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2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — STEERING

crash · 867478 · 2011-07-17

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ELANTRA
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
111,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON 6/15/11 ON OPEN HIGHWAY. SPEED LIMIT WAS 75 MPH, AND I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND NOTICED THE CAR WAS STARTING TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. I TRIED TO CORRECT THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT, AND THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY WENT OUT OF CONTROL. I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE CAR ROLLED ONCE, END OVER END. I BELIEVE THERE WAS SOMETHING DEFECTIVE IN THE STEERING MECHANISM THAT CAUSED THE CAR TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. I BELIEVE THERE ARE RECALLS FOR STEERING MECHANISMS ON LATER MODELS OF HYUNDAI AUTOMOBILES, BUT NOT ON 2007'S. I CONTEND THAT THE 2007 MODELS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS AND THAT THE STEERING MECHANISMS OF SOME 2007'S ARE FAULTY, INCLUDING MY AUTOMOBILE. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI SO THEY CAN INSPECT MY CAR. MY CASE NUMBER IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10413205
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