2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring. The contact stated while parking the vehicle, the rear frame had disconnected from the body and landed on the ground. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the contact’s residence. The vehicle was not taken to...

Mileage: 50,000

I have a 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring with 2 recalls. I first noticed a problem on 7/25/21 when my Power Steering stopped working all of a sudden. So I Googled the info & discovered that it was a recall: #127 - EPS And, then discovered the other recall: #188 - ABS I contacted Hyundai on Mon 7/26/...

I have a 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring with 2 recalls. I first noticed a problem on 7/25/21 when my Power Steering stopped working all of a sudden. So I Googled the info & discovered that it was a recall: #127 - EPS And, then discovered the other recall: #188 - ABS I contacted Hyundai on Mon 7/26/...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, AN EPS MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE BACK TO THE RESIDEN...

Mileage: 115,000

EPS BULB TEST REMAINS ON AFTER IGNITION AND ENGINE RUNNING. NO POWER STEERING PRESENT. RECALL # 127 PERFORMED IN 2016, HOWEVER PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. VEHICLE HAS 51500 MILES, 2009 HYUNDAI TOURING. HYUNDAI USA DID NOT AUTHORIZE DEALER TO REPAIR THIS RECALL AS A CAMPAIGN CODE 02/11/2021. DESPITE ISSUAN...

Mileage: 51,500

I WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL FOR THE ABS BREAKS STATING THAT THERE COULD BE A SHORT CIRCUIT ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I CALLED HYUNDAI IN LATE JULY 2020, SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR A BROKEN WINDOW AND RECALL. UPON LEAVING THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECA...

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. WHEN I TURNED THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF, THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. IN FACT, THE CAR INCREASED IN SPEED EVEN WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL COMPLETELY OFF. I STEPPED ON THE BREAKS AND IT SLOWED DOWN A BIT, BUT AS SOON AS I STEPPED OFF THE BREAK THE CAR WO...

Mileage: 135,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. WHEN I TURNED THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF, THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. IN FACT, THE CAR INCREASED IN SPEED EVEN WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL COMPLETELY OFF. I STEPPED ON THE BREAKS AND IT SLOWED DOWN A BIT, BUT AS SOON AS I STEPPED OFF THE BREAK THE CAR WO...

Mileage: 135,000

MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT, THANKFULLY AS I WAS BACKING OUT MY GARAGE. THE HYUNDAI DEALER SAID THE MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT THE MOTOR IS INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN, SO I NEED A WHOLE NEW COLUMN. THIS RUNS AROUND $1,600 INCLUDING LABOR. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A WI...

Mileage: 115,500

SRS WARNING LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON 6 MONTHS AGO. I GOT PRICES OF $400-2000 TO REPAIR. DEALER WAS $120 JUST TO DO DIAGNOSTIC. I'VE GOOGLED PROBLEM AND THIS IS COMMON FOR ELANTRA. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHY IS THERE A RECALL? *TR

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WAS DETECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM WAS DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME AND DR...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WAS DETECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM WAS DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME AND DR...

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN GOING AROUND CURVES MORE THAN 35 MPH THE CAR WILL START DECELERATING (AS IF IT'S BRAKING ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME ENGAGING THE BRAKING SYSTEM)AND THE ESC LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON DASH. ALSO THE EXHAUST MAKES A POPPING NOISE AFTER ENGINE IS SHUT OFF WHICH CAUSE A POWERTRAIN ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS...

Mileage: 129,000

WHEN GOING AROUND CURVES MORE THAN 35 MPH THE CAR WILL START DECELERATING (AS IF IT'S BRAKING ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME ENGAGING THE BRAKING SYSTEM)AND THE ESC LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON DASH. ALSO THE EXHAUST MAKES A POPPING NOISE AFTER ENGINE IS SHUT OFF WHICH CAUSE A POWERTRAIN ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS...

Mileage: 129,000

WHEN GOING AROUND CURVES MORE THAN 35 MPH THE CAR WILL START DECELERATING (AS IF IT'S BRAKING ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME ENGAGING THE BRAKING SYSTEM)AND THE ESC LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON DASH. ALSO THE EXHAUST MAKES A POPPING NOISE AFTER ENGINE IS SHUT OFF WHICH CAUSE A POWERTRAIN ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS...

Mileage: 129,000

ON 8/3/18, WHILE EXITING OFF HIGHWAY, I WAS STATIONARY AT A STOP LIGHT AT TOP OF RAMP. WHEN LIGHT CHANGED, I TRIED TO TO TURN LEFT, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. IT WAS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN SO I THREW ON MY FLASHER TO HELP AVOID BEING REAR ENDED. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT HYUNDAI DEALERSH...

Mileage: 32,485

ON 8/3/18, WHILE EXITING OFF HIGHWAY, I WAS STATIONARY AT A STOP LIGHT AT TOP OF RAMP. WHEN LIGHT CHANGED, I TRIED TO TO TURN LEFT, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. IT WAS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN SO I THREW ON MY FLASHER TO HELP AVOID BEING REAR ENDED. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT HYUNDAI DEALERSH...

Mileage: 32,485

THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE CAR UNTIL EPS (RED) AND ESC OFF (YELLOW) LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED ONE EVENING, AND IN TURN THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN EARLIER IN THE DAY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. IT WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR SO, AND WHEN IT WAS TURNED ON AGAIN...

Mileage: 47,300

THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE CAR UNTIL EPS (RED) AND ESC OFF (YELLOW) LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED ONE EVENING, AND IN TURN THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN EARLIER IN THE DAY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. IT WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR SO, AND WHEN IT WAS TURNED ON AGAIN...

Mileage: 47,300

NEXEN N5000 SERIES TIRES. I HAD TWO WITH SIDE BUBBLES AND TWO THAT THE TREADS ARE SEPARATING FROM THE TIRES. IT LOOKS LIKE RETREADS. ONE TIRE WAS READY TO SEPARATE AT ANY MOMENT. I HAVE PICTURES OF ALL THE TIRES AND A DOCUMENT FROM THE AUTO REPAIR PLACE. LUCKILY, WE COULD THIS IN TIME BEFORE MY DAUG...

STILL WAITING FOR A SAFETY RECALL ON PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG. WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A SENSOR FAILURE INSIDE PASSENGER SEAT THAT DETECTS WEIGHT OF OCCUPANT. OEM REPLACEMENT W/O LABOR IS $1800.

EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE IS LOOSE. RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING THE EBRAKE LIGHT COMES ON THE DASHBOARD. TO MAKE THE LIGHT GO AWAY, I HAVE TO TAP THE BRAKE DOWN. THE LEVER HANDLE IS LOOSE AND SHAKES WHEN I AM DRIVING. THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS HAPPENS DAILY. THIS STARTED HAPPENING A FEW MONT...

Mileage: 95,000

EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE IS LOOSE. RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING THE EBRAKE LIGHT COMES ON THE DASHBOARD. TO MAKE THE LIGHT GO AWAY, I HAVE TO TAP THE BRAKE DOWN. THE LEVER HANDLE IS LOOSE AND SHAKES WHEN I AM DRIVING. THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS HAPPENS DAILY. THIS STARTED HAPPENING A FEW MONT...

Mileage: 95,000

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 65 MPH, POWER STEERING WENT OUT. WHEN I REACHED MY DESTINATION WHICH WAS ANOTHER 20 MILES AWAY I RESEARCHED AND A BIT AND WHEN I TURNED CAR BACK ON A FEW HOURS LATER IT WAS WORKING AGAIN. I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ABOUT IT ALMOST A YEAR LATER. WHY DID I JUST RECEIVE THAT? TOOK TO...

Mileage: 130,000

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 65 MPH, POWER STEERING WENT OUT. WHEN I REACHED MY DESTINATION WHICH WAS ANOTHER 20 MILES AWAY I RESEARCHED AND A BIT AND WHEN I TURNED CAR BACK ON A FEW HOURS LATER IT WAS WORKING AGAIN. I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ABOUT IT ALMOST A YEAR LATER. WHY DID I JUST RECEIVE THAT? TOOK TO...

Mileage: 130,000

AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON, INDICATING A FAILURE. ON FURTHER DISCOVERY, IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE REFERENCED MODEL FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT SENSOR TO FAIL. THE CAR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND WHEN NOT, CAUSING AN AIRBAG FAULT AND POSSIBLY FAILING T...

Mileage: 41,000

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND HAD THEM LOOK INTO IT AT THAT TIME. THEY SAID THE WEIGHT SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS MALFUNCTIONING. THIS SENSOR TELLS THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IF SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE FRONT SEA...

Mileage: 100,000

THE PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHT CLASSIFICATION SENSOR FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE CAR SHUT DOWN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND AS SUCH NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WILL FUNCTION. THE DEALER QUOTED ME AT NEARLY $2,000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND MENTIONED REPLACING THE ENTIRE SEAT BOTTOM. REQUI...

Mileage: 75,000

THE PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHT CLASSIFICATION SENSOR FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE CAR SHUT DOWN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND AS SUCH NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WILL FUNCTION. THE DEALER QUOTED ME AT NEARLY $2,000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND MENTIONED REPLACING THE ENTIRE SEAT BOTTOM. REQUI...

Mileage: 75,000

THE PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHT CLASSIFICATION SENSOR FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE CAR SHUT DOWN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND AS SUCH NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WILL FUNCTION. THE DEALER QUOTED ME AT NEARLY $2,000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND MENTIONED REPLACING THE ENTIRE SEAT BOTTOM. REQUI...

Mileage: 75,000

WHEN I TRIED TO START MY 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING, I COULD NOT MOVE THE IGNITION KEY OR THE STEERING WHEEL. WITH GREAT EFFORT IN TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL, IT HAS BEEN POSSIBLE TO GET IT TO MOVE. AFTER THIS HAPPENED FOR THE THIRD TIME, I TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER IN PUNTA GORDA, FL. BEFO...

Mileage: 21,000

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN FEB 2012 AT 34,214 MI AND IN 1 YR TIME, I KEPT BLOWING LIGHTS...HEADLIGHTS, FOG, BRAKE AND TAIL. I PUT A LOT OF MILES ON MY CAR SO BY THE TIME I BECAME ANNOYED BY IT, I JUST MISSED MY WARRANTY SO I LET IT GO. FFWD TO SEPT 2014, I COULDN'T KEEP MY TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS FUNCTI...

Mileage: 118,470

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN FEB 2012 AT 34,214 MI AND IN 1 YR TIME, I KEPT BLOWING LIGHTS...HEADLIGHTS, FOG, BRAKE AND TAIL. I PUT A LOT OF MILES ON MY CAR SO BY THE TIME I BECAME ANNOYED BY IT, I JUST MISSED MY WARRANTY SO I LET IT GO. FFWD TO SEPT 2014, I COULDN'T KEEP MY TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS FUNCTI...

Mileage: 118,470

KUHMO SOLUS KH16 P215/45R17-87H SIDEWALL CRACKING AND SEPARATION. STARTED AT 13K MILES AND FIRST COMPLETE FAILURE AT 15K MILES. ALL 4 ARE OEM TIRES ON A HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING AND ALL 4 TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED WEAR AND OTHER ISSUES OVER LIFE OF TIRES. VEHICLE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO RISK OF BLOWOUT ...

Mileage: 13,000

I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME AND APPROACHING A STOP WHEN MY SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING MALFUNCTION OF AIRBAG. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED, BUT LIGHT WOULD NOT GO AWAY. BROUGHT IT INTO AUTHORIZED HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER, AND THEY STATED RIGHT FRONT SEAT TRACK SENSORS HAVE FAILED. THE COST FOR REPLA...

Mileage: 80,111

I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME AND APPROACHING A STOP WHEN MY SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING MALFUNCTION OF AIRBAG. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED, BUT LIGHT WOULD NOT GO AWAY. BROUGHT IT INTO AUTHORIZED HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER, AND THEY STATED RIGHT FRONT SEAT TRACK SENSORS HAVE FAILED. THE COST FOR REPLA...

Mileage: 80,111

I HAVE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING GEARS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW YEARS. I'LL TRY TO TAKE OFF AND IT FEELS LIKE IT GETS STUCK BETWEEN THE LOWER GEARS. IT CAUSES THE CAR AND OCCUPANTS TO GET JERKED AROUND STRONGLY. A FEW TIMES IT HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO PROCEED THROUGH AN INTERSECTIO...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING GEARS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW YEARS. I'LL TRY TO TAKE OFF AND IT FEELS LIKE IT GETS STUCK BETWEEN THE LOWER GEARS. IT CAUSES THE CAR AND OCCUPANTS TO GET JERKED AROUND STRONGLY. A FEW TIMES IT HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO PROCEED THROUGH AN INTERSECTIO...

Mileage: 30,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, WENT TO PASS A CAR, MY VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. I PULLED BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE, STEPPING ON THE BRAKES AS THE CAR KEPT GOING FASTER. I STOOD ON THE BRAKES , NO LUCK, PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, IT SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE, SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND COASTED ONTO THE SIDE OF ...

Mileage: 89,000

TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I MADE AN APPT WITH FUCCILLO HYUNDAI OF SCHENECTADY NY, THE LOCATION WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, FOR ONE WEEK LATER. LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER 3 DAYS AND I CONTACTED FUCILLO AND THEY TOLD ME TO MAKE ANOTHER APPT IF THE LIGHT CA...

Mileage: 1,000

CAR CONSISTENTLY STEERS OR PULLS TO THE RIGHT EVEN WHEN DRIVING ON FLAT SURFACE. TIRES CHECKED AND NOT THE PROBLEM. DEALER DID AN ALIGNMENT BUT STILL PULLS TO RIGHT. DEALER NOT ABLE TO FIX AFTER TWO VISITS. MIGHT BE A DEFECT WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING.

Mileage: 17,500

CAR CONSISTENTLY STEERS OR PULLS TO THE RIGHT EVEN WHEN DRIVING ON FLAT SURFACE. TIRES CHECKED AND NOT THE PROBLEM. DEALER DID AN ALIGNMENT BUT STILL PULLS TO RIGHT. DEALER NOT ABLE TO FIX AFTER TWO VISITS. MIGHT BE A DEFECT WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING.

Mileage: 17,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER DRIVER INFORMED HIM THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NO LONGER OPERABLE. THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 92,000

STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING. THE CONTACT WAS REFUELING THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD FLATTENED AS A RESULT OF A BROKEN TIRE VALVE STEM .THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FAILED TO ALERT THE CONTACT OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SP...

Mileage: 29,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING. THE CONTACT WAS REFUELING THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD FLATTENED AS A RESULT OF A BROKEN TIRE VALVE STEM .THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FAILED TO ALERT THE CONTACT OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SP...

Mileage: 29,000

GAS SERVICING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN WHEN FUEL DOOR RELEASE IS PULLED UNDER DRIVERS SEAT. WORKED GOOD FOR ABOUT 6 TO 7 MONTHS THEN STOPPED WORKING. TOOK IN TO DEALER HE WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX IT. DID NOT. THIS COULD BE A REAL PROBLEM IF YOU CANNOT PRY OPEN THE FUEL DOOR TO SERVICE THE DOOR. THIS IS A COMM...

Mileage: 6,000

GAS TANK OVERFLOWS AT CAP DURING REFUELING.