5 complaints reported

2019 Hyundai Elantra ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
5
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Apr 2025 Crash

Engine failure believed to be related to NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V-301. Vehicle had no warning lights on message. Vehicle turned off while driving and steering wheel became stuck and vehicle jerked off road, I turned vehicle back on and it sounded like a truck and would not move again.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jul 2022
Oct 2023

High beams quit working I. Weather conditions and now high beams don’t work period and have to replace head light do to problem with assembly driver side and passenger side high beams don’t work. Vehicle engine light came on and vehicle started driving rough at times stalling while driving it. Took it to a mechanic after replacing all coils plus spark plugs vehicle still showed engine light on. It also diagnosed sensors and cam shafts, solenoids. After all work performed vehicle engine light was still on and was driving rough at times still stalling on the road. The car would stall constantly with out warning. Sometimes will start up again and sometimes it wont. Then increased oil consumption, progressing to a knocking sound, and the engine seizing and stalling. Also warning light in the instrument panel, knocking noise from the engine, reduced power or hesitation when accelerating, or the smell of burning oil. Engine shut off while driving. Now car won't start at all. Took the car to be looked at they ran all kinds of diagnostic testing, one of which came back showing my engine lost almost all compression. Bought it from dealer car was used as a rental. I am the first real owner. There was a hyndai Elantra recall for engines but I believe my car is not included and I think my car has a 2l engine. I found the information below from a search engine. "Hyundai motor America (Hyundai) is recalling 158,493 2019-2021 Elantra cars, equipped with the 2. 0l nu mpi engine".

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 2023
Apr 2023

Car stalls constantly with out warning. Sometimes will start up again and sometimes it wont. Completely stuck where its at right now and i was not notified of the recall for my 2019 hyandai elantra. Bought it from dealer that used it as a rental. I am the first owner.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Apr 2023
Mar 2022

My car stalled for no apparent reason… The warning lidhts weren’t on the dash and the oil indicator didn’t show low. I restarted it and drove home. It stalled a couple more times. The idiot lights didn’t come on again nor did it show me low oil. When I got home my son checked the oil and it was dangerously low. We added more oil and drove it again it appeared to be fine. He changed the oil just to be on the safe side. And when he restarted it all hell broke lose. He then ran a diagnostic test on it to see what was wrong. The engine was blown. I had it towed to a shop for confirmation. Yep a rod blew through the block.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Dec 2022
Feb 2021

The system that was affected was the engine, and inspection is available. We were all in seatbelts at the time of the incident. PepBoys has confirmed it is an electrical issue and they can't repair it and must be done by the original manufacturer. The warning lamps that appeared were the battery, oil, and the engine lamp. And still stops and appear everyday.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 2021

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The 2019 Hyundai Elantra has 5 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.