Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Hyundai Elantra has 36 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
36
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I am writing to formally report a safety concern regarding my 2018 Hyundai Elantra. The vehicle has ... |
| Oct 21, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | We were heading back to Ohio at Mile marker 8 75N Kentucky when we heard a boom. Then we saw smoke a... |
| Apr 1, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Initial Fault Code: P0303 Replaced all 4 spark plugs and all 4 ignition coils. The check engine li... |
| Aug 27, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | My husband filed a complaint about the lighting on his Hyundai sonata and I have a Hyundai Elantra t... |
| Jun 20, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | This has happened a couple of times where in the middle of driving, my car automatically shuts off, ... |
| Mar 19, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE | CAR DOESNT REGISTER MAPS WELL FREEZES DASHBOARD GPS LIGHTS FLICKER. KEEPS MAKING NOISE BEEPING REQUE... |
| Mar 12, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE | ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 45 MPH TRIED TO SPEED UP AND SWITCH LANES AS I PRESSED THE GAS YOU CAN HE... |
| Mar 1, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | MY 2018 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WENT FROM 50 MPH TO 0 IN SECONDS. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROA... |
| Jan 31, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | So my 2018 Hyundai elantra has had the ignition/starter coils go bad now for the third time, the fir... |
| Dec 1, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2018 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while a friend was driving the vehi... |
| Nov 8, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Car isn’t starting just changed the started two years ago after it failed now it’s not starting we h... |
| Aug 9, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | MY HYUNDAI ELANTRA IS A LEMON. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ACCELERATING PROBLEMS, STALLING PROBLEMS FRESH FRO... |
| Aug 3, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING, HEARD A LOUD POP THEN SMOKE CAME FROM THE ENGINE. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FLASHED THEN... |
| Aug 1, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | UNKNOWN- intermittently - multiple times a day for the last month the car starts making clicking noi... |
| Jun 17, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,ENGINE | First, the plastic around wheel wells began to come out, then other parts of underneath near the ski... |
| Jan 24, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS | Passenger seatbelt alarm will sound randomly even when nobody is in the passenger seat. |
| Dec 2, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | My car was stolen because of how easy it is to start it without a key. |
| Oct 12, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Financed last year (2021) at 38,000 miles, financing a vehicle i wish I knew to do research before ... |
| Sep 15, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | The car has a security vulnerability where the car is able to start without the key being present. A... |
| Jul 23, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS,ENGINE | My Elantra was taken by theft. Rear driver side door broken. Ignition harness torn apart and the car... |