2017 Hyundai Elantra · symptom sheet
Brakes grind, pulse or wear early
- 47owner reports
- 36,853median miles
- 13involved a crash
Newest report Oct 13, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
47 of the 767 complaints on this car describe brake wear.
Tick what matches of 47 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 pads and rotors (5 reports) and the ABS module (5 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the brakes covers the 2017 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
In the affected vehicles, the brake booster may fail, resulting in a loss of power brake assist.
All 4 recalls on the 2017 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.
None of these investigations covers the 2017 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 10,000 and 54,212 miles, from the 30 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2017 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 (Check Engine Light on) and one or more of the DTC listed below, follow the repair procedure and replace the input/output speed sensor and oil pressure harness.
What owners wrote
“Was traveling at 5mph in traffic. Pressed the brake to stop, and my car kept rolling. I pressed the foot pedal brake many many times without stopping. I pulled the emergency brake and I still didnât stop. I came to rest on the back bumper of a semi truck in front of me.”
Filed Oct 13, 2025
“My EPS, ABS and electronic stability control lights all came on at once and my steering wheel went stiff while driving on interstate”
Filed Sep 12, 2025
“A car pulled out in front of me. I hit my brakes and now the calipers are locked. When the incident happened the brakes on the left side of the car locked up. I have no warning lights and the caliper is still locked. I have been to a couple mechanics and no one understands. If you unplug the brake line from the ABS unit the calipers release. Front calipers, brakes, and brake lines have been replaced”
Filed Aug 5, 2025
“My car has been stalling shortly after purchasing when slowing down and turning. Then it started stalling on the freeway which is a safety big time issue multiple times. Dealership spoke of maintenance they said it needed. They changed a part and parts on my car has been changed multiple times it doesnât make since.”
Filed Mar 22, 2024
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 13 of 47 reports involved a crash and 5 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 156 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 114 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 77 reports
- Doors, latches or locks fail 77 reports
- Paint peels or body rusts 41 reports
- Burns oil or oil level rises 38 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 32 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 28 reports