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Chart based on 6 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2009 Hyundai Elantra 4dr Sedan
138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
parking lights come on intermittently, doors lock/unlock intermittently, trunk opens intermittently... no solution found as of yet.
76000 mi
US $800
Driver side seatbelt broke. No longer locked. Entire seatbelt assembly had to be replaced
4000 mi
US $350
bad valve stem core. new stem did not resolve - returned to shop. So far, no leak.
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
11780 mi
Slow closing front passenger window. Dealers lubed the tracks. Problem solved.
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.
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