Elantra Shaking Badly, CEL on, Dealer says it is misfiring

Asked by Thorun Feb 14, 2015 at 04:36 PM about the 2013 Hyundai Elantra GLS FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Hey everyone, I'm kinda stuck here.  I have a 2013 Hyundai Elantra GLS PZEV with
less than 10,000 miles on it.  While driving on the highway, I faintly smelled something
weird with the heat on.  The check engine light went on and the vehicle started shaking
badly, from the engine compartment.  While coasting the vehicle was fine and the
check engine light would turn off, but the moment you gave it the gas, regardless of
speed, the check engine light would pop back on and it would start shaking violently
again.  Over a short distance, the speed dropped a bit, eventually resulting in much
higher engine RPMS just to stay at 60mph.  I quickly pulled off the highway, and had it
towed to the dealership.  When the car idles after the shaking, it still shakes
sometimes with the check engine light on, and the lights of the car dim off and on.  If
you turn the car off and turn it back on, it runs smoothly, until putting it in drive.

Dealership says that it is misfiring without saying what cylinders or how many
cylinders are misfiring.  They also say that it is because of bad fuel and it won't be
covered by the warranty.  With a couple exceptions (but none recently), I have always
gotten my regular fuel from the same place, Citgo, as they sell the most gas in town
and usually should have the cleanest stuff because of that.

The dealer is trying to sell me on a fuel induction service for $130, and also saying
that the entire gas tank should be drained (when it is a full tank), which would be crazy
expensive unless I did it myself.  I'm not entirely sure how allegedly bad fuel could do
something like that, especially when I've been driving a lot lately so I've been going
through gas a lot quicker.  Is a higher octane fuel really needed for an elantra?

Any idea what could be causing my problem?  Thanks

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What cause the engine start slowly in the morning on the 2017 Hyundai elantra. Also when the engine is on and I turn on the heater the engine shakes a little. It did that before and I bought a new battery. Nothing happen for 7 months, now it's doing it again. I want to know what is causing that.

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The shaking is happening to my 2017 also. My husband read the code and said the coils are bad and we need to replace them. I asked what the code said, he just said that's what needs done to fix it--so I hope may be that is some sort of help to anyone else that may have a similar issue.

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I've had many coils go out on my 2011 Elantra. The engines are identical. They are super easy to get to and replace. Unclip the coil and remove a single bolt. They are a bit pricey so I only replace them if needed. Don't waste your money. It's usually coil #1 on the passengers side.

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2018 Elantra - started my car this morning and there was some shaking from the engine. Called Hyundai and they said it’s most likely the coils. I’m at 45k & I’m the original owner, was told it’s under warranty til 60K.

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I have a 2017 Hyundai elantra and it has 70,000 miles on it and it's starting to shake and sometimes the engine light comes on. What could be the problem

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