{"count":279,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11728159,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/10/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"03/31/2026","vin":"Kmhdu46d49u","components":"STEERING","summary":"Vehicle has a major problem steering down the road as I am traveling,  its also makes loud clicks while turning left or right, also if freezing up and getting stiff along the way,  The item that's causing this problem is call EPS , my light will not go out on its own,  My local dealership will not honor the warranty or the recall stated it was repair ed I am the 2 or 3 owner of said vehicle,   I can see where it show data update March 30 2026 , ,  It was never fix and Bentley Hyundai in Huntsville Alabama,  will not honor this recall for my vehicle,","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11725527,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/06/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"03/19/2026","vin":"KMHDU46D49U","components":"POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"NHTSA 20V-061 (Hyundai 188): ABS/HECU Module  NHTSA 15V-100 (Hyundai 127): Electric Power Steering (EPS)  NHTSA 13V-113 (Hyundai 110): Brake Light Switch","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11695102,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"10/22/2025","vin":"KMHDU46DX9U","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"Taylor Hyundai of Findlay FAILED too complete these recalls. X3 times !","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11682757,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/24/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"08/25/2025","vin":"KMHDU46D19U","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"Got in the car to come home put the key in ignition turned it and battery was dead went to turn off and something popped and cloud of smoke started rolling out from underneath the hood once hood was up the smoke got stronger from behind the motor the battery we had to get the battery  unplugged and pulled out to get the electricity out the vehicle because of the battery being dead but sill plugged up at the time it would continue smoking more and more and thicker thicker so My husband pulled the battery out immediately as doing so we both inhaled some smoke but we was more concerned about it catching on fire so we pulled through it . We are confused on how or why this happened nothing has broke or went wrong with my vehicle but serpentine belt brake and tire ware my mother had car inspected and service back in May nothing was said that there is or will be wrong with my car. We had no idea that there was anything wrong no warning lights no signs of any problems up to this incident.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11661164,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/14/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"05/15/2025","vin":"KMHDC86E79U","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"During a car accident yesterday. Upon impact at about 30 mph the seatbelt ripped and provided no deceleration during a head on collision. If it wasn\u2019t for the airbag I would have been very seriously injured. It has not yet been inspected by insurance but I have a few videos of the failure for the seatbelt to work.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11624328,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/06/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"11/09/2024","vin":"KMHDU46D49U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11622643,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/20/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"10/30/2024","vin":"KMHDU46D89U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11619495,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/29/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"10/12/2024","vin":"KMHDU46D09U","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"I previously brought my car in for a recall in 2014 for underbody corrosion and it was repaired; however, now there has been severe corrosion of the underbody, not just the components listed in the recall but nearly the whole underbody is severly rusted and corroded (see pictures below).  My mother was driving my car in July 2024 when the rear subframe completely snapped near the control arm while she was driving.  Luckily she did not get injured or hurt, but it could have been potentially fatal especially with this happening.  I reported this to Hyundai Motor America and towed my car to the dealership.  The dealership has submitted a goodwill request to cover the repairs of the recall not the other ones; however, I raised a potential oversight for the previous recall whereby the corrosion of other components not explicitly named in the campaign such as the sway bars and backing plates which could also directly impact the vehicle\u2019s structural integrity and safety if corroded.    The omission of ALL of the components that would be subject to corrosion in the recall campaign could have been an oversight and the recall should have covered all critical underbody components prone to corrosion, not just the ones explicitly listed in the recall.   Other parts corrosion are a direct consequence of the same environmental factors that led to the corrosion of the subframe and control arms. Since these components are interconnected, and since Hyundai has acknowledged the issue with the crossmember corrosion through the recall, it stands to reason that the other components\u2019 damage should also be addressed as part of the overall remedy.  These additional parts would have been exposed to the same environmental factors (e.g., road salt, moisture) that caused the other components to corrode.   Since Hyundai acknowledges that these environmental factors led to corrosion in the subframe and control arms, it stands that the other components would also be affected too.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11617601,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"10/01/2024","vin":"KMHDC86E29U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"I backed into my driveway, placed the vehicle in park and as I was setting the parking break the drivers side airbag deployed.  The vehicle was still running.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11617075,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/22/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"09/29/2024","vin":"KMHDC86E29U","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"The radio turns on and off in its own heat blows threw the vent when heater is off abs lock showed not working when inspection then showed as it was working air bag light always on none of the dash board lights work lock buttons work when it wants to","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11616478,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/10/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"09/25/2024","vin":"KMHDC86E39U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11607980,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/09/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"08/12/2024","vin":"KMHDU46D79U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11605348,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/15/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"07/30/2024","vin":"KMHDU46D89U","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"The contact owned a 2009 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that on one occasion when the vehicle was turned on, the brake and ABS warning lights illuminated. On another occasion, while the vehicle was parked and unoccupied for approximately 5 days, there was smoke coming from the front of the hood of the vehicle. The department extinguished the fire and a fire report was filed. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to a junkyard where it was deemed totaled by the insurance company. A dealer was contacted and confirmed there were no recalls associated to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11590750,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/25/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"05/25/2024","vin":"KMHDU46D09U","components":"AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"Air bag light is on as soon as car power on until it turns off passenger airbag is off I dont know if my airbags will deploy if I get in an accident . While driving steady speed of 50-60 mph while pressing gas sometimes it doesn\u2019t increase speed but instead jerks  until I let go of the gas and then depress it again it happenes maybe 2-3 times during a drive .","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11584866,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/12/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"04/24/2024","vin":"KMHDU46D89U","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"February, 2024 - brakes \"soft\" at times, seems not catching unless stepped on almost to the floor. I brought it to the dealership same day. Since I did not have an appointment, a test drive was done and was told it was working fine and let them know if the brake warning lights will turn on. No record of this was noted. March, 2024 - I had to bring it back because the brakes feel like it will quit as I have to really step on the pedal to the floor before the car will slow down. The master cylinder was changed. Multi-point inspection was done. I got the car back March 14, 2024. April 12, 2024 - I had to bring it back because of the brake and ABS lights on the instrument panel lighted up. I was told it's the HECU that's the problem. I had to drive back the car to home because of the quoted cost of $3,266.58 estimate that I have to make a decision of. This was on April 23, 2024. I was told that the ABS module may not work in event of inclement weather or quick stops. A multi-point inspection was done prior to release of vehicle. I never received a recall on the Hyundai HECU. It was only when I researched it after I got the car back. I made it known that I want to be sure I will not get in an accident due to the brakes not working. I was informed that I can drive it but be mindful of the ABS module not working in cases as noted, that the lights were alerts but could be a problem later on. What is my recourse since I did not receive any recall notice? I was trying to fill up the complaint form and it said that the car is impacted by the HECU complaint.  it will not let me complete the form. It was frozen on the reimbursement requested. The dealership never did inform me of the recall. I bring this car to this dealership for maintenance and repairs.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11584076,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/18/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"04/19/2024","vin":"KMHDU46D99U","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Elantra.  The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked at their home, the engine of the vehicle caught on fire. The fire was extinguished by the Horry County Fire Rescue Station. A fire report was filed but not provided to the contact The contact stated that no injuries occurred, and no police report was filed. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V061000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to repair was unavailable. The vehicle was currently at the contact's residence. The dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but was unable to confirm when the part was to become available. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11582091,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/10/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"04/10/2024","vin":"KMHDC86E09U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"March 26, 2024 Hello; Re: 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring VIN# [XXX]  On [XXX], I while driving on a very icy slippery road to do low temperatures and the city not salting the roads like they should have! I was going approximately 22 mph & somehow I lost control of my car & slammed into a light pole & the whole entire front end of my car was destroyed! Meanwhile, none of the airbags deployed & I  slammed into the steering wheel! I had my seatbelt on & it immediately locked up on me & someone had to cut me out of the seatbelt! I was transported to the hospital emergency, while my car was towed to \"E. End Auto\" @  64 10th Ave. Dickinson, ND  I suffered severe injuries such as back & neck injuries, 4 bruised ribs & horribly severe bruises to my left eye & scars! As soon as I possibly could I contacted \"E End Auto\" to find out what to do next & they informed me that the tow charges were approximately $700 & that was less than a 2-mile tow! Additionally each day the car sat in their storage lot it was $75 per day! It took me a few days to get a ride to get to my car due to pain and suffering, which I'm still experiencing terribly!! So, by the time I got to my car it had been there approximately 3 to 4 days & my bill was over $1,000! I spoke with the owner & pleaded & begged him if he could possibly offer me something for my car since it was obviously totaled out! He said absolutely no & that if I gave him the title to my car he would zero out the bill! So unfortunately hesitantly I had no choice, so I signed over the title! This business used to take vehicles that were wrecked & part them out. Unfortunately, they do not do that any longer & my car would soon be transferred to the salvage yard & be crushed! I don't understand what could have happened!  I'm asking with all due respect and consideration if this matter can be looked into please?! Thank You INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11574834,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"03/01/2024","vin":"KMHDU46D49U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11573185,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/13/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"02/21/2024","vin":"KMHDU46D19U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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?","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11561035,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"12/20/2023","vin":"KMHDU46D49U","components":"STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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\u2019t had interior lights, radio etc in 6 months.   8 belts since March.   I\u2019m a single mother stranded again freezing","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11552733,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/26/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"10/30/2023","vin":"KMHDU46D49U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11552342,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/20/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"10/27/2023","vin":"KMHDU46D69U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11550968,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/19/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"10/20/2023","vin":"KMHDU46D29U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11544023,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/15/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"09/12/2023","vin":"KMHDU46D99U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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..","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11536335,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/03/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"08/03/2023","vin":"KMHDU46D39U","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"Drove about 1 hour using cruise control part of the time. Don't usually use it, but used it 2 months ago with no problem. After 1.5 hour visit, drove home. Did not use cruise control, but at last 10 minutes acceleration issue started where car would \"rev\" even though I was not accelerating. Able to manage it with brake and normal driving. Tried to reset cruise (turn on/off), but car still had episodes of \"revving\". Did not accelerate to dangerous level and controllable. After car sat in garage for 2 hours, I drove out of neighborhood to empty stretch of road and accelerated to 50 with no problems and no revving of engine. Service check scheduled.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11535613,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/24/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"07/31/2023","vin":"KMHDU46DX9U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11535061,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/08/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"07/28/2023","vin":"KMHDC86E09U","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"The original car jack supplied with the vehicle failed.  The jack is intended to be used in an emergency where the tire needs to be removed and replaced by the driver.  The jack almost folded in half.  The jack was installed correctly under the car.  I had removed the damaged tire, and suddenly that end of the car had fallen.  If I had been in the act of installing the spare tire I could have been severely injured by the falling car.  I have the car jack and it can be inspected if you need it to be.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11533888,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/10/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"07/23/2023","vin":"KMHDU46D69U","components":"STEERING","summary":"the power assisted steering quit.  You cant hardly steer it","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11517443,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/12/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"04/17/2023","vin":"KMHDU46D99U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11508932,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/11/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"02/24/2023","vin":"KMHDU46D29U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11506466,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"02/09/2023","vin":"KMHDU46D09U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light intermittently illuminated. Additionally, the passenger's side air bag light failed to illuminate while a passenger was seated in the passenger's side front seat. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and an independent mechanic, where the air bags software was reset; however, the failure recurred. The dealer confirmed that the air bags were Takata brand air bags. The independent mechanic determined that the air bag sensors needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 146,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11503090,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/06/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"01/23/2023","vin":"KMHDC86E39U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"My car is having the same problem that the 2009 Elantra Sedan is having. My air bag warning light recently came on while I was driving and does not go off. I am concerned that my air bags will not go off in an accident.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11495596,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/22/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"12/01/2022","vin":"KMHDC86E79U","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"Premature brake failure due to rusted parts. In April 2022 the front brakes seized at 105,717 miles, ruining the rotors. I skidded to a stop at a busy intersection and had the car towed. The front brake pads had aprox 20,000 miles on them and had recently been checked for safety. The rear brakes failed at 109,540 miles after a rusty caliper seized. Calipers, rotors and pads were replaced. Undercoating and rustproofing had been applied to this car at 76,988 miles.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11493069,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/15/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"11/10/2022","vin":"KMHDU46D89U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11485191,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/10/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"09/19/2022","vin":"KMHDU46D99U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11483677,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/09/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"09/09/2022","vin":"KMHDU46D59U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11483583,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/20/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"09/08/2022","vin":"KMHDC86E49U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"On June 20th, 2022 my daughter was pulling into a parking space in the King of Prussia mall in Pennsylvania. Just before she turned the ignition off, both the driver's and passenger's side airbags deployed. THERE WAS NO COLLISION INVOLVED. Attached photos were taken immediately after to prove this. The vehicle was inspected by an independent inspector hired by Hyundai approximately 3 weeks later. According to Hyundai, there was front frame damage (this may have been from a February 2018 collision). Hyundai is covering up a serious potential safety issue by taking this position.  Why frame damage from a 2018 collision be a material factor to this mishap? If this uncommanded airbag deployment happened while my daughter was driving at speed, she could have been in a serious accident. This vehicle is untouched and it is available for inspection. I encourage a NHTSA inspector to come look at the vehicle. Hyundai's refusal to take responsibility to find the root cause of this mechanical failure is reprehensible.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11480165,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/19/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"08/19/2022","vin":"KMHDU46D49U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"Just bought this used 2009 Hydunai Elantra. Dealer asking for 1400 to replace Airbag module. Car was never in an accident. Is there any compensation for this or can it be reset  Also brought car over to Lester Glenn Toms River nj for recall on antilock brakes. They didn\u2019t have part which means tying up car again. Why don\u2019t they have recall parts readily available.   Can u make an suggestion can\u2019t afford that air bag module","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11479135,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"08/13/2022","vin":"Kmhdu46d89u","components":"STEERING","summary":"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\u2019s getting worst. So they said the electric motor andsteering colmun has failed but they can\u2019t  replace because the recall is not active anymore .so I\u2019m not sure what to do","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11476333,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/28/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"07/28/2022","vin":"kmhdu46d99u","components":"STEERING","summary":"Steering column has alot of play.  Pops as you turn the steering.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11473129,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/08/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"07/09/2022","vin":"KMHDU46DX9U","components":"SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE","summary":"The front sub frame of my 2009 Hyundai Elantra is completed rusted and rotted. It looks like the control arm is about to drop out of the frame. After an inspection by my mechanic he insisted the car is no longer safe to drive and suggested I do not put any money into the other problems we were having with it ( the reason it was at the shop).","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11469235,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/14/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"06/14/2022","vin":"KMHDU46D69U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11465637,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/21/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"05/22/2022","vin":"kmhdu46d19u","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"ABS HECU unit has failed, thus posing a safety risk.  All brake lights (ABS and warming brake lights), in addition to Check Engine light are illuminated on dash.  Faulty relay recall was taken care of in timely manner (recall 188), but now fires are starting in other vehicles due to failed HECU unit (which dealership and independent mechanic has confirmed that I have).  More recalls for earlier Hyundai years need to be included in recall 218 or a new recall implemented to avoid cars catching fire due to failed HECU (my car has not caught fire as of the time of this report).","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11462336,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/26/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"04/26/2022","vin":"KMHDU46DX9U","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH and depressing the brake pedal, the steering wheel was shaking abnormally. The contact stated that the failure only occurred while depressing the brake pedal. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 23,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11461361,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/14/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"04/19/2022","vin":"KMHDU46D49U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11451005,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/08/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"02/08/2022","vin":"KMHDU46D99U","components":"STEERING","summary":"*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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11447491,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/14/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"01/14/2022","vin":"KMHDC86E19U","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring. The contact stated while parking the vehicle, the rear frame had disconnected from the body and landed on the ground. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the contact\u2019s residence. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and the contact was awaiting a response. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11443534,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/04/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"12/12/2021","vin":"KMHDU46D19U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11440160,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/11/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"11/11/2021","vin":"Kmhdu46d59u","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"While driving smoothly, suddenly the dash airbag warning light came on and has stayed on now for some time. That apparently signals that airbag will not deploy in an accident and is a clear safety issue. This should be a recall issue. RG","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11436505,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/11/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"10/12/2021","vin":"KMHDU46DX9U","components":"SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE","summary":"The contact owned a 2009 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked she was notified that there was smoke coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated that flames were coming from under the hood and the fire department was called to extinguish the fire. The fire department report was filed. The contact stated that prior to the failure the ABS and brake warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that he could not determine why the brake light was illuminated but advised that the failure could be related to a wire. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic who was unable to inspect the vehicle. The contact stated that the independent mechanic advised her that the vehicle was safe to drive. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnosis or repairs. The contact researched the failure online and related the failure NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V061000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). The contact stated that she did not receive a recall notice. The vehicle was deemed a total loss by the fire department. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 17,000.  (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11431587,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/05/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"09/03/2021","vin":"KMHDU46DX9U","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"UNKNOWN; My car moved from pavement to dirt rode. I pressed the break and attempted to turn left. The car did not slow down or turn. I went straight off the curve and hit a tree. Upon impact broke 4 bones(hip, ribs, arm, shoulder shoved into my chest) , lacerated 2 organs, and major concussion. I go for a secondary hip surgery to correct the failed device inside my body now.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11428755,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/11/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"08/11/2021","vin":"kmhdu46d99u","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11428762,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/25/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"08/11/2021","vin":"KMHDC86E09U","components":"STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I have a 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring with 2 recalls.  I first noticed a problem on 7/25/21 when my Power Steering stopped working all of a sudden.  So I Googled the info & discovered that it was a recall: #127 - EPS  And, then discovered the other recall: #188 - ABS I contacted Hyundai on Mon 7/26/21 & spoke w/ Tiffany & she started a claim:  #18490296.  I was told my car would be picked up within 2-3 days & taken to the Hyundai Dealership & all repairs would be done FREE OF CHARGE.  As of 8/11/21 it has been a total of 16 days since starting the claim & I have made phone calls every day & documented who I have spoken to. I am getting the runaround & no one can tell me when my car will be picked up & taken to be fixed.  (Cust Svc Reps agreed that it shouldn't be taking this long!)  I am fed up, frustrated & I don't know what to do from here.  I have read that with the recalls, it isn't safe to drive my car & because of these issues.  It is costing me time & money being out of work!  This is so un-acceptable & I need answers as to what to do & how I'm ever going to get my car repaired?!  I'm glad I found your website & I just hope someone can give me some feedback & help in getting this problem resolved!  I desperate!  So whomever reads this message, I'm begging you Please help me?!  Thank You very much!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11428602,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/10/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"08/10/2021","vin":"kmhdu46d99u","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11422176,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/24/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"06/24/2021","vin":"KMHDU46DX9U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11418767,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/07/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"05/27/2021","vin":"KMHDU46D99U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11416595,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/14/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"05/14/2021","vin":"KMHDU46D79U","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"THE ABS MODULE JUST STARTED SMOKING TODAY.  SMELL OF BURNING BREAKS. WE WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY AND STOPPED AT A MALL AND NOTICED THE SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11408138,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/26/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"04/14/2021","vin":"KMHDC86E49U","components":"STEERING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, AN EPS MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE BACK TO THE RESIDENCE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER SOUTH POINT HYUNDAI (4610 S IH 35 FRONTAGE RD, AUSTIN, TX 78745) AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A MDTS COMPUTER ERROR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11404454,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"03/23/2021","vin":"KMHDU46DX9U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11398287,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/22/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"02/28/2021","vin":"KMHDU46D69U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"MY PASSENGER SIDE  AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11397068,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"02/20/2021","vin":"KMHDU46D59U","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"THE SENSITIVITY ON THE ALARM SYSTEM IS WAY OFF. I CAN'T EVEN SET THE ALARM BECAUSE IF A SEMI DRIVES PASSED IT, THE ALARM GOES OFF. IF A CAT JUMPS ON IT, THE ALARM GOES OFF. IF A STRONG BREEZE GOES BY AND A TWIG DROPS, IT GOES OFF. EVEN THOUGH THE LOCAL HYUNDAI REPAIR PEOPLE KNOW WHAT IS WRONG, THEY STILL WANT TO CHARGE AN ARM AND A LEG. FOR SOMETHING THAT ISN'T MY FAULT. JUST RECALIBRATE YOUR EQUIPMENT. YOU HAVE THE COMPUTERS TO DO SO BECAUSE YOUR EQUIPMENT HAS DONE IT BEFORE. MAYBE FIX IT?","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11395888,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"02/12/2021","vin":"KMHDC86E29U","components":"STEERING","summary":"EPS BULB TEST REMAINS ON AFTER IGNITION AND ENGINE RUNNING. NO POWER STEERING PRESENT. RECALL # 127 PERFORMED IN 2016, HOWEVER PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. VEHICLE HAS 51500 MILES, 2009 HYUNDAI TOURING. HYUNDAI USA DID NOT AUTHORIZE DEALER TO REPAIR THIS RECALL AS A CAMPAIGN CODE 02/11/2021. DESPITE ISSUANCE OF HYUNDAI CASE # 17688862 THE CASE MANAGER HAS NOT RESOLVED THIS ISSUE FOR ME TO HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED. I AM INFORMING THE NATIONAL HWY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMIN., HEREIN ON THIS DAY 02/12/2021 AS CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE IS IN DANGER OF CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11390894,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/29/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"01/31/2021","vin":"KMHDU46DX9U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11387163,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/04/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"01/08/2021","vin":"KMHDU46D49U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11383555,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"12/15/2020","vin":"KMHDU46D69U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11366404,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/23/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"10/26/2020","vin":"KMHDU46D69U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"I WAS DRIVING FROM WORK  AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON SO I GOT IT TESTED AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY PASSENGER SEAT IS IT SAFE TO DRIVE  MY CAR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11364531,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/28/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"10/15/2020","vin":"KMHDC86E99U","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL FOR THE ABS BREAKS STATING THAT THERE COULD BE A SHORT CIRCUIT ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I CALLED HYUNDAI IN LATE JULY 2020, SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR A BROKEN WINDOW AND RECALL.  UPON LEAVING THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL PART IS NOT AVAILABLE AND NEEDED TO BE ORDERED.  IT IS NOW OCTOBER 15, 2020 AND THE PART HAS STILL NOT ARRIVED.  I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE STATED THAT THEY HAVE APPROXIMATELY 20 PEOPLE WAITING FOR THIS PART AND THEY HAVE ONLY RECEIVED 5 PARTS.  IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 3 MONTHS.  I BELIEVE THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS DONE EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN BUT HYUNDAI IS LAGGING.  I REALLY HOPE THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF MY CAR DOESN'T CATCH FIRE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11364558,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/08/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"10/15/2020","vin":"KMHDU46D79U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11363043,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/20/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"10/06/2020","vin":"KMHDC86E99U","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE","summary":"I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. WHEN I TURNED THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF, THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. IN FACT, THE CAR INCREASED IN SPEED EVEN WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL COMPLETELY OFF. I STEPPED ON THE BREAKS AND IT SLOWED DOWN A BIT, BUT AS SOON AS I STEPPED OFF THE BREAK THE CAR WOULD START TO ACCELERATE.    I MADE MY WAY OFF THE EXIT AND PRESSED THE BREAK HARD AND WITH THE HELP WITH EMERGENCY BREAK, I WAS ABLE TO STOP AT THE SIDE OF THE EXIT AND WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE CAR.    AS SOON AS I STARTED UP THE CAR AGAIN, THE ENGINE REVVED REAL HIGH.    I OPENED THE HOOD OF THE CAR AND SAW THAT PLASTIC ENGINE COVER HAD SPLIT AND THE BROKEN PIECE WAS JAMMING THE THROTTLE CABLE.     I BELIEVE THIS IS A HIGHLY DANGEROUS ISSUE.    I'VE INCLUDED PICTURES OF THE BROKEN PART AND WHERE THE BROKEN PART WAS TOUCHING THE THROTTLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11362354,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/02/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"10/02/2020","vin":"KMHDU46D19U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11330792,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/18/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"06/25/2020","vin":"KMHDU46D39U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11327358,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/02/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"06/05/2020","vin":"KMHDC86E79U","components":"STEERING","summary":"MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT, THANKFULLY AS I WAS BACKING OUT MY GARAGE. THE HYUNDAI DEALER SAID THE MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT THE MOTOR IS INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN, SO I NEED A WHOLE NEW COLUMN. THIS RUNS AROUND $1,600 INCLUDING LABOR. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THE ELANTRA. EVEN SOMEONE AT THE DEALER SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL. I FEEL LIKE ONE SHOULD BE ISSUED ALTHOUGH IT WOULD BE TOO LATE TO SAVE ME FROM PAYING $1,600.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11324143,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/30/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"05/11/2020","vin":"KMHDU46D09U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11323502,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"05/06/2020","vin":"KMHDC86E79U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"SRS WARNING LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON 6 MONTHS AGO. I GOT PRICES OF $400-2000 TO REPAIR. DEALER WAS $120 JUST TO DO DIAGNOSTIC. I'VE GOOGLED PROBLEM AND THIS IS COMMON FOR ELANTRA. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHY IS THERE A RECALL?  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11322016,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/23/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"04/23/2020","vin":"KMHDU46D39U","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN FRONT OF THE RESIDENCE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE REPORTED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V061000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER DUE TO THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.*DT *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11308683,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"02/12/2020","vin":"KMHDU46DX9U","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHY MY VIN WAS NOT PUT IN WITH THE RECENT RECALL OF THE ABS AND ESC AND HAS BEEN SHORTED OR DRAINED BATTERY AND MY VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF AND THE ELECTRICAL HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH MY BREAK LIGHTS AT ONE POINT. I HAVE REPLACED MY ABS SENSORY 2 TIMES ALREADY AND THE LIGHT STILL APEARS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11308587,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/08/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"02/11/2020","vin":"KMHDU46D19U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11307698,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/29/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"02/07/2020","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS SON HAD THE VEHICLE PARKED IN A GARAGE, HE SMELT SMOKE AS FLAMES WERE SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS SON WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITH NO INJURIES BEFORE IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED RECENTLY RECEIVED EMAIL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V061000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11300717,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/21/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"01/21/2020","vin":"KMHDU46D29U","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"ACCELERATION FAULTY CRUSE CONTROL","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11290377,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/20/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"12/20/2019","vin":"KMHDU46D09U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11289997,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/16/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"12/19/2019","vin":"KMHDU46D59U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11282481,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/13/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"11/26/2019","vin":"KMHDU46D19U","components":"AIR BAGS,WHEELS","summary":"I PURCHASED A CAR FROM AL AT ISLAND AUTO SALES, (631) 569-5050, 330 EAST MAIN STREET, SUITE B, PATCHOGUE, NY 11772.     1-AIR BAG LIGHT WAS/IS ON AT ALL THE TIME.  2-CAR WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT/WORN INSIDE TIRES ALL TIMES.  3-CAR TRANSMISSION ALL OF THE SUDDEN SLOWS AND THEN JUMPS, VERY FREQUENTLY, WHILE DRIVING    AL SAID HE WILL FIX THE ISSUES. HE ALIGNED THE CAR, BUT IS STILL PULLING TO THE SIDE.    I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND HE SAID: \"TIRES ARE WORN OUT FROM INSIDE AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE. AIRBAG SPEED DETECTION SENSOR IS MISSING ALL TOGETHER AND CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS.    I HAVE CONTACTED AL, VIA PHONE, EMAIL AND FAX, AND ASKED HIM TO CORRECT THE TWO ISSUES.    HE IS NOT RESPONDING. THAT IS WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU FOR HELP. I HAVE A RECORD OF MY COMMUNICATIONS WITH ISLAND AUTO SALES.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11278316,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/04/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"11/05/2019","vin":"KMHDU46D89U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11268848,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"10/16/2019","vin":"KMHDU46D49U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11256550,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/11/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"09/18/2019","vin":"KMHDU46D29U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11255854,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/26/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"09/16/2019","vin":"KMHDU46D19U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"THE LIGHT OF THE AIRBAG USED TO TURN ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE MECHANIC AND FINDS NO PROBLEM.  NOW THE CAR HAS A WEEK WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON.  I HAVEN'T HAD ANY COLITIONS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11254871,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/30/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"09/12/2019","vin":"KMHDU46D89U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11254443,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/20/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"09/10/2019","vin":"KMHDU46D09U","components":"STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11253645,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/26/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"09/06/2019","vin":"KMHDU46D09U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11244667,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/24/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"08/13/2019","vin":"KMHDU46D39U","components":"STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11243314,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/12/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"08/12/2019","vin":"KMHDU46D49U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"SRS AIR BAG LIGHT ON. GURNEE HYUNDAI AND HYUNDAI USA 1(800)633-5151 SAID THIS DOES NOT FALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID : 11V143000 BECAUSE MY CAR IS A GLS NOT AN SE. SRS IS ALWAYS ON AND DEALER SAID SENSOR WAS CONTAMINATED JUST LIKE THE CAMPAIGN STATED COULD HAPPEN ON 2009 ELANTRAS. HYUNDAI WANTS OVER $2000 TO REPLACE THIS SENSOR.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11242529,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/21/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2019","vin":"KMHDU46D09U","components":"STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11233976,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/28/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"07/22/2019","vin":"KMHDU46D39U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11231122,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/10/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"07/11/2019","vin":"KMHDU46DX9U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11222819,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/15/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"06/26/2019","vin":"KMHDU46D39U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TAKATA RECALL ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO OR 3 MONTHS AGO MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND NEVER WENT OFF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT THAT SAYS OFF GOS OUT WHEN SOMEONE SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BUT THE LIGHT ON THE DASH STAYS ON I REPLACED THE BATTERY A MONTH LATER BECAUSE SOMEONE SAID TO TRY THAT IT DID NOT WORK I LOOKED UP RECALLS AND YOU DO HAVE THEM FOR 2009 ELANTRAS ONLY FOR CERTAIN MANUFACTURERS MONTHS I BELIVE MY VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED TOO","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11218944,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/09/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"06/10/2019","vin":"KMHDU46D49U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11207451,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/06/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"05/14/2019","vin":"KMHDU46D89U","components":"ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS EXITED AND PARKED IN THE OWNERS GARAGE, A FIRE ERUPTED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. A NEIGHBOR ALERTED THE CONTACT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES AND PROVIDED AN INSPECTION REPORT. A DEALER HAD NOT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE YET TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS TO INVESTIGATE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE SO THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE VEHICLE MAY BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL PARKED AT THE OWNERS RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED TO DETERMINE IF THEY MAY INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11193603,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/21/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"04/03/2019","vin":"KMHDU46D69U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11192351,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/13/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"03/29/2019","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11172352,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/25/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"01/27/2019","vin":"KMHDU46D29U","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE","summary":"WAS DRIVING HOME ON INTERSTATE AND ALL OF SUDDEN ALL MY DASH LIGHTS CAME ON WITHOUT WARNING, CAR DIED. PULLED OVER AND PARKED IT . DIDN'T OVERHEAT OR ANYTHING. I'M CONFUSED WHY NOW MY CAR WON'T START . OR ATTEMPT TO TURN OVER . HELP!!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11166641,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"01/12/2019","vin":"KMHDH4AE2CU","components":"POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE","summary":"ENGINE START VIBRATING AT LOW SPEED","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11165660,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/10/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"01/03/2019","vin":"KMHDU46DX9U","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS","summary":"AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND STAYED LIT AFTER STARTING CAR, BEGINING IN OCTOBER 2018.  PROBLEM SEEMED INTERMITTENT; STAYED OFF AFTER START UP WHEN THERE WAS  WEIGHT IN PASSENGER SEAT. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC AND A DIAGNOSIS WAS RAN. CODES SHOWED EITHER THE BATTERY OR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR. HAD THE 3 1/2 YEAR OLD BATTERY REPLACED TO RULE THAT OUT. NO AIR BAG LIGHT ISSUE FOR ABOUT TEN DAYS, BUT PROBLEM BEGAN AGAIN. A FEW MORE WEEKS PASS AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AT ALL TIMES.  I UNDERSTAND THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN THAT LIGHT IS ON. I WAS TOLD BY HYUNDI THAT AIR BAG PROBLEMS WOULD BE PAID BY THEM, BUT NOT FOR RELATED SENSOR ISSUES.  SEEMS THE SENSOR IS EQUALLY AS DANGEROUS. NO AIR BAGS, ARE NO AIR BAGS. I BOUGHT THE CAR  (USED) BECAUSE OF ITS HIGH SAFETY RATINGS FOR MY TWO TEENS TO DRIVE.  I THINK ANY ITEM EFFECTING THE AIR BAGS SHOULD BE RECALLED ASAP.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESEARCH INTO THIS ISSUE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11164090,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/30/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"12/30/2018","vin":"","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11162908,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/18/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"12/21/2018","vin":"KMHDU46D19U","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,ENGINE","summary":"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).","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11162085,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/07/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"12/17/2018","vin":"KMHDC86E89U","components":"SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11161796,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"12/16/2018","vin":"KMHDU46D39U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11156504,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/04/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"12/06/2018","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11155603,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/04/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"12/03/2018","vin":"KMHDU46DX9U","components":"AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE","summary":"IN JANUARY 2017 I WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT. I HIT ANOTHER CAR IN THE REAR AT 65 MPH. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET INFORMATION FROM HYUNDIA FOR OVER TWO YEARS AND THEY WILL NOT GIVE ANY INFORMATION THEY FINALLY LOOKED AT MY VEHICLE AND SAID THAT THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT DESIGNED TO DEPLOY  IN THAT TYPE OF ACCIDENT .I ASSUME THERE IS A MANUFACTURE DESIGN PROBLEM. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AND A YOUNG GIRL CROSSED FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HIT HER DIELECTRIC  IN THE REAR   AT 65 MPH. HYUNDIA WOULD PROVIDE ME ANY DOCUMENTATION TO CONFIRM THERE ASSESSMENT   I AM A TEXAS LICENSED  INSURANCE APPRAISER AND HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS MANUFACTURE DESIGN PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I HAVE SAVED THE CAR FOR INSPECTION IF NEEDED. I WAS PERMANENT DISABLED IN THE ACCIDENT AND HYUNDIA WWILL DO NOTHING","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11152123,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"11/17/2018","vin":"KMHDU46D59U","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I HAVE 2009 ELANTRA, SEPTEMBER 2017 I NOTICED A LAG IN THE SHIFTING ALWAYS AT 25-32MPH MOST OF THE TIME I HAD TO REMOVE MY FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR TO MANUALLY SHIFT. WHETHER I 'MANUALLY SHIFTED' OR STAYED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THERE WOULD ALWAYS BE A HARD JERK DURING THE SHIFTING OF THAT GEAR.  ON DEACCERERATION, THE CAR WOULD ALWAYS JERK ON THE DOWNSHIFT ALMOST ALWAYS AT THE SAME 25-32MPH. I HAD TO AVOID HIGHWAYS DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS OF MERGING DUE TO THE LACK OF ACCELERATION.  I DECIDED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT A HYUNDAI DEALER. THE DAY I PICKED MY CAR UP, I COULDN'T DRIVE OVER PARKING LOT SPEEDS. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY THROUGH AND MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A USED ELANTRA TRANSMISSION WITH 72,000MILES. THE CAR SHIFTED GREAT FOR FIRST 2MONTHS, NOW SECOND TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN DOING THE EXACT SAME THING AS ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION.  I HAVE NOT REACHED OUT TO SERVICE WARRANTY COMPANY AS IT WILL JUST BE A WASTE OF TIME AND EFFORT.  I CAN'T AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION FOR 5-7DAYS AND THEY DO NOT OFFER RENTAL OR LOANER CAR, JUST TO GET YET ANOTHER USED TRANSMISSION JUST TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REOCCUR.  I WOULD LIKE HYUNDAI'S ASSISTANCE TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT WILL REDUCE SAFETY ISSUES AND PROLONG THE LIFE OF THE CAR.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11140848,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/17/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"10/17/2018","vin":"KMHDU46D29U","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,ENGINE","summary":"ON 09/17/2018 I WOKE UP AROUND 5 AM TO FIND THE ELANTRA FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN THE FRONT END. IT WASN'T RUNNING, NOTHING LEFT ON, IT HAD NOT BEEN RUN FOR 4 HOURS SO THE ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN COLD. NO DRIVABILITY  PROBLEMS BEFORE. POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED, PUT THE FIRE OUT AND STATED THAT THEY SAW NOTHING SUSPICIOUS ABOUT THE FIRE AND THAT I SHOULD CHECK ON PROBLEMS WITH HYUNDAI. THIS CAR ONLY HAD 70000 MILES ON IT WITH A 10 YEAR 100000 MILE WARRANTEE .I WENT TO THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT. THIS CAR WAS COLD, PARKED, NOTHING ON, NO KEYS IN IT, I DON'T SEE ANY REASON IT SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THANK YOU.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11132350,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/14/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"09/30/2018","vin":"KMHDU46D79U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11128841,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/03/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"09/12/2018","vin":"KMHDC86E39U","components":"STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"WHEN GOING AROUND CURVES MORE THAN 35 MPH THE CAR WILL START DECELERATING (AS IF IT'S BRAKING ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME ENGAGING THE BRAKING SYSTEM)AND THE ESC LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON DASH. ALSO THE EXHAUST MAKES A POPPING NOISE AFTER ENGINE IS SHUT OFF WHICH CAUSE A POWERTRAIN ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS NOT ACCERRATING PROPERLY. I PERSONALLY KNOW SOMEONE THAT HAS THE SAME EXACT VEHICLE AND THAT CUSTOMER EXPERIENCES THE SAME ISSUE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11121856,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/21/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"08/23/2018","vin":"KMHDU46D79U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11119897,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/10/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"08/14/2018","vin":"KMHDU46D79U","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"PASSENGER SIDE EXTERIOR HANDLE  FELL OFF WHEN PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO OPEN DOOR TO MY CAR ON AUGUST 10, 2018.  I OCCASIONALLY DRIVE  MY 92 YEAR OLD COUSIN TO CHURCH OR DOCTOR VISITS AND SELDOM HAVE ANYONE ELSE IN THE CAR WITH ME.  I NEED TO HELP BUCKLE IN AS WELL AS UNBUCKLE MY ELDER COUSIN.  I SEE THIS BROKEN HANDLE AS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS I AM 80 YEARS OLD AND NOT ABLE TO CRAWL AROUND THE INSIDE OF THE CAR TO OPEN THE DOOR WHEN THE HANDLE BREAKS.  ELEVEN MONTHS AGO THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND , THE REPAIR BILL WAS $125.00 AT THE LOCAL DEALER.  MY CAR HAS 37,000 MILES ON IT AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT.  SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES MAY HAPPEN IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND OUTSIDE HELP CANNOT GET THE PASSENGER DOOR OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE BECAUSE THE HANDLE BREAKS OFF IN THEIR HAND.   SO NOW IT WILL COST ME AGAIN TO REPLACE THE HANDLE AS I WAIT TO SEE WHICH HANDLE WILL FALL OFF NEXT!  I HAVE CHOSEN MULTIPLE CARS OVER THE YEARS FOR MY SEVEN CHILDREN AND MYSELF AND NEVER BEFORE HAD A CAR DOOR HANDLE FALL OFF.  PLEASE GIVE SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO THIS PROBLEM AND DEMAND A RECALL FROM  HYUNDAI SO THEY ARE REQUIRED TO FIX THIS CHEAP COMPONENT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11119840,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/04/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"08/14/2018","vin":"KMHDU46D19U","components":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"ESC SENSOR MALFUNCTION CAUSED ONE OR MORE BRAKES TO BE APPLIED AND  THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN IN HEAVY FREEWAY TRAFFIC. ESC LAMP REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I WAS REQUIRED TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WITH A FOOT ON THE GAS TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING. THIS PROBLEM IS THE SAME EXPLAINED IN A RECALL OF LATER MODELS, THE 2011-2012 MODELS, RECALL #137. MY YEAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BUT HAS THE SAME ISSUES.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11118424,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/03/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"08/07/2018","vin":"KMHDC86E29U","components":"STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"ON 8/3/18, WHILE EXITING OFF HIGHWAY,  I WAS STATIONARY AT A STOP LIGHT AT  TOP OF RAMP.  WHEN LIGHT CHANGED,  I TRIED TO  TO TURN LEFT, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED.  IT WAS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN SO I THREW ON MY FLASHER TO HELP AVOID BEING REAR ENDED.   I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, 8/6 AND THEY PERFORMED DIAGNOSTICS TESTS WHICH PULLED UP CODES RELATING TO MALFUNCTIONS TORQUE SENSOR, STEERING ANGLE SENSOR, EPS FAILURE, ECU FAILURE.  AT LOW MILEAGE OF 32,485 MILES,  THE DEALER RECOMMENDED I REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND EPS DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE.  COMPUTER WAS UNABLE TO READ TORQUE TO ECM.      I  PROMPTLY FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI USA TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR.  THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING  MAJOR MANUFACTURING DEFECTS WITH STEERING PARTS BREAKING, MALFUNCTIONS, AND RECALLS THAT HAVEN'T FIXED THE CRITICAL UNDERLYING PROBLEMS THAT RESURFACE.  EPS MODULE RESET/REPLACEMENT DURING RECALL IN 2015 DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.  THE DEALER STATED, THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.  WHY ARE MAJOR STEERING MALFUNCTIONS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE WITH HYUNDAI USA?","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11115577,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/03/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"08/03/2018","vin":"KMHDU46DX9U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH STAYS ILLUMINATED.  THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING AND IT SHOULD BE A RECALL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11115087,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/29/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"08/01/2018","vin":"KMHDU46D39U","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT SWERVED INTO THE SHOULDER LANE, TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL, AND ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY HANDBRAKE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SKIDDED AND CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE, AND STOPPED IN AN EMBANKMENT IN A HEAVY BRUSH WOODED AREA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DETERMINATION OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA CASE #11488507. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,587. *TT  UPDATED 01/31/18*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11114694,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/22/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"07/30/2018","vin":"KMHDU46D69U","components":"AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS","summary":"MY SON WAS DRIVING TO CHURCH ON A CITY STREET AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED AND SEAT BELTS STOPPED WORKING.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11110272,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/29/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"07/09/2018","vin":"KMHDU46D49U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11097798,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/18/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"05/24/2018","vin":"KMHDU46D19U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11093630,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/09/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"05/14/2018","vin":"KMHDC86EX9U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11092523,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"05/08/2018","vin":"KMHDC86E39U","components":"STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE CAR UNTIL EPS (RED) AND ESC OFF (YELLOW) LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED ONE EVENING, AND IN TURN THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST.  VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN EARLIER IN THE DAY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS.  IT WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR SO, AND WHEN IT WAS TURNED ON AGAIN THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LIKE IT WAS LOCKED.  IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS.  VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER WHERE ERROR CODES C1260, C1604, AND C1513 WERE DIAGNOSED.  THE DEALER PERFORMED THE STEERING ANGLE RE-CALIBRATION AND THE ECU SOFTWARE UPDATE, BUT THE ERRORS PERSISTED.  THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING COLUMN AND THE STOP LAMP SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.  THESE EXACT TWO PARTS WERE A SUBJECT OF TWO SEPARATE RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE (CAMPAIGNS # 110 AND 127) AND WERE REPAIRED/SERVICED IN 2015 AND THE RECALL WAS CLOSED.  IT IS VERY STRANGE THAT BOTH OF THESE PARTS WOULD FAIL AGAIN WITHOUT ANY NOTICE, PARTICULARLY THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING COLUMN, CONSIDERING THAT THE CAR ONLY HAS 47000 MILES AND THIS PART WAS REPAIRED IN 2015.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11091133,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"05/01/2018","vin":"KMHDU46D39U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10816111,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/16/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"04/10/2018","vin":"KMHDU46D89U","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA.  CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE COVER ASSEMBLY AIR FILTER AND RECALL ISSUES.  *SMD    *CN","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11074422,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/22/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"02/23/2018","vin":"KMHDU46D59U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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?","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11066032,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"01/31/2018","vin":"KMHDU46D99U","components":"ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11062035,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/10/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"01/10/2018","vin":"KMHDU46D09U","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT TODAY GOING ABOUT 20MPH WHEN MY CAR STARTED SPEEDING UP. I STARTED BRAKING, BUT THE ENGINE SEEMED TO JUST WANT TO GO. I WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN AND CARS WERE COMING SO I JUST TURNED OFF THE SWITCH AND IT STOPPED. WHEN I RESTARTED IT, IT SEEMED NORMAL AND I DROVE VERY CAREFULLY HOME. I AM GOING TO TRY TO RENT A CAR TILL THIS GETS CHECKED. IT SCARED ME TO DEATH AND HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11058540,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"01/04/2018","vin":"KMHDU46D79U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"SRS LIGHT CAME ON (AIRBAG) WHEN VEHICLE MOVING OR STATIONARY, CONTACT DEALER AND OEM FOR PROBLEM BUT NO HELP. DEALER IS ASKING MORE THAN $100 FOR JUST READING CODES.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11042040,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/19/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"11/01/2017","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11040316,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/26/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"10/27/2017","vin":"KMHDU46D49U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"IN SEPTEMBER 2017 MY VEHICLE'S AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON (DRIVER'S SIDE) AND I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, MADE AN APPOINTMENT, AND WHATEVER THEY DID CORRECTED THE PROBLEM UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN THE SENSOR FLICKERED ON AND OFF DURING THE DAY AND EVENTUALLY STAYED ON. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP IF IT CAME ON AGAIN I WOULD REQUIRE A NEW DRIVERS FRONT IMPACT SENSOR, WHICH IS QUITE COSTLY. I DID NOTICE WHEN IT CAME ON THIS SECOND TIME I HAD BEEN ADJUSTING MY SEAT PRIOR TO STARTING THE CAR. IN AN ATTEMPT TO SEE IF THIS WAS SOMETHING I COULD CORRECT MYSELF (ONLINE) I NOTICED A COUPLE OF BLOGS THAT MENTIONED NHTSA.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11022938,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"09/12/2017","vin":"KMHDU46DX9U","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER","summary":"DRIVER SIDE VISOR DOESN'T STAY IN POSITION AND DROPS ON ITS OWN. THUS IT BLOCK THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TO SEE THE ROAD. WHEN I SEARCHED THE GOOGLE, I ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL THOUSAND OWNS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR ISSUES.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11018690,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/19/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"08/21/2017","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. DURING THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD TRAUMA, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":11005439,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/13/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"07/15/2017","vin":"KMHDC86E19U","components":"TIRES","summary":"NEXEN N5000 SERIES TIRES. I HAD TWO WITH SIDE BUBBLES AND TWO THAT THE TREADS ARE SEPARATING FROM THE TIRES. IT LOOKS LIKE RETREADS. ONE TIRE WAS READY TO SEPARATE AT ANY MOMENT. I HAVE PICTURES OF ALL THE TIRES AND A DOCUMENT FROM THE AUTO REPAIR PLACE. LUCKILY, WE COULD THIS IN TIME BEFORE MY DAUGHTER WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED DUE TO THESE TIRES.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"NEXEN","productModel":"N5000","size":"P215/45R17","manufacturer":"Nexen Tire Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11000345,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/20/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"06/21/2017","vin":"KMHDU46DX9U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10990695,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/20/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"05/20/2017","vin":"KMHDU46D99U","components":"AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,WHEELS","summary":"AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON, WAS RESET, AND CAME BACK ON CONSTANTLY AND REPORTED TO LIKELY NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT'S EXPECTED TO COST ALMOST $2000 TO REPLACE. THIS BEGAN TO HAPPEN ONLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND NOW IS CONSTANT. NOW IT'S ESSENTIALLY UNSAFE FOR ANYONE TO SIT IN MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. IN ADDITION, MY TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING LIGHT HAS ALSO COME ON CONSTANTLY AND THE DEALER HAS REPORTEDLY ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE AND RESET AND SWITCH OUT THE MONITORS IN ALL OF THE TIRES AND THAT INDICATOR LIGHT HAS YET TO BE FIXED. THIS STARTED WHEN THE CAR WAS JUST TURNED ON, STATIONARY. I AM STARTING TO GET A CHRISTMAS TREE LOOKING DASHBOARD.     IN ADDITION, THE DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS BECOME STUCK AND WON'T OPEN, DUE TO REPORTEDLY ALLOWING WATER IN FOR THE HANDLE TO RUST. AS WELL AS ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR JUST SUDDENLY FELL OUT OF THE CEILING WHILE I WAS DRIVING.     THIS IS LITERALLY THE WORST CAR I'VE EVER OWNED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10983763,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/05/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"05/05/2017","vin":"KMHDU46D99U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10980235,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/23/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"04/24/2017","vin":"KMHDU46D39U","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"CAR ACCILERATER GETS STUCK AND WILL ACCELERATE WHEN CAR  IS FIRST STARTED,  WHETHER STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.  GAS PEDAL WILL STICK. SEEMS TO FUNCTION NORMALLY AFTER THE CAR HAS WARMED UP. I TAPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO SEE IF IT WOULD UN-STICK AND IT ACCELERATED AT VERY HIGH SPEED AND WAS STUCK UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. ACCELERATION DROPPED DOWN SLOWLY AFTER I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND LEFT IT IN PARK. RESUMED NORMALLY AFTER.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10967034,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/10/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"03/19/2017","vin":"KMHDU46D49U","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I WAS DRIVING DOWN HE ROAD ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR AND MY BAKES WENT OUT  I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE IN SLOW MOVING AREA WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC. IF I HAD BEEN IN THE FREEWAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. DEALER SHOWED ME AND EXPLAINED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HYUNDAI HAD PUT A PLASTIC COVER OVER THE BRAKE LINE. AFTER YEARS OF SALT AND WINTER WEATHER THE ENCLOSURE OF THIS BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTING AWAY UNKNOWINGLY. MOISTURE, WET AND WINTER ELIMINATES WERE TRAPPED WITHIN THIS PLASTIC COVER CAUSING THE BRAKE LINE TO RUST.  THE CAR IS NOW 8 YEARS OLD SO IT TOOK 8 YEARS FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.  I FEAR THERE ARE MANY CARS IN THIS SITUATION AND THE DRIVERS DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. THE BRAKE LINE BROKE AT THE RUSTED AREA AND THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT CAUSING THE LOSS OF MY BRAKES.  THE DEALER PERMANENTLY  REMOVED  THE PLASTIC COVER AND SEALED THE BRAKE LINE. THIS COVER SHOULD NOT BE COVERING THE BRAKE LINE, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURERS INTENTIONS WERE GOOD, BUT THIS WAS NOT A GOOD WAY TO PROTECT THE BAKE LINE FOR THOSE WHO LIVE INCLEMENT WINTER WEATHER. NOT ONLY WAS I AT RISK AND THIS COULD HAVE CAUSE A FATAL SITUATION FOR OTHERS. THIS REPAIR ALSO COST ME $400.00.  PLEASE DO SOMETHING THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE MONEY COST, BUT THIS WAS A TERRIFYING SITUATION. I WAS ALSO VERY FORTUNATE THAT THERE WERE NO CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND I WAS MOVING SLOWLY. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. I DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO UPLOAD THE INVOICE FROM THE DEALER, BUT WILL BE HAPPY TO MAIL THIS TO YOU.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10958388,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"03/03/2017","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10938450,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"12/29/2016","vin":"KMHDU46D39U","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10934849,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/21/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"12/12/2016","vin":"KMHDU46D69U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10927497,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/21/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"11/22/2016","vin":"KMHDU46DX9U","components":"STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10927565,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/03/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"11/22/2016","vin":"KMHDU46D19U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"THE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR AIR BAGS CAME ON AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED IT AS MY WIFE AND I ARE VERY CAREFUL WITH OUR ASSETS...WE ARE BOTH 75.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10919127,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/10/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"10/26/2016","vin":"KMHDU46D99U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10916748,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/07/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"10/18/2016","vin":"KMHDU46DX9U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10898518,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/23/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"08/25/2016","vin":"KMHDU46D59U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10896125,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/18/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"08/15/2016","vin":"KNAFE221395","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"DRIVING  HOME WITH NO PASSANGER AND PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED BREAKING WINDSHIELD .","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10888956,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/13/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"07/27/2016","vin":"KMHDU46D89U","components":"STEERING,AIR BAGS","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10874472,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/18/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"06/15/2016","vin":"KMHDC86E29U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"STILL WAITING FOR A SAFETY RECALL ON PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG.  WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A SENSOR FAILURE INSIDE PASSENGER SEAT THAT DETECTS WEIGHT OF OCCUPANT.  OEM REPLACEMENT W/O LABOR IS $1800.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10873260,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/09/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"06/08/2016","vin":"KMHDU46D89U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10863103,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/04/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"05/04/2016","vin":"KMHDC86E59U","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE IS LOOSE. RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING THE EBRAKE LIGHT COMES ON THE DASHBOARD. TO MAKE THE LIGHT GO AWAY, I HAVE TO TAP THE BRAKE DOWN. THE LEVER HANDLE IS LOOSE AND SHAKES WHEN I AM DRIVING. THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS HAPPENS DAILY. THIS STARTED HAPPENING A FEW MONTHS AGO.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10862544,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/25/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"05/02/2016","vin":"KMHDU46D99U","components":"VISIBILITY/WIPER","summary":"SUN VISOR DRIVER SIDE BROKE DURING DRIVE (REMAINED HANGED ON A WIRE) AND BLOCKED WINDOW.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10850169,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/19/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"03/17/2016","vin":"KMHDU46D19U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10846281,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/26/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"03/12/2016","vin":"KMHDU46D39U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10846130,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/11/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"03/11/2016","vin":"KMHDU46D69U","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRACKED THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,069.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10840332,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/03/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"03/07/2016","vin":"KMHDU46D19U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10836267,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/18/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"02/15/2016","vin":"KMHDU46DX9U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10824195,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/27/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"02/04/2016","vin":"KMHDU46D99U","components":"POWER TRAIN,ENGINE","summary":"RECEIVE SERVICE CAMPAIGN NOTIFICATION TO APPLY RUST-PROOFING MATERIALS TO UNDERBODY TO ARREST THE CORROSION PROCESS. TOOK CAR TO LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER FOR RUST-PROOFING AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL PAN IS RUSTED AND NEEDS REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OVER $600 - I HAVE WRITTEN ESTIMATE FROM HYUNDAI DEALER. INFORMED THAT OIL PAN NEEDS REPLACED BECAUSE IF IT FAILS THAT OIL WILL LEAK OUT AND DAMAGE\\RUIN ENGINE.    TOLD HYUNDAI WOULD NOT COVER OIL PAN REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY AS I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER EVEN THOUGH MILEAGE WAS UNDER 100,000 AT TIME OF SERVICE. IF I WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER, THEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE 100,000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER COVERAGE.    I ALSO HAVE A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA THAT RECEIVED SAME SERVICE CAMPAIGN NOTICE FOR RUST PROOFING UNDERBODY AND OIL PAN IS LOOKING ITS LIKE HEADING INTO SAME DIRECTION IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT DUE TO RUST.    THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO THE OIL PAN EVEN AFTER 10 YEARS OF AGE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10820497,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/23/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"01/15/2016","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,ENGINE","summary":"I HIT A DEER ON HIGHWAY 890 IN ROTTERDAM NY, SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT THE GUARDRAIL, CAR HAD DAMAGE ALL AROUND, THE MOST DAMAGE WAS IN THE FRONT RESULTING IN A TOTALED VEHICLE, MY WHOLE FRONT END IS GONE, AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED,  WE WERE TRAVELING DOING ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10819930,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/06/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"01/13/2016","vin":"KMHDC86E99U","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"MY HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING 2009 EPS LIGHT COMING ON.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10817538,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/31/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"01/04/2016","vin":"KMHDU46D29U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10817428,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"01/03/2016","vin":"KMHDU46D49U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10810764,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/10/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"12/16/2015","vin":"KMHDU46D69U","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10807351,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/20/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"11/29/2015","vin":"KMHDU46D89U","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR CIRCULATION SYSTEM TURNS OFF AUTOMATICALLY EVEN WHEN IT IS TURNED ON AND THEN AFTER A WHILE IT TURNS BACK ON AGAIN ON ITS OWN.  AGAIN WHILE DRIVING, WHEN THE AIR CIRCULATION IS TURNED OFF, IT TURNS ON SPORADICALLY AND TURNS BACK OFF AGAIN.  SO FAR THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ONLY FOR A SHORT DURATION BUT THE CONCERN IS THAT IF IT TURNS OFF FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME DURING WINTER DRIVING OR DURING RAIN THEN THE WINDSHIELD DEFOGGER WILL NOT WORK WHICH WILL END UP BEING A SAFETY HAZARD.  NOT SURE IF THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM - MAY BE A LOOSE CONTACT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OR A WIRING ISSUE.  NOT CLEAR IF THIS WILL END UP AFFECTING OTHER DEVICES SUCH AS LIGHTS, ETC. LATER.  THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS.  I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE SECOND HAND IN SUMMER OF 2015.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10787675,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"11/02/2015","vin":"KMHDU46D19U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10783819,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/10/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"10/20/2015","vin":"KMHDC86E59U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10762567,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/08/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"09/09/2015","vin":"KMHDU46D49U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10744519,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/07/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"07/29/2015","vin":"","components":"STEERING,AIR BAGS","summary":"DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 65 MPH, POWER STEERING WENT OUT. WHEN I REACHED MY DESTINATION WHICH WAS ANOTHER 20 MILES AWAY I RESEARCHED AND A BIT AND WHEN I TURNED CAR BACK ON A FEW HOURS LATER IT WAS WORKING AGAIN. I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ABOUT IT ALMOST A YEAR LATER. WHY DID I JUST RECEIVE THAT? TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR THAT AND THREE OTHER RECALLS (TWO I WAS NOT AWARE OF. THE STOP LIGHT I DID GET A LETTER ABOUT, HOWEVER THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS AND I SEE BY READING THESE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT THERE SHULD BE A RECALL ABOUT THAT. DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THE WHOLE STERRING MECHANISM IS BAD AND ARE REPLACING THIS WEEK. THE HIGH PROFILE TIRES HAVE BEEN A NIGHTMARE SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, EXPENSIVE FOR THAT SIZED CAR AND DON'T LAST MORE THAN 30K MILES. I DON'T THINK THE TIRE ISSUE HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE BRANDING. AFTER READING ALL THESE COMPLANTS, I MOST LIKELY WILL NOT BUY FROM HYUNDAI AGAIN. THE AIRBAG ISSUE IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX, A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECTIFIED BY HYUNDAI. STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT, SIMPLE ETHICAL EXPECTATION","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10736089,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/10/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"07/23/2015","vin":"KMHDU46D89U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS CAR....\"WHILE DRIVING THE ABOVE CAR AT 50-55 MPH, I SAW CARS SLAMMING ON THEIR BRAKES, I HIT MY BRAKES TO AVOID THE CARS, I HIT A CONSTRUCTION CEMENT WALL AND THEN HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME.\" MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE, HOOD BUCKLED, BUMPER DETACTCHED, BATTERY EXPLODED WITH IMPACT. THE CAR MAKE WAS UNIDENTIFIABLE DUE TO  FRONT END DAMAGE. STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG NOR SIDE BAGS AND CURTAIN DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR WAS WRITTEN AS TOTALLED AS THE ESTIMATED REPAIR BILL AMOUNTED TO OVER $15,000 DAMAGE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10734616,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/15/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"07/16/2015","vin":"KMHDU46D79U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10733106,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/12/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"07/10/2015","vin":"KMHDU46D79U","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS","summary":"AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD TURN ON WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS MOVED FORWARD. WE RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE ISSUE AND IT \"APPEARED\" TO FIX THE ISSUE ONCE COMPLETED, BUT THE ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE PAST FOUR YEARS. TODAY, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES AS OF JULY 5, 2015.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10733323,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/09/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"07/10/2015","vin":"KMHDU46D49U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10733056,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"07/09/2015","vin":"KMHDU46D79U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"BACK IN 2011, OUR 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD STAY ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS SLID BACK. THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF WHEN THE SEAT WAS SLID FORWARD. HYUNDAI ISSUED A RECALL IN 2011 ADDING A COVER TO A SENSOR THAT SEEMED TO FIX THE ISSUE. NOW, JULY 2015 AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND STAYS ON. IT STARTED AGAIN WHEN I: ENTERED THE VEHICLE, STARTED IT UP, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OFF. I THEN DROPPED TWO RENTAL DVD MOVIE CASES ON THE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION, THE WEIGHT OF THE TWO MEAGER PLASTIC CASES TRIGGERED THE LIGHT TO COME ON THE INSTANT THE CASES LANDED ON THE CUSHION. IT HAS STAYED ON SINCE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10732363,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"07/07/2015","vin":"KMHDU46D19U","components":"STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10726798,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/22/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"06/23/2015","vin":"KMHDC86E29U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON, INDICATING A FAILURE.  ON FURTHER DISCOVERY, IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE REFERENCED MODEL FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT SENSOR TO FAIL.  THE CAR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND WHEN NOT, CAUSING AN AIRBAG FAULT AND POSSIBLY FAILING TO DEPLOY AIRBAG IN AN ACCIDENT.  THE REPLACEMENT PART EXCEEDS $2000 (REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE SEAT). ...UPDATED 08/20/15 *BF","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10723191,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/02/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"06/03/2015","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10721956,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/30/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"06/01/2015","vin":"KMHDU46DX9U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10720942,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/21/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"05/22/2015","vin":"KMHDU46D19U","components":"STEERING","summary":"AFTER HAVING THE CAR IN THE SHOP, FOR STEARING RECAL, THE CAR STILL WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEARING GOES OUT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10715930,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"05/12/2015","vin":"KMHDU46D29U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10716096,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/06/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"05/12/2015","vin":"KMHDC86E89U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER.  BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND HAD THEM LOOK INTO IT AT THAT TIME.  THEY SAID THE WEIGHT SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS MALFUNCTIONING.  THIS SENSOR TELLS THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IF SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT AND WHETHER IT SHOULD BE ON OR NOT.  THE ON/OFF LIGHT BY THE CONTROLS APPEARS TO BE WORKING PROPERLY.  MEANING IF SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT, THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT IS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR IS MEASURING A NEGATIVE 100+KG.  THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE SENSOR WHICH ENTAILS REPLACING THE SEAT BOTTOM.  THEY QUOTED $1500 TO DO THE JOB.  THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS STILL WORKING BUT IT TAKES OVER 100 KG TO TURN ON THE PASSENGER AIRBAG.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10715396,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/25/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"05/08/2015","vin":"KMHDU46D69U","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THERE HAD BEEN LOOSE GRAVEL ON THE ROAD. TRYING TO KEEP THE CAR STEADY I LOST CONTROL AND AT 50 MPH HIT A TREE HEAD ON.  JAWS OF LIFE WERE USED TO REMOVE ME FROM THE VEHICLE.  HAD ANYONE BEEN IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THEY WOULD HAVE DIED INSTANTLY.  I SUFFERED BROKEN RIBS, FRACTURED VERTEBRAE IN MY BACK, FRACTURED PELVIS, MAJOR CONTUSIONS AND HEMATOMA.  WAS OUT OF WORK FOR ALMOST 3 MONTHS AND THEN RETURNED PART TIME FOR MONTHS.  BEGAN THE YEAR 2015 FULL TIME WHICH HAS BEEN VERY  DIFFICULT. WORE A BACK BRACE AND NOW USE A CANE ALL THE TIME. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10714958,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/04/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"05/06/2015","vin":"KMHDU46D39U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10712795,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/03/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"04/25/2015","vin":"KMHDC86E39U","components":"STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10712599,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/03/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"04/24/2015","vin":"KMHDC86E89U","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEATS","summary":"THE PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHT CLASSIFICATION SENSOR FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE CAR SHUT DOWN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND AS SUCH NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WILL FUNCTION. THE DEALER QUOTED ME AT NEARLY $2,000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND MENTIONED REPLACING THE ENTIRE SEAT BOTTOM.    REQUIRING A COMPLETE SEAT REPLACEMENT FOR A SIMPLE SENSOR SEEMS LIKE A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW. MEANWHILE, THIS REALLY AFFECTS THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AS THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10712241,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/07/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"04/22/2015","vin":"KMHDU46D19U","components":"POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED HESITATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED.  IN ADDITION, THE HORN FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10706592,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"04/20/2015","vin":"KMHDU46D39U","components":"STEERING,AIR BAGS","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10706675,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/19/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"04/20/2015","vin":"KMHDC86E49U","components":"STEERING","summary":"WHEN I TRIED TO START MY 2009 HYUNDAI  ELANTRA TOURING, I COULD NOT MOVE THE IGNITION KEY OR THE STEERING WHEEL.  WITH GREAT EFFORT IN TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL, IT HAS BEEN POSSIBLE TO GET IT TO MOVE.  AFTER THIS HAPPENED FOR THE THIRD TIME,  I TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER IN PUNTA GORDA, FL.  BEFORE HE EVEN LOOKED AT IT, THE SERVICE MANAGER  TOLD ME ALL CARS DO THAT.  THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX IT.  SOMETHING ABOUT AN ANTI THEFT FEATURE AND THAT I HAD TO LEAVE THE STEERING WHEEL AT 11:00 O'CLOCK POSITION. THE CAR NOW HAS ONLY 23,232 MILES ON IT AND I WAS STRANDED AGAIN IN THE GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT.   THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TO ME 5 TIMES, IN FLAT PARKING LOTS, IN THE HOT SUN IN FLORIDA.  I HAD TO CALL AAA, TWICE, AS I WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO MOVE THE WHEEL.  WHAT GOOD IS A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY, IF THEY CAN'T OR WON'T FIX THE CAR? I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, AS I WOULD NOT WANT TO GET STUCK SOMEPLACE UNSAFE.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10706692,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/09/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"04/20/2015","vin":"KMHDU46D49U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10704919,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"04/10/2015","vin":"KMHDC86E89U","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"I PURCHASED THE CAR IN FEB 2012 AT 34,214 MI AND IN 1 YR TIME, I KEPT BLOWING LIGHTS...HEADLIGHTS, FOG, BRAKE AND TAIL.  I PUT A LOT OF MILES ON MY CAR SO BY THE TIME I BECAME ANNOYED BY IT, I JUST MISSED MY WARRANTY SO I LET IT GO.  FFWD TO SEPT 2014, I COULDN'T KEEP MY TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS FUNCTIONING AT THE SAME TIME.  AFTER SEVERAL BULB REPLACEMENTS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT IT WASN'T THE BULBS THAT KEPT BLOWING, BUT RATHER THE FUSE.  AS SOON AS I TURNED THE LIGHTS ON, IT WOULD POP.  NOV 2014 AT 118,470 MI, I BROUGHT IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM RESEARCH...AFTER 3 DAYS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRES THAT GO AROUND THE LICENSE PLATE FRAME WERE BEING PINCHED BY THE SCREWS CREATING A DIAG SHORT SO IT WAS ADJUSTED AND I MOVED ON.  JAN 2015, SAME PROBLEM!!  I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND AFTER THEY TORE APART THE CAR AGAIN, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS DAMAGED WIRING TO THE R/S PLATE LAMP TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY WERE MELTED TOGETHER AND EVERY TIME THE LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON, IT WOULD SMOKE.  THIS IS A SEPARATE ISSUE THAT WAS NOT SEEN IN NOV.  IT WAS REPAIRED SO IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT THAT WAS 3 YEARS OF ELECTRICAL DRAMA THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.  I STILL HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES INSIDE THE CAR, BUT AT LEAST MY EXTERIOR LIGHTS WORK.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10694771,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/17/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"03/17/2015","vin":"KMHDU46DX9U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10692433,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/02/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"03/06/2015","vin":"KMHDU46D89U","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRUNK LID OPENED INDEPENDENTLY, THE ALARM ACTIVATED, AND ALL THE DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE, WHICH FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND DIAGNOSED THE FIRE AS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10689386,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/17/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"02/19/2015","vin":"KMHDU46D69U","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK UNDERNEATH THE FLOOR MAT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE'S SPEED INCREASED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.   UPDATED 04/16/15*LJ    UPDATED 11/2/2015*JS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10679135,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/26/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"01/27/2015","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10672026,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/04/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"01/12/2015","vin":"KMHDU46D09U","components":"STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10662447,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/27/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"12/05/2014","vin":"KMHDU46D79U","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10660349,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/10/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"11/23/2014","vin":"KMHDU46D89U","components":"STEERING","summary":"EPS LIGHT CAME ON.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10659495,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/19/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"11/19/2014","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE","summary":"SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE IN SLOW TRAFFIC.  SEEMED LIKE IT WENT FULL RPM. I HELD THE BRAKES AND PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. RPMS CAME DOWN AND I DRIVE OFF.  KINDA SCARY THOUGH.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10653194,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/29/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"11/06/2014","vin":"KMHDU46D48U","components":"VISIBILITY/WIPER","summary":"I WENT TO MOVE MY VISOR AND IT BROKE OFF THE HINGE, I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A WAY TO FIX IT. WHEN I AM DRIVING IT SOMETIME WILL FALL OUT OF THE HINGE HOLE ( I CAN GET IT INTO THE HOLE BUT I CAN'T GET IT TO STAY VERY LONG) AND SWING BACK AND FORTH. IT HAS HIT ME IN THE HEAD A COUPLE TIMES ALREADY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10651938,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/30/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"11/02/2014","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10649697,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/08/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"10/24/2014","vin":"KMHDU46D89U","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS","summary":"AIRBAG SENSOR PASSENGER SEAT ASSEMBLY READS THAT THERE IS SOMEONE SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT WHEN NO ONE IS IN SEAT.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10631185,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"09/05/2014","vin":"KMHDU64D79U","components":"STEERING","summary":"EPS SYSTEM FAILED.  REPAIRS INCLUDED WHOLE NEW STEERING COLUMN.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10626386,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/15/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"08/19/2014","vin":"KMHDC86E49U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10621133,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/12/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"08/09/2014","vin":"KMHDU46D09U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10616422,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/08/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"07/25/2014","vin":"KMHDU46D49U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10608260,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/08/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"07/04/2014","vin":"KMHDU46D59U","components":"STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10604911,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/05/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"06/21/2014","vin":"KMHDU46D19U","components":"STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10598519,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/16/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"06/16/2014","vin":"KMHDU46D89U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10595478,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"06/02/2014","vin":"KMHDC86EX9U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10592926,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/12/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"05/20/2014","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,ENGINE","summary":"MY VEHICLE THE ELANTRA ( APROX SP 40MPH) REAR ENDED A CHEVY TAHOE( APRX SP 30MPH) MY ELANTRA WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND MY LOWER BACK WAS INJURED AS WELL AS MY RIGHT HAND. I HAD TO BE TAKEN FROM THE VEHICLE FROM EMS AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE OCCUPANT OF THE TAHOE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY INJURY.    THIS IS THE SECOND ACCIDENT IN THIS VEHICLE THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY .  IN 2011 MY VEHICLE MOVING APROX 55MPH STRUCK 3 DEER AT ONCE ON THE PASSENGER FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, MY SON EXPERIENCE A SHOULDER INJURY WHO WAS MY PASSENGER.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10587749,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/21/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"05/12/2014","vin":"KMHDU46D19U","components":"STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10587755,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/07/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"05/12/2014","vin":"KMHDU46D19U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10584917,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/09/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"04/25/2014","vin":"KMHDU46D19U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10584292,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/18/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"04/22/2014","vin":"KMHDC86E39U","components":"TIRES","summary":"KUHMO SOLUS KH16 P215/45R17-87H SIDEWALL CRACKING AND SEPARATION. STARTED AT 13K MILES AND FIRST COMPLETE FAILURE AT 15K MILES. ALL 4 ARE OEM TIRES ON A HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING  AND ALL 4 TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED WEAR AND OTHER ISSUES OVER LIFE OF TIRES. VEHICLE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO RISK OF BLOWOUT OF TIRES.    HYUNDAI DEALER (FROM WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED) WILL NOT EVEN LOOK AT TIRES AND STATES THAT I HAVE TO FIND AN INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALER THAT WILL DEAL WITH KUMHO, EVEN THOUGH TIRES ARE ORIGINAL TO CARE FROM THEIR DEALERSHIP AND HYUNDAI.    NHTSA NEEDS TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THESE TIRES, SINCE OTHER KUMHO TIRES HAVE FAILED IN THE SAME WAY, AND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ARE PRESENT ON THESE SPECIFIC TIRES.    KUMHO WILL ONLY DIRECT YOU TO A TIRE DEALER, AND NO TIRE DEALER WANTS TO INSPECT THE TIRES THAT THEY DID NOT SELL (AGAIN OEM FOR THE CAR).  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"KUMHO","productModel":"SOLUS KH16","size":"P215/45 R17 H L KH16","manufacturer":"Kumho Tire Co., Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10583383,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/16/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"04/17/2014","vin":"KMHDU46D09U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.      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AS I TURNED OFF THE CAR/PULLED OUT THE KEY, THE PASSANGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE MY PASSENGER AND I WERE SITTING IN THE FRONT SEATS. NO SEVERE INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY MY PASSENGER OR ME. HOWEVER, DAYS LATER THE LOUD EXPLOSION OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT HAS LEFT A RINGING IN OUR EARS.    IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS NO FRONT COLLISION OR ABRUPT STOP THAT SHOULD HAVE CAUSED A DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STABLE ZERO SPEED. ALSO, I AM THE ORIGIONAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR HAD THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY PREVIOUSLY.     THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPORTED TO ME THAT THE VEHICLE COMPUTER CODES IDENTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FRONT COLLISION, AS WELL AS A PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILURE. THE SERVICE REP AGREED WITH ME THAT THERE WAS CLEARLY NO IMPACT AND AGREED WITH ME THAT THE FRONT COLLISION WAS SOME SORT OF FALSE SIGNAL.    I HAVE FILED A REPORT WITH HYUNDAI AND IT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS PUBLICALLY RECORDED DUE TO THE DANGER OF THE INCIDENT.  *TT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10577621,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/24/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"04/05/2014","vin":"KMHDC86E59U","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS","summary":"I WAS DRIVING  BACK HOME AND APPROACHING A STOP WHEN MY SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING MALFUNCTION OF AIRBAG. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED, BUT LIGHT WOULD NOT GO AWAY. BROUGHT IT INTO AUTHORIZED HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER, AND THEY STATED RIGHT FRONT SEAT TRACK SENSORS HAVE FAILED. THE COST FOR REPLACING THIS PART IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, AND DRIVING WITH THIS LIGHT ON I THINK WOULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD IF I GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. I HAVE SEEN OTHER REPORTS AND COMPLAINTS OF OTHER OWNERS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEM. CAN YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10576156,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/19/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"04/01/2014","vin":"KMHDU46D29U","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 2 TIMES, UPON DRIVING THE CAR IT RANDOMLY ACCELERATES ALL ON ITS OWN. ITS AS IF SOMEONE IS PUTTING THE PEDAL TO THE METAL AND TRYING TO BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME.. SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES ONLY SLOWS IT DOWN BUT NOT ENOUGH THEN I PROCEED TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ALL THE WAY WHICH ONLY ASSITS A LITTLE.. SO AT THIS POINT I AM AT THE COMPLETE MERCY OF A VECHICLE WITH A MIND OF ITS OWN.. IM STUCK DRIVING A CAR THAT WONT STOP FOR 3 EXITS IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND 2 SECONDS AWAY FROM CALLING THE STATE POLICE FOR ASSISTANCE... PUTTING IT INTO NEUTRAL DIDNT STOP IT EITHER IT KEPT GOING!!! TOOK IT IMMEDIATLY TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND AFTER PUTTING 100 MILES ON IT TO TRY AND RECREATE THE ISSUE ( WHICH THATS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE TO RECREATE ) IT DIDNT OCCOR FOR THEM SO I WAS HANDED MY KEYS AND TOLD TO DRIVE OFF IN A POSSIBLE DEATH MACHINE WITH A MIND OF ITS OWN. I TAKE MY CAR FOR THE SCHEDULED MAITINECE AND DO MY PART SO HYUNDAI SHOULD NOT WANT THIER LOYAL CONSUMERS DRIVING SUCH HAZARDS.... IVE READ SEVERAL SIMAILAR STORIES AND PEOPLE HAVE HAD NO LUCK IN GETTING THIS MATTER RESOLVED THIER SOULUTION WAS TO GET A NEW CAR ... IF ONLY IT WAS THAT EASY.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10559690,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"01/13/2014","vin":"KMHDC86E29U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10557949,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"12/31/2013","vin":"KMHDU46D79U","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10553978,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/11/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"11/27/2013","vin":"KMHDU46D09U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10550788,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/03/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"11/04/2013","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"NOTICED A THUMPING FROM THE REAR.  INSPECTED TIRES, FOUND ONE INSIDE OF TREAD WAS WORN AND HAD BUMPS ON IT.  20K ON TIRES.  I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THESE GENERAL TIRES BUT AFTER LOOKING AT THE TIRE COMPLAINTS I NOW UNDERSTAND, THEY ARE POOR QUALITY TIRES.  GENERAL TIRE ALTIMAX RT195 65R 91 T.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GENERAL TIRE","productModel":"UNKNOWN","size":null,"manufacturer":"GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO."}]},{"odiNumber":10547044,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/15/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"10/07/2013","vin":"KMHDC86E69U","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I HAVE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING GEARS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW YEARS. I'LL TRY TO TAKE OFF AND IT FEELS LIKE IT GETS STUCK BETWEEN THE LOWER GEARS. IT CAUSES THE CAR AND OCCUPANTS TO GET JERKED AROUND STRONGLY. A FEW TIMES IT HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO PROCEED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. HYUNDAI DEALER STATES IT IS THE \"SPEED SENSORS\", BUT NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10542797,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/05/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"09/10/2013","vin":"KMHDU46D29U","components":"STEERING","summary":"LOST POWER STEERING.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10542007,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/05/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/05/2013","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"EPS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND SHUTS OFF THE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10541751,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/28/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/04/2013","vin":"KMHDU46D59U","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRES STEEL BELTING SEPARATION CAUSING THE CAR TO SHIMMY SO BAD AT ALL SPEEDS WIFE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE HOME. EXAMINATION SHOWED ONE FRONT HAD FAILED AT 36000 MILE., HOWEVER WE DIDN'T TRUST ANY SO REPLACED ALL FOUR. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"KUMHO","productModel":"SOLUS KH16","size":"P195/65R15","manufacturer":"Kumho Tire Co., Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10535059,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/03/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"08/13/2013","vin":"KMHDU46D49U","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR DROPPED DOWN AND DANGLED OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW. IT WAS HELD ON ONLY BY THE WIRES TO THE MIRROR LAMP. IT APPEARS THE PLASTIC RETAINING TIP ON THE VISOR MOUNTING ARM BROKE OFF (IT IS SEPARATED BUT STILL THREADED THROUGH THE MIRROR LAMP WIRE).I WAS ABOUT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE VISOR ($174.00) AS THERE IS NO OPTION TO REPLACE THE INDIVIDUAL RETAINING ASSEMBLY.HOWEVER, YESTERDAY THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR BROKE IN THE SAME MANNER. HYUNDAI WAS CONTACTED, ISSUED ME A CASE NUMBER BUT SAID THERE IS NO RECALL AND I SHOULD GET WITH THE DEALER.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10524571,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/03/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"07/12/2013","vin":"KMHDU46D59U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10522033,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/21/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"06/27/2013","vin":"KMHDU46D79U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10521411,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/09/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"06/24/2013","vin":"KMHDU46D39U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED AGAINST ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND DESTROYED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES IN THE NECK, BACK, AND CONCUSSIONS IN THE WAIST. THE CONTACT NOW SUFFERED FROM TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER AND MIGRAINES AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW THE RESULTS. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO HYUNDAI. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,560.    ..UPDATED 08-07-13 *BF","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10520852,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/20/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"06/20/2013","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10512848,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/19/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"05/20/2013","vin":"KMHDU46D09U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10512397,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/16/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"05/16/2013","vin":"KMHDU46D89U","components":"WHEELS,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"REAR BRAKE CALIPER PROBLEM! THE REAR'S ONLY HAVE TO BE LUBRICATED EVERY 15K MILES OR ANNUALLY. A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE LISTED ON A RECALL PROBLEM TO REPLACED WITH A REDESIGN THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE THIS LUBRACTION. (PLEASE NOTE: PEOPLE AND AS MYSELF DO NOT KNOW THIS, AND DO NOT DO THIS. THEREFORE, THE CALIPER BECOMES FROZEN, AND THE WHEEL IS NOT BRAKING WHEN IT SHOULD BE. THIS IS A SAFETY HASSARD. THE REPAIR IS A NEW CALIPER AND DISK. CONCLUSION: OTHER MANUFACTURES DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10510292,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"05/01/2013","vin":"KMHDU46D29U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10509941,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/28/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"04/29/2013","vin":"KMHDU46D39U","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE, USING CRUISE CONTROL (AS I HAD THE DAY PREVIOUSLY AND FOR APPROX 150 MILES THIS DAY) ATTEMPTED TO STOP VEHICLE DUE TO VEHICLES SLOWING DOWN IN FRONT OF ME. COULD NOT GET OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL - IN FACT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED -- AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT HITTING THE GUARDRAIL (APPROX. 20 FEET AWAY WHEN I LEFT THE HIGHWAY), TRAVELED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED DOWN A SLIGHT EMBANKMENT AND INTO A   FIELD, WHERE FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OBSTACLES, AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE APPROX. 500 FEET FROM LEAVING THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, NOW AT A NORMAL RATE.  I ATTEMPTED TO RETURN  TO THE INTERSTATE BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL DUE TO THE EMBANKMENT. I DROVE THROUGH MY PREVIOUS TRACKS IN THE FIELD AND WAS ABLE TO GET ONTO A NEARBY EXIT RAMP. THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AFTER THAT. PLEASE NOTE, THIS VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I DID NOT ATTEMPT TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL BECAUSE I HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL TRYING TO MANEUVER THROUGH THE FIELD, WHICH WAS QUITE GREEN, ACTIVELY GROWING, AND APPROXIMATELY 15 INCHES HIGH. THE CROP SCRAPED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS NOW IN THE SHOP WAITING TO HAVE THE NEW PART REPLACED. THE MECHANIC WILL CHECK FOR DAMAGE ON THE UNDERSIDE. I AM NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE STOPPED B/C THE BRAKES FINALLY KICKED IN OR THE VEGETATIVE GROWTH SLOWED ME DOWN.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10509161,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"04/22/2013","vin":"KMHDC86E09U","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHROME ON THE GEAR SHIFTER AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BEGAN PEELING, EXPOSING SHARDS OF CHROME. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS TO THE RIGHT HAND FROM THE SHARDS OF CHROME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.    *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10506057,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/11/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"04/12/2013","vin":"KMHDU46D99U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10507155,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/05/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"04/04/2013","vin":"KMHDU46D99U","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE","summary":"CAR ALARM ACTIVATES AT RANDOM WHEN PARKED, INCESSANT NOISE AND WORK PROBLEM. CAR GEAR STUCK-STOP LAMP SWITCH REPAIRED-LATER RECALL, CD MALFUNCTION-ATE DISC, DOOR SENSOR INDICATOR LIGHTS STUCK ON, BATTERY DIES DESPITE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS ON BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR REVEALING NO PROBLEMS.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10502645,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/13/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"03/13/2013","vin":"KMHDC86E99U","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, WENT TO PASS A CAR, MY VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. I PULLED BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE, STEPPING ON THE BRAKES AS THE CAR KEPT GOING FASTER. I STOOD ON THE BRAKES , NO LUCK, PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, IT SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE, SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND COASTED ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR ON AGAIN TO PUT IT IN PARK, I HAD TO FIGHT WITH IT AND THE ENGINE WAS JUST SCREAMING. I GOT IT IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF AGAIN. IT WAS VERY SCAREY TO HAVE NO CONTOL OF THE SPEED. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK CAME THE AR WOULD NOT START AT ALL, HE SAID THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. NOW I'M WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE DEALER.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10498291,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/14/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/15/2013","vin":"KMHDC86E79U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I MADE AN APPT WITH FUCCILLO HYUNDAI OF SCHENECTADY NY, THE LOCATION WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, FOR ONE WEEK LATER. LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER 3 DAYS AND I CONTACTED FUCILLO AND THEY TOLD ME TO MAKE ANOTHER APPT IF THE LIGHT CAME ON A AGAIN. IT DID MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS, I MADE APPTS, THE LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER A FEW DAYS, AND FUCILLO HYUNDAI KEPT TELLING ME TO MAKE ANOTHER APPT IF THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE AIR BAG LIGHT DID THIS FOR MONTHS AND IN EARLY 2010 WHILE IN COCOA FLORIDA THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND I VISITED COCOA HYUNDAI AND THEY TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IF THE LIGHT CAME ON, THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT WORK IN AN ACCIDENT, THEY OFFERED ME A LOANER TO DRIVE AND THEY BEGAN WORK ON THE VEHICLE WITHIN THE HOUR. LIGHT CAME ON AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, HAD IT IN TO COCOA HYUNDAI A SECOND AND THEN YET AGAIN A THIRD TIME OVER 2 MONTHS. THE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST 3 1/2 YEARS AND IT HAS NOW BEEN ON FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS, I CAN`T AFFORD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP ON A REGULAR BASIS AND WOULD LIKE YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS MAKE AND MODEL FOR AIR BAG DEFECTS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10490688,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/25/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"01/02/2013","vin":"KMHDU46D29U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10490429,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/28/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"12/29/2012","vin":"KMHDC86E29U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10487588,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/03/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"12/06/2012","vin":"KMHDU46D99U","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10479586,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/02/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"10/10/2012","vin":"KMHDU46D79U","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HIT A CONCRETE WALL RESULTING IN $4,227.40 IN DAMAGES. IT WAS THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED THIS YEAR.   THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD ATTEMPT TO PARK THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FILLING UP WITH GASOLINE CAUSING THE SURGE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE WOULD CONTACT HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,135. ..UPDATED 11/09/12 *BF  UPDATED 11/14/12","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10458637,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/12/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"05/16/2012","vin":"KMHDC86E39U","components":"STEERING,SUSPENSION","summary":"CAR CONSISTENTLY STEERS OR PULLS TO THE RIGHT EVEN WHEN DRIVING ON FLAT SURFACE. TIRES CHECKED AND NOT THE  PROBLEM. DEALER DID AN ALIGNMENT BUT STILL PULLS TO RIGHT. DEALER NOT ABLE TO FIX AFTER TWO  VISITS. MIGHT BE A DEFECT WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10458663,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/16/2012","vin":"KMHDU46D19U","components":"STEERING,SUSPENSION","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10456974,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/22/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"05/01/2012","vin":"KMHDU46D99U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10456569,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/25/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"04/26/2012","vin":"KMHDU46D99U","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,700.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10444848,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/04/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"01/23/2012","vin":"KMHDU46D29U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10443277,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/20/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"01/10/2012","vin":"KMHDU99U675","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10438620,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/15/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"12/05/2011","vin":"KMHDU46D79U","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10436343,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"11/18/2011","vin":"KMHDU46D59U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10424186,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/07/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"09/07/2011","vin":"KMHDU46D39U","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"BRAKE LIGHTS(ALL THREE) STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. DESPITE CHANGING FUSES AND BULBS, THEY STILL WILL NOT WORK. WIRES APPEAR TO CONNECT PROPERLY.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10422622,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/30/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"08/30/2011","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10410962,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/24/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"07/07/2011","vin":"KMHDU46D59U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10406398,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/06/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"06/08/2011","vin":"KMHDU46D49U","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"PANIC ALARM ENGAGES ON ITS OWN (WHILE PARKED) IN DRIVEWAY OR WORK PARKING LOT. CHECKED ALL DOORS, HOOD, TRUNK TO ENSURE THEY WERE CLOSED. HAS NOT HAPPENED WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. WHEN USING KEY FOB(MANUF SUPPLIED) PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. PRESS LOCK DR BUTTON(30-40 MIN LATER) ALARM SOUNDS,PRESS UNLOCK BUTTON(40-60 MIN LATER) ALARM SOUNDS OR DOES NOT COME ON AGAIN. PRESS LOCK BUTTON TO SECURE CAR, DOORS CLICK TWICE BUT ALARM ENGAGEMENT SOUND OR LIGHT VERIFICATION DOES NOT HAPPEN. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM SO I AM SURE IF TAKEN TO DEALER IT WILL NOT HAPPEN OR THEY WILL NOT CONFIRM IT IS HAPPENING. I CAN NOT SEE ANY LOOSE WIRES, BLOCKED CONTACTS OR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT CAUSE PROBLEM. DON'T THINK IT IS THE BATTERY. ITS HAS TO BE A SHORT OR A COMPUTER PROBLEM.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10403908,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/25/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"05/31/2011","vin":"KMHDU46D39U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE COMING TOWARD HIM; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,200.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10401292,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/09/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"05/17/2011","vin":"KMHDC86E39U","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER DRIVER INFORMED HIM THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NO LONGER OPERABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10395777,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/10/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"04/13/2011","vin":"KMHDB8AEXAU","components":"STEERING","summary":"STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10378038,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/27/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"01/20/2011","vin":"KMHDU46D19U","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN THE SNOW OR ICY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE A FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,416. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10377228,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/10/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"01/12/2011","vin":"KMHDU46D29U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10374888,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/16/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"01/06/2011","vin":"KMHDU46D89U","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WINTER OF 2009 I NOTICED THAT BRAKES ON MY 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WOULD LOCK UP AND NOT WORK WHENEVER DRIVING ON LOOSE WET SNOW.  THE CAR WOULD JUST SLIDE AS IF ON ICE AND THERE WOULD BE NO FEELING AS OF PADS ON STEEL FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL.  TOOK CAR INTO FAIRFAX HYUNDAI IN FAIRFAX, VA.  THEY INSPECTED BRAKES AND DEEMED THAT NOTHING WAS BROKEN.  HOWEVER THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE SAME SNOW CONDITIONS.  VEHICLE'S BRAKES WORK FINE WHEN SNOW IS PLOWED AND COMPACTED.  ON 16 DECEMBER 2010 WE HAD SIMILAR SNOWFALL AND VEHICLE BEHAVED THE SAME DANGEROUS WAY.  THIS TIME HOWEVER I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE BRAKES OF SNOW BY RAPIDLY STOMPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL I COULD FEEL PAD ON STEEL AND STOP THE VEHICLE FROM SLIDING.  HAVEN'T BOTHERED TO TAKE VEHICLE IN TO FAIRFAX HYUNDAI SINCE THEY FOUND NOTHING LAST YEAR.  HAVE SENT NOTIFICATION, HOWEVER, TO HYUNDAI USA AND TO CONSUMER REPORTS.  I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO BE HURT BY THIS BRAKE FAILURE IN SNOWY CONDITIONS.  AT THE LEAST DRIVERS SHOULD BE ALERTED THAT THEY CAN STOP THE VEHICLE BY RAPIDLY STOMPING ON THE BRAKES TO CLEAR THE SNOW THAT SEEMS TO BUILD UP BETWEEN THE PADS AND THE ROTORS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10373388,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/22/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"12/29/2010","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"ESC SWITCH FAILURE CAUSING BRAKE LIGHTS TO GO OFF.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10371066,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"12/17/2010","vin":"KMHDC86E89U","components":"TIRES","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10357717,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"09/26/2010","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10353243,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/30/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"09/01/2010","vin":"KMHDU46D19U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"I WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION ON 7/30/10. THE CAR OF THE DRIVER WHO HIT ME HAD HER AIRBAGS DEPLOY, WHILE MINE DID NOT. THE IMPACT TO MY CAR WAS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT THE RADIATOR SUPPORT HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE BUMPER HEADLIGHT AND HOOD. I WAS GOING 20 - 25 MPH AND THE OTHER DIVER WAS DOING APPROXIMATELY THE SAME SPEED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10344706,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/21/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"07/22/2010","vin":"KMHDU46D99U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10339373,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"06/21/2010","vin":"KMHDU46D99U","components":"STEERING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10334183,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/16/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"06/01/2010","vin":"KMHDC86E79U","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"GAS SERVICING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN WHEN  FUEL DOOR RELEASE IS PULLED UNDER DRIVERS SEAT. WORKED GOOD FOR ABOUT 6 TO 7 MONTHS THEN STOPPED WORKING. TOOK IN TO DEALER HE WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX IT. DID NOT. THIS COULD BE A REAL PROBLEM IF YOU CANNOT PRY OPEN THE FUEL DOOR TO SERVICE THE DOOR. THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FROM WHAT IS ON THE WEB. 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10330819,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/27/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"05/17/2010","vin":"KMHDU46D89U","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW RATTLES AND SEEMED LIKE IT WOULD FALL OUT; THE FAILURE WAS WORSE IN COLD WEATHER. ALSO, THE DOME LIGHT HAD MATERIAL COVERING IT THAT CREATED FIRE HAZARD. THE MANFACTURER, WHEN CALLED, STATED THAT AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY INSTALLED THE DOME LIGHT AND THEY SHOULD BE CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,500.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10326932,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/25/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"04/21/2010","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS,EQUIPMENT","summary":"COULDN'T STOP IN TIME TO AVOID REAREND COLLISION MY HYUNDAI ELANTRA 09 AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY ,THE FRONT CLIP WAS TOTALED. HYUNDI SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR MY INJURIES WHICH IS SEVERE NECK AND BACK PAIN. I NEED SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO PROCEED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"AIRBAG","productModel":"SWITCH","manufacturer":"AIRBAG SYSTEMS, INC."}]},{"odiNumber":10322452,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/15/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"03/27/2010","vin":"KMHDC86EX9U","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"GAS TANK OVERFLOWS AT CAP DURING REFUELING.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA TOURING","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10319873,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"03/15/2010","vin":"KMHDU46DX9U","components":"TIRES","summary":"HYUNDAI IS EQUIPPING THESE ELANTRAS WITH SOLUS TIRES WHICH ARE VERY SUBSTANDARD ALL WEATHER TIRES FOR TRACTION. TIRES CONSTANTLY SLIDE AND LOOSE CONTACT WITH ROAD SURFACE ON WET, DRY SANDY AND SNOW COVERED PAVEMENT, CONSTANTLY CAUSING THE ABS BRAKES TO ENGAGE, AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO WANDER ACROSS ROAD SURFACE. IT IS AT IT'S WORST IN ANY KIND OF SNOW EVEN AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH. CAR ALMOST WENT OFF ROADWAY SEVERAL TIMES DURING SNOW WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 5 & 15 MPH. COMPLAINED TO DEALER WHERE CAR PURCHASED AND THEY COULD NOT CARE LESS! *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"KUMHO","productModel":"KUMHO","size":"P195/55R15","manufacturer":"Kumho Tire Co., Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10311308,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/17/2010","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA BRAND NEW BOUGHT.  1. WHEN THE CAR IS PUT ON 'PARKING' ON A HILL, IT SLIPS BACK ABOUT COUPLE OF FEET.  IT SEEM LIKE GEARS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY (NOT IN POSITION) BECAUSE I FELT AND HEARD CLICKING NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE GEARS SLIPPING BY NOT BEING IN CORRECT POSITION.  2. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT QUITE OFTEN WHEN IT'S PARKED ON A HILL.  ABOUT 1-2 TIMES A WEEK.  WHEN IT HAPPENS AND I TRY TO SEE IF IT REPEATS, BY GOING BACK AND FORTH THE CAR AND PUT ON PARKING AGAIN, IT DOES NOT SEEM TO REPEAT.  3. I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WORKS AFTER THE SLIPPAGE.  BUT I AM THINKING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AS IN WORRY OF FURTHER TRANSMISSION FAILURE.  ONLY CONCERN IS THAT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, NOT SURE IF DEALER WILL BE ABLE TO FIX IT BECAUSE THEY USUALLY DON'T CARE UNLESS THEY SEE THEM WITH THEIR OWN EYES. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10310796,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/29/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/16/2010","vin":"KMHDU46D49U","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WHEN THERE IS SNOWFALL AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED,THERE IS A HORRENDOUS GRINDING SOUND-BRAKES LOCK UP,WILL NOT WORK AND I HAVE GONE THROUGH SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS,AND ALMOST INTO PARKED CARS,ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND STREET POLES. THANKFULLY NO PEDESTRIANS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10299954,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/08/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"01/16/2010","vin":"KMHDU46D99U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"I WAS DRIVING A NEW HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VEER BACK AND FORTH.  I WAS WAITING FOR THE ABS TO DO WHAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO , IT THEN PULLED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND ROLLED OVER TWICE.  MY HEAD HIT THE ROOF TWICE MY NECK AND BACK WERE TWISTED, MY LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER WERE TWISTED  AND KNEES HIT THE DASH I BELIEVE.  WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A STOP THERE WAS GLASS EVERYWHERE INCLUDING ALL OVER ME.  THIS CAR WAS EQUIPPED WITH FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS AND SIDE AIR BAG CURTAINS.  NONE OF THESE SAFETY DEVICES WERE ACTIVATED.  MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND GREAT GRANDSON WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THIS CAR TWENTY MINUTES LATER, MY GRANDDAUGHTER WOULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED THIS ACCIDENT.  THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY GONE, SHATTERED INSIDE THE CAR.  I HAVE ASKED HYUNDAI OF AMERICA TO RETRIEVE THIS VEHICLE TO FIND OUT WHY NONE OF THESE DEVICES ACTIVATED.  THIS CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS.  I HAD JUST PURCHASED IT ON OCTOBER 27, 2009.         TWO WEEKS BEFORE THIS ACCIDENT I WAS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER TRAFFIC,  I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED, MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE.  THE CAR STARTED TO SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE.  THE ROAD I WAS ON WAS FLAT SO IT WAS NOT SLIDING. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT A COMPLETE STANDSTILL.  THIS CAR HAS VERY DANGEROUS DEFECTS.  IT MUST BE RECALLED AND ANALYZED, OR MANY PEOPLE WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BY THESE CARS.  THANK YOU *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10291175,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/05/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"11/05/2009","vin":"KMHDU46D09U","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY","summary":"2009 ELANTRA GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK UNDER FLOOR MAT. WHAT SHOULD I  DO? *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10289117,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/02/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"10/20/2009","vin":"KMHDU46D79U","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH THAT INVOLVED FIVE VEHICLES. HER VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE FRONT WHICH CAUSED HER VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE FRONT AS WELL. SHE STATED THAT THE CRASH WAS NOT A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THAT IT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED STERNUM WHEN HER CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT COULD NOT RECALL IF OTHER DRIVERS OR PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER OBTAINED HER INFORMATION AND WILL MAIL HER FORMS TO COMPLETE SO THAT THEY CAN CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 4,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]},{"odiNumber":10281582,"manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/15/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"08/24/2009","vin":"","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"FUEL INJECTION AND COMPUTER FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 5,600 MILES. CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2009","productMake":"HYUNDAI","productModel":"ELANTRA","manufacturer":"Hyundai Motor America"}]}]}