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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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KMHD84LF3LU••••••2020 Hyundai ELANTRA
That is about average for the 2020 Hyundai ELANTRA — 5 complaints per build across 46 builds.
6on this build
235on the model
46builds in total
1involved a fire
Most reportedEngine 4Electrical System 3Steering 2Exterior Lighting 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemfireAug 2024
A fire started in the passenger headlight assembly. The car had only been running for about 7 minutes directly prior to the fire being noticed. At the time of the fire it was parked & turned off. No injuries. It burned thru/melted part of the bumper & damaged something with the…
EngineJun 2021
Hyundai has failed to remedy the engine manufacturing defect for the past few years. Hyundai has not been able to remedy the engine defect in the 2.0 nu mpi engine in a timely manner. The Hyundai dealership, Tipton Hyundai sold me a dangerous, unsafe car with an engine…
SteeringMar 2020
I started to hear a gridding noise that was progressively becoming louder when turning left or right while driving, fast or slow, highway or street, does not matter. I took the car in and the dealership had it for a week while replacing the steering assembly column (not 100%…
Electrical SystemApr 2026
Within a matter of a few days my car has been stopping by itself. The car was smoking and stopping in the middle of the highway, my dealership is proving me with a new engine but is trying to have me come out of pocket for an fuel injector, please help !
EngineFeb 2021
The contact owns a 2020 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the engine started making a knocking sound. The contact stated that the failure went on for a week. On another occasion while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle started…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN KMHD84LF3LU101916 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.