2010 Hyundai Elantra

I HAVE A 2010 ELANTRA 4DSD 2.0 102,000 MILES I HAVE HAD NO MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE CAR UNTIL ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. SUDDENLY THE EPS LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING. UPON PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING THE CAR THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I WENT ABOUT A WEEK, AND SUDDENLY IT DID IT AGAIN. RESTARTED CAR, WENT AWAY, STILL DOES THIS INTERMITTENTLY. 2 DAYS AGO, EPS LIGHT WAS ONE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO REMOVE THE LIGHT USING THE METHOD ABOVE. ALSO, MY POWER STEERING WHEEL IS SO STIFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY, THEY FOUND THE FOLLOWING CODES: EPS - ELECTRONIC POWER - C1290 - TORQUE SENSOR MAIN SIGNAL FAULT EPS - ELECTRONIC POWER - C1604ECU(BRAKE SYSTEM) HARDWARE ERROR THEY TOLD ME I WOULD NEED A NEW STEERING COLUMN ($2500+). THIS SEEMS A BIT STRANGE TO ME FOR AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE. PER GOOGLE CHECK @ HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/HYUNDAI/ELANTRA/STEERING-PROBLEMS.PHP, THIS ELANTRA STEERING ISSUE IS A CONSTANT ISSUE FOR MANY YEARS. WHAT CAN NHTSA DO TO HELP AMERICANS OWNING HYUNDAI CARS HAVING THIS PROBLEM?

BOUGHT MY CAR USED TO FIND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. I'VE LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. GOING ON TO THE HIGHWAY I'VE NOTICED THAT MY RPMS GO HIGH UP TO 3RD AND DONT KICK INTO GEAR UNTIL I'M ON FLAT SURFACE ON THE HIGHWAY ALSO WITH A ROUGH SLAM INTO THE RIGHT GEAR, BARELY FEELS LIKE I'M GETTING THE RIGHT POWER. EVEN DRIVING IN THE CITY MY CAR HAS A ROUGH JERK WHEN GOING INTO GEARS. I CANT BELIEVE THIS IS NOT ON A RECALL!!!?.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN IT LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT CALLED STERLING HYUNDAI (5001 JOHNSTON ST, LAFAYETTE, LA 70503, (337) 984-9050) AND WAS ADVISED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 15223914. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V100000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

I EXPERIENCED A CRASH WITH THIS VEHICLE WHEN THE STEERING FAILED (AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE NHTSA CODE 15V100000). I COMMUNICATED THIS FAILURE TO HYUNDAI AT THE TIME THIS OCCURRED BUT THEY DENIED THAT THERE WAS ANY ISSUE WITH THE STEERING. HYUNDAI HAS SUBSEQUENTLY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM WITH A FORMAL RECALL NOTICE. THEIR FAILURE TO ADDRESS THIS WHEN NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM IS AN EXAMPLE OF PRODUCT NEGLIGENCE.

I'M REQUESTING NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE FAILURES OF SEVERAL SYSTEMS OF HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2010: SIMULTANEOUSLY FAILED/UNRESPONSIVE BRAKING, LURCHING/ACCELERATION DESPITE TRYING TO PUSH BRAKE PEDAL, &FAILED POWER STEERING CAUSING UNSAFE SITUATION AND ACCIDENT IN WHICH AIR BAGS ALSO FAILED TO DEPLOY DESPITE 2 IMPACTS TO FRONT END BUT FORM ONLY ALLOWED 3 PARTS OF CAR AFFECTED. MY HUSBAND PULLED OUT OF OUR GARAGE FRONT FIRST @APPROX. 1-2 MPH. WHEN HE TRIED TO BRAKE AT END OF DRIVEWAY/CHECK FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEFORE ENTERING ROAD TO PARK IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE. BRAKES &POWER STEERING FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY AS CAR LURCHED/ACCELERATED FORWARD. CAR HIT A VAN DRIVING BY &OUR VEHICLE BOUNCED BACK INTO POLE WHICH SENT CAR ON SIDEWALK. CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE/LURCH FORWARD ON SIDEWALK DESPITE HIS FOOT ON BRAKES. HE CONTINUED TO TRY TO BRAKE &STEER BUT NEITHER WORKED. CAR HIT NEIGHBORS WALL/GARAGE &CAR STOPPED. JUST MISSED HITTING A PARENT/CHILD WALKING BY. AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY DURING EITHER IMPACT POLICE CAME AFTER ACCIDENT. DIDN'T FILL OUT REPORT BC AT TIME HE HE FELT OK EXCEPT FOR SHAKEN UP. HE WAS IN SHOCK &DOES HAVE PAIN& LOSS OF MOBILITY TO NECK/BACK. HE'S SEEKING TREATMENT. IT WAS IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE AND A CLEAR/DRY DAY. NO FLOOR MATS/ANYTHING WERE STUCK UNDER EITHER PEDAL. NO AFTERMARKET PARTS USED ON CAR. HYUNDAI ONLY PLACE TO SERVICE/REPAIR CAR UP TIL VEHICLE WAS TRANSFERRED ON 1/15/2018. HYUNDAI DEALER LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA *4/16/13 STOP-LAMP SWITCH REPLACED PART 93810-3K000 SWITCH ASSEMBLY STOP *8/12/13 W*08HYZ10 CAMPAIGN 110 STOPLAMP SWITCH REPLACEMENT *12/13/2017 CAMPAIGN 127 EPS SYSTEM SW UPDATE/REP (TSB#15-01-018-1) 51C013R0 EPS UPGRADE TO ROM# 4HDASG02 ONLY OTHER SERVICING WERE UNRELATED LIKE OIL CHANGES AND AIR FILTERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED &INSURANCE TOWED TO A LOT. WE REQUESTED THAT THEY INVESTIGATE BUT THEY SAID THEY DON'T. PLEASE FORMALLY INVESTIGATE.

THERE HAVE BEEN MANY BREAK INS SINCE 2014. I GOT THIS CAR 02/2014 AND SINCE 07/2014 THERE HAVE MULTIPLE BREAK INS INTO THIS VEHICLE. CONFIRMED BY LAKELAND HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN 2016. THIS DEALERSHIP AGREED TO TAKE THE CAR FOR A DAY TO DO A THOROUGH INSPECTION TO SEARCH FOR ANYTHING THAT SHOULD NOT BE ON THE VEHICLE IF I AGREED TO PAY A FEE. I WAS ADVISED BY THIS DEALERSHIP TO TAKE IT BACK TO HOLLER HYUNDAI IN MAITLAND OR WINTER PARK, FL AND SEE IF THEY WOULD AGREE TO DO THE INSPECTION HERE WITHOUT CHARGE EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE OUT OF WARRANTY. HOLLER HYUNDAI DOES NOT HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO DO THE INSPECTION, ONLY FEW SELECTIVE STORES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAVE THIS EQUIPMENT. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO HOLLER HYUNDAI SINCE EARLY 2015, AND THEY NEVER DID ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI MOTOR FINANCE AT 800-633-5151 AND ALL THEY DID WAS TAKE INFORMATION DOWN ON PAPER BUT NOTHING BEYOND WAS RESOLVED. BECAUSE OF THE BREAK INS, THIS HAS AFFECTED OUR RADIO RECEPTION WHILE PARKED SITTING INSIDE THE CAR OR IN MOTION EVEN WHEN MOST OF THE TIME RECEPTION SHOULD BE CLEAR NOT CLOUDY. ELECTRICAL WIRES SEEM TO CAUSE SKIPPING, AND HOW THE CAR FUNCTIONS WHEN IN MOTION. JUST TWO DAYS, I DISCOVERED A BLACK JACKET WAS TAKEN FROM THE CAR. OTHER ITEMS MISSING FROM THE VEHICLE SINCE THEN WAS: A VERY EXPENSIVE BURGANDY HANDHELD BLOW DRYER; CLOTHES; AND OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS THAT WERE HIDDEN INSIDE THE VEHICLE WERE STOLEN. I HAVE BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTED AND UPSET WITH HOLLER HYUNDAI AND THE CAR SINCE ALL OF THIS, AND FEEL I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING FOR THIS INSPECTION. I'M NOT INVOLVED IN ANY FORM OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITY NEITHER MY DAUGHTER. WE ARE THE ONLY TWO WITH KEYS TO THIS CAR AND WE DRIVE TOGETHER IN THE CAR 95% IF NOT 100% OF THE TIME.

THE HOOD LATCH IS INCREDIBLY RUSTY AND NOW IS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE HOOD IS NO LONGER PROPERLY LATCHING CLOSED WHICH COULD CAUSE IT TO FLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING. WHEN CLOSED IT SOUNDS LIKE IT HAS LOCKED BUT UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION IT IS NOT LATCHING. I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM A WHILE BACK BUT WITH SOME EFFORT WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE LATCH. NOW I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO CORRECT THE ERROR AND I'LL HAVE TO GET IT REPLACED.