2008 Hyundai Elantra: steering wheel locks up

Filed Oct 4, 2019 · Steering · 125,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai elantra. While driving 60 MPH on the freeway, the power steering seized and the eps indicator illuminated. When the contact pulled over and restarted the vehicle, the indicator turned off. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to her destination. Team hyundai (301-b auto mall pkwy, vallejo, ca 94591, (707) 709-8537) scheduled a diagnostic appointment. The manufacturer stated that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The failure mileage was 125,000.

Filed Apr 11, 2019 · Steering · 128,200 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that the power steering seized and the electric power steering indicator was blinking. When the vehicle was turned off and restarted, it resumed normal operation. The manufacturer stated that there were no recalls. The contact scheduled a diagnostic appointment with maxson hyundai (2329 us-22, union, nj 07083, (908) 368-4955). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 128,200.

Filed Oct 4, 2016 · Steering · 36,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that the steering seized. The vehicle was serviced per the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v100000 (steering), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure recurred while driving approximately 25 MPH. The contact mentioned that an unknown warning indicator illuminated after the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 36,000. Updated 01/10/17*lj

Filed Jul 12, 2016 · Steering · 36,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai elantra. While driving 20 MPH, the steering wheel seized without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and the steering returned to normal. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 36,000. Updated 09/27/16*lj

Filed Mar 10, 2015 · Steering · 53,000 miles · CA

I was making a right turn onto the street I live on, thankfully I was going pretty slow, as I was turning when all of a sudden my steering wheel locked up and I was unable to steer my vehicle. Thankfully I was the only one on the road otherwise id have hit an oncoming car as I wasn't able to maneuver my car, regardless of how hard I tried to turn the steering wheel. The eps was lite up on my dashboard when I was able to stop and look at the dashboard. I had the car towed to the dealer, who told me my car was manufactured one month earlier than the current recall #127 and I would be responsible for the repair and tow. I was not willing to drive my vehicle again until this issue was fixed, had this occurred on the freeway I wouldn't be here to issue this complaint rather I would be dead or severely injured hospitalized for who knows how long if I had managed to live once the vehicle crashed.

Filed Jun 19, 2013 · Steering · 29,123 miles · CA

The power steering failed while driving my 2008 hyundai elantra at the speed limit on a 4 lane, non divided highway in rush hour traffic. I was driving my car to work in normal morning rush hour traffic.there was no warning. While moving at the speed limit, the steering wheel locked up and lost all power to the car.this is a dangerous situation. I had no prior warning of any type that the steering was defective or would fail. It failed while the vehicle was moving. This incident could have had very dire results.

Filed Oct 29, 2012 · Steering · 112,000 miles · AL

Steering wheel locked while driving 40 MPH on road. Almost wrecked.

Filed May 23, 2011 · Steering · 13,090 miles · VA

This is a follow-up to odi number 10395729, power steering failure on a 2008 hyundai elantra. This second incident occurred three days and 26 miles driven after the initial repair by the dealership. In this case, I was idling in the left hand turning lane of a 6 lane divided highway, waiting in a line of cars for a left-turn green arrow. The steering wheel twitched, tried to rotate really, in my hands, then felt locked. I looked at the dashboard and the red eps light was on. I had researched hyundai eps light problems on the internet since my first incident, and some posters recommended turning off the engine and restarting the car to activate the steering again. I tried this and the eps light did go out when the car restarted, and the feeling of steering wheel control returned. I was able to drive off the highway but got no more than 1/4 mile total before the steering locked again and the eps light was on again. I drifted to the curb and restarted the car again. The steering came back on again, and I proceeded about another 1/4 mile at slow speed before the steering locked again and the eps light reappeared. I restarted the car again and this time was able to drive the last block to my home and pulled to the curb. While idling there, the eps light came on and the steering wheel locked again. I called the dealer for assistance, and they returned my call and told me to call hyundai roadside assistance for a tow. The dealership kept the car several days as they needed to order a part. The work order states '13090 sop part, replace steering column, part # 56310-2h300, shaft c1290 torque sensor abd'. In one month of driving since this repair, I have had no red eps lights, no steering failure. However, the steering wheel does continue to twitch on its own, sometimes while idling, sometimes while moving. I feel the dealership has treated me fairly, but I remain concerned about the long term consequences of this defect.

Filed Apr 13, 2011 · Steering · 13,064 miles · VA

The power steering failed while driving my 2008 hyundai elantra at the speed limit on a 4 lane, non divided highway in rush hour traffic. I was driving my car to work in normal morning rush hour traffic. I was about 7 miles into a normal 10 mile commute. There was no warning. While moving at the speed limit, the steering wheel locked up. My initial thought was that the car had somehow stalled. I rapidly pumped the brakes to slow down and warn other cars. It is a manual transmission, so I depressed the clutch and pressed the accelerator. I heard the engine rev, so I realized it was power steering failure, not a stall. I continued to pumped the brakes and fought with the steering to maintain control. I am old enough to have driven cars that did not have power steering, but steering in this condition was more difficult than that. I slowed the car without incident and managed to pull it into a parking lot. I realized that the parking lot was connected to a side street and was only a block away from the dealer where I purchased the vehicle, so I drove the car onto their lot. The dashboard showed one red light, 'eps". Only after stepping out of the car did I realize how shaken up I was, it was probably poor judgment to drive even that one block. I left the car for them to service. From the service write-up: upon insp tech found steering angle sensor is defective. Code c1259, & c1290 present. Tech replaced sensor & cleared code. Oper to mfr spec. The dealership did this under warranty, no charge. They also performed 2 other recalls related to airbags while the car was there. I purchased this car new from this dealer and they are the only ones to ever service it. I have no reason to fault the dealer, I appreciate their work. For the car however, this is a dangerous situation. I had no prior warning of any type that the steering was defective or would fail. It failed while the vehicle was moving. This incident could have had very dire results.

Filed Mar 7, 2011 · Brakes, Electrical · 7,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that the brakes and steering locked abnormally. The contact shifted into reverse and the vehicle went forward instead. She shifted into park and turned the vehicle off. When restarted, the failure recurred and the vehicle became nonresponsive. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who reset the computer but could not confirm that the failure would recur. The failure recurred twice and the vehicle was not taken back to the dealer for further diagnosis or repairs. The manufacturer was not notified. The current mileage was approximately 11,500 and the failure mileage was approximately 7,000.

Filed Sep 23, 2008 · Steering · 4,500 miles · SC · crash · 1 injury

While driving the car the steering locked rendering the car unsteerable, resulting in a head on collision.