2001 Hyundai Elantra: loss of power steering

Filed Sep 9, 2013 · Suspension · 142,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH and attempting to make a u-turn, there was a loud screeching noise emitted outside of the vehicle with a sudden loss of power steering assist. The contact was able to regain control of the vehicle. The contact inspected the vehicle and found that the front driver's side tire had become detached from the vehicle, causing the front end to collapse. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the front axle and lower control arm were both replaced. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number 09v125000 (suspension); however the contact's VIN was not included in the recall campaign. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 142,000.

Filed Nov 23, 2009 · Steering, Suspension · 88,000 miles · NJ · crash

Front lower control arm rusted through and caused loss of steering and an accident.

Filed Feb 10, 2009 · Suspension · 60,000 miles · PA

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 hyundai elantra. While driving approximately 15 MPH on normal road conditions, the contact heard a noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. Suddenly, there was a loss of steering control and extreme difficulty in operating the vehicle. The driver pulled over and called roadside assistance. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for inspection and the technician stated that the failure was related to the driver's side lower control arm. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 60,000 and current mileage was 83,000.

Filed Dec 29, 2008 · Suspension · 105,000 miles · IL

While pulling away from a stop light, the car lost steering control and went into on coming traffic. I was able to get the car off of the road and luckily avoided a head on collision. I had the car looked at by a mechanic, and he said the passenger side lower control arm had rusted away. He said he had never seen anything like it. This is a very dangerous part to have a failure on, you lose complete control of the car.

Filed Sep 16, 2008 · Airbags, Brakes · 60,000 miles · MA · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 hyundai elantra. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the brake pedal extended to the floor when it was depressed. The brakes were pumped several times before the vehicle came to a complete stop. A small amount of smoke appeared underneath the hood. The air bag and engine warning lights illuminated intermittently on the instrument panel. In addition, the contact exerted more effort to turn the steering wheel as if there were no power steering. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they replaced the power steering hose. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 60,000 and current mileage was 98,000.