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2012 Hyundai Elantra drivetrain & axles problems

40 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2012 Hyundai Elantra, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
40 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
29,000 miles 32 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2012 Hyundai Elantra Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 29,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 11 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 29,000 miles
Based on 32 complaints that include mileage. 75% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles11
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 32 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 29,000 miles, and 75% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

While pulling onto a city street away from a curb, the car lunged forward and would not continue to drive.I checked to see if the gear selector had jumped out of d to n. Did not. Tried to continue down the street, and the car did the same thing at different intervals. Transmission would not shift properly out of 1st gear. Rpm's and engine continued to operate, but transmission was continuing to grind, bang, jump and not shift.

Reported at 6,464 miles, September 2011

Almost every time I have started the vehicle and placed in drive from reversing out of my driveway, the vehicle jolts and seems that transmission is lagging or changing gears abruptly. The service engine light went on and I had made an appointment. When I took it in for inspection, the dealer said they could not recreate what I was talking describing. In addition, when I drive the power steering has had some issues. It has never drove in a straight line after two alignments. And it can be tough to turn the wheel.

Reported at 18,000 miles, December 2012

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