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My 2013 Elantra had the engine blow twice despite regular maintenance. Once at 60k, another at 105k. First replacement was under warranty, second wasn't since it was 5k over their power train warranty. Would take more than the car was worth to fix it, so I sold it for dirt cheap despite it otherwise being in great condition.
My brother's 2015 elantra's paint started peeling off everywhere 2 years after buying it. He took it in and got it covered under warranty after arguing with them, only for the paint to start peeling again immediately after they fixed it. His door handle recently stopped working too.
The recently settled engine lawsuit even goes all the way up to 2021 for some models. Definitely after 2010 anyways.
And that's not even mentioning all the other random recalls they've had over things like fire risks (like one in the oil pump, you know, one of the few things in a car you don't want to be a fire risk) and the whole fiasco with them being easy to steal. I haven't looked into the reliability of their electric vehicles, but I wouldn't be shocked if they're not much better.
It's great if your Hyundais are performing well and not dealing with random quality issues, but I refuse to touch them with a 10ft pole anymore.
Oh wow. Yeah that's pretty rough. Yeah, my elantra also had that fire risk recall - and the dealership said it'd take 4 weeks for them to get the parts to fix it (despite it being a massive recall).
Fair enough!