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2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — STEERING

1 injured · 1064024 · 2014-05-12

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ELANTRA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
82,140
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

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

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10587755
Machine
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