service campaign t5g (TSB 21-01-004h). Read details...
The rear brake lights keep blowing out every month! since there's no indications on the instrument cluster that my rear brake lights are out, the police and fellow drivers are the ones to tell me the lights are out. Not safe when both brake lights are out! Read details...
The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the brake light was illuminated, and the brake pedal stopper pad detached. The dealer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. Read details...
The rear lights, brake and tail lights , burn out frequently. Now the brake light wiring has melted. Had it repaired twice!! Read details...