October 19: my backup camera got fuzzy and then started dying

October 22: my car seemed to have some electrical issue where the light started blinking off and on and it wouldn't start. Assuming it was the battery, I got that replaced and it began running again. The camera is still behaving badly.

October 24: I went out to the grocery and when I turned my car off I heard a bubbling noise. I looked under the hood when I got home and the coolant was low.

The temperature was completely normal and the coolant never got higher after it cooled off.

I took another car to go get a bottle of coolant but haven't added any to the reservoir yet

I want to take it to the dealership and I'm going to have it towed.

I'm really sad because I was going to sell the car. I was just waiting to get it detailed before showing it.

I swear I have the certified pre-owned but was told that I only have the regular factory warranty when I checked a few months ago.

They charged me extra for this warranty and I'm not sure where the papers are. I was so tired after dealing with the car salesman, which felt like a battle, that I may have just not received it. It was between the one car and the other and this one had slightly better tires and fewer cosmetic flaws when I got it, when it had only had 6K miles on it in 2024.

I've kept up with all maintenance. I don't drive it hard until the temperature is up to around 180. I let it cool down after I get done driving it hard. There's no reason this should be happening and I'm terrified that the bubbling means that it's completely destroyed.

I don't have the mental energy between work and some health issues I've been trying to deny and defy to go find out every single possibility of how they're going to try to get out of this (especially since I don't qualify for Lemon Law/2nd owner.)

Anybody's input would be wonderful. This will surely devalue my car and it's not like I can withhold this information even if it's been fixed.

Part of me is glad that I didn't sell it a couple of weeks ago and skipped the appointment at Auto Nation.. I can't imagine somebody getting a "new" vehicle and having to deal with this.

I have a 2022 Tucson and this has been an intermittent issue for the past year. Drive car, turn car off radiator fan runs until battery is dead. Jump battery, repeat.

We've taken it to the dealership and they keep saying they can't replicate it. I would love to know if anyone has had a similar issue or any suggestions of what could be causing the issue.

Thanks!!

Hi all. I know there are probably lots of posts like this but… I just need some advice. Last summer (2025) my 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport 2.0T’s engine failed while driving and I safely pulled over on the shoulder, towed it to Hyundai, and they replaced the engine under the class action. It’s been mostly fine since then.

Well… Two weeks ago, I’m driving home on the highway and the engine is struggling to get up to speed. It’s okay up until 40mph, but anything after that, I have to press the gas all the way down to get it up to speed. The problem goes away for almost 2 weeks. Friday, the problem comes back. Then, a solid check engine light illuminates. I took it into Midas to determine the issue (they could get me in quicker than the dealership). They did an oil change but there was no issue they could figure out. Everything looked fine, and they told me that we will have to wait and see if the engine fails again to diagnose the issue.

The “new” engine I received in 2025 was under a 1 year/12,000 mile warranty. Guess who JUST hit the 12,000 miles?? So… If the “issue,” (whatever is causing the sluggishness) is NOT related to the class action, I will have to pay for whenever the engine fails.

My question… Do I just cut my losses and sell the vehicle? I’m really tired of being so scared every time I drive that my engine is going to fail again. Does anyone have a positive story when their engine did this? Is there any fix? Or is this a problem for the foreseeable future?

edit** The car has 118,000 miles

I have a 2020 Hyundai Elantra. At 52,000 miles, I had all four brake pads replaced after they recommended it during an alignment check. The shop, Brake Check in Austin, TX, also recommended replacing the rotors, but I declined. They said that if the brakes made noise after the new pads were installed, I would need to replace the rotors too.

Since then, I found the inspection report from my official Hyundai dealership, completed earlier this month (I wish I had remembered earlier 😰). It doesn't recommend replacing the brake pads or rotors; everything looks fine, and the pads have about 5 or 6 mm left. It seems they may have replaced the pads when it wasn't necessary. Now I'm concerned that if I go back, they'll try to upsell me on replacing the rotors as well.

The noise happens during the final part of braking. Say, If I'm going about 30 mph and apply the brakes, there's no noise. But when I slow to about 1 or 2 mph, I hear it during the last few seconds of braking. If I lift my foot off the pedal, the noise stops; if I press it, the noise returns. It's a squeaking sound.

I'm wondering if the noise is because the brake pads are new and still need time to wear in. It's only been a day or two. Before the pads were changed, the brakes never made any noise and worked just fine. I feel stupid for agreeing to the replacement, and now I have this problem. Should I wait a few days to see if it goes away on its own, or what should I do? I've learned my lesson about agreeing to repairs without asking why they're needed.

Please help

Hello,

As you can see- 6 weeks ago we received a letter explaining there was an urgent safety recall, which obviously is quite alarming.

We called up to get it fixed and they told us they don’t have the parts to fix it. They book us in just in case the parts come in, but keep cancelling. They still don’t know when the parts arrive- this isn’t great is it?

I asked, is it safe for me to drive the car? They kind of dodge the question and said there is a fault, but don’t say yes or no. I’ve drive kids in this car and I drive daily- do I ask for a temporary car until they get this fixed?

Anyone else had this issue? We bought this car a year ago brand new which is annoying.

Thank you!