# 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `867478` · 2011-07-17 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** ELANTRA
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 111,000
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## 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
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