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Love my Car!!!

Corinne, 04/13/2020
2017 Hyundai Elantra Value Edition 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
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I upgraded from a 2003 Ford Taurus, so getting this car was a huge upgrade. I love that it’s smaller but feels huge on the inside, I got the value edition so it has heated seats which work AMAZING. I like the adaptive cruise control and lane keep assist. However, I do feel like sometimes the wheel slightly pulls when I get to close to the other lane, which I don’t like but everything else is amazing! I got this car in bright red and it surprisingly looks really nice, this car has everything you could possibly need!

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5 out of 5 stars

Great car so far

TimG, 01/23/2020
2017 Hyundai Elantra Value Edition 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

So far I am loving everything except the pickup. Great gas milage. Great ride. Comfortable. No pickup (but what do you expect from a small 4 cylinder?).

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Have airbags checked out by a pro before buying

Roberta T., 09/17/2019
2017 Hyundai Elantra SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
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For 2 years I absolutely loved my 2017 Hyundai Elantra. It was everything I wanted in a car & then some. Two years to the day after purchase I survived a head-on crash. There was nothing left of my car in front of the windshield with the folded-up hood up against it. The engine and all else in the engine compartment were hanging from the front of the other car. My airbags did deploy, but it was questionable whether they deployed at the moment of impact. It felt like a couple of seconds after my chest slammed against the steering wheel, fracturing my sternum in half, I felt the airbags deploy. But the size of my deployed airbags left me speechless afterward. They were slightly larger than a basketball. They were not visible at all in police dept. photos from all angles of my wrecked car in the accident report. Police photos of the other car which hit me showed its deployed air bags covering its entire windshield & its driver & passenger suffered no injuries. I was hospitalized & had 50K in medical bills due to the negligence of the other driver, who was at fault. In spite of this, I really do like the Hyundai brand and my replacement car was a 2019 Hyundai Accent. If there's ever a class action suit due to defective airbags in the 2017 Elantra, I'll probably join in with my foot high stack of medical bills. Lawyers told me any lawsuit from an individual due to defective airbags is tied up in the courts for many years, thus they're only handling the injury portion of this accident. But they said if the airbags in other 2017 Elantras are like the ones in my car were, a class action suit in the future will probably occur.

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2017 Hyundai Elantra Ltd (Love the Deal)

William Gilmore, 09/21/2016
2017 Hyundai Elantra Limited 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
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Not easy entry for Extra-Large people. Otherwise, it's an affordable car pretending to be a luxury/sports car and it make you believe it.

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2 out of 5 stars

Not quite the lifespan we expected

Cowfam, 03/06/2022
2017 Hyundai Elantra SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
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We purchased our 2017 Elantra brand new in June of 2016. Price was acceptable, and stated gas mileage would work well for the 100 mile round trip daily commute. No real problems other than a faulty coil (not covered in the 100000 mile powertrain mileage). Always taken to the dealer for service for the duration of the factory warranty. When I took over changing the oil after the 100000 mile mark, the oil consumption became quite clear. It's been steadily getting worse, now consuming a quart every 1100 miles (165000 miles on the car) Oil consumption is now fouling spark plugs. Both front door latch mechanisms stick all time, progressively worse the colder it is. Passenger side rear door latch fell apart at 110000 miles, and we left with no way to open that door. Speaking of cold weather, the heater is TERRIBLE. If you attempt to put the heat on the floor setting, the windshield fogs up. Setting the heat on split foot/defrost, the windshield stays clear, but you'll eventually lose toes to frostbite. Choice is yours. Car hates anything other than the OEM spec tires. Were on our fourth set of tires, and no other tires behave as well as the stockers. At least they're available at tire shops and not the stealership only. Car has now developed the annoying habit of stalling out during decel/low speeds. Suspect the torque converting is locking up randomly. This vehicle will very soon become a backup/vehicle of last resort. Car shopping to begin shortly; won't be visiting the Hyundai dealer either. Sorry, previous bad experience with a Kia Optima and now this Hyundai Elantra have soured us on this company in its entirety.

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