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Chart based on 45 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2011 Hyundai Elantra Touring
Engine not specified
20000 mi
Creaking noise in back, replaced shock assy., and welded floor in cargo bay
Door handle, interior right, front cracked (plastic)
17000 mi
The leather wrapping on the steering wheel started peeling off after about 6 months. Dealer replaced under warranty without charge.
167000 mi
US $165
Interior driver's door handle gearing broke.
49000 mi
US $35
This car has a noisy interior. Some of it has been traced to the loose parts under the floor "panel," such as the hard foam parts surrounding the spare tire and tools. These rattle and bump while driving.
16120 mi
creaks, squeaks, rattles started by 7000km. Car has been to dealership about 12x for same issues since Feb 2012. Dealership has tried everything to resolve and agrees noise is excessive. Working with dealership to find comparable trade.
Not really a cosmetic issue. Chronic fuel door non-release (unlocks, but a thin object such as a key is required to open door). Lubricated by dealer, the problem persists but only manifests itself on an occasional basis.
C $1139
Shattered front driver's-side inner fender sleeve due to -30 degrees. Consequent exposure of internal front bumper surface along bottom of wheel well resulted in accumulation of compacted snow/ice at that corner, cracking bumper bottom.
2000 mi
Broken drivers side sun visior
27280 mi
Defective sunvisor. Minor problem.
13200 mi
Rattling noise at idle. Suspected cause was installation of performance springs during September 2010. Adjustment made, rattle gone.
16000 mi
Water leaked into area where spare tire is stored in trunk. There are two rubber grommets in this area for drainage and one appears to have been defective and allowed water to pool below the spare.
20000 mi
Water leaked into rear spare tire compartment for at least the second time I've noticed. Removed grommets and sealed them with a heavier grade silicone.
27300 mi
Black trim on roof had faded and peeled exposing metal underneath on both sides of the vehicle. Trim replaced with updated trim made of a different material all together.
36400 mi
Inboard, passenger side, dash louver was replaced. Prior to repair, this vent had been stuck in the closed position.
Loud squeeking noise in the rear - turned out to be one of the rear tail lights; housing. Tape was installed between the housing and the body.
15000 mi
The plastic cover on the vanity mirror broke and fell down. First, it was hanging and dealer said it wasn't covered by warranty. I called Hyundai corporate line and they said it was covered. Finally they replaced the whole sunvisor.
29000 mi
US $400
window regulator
97200 mi
US $30
Interior door handle failed
3100 mi
'Fish eyes' in rear glass.
28520 mi
rubber trim peeling off roof
12090 mi
Fuel door was sticking and eventually would not release by itself. Dealer adjusted the release cable. This is a known issue.
37200 mi
Roof rail coating was peeling off
14200 mi
Adhesive strip on roof by roof rails peeling. New strip replaced by dealer. Required a second repair trip because they initially ordered the wrong part.
19000 mi
Passenger-side door handle coming loose, trim peeling causing cuts on hand when opening.
21000 mi
Passenger side sunvisor, vanity mirror cover broke at hinge. Ordered and replaced sunvisor.
8000 mi
Also had some loud squeaking from the rear hatch. Mechanic found one of the rear hatch pistons had excessive play. Dealership ordered a new piston for the hatch.
38500 mi
The piston for the hatch also came in but they decided it wasn't the piston causing the noise. They said it was coming from the hatch itself and they want me to bring the car back in so they can send it to the bodyshop to diagnose.
20200 mi
US $241
Front bumper cover tab snapped off now the passenger side of the bumper cover hangs. Doing battle with Hyundai for them to cover this under the warranty.
24340 mi
removed roof liner to repair lose piece that was squeaking / rattling
43000 mi
Body moulding became loose due to heat in southern sun. Dealer repaired under warranty.
76300 mi
Hyundai recall: replace door handles due to material peeling
1000 mi
Rusting trunk hinges replaced, trunk and hinges painted.
16000 mi
Roof molding disintegrated - replaced under warranty
21000 mi
Plastic cargo net in trunk snapped off
25000 mi
Inside handle for hatch broke off. Replaced under warranty.
28700 mi
US $280
Roof gutter cover disintegrated
83000 mi
US $300
The windshield trim disintegrated - like various other bits of exterior trim. Like the window weatherstripping, I felt we needed to replace them to avoid trapping water inside the exterior and causing rust.
Steering wheel cover missing stitches from factory.
11300 mi
New steering wheel cover installed.
49600 mi
Intermittent buzzing noise at certain speeds from headliner near front windows. Had to take it in 3 times and on the third time had a service tech ride with me so we could pin down the noise. Headliner backing finally replaced. Noise gone. Interior hatch handle fell out. Replaced under warranty. Fell out within a week. Replaced again and so far so good.
154 mi
Purchased new, missing one pin-stripe (dealer installed) and rear hatch finger pull cup fell out.
Rug on passenger front not stay inside interior trim. Dealer installed a new rug.
100 mi
leak in the back roof. brake light casing was defective..dealer replaced
11000 mi
Rattling sound coming from under drivers side dash they acknowledged the problem but needed more time to try and fix it.
bringing car in on jan18,2010
15000 mi
rattle/creaking/crunching sound is still there. I have Hyundai usa involved now. this has not been fun. service dept had someone try to remove the scratches they caused and made it worse by applying some unknown paint..it started to peel and chip off..now whole dash is being replaced
15000 mi
Hyundai has bought back my 2009 touring and replaced it with a 2010 Touring (same color and options). thank god they did this as i was losing my mind over it. i must say they were very good about it and i only had to ask once.
32000 mi
Driver side power window fell into door. 3 weeks for part to be delivered from Korea.
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