2014 Hyundai Elantra · symptom sheet
Brakes grind, pulse or wear early
- 84owner reports
- 77,300median miles
- 12involved a crash
Newest report Jul 27, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
84 of the 366 complaints on this car describe brake wear, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2014 Elantra.
Tick what matches of 84 reports
Brake wear on other Elantra years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022.
What this problem usually is
Brake reports cover a wide spread of symptoms. Grinding or squealing is common, and so is a pulsing pedal or a shake through the car when stopping. Others describe pads and rotors worn out long before they expected, a brake warning light, or a pedal that goes soft or sinks toward the floor. The most serious ones say the car didn't stop in time.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the ABS module (9 reports) and the pads and rotors (4 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the brakes cover the 2014 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) module may leak brake fluid internally and cause an electrical short, which can result in an engine compartment fire while parked or driving.
The brake pedal stopper pad can deteriorate allowing the brake light switch plunger to remain extended when the brake pedal is released. This will allow the brake lights to remain illuminated continuously.
All 2 recalls on the 2014 Hyundai Elantra, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the brakes on the Elantra
Hyundai and kia abs module fires. Open.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 48,000 and 117,000 miles, from the 29 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2014 Hyundai Elantra that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
If you are servicing an applicable vehicle with a âCheck Engineâ light on and one or more of the DTC listed below, follow the repair procedure and replace the related solenoid and oil pressure harness.
What owners wrote
“The constant-velocity joint on the driver's side tends to vibrate, and at certain speeds there is play in the steering. Sometimes the handbrake doesn't work properly, and the right-side brake light doesn't work even after replacing the bulbs.”
Filed Jan 9, 2026
“The vehicle caught fire while it was in motion; there were loud bangs and a lot of noise, and smoke started coming out of the front, and the engine and the undercarriage caught fire.I managed to turn it off, but when they were towing it, the mechanics did the diagnostic and found wires were faulty and damaged the engine.”
Filed Nov 11, 2025
“I got into a car accident because when I hit my brakes, instead of slowing the car down or stopping it. My car start it, skip it and you could feel it in the break like clicking like click boom, click boom, click boom.And then all of a sudden boom, I hit the car in front of me, could it stopped the car at all and I was only going thirty miles an hour”
Filed Aug 14, 2024
“Breaks lock my car after driving for about 30 minutes and traction control light comes on”
Filed Jun 19, 2024
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 12 of 84 reports involved a crash and 2 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 69 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 69 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 36 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 32 reports
- Engine rattles or ticks 32 reports