FaultScore

2019 Hyundai Elantra transmission problems

11 of the 330 complaints about the 2019 Hyundai Elantra are about the transmission — 3% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 63,000 miles.

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Complaints

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Crashes

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Fires

0

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Power Train 10 90.9%
Automatic Transmission 1 9.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain across every Hyundai Elantra year

1994 10 1.7%
1995 19 3.2%
1996 20 3.3%
1997 34 5.7%
1998 13 2.2%
1999 45 7.5%
2000 22 3.7%
2001 16 2.7%
2002 17 2.8%
2007 10 1.7%
2008 30 5.0%
2010 32 5.3%
2011 21 3.5%
2012 40 6.7%
2013 57 9.5%
2014 21 3.5%
2015 18 3.0%
2016 31 5.2%
2017 62 10.4%
2018 24 4.0%
2019 11 1.8%
2020 46 7.7%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

at 116,421 miles North Fond Du Lac, WI

POWER TRAIN

The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that the high-beam headlights were inoperable. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving at 15-20 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road. The vehicle was able to restart and was driven to the auto body repair shop, where it was recently repaired due to front bumper damage sustained in an accident. The auto body repair shop then towed the vehicle to the dealer, where DTC: P0017 and P0014 were retrieved. The dealer informed the contact that a visual inspection was needed to confirm whether the failure was related to the Continuously Variable Valve Timing (CVVT). The vehicle was not yet diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 116,421.

NHTSA complaint #11723605 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Crown Point, IN

POWER TRAIN

I own a 2019 Hyundai Elantra Value Edition . 2.0L 1999CC L4. A few weeks ago we started with really cold/snowy weather and as I’m driving I’ve noticed weird knocking sound that sounds like a Ford F250 starting up. Today while stopped in traffic with the vehicle idling, the 2019 Hyundai Elantra cut off into the battery mode as if I just have my car running off of my battery (ex: roll windows up) and all of the lights on the dash board on. I put my car on the break to turn my car off and it went back into drive mode, it didn’t shut off. I tried accelerating my car went no where, within a few minutes it did it multiple times. I called the local dealer and was informed that there were no recalls associated with the VIN. I let Hyundai Webb aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 197,000.

NHTSA complaint #11706302 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Waynesburg, OH

POWER TRAIN

Excessive oil consumption, shudder in motor while driving . Check engine light cam on. Visibility in headlights very low and high beams only working sometimes.

NHTSA complaint #11660084 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Kingman, AZ

POWER TRAIN

My car started hesitating when shifting gears in smart and normal mode smelled like something was burning. Car only drives in sport mode, shifts hard, engine lags, and the check engine light has not come on. This is the second incident with this car. The first time I lost all power to the car and the entire electrical system shut down, when it was towed to the dealership they said nothing was wrong with it. I keep up on all the maintenance.

NHTSA complaint #11651061 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Vinton, VA

POWER TRAIN

My car has randomly shut off 2 times in the last 48-72 hours. The first time in happened was a stop light, while idling the vehicle shutoff and restarted. The second time it happened was while actively driving the vehicle approximately 30 MPH. The vehicle has been taken to a local dealership and they are unable to figure out why this is happening. there is no check engine light or any other warning lights present both times this has happened. This is a huge risk for this to happen while the car is actually in motion.

NHTSA complaint #11546777 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Greenville, KY

POWER TRAIN

Vehicle has rough idle on start up that will vibrate and shake the car. It could be felt in the driver seat. RPMs range 2000-1000 when the rough idle is present. It has been taken to dealership and as expected they claim they cannot reproduce issues. Car has. 55,000 miles.

NHTSA complaint #11513795 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Greenville, KY

POWER TRAIN

The vehicle has experienced multiple hard and delayed transmission changes. Both up and downshift will jerk and had hard gear changes. Cold or warmed up the transmission will exhibit this issue. In regular or sport mode the issue is present.

NHTSA complaint #11513796 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 63,000 miles Stockton, CA

POWER TRAIN

The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated while driving 60-70 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle hesitated to respond. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that they could not duplicate the failure. However, the independent mechanic informed the contact that the failure could be associated with NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V301000 (Engine). The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000.

NHTSA complaint #11484720 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Phoenix, AZ

POWER TRAIN

Trouble code:P0011 Mechanic replaced timing soliend. On driving car home, the engine began shutting down. Took back to mechanic who stated he could not get the engine to repeat trouble. Continue to drive and see what happens. Continued to drive but engine shut down got continuously worse and there is a sound like a fan blade is knocking against something (best way I can describe the noise)which is intermittent. Headlights are very dim. This was noticed late last year. It got so bad that I started to Google it and found there are other companies about this online including that the high beams don't work at all .

NHTSA complaint #11473471 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Eucha, OK

POWER TRAIN

MY REAR AXLE HAS LOAD NOISE WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT'S WINDING AND SOUNDING LIKE AN OVERSIZED SEMI.

NHTSA complaint #11384425 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 13,500 miles Barranquitas, PR

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

SEAT BELT SENSOR ACTIVATES WITH VERY LITTLE WEIGHT IN THE SEAT (LESS THAN 10 LBS) THE ALARMS CONTINUES TO GO OFF EVEN WHEN THE SEAT IS EMPTY. IVT TRANSMISSION KNOWN BY CVT. I SKATE WHEN I SLOWLY ACCELERATE IN OCCASIONS APROXMATE 5 TO 20 SECONDS. GIVES ME A SLIGHT HIT IN THE TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA complaint #11309300 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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