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KMHDH4AEXFU••••••2015 Hyundai ELANTRA
This build draws 1.8× more complaints than the average 2015 Hyundai ELANTRA build (11 vs 6).
11on this build
244on the model
41builds in total
Most reportedEngine 3Steering 2Electrical System 2Service Brakes 2
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemMay 2026
The engine failed on a 2015 Hyundai Elantra with approximately 71,000 miles. The vehicle has an open, unresolved safety recall (Recall 251, NHTSA #23V651000) for an ABS module brake fluid leak that Hyundai has acknowledged but has not provided a remedy for. The vehicle is…
Unknown Or OtherSep 2025
Unkown
Service BrakesMay 2024
I was driving down the interstate using cruise control. When I applied the brakes, they didn’t work. The RPM’s went up to 4 or 5. I tried several times and the brakes didn’t work until I hit the cancel button on the cruise control. They said it was the brake switch when I had it…
EngineApr 2022
Car stutteres than stalls especially near time of oil change , oil light flashes when going moderate to low speeds and than it stutters and the engine cuts and the engine light , oil light and battery light come on if engine not started right away the power brakes and steering…
SteeringJan 2020
While driving with my daughter back to college this january (2020) my husband and I both noticed that the steering on her 2015 elantra was sticking. We only noticed it at highway speeds. It seemed to be fine at lower speeds and while we were driving in town once we got to her…
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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 KMHDH4AEXFU279501 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.