r/Elantra

Looking for a used car and come across this, 2017 Elantra limited with 120k miles, should I buy it?

Indiana, has a bit of rust on rear quarter.

Asking around 7.8k

I'm worried about engine problems and other major problems.

What should I look for if buying?

TIA

I'm planning on saving up for about a year so I can buy a new Elantra outright no car payment is the goal. I'm in my 30's and deciding on either just a higher trim level Elantra or the Elantra N. Not sure which vehicle is going to be the better investment over the long term. Any current Elantra owners care to chime in. It would be my daily.

I had a 2013 Elantra until 3 days ago when i hit an animal. im looking at getting another commuter car. I’ve seen other Elantras for sale for decent prices. so my question is what years had the engine issues. i had to have the engine replaced at 80,000km because of a known issue and google tells me there’s issues with their 2.0l engines. so I’m just curious as to what engines are safe.

Once again, I am in existential pain with my 2017 Hyundai Elantra.

About a year ago, had several tubes leaking coolant, with that sweet syrupy smell having given away the issue. A thousand dollars or so later, all fine.

Had spark plugs and ignition coils go bad earlier this year, another grand, it is what it is.

But now, I got white smoke/fog coming out, ever so slightly, and I doubt it was condensation because there was a faint smell of oil coming out from the vents (my sense of smell isn't the best, I had to get close and sniff the vents to detect the oil smell).

So what's the likely issue here? Oil leak into my cooling system perhaps? Needing a whole new gasket or car??

I JUST finished paying off the last car repair was placed me in horrible debt, and was starting to have hope of starting my life again when this hit, lol

Hey there has anyone experienced this? It happens when the engine is on or off, it doesnt matter, usually when its in Park, did not happen when the car was in Drive so far, but who knows when it decides to do that

I purchased a 2024 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid Limited at the end of 2024. I got lucky and found a dealer loaner with 5k miles on it. When I first bought it, I looked into Bluelink and I swear the only info I found said it had a monthly fee, so I didn’t bother with it.

Fast forward to last week when I took my oldest to the dealer to trade her car in and found out that in my car it is included for free for the first owner for the life I own the vehicle!!

I was so excited, I set it all up, and everything was simple… until I got to the Digital Key. Mind you, I am a tech nerd, but it kept failing to connect. I searched Google, talked to AI… NOTHING WAS WORKING.

I had to return to the dealer to sign over the title on my daughter’s old car, so I asked for a salesman that was good with Bluelink to help me. Still nothing.

He told me to call Bluelink… y’all it took her minutes to figure out the issue. So I wanted to share in case anyone else has had this issue!

The whole process worked until I clicked “pair”. It wouldn’t recognize my phone. (I have an. iPhone 17 pro max) Apparently the issue is that in most newer phones, the NFC chip is in the very top of the phone. The instructions tell you to place your phone on the wireless charger to connect.. she told me to make it so the top of the phone touches the charging pad and BOOM. Connected.

So if you haven’t been able to get yours to connect, don’t lay it flat on the wireless charger, just the top of the phone needs to touch it.

I called the salesman back to let him know what the trick was, and he thanked me because a lot of people have had the same issue and he had no clue how to help them.

Hope this helps someone else who was ready to give up on the digital key!!! lol. Honestly having it wasn’t even a big deal, it just became a vendetta when I couldn’t figure it out. I don’t like when technology isn’t doing what it’s supposed to do 🤣

I own one of these with the 2.0 naturally aspirated engine and 6 speed automatic transmission. I keep hearing these are lemons due to main bearing failure, premature transmission failure, and piston ring failure. I'm currently at 68,000, no warranty. No issues other than minor oil consumption (1qt about every 2,000 miles) and some cosmetic stuff. Just how likely are the catastrophic issues? Like, percentage wise? I'm in a low crime rate area so I'm not as worried about Kia boys. Should I get rid of it or take the gamble?