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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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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.
Great little car
John, 01/09/2021
2017 Hyundai Elantra Limited 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Nice looking car, great interior, excellent gas mileage... I've had mine for about 5 months since so far I love it
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Don’t buy!!
Caroline, 10/16/2022
2017 Hyundai Elantra SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
As far as reliability, the car is excellent. HOWEVER all the paint will start falling off within months of your purchase!! These cars have a paint defect and it happens to all of them, especially 2017. The warranty does not cover the paint either. Don’t buy if you don’t want your 15k car to look like crap in a year!!!
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William Gilmore, 09/21/2016
2017 Hyundai Elantra Limited 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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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Avoid Hyundai at all costs
4x4er, 06/01/2023
2017 Hyundai Elantra SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This is the worst car we have ever had in the family. 90k miles the upper end of the motor went out under warranty. Very well taken care of car. after fighting Hyundai to honor their own 100k mile warranty it was back on the road. Now at 105 the lower end of the motor goes out, Hyundai could care less and even stated this is a wide spread problem. Even while at the dealership a newer Elantra was being towed in for losing it's motor. Do not buy any Hyundai made after 2011. They can not make a motor to save their lives. These ill milling of the oil pathways in the motors continues into 2023 with every new model.
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Hyundai is despicable
Paige, 03/17/2023
2017 Hyundai Elantra Limited 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Persistent engine issues - I've had to replace an engine coil every year I've had this car. Product Recall - Front door handle would lock and you'd have to reach across from the other site to get into your car Peeling and chipping white paint CUSTOMER SERVICE IS TERRIBLE - They offered an extended warranty for the peeling paint which I immediately reached out to my dealership (Young Hyundai, Ogden UT). The dealership turned me away and said my warranty was out of scope even though I was just notified about the change. Hyundai Corporate has been unresponsive and useless. I get automated replies and no follow up. Truly a terrible experience which has left a bad taste in my mouth. They have lost a customer for life.
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Love my Car!!!
Corinne, 04/13/2020
2017 Hyundai Elantra Value Edition 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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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Really Good Value For The Price.
PC757, 05/16/2017
2017 Hyundai Elantra Value Edition 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
The last Hyundai I owned was a 2006 Santa Fe, the old style one with the bulging fenders, Hyundai quality has certainly gone up. I owned that Santa Fe for over 10 years and 129,000 miles, and I admittedly did not really take good care of it, put gas in it, changed the oil, usually well over the recommended 7,500 mile interval. My total out of pocket cost for repairs other than routine maintenance and tires was $257.00 and that was being a neglectful owner. I wanted a car this time not an SUV, and I have been doing a lot of traveling across state back and forth so I wanted something with good gas mileage but inexpensive and had good safety ratings. I have been reading reviews on the Elantra over the past 10 months or so since it was first introduced in 2016. Looked at the safety ratings on IIHS in the US and at Europe's safety testing. Test drove the Elantra , Corolla, Civic and Mazda 3. I really do not like the styling of the Toyota at all, The Civic was nice but no value for the amount of money they charge and didn't really care for the low roof line look. I liked the Mazda 3 but I was looking more for a comfortable driving car rather than a sporty car, and equipped the same the Mazda was still $1,000 more. The Elantra Value Edition, with the Hyundai incentives, pretty much put me in a well equipped, good looking, smooth riding car that gets pretty decent gas mileage and has good crash test results for the price of a used compact car. The car is pretty nice looking, the color Phantom Black, is actually like a black metallic with the windows tinted in the right shade (more black looking than gray, but not overly dark) it looks sweet. I'm averaging 37 mpg. and it's fast enough for me. I have not experienced any of this lag time I've read about on here from a couple of other people, I hit the gas the car goes. I can not say that for a Chevy Cruze I rented while out of town, the Turbo lag on that car was terrible.
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