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2009 Hyundai Elantra repairs by problem area
Engine (20%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (4%)
Brakes and Traction Control (8%)
Suspension and Steering (21%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (35%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (7%)
Other (6%)
Chart based on 101 repairs.
2009 Hyundai Elantra repair cost distribution
$2500+ (0%)
$1000 - $2499 (3%)
$500 - $999 (9%)
$100 - $499 (26%)
< $100 (62%)
Chart based on 76 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2009 Hyundai Elantra
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| Hyundai Elantra in Ontario, Canada May 2010 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Dec 201013640 mi | Aux Jack on the sterio developed a poor connection. | ||
2009 Hyundai Elantra 4dr Sedan
138-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| Hyundai Elantra in Nova Scotia, Canada Oct 2013 - Apr 2016 | |||
| Sep 201481220 miC $80 | Oil pan leaking due to rust. Replaced oil pan. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Quebec, Canada Dec 2012 - Oct 2021 | |||
| Jan 201322940 mi | The immobilizer was intermittently activating preventing my car from starting. The dealership upgraded the software. Dealer cannot tell if the problem was solved. Have to wait for another episode. No power steering ESP light come on. Turn off car and star again problem disappear. The dealer upgraded the software. Dealer cannot tell if the problem was solved. Have to wait for another episode. Rattle noise in front of car on bumpy road. Strut boots had fallen down out of seats again. Reglued back into seats | ||
| Oct 201329140 mi | Car sound like a taxi with 200000km. Have the two link replace after 47000km. | ||
| Apr 201541420 miC $120 | Have link kit replace by dealership 1 and half year ago. I have done almost 11000 km over that period, no waranty. I will change them myself with part that came with a lifetime waranty for 20$ less. | ||
| Dec 201770680 miC $50 | replace rear right lower control arm | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Ontario, Canada Jan 2012 - Aug 2016 | |||
| Apr 201585440 miC $130 | replace bushings on rear stabilizer bar | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Manitoba, Canada Dec 2014 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Feb 201580880 miC $1118 | Left rear lower bushing and both rear assistant arms needed replacement. They were noisy when vehicle was purchased. Squealing serpentine belt replaced. | ||
| Feb 201687600 miC $200 | Exterior door handle piece broke in cold weather. New replacement piece painted and installed. | ||
| Jul 201698240 miC $160 | Fan and A/C would not work at the same time. Fan only worked on high. Blower motor resistor replaced. | ||
| Oct 2016100940 miC $20 | Radio would not turn on. Fuse replaced and radio rebooted. | ||
| Feb 2018110980 miC $500 | Bad oil sensor replaced | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Washington, United States Sep 2009 - Apr 2010 | |||
| Oct 2009340 mi | Fog light replacement. Fog light replacement | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Colorado, United States May 2009 - Jan 2013 | |||
| Jun 201136000 mi | Replaced inop CD player | ||
| Oct 201257000 mi | replaced steering wheel for faulty remote audio controls Steering wheel audio controls inop- replaced steering wheel under warranty. | ||
2009 Hyundai Elantra 4dr Sedan
138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| Hyundai Elantra in California, United States Jun 2016 - May 2018 | |||
| May 2018131000 miUS $400 | Check Engine Light was on. Two sensors where malfunctioning, one causing the oxygen/gas mixture to be performed incorrectly and causing engine roughness at times. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Virginia, United States Dec 2011 - Jul 2014 | |||
| Aug 201244900 mi | Driver windows was making clunking noises when being closed. motor was replaced by dealer under warranty | ||
| Jul 201476000 miUS $800 | Driver side seatbelt broke. No longer locked. Entire seatbelt assembly had to be replaced AC makes whistling sound when turned on | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Pennsylvania, United States Mar 2018 - Mar 2024 | |||
| Jun 201893000 miUS $100 | Rear brakes frozen due to rust. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Ohio, United States Sep 2011 - Oct 2017 | |||
| Oct 201128000 miUS $35 | A/C blowing warm, windows fogging up - recharged depleted a/c and put dye in system to check leak | ||
| Aug 201235700 mi | Leak in the ac system | ||
| Jul 201571500 miUS $160 | Rear shock leaking | ||
| Oct 201793000 miUS $1700 | Replace motor mount Replace all brake pads rotors Bad cell in battery - Replace water pump, timing belt | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Saskatchewan, Canada Oct 2010 - Jun 2017 | |||
| Jun 201558900 miC $750 | Front strut leaking and was replaced | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Quebec, Canada May 2016 - Oct 2017 | |||
| Oct 201778740 miC $140 | Car made a weird noise when turning the wheel all the way to one side. lower right ball joint replaced. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Indiana, United States Oct 2014 - Jul 2015 | |||
| Nov 201488500 miUS $400 | Oxygen sensor need to be replaced. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in North Dakota, United States Mar 2011 - Jun 2012 | |||
| Oct 201128500 mi | clunking in rear, weak strut allowed a rock under spring, replaced under warrenty | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Arizona, United States Oct 2015 - Dec 2015 | |||
| Oct 201555000 miUS $75 | The vehicle would not start and it was determined to be the starter. It was replaced in about 2 hours by a mobile mechanic. | ||
| Nov 201555300 miUS $400 | Vehicle would not start. A tow was required to get vehicle to dealer. It was determined that the oil control valve had failed. | ||
| Dec 201557000 miUS $400 | Car would not start consistently. The root of the problem was never discovered. Ended up getting rid of the car. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in California, United States Nov 2014 - Sep 2015 | |||
| May 201558600 mi | Car would not start. Engine cranking but doesn't start and had to try several times | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in New Jersey, United States Oct 2014 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Jul 201640200 miUS $471 | A/C condenser replacement. Evacuate & Recharge system. BACKGROUND: 2 wk's prior, shop was unable to find small freon leak. Freon recharge ONLY at that time. | ||
| Jul 201854000 miUS $350 | Passenger side front window electric motor needed replacing. | ||
| Nov 201857000 miUS $482 | "Check Engine" light on. Fuel/Air Ratio Sensor replaced | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Iowa, United States - Oct 2009 | |||
| Aug 20091453 mi | Loud squealing in radio assay short found, radio replaced, antenna parts replaced. | ||
| Oct 20091453 mi | parking lights come on intermittently, doors lock/unlock intermittently, trunk opens intermittently... no solution found as of yet. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Pennsylvania, United States Mar 2010 - Apr 2018 | |||
| Nov 20106500 miUS $65 | Alignment by Manbeck's Alignment Shop. Most likely car came out of alignment, I noticed wear when I rotated tires. Dealer wouldn't align under warranty. Manbecks noticed nothing indicating any physical cause of misalignment. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Pennsylvania, United States May 2010 - Jun 2015 | |||
| Oct 201024000 mi | Cracking and or popping noises come from the rear wimdow/frame area. This seems to occur on hot dry days and when going over rough pavememt and bumps. The shop admitted that they have had similar complaints, but couldn't replicate. | ||
| Mar 201134000 mi | noticed exhaust type noise towards the front of the car upon hard acceleration,thought it might be near the engine compartment. Was told they replaced an exhaust manifold gasket. On hot days the rear window makes a cracking noise when car is turned right over rough pavement or upon entering an entrance off the highway. Shop admitted the problem has been reported by other elantra owners but could not duplicate it. | ||
| Jun 201139000 mi | rear window seal had to be replaced as it the rear window made awful squeaking,cracking,rattling noises on hot days when making sharp turns | ||
| Aug 201142700 mi | Replaced the Front Window seal. It had been leaking a little air and water and making cracking noises, much like a previous problem with the back window. | ||
| Jul 201392300 mi | the ESC system was constanty shutting off. Turnerd out to be a recall item. The brake lamp was defective causing the esc system to shut off. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Minnesota, United States Jun 2009 - Oct 2019 | |||
| Jun 201260000 mi | ESC light was coming on intermittently. It was diagnosed as a faulty brake switch. | ||
| Mar 2016132000 miUS $500 | replaced front sway bar links and rear lateral links to correct clunking sounds when driving over bumps | ||
| Jul 2017152000 miUS $100 | Front brakes and rotors replaced. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Florida, United States Nov 2011 - Jul 2018 | |||
| Feb 201470000 miUS $900 | Check engine light came on | ||
| Jan 201556200 miUS $660 | Steering felt loose and made a "clunking" noise. | ||
| Jul 2017115200 miUS $609 | CEL came on unexpectedly. Replaced gas cap. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Quebec, Canada Jul 2009 - Jun 2012 | |||
| Sep 20091240 mi | Reset Engine code P0455. System pass evap diagnostic after. EVAP Solenoid replaced | ||
| Jan 201111780 mi | Slow closing front passenger window. Dealers lubed the tracks. Problem solved. | ||
| Mar 201113640 mi | Defective immobilizer, car starts only 1 times on 3... sometimes less. Dealer replaced broken immobilizer keyring antenna and flashed new ECM calibration to address the issue. | ||
| Feb 201219200 mi | Bad master cylinder. Brake pedal went the the floor slowly and was spongy. But still braking... | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Manitoba, Canada May 2009 - Dec 2017 | |||
| Dec 201017980 miC $110 | Car went in for PM told brakes dry (piston guides) and need lubricating, this seems to be a common issue on Hyundais but at such low milage and 1 1/2 years old not sure if this should be considered regular maint, seems to be design issue. | ||
| Sep 201124180 mi | Rear window driver side not closing completely, not running on track. rather than take to dealer even though still under warranty I pulled panel off and found a nut that had unthreaded and fallen off allowing track to move out of position. | ||
| Dec 201129140 mi | replaced right rear pillow bushings | ||
| Sep 201347120 mi | Recall Stop Lamp Switch replacement. It was starting to affect my ESC not always turning itself on, but Hyundai had already arranged for replacement by the time this was figured out. Replaced left front stabilizer Link. Replaced Both rear Toe adjuster and bolts. | ||
| Jan 201432740 mi | Rear Suspension noisy | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in North Carolina, United States Apr 2009 - May 2013 | |||
| Jun 20097000 mi | Built in MP3/CD player stopped working.Make weird noise and showing"ERROR 43"then eject the CD right out.Hyundai will replace it for free,but waiting for parts atm. | ||
| Jul 20099000 mi | My mp3/CD player was broken and took to the shop. They had to order the parts. Until about two or three weeks later, the parts arrived, and they installed it. It was still covered by the warranty. Totaled $700 on the warranty. | ||
| Jul 201030000 miUS $10 | power outlet stopped working. turned out to be the fused burned out. replaced and worked again. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Pennsylvania, United States Aug 2009 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Apr 201230300 mi | windshield wiper sprayer motor stopped working. Sprayer motor covered under warranty, and after ordering part required only an hour replacing it. | ||
| Apr 201453500 mi | Alarm going on and off about once every two or so days. 90$ for diagnostic and replaced a rubber button under hood that cost under $1 | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in New Jersey, United States Apr 2009 - Sep 2017 | |||
| Jul 201013000 mi | AC not blowing cold air. Dealer determined freon was low and recharged system. No leaks found. | ||
| Aug 201551100 miUS $250 | Driver's side CV boot leaking grease necessitating replacement of drive axle on that side. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Pennsylvania, United States Sep 2009 - Jan 2012 | |||
| Dec 20094000 miUS $350 | bad valve stem core. new stem did not resolve - returned to shop. So far, no leak. | ||
| Jan 20104500 mi | Check of front susp noise and rear seat noise. Susp noise is TSB item for travel stop replacement (warranty). Rear noise actually rear window problem - bad window assy -> cold weather shrinks vehicle and window rattles in frame on sharp bumps. | ||
| Mar 20106000 mi | Cont of susp problem. Long time for parts to arrive, but parts under warranty TSB. NO way to tell if problem is fixed - with warmer weather noise went away. Cont of rear window problem. Delayed repair until Suspension work was done. No parts, window simply reset in frame. NO way to tell if problem is fixed - with warmer weather noise went away. | ||
| May 20107100 mi | unintended acceleration. problem not traceable. floormat checked for interference - none found. Vehicle driven by shop after check-out - no indications. No issues since, but similar yet less aggressive issues occurred 10/09 11/09 2/10 | ||
| Jan 20124000 mi | noise in rear | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Texas, United States Sep 2009 - Nov 2021 | |||
| Oct 20092100 mi | transmission was leaking from the fwd tranny mount bolt. Removed bolt, sealed, reinstalled bolt. car pulled right-fixed:swapped front tires. transmission leak-fixed:sealed transmission mount bolt. | ||
| Sep 201453000 miUS $15 | Brake pedal switch for brake lights was intermittant. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Ontario, Canada Feb 2010 - Apr 2019 | |||
| Oct 201122320 mi | Brake light was not working, faulty brake switch replaced under warranty. Part was in stock and it took very little time to have repaired. | ||
| Apr 201228720 mi | Horn was not working. Mentioned during oil change visit but part had to be ordered. Returned the next week for horn to be replaced at no charge. | ||
| Jun 201229760 mi | Engine light was on, dealer told me there was something wrong with the antennae in the ignition which communicates with the key. Fixed under warranty, 1-2 hours for the repair. | ||
| Jul 201450000 miC $400 | Had brake pads/rotors replaced and front callipers were seized and needed to be replaced as well. | ||
| Aug 201668240 miC $20 | Faulty brake light switch. I believe there is a recall on this issue so could have taken to dealer but for $20 was quicker to fix myself. Have had it replaced once in the past a few years ago under warranty, so it's the second replacement | ||
| Mar 201775020 miC $250 | Engine light came on, checked code and searched online to fix issue. Replaced oil control valve and light/code is gone. Easy part to change. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Maryland, United States Feb 2009 - Apr 2015 | |||
| Oct 201426200 mi | the oil pan was severely rusted out. I had to wait 26 days before they corrected the problem. they were seriously overloaded with recalls for rusted out frames. I lost 10 qts. of oil that leaked out until they replaced the oil pan. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Ohio, United States May 2010 - Nov 2010 | |||
| Aug 201012500 mi | Back window was making a popping noise. Dealer reseated window and replaced trim. Problem fixed. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in British Columbia, Canada Feb 2010 - Oct 2011 | |||
| Dec 201035960 mi | heated seat on passenger side was not working | ||
| Apr 201138440 miC $40 | There was a transaxle fluid leak when I had a transmission fluid change, that mechanic didn't seal the transmission plug properly so the dealership could not diagnose and billed me for their time. | ||
| Oct 201143400 mi | The immobilizer was intermittently activating preventing my car from starting. The dealership upgraded the software, which had a bug. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Alberta, Canada Jan 2010 - Oct 2012 | |||
| Feb 20108060 mi | Light rattle in front of car on rough road. Found strut boots had fallen down out of seats. Glued back into seats and all is well. | ||
| May 201243760 mi | Ignition key pick-up coil for anti-theft developed a problem. Dealer replaced free of charge. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in British Columbia, Canada Oct 2009 - Jan 2017 | |||
| Aug 201124180 mi | An antenna coil in the immobilizer was faulty. It was replaced. Car would intermittently not start, it would turn over, but wouldn't catch. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in New Jersey, United States Feb 2010 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Mar 201025000 mi | AC no longer cold. Dealer refilled freon and replaced a seal that was broken. | ||
| Hyundai Elantra in Ontario, Canada Jul 2010 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Sep 20108680 mi | Car was not reliably starting. Dealer replaced antenna coil and reprogrammed the keys. | ||
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