2013 Hyundai elantra, Engine problems
 

Hello, I am posting and trying not to be too heated. I have a 2013 Hyundai elantra and its got 118000 miles on it. I have never had issues with it or the engine, EVER! I took it in to a dealership for a recall on the front coil springs, well they said they didnt need to replace them but there was another recall for a computer reset for emissions, I said fine do it. Well I go to pick up my car and I get maybe 100 yards from the dealership and my car sputtered and then a huge puff of white/blue smoke came out. So I pulled over, they towed it back. Now they are saying that there is coolant and oil mixed in the engine and the engine needs to be replaced. And I have to pay for it, are you kidding me?! Hell no...anyone else ever had issues with this or have opinions? I am waiting to hear back from the general manager tomorrow, I am irate...

Please , can you list some of the recent maintenance history. Just throwing opinions out there without some basis is not very good.

I bought a 2013 Elantra with a Nu 1.8 engine in February for my college age daughter. It had 79,000 miles on it when purchased. My 2 daughters left for a sister's vacation this past Saturday and 3 hours into the trip the engine stopped running with 86,000 miles on it. Not a good father's situation when your kids are sitting on the side of a highway by themselves several hours away. Was able to get the car towed to a local place and the girls picked up. Sunday myself and a buddy went and towed the vehicle back home. Read codes which were P0442, P0455, P0300, P0301, and P0302. Mechanic looked at it said there is no compression in 2 cylinders, the timing chain appears broke, and valves bent. Got on the internet and found out that engine from 2011-2016 is considered the worst engine Hyundai built and they knew there were a lot of problems with it but never did any recalls. Hyundai's 10 yr / 100,000 mile warranty is for the first owner and I was given a 2 mo / 2,000 mile warranty. Now to replace the engine cause it is shot will cost more then what the car is worth and what I owe. I have only made 4 payments on the car and my daughter is devestated.

To replace the timing chain, and bent valves may be 1/2 the cost of a long block, the engine may be salvageable. Because of the low mileage, you could reach out to Hyundai corp customer relations, they may help some , it's worth a shot.