Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT has 19 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
19
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2025 | ENGINE | I've contacted Hyundai to try and do a recall repair on my Hyundai Elantra GT 2018 both through a lo... |
| Sep 30, 2025 | ENGINE | I purchased the car on April 7th, 2022 with roughly 115k miles on it and got a blinking CEL shortly ... |
| Sep 12, 2025 | ENGINE | Car was being driven home when car started shaking heavily and check engine light started flashing. ... |
| Sep 2, 2025 | ENGINE | Engine consumes large amount of oil requiring oil refill every week, without turning on check engine... |
| Jul 2, 2025 | ENGINE | It uses a lot of oil with no visible leak or reason. I put new oil in all the time. All the time! ... |
| Mar 3, 2025 | ENGINE | Engine is burning excessive amounts of oil regularly. |
| Dec 23, 2024 | ENGINE | The engine burns oil quickly which could lead to the engine blowing. I have to get more oil changes ... |
| Feb 27, 2024 | ENGINE | The engine is consuming excessive oil. The car has about 72k miles on it and I’ve owned it for almos... |
| Jan 11, 2024 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | My vehicle has 55,000 miles, and the engine completely stalled while I was driving to the dealership... |
| Jun 19, 2023 | ENGINE | I have noticed over the last year or so that the engine was burning oil. This was indicated by Expr... |
| Jan 9, 2023 | ENGINE | Engine rod bearing failure cause engine broke if You have any information please give me and hyundai... |
| May 16, 2022 | ENGINE | Engine seized and turned off unexpectedly and would not restart for hours. When it did start up a fe... |
| Apr 1, 2022 | ENGINE,LANE DEPARTURE | Oil drips on driveway. Warning sensors for blind spots disfunctional. |
| Feb 25, 2022 | ENGINE | The connecting rod bearing in cylinder 1 is bad and I noticed online alot of other models were liste... |
| Jan 4, 2022 | ENGINE | So took my car for a recall at Hyundai which it was related to a camp 966 engine monitoring. The car... |
| Dec 24, 2021 | ENGINE | At 77,000 miles, with immaculate care taken of the engine with regular maintenance (and only 2 weeks... |
| Dec 7, 2021 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2018 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while driving approximately at 40 m... |
| Dec 2, 2021 | ENGINE | On December2, 2021 I was driving on the freeway when my engine made a high pitched sound followed by... |
| Jan 29, 2021 | ENGINE | I WAS DRIVING ON A THE INTERSTATE GOING 75 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD THUMPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT RIG... |