2017 Hyundai Elantra GT
No clear pattern 0% of complaints about the 2017 Hyundai Elantra GT arrived in its first year of service. That is an unusual figure for a 2017 vehicle, but with only 36 complaints on record the sample is too small to call it a pattern — the margin of error covers the range where ordinary vehicles sit. The figures below are reported without a verdict. The most-reported system is engine (21 complaints), typically at 4.9 yr or about 85,000 miles.
- Complaints
- 36
- Median age at failure
- 7.2 yr
- Median mileage
- 90,000 n=8
- Crash / fire / tow
- 11.1% of reports
- Safety recalls
- 0
Engine 61,000 mi 3.1 yr in service
3RD CYLINDER PISTON FELL APART INSIDE IS MOTOR . CAR ONLY HAS 61,000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS ON HIGHWAY
Engine 85,000 mi 3.8 yr in service crash / fire / tow
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO VILES AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (905 CALLAHAN DR, KNOXVILLE, TN 37912) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Engine 77,000 mi 3.8 yr in service
AT 77,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING, DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. ENGINE SHUT OFF, LOUD NOISE CAME FROM ENGINE, OBVIOUS ENGINE FAILURE NOT SURE IF FROM FUEL PUMP. CAR HAD REGULAR SERVICE MAINTENANCE. NOT UNDER HYUNDAI 100K WARRANTY SINCE I AM THE SECOND OWNER. CEASED ENGINE RELATED TO OIL - MOST LIKELY FAILED OIL PUMP.