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2009 Hyundai Elantra repairs by problem area

Engine (20%)

Transmission and Drivetrain (4%)

Brakes and Traction Control (8%)

Suspension and Steering (21%)

Electrical and Air Conditioning (35%)

Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (7%)

Other (6%)

Chart based on 101 repairs.
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2009 Hyundai Elantra repair cost distribution

$2500+ (0%)

$1000 - $2499 (3%)

$500 - $999 (9%)

$100 - $499 (26%)

< $100 (62%)

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Chart based on 76 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.

2009 Hyundai Elantra

Engine not specified

Hyundai Elantra in Ontario, Canada
May 2010 - Jun 2011
Dec 2010

13640 mi
Aux Jack on the sterio developed a poor connection. 

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2009 Hyundai Elantra 4dr Sedan

138-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD

Hyundai Elantra in Nova Scotia, Canada
Oct 2013 - Apr 2016
Sep 2014

81220 mi

C $80
Oil pan leaking due to rust. Replaced oil pan. 
Hyundai Elantra in Quebec, Canada
Dec 2012 - Oct 2021
Jan 2013

22940 mi
The immobilizer was intermittently activating preventing my car from starting. The dealership upgraded the software. Dealer cannot tell if the problem was solved. Have to wait for another episode. No power steering ESP light come on. Turn off car and star again problem disappear. The dealer upgraded the software. Dealer cannot tell if the problem was solved. Have to wait for another episode. Rattle noise in front of car on bumpy road. Strut boots had fallen down out of seats again. Reglued back into seats 
Oct 2013

29140 mi
Car sound like a taxi with 200000km. Have the two link replace after 47000km. 
Apr 2015

41420 mi

C $120
Have link kit replace by dealership 1 and half year ago. I have done almost 11000 km over that period, no waranty. I will change them myself with part that came with a lifetime waranty for 20$ less. 
Dec 2017

70680 mi

C $50
replace rear right lower control arm 
Hyundai Elantra in Ontario, Canada
Jan 2012 - Aug 2016
Apr 2015

85440 mi

C $130
replace bushings on rear stabilizer bar 
Hyundai Elantra in Manitoba, Canada
Dec 2014 - Jun 2018
Feb 2015

80880 mi

C $1118
Left rear lower bushing and both rear assistant arms needed replacement. They were noisy when vehicle was purchased. Squealing serpentine belt replaced. 
Feb 2016

87600 mi

C $200
Exterior door handle piece broke in cold weather. New replacement piece painted and installed. 
Jul 2016

98240 mi

C $160
Fan and A/C would not work at the same time. Fan only worked on high. Blower motor resistor replaced. 
Oct 2016

100940 mi

C $20
Radio would not turn on. Fuse replaced and radio rebooted. 
Feb 2018

110980 mi

C $500
Bad oil sensor replaced 
Hyundai Elantra in Washington, United States
Sep 2009 - Apr 2010
Oct 2009

340 mi
Fog light replacement. Fog light replacement 
Hyundai Elantra in Colorado, United States
May 2009 - Jan 2013
Jun 2011

36000 mi
Replaced inop CD player 
Oct 2012

57000 mi
replaced steering wheel for faulty remote audio controls Steering wheel audio controls inop- replaced steering wheel under warranty. 

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2009 Hyundai Elantra 4dr Sedan

138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD

Hyundai Elantra in California, United States
Jun 2016 - May 2018
May 2018

131000 mi

US $400
Check Engine Light was on. Two sensors where malfunctioning, one causing the oxygen/gas mixture to be performed incorrectly and causing engine roughness at times. 
Hyundai Elantra in Virginia, United States
Dec 2011 - Jul 2014
Aug 2012

44900 mi
Driver windows was making clunking noises when being closed. motor was replaced by dealer under warranty 
Jul 2014

76000 mi

US $800
Driver side seatbelt broke. No longer locked. Entire seatbelt assembly had to be replaced AC makes whistling sound when turned on 
Hyundai Elantra in Pennsylvania, United States
Mar 2018 - Jun 2018
Jun 2018

93000 mi

US $100
Rear brakes frozen due to rust. 
Hyundai Elantra in Ohio, United States
Sep 2011 - Oct 2017
Oct 2011

28000 mi

US $35
A/C blowing warm, windows fogging up - recharged depleted a/c and put dye in system to check leak 
Aug 2012

35700 mi
Leak in the ac system 
Jul 2015

71500 mi

US $160
Rear shock leaking 
Oct 2017

93000 mi

US $1700
Replace motor mount Replace all brake pads rotors Bad cell in battery - Replace water pump, timing belt 
Hyundai Elantra in Saskatchewan, Canada
Oct 2010 - Jun 2017
Jun 2015

58900 mi

C $750
Front strut leaking and was replaced 
Hyundai Elantra in Quebec, Canada
May 2016 - Oct 2017
Oct 2017

78740 mi

C $140
Car made a weird noise when turning the wheel all the way to one side. lower right ball joint replaced. 
Hyundai Elantra in Indiana, United States
Oct 2014 - Jul 2015
Nov 2014

88500 mi

US $400
Oxygen sensor need to be replaced. 
Hyundai Elantra in North Dakota, United States
Mar 2011 - Jun 2012
Oct 2011

28500 mi
clunking in rear, weak strut allowed a rock under spring, replaced under warrenty 
Hyundai Elantra in Arizona, United States
Oct 2015 - Dec 2015
Oct 2015

55000 mi

US $75
The vehicle would not start and it was determined to be the starter. It was replaced in about 2 hours by a mobile mechanic. 
Nov 2015

55300 mi

US $400
Vehicle would not start. A tow was required to get vehicle to dealer. It was determined that the oil control valve had failed. 
Dec 2015

57000 mi

US $400
Car would not start consistently. The root of the problem was never discovered. Ended up getting rid of the car. 
Hyundai Elantra in California, United States
Nov 2014 - Sep 2015
May 2015

58600 mi
Car would not start. Engine cranking but doesn't start and had to try several times 
Hyundai Elantra in New Jersey, United States
Oct 2014 - Jun 2022
Jul 2016

40200 mi

US $471
A/C condenser replacement. Evacuate & Recharge system. BACKGROUND: 2 wk's prior, shop was unable to find small freon leak. Freon recharge ONLY at that time. 
Jul 2018

54000 mi

US $350
Passenger side front window electric motor needed replacing. 
Nov 2018

57000 mi

US $482
"Check Engine" light on. Fuel/Air Ratio Sensor replaced 
Hyundai Elantra in Iowa, United States
- Oct 2009
Aug 2009

1453 mi
Loud squealing in radio assay short found, radio replaced, antenna parts replaced.  
Oct 2009

1453 mi
parking lights come on intermittently, doors lock/unlock intermittently, trunk opens intermittently... no solution found as of yet. 
Hyundai Elantra in Pennsylvania, United States
Mar 2010 - Apr 2018
Nov 2010

6500 mi

US $65
Alignment by Manbeck's Alignment Shop. Most likely car came out of alignment, I noticed wear when I rotated tires. Dealer wouldn't align under warranty. Manbecks noticed nothing indicating any physical cause of misalignment.  
Hyundai Elantra in Pennsylvania, United States
May 2010 - Jun 2015
Oct 2010

24000 mi
Cracking and or popping noises come from the rear wimdow/frame area. This seems to occur on hot dry days and when going over rough pavememt and bumps. The shop admitted that they have had similar complaints, but couldn't replicate. 
Mar 2011

34000 mi
noticed exhaust type noise towards the front of the car upon hard acceleration,thought it might be near the engine compartment. Was told they replaced an exhaust manifold gasket. On hot days the rear window makes a cracking noise when car is turned right over rough pavement or upon entering an entrance off the highway. Shop admitted the problem has been reported by other elantra owners but could not duplicate it. 
Jun 2011

39000 mi
rear window seal had to be replaced as it the rear window made awful squeaking,cracking,rattling noises on hot days when making sharp turns  
Aug 2011

42700 mi
Replaced the Front Window seal. It had been leaking a little air and water and making cracking noises, much like a previous problem with the back window. 
Jul 2013

92300 mi
the ESC system was constanty shutting off. Turnerd out to be a recall item. The brake lamp was defective causing the esc system to shut off. 
Hyundai Elantra in Minnesota, United States
Jun 2009 - Oct 2019
Jun 2012

60000 mi
ESC light was coming on intermittently. It was diagnosed as a faulty brake switch. 
Mar 2016

132000 mi

US $500
replaced front sway bar links and rear lateral links to correct clunking sounds when driving over bumps 
Jul 2017

152000 mi

US $100
Front brakes and rotors replaced. 
Hyundai Elantra in Florida, United States
Nov 2011 - Jul 2018
Feb 2014

70000 mi

US $900
Check engine light came on 
Jan 2015

56200 mi

US $660
Steering felt loose and made a "clunking" noise. 
Jul 2017

115200 mi

US $609
CEL came on unexpectedly. Replaced gas cap. 
Hyundai Elantra in Quebec, Canada
Jul 2009 - Jun 2012
Sep 2009

1240 mi
Reset Engine code P0455. System pass evap diagnostic after. EVAP Solenoid replaced 
Jan 2011

11780 mi
Slow closing front passenger window. Dealers lubed the tracks. Problem solved. 
Mar 2011

13640 mi
Defective immobilizer, car starts only 1 times on 3... sometimes less. Dealer replaced broken immobilizer keyring antenna and flashed new ECM calibration to address the issue. 
Feb 2012

19200 mi
Bad master cylinder. Brake pedal went the the floor slowly and was spongy. But still braking... 
Hyundai Elantra in Manitoba, Canada
May 2009 - Dec 2017
Dec 2010

17980 mi

C $110
Car went in for PM told brakes dry (piston guides) and need lubricating, this seems to be a common issue on Hyundais but at such low milage and 1 1/2 years old not sure if this should be considered regular maint, seems to be design issue. 
Sep 2011

24180 mi
Rear window driver side not closing completely, not running on track. rather than take to dealer even though still under warranty I pulled panel off and found a nut that had unthreaded and fallen off allowing track to move out of position. 
Dec 2011

29140 mi
replaced right rear pillow bushings 
Sep 2013

47120 mi
Recall Stop Lamp Switch replacement. It was starting to affect my ESC not always turning itself on, but Hyundai had already arranged for replacement by the time this was figured out. Replaced left front stabilizer Link. Replaced Both rear Toe adjuster and bolts. 
Jan 2014

32740 mi
Rear Suspension noisy 
Hyundai Elantra in North Carolina, United States
Apr 2009 - May 2013
Jun 2009

7000 mi
Built in MP3/CD player stopped working.Make weird noise and showing"ERROR 43"then eject the CD right out.Hyundai will replace it for free,but waiting for parts atm. 
Jul 2009

9000 mi
My mp3/CD player was broken and took to the shop. They had to order the parts. Until about two or three weeks later, the parts arrived, and they installed it. It was still covered by the warranty. Totaled $700 on the warranty. 
Jul 2010

30000 mi

US $10
power outlet stopped working. turned out to be the fused burned out. replaced and worked again. 
Hyundai Elantra in Pennsylvania, United States
Aug 2009 - Jun 2018
Apr 2012

30300 mi
windshield wiper sprayer motor stopped working. Sprayer motor covered under warranty, and after ordering part required only an hour replacing it. 
Apr 2014

53500 mi
Alarm going on and off about once every two or so days. 90$ for diagnostic and replaced a rubber button under hood that cost under $1 
Hyundai Elantra in New Jersey, United States
Apr 2009 - Sep 2017
Jul 2010

13000 mi
AC not blowing cold air. Dealer determined freon was low and recharged system. No leaks found. 
Aug 2015

51100 mi

US $250
Driver's side CV boot leaking grease necessitating replacement of drive axle on that side. 
Hyundai Elantra in Pennsylvania, United States
Sep 2009 - Jan 2012
Dec 2009

4000 mi

US $350
bad valve stem core. new stem did not resolve - returned to shop. So far, no leak. 
Jan 2010

4500 mi
Check of front susp noise and rear seat noise. Susp noise is TSB item for travel stop replacement (warranty). Rear noise actually rear window problem - bad window assy -> cold weather shrinks vehicle and window rattles in frame on sharp bumps. 
Mar 2010

6000 mi
Cont of susp problem. Long time for parts to arrive, but parts under warranty TSB. NO way to tell if problem is fixed - with warmer weather noise went away. Cont of rear window problem. Delayed repair until Suspension work was done. No parts, window simply reset in frame. NO way to tell if problem is fixed - with warmer weather noise went away. 
May 2010

7100 mi
unintended acceleration. problem not traceable. floormat checked for interference - none found. Vehicle driven by shop after check-out - no indications. No issues since, but similar yet less aggressive issues occurred 10/09 11/09 2/10 
Jan 2012

4000 mi
noise in rear 
Hyundai Elantra in Texas, United States
Sep 2009 - Nov 2021
Oct 2009

2100 mi
transmission was leaking from the fwd tranny mount bolt. Removed bolt, sealed, reinstalled bolt. car pulled right-fixed:swapped front tires. transmission leak-fixed:sealed transmission mount bolt. 
Sep 2014

53000 mi

US $15
Brake pedal switch for brake lights was intermittant. 
Hyundai Elantra in Ontario, Canada
Feb 2010 - Apr 2019
Oct 2011

22320 mi
Brake light was not working, faulty brake switch replaced under warranty. Part was in stock and it took very little time to have repaired. 
Apr 2012

28720 mi
Horn was not working. Mentioned during oil change visit but part had to be ordered. Returned the next week for horn to be replaced at no charge. 
Jun 2012

29760 mi
Engine light was on, dealer told me there was something wrong with the antennae in the ignition which communicates with the key. Fixed under warranty, 1-2 hours for the repair. 
Jul 2014

50000 mi

C $400
Had brake pads/rotors replaced and front callipers were seized and needed to be replaced as well. 
Aug 2016

68240 mi

C $20
Faulty brake light switch. I believe there is a recall on this issue so could have taken to dealer but for $20 was quicker to fix myself. Have had it replaced once in the past a few years ago under warranty, so it's the second replacement 
Mar 2017

75020 mi

C $250
Engine light came on, checked code and searched online to fix issue. Replaced oil control valve and light/code is gone. Easy part to change. 
Hyundai Elantra in Maryland, United States
Feb 2009 - Apr 2015
Oct 2014

26200 mi
the oil pan was severely rusted out. I had to wait 26 days before they corrected the problem. they were seriously overloaded with recalls for rusted out frames. I lost 10 qts. of oil that leaked out until they replaced the oil pan. 
Hyundai Elantra in Ohio, United States
May 2010 - Nov 2010
Aug 2010

12500 mi
Back window was making a popping noise. Dealer reseated window and replaced trim. Problem fixed. 
Hyundai Elantra in British Columbia, Canada
Feb 2010 - Oct 2011
Dec 2010

35960 mi
heated seat on passenger side was not working 
Apr 2011

38440 mi

C $40
There was a transaxle fluid leak when I had a transmission fluid change, that mechanic didn't seal the transmission plug properly so the dealership could not diagnose and billed me for their time. 
Oct 2011

43400 mi
The immobilizer was intermittently activating preventing my car from starting. The dealership upgraded the software, which had a bug. 
Hyundai Elantra in Alberta, Canada
Jan 2010 - Oct 2012
Feb 2010

8060 mi
Light rattle in front of car on rough road. Found strut boots had fallen down out of seats. Glued back into seats and all is well. 
May 2012

43760 mi
Ignition key pick-up coil for anti-theft developed a problem. Dealer replaced free of charge. 
Hyundai Elantra in British Columbia, Canada
Oct 2009 - Jan 2017
Aug 2011

24180 mi
An antenna coil in the immobilizer was faulty. It was replaced. Car would intermittently not start, it would turn over, but wouldn't catch. 
Hyundai Elantra in New Jersey, United States
Feb 2010 - Jun 2011
Mar 2010

25000 mi
AC no longer cold. Dealer refilled freon and replaced a seal that was broken. 
Hyundai Elantra in Ontario, Canada
Jul 2010 - Jun 2011
Sep 2010

8680 mi
Car was not reliably starting. Dealer replaced antenna coil and reprogrammed the keys. 

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