I purchased a 2021 Hyundai Elantra, and within 2 days I - Mohamed Elfarra
I purchased a 2021 Hyundai Elantra, and within 2 days I started experiencing serious issues. The steering wheel was shaking and the car was pulling on the highway. I reported this immediately and brought the vehicle in right away.
They initially told me it was an alignment issue and claimed it was fixed—but the problem was still there. After bringing it back again, I pointed out that the front driver-side tire was leaking, but they dismissed it and said nothing was wrong, I ended up finding the leak myself.
Later on, they replaced a rear tire, claiming the uneven tread was causing the shaking and pulling. Meanwhile, the front tire I originally complained about was still not replaced, despite clearly having issues. It took them about a month and half just to replace that rear tire, and even after all that, the shaking problem STILL wasn’t resolved.
Now they’re saying the issue is the rotors—but refusing to replace them because I’ve put more kilometers on the car over the past month and a half. That makes no sense considering I reported the issue within 48 hours of purchasing the vehicle. This was clearly a pre-existing problem that they failed to properly diagnose from the start.
On top of that, the car has an ongoing starting issue that I’ve reported at least four times. Instead of properly investigating it, the manager was dismissive and spoke to me in a disrespectful way, essentially treating me like I didn’t know what I was talking about.
This vehicle was sold as Certified Pre-Owned, and the inspection report states the brakes and rotors were in “excellent condition,” which is hard to believe given what I’m dealing with now.
Overall, this has been an extremely frustrating experience—poor diagnosis, long delays, lack of accountability, and unprofessional customer service. I would not trust this dealership again.
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