2018 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT

2 recalls — 71 complaints

18V891000 Dec 14, 2018
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
Defect Description
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT vehicles. The panoramic sunroof motor may be incorrectly programmed, preventing the sunroof from detecting an obstacle while closing.
Consequence
If the sunroof does not detect an obstacle while closing and then retract, there could be an increased risk of injury.
Remedy
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the panoramic sunroof, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 5, 2019. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 179.
86 vehicles affected
Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
18V891000 Dec 14, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Defect Description
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT vehicles. The panoramic sunroof motor may be incorrectly programmed, preventing the sunroof from detecting an obstacle while closing.
Consequence
If the sunroof does not detect an obstacle while closing and then retract, there could be an increased risk of injury.
Remedy
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the panoramic sunroof, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 5, 2019. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 179.
86 vehicles affected
Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America

Complaint Statistics

71 total complaints 1 fires 1 injuries

Top Reported Components

ComponentComplaints
ENGINE27
UNKNOWN OR OTHER6
SERVICE BRAKES4
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM4
POWER TRAIN4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4
EXTERIOR LIGHTING3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION2
ENGINE Jan 16, 2026
Incident date: Sep 2, 2025
Engine consumes large amount of oil requiring oil refill every week, without turning on check engine and/or engine oil light. Raising the chances to cause accidents due to engine failure while driving, and requiring mechanical intervention to rebuild the engine or a total engine swap. There are over... Read more
ENGINE Jan 14, 2026
Incident date: Dec 13, 2025
I've contacted Hyundai to try and do a recall repair on my Hyundai Elantra GT 2018 both through a local dealership (Planet Hyundai in Golden, CO) and Hyundai corporate. The engine is stalling and knocking very bad to the point where it's no longer drivable. It's burning oil non-stop and I am constan... Read more
ENGINE Jan 13, 2026
Incident date: Sep 30, 2025
I purchased the car on April 7th, 2022 with roughly 115k miles on it and got a blinking CEL shortly after. The engine was listed as a recall and was swapped with 115,610 miles on it directly after the swap. During this, the Hyundai dealership representative called Hyundai's engineer department twice... Read more
ENGINE Oct 30, 2025
Incident date: Sep 12, 2025
Car was being driven home when car started shaking heavily and check engine light started flashing. Car had been needing 1qt of oil every 600-800 miles, depending on drive (highway would go longer). Pulled off to the side and plugged in code reader - found that cylinder 3 misfired and catalyst syste... Read more
ENGINE Sep 12, 2025
Incident date: Mar 3, 2025
Engine is burning excessive amounts of oil regularly.
ENGINE Jul 29, 2025
Incident date: Jul 28, 2025
In mid-2024, the vehicle experienced a flashing check engine light. I brought it to Murfreesboro Hyundai (TN), where they confirmed the oil was low and started an oil consumption test. A bearing clearance test (BCT) was also performed and passed. After back-and-forth over several weeks, I was told t... Read more
POWER TRAIN Jul 29, 2025
Incident date: Jul 28, 2025
In mid-2024, the vehicle experienced a flashing check engine light. I brought it to Murfreesboro Hyundai (TN), where they confirmed the oil was low and started an oil consumption test. A bearing clearance test (BCT) was also performed and passed. After back-and-forth over several weeks, I was told t... Read more
ENGINE Jul 2, 2025
Incident date: Jul 2, 2025
It uses a lot of oil with no visible leak or reason. I put new oil in all the time. All the time! For two years since buying it used. Warning light does not come on till it's out. Car is hot, of course, and stops running in the middle of the road. I see there is a recall on some elantras for o... Read more
SERVICE BRAKES Mar 11, 2025
Incident date: Nov 2, 2024
when moving during heavy traffic the car, when braking, will suddenly stop or stop heavily at slow speeds. this causes passengers to be jolted as well as following cars. possible rear end collision is the effect as well. passenger safety of accident is a concern. no warning or indication has been sh... Read more
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING Mar 11, 2025
Incident date: Nov 2, 2024
when moving during heavy traffic the car, when braking, will suddenly stop or stop heavily at slow speeds. this causes passengers to be jolted as well as following cars. possible rear end collision is the effect as well. passenger safety of accident is a concern. no warning or indication has been sh... Read more
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Mar 11, 2025
Incident date: Nov 8, 2024
when i was in the rear seat and closed left side door, i found myself stuck. the window would not go down from switch as well so i could not use outside handle for exit. after climbing to other side of backseat with my physical impairment (difficult in tight space backseat) i exited and checked out... Read more
UNKNOWN OR OTHER Mar 11, 2025
Incident date: Nov 8, 2024
when i was in the rear seat and closed left side door, i found myself stuck. the window would not go down from switch as well so i could not use outside handle for exit. after climbing to other side of backseat with my physical impairment (difficult in tight space backseat) i exited and checked out... Read more
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Mar 8, 2025
Incident date: Jun 27, 2024
On 6/27/24 while starting my car in the morning an ABS failure light came on, various other system failure lights came on and have stayed on since that day including Cruise Control and Auto Hold. My car only had 33,250 miles on it! I purchased for an OBDII Reader hoping the failure was just a Wheel... Read more
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL Mar 8, 2025
Incident date: Jun 27, 2024
On 6/27/24 while starting my car in the morning an ABS failure light came on, various other system failure lights came on and have stayed on since that day including Cruise Control and Auto Hold. My car only had 33,250 miles on it! I purchased for an OBDII Reader hoping the failure was just a Wheel... Read more
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING Mar 8, 2025
Incident date: Jun 27, 2024
On 6/27/24 while starting my car in the morning an ABS failure light came on, various other system failure lights came on and have stayed on since that day including Cruise Control and Auto Hold. My car only had 33,250 miles on it! I purchased for an OBDII Reader hoping the failure was just a Wheel... Read more
ENGINE Dec 23, 2024
Incident date: Dec 23, 2024
The engine burns oil quickly which could lead to the engine blowing. I have to get more oil changes than average to the engine burning oil.
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL Aug 7, 2024
Incident date: Aug 3, 2024
Parked car on street (facing slightly uphill) on Saturday morning, neutral weather conditions. Upon starting car several hours later, yellow warning lights were displayed for Collision Avoidance, ABS, and Stability Control. Yellow Auto Hold light was illuminated and could not be shut off. Message pa... Read more
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS Aug 7, 2024
Incident date: Aug 3, 2024
Parked car on street (facing slightly uphill) on Saturday morning, neutral weather conditions. Upon starting car several hours later, yellow warning lights were displayed for Collision Avoidance, ABS, and Stability Control. Yellow Auto Hold light was illuminated and could not be shut off. Message pa... Read more
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING Aug 7, 2024
Incident date: Aug 3, 2024
Parked car on street (facing slightly uphill) on Saturday morning, neutral weather conditions. Upon starting car several hours later, yellow warning lights were displayed for Collision Avoidance, ABS, and Stability Control. Yellow Auto Hold light was illuminated and could not be shut off. Message pa... Read more
UNKNOWN OR OTHER Jul 29, 2024
Incident date: Jul 29, 2024
When driving the car home from the store. The car started to vibrate, and no lights came on then then I got to a stop light and the car didn't want to go when i was pushing the gas pedal tried it a few times the check engine light came on and was flashing then the car went, and the engine light went... Read more
ENGINE Feb 27, 2024
Incident date: Feb 27, 2024
The engine is consuming excessive oil. The car has about 72k miles on it and I’ve owned it for almost 4 years. I called corporate Hyundai to tell them what’s going on after having multiple recalls fixed at the dealership, I was allowed to drive off the lot with no oil in my vehicle. Upon getting... Read more
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Jan 26, 2024
Incident date: Jan 11, 2024
My vehicle has 55,000 miles, and the engine completely stalled while I was driving to the dealership to get it looked at. I had my oil change done 01/04/2024, and barely drove it since I dropped it off 01/11/2024. After weeks of waiting on any update, I was finally contacted that today, 01/26/2024, ... Read more
ENGINE Jan 26, 2024
Incident date: Jan 11, 2024
My vehicle has 55,000 miles, and the engine completely stalled while I was driving to the dealership to get it looked at. I had my oil change done 01/04/2024, and barely drove it since I dropped it off 01/11/2024. After weeks of waiting on any update, I was finally contacted that today, 01/26/2024, ... Read more
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Jan 12, 2024
Incident date: May 1, 2023
The contact owned a 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT. The contact stated on one occasion, while driving the transmission locked up at two stop lights while in neutral (N) and stalled. The vehicle was able to restart. Additionally, the contact stated that while powered off, and being towed in Neutral (N) by ... Read more
Fire 1 injured
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Nov 27, 2023
Incident date: Nov 26, 2023
Engine, power train, malfunction changing my speed control. No warning lights, first ticking noise from engine then knocking loud noise from engine. Noticed ticking about 4 days ago at first, today on freeway going 60-70 mph just changed to loud knocking, immediately engine warning starts to flash o... Read more
POWER TRAIN Nov 27, 2023
Incident date: Nov 26, 2023
Engine, power train, malfunction changing my speed control. No warning lights, first ticking noise from engine then knocking loud noise from engine. Noticed ticking about 4 days ago at first, today on freeway going 60-70 mph just changed to loud knocking, immediately engine warning starts to flash o... Read more
ENGINE Nov 27, 2023
Incident date: Nov 26, 2023
Engine, power train, malfunction changing my speed control. No warning lights, first ticking noise from engine then knocking loud noise from engine. Noticed ticking about 4 days ago at first, today on freeway going 60-70 mph just changed to loud knocking, immediately engine warning starts to flash o... Read more
ENGINE Jun 19, 2023
Incident date: Jun 19, 2023
I have noticed over the last year or so that the engine was burning oil. This was indicated by Express Oil Change multiple times during oil changes, including today. The oil level today didn't even register on the dipstick, so it seems this is getting worse. I can get oil change records on reques... Read more
ENGINE May 15, 2023
Incident date: Apr 30, 2023
My 2018 ELANTRAGT was stolen due to Hundaes ineptitude and refusal to put in proper safety features. My car has been recovered but Hyundai does not have enough parts to supply this current crisis so my car will be in the shop for a minimum six weeks prior to being sent back to Hyundai dealership for... Read more
STEERING May 15, 2023
Incident date: Apr 30, 2023
My 2018 ELANTRAGT was stolen due to Hundaes ineptitude and refusal to put in proper safety features. My car has been recovered but Hyundai does not have enough parts to supply this current crisis so my car will be in the shop for a minimum six weeks prior to being sent back to Hyundai dealership for... Read more
ENGINE Jan 9, 2023
Incident date: Jan 9, 2023
Engine rod bearing failure cause engine broke if You have any information please give me and hyundai have a recall for knock sensor they cause a premature engine failure cause Fire in most of the case
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION Dec 17, 2022
Incident date: Nov 19, 2022
The collision warning system has failed 4 or 5 times since I bought the car new in March of 2019. When the system stops working, the warning "Check BSD" appears on the driver's display. A couple of times the system started working without service. Other times service was required. The last time Hyu... Read more
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS Dec 17, 2022
Incident date: Nov 19, 2022
The collision warning system has failed 4 or 5 times since I bought the car new in March of 2019. When the system stops working, the warning "Check BSD" appears on the driver's display. A couple of times the system started working without service. Other times service was required. The last time Hyu... Read more
BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING Dec 17, 2022
Incident date: Nov 19, 2022
The collision warning system has failed 4 or 5 times since I bought the car new in March of 2019. When the system stops working, the warning "Check BSD" appears on the driver's display. A couple of times the system started working without service. Other times service was required. The last time Hyu... Read more
POWER TRAIN Oct 5, 2022
Incident date: Sep 30, 2022
We were driving the car and all of a sudden it would only go 30 mph and starting making a noise, pulled over and car would not go anymore. I took to a shop authorized from my carmax care program and it was diagnosed as rod bearings broken in the engine. This is a know issue with this model and Hyun... Read more
ENGINE Oct 5, 2022
Incident date: Sep 30, 2022
We were driving the car and all of a sudden it would only go 30 mph and starting making a noise, pulled over and car would not go anymore. I took to a shop authorized from my carmax care program and it was diagnosed as rod bearings broken in the engine. This is a know issue with this model and Hyun... Read more
TIRES:SIDEWALL Jul 29, 2022
Incident date: Jul 15, 2022
My vehicle is a 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT sport. The side walls on the Hankook Ventis S1 Noble 2 tires are cracking. The tires lose air constantly and cannot be driven on for a fear of a blowout. There has been a recall for this same make and model of tire just not this size for the same problem. This... Read more
ENGINE Jul 23, 2022
Incident date: Jul 11, 2022
On July 11, 2022 I was driving home when the MIL warning started flashing on my dashboard, and then my car began to stall. I was able to drive the car home and then have it towed to a local shop, who said that my oil was nearly gone and refilled it. The shop recommended that I take my car to the Hyu... Read more
UNKNOWN OR OTHER Jul 23, 2022
Incident date: Jul 11, 2022
On July 11, 2022 I was driving home when the MIL warning started flashing on my dashboard, and then my car began to stall. I was able to drive the car home and then have it towed to a local shop, who said that my oil was nearly gone and refilled it. The shop recommended that I take my car to the Hyu... Read more
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Jul 23, 2022
Incident date: Jul 11, 2022
On July 11, 2022 I was driving home when the MIL warning started flashing on my dashboard, and then my car began to stall. I was able to drive the car home and then have it towed to a local shop, who said that my oil was nearly gone and refilled it. The shop recommended that I take my car to the Hyu... Read more
ENGINE Jun 2, 2022
Incident date: May 16, 2022
Engine seized and turned off unexpectedly and would not restart for hours. When it did start up a few seconds later it turned off again without driving this time. The battery, gas and oil were fine. It is now very very noisy and undrivable. There was a light ticking prior, but nothing concerning or ... Read more
POWER TRAIN May 5, 2022
Incident date: Apr 28, 2022
On Thursday evening, 4/28/22, I noticed engine knocking, and engine died while driving. Checked oil, and there was no oil in the car. Added oil, drove car to work the following day. Still engine noise, and dying on freeway. I never had any "check engine" or "low oil" warning lights come on to al... Read more
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION Apr 27, 2022
Incident date: Apr 1, 2022
Oil drips on driveway. Warning sensors for blind spots disfunctional.
ENGINE Apr 27, 2022
Incident date: Apr 1, 2022
Oil drips on driveway. Warning sensors for blind spots disfunctional.
ENGINE Mar 17, 2022
Incident date: Feb 25, 2022
The connecting rod bearing in cylinder 1 is bad and I noticed online alot of other models were listed with the same problem but not my model. My engine block needs to be replaced. Car has not been inspected by hyundai but just a licensed local mechanic because the dealerships said it would be months... Read more
ENGINE Jan 4, 2022
Incident date: Jan 4, 2022
So took my car for a recall at Hyundai which it was related to a camp 966 engine monitoring. The car has been turning off multiple times so took it to them and they told me it needs a new engine at only 60,000 miles on it.
ENGINE Jan 3, 2022
Incident date: Dec 24, 2021
At 77,000 miles, with immaculate care taken of the engine with regular maintenance (and only 2 weeks since the previous oil change), the engine failed at the end of an 11.5 hour road trip and left me stranded on the side of a busy highway. This vehicle has the Hyundai Nu 2.0 GDi engine, which has be... Read more
ENGINE Dec 27, 2021
Incident date: Dec 2, 2021
On December2, 2021 I was driving on the freeway when my engine made a high pitched sound followed by a banging sound inside the engine. There were no warning messages or symptoms prior to the incident. I immediately pulled off the freeway as much as I could. Then the engine just quit running. It was... Read more
ENGINE Dec 10, 2021
Incident date: Dec 7, 2021
The contact owns a 2018 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while driving approximately at 40 mph a loud ticking noise was suddenly present coming from the engine compartment and the vehicle would not properly accelerate. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the engine w... Read more
UNKNOWN OR OTHER Dec 6, 2021
Incident date: Nov 26, 2021
Driving down the freeway when my engine starting making strange noise before a boom occurred from the front of the car and completely shut off. No warning lights either

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EPA Fuel Economy — 2018 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT

Trim / Engine City MPG Highway MPG Combined MPG Fuel Type Annual Fuel Cost
2.0L 4-cyl, Automatic (S6) (Front-Wheel Drive) 24.0 32.0 27.0 Regular $2,200
2.0L 4-cyl, Manual 6-spd (Front-Wheel Drive) 23.0 31.0 26.0 Regular $2,300
1.6L 4-cyl, Automatic (AM7) (Front-Wheel Drive) 26.0 32.0 28.0 Regular $2,150
1.6L 4-cyl, Manual 6-spd (Front-Wheel Drive) 22.0 29.0 25.0 Regular $2,400

CO2 Emissions: 327.0 g/mile (Large Cars)

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Actual fuel economy may vary based on driving conditions.

HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT across all model years (2018–2018).

2 Total Recalls
147 Total Complaints
0 Investigations
0 Reported Crashes
1 Reported Fires
0 Reported Deaths

HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT — Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year Recalls Complaints
2020 0 9 View
2019 0 16 View
2018 (current) 2 71
2017 0 25 View
2016 0 9 View
2015 0 1 View
2014 0 10 View
2013 0 6 View

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