2009 Hyundai Elantra owner complaints

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

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

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.

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 happene

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.)

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.

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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle abnormally accelerated to 60 MPH without warning. The contact had to coast onto the road shoulder and restart the engine to regain normal functions. The failure was recurring. The dealer advised the contact that the failure did not exhibit any warning codes therefore a diagnostic could not be performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 86,000 and the current mileage was 89,000. Updated 02/11/14*lj the dealer found the throttle cable binding. Updated 02/14/14

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Hyundai elantra. The contact stated that the vehicle independently accelerated several times without warning. In addition, while parked in a driveway, the vehicle surged with a high rate of speed and independently crashed into the driveway. The driver was not injured. The vehicle was towed to a collision center and then towed to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed that the accelerator pedal and springs needed to be replaced because they were sticking. The contact had not received any confirmation that the manufacturer investigated the failure other than replacing the parts. The approximate failure mileage was 92,000.

I was driving home from work on sun night prior to my accident went around a curve and car started loosing control was able to regain control and headed home. Next morning was driving vehicle noticed ESC light was on and would not reset even after shutting car off.driving down another road at approx. 40-45 MPH went to negotiate a slight turn to the left when car started sliding out from under me tapped brakes trying to get them to grad and car under control but had no response car did a 180 and slammed in a telephone pole on passenger side vehicle seemed to hit with more force than 40 miles an hour. Thankfully I had no passenger because they may not have made it. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while attempting to park, the vehicle accelerated independently causing her to crash into the front of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a broken knee that required medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000.

Tl* the contact owns 2009 Hyundai elantra. While driving approximately 15 MPH the contact depressed the brake pedal when the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact crashed into the rear of the vehicle in front of her. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and repaired. After the vehicle was repaired, the failure occurred three times within ten minutes. The contact stated the rpms also increased when the failure occurred. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

ESC switch failure causing brake lights to go off. *tr

Started the car and motor/engine caught fire. It was the morning of 12/18/18. It was parked in front of my moms house (on the street).

My car is accelerating even when I'm not pressing the gas and it shoots up when I shift. The rpms are going up to seven and eight thousand.

I just bought this car a few days ago, the airbag light was on all the time even before I purchased, the ex-owner got the car from his grand-ma as a gift and he said it had been like that since he started to drive, I searched online to find out about the problem, noticed that it's a common problem faced by many hyudai elantra owners.

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 driver's side control arm needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The dealer was not notified. The failure mileage was 120,000.

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 spare tire. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the tire pressure monitoring system was replaced and the original front driver side tire was mounted back on the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 29,000. Updated 05/20/11

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Hyundai elantra. The contact stated that the brake lights failed to illuminate when the brake pedal was applied. Additionally, there was a progressing failure in which the gear would not shift out of park. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 13v113000 (exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic) but the manufacturer notified the dealer that another dealer in a different state completed the repair. The dealer replaced the stop lamp switch. The failure mileage was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Hyundai elantra. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated when the gear was placed in reverse. When the brake pedal was applied, the vehicle surged to an unknown high rate of speed. When placed in neutral, the vehicle failed to decelerate. As a result, the contact sideswiped another vehicle. A police report was not filed. The driver was not injured. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was parked at the contact's residence due to the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.