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2019 Hyundai Elantra GT exterior lighting problems

54 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2019 Hyundai Elantra GT cite exterior lighting, 28% of all 196 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
54
28% of all complaints
Crashes
2
Reported by owners
Fires
1
Reported by owners
Injuries
2
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the exterior lighting

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“The driver and passenger headlight has been replaced and the bulbs but the headlights keep going out was told it is an electrical problem and contact manufacturer. Also emergency braking did not work in recent accident nor did forward collision warning.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 11, 2025Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Forward collision avoidanceCrash reportedODI 11654195
“The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact stated that the high-beam headlights became inoperable. The contact stated that the high-beam headlights failed to function properly. The contact stated that the bulbs for the high-beam headlights were replaced; however, the failure persisted. The contact engaged the parking brake to stop the vehicle. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 52,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 24, 2025Exterior lightingODI 11650117
“No warning light for oil consumption and it depletes rapidly. Also, High beam lights stopped working and you have to hold the signal in place and the high beam still doesn't turn on. Ive had so many issues with this car since purchasing it, it ridiculous and saddening how there hasn't been any recalls and the issue before this one was dangerous and life threatening. Also, since it's purchase it consumes oil at a rapid rate that has been documented and each time I've visited the repair shop they informed 'there's no oil' in the vehicle and no oil light or anything comes on to warn me. I find out about it because of an entirely different issue needing to be fixed.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 3, 2025Exterior lighting, EngineODI 11645903
“Problemas con el motor, específicamente la lubricación. El vehículo fue reparado y aún continuó con los problemas de lubricación, incluyendo los llamados " sprocket" que se dañaron. He leído que Hyundai a retirado muchos vehículos por este mismo problema.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Dec 18, 2024Exterior lighting, EngineODI 11631345
“The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the high beam headlights failed to function as intended. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with headlamp failures. The contact was informed that the headlamps needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was informed of Technical Service Bulletin: T5G, which was related to the failure. The contact was informed that the repair was completed for the previous owner. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that the repair was not covered under the Technical Service Bulletin: T5G. The failure mileage was unknown.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 21, 2024Exterior lightingODI 11626666
“high beams don’t work . it’s a safety issue because i live in wi and drive on dark roads and there’s deer raccoons etc, running out in the roads everyday. it has been inspected by morries west bend honda and video recorded. it’s a internal issue with the high beam internal flap/mechanism that sopposed to move when high beam commanded on .”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 28, 2024Exterior lightingODI 11622351

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 13, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

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