2017 Hyundai Elantra · symptom sheet
Engine stalls or loses power while driving
- 156owner reports
- 55,000median miles
- $1,800median quote
- 3involved a crash
Newest report Aug 11, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
378 of the 767 complaints on this car are about the engine. 156 of those describe stalling, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2017 Elantra.
Tick what matches of 156 reports
Stalling 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: 2021, 2022.
What this problem usually is
Stalling reports are some of the most alarming on the site. The engine quits while the car is moving, sometimes on a highway and sometimes at a stop. Many owners say it restarted right away and the dealer found no stored code, which is part of why these complaints pile up before anything gets fixed.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the ignition coil or plugs (32 reports), the battery (14 reports) and the engine (13 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the engine covers the 2017 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the engine on the Elantra
Loss of motive power. Closed dec 12, 2023.
Engine fires. Closed feb 5, 2024, led to recall 23V-877.
Engine stalling - fuel pump failure. Closed sep 3, 2008, led to recall 08V-429.
Post-crash fuel tank leak. Closed jul 13, 2004, led to recall 04V-208.
Fuel cap replacement campaign 36. Open, led to recall 00V-095.
What owners paid
23 of the 156 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $800 to $6,790.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 33,779 and 85,000 miles, from the 80 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 a vehicle with a transmission slipping concern, follow the Service Procedure shown below and perform a stall test. This TSB provides a procedure to test each clutch in the transmission.
What owners wrote
“Car would just stall out while driving! Would have to put car in park and then try to turn back on. Also burning through oil very fast. Had to replace the timing belt just for 20K miles later having the same issue!”
Filed Jul 17, 2023 · 20,000 miles
“My Hyundai Elantra 2017 died while driving on the highway. Started with hesitation when accelerated and died on the highway. The vehicle would not restart”
Filed Mar 2, 2022
“While driving on highway the vehicle quit running and would not restart. It seemed it lost power prior to completely dying. Check engine light came on when starting and had some hesitation but started then once on highway stalled out. Paint is also coming off hood color is Pearl White”
Filed Mar 1, 2022
“Left a location driving my vehicle normally the check engine light comes on, then my vehicle loses acceleration and then my vehicle stalls and I almost didnât make it home.”
Filed Jan 2, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 3 of 156 reports involved a crash and 4 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 Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- Check engine light or misfire 114 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 77 reports
- Doors, latches or locks fail 77 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 47 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