2011 Hyundai Elantra Touring Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 14%of 29 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 100,200miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2011 Hyundai Elantra Touring, 14% of the 29 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 100,200 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Dear sir they change my transmission in 1st 30000 mile because while driving my car all of a sudden goes in neutral they change transmission . After couple of month again this thing happen again they change my transmission now when I was driving my accelerator paddle doesn't come back. Car drive by itself. I went to car dealership name rickcase Hyundai I n atlantageorgia.they cannot fix the problem. Again I went to Hyundai mall of georgia.they cannot find the problem. I call Hyundai no response. …”
NHTSA complaint #10583759, filed 2014-04, 99,000 miles“I bought this car in 2010 and since then my car started giving trouble they change my transmission 3 times in 100000 mile and after that I started having trouble speed peddle. When I push my speed paddle car will drive without pushing paddle. When stop at light I have to push my brake very hard because my RPM of car is 5000 then I have to put car in neutral at that time RPM goes more than 5000. Then I went to dealer 1 rickcase Hyundai roswell georgia.they cannot fix same problem again. So I went to other 2 dealer autonation Hyundai mall off georgia. …”
NHTSA complaint #10625837, filed 2014-08, 100,200 miles“After getting on the on-ramp on the highway I shifted my manual transmission from 4th to 5th gear to accelerate to 50 MPH but the gear didn't shift to 5th and the engine was inadvertently revved up to 4 on the tachometer without any increase in speed; it felt as if I stepped down on the gas pedal while in neutral. I drove the next 25 miles home in 4th gear at 45 to 50 MPH.”
NHTSA complaint #11161404, filed 2018-12Related service bulletins
- 10196546May 21, 2021Hyundai approves only the ATF, DCT gear oil and IVT gear oil specified in the vehicleâÂÂs ownerâÂÂs manual. ï· Use of other ATF may result in improper shift quality or…
- 10174807Apr 17, 2020The automatic transmission warranty repair policy authorizes in-dealership repairs of the following components for both OEM (new) and remanufactured automatic transmissions:
- 10160098Apr 15, 2019This bulletin provides the procedure to write the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) during the replacement of the Engine Control Module (ECM) or Powertrain Control Module…
- 10082455Aug 9, 2016"the pcm or tcm contains logic to adjust solenoid duty and line pressure as needed to compensate for normal clutch wear over the life of the transaxle. This bulletin provides the…
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2011 Hyundai Elantra Touring
7 complaintsEngine
5 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsElectronic stability control
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsWheels
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 Hyundai Elantra Touring
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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