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2018 Hyundai ELANTRA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1718777
Internal NHTSA #	11388943
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	ELANTRA
Model Year	2018
File date	23/12/20
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My 2018 elentra value edition started knocking in august of 2018. I called the dealership in chillicothe oh and they told me it was fine to drive and to bring it in the following monday. They said i should plan to wait while they looked at it and that i would be driving it home that day.. I drove about 20 miles and the engine made a loud noise and died. They never told me what caused the failure but there was oil and chunks of aluminum all over the road. They replaced the engine under the warranty. The car had 33,000 miles at that time. Then on december 23 of 2020 my engine started making the same exact noise. The car is now out of warranty with 144,000 miles on it. I removed the oil pan to find the problem. It was the number 3 cylinder. The connecting rod bearing was bad. I cleaned the journal on the crankshaft and measured it with plastigauge. It was 0. 001" over the tolerance. I installed new bearing on all four rods in hopes that 0. 001" out of tolerance wouldn't be to much. Every bearing on the rod side was worn out and the coating gone. The bearings on the bottom "cap" side were in decent shape except for the number 3 cylinder which was destroyed. After the engine had started and i had drove for around 5 miles it started knocking again. The journal on the crankshaft is to worn for the bearing to work. I have an engine ordered and i am replacing it myself. I have several years of schooling in auto mechanics and have grown up in a garage, i understand the importance of maintenance and never missed any on my car. It had every oil change with synthetic oil, oil filter changed every time, fluid levels were checked on a regular basis as was the air filter. The car isn't driven hard, there is no reason for the issues i've had other then defective parts or design of the engine in this car.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	144000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	OAK HILL, OH
VIN pattern	5NPD84LF9JHXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	30/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	55
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2018 Hyundai ELANTRA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2018 Hyundai ELANTRA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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