2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Steering Problems

About 3 years ago the EPS light came on. Brought it to the dealer who said it needed 3500.00 dollars worth of work to replace the steering column. Refused the work and they reset the light. Now after checking i see this was part of a recall 127 . My car was checked and stamped fine so out of luck. Car works good for 3 years now it is doing it again. Just driving straight down the road and power steering stops working, then starts working. Right now steering is fine and the PS light is on all the time. Any help would be appreciated. Car only has 120,000 miles and is in great shape except forthe steering.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY EPS LIGHT CAME ON AND POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THAT IT INDICATES A PLROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING SYSTEM. I HAVE SHARCHED AND READ THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. ON MY 209 HYUNDIA ELANTRA BUT WHEN I VIN IT SAYS NO OPEN RECALLS. DOES THIS MEAN IT HAS BEEN FIXED BEFORE OR IS MINE NOT COVERED UNDER ECALL. MY VIN IS [XXX] ANY HELP WOULD BE HELPFUL. I AM A DISABLED MAN. THAT THIS IS MY ONLY CAR TO TAKE CARE OF MINE AND MY DISABLED SON NEEDS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

This vehicle is part of RECALL CAMPAIGN 127. This vehicle had a software update to "Fix" problem but is now recurring. The dealership says they will not fix it.

On several occasions, starting in the Fall of 2023 and occurring most recently on 8/9/24, I observed my Elantra's red EPS warning light turn on, and the steering wheel became very "stiff" while driving. Power steering was instantly disabled, resulting in momentary loss of control of the rate of turning in the vehicle. These symptoms are in accordance with Hyundai Recall Campaign 127, but a VIN search revealed the vehicle has been serviced for the recall. I have reached out to Hyundai customer service and a dealership, neither of which attempted to fix the issue.

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the electric power steering warning light was illuminated. The contact attempted to turn the steering wheel but was unable to do so. The contact stated there were other unknown warning lights illuminated, that were unrelated to the failure. The vehicle was at the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V100000 (Steering) as a possible solution however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 311,500.

Mileage: 311,500

I purchased this vehicle in December of last year and the steering was fine. The next day I took it to the Waco Hyundai dealership and was told they didn't have the software to do the EPS recall. A few days later, the power steering went out. I called Killeen Hyundai and made an appointment two weeks out to have them look at it. Long story short, after almost 2 months of them having my vehicle they were unable to update the recall. I was told I had 24 hours to pick it up. Where do I go from here?

For the past month I have broke down multiple times. Used all my aaa tows. Everything turns off while driving 60mph with kids in the vehicle. Absolutely no power steering. I haven’t had interior lights, radio etc in 6 months. 8 belts since March. I’m a single mother stranded again freezing

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 MPH, the power steering failed to operate as needed. The contact stated that the red "EPS" and "EST" warning lights were illuminated. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the electric power steering assist had failed, and that the EPS module needed to be replaced. The contact was advised by the mechanic about NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V100000 (Steering) which was associated with the VIN, and to take the vehicle to a dealer for the recall repaired. The contact had driven the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the EPS module needed to be updated; however, the recall was only for an update to the EPS not a replacement. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 154,000.

Mileage: 154,000

When driving my eps has gone out over two dozen times. It is random. I could be driving for 2 hours or it could happen when I start the car. Issue is resolved temporarily when I turn off my car for a few minutes and restart. I brought it to my normal shop and at first they had no idea what it was and realigned the column. This worked for a couple weeks and the issue started again. They believe it may be the motor now and I have to go to a dealership. This started completely random, my car drives fine until it comes on. The eps light clicks and comes on, making it hard to steer. I can't drive in the highway for my safety and the safety of others. I've had my power steering go out mid turn, in the rain. It's unpredictable. This initially started on 08/20 and is ongoing despite an attempt to fix it.

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated while driving 80 MPH, the steering wheel seized and became inoperable. The contact stated that the vehicle was recently serviced under NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V100000 (Steering). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was no longer covered under warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

The EPS light is staying on flashing sometimes and now I can't steer to the left with assisted power steering..the steering is now locking up at times ..there was a recall I saw but now it's not showing up on my car..it's a 2009 hyundai elantra .I have pictures to show that it said my car is effected with this recall but now it's coming up on all systems as no recall open to it..I just bought this cat from someone in the month of July 2023 and this is now happening to me..I have put all I have into purchasing this car and contacted dealership in florence ky..they claim there's no open recall n I have provided the proof needed to show them that this was on recall..

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that upon servicing the vehicle at the dealer, he was informed that the vehicle had experienced the failure related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V100000 (Steering). The dealer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 24,500.

Mileage: 24,500

the power assisted steering quit. You cant hardly steer it

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the steering wheel became firm, and the ESP warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over on the side of the road and turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the vehicle operated normally. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the mechanic stated that the power steering assist module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 135,000.

Mileage: 135,000

On two separate occasions the electronic power steering turned off while driving the car. The red EPS dashboard indicator turned on and the steering felt very heavy. The power steering came back on after the car was turned off and on again. The car's software was already up to date and Hyundai's recall "fix" did not prevent the problem. This problem is intermittent and has only happened twice. It occurs while driving, leading to a potentially unsafe situation. There are no warnings or symptoms before the problem occurs.

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering with the EPS warning light illuminated. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was towed to the dealer; however, the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The dealer replaced the tie rods, spark plugs, wiper blades, cabin air filter, driveline belt, transmission coolant, throttle, oil plug, struts, and control arms, and performed an alignment; however, the failure recurred with the EPS warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who ordered the EPS sensor and was awaiting the replacement part. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V100000 (Steering) associated with the VIN; however, the contact had not yet received the recall notification. The failure mileage was 87,123.

Mileage: 87,123

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while attempting to make a right turn, the power steering assist failed as the EPS (Electric Power Steering) warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. Due to the failure, the vehicle was initially towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle with a power steering assist failure which was linked to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V100000 (Steering). The vehicle was then towed to dealer where she was informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 139,000.

Mileage: 139,000

EPS (Electronic Power Steering) light comes on on the dashboard . This prevents steering the vehicle from a dead stop or turning the vehicle is extremely hard. Vehicle has to be shut down and restarted, sometimes 1 to 2 times to eliminate the EPS light . Problem is repeatable every morning. Hyundai's number for this recall is 127. However at initial recall appointment only SW was updated. Per recall EPS unit may need to be replaced.

I bought the car for my mom about a year and a half it drove fine to just recently the eps light came after She turn on to the road and the steering got real tight and was hard to merge to the side road luckily She was going at a low speed to get over. So I done some searching to find that there was a recall 127 for that problem in 2015 so I called the dealership and they requested to have the car scan and said it was a software update . So I got the update and the angle sensor calibration it drove fine for 2 months now it’s getting worst. So they said the electric motor andsteering colmun has failed but they can’t replace because the recall is not active anymore .so I’m not sure what to do

Steering column has alot of play. Pops as you turn the steering.

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Elantra. The vehicle had previously been serviced at the dealer under NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V100000 (Steering) however, the failure recurred. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost power steering assist, with the EPS warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 107,000.

Mileage: 107,000

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated while his daughter was driving the vehicle at approximately 45 MPH, the "Electronic Power Steering assist" warning light illuminated. The contact stated that his daughter was able to safely drive the vehicle to her residence where the vehicle remained parked. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V100000 (Steering). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

*Power steering. Yes. *Very difficult to turn the steering wheel causing delay in timing. *No. There is a significant amount of reports, etc. regarding this recall on the internet. However, it does not appear to be associated with my VIN #. *No *No

At random times while driving (operating vehicle while in motion on public roads) the EPS light turned on and power steering stopped working. I pulled over on the side of the road and would shut off the engine and restart the vehicle and the power steering would restart. Sometime it would take several times to stop and start the vehicle for the power steering to start working again. The power steering shutting off has occurred four times within the past 18months while driving on public roads. The car has only 78,613 miles and the electronic power steering is malfunctioning.

in a recent drive i realized that i had suddenly lost control of my steering wheel. the steering wheel was moving and responding much more quick than normal, but without any of the normal tension.

today my steering wheel was very "loose" to the touch. in other words it was far easier to turn the steering wheel than usual. it seemed that i was required to turn the steering wheel much more than usual to even make the simpliest of turns. i recently had air conditioning work done by a local auto shop. it seems very coincidental that all of a sudden my steering mechanism is working so poorly that my life may be in danger.

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Elantra. The contact had taken the vehicle to a dealer to have her A/C unit serviced; but upon return of the vehicle, the contact stated that her EPS(Electronic Power Steering) warning light had illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated that her steering wheel would jerk upon turning the steering wheel in either direction. The dealer was notified of the matter and informed her that the warning light was illuminated prior to service. The contact contested that claim and stated that she would have brought the warning light to their attention if the light had illuminated prior to service. The manufacturer was notified of the matter and gave the contact a case number. The contact was also notified that her vehicle was placed under NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V100000(Steering) back in 2015; however, the recall was serviced that same year. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 37,000.

Mileage: 37,000

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the vehicle lost power steering assist and it became difficult to steer the vehicle. The contact stated that the EPS warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed with the power steering needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and declined to offer any additional assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 34,900.

Mileage: 34,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHCILE WAS RESTARTED AND WORKED AS DESIGNED. THE EPS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHECKERED FLAG HYUNDAI WORLD (3700 SENTARA WAY, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23452, (757)497-7777) HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,724.

Mileage: 87,724

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD, COMPLETELY LOST POWER STEERING. TRIED TO TURN DOWN THE STREET WHERE I LIVE AND ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE THE TURN. THE EPS LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF, THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. I LET THE CAR SIT IN THE DRIVEWAY OVER THE WEEKEND, STARTED IT UP AND THERE IS STILL NO POWER STEERING.

Mileage: 58,735

POWER STEERING KEEPS TURNING OFF EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING IN PARK. HAVE TO KEEP PULLING OVER TO TURN CAR OFF TO RESET IT. I TRAVEL MAJOR HIGHWAY ON A DAILY BASIS AND FEAR I WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO STEERING LOCKING UP.

Mileage: 68,000

STEERING WHEEL IS CLUNKING AND THE EPS LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. IT INITIALLY BLINKS WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND THEN STAYS ON SHORTLY AFTER. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER RECALLS REGARDING STEERING WHEEL EPS RELATED FAULTS AND THE STEERING SUDDENLY STIFFENING UP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL ON THE VEHICLE EITHER ON LOCAL ROADWAYS OR EVEN ON THE HIGHWAYS (NOT ONLY ON THE ELANTRA, BUT ALSO ON SONATA MODELS FROM THIS MANUFACTURER.)

Mileage: 100,000

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY TURNS AND STAYS OFF UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND IS ALLOWED TO SIT FOR A WHILE (HOUR OR MORE). THIS MAY PUT ME IN DANGER. IT HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES. IF I AM TURNING OR DRIVING ON A CURVE (HIGHWAY OF CITY STREET) THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SUDDENLY WANT TO GO STRAIGHT. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR BUILT INTO THE EPS COLUMN ASSEMBLY IS AT FAULT AND TO FIX IT THE WHOLE COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EBERSOLE HYUNDAI (2101 CUMBERLAND ST, LEBANON, PA 17042) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEAR COUPLING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

09' ELANTRA GLS APPROX. 66K MILES 6/18/2020. I LOST POWER STEERING AND THE EPS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH A LIGHT THAT HAD JUST TURNED GREEN. EVER SINCE THEN I RANDOMLY LOOSE POWER STEERING AND THE EPS LIGHT COMES ON. I'VE LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT AFTER SHIFTING INTO GEAR (REVERSE AND DRIVE), AND AFTER I START TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A PATTERN. THE WEATHER HAS BEEN IN THE 70S/80S. VEHICLE IS ALL STOCK, FAIRLY LOW MILEAGE AND HAS UNDERGONE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE PREVIOUS OWNER REPORTED THIS SAME ISSUE AT 35K MILES WHICH HYUNDAI FIXED BY ADJUSTING THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR. THAT WASN'T A PERMANENT FIX, AS IM LEARNING THE BEST PERMANENT FIX IS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

THE CAR'S KEY PULLS OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN THE GEAR IS STILL IN DRIVE POSITION, WHILE THE ENGINE IS ON OR OFF MODE. THIS CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE, IF UNINTENTIONALLY THE DRIVER TURNS OFF THE ENGINE AND PULLS OUT THE KEY OFF THE IGNITION, WHILE THE GEAR IS STILL ON DRIVE POSITION. THIS CAN MAKE THE CAR MOVES WHILE UNATTENDED. ALSO, I HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE THE KEY FELL OFF THE IGNITION WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2009 WITH 78,051 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO VEER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AS THE EPS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (MYRTLE BEACH HYUNDAI 1887 US-501, MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29577 (843) 626-3657) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER RECALIBRATED POWER STEERING MODULE HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,300.

Mileage: 77,300

IT HAPPENED TWICE : AROUND JUNE 2018, AND TODAY 12/20/2019. TODAY, WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED AT 40 MILES/HR IN A CITY ROAD , SUDDENLY THE EPS WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, THEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY OTHER CARS. LUCKILY I MANAGED TO GO TO THE SIDE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED ON AGAIN , THEN THE THE CAR WAS WORKING NORMALLY. BACK IN 2018, THIS EPS WARNING LIGHT HAPPENED, SAME THING. STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED , RESTARTED THEN THE CAR WORKING FINE , I THOUGHT IT WAS A BATTERY THEN I CHANGED IT AND I THOUGHT MAY BE THE BATTERY CAUSED IT.

Mileage: 89,000

LOST POWER STEERING. FIRST TIME IT WAS RESET. THIS TIME I AM INFORMED IT NEEDS STEERING COLUMN. COST OF $2700 CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY.

Mileage: 74,000

STEERING WHEEL FUNCTION IS STRAINED AND A CLICKING NOISE OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION ON TURNS. NHTSA RECORDS STEERING ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM RECALL NO 15V100000 BUT THE HYUNDAI CLAIMS NO RECALL

Mileage: 113,256

STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM STARTED 2 WEEKS AGO. EVERY TIME THAT YOU STEER OR MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL A KNOCKING SOUND RESONATES FROM THE POWER STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE CHECKED IF I WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE TIE ROD ENDS BUT BOTH ARE FINE. I TRACE BACK THE PROBLEM GOING FROM THE FIREWALL HEADING TOWARDS UP AND I HAVE ISOLATED THE SOUND COMING FORM THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) MOTOR JUST RIGHT ABOVE THE UNIVERSAL JOINT. THE STEERING ONCE SEIZE TO OPERATE WHEN PARK BUT I HAVE NOT DUPLICATED IT YET SINCE THAT INCIDENCE. NO CODES HAVE REFLECTED ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS IS A VEHICLE BEING DRIVEN BY A SENIOR ADULT WOMAN.

Mileage: 95,000

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE EPS LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE MECHANIC I TOOK IT TO SAID THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED AND THAT THE ENTIRE UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 115,000

MY EPS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ONE DAY AND IT HASN'T TURNED OFF EVER SINCE. SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING HAS TURNED OFF AND I'VE HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR TO FIX IT. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN I TURN IT LEFT AND RIGHT.

Mileage: 90,000

POWER STEERING WILL FAIL, EPS LIGHT COMES ON. THIS STARTED AT ABOUT 90,000 MILES. TURN OFF CAR AND TURN BACK ON, IT WORKS FINE.

Mileage: 90,000

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE EPS LIGHT WOULD ARBITRARILY TURN ON AND GO AWAY WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS CYCLED OFF AND BACK ON. WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON, IT IMMEDIATELY BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CAR REVERTS TO MANUAL STEERING MODE AND REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO CONTROL. WE HAVE HAD THE EPS LIGHT TURN ON MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AND PUTTING US IN DANGEROUS, UNSAFE CONDITIONS ON THE ROAD. RECENTLY, THE EPS LIGHT IS STAYING ON AND NOT GOING AWAY. WE VISITED THE LOCAL DEALER TO REPORT THIS ISSUE AND THEIR DIAGNOSIS RESULTED IN ERROR CODES RELATED TO THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR-ELECTRICAL, TORQUE SENSOR MAIN SIGNAL FAULT, ECU (BRAKE SYSTEM) HARDWARE ERROR, CAN TIME-OUT EMS, AND MOTOR. WHEN ASKED, THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO PERFORM AN EVALUATION AS PER THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THEY RECALIBRATED THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR AND STATED THAT IF THE PROBLEM REOCCURS, WE WOULD NEED TO RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN (PART NUMBER 56310-2H250 AS1) AND PAY FULL COST OF REPAIR (PART AND LABOR). THIS PART NUMBER IS LISTED AS A REPLACEABLE ITEM PER THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED AN EPS S/W CHK/ECU UPGRADE IN 2015 WHEN NO ISSUES WERE PRESENT AND REFUSE TO FURTHER ASSIST WHEN THE ISSUE IS PRESENT WHEN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN INFORMATION LETTER IN MARCH 2015 CLEARLY STATES THAT THE FINAL REMEDY HAS NOT BEEN DEVELOPED AT THIS TIME. THE DIAGNOSIS SHOWS THAT A FAULTY PART WAS INSTALLED BY THE CAR MANUFACTURER, AS STATED IN THE RECALL, AND THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO ADDRESS THE ACTUAL ISSUE. INSTEAD OF SOLVING THE PROBLEM, THEY INSIST THAT WE DRIVE THIS POTENTIALLY UNSAFE VEHICLE UNTIL THE ISSUE REOCCURS. THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED CONCERN AS THERE IS NO WARNING TO WHEN THIS ISSUE WILL OCCUR. THEIR RECALL NOTICE STATES THAT THE EPS PROBLEMS COULD RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF A CRASH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE SAFELY. TAYLOR HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 3233 WASHINGTON RD, AUGUSTA, GA 30907, (706) 868-1200) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUBJECTED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V100000 (STEERING). ADDITIONALLY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. AFTER THE FAILURE RECURRED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE INTERIOR LIGHTING BEING ACTIVATED WHEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION. ADDITIONALLY, THE BATTERY WOULD DRAIN OVERNIGHT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 15936968. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

Mileage: 149,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V100000 (STEERING) IN 2015. FOUR YEARS LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE EPS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING LOST POWER AND BECAME STIFF. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LYNNES HYUNDAI (877-358-9715, LOCATED AT 401 BLOOMFIELD AVE, BLOOMFIELD, NJ 07003) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SINCE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

WE HAVE HAD THE RECALL FOR THE EPS REPAIRED A FEW YEARS AGO. A FEW YEARS LATER THE EPS CAME ON AGAIN AND ALMOST CRASHED THE CAR/NO POWER STEERING. WE AGAIN TOOK IT TO A DEALER IN LAUREL, MD AND THEY SAID WE HAD ANOTHER RECALL AND THEY DOWNLOADED THE FIX/NO CHARGE. WELL ABOUT 2 YEARS LATER/TODAY THE EPS CAME ON AND AGAIN ALMOST CRASHED THE CAR. IT IS INTERMITTENT, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME NO PROBLEM. WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO A BOWIE, MD DEALER WHO CAN'T GET TO IT FOR 10 DAYS! WE ARE CONCERNED IT IS THE SAME RECALLED ISSUE AND CAN NOT BE FIXED. NOW WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR IN FEAR THERE IS NO SOLUTION AND WE CAN NOT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR AT THIS TIME. PLEASE HELP! THANKS! REGARDS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 64,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, I TRIED TO STEER OFF TO THE LEFT TO AVOID A CAR FROM HITTING ME FROM THE RIGHT. THIS LED TO THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING AND THE CAR SPINNING OUT. I TRIED TO GET CONTROL OF THE WHEEL BUT COULD NOT. THE CAR CONTINUED TO SPIN UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO THE GUARD RAILING, SMASHING THE RIGHT SIDE AND RIGHT FRONT. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS DENTED INTO THE CAR MAKING IT UNDRIVEABLE.

Mileage: 106,517

THE EPS LIGHT WENT ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY OR I COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERE. HYUNDAI DID A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BACK IN 2015 BUT IT WAS JUST A SYSTEM UPDATE FOR THE STEERING MODULE BUT IT SEEMS LIKE A SHORT TERM SOLUTION. I HAVE FOUND OVER A HUNDRED COMPLAINTS WHERE OTHER CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING TH SAME SAFETY ISSUE AND I REALLY THINK HYUNDAI NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THE STEERING IN THE '09 ELANTRAS ARE UNSAFE AND WILL EVENTUALLY POSSIBLY KILL SOMEONE.

Mileage: 92,000

EPS LIGHT CAME ON DASH 3-1313/2019-19 .FILLED OUT VIN # ONLINE AND WAS TOLD VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL AND TO MAKE APPOINTMENT AT BOB KING DEALERSHIP FOR FRIDAY AT 5 PM 3-15-19 IN WINSTON SALEM N.C. SO WE DROVE 27 MILES ONE WAY TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT . 1 HOUR LATER WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED . GOT IN VEHICLE TO LEAVE AND NOTICED LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND WENT BACK IN TO TELL THEM . WAS TOLD TO BRING BACK NEXT DAY 3-16-19 SAT AT 8 AM . WAS THERE WHEN OPENED UP AND AFTER APPROX.1 HR. WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $120.00 PER HR. TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT , SO WE AGREED TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $ 2390.00 FOR REPLACEMENT OF PART THAT IS OR SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL .TECH SAID HE WOULD SEE IF HYUNDAI WOULD COVER COST AND WOULD LET US KNOW THE FOLLOWING MON. OR TUES. . DID NOT HEAR FROM BOB KING TILL WE CALLED THEM BACK ON 3-21-19 AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NOT HEARD FROM HYUNDAI . CALLED THEM BACK 3-28-19 AND WAS TOLD HYUNDAI WOULD NOT COVER REPLACEMENT . THAT IS TWO TRIPS EACH WAY . I DO NOT KNOW IF HYUNDAI OR BOB KING IS RESPONSIBLE , BUT NOW THE VIN # IS NOT UNDER RECALL . I SUSPECT UNDER HANDED DEALINGS FROM ONE OR THE OTHER OR BOTH . I COULD UNDERSTAND IF CAR HAS BEEN FIXED UNDER RECALL BEFORE , BUT WAS TOLD THIS VIN # WAS VALID AND NOW THE HYUNDAI COORP. REFUSES TO HONOR THEIR RECALL ! SO FAR LIGHT IS ONLY SIGN OF PROBLEM , BUT STEERING MAY LOCK UP WHY VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN AND POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT . RECALL # 127

Mileage: 213,000

A STEADY "EPS" LIGHT CAME ON MY HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2009. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ABOUT 9/2018. THERE WERE NO NOTICEABLE MALFUNCTIONS WHILE DRIVING. A FEW WEEKS LATER, HOWEVER, THE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, AND WHEN TRYING TO REVERSE FROM DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD AND I INITIALLY COULD NOT TURN IT. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE WHEEL AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. HOWEVER, A WEEK OF TWO LATER, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, THIS TIME FLASHING, AND THE STEERING WHEEL KIND OF GOT STUCK. I COULD HARDLY HANDLED IT. THAT SITUATION WAS VERY SCARY. THEN, THE LIGHT BECAME STEADY, AND I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE WHEEL WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. BUT LAST WEEK, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND SAME THING HAPPENED -THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TOO HARD TO TURN. ON 12/15/2018, I TOOK THE CAR TO HYUNDAI SERVICE AND A DIAGNOSIS WAS DONE (PAID $128.00 REFUNDABLE ONLY IF REPAIRS WERE NEEDED AND DONE AT THEIR SHOP). MY CAR HAS 79,909 MILES, BUT I TOLD IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS PAST 60K MILES). THE DIAGNOSIS WAS AN "INTERNAL FAILURE OF MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING MOTOR," WHICH WOULD COST $2,188.21 TO REPAIR. THIS CAR HAD BEEN RECALLED TWICE FOR POWER STEERING ISSUES (RECALL 127 ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SOFTWARE AND CAMPAIGN "ELANTRA AND SONATA STEERING COUPLING". IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONS ON 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND LATER MODELS, AS WELL AS OTHER HYUNDAI VEHICLES, WHICH HAD ALSO INVOLVED MALFUNCTIONS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS, LIFE-THREATENING MALFUNCTION, WHICH SHOULD BE PROMPTLY INVESTIGATED. I HOPE HYUNDAI AND BRAND/MAKER VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM ARE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BEFORE A LIFE IS LOST DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION.

Mileage: 76,000

MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LIGHT IS ON. AT FIRST IT WOULD FLASH AND HAS CAUSED MY CAR TO DRIVE SLOWLY TWICE. IT'S BEEN ON FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW. I'VE BEEN TO MANY MECHANICS AND NONE OF THEM SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH THE RECALL IN 2016.

Mileage: 72,000

STEERING MAKES CLICKING SOUNDS, WHEN MOVED FROM A CENTER POSITION, EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. STEERING SEEMS TO 'STICK' I.E. DOES NOT MOVE SMOOTHLY. THE CULPRIT IS A "STEERING COUPLING" MADE OUT OF PLASTIC THAT COUPLES THE STEERING MOTOR TO THE STEERING COLUMN. KNOWING THIS IS A DEFECT, HYUNDAI QUIETLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON ITS REPLACEMENT TO 100,000 MILES. HOWEVER THEY DID NOT SEND OUT A NOTIFICATION LETTER TO VEHICLE OWNERS. MYSELF AND MANY OTHER HYUNDAI VEHICLE OWNERS ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS WOULD LEAD TO LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, LEADING TO ACCIDENTS AND LOSS OF LIFE. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE DESIGN, AND INCORRECT CHOICE OF COUPLING MATERIAL, WHICH IS BOUND TO GET WORN OFF OFTEN, SINCE IT IS A PLASTIC PART SITTING BETWEEN TWO METALLIC PARTS MOVING AGAINST EACH OTHER. THIS SHOULD BE A DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE FIXED REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. INSTEAD NHTSA HAS APPARENTLY ALLOWED THE COMPANY TO JUST EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON FIXING THIS; SO IT DOESN'T NEED TO BEAR THE EXPENSES AS VEHICLES GO BEYOND 100,000 MILES. IT TAKES $400-$500 TO FIX MAINLY DUE TO LABOR EXPENSES, TO REPLACE A $5 PART WHICH IS HARD TO REACH. NHTSA HAS TO DO A BETTER JOB AT PROTECTING THE CONSUMERS AGAINST ISSUES WHICH ARE A RESULT OF DEFECTIVE DESIGN WHICH CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS AND LOSS OF LIFE. HTTPS://AUTOSERVICE.HYUNDAIUSA.COM/TXX7/MICROSITETEMPLATE/MICROSITETEMPLATEVINVALIDATE/2687

Mileage: 110,000

I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE JUNE 5TH AND I STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANYWHERE. DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS LEADING UP TO ACCIDENT ON OR ABOUT MAY 14, 2018, I NOTICED THE EPS LIGHT WAS LIT UP ON MY DASHBOARD ON MAY 21, 2018 MY CAR WAS SERVICED BY __________ TO CORRECT RECALL #127- EPS MODULE FAILURE. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE OTHER TWO RECALLS UNTIL THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT DAY! WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR WAS FINE AND THE EPS LIGHT WAS NO LONGER LIT UP. ON MAY 25TH/26TH I NOTICED THAT THE EPS LIGHT WAS LIT UP AGAIN ON MY DASHBOARD. I CALLED _____________ TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THIS AND THEY SIMPLY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR BACK IN TO BE LOOKED AT. DATE, LOCATION AND DETAILS OF ACCIDENT ON TUESDAY, MAY 29TH, 2018 I WAS DRIVING IN THE VICINITY OF ______________. IT WAS AROUND 7:00 PM. I WAS THE LAST OF SEVERAL CARS IN MY LANE, OUR GREEN LIGHT WAS TURNING YELLOW SO I BEGAN TO REDUCE MY SPEED. I GLANCE DOWN THEN LOOK UP TO SEE THAT THE CAR AHEAD, A COUPLE OF FEET IN FRONT OF ME HAD COME TO A PREMATURE COMPLETE STOP. I TRIED TO CHANGE/SWITCH LANES BUT DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO STEER AND/OR TURN OR MOVE THE WHEEL. AS A RESULT, I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO FORCEFULLY HIT THE BRAKE AND CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP, STOPPING SHORT WHICH CAUSED ME TO BANG DIRECTLY INTO THE REAR END OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW THE EPS LIGHT IS STILL LIT AND I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY CAR TO GET TO AND FROM WORK. I NOTIFIED HYUNDAI ABOUT THIS AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN BACK TO ME SINCE MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT ON JUNE 5TH AND THEY HAVE NOT OFFERED ME THE USE OF A LOANER CAR FOR THE TIME BEING. I WARNED THEM THAT I WAS AFRAID I WOULD HAVE ANOTHER ACCIDENT AND THEY ARE STILL NOT TAKING ACTION.

Mileage: 35,600

I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE EPS LIGHT WAS ON AND THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. THIS STARTED HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. AT FIRST THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE AND IT WORKED FOR A WEEK. WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW STEERING COLUMN AT THE COST OF $2200.00. ON 8/1/2015, I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL ON THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. RECALL 127. SUPPOSEDLY, THIS PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OF, BUT IT WAS JUST POSTPONED. I BELIEVE THE CURRENT INCIDENT IS RELATED TO THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE HYUNDAI TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS THAT I FOUND IN THE INTERNET. HTTPS://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/CONSUMER-COMPLAINT/2009/HYUNDAI/ELANTRA/STEERING

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FORCE. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE STEERING WHEEL REGAINED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOE MACHENS HYUNDAI (1300 VANDIVER DRIVE, COLUMBIA, MO 65202, (573) 474-7400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING MOTOR FAILED AND THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V100000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

Mileage: 182,000

EPS LIGHT IS ON, I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO POWER STEERING. I ALMOST ENDED UP IN A WRECK BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO PROPERLY MAKE A TURN. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CONSUMER AFFAIRS SINCE MARCH 2018 AND NOT GETTING ANYWHERE, BUT A RESPONSE OF "WE HAVE FORWARDED YOUR COMPLAINT TO A CASE WORKER" I HAVE SERVERAL EMAILS I HAVE SENT AND MY CALL RECORD. I HAVE GONE TO A DEALERSHIP, THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AT OVER A $2,000 COST TO ME. THEN PROCEEDED IN TRYING TO SELL ME ANOTHER CAR. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HYUNDAI, CUSTOMER SERVICE IS TERRIBLE. I WORK FOR A KIA DEALERSHIP AND I UNDERSTAND RECALLS. IF I WERE TO RECEIVE A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY, IT WOULD NOT BE A GOOD RATING. I AM NOT PLEASED WITH HYUNDAI...THE RECALL WAS ONLY A REPROGRAMMING OF THE STEERING SOFTWARE...THAT DID NOT WORK FOR MY HYUNDAI. IF I DON"T GET SOME KIND OF RESOLVE IN THIS MATTER I WILL BE OBTAINING LEGAL COUNSEL. REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN (WHICH IS RECOMMENDED BY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP) SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE LINK AT THE BOTTOM SAYS WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN...12/05/17 IT WILL ONLY LET ME ENTER TODAY'S DATE.

Mileage: 135,400

02/22/2018 "EPS" LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR AND NOW WHEN I DRIVE IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND I CAN SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE BACK IN 2015. DOES THAT STILL COVER MY CAR?

Mileage: 107,000

LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. REPAIR ESTIMATE MORE THAN CAR WORTH IT SEEMS CALLED HYUNDAI, THEY SAID I AM OUT OF LUCK AS THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS CONDITION. MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ANOUT THIS CONDITION ONLINE HOWEVER.

Mileage: 142,000

EPS LIGHT CAME ON, COULDN'T STEER IT. I SEE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PER MY VIN#, BUT NOTICED THERE ARE BULLETINS PERTAINING TO THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY YEAR CAR. NOT SURE WHAT THAT MEANS.

Mileage: 58,000

THIS CAR WAS RECALLED TWICE FOR INTERMITTENT EPS ISSUES BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL ONGOING, IT NEVER WENT AWAY. TODAY I WAS ALMOST IN A CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEEL. I WAS TURNING RIGHT TO GET ON THE ROAD AND LOSS STEERING AND WENT TOO FAR OUT INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE.

Mileage: 108,570

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND STRUCK A GUARDRAIL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND RIBS. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED CHEST PAINS. THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER BOTH RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. ONLY THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE MY EPS LIGHT CAME ON AND MY STEERING LOCKED UP. I CANNOT TURN THE WHEEL AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER PULLING OVER I TURNED CAR ON AND OFF BUT THE POWER STEERING WILL NOT RETURN. I SEE THAT HYUNDAI ALREADY ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS FOR MY CAR YEAR, BUT MY VIN WASN'T INCLUDED. THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WANTS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING SHAFT AND COLUMN AND SAYS THAT IT DOESN'T APPLY TO THE RECALL.

Mileage: 93,000

I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS. MY STEERING HAS PLAY IN IT, AND MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHEN SLIGHTLY TURNED. I'M TOLD THERE IS A PLASTIC COG IN THE POWER STEERING UNIT THAT BREAKS. IT DOES THIS ANYTIME THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE EPS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V100000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED TWO DAYS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

Mileage: 114,000

I BROUGHT MY 2009 ELANTRA (DRIVEN LESS THAN 42,000 MILES) TO A LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP MID JULY BECAUSE EPS WAS LIGHT ON AND I HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF A RECALL PERTAINING TO THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THE RECALL WAS REPORTED ADDRESSED THROUGH SOFTWARE RESET/UPDATE AND EPS LIGHT WAS OFF WHEN I PICKED THE CAR BACK UP. EARLIER THIS MONTH THE EPS LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND I NOTED A BRIEF CLICKING/KNOCKING SOUND WITH TEMPORARY INCREASED RESISTANCE AS I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION BOTH WHILE MOVING OR AT A STOP. THE CAR WAS REASSESSED AT THE DEALERSHIP AUG 23RD, I WAS TOLD THAT AN "INTERNAL FAILURE OF STEERING COLUMN" HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE FULL STEERING ASSEMBLY FOR AN ESTIMATED $2,244.40. I ASKED FOR FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COUPLER NEEDS REPLACEMENT BUT ALSO THAT THE "HOLOGRAM SENSOR" HAS MALFUNCTIONED, NECESSITATING A FULL STEERING ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT, AND THAT THIS IS UNRELATED TO THE PREVIOUSLY SERVICED POWER STEERING RECALL. I HAVE NOT HAD THE REPAIR YET BUT AM WARNED THAT THE CAR IS AT RISK OF UNPREDICTABLE POWER STEERING FAILURE.

Mileage: 41,700

I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO WILSON HYUNDAI FOR THE RECALLS TO BE CORRECTED. I WAS ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH AN AIR BAG LIGHT AND A CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I RECEIVED A CALL TELLING ME MY STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE SENSORS TO A MODULE. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE SENSOR TO MY PASSENGER SEAT HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE SEAT. THEY WERE WANTING TO CHARGE ME OVER $6,000.00 TO REPAIR THESE TWO ISSUES. THERE ARE RECALLS ON BOTH OF THESE ISSUES: NHTSA 15V100000 ADDRESSES ISSUES WITH THE STEERING AND THE FIX DOES NOT INCLUDE OR REQUIRE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. THE SOLUTION FOR THIS RECALL IS TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER. THIS DOES NOT ADDRESS THE CLICKING NOISE IN THE COLUMN WHERE A GEAR/COG DISINTEGRATES OVER TIME.... A $12.00 PART IS ESTIMATED TO COST OVER $500 IN LABOR TO REPLACE. THE ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONING IS ADDRESSED IN 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/ CONTROL MODULE NHTSA CAMPAIGN #11V143000. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THIS ISSUE IS ONLY FOR CERTAIN 2007-2009 ELANTRAS MANUFACTURED BEFORE NOV 1, 2008. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED APRIL 30, 2009 SO THEY DONT WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ADDRESSED IN RECALL. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND EXPAND THE MANUFACTURING DATE TO ADDRESS THOSE OF US WHO OWN A 2009 MANUFACTURED AFTER NOVEMBER 1, 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRAS WHOSE AIR BAGS ARE MALFUNCTIONING.

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SUDDEN POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER IN LESS THAN THREE MONTHS PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V100000 (STEERING), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN TO HAVE THE CONTACT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE ELECTRONIC STEERING DAMPENER WENT ON MY 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT HAD BEEN UNDER RECALL BUT THEY ONLY DID A COMPUTER RESET. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO MAKE A CLICKING NOISE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE RUBBER PART HAD COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND HYUNDAI WOULD NOT COVER MY 2009 ELANTRA WITH ONLY 36000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS ONLY COVERED FOR 5 YEAR 50000 MILES. THE PICTURE SHOWS THE NEW PART ON THE LEFT AND ON THE RIGHT IS THE OLD PART. THE ACTUAL PART WAS $11.75 BUT LABOR COST 585.00 DUE TO THE ENTIRE FRONT INTERIOR OF THE CAR HAD TO BE REMOVED. I WOULD LIKE A REFUND.

Mileage: 36,000

PLEASE NOTE THAT MY VEHICLE HAS ALREADY BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN 15V100000 (HYUNDAI RECALL 127). WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 34-45 MPH, I HEARD A SUBTLE CLICK FROM EITHER MY STEERING COLUMN OR BEHIND THE DASH, WHICH WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY ILLUMINATION OF THE EPS WARNING LIGHT AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER, AND REMAINED IN THIS CONDITION UNTIL I REACHED MY DESTINATION , WHICH WAS ABOUT ANOTHER 30 MINUTES WORTH OF DRIVING TIME. I IMAGINE THAT SOME YOUNGER/WEAKER DRIVERS MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO PHYSICALLY STEER THE CAR WHILE IN THIS CONDITION, BUT I WAS ABLE TO MANAGE. THE CAR WAS LEFT IN A PARKING LOT FOR ABOUT 8 HOURS, AT WHICH POINT UPON STARTING THE ENGINE, THE EPS WARNING LIGHT TURNED OFF AND POWER STEERING WAS AGAIN FULLY FUNCTIONAL. THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY CAR HAD ALREADY BEEN SERVICED FOR THE POWER STEERING RECALL 127, AND IT WOULD COST $120 TO INVESTIGATE. I DID NOT BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR THIS DIAGNOSTIC. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, AND HAS NOT YET RECURRED.

Mileage: 99,000

MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER NEARLY GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. WE SEE THAT HYUNDAI HAS HAD RECALLS ON THE TORQUE SENSOR/STEERING COLUMN BUT INFORMED US THAT OUR CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. HYUNDAI ADVISED OUR HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO COMPLETELY REPLACE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING COLUMN AND EPS COLUMN IN ORDER TO INSURE SAFE DRIVING. THIS COST US $2,260.75 ON A CAR WITH ONLY 28,000 MILES. WE CANNOT BELIEVE THAT HYUNDAI IS NOT STANDING BY ITS PRODUCT AND ONLY DOING "SELECTIVE RECALL". WE AVOIDED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN DIRE CONSEQUENCES FOR HYUNDAI. PLEASE HELP US EXPAND THIS RECALL AND RECOUP SOME OF OUR EXPENSE. WE WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER HYUNDAI. A COMPANY THAT MANUFACTURERS AND SELLS DANGEROUS VEHICLES SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE.

Mileage: 28,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V100000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,900.

Mileage: 64,900

AFTER HAVING MY POWER STEERING FIXED AT THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF THE RECALL, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO MAKE A CLICKING SOUND WHEN IT WAS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION. WHEN I CALLED HYUNDAI, THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT MY CAR BUT STILL WANTED 110 DOLLARS JUST TO INSPECT IT. INFORMED ME THAT THE ISSUE, WHICH IS THE COUPLING DEVICE, IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FROM RECALL. MY STEERING WHEEL NEVER MADE THIS SOUND BEFORE THE RECALL AND IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HE'S ABLE TO TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE CAR, WHY IS IT NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY? DEALERSHIP WANTS 400 DOLLARS TO FIX THE COUPLING DEVICE ON TOP OF THE 110 DOLLARS TO INSPECT IT. LOCAL MECHANIX CHARGED ME 15 DOLLARS TO INSPECT IT AND VERIFIED THAT IT IS THE COUPLING DEVICE. INFORMED ME THAT HE FELT IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE ESC INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V100000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V100000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,102.

Mileage: 27,102

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AFTER THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V100000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EPS STEERING UNIT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,200.

Mileage: 37,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED AND THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V100000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

Mileage: 87,000

TOOK CAR IN FOR SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN 127 ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING . TOOK OVER 1 MONTH TO GET CAR BACK. THE STEERING FELT LOOSE AND WORSE THAN BEFORE. WENT TO 2 DEALERS BOTH SAID STEERING IS LOOSE BUT SAFE. I DID NOT FEEL SAFE. THE REGIONAL MANAGER AT HYUNDAI SAID THERE IS NOTING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. UPDATED 10/9/15 *LN AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THE STEERING WAS SET TO RACE CAR WHEN THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WAS CHANGE DUE TO A RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED. UPDATED 12/28/15.*JB

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Mileage: 74,000

2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IT TOOK THE DEALER MORE TIME TO FIX THE RECALL, THAN WHAT WAS STATED. RECALL # 15V100000. *JB

AFTER HAVING THE CAR IN THE SHOP, FOR STEARING RECAL, THE CAR STILL WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEARING GOES OUT.

Mileage: 81,633

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE EPS AND THE ESC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V10000 (POWER STEERING). HOWEVER, TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V100000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL; HOWEVER, A WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE LISTED ON THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

BACKING OUT OF A "FAST FOOD" DRIVE THRU LANE , CAR DID NOT TURN, AS NORMAL, AND STRUCK A POLE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK PANEL. AT THE TIME I HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR WHY CAR DIDN'T FOLLOW THE DRIVEWAY CURVE. I HAVE NEVER AS AN ADULT HAD AN AT FAULT ACCIDENT, AND HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR THIS. THE PART HAS BEEN RECALLED ON MY CAR. I AM ON A FIXED INCOME & COULD NOT AFFORD TO GET CAR REPAIRED. I PUT REPORT INTO HYUNDAI, BUT NEED TO KNOW LIABILITY FOR "ACCIDENT" & REPAIRS. I CALLED YOUR PHONE LINE & WAS PUT IN TOUCH WITH HYUNDAI & HAVE CASE #[XXX]. THIS FORM WON'T ALLOW ME TO ENTER "EPS CONTROL UNIT". INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 39,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A MEDIUM CONCRETE DIVIDER. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 6/8/15*CN UPDATED 10/06/2017*CN

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. UPON EXITING THE DRIVEWAY OF THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE TO ENTER A MAIN ROAD, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS CAUTIOUSLY DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH A STRONG VIBRATION COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND PROVIDED AN ALIGNMENT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING AND DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC REMEDY FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V100000 (STEERING) AND WAS WAITING FOR THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,210.

Mileage: 118,210

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V100000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 4/20/15*CN UPDATED 04/23/15*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REQUIRED. THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

Mileage: 89,000

I WAS RETURNING HOME ONE EVENING HOME ABOUT A WEEK AGO, AND I WAS TRYING TO PARKING MY CAR IN PARKING LOT WHEN THE ESC LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH BOARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I COULD NOT PARK THE CAR, SO I PUT IT IN PARK AND PULLED OUT THE CAR MANUAL, AFTER READING IT, I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. THE ESC LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE STEERING WAS BACK AND I WAS THEN ABLE TO PARK THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ONLY WAY I COULD CORRECT IT EACH TIME WAS TURNING OFF THE IGNITION. AT ONE POINT SOMEONE WAS COMING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND I HAD TO TRY AND MOVE OUT OF THE WAY WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I WAS SCARED AND PRAYING, THAT I GET HOME SAFELY. I TOOK THE CAR HOME AND HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT SINCE. TOWED CAR TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW POWER STEERING COLUMN AND TOTAL COST WITH LABOR AND TAX WAS OVER $3,000.00 AND NOT COVERED IN THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THE CAR IS BARELY USED HOW COULD THAT BE? THEY ARE DEALERS SELLING LEMONS AS NEW CARS. THIS CAR IS JUST OVER 5 YEARS OLD, NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT THAT TYPE OF MONEY TO REPLACE PARTS SO EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

EPS LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN MY EPS LIGHT CAME ON AND MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT. AT A STOP LIGHT I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED. A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE STEERING AGAIN WENT OUT. I WAS ON A BUSY STREET AND WAS VERY NERVOUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN. WHEN I MADE IT HOME I LOOKED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND IT STATED IF THE EPS LIGHT CAME ON DURING NORMAL OPERATION TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALER AND LEFT IT OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING I WAS INFORMED THAT MY ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN/EPS MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST WAS $2,400. MY CAR IS JUST OVER 5 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 49,000 MILES ON IT. TO HAVE TO REPLACE SOMETHING THIS MAJOR, THIS EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE CAR, WAS A HUGE SHOCK TO ME. WHEN RESEARCHING THE MATTER ONLINE I SAW MULTIPLE EXAMPLES OF THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENING TO OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. I ASKED THE DEALER IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS AND THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS NOT. THIS IS VERY TROUBLING TO ME AS SOMETHING AS SERIOUS AS LOSING YOUR STEERING UNEXPECTEDLY IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

EPS SYSTEM FAILED. REPAIRS INCLUDED WHOLE NEW STEERING COLUMN. *TR

Mileage: 71,470

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOSE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

Mileage: 73,000

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON I-35, MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE COST IS $2,400.00. THE CAR IS ONLY FIVE YEARS OLD, THREE YEARS OLD WHEN IT OCCURRED. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING FOR OVER A YEAR AND A HALF. I CANNOT AFFORD A NEW CAR, NOR CAN I AFFORD THE COST TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN HYUNDAI VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WOULD BE NICE IF HYUNDAI WOULD REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN FOR ME WITH NO CHARGE DUE TO THE FACT THE CAR IS NOT VERY OLD, I'M STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT, IT HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR PRODUCT. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 90,000

IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS, THE EPS LIGHT HAS COME ON MY DASHBOARD 3 TIMES, ACCOMPANIED BY THE POWER STEERING FAILING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, TURNING LEFT, AND MY POWER STEERING FAILED. THE SECOND TIME I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY, LUCKILY NOT YET PULLED OUT INTO THE BUSY STREET ON WHICH I LIVE. THE THIRD TIME WAS JUST TODAY ON THE HIGHWAY, AND AS I WAS GOING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE ONLY WAY I'VE FOUND TO "FIX" IT IS TO TURN OFF MY CAR AND START IT AGAIN. HAD I BEEN GOING OVER THE BRIDGE NEAR MY HOUSE WHERE THERE IS NO SHOULDER TO PULL ONTO WHERE I COULD RESTART MY ENGINE, TODAY I WOULD HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO STEER AROUND THE CURVES OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS NOT JUST A MINOR PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY LIABILITY ON THE PART OF THE MANUFACTURER AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE READ ABOUT MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR HAVING THIS ISSUE AND HYUNDAI DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. SO FAR, ONLY A HANDFUL OF 2015 SONATAS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THE ELANTRAS. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI REGARDING THIS, AND THEY SAY THAT MY VIN IS NOT PART OF A RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT CLEARLY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALLED SONATAS OCCURRING REPEATEDLY, AND THEREFORE I MUST ABSORB THE COST OF WHATEVER IT WILL TAKE TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. AGAIN, THIS IS A LIABILITY ON HYUNDAI'S PART, AND THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

ON MY WAY TO WORK ON AUGUST 8, 2013, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY IN THE EARLY MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETE OUT AND THE EPS LIGHT CAME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND AFTER THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, THEY INDICATED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THEY HAD DEVELOPED AN UPDATE THAT THEY COULD UPLOAD IT TO TO THE COMPUTER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE POWER STEERING IN THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE UPDATE WAS RUN, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING LIKE NORMAL. THIS MORNING ON JULY 4, 2014, I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE AND WAS DRIVING AGAIN IN THE EARLY MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, AND LOW AND BEHOLD THE EPS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AND ASKING THEY INSPECT THE VEHICLE. I DOUBT THAT THIS TIME AN UPDATE WILL FIX THE PROBLEM AS IT HAS OCCURRED TWICE NOW AND EXPECT THAT IT WILL COST TONS TO FIX THE VEHICLE. THIS TIME I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON VARIOUS HYUNDAI FORUMS AND JUST GOOGLING THE TERM "EPS LIGHT HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2009" AND FOUND THAT MANY INDIVIDUALS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE EPS LIGHT. THIS IS A HAZARD AND IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. IT COULD CAUSE SOMEONE SERIOUS INJURY IF THEIR POWER STEERING UNEXPECTEDLY GOES OUT ON THE FREEWAY OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD AT LOW SPEED, VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. ROLLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. RESTARTED VEHICLE BUT HAD NO POWER STEERING. BOTH ESC AND EPS LIGHTS WERE ON DASH DISPLAY. VEHICLE HAS REMAINED IN THIS CONDITION SINCE THEN. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

COMMENTS: MY EPS ELECTRONIC POWER HAS CEASED TO FUNCTION TWICE. ONCE A YEAR AGO - I GOT INTO START THE CAR AND THE EPS LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS NO STEERING - COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. I REPORTED TO HYUNDAI AND WAS IGNORED. THERE ARE OTHERS REPORTING THE SAME THING ON THE INTERNET. TONIGHT, WE CAME OUT OF THE THEATER LATE LATE SHOW - AND THE SAME THING OCCURRED. A YEAR AGO- I PUT THE KEY IN AND OUT 3 TIMES THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE STEERING CAME BACK. TONIGHT IT DID NOT. I BELIEVE TO BE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE AND A RESULT OF A FAULTY DESIGN. THE ONLY THING WE DID TONIGHT DIFFERENTLY THAN BEFORE WAS TO TURN ON THE REAR OVERHEAD LIGHT BEFORE GOING IN THE THEATER. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE A TROUBLE CODE WAS DETECTED. THE POWER STEERING SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,384.

Mileage: 79,384

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE A TROUBLE CODE WAS DETECTED. THE POWER STEERING SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,384.

Mileage: 79,384

DRIVING CAR ON WET ROADS AT 45 MPH, APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN FOR A STREET LIGHT AND THE ABS WAS GONE. CAR SLID INTO THE OPPOSING LANE AND MADE A GRINDING NOISE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THEN THE EPS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE. CLOSE-CALL ACCIDENT, VERY SCARY, AND A LOT OF PAIN IN MY NECK AND ARMS FROM DRIVING WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 81,420

HAD CAR IN SHOP FOR POWER STEERING / EPS LIGHT ISSUE ON 3/21/14 (81431 MILES). THEY DID AN UPDATE #C1290 TO RECALIBRATE THE ESP AND HAD TO DO A FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT TOO. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN WHILE I WAS ON A BUSY ROAD AROUND 4PM. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP ON 4/8/14 AND THEY RE-DID THE UPDATE #C1290. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS AN ELECTRICAL 'SHORTAGE' CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT ASSEMBLY - COSTING $1600. I SAVED UP THE MONEY AND CALLED TO GET THE WORK DONE (5/8/14) AND THE PRICE WENT UP TO $1920 NOW!!!! THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN PUT IN A USED STEERING COLUMN FOR $350 - BUT WOULD ONLY GUARANTEE THE WORK/PART FOR 90 DAYS. MEANWHILE I AM DRIVING WITHOUT POWER STEERING CAUSING MORE INJURY TO MY ARMS AND NECK AND VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE & DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. THE SONATA WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUES....WHY WON'T THEY RECALL THE ELANTRA'S ALSO? *TR

Mileage: 82,140

AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS EITHER A SOFTWARE UPDATE NEEDED OR IF THAT DOESN'T WORK THE STEERING COLUMN.WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED..THE SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS INSTALLED AND APPEARED TO WORK. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN NEARLY CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. IT NOW NEEDS A STEERING COLUMN WHICH WOULD COST AROUND $3000.00. I CONTACTED CONSUMER DEPARTMENT AT HYUNDAI CORPORATE OFFICES REQUESTING A WARRANTY DECISION REVIEW AS I AM UNABLE TO FINANCIALLY HAVE THIS WORK DONE AT THIS TIME. I TOLD THEM IT SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE IT IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND SURE TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I WENT ON LINE AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE STATEMENTS FROM OTHERS WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING FAILING WHILE DRIVING. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ON THIS VEHICLE BEFORE INJURIES ARE CAUSED. THE RESPONSE FROM HYUNDAI CONSUMER DEPARTMENT WAS THEY WILL NOT INCLUDE IT IN THE WARRANTY AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO HELP ME. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

I HAVE A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WITH JUST OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. AROUND A YEAR AGO I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE EPS LIGHT COMING ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY HAD TO DO SOMETHING TO THE COMPUTER. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING AND THE EPS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I THEN REALIZED THE POWER STEERING HAD COMPLETELY WENT OUT IN MY CAR. I GOT INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT WORKED FINE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED FOR $2,400. I AM VERY UPSET BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY, AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PAID $4,000 FOR JUST ENDED. I AM STILL PAYING ON IT. I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT IT IS VERY COMMON IN THE HYUNDAI ELANTRA TO HAVE STEERING ISSUES. AS FAR BACK AS 07 AND AS RECENTLY AS THE 2013 MODEL. I HAD MY BABY AND TWO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN IT HAPPENED, AND THE THOUGHT OF IF I HAD BEEN GOING 70 ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED MAKES ME NEVER WANT TO GET INTO THE CAR AGAIN. I DO NOT THINK THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR SO MANY CARS TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I THINK IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AND RECALLED. IT TOOK EVERY BIT OF STRENGTH I HAD TO TURN THE CAR. I THINK THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. HOPEFULLY HYUNDAI DOES NOT WAIT UNTIL LIVES ARE LOST TO FIX THIS. I HAVE ADDED THE LINKS WITH THE COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE. IT SEEMS THAT THE STEERING COLUMNS ARE DEFECTIVE. WITH SO MANY REPAIRS HAVING TO BE MADE, I AM SURE HYUNDAI IS AWARE BY NOW. HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2009/HYUNDAI/ELANTRA/STEERING HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/14787/HYUNDAI/ELANTRA/ELANTRA-2013-STEERING-COLUMN-ISSUES HTTP://WWW.FAQS.ORG/CAR/HYUNDAI-ELANTRA-2009/STEERING/ HTTP://WWW.HYUNDAIFORUM.COM/FORUM/HYUNDAI-ELANTRA-TOURING-I30-45/EPS-12111/ HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2009/HYUNDAI/ELANTRA/ *TT

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE POWER STEERING. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE POWER STEERING UNIT BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. ADDITIONALLY, THE STEERING WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 3/12/14*CN *TR

Mileage: 53,000

MY DAUGHTER AND I PURCHASED THIS CAR AUGUST 30TH 2013. IN GOOD FAITH FROM JOYCE KOONS IN MANASSAS VIRGINIA. LESS THAN 90 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE THE VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY TWICE. ON NOV 11TH THE CAR WAS SERVICED (TOTAL CHARGE $172.50) AND NOW THE ENTIRE COLUMN SHAFT ASSEMBLY NEEDS REPLACING PART # 56310-2H50. $2105.56 + PARTS $600.00 + ALIGNMENT $99.95 MY INQUIRY IS TWO FOLD #1 IS THERE ANY HISTORY OF THIS BEING A FAULTY "PART" ON THIS VEHICLE? #2 THE HUMAN ELEMENT (BECAUSE I KNOW I HUMAN WILL BE READING THIS) WE PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER'S FATHER PASSED AWAY AND HE ALWAYS TOOK CARE OF THE VEHICLES. NOW WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT THIS ISN'T A COVERED PART EVEN THOUGH STEERING ISSUES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED. *TR

Mileage: 83,665

LOST POWER STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 6,000

EPS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND SHUTS OFF THE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 78,000

MARCH 2012 THE EPS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST, VERY SCARY WHEN DRIVING, AND WOULD SOMETIMES RESOLVE ITSELF IF THE CAR WAS RESTARTED. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED AN UPDATE AND REPAIRED A LOOSE CONNECTION, WHICH SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IN JAN 2013 THE EPS LIGHT CAME ON & AGAIN STEERING BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN & MOTOR TO THE TUNE OF $2,312. AS THIS IS 1/4 THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE CAR, IT SEEMS ASTRONOMICALLY HIGH. AS A HIGHLY PAID PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER, I CANNOT AFFORD THIS AND AM FORCED TO DRIVE THE CAR AS IT IS. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AS MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYPE, I AM SURPRISED HYUNDAI HAS NOT LOOKED INTO IT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HYUNDAI. *TR

Mileage: 91,260

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 113,153. *TR

Mileage: 113,153

DRIVING AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 45MPH WHEN THE EPS LIGHT CAME ON AND IT BECAME HARD TO STEER THE CAR. I DID A SEARCH TO FIND MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALLS AS OF YET. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE A LIFE IS LOST! NOT AFTER! I AM CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AND AFRAID TO HEAR WHAT IT WILL COST ME CAUSE I'M NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO DO RIGHT TO THE CUSTOMERS OR RISK DEVELOPING A BAD RAP. *TR

Mileage: 76,478

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AS THE EPS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING SO I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR WHICH TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE REST OF THE WAY HOME (APPRX 5 MILES) IT STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 6 MORE TIMES. AGAIN THIS MORNING (5/20) ON THE WAY TO WORK IT STOPPED WORKING. EACH TIME IT STOPS I AM ABLE TO TEMPORARILY "FIX IT" BY RESTARTING THE ENGINE. TO BE SAFE I'M KEEPING OFF THE HIGHWAY. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT MY EPS INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD COME ON PERIODICALLY BUT WITHOUT THE EPS ITSELF FAILING. DURING THESE PRIOR INCIDENTS MY MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM AND TURNED THE LIGHT OFF, BUT FOUND IT TROUBLING. I TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI AT ONE POINT AND THEY CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG AND TURNED THE LIGHT OFF. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

STEERING WHEEL STICKING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. I WAS TOLD TODAY STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND POSSIBLY THE RACK TOO. IN ADDITION, HEARING A NOISE WHILE TURNING OR BACKING UP BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND TOOK THE CAR IN. FIRST TIME, STATED BAD AXLE AND REPLACED. SECOND TIME, STILL HEARD NOISE AGAIN AND TOLD EVERYTHING IS FINE AT 53,000 MILES. THIRD TIME, AT ABOUT 67,000 TOLD IT WAS THE SHAFT DUE TO BEING WORN OUT ALONG WITH THE STEERING COLUMN AND POSSIBLE THE RACK TOO. I SEE SEVERAL STEERING COLUMN COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS NOT BEING LOOKED INTO? *TR

Mileage: 67,000

MAKING HARD LEFT TURN AFTER BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, POWER STEERING FAILS. RESTARTED CAR TO RESTORE POWER STEERING. ALSO FAILED ON A ROUGH ROAD WITH NO TURN. REPRODUCED PROBLEM WITH A HARD LEFT TURN WHILE STANDING STILL. IN ALL CASES, RESTARTING THE CAR RESOLVES THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 70,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, WHERE IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,243.

Mileage: 71,243

DRIVING AROUND 45MPH, TRYING TO TURN LEFT AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE APS LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO PEARSON HYUNDAI AND HAD CHECKED OUT. PER PEARSON, THEY FOUND A CODE C1290, TORQUE SENSOR MAIN SIGNAL FAULT. WILL NEED A NEW STEERING COLUMN. APPR. COST OF $1600.00. PER PEARSON, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND VEHICLE SHOULDN'T BE DRIVEN UNTIL REPAIRED. NEED INFORMATION ON ANY AND ALL RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 98,292

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING PULLED TOWARD THE RIGHT ON ITS OWN. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES TO BE ALIGNED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 23,000. UPDATED 7/18/12 *CN UPDATED 07/25/12

Mileage: 300

DRIVING 25 MPH THE EPS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING SO I PULLED OVER AND AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF IT WORKED FINE. AFTER MANY MORE OF THE SAME DEALS THE STEERING WOULD NOT COME BACK.I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *JS

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION. UPON RESTART, THE CONTACT REGAINED STEERING AND MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 02/27/12*LJ UPDATED 02/28/12

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION. UPON RESTART, THE CONTACT REGAINED STEERING AND MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 02/27/12*LJ UPDATED 02/28/12

Mileage: 93,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, COMING BACK FROM GYM, WHEN MY EPS LIGHT WENT ON--SECONDS AFTER THE LIGHT APPEARED, MY POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN. I STRUGGLED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL, THEN RAN OFF THE ROAD AFTER PULLING WITH BOTH ARMS TO PULL THE CAR OVER. I EVENTUALLY DROVE THE CAR HOME WITH MY HAZARDS AT A VERY SLOW SPEED SINCE I HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY TURNING THE CAR ETC. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY. I CALLED HYUNDAI (CUSTOMER CONNECT ) MY CASE NUMBER IS[XXX]. THEY HAVE ONLY RESPONDED THAT THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME ANY OF THE 2400 DOLLARS IT COST TO REPLACE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 60,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE STEERING FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000 . UPDATED 12/16/11*LJ UPDATED 01/20/12

Mileage: 6,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME LAST NIGHT IN MY 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND MY EPS LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR. I HAD IT TOWED IN TO THE ALAN VINES AUTOMOTIVE IN JACKSON, TN AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE NET AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 11,774

FRONT END MAKING A NOISE UPON A SLOW TO MEDIUM FRONT OR BACK-UP TURN. ALSO, AT VARIOUS TIMES THE ESP LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING(VERY DANGEROUS WHILE ON THE ROAD AT SPEED). ALSO, THE FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING VERY UNEVENLY(REAR TIRES FINE). THEY REPLACED THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR AND STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY ON 24DEC 2010 WITH MILEAGE AT 35,791. THEY OFFERED TO SELL ME TWO FRONT TIRES, ALIGNMENT AND BALANCE AT A STEEP PRICE, I DECLINED AND HAD MY MECHANIC DO IT FOR LESS. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THE DEFECT CAUSED MY TIRES TO WEAR OUT TOO SOON. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY FATAL DEFECT BECAUSE IF IT HAPPENS WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED YOU WILL SUFFER INJURIES. THIS IS MY THIRD HYUNDAI, THE TWO WERE FINE. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

MY DAUGHTER RECEIVED A SHOCK UPON PLACING HER HAND TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THINKING NOTHING OF THIS SHE STARTED THE CAR AND STARTED TO BACK OUT OF THE CAR PORT. WHEN SHE NEEDED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO EXIT THE DRIVEWAY THE STEERING DID NOT MOVE OR RESPOND. LOOKING AT THE DASH, A WARNING LIGHT WAS ON "EPS". THE OWNER'S MANUAL HAD LITTLE TO NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT THE EPS WARNING. I DECIDED TO LOOK AT ALL THE FUSES, FIRST INSIDE THE CAR AND THEN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NONE OF THE FUSES WERE BLOWN. I REPLACED THE FUSE COMPARTMENT COVERS AND STARTED THE CAR. THE EPS WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT THIS TIME AND NORMAL STEERING ABILITIES ARE OKAY. WHAT IF THIS "SHOCK" HAD HAPPENED WHEN TRAVELLING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED? IN THE OLD DAYS WHEN POWER STEERING FAILED THE DRIVER COULD STILL TURN THE WHEEL WITH GREAT EFFORT, HOWEVER I COULD NOT EVEN TURN THE STEERING WHEEL 1/2 INCH IN EITHER DIRECTION.

Mileage: 29,802

I SEE HYUNDAI SONATA ARE BEING RECALLED FOR A STEERING PROBLEM. I SUGGEST SOMEONE CHECK 2009 ELANTRAS. I FIND THE STEERING OVER RESPONDS WHEN I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT CUT ME OFF, ETC. IF I NEED TO QUICKLY STEER HARD, I FEEL THE VEHICLE FISHTALES OR TURNS IN UNEXPECTED WAYS. I HAVE DRIVEN FOR OVER 35 YEARS, IN MANY DIFFERENT CARS. THIS IS THE ONLY CAR THAT DOES THIS. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WITH MY NEW CAR WAS THE TIRE/WHEEL BALANCE. IT IS BETTER, BUT STILL SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE INVESTIGATED BY KNOWLEDGEABLE, INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONALS. MUCH THANKS *TR

Mileage: 200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS LIGHT AND THE ETS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN ON IN ORDER TO GET THE POWER STEERING FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24454.

Mileage: 24,454

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY AND IN AN UNEVEN MANNER. THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES EXHIBITED MORE WEAR THAN THE OUTSIDE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF AND PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT ON THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT TIRES WERE ALSO REPLACED. WITHIN 5,000 MILES THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

Mileage: 10,000