Faults:

Heated seat were both not working when I got the car.

Sunroof liner squeaks off and on constantly.

Brakes squeak after a washing or heavy rain until the liners dry during next drive.

Paint chips very easily it seems.

Rubber seal around drivers door cracking.

General Comments:

This car is very comfortable and has plenty of room for me (6'3") and my volleyball buddies (i.e. 6 footers +) and gets great gas mileage (30mpg city).

Lots of great creature comforts and extras for the price and a great engine that's smooth as silk, but just a bit too little torque in the low rpm range.

I understand the newer versions are better quality and I wish that my car had the quality that my Honda had, but in this great package that I have now.

Faults:

Actually, nothing. The tires were showing wear and need replacing within 7500. The numerous speed bumps I go over at work have taken a toll on the ball joints, but not to the fact they yet need to be replaced under warranty.

General Comments:

A great solid commuter cat. I broke in the engine correctly and I get 36.5 to 37.5 miles to the gallon averaged out between city and highway driving. I don't baby this car at all. They did a splendid job of mating the engine to the transmission and the drive train. Handling is not there, but the other items are. The interior is much better than I would have thought. Gold stars.

Faults:

Paint chips and get eroded by bird droppings easily. Paint already dulling.

Door dings very easily. Many marks on all sides of car.

The tape that holds the wing keeps exposing. The tape around the door pillars kept coming up when the windows rolled up and down. The latter was removed by Hyundai and painted black, covered.

The engine stalled for a brief period of time when the air was on and I came to a stop at stop signs, that was about 10k miles ago, since then it has behaved normally.

General Comments:

Lots of storage.

Cheap.

Lots of extras.

Fast and fuel efficient.

Sporty looking, like a Saab.

Sure it may look like a girl car, but I still like it.

Too dark in the trunk and back seat when lights are needed.

The light scheme is strange, different in the dash then down the center column, red and blue, then green for the latter. Why can't it be consistent???

Faults:

At 26,000 miles, my clutch failed. The clutch didn't slip or show any signs that it was about to break. I do not abuse the clutch in any way. I've had several manual cars and had no problems with them. The dealer is making me pay over $900 for the repair.

General Comments:

I use to be a pretty big Hyundai supporter, but I've quickly changed my tune. After I bought my Elantra, I was able to talk my dad, brother, and wife into buying one. 26,000 miles is way to low to have a clutch break on you. I have contacted the corporation and the dealer and no one wants to concede that my car had a faulty clutch in it. I can't even talk to anyone above the first line of customer support because they don't allow it. This is my only way to fight and I'm going to hope it might save a few people from buying this car.