The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the electronic power steering (EPS) warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 161,690.
2010 Hyundai Elantra steering complaints
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- While driving the car, suddenly the steering became very tight. I barely managed to avoid an accident and took the vehicle to side. At this time EPS light also turned on. - Since then the issue has been random. Sometimes EPS light will turn off and steering will work properly, but then suddenly it will become very tight and EPS light comes on. It has been random. - Car is driven only ~30k miles - Took Vehicle to dealer and then diagnosed it to be issue in EPS motor and was advised whole steering column to be replaced (cost of $2800). - Contacted Hyundai and they are refusing to do anything about it other than I can replace steering column at my own cost. - This is clearly a quality issue from Hyundai and causes safety issues while driving. Noticed many other complain on web with similar issue for Hyundai vehicles
The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Elantra. The contact’s wife stated that while driving 5 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact stated that the EPS warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with needing the torque sensor to be replaced but the vehicle was not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 15V100000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 107,000.
A few months after I purchased this car the electric power steering (eps light ) light came on and so I looked up my vin number to see if the car has ever had any recalls and that was one of the recalls . And I was told that if a car has any recalls the manufacturer if required to fix it free of charge .
While driving vehicle looses steering. Yes, that's right, you cannot steer the car !!!!! A eps light comes on. That's the electronic streering control warning light. I went online to look at the number of complaints, there are hundreds.I did go to the dealer, who just said, sorry $2300.00. I cannot believe there has not been a recall on this. I have owned many cars in my lifetime; never lost steering. Give me my 1962 chevy back, no power steering, never had a problem. Thank you, [xxx] not a proud owner of a hyundai elantra information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Jerky steering action for last month. Now EPS light has come onto dashboard.
EPS or Electric Power Steering stoped working in the middle of the intersection when I tried to turn left. Vehicle became uncontrollable and I had to stop in the middle of the intersection. Everyone started honking and several lights changed before someone approached and helped me just to park the vehicle right after the intersection. There was no lights or any warning that this will happen. I was lucky not to get injured because of this car malfunction. I contacted Hyundai and they confirmed there was recall with that particular problem! Recall numbers 931 and 127. But since than they are very unprofessional and not interested in fixing this issue! I feel like they have 0% interest in helping their customers! Second issue that persists for longer time are seatbelts. They pop open in random moments of driving! They don’t stay locked the whole drive and I feel unsafe in my Hyundai! I called Hyundai the same day ( May 20th) I almost crashed because of well known recall on bad design EPS , and today August 10th , other than exchanging few emails, they didn’t help me at all! I’m really disappointed with Hyundai safety and customer care, and I don’t recommend to anyone to buy and own Hyundai !
I took the car to the dealer to perform the recall repair for recall 127 the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 15V100000 in April 2020. The recall required replacement of the power steering motor controller 56300-2H250 with 56310-2H250QQH. In August of 2020, I removed the steering column and inspected the power steering motor controller that is currently in the car. The motor controller is still 56300-2H250, see attached photo. This should have been replaced with the recall, but the dealer did not replace it as per the attached TSB.
The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while his wife was driving out of the driveway, the steering wheel was difficult to steer and the EPS warning light was illuminated. The dealer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there were no open recalls associated with the Vin. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000.
The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that the power steering assist intermittently failed with an unknown warning light displayed on the instrument panel. The failure occurred at slower speeds at approximately 30 mph. The steering operated manually. The vehicle was pulled over and restarted and regained power steering functionality after several attempts. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who diagnosed that the steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 15V100000 (Steering) however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and a case was filed. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000.
The contact's daughter owns a 2010 Hyundai Elantra. The contact’s daughter received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 15V100000 (Steering). The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be repaired. After retrieving the vehicle, the EPS (Electronic Power Steering) warning light illuminated. The contact’s daughter took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where she was informed that the EPS needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 60,400.
My 2010 Elantra was recalled for defective steering coupler. About 2 months ago the steering collar started to click when the steering wheel was turned. I checked and there was a recall for this. When I went to Delray Hyundai in Delray Beach, Fl I was told I would have to pay approximately $440 to have the collar replaced. I don't understand why I should pay for a recalled item that just failed the previous week. I feel I should be entitled to a full refund from Delray Hyundai for the repair. I had no choice in paying since they had the car and I didn't want my wife to drive it in this condition.
In February of 2021, I took my Hyundai in for several recall services, including 15V100000. || In the following months, my car began to lose power steering capabilities either on ignition or while driving. Losing power steering while driving was extremely dangerous and the risk of an accident was obvious, requiring me to pull off of the road or take an exit several times. The power steering eventually failed entirely on 5/5/2021. || At this point, I ran diagnostic scan that returned the code C1604, with a definition of "ECU Hardware Error". || I scheduled an appointment with the same dealership that did the recall service and they determined that the issue was that the "power steering has [an] internal failure." This leads me to believe that they are referring to the electric power steering torque sensor, a key component identified in the 15V100000 recall. However, they were unwilling to cover the cost of repair ($2,990 + tax) because I had already completed the recall service. || Investigating online forums (https://www.carproblemzoo.com/hyundai/elantra/2010/steering-problems.php) showed me that there are a considerable number of people having the exact same, often life-threating, issue and are also being told by Hyundai that there is no coverage because they had the recall service completed. This is asinine as the issue only occurred for me after their recall service was completed, meaning the service either doesn't avoid or doesn't resolve the issue that lead to the 15V100000 recall in the first place. || As far as I can understand, the torque sensor was faulty as a result of Hyundai's manufacturing and the 15V100000 recall did not provide a solution to the problem. It was a false prescription and, in my opinion, the real issue would cost Hyundai too much money to fix so they are attempting pull their life-endangering vehicles off of the road by unfairly gouging their own customers.
The electronic power steering assistance has disabled during driving, making steering extremely difficult. At the time driving was done on city streets and the car was in motion. This has happened 4 times in the past month. One other time, the eps was disabled when I started the car. I drove around the block and stopped, then turned the car off. When I started the car 10 minutes later, the power steering was working again. This was the issue covered in the 2015 recall and I had it taken care of by a hyundai dealership service department when I received the recall notice.
Steering wheel clicking noise started in april 2021. Looked up and there was a recall for steering collar on 2010 hyundai elantra.. I went to delray hyundai for recall and they said they had to charge me(over $400) to replace steering collar that was recalled.
My car has already had the recall for the steering wheel issue completed in 2015 but it now makes a awful clicking noise when it is being turned.
This car has a defect in steering column that is well known to hyundai,the defect is caused by a substandard rubber bushing that has deteriorated and fallen out of a universal joint in steering mechanism,each time the steering is turned either way there is play and a clunking noise,I don't know if it has caused any accidents or not but any defect in steering is something all drivers should be concerned about,as for myself I'm always concerned when driving knowing that something is missing from steering mechanism
The light eps , (electronic power steering) randomly turns on and my steering wheel would be stiff and I need to put great effort to turn. Sometimes I'll stop and turn off and on the car to remove the eps. Now on 10/11/2020 the eps light stays on. I might have a car that had a recall for 127. Its dangerous to have my car like this.
The eps light came on and is still on while driving. And they is a a gilding noise coming from the steering wheel like its loose, and sometimes making it difficult to turn.
Power steering just stopped working and ecu light came on.
I took my car in for service for recall 127 on 4/24/2020. The recall was to fix the steering failure. After the recall work was completed, my steering has gotten worse. It is hard to steer at highway speeds, gets in a stuck position going straight which requires effort to "unstick" and then you over steer. At slow speeds backing out and turning out of my carport the steering is way too tight, there is definitely something malfunctioning this is still an issue and another recall needs to issued. I contacted hyundai and they didn't seem very concerned.
Eps light randomly came on again and locked my steering which is dangerous while driving on the road and parking, can't move the steering left or right. Issue has occurred before around the initial eps recall, took it then to the same dealer (sport hyundai dodge) where car was originally purchased to update or patch up fix. Recently went to the dealer to also fix the ABS module recall and run a diagnostic on the eps. They stated it's the steering column that needed to be replaced. A $2100 repair, which they will file with the manufacture to see if it's covered. By reading these repeating complaints, something tells me that they will continue to ignore the problem till it's in harms way instead of preventing the safety issues. Currently had to give up working hours and in financial stress over a manufacturing problem that should have been addressed correctly in the beginning.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel vibrated uncontrollably. The contact stated that the eps warning light was illuminated and remained illuminated. The contact contacted texoma hyundai (2500 texoma pkwy, sherman, tx 75090) and was provided an estimate for the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the electrical power steering warning light illuminated and quickly disappeared. Over time, the vehicle became difficult to steer due to loss of power steering assist while driving. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The contact linked the failure to the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v100000 (steering). A dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
I have excess play in the steering wheel/bumping/clicking, when the engine is running. This causes a shimmy in the front end when braking. There have been no accidents or injuries so far. This seems to be a problem with the power steering. There is no excess play in the steering column when the engine is not running. There is excess play anytime the engine is running, the steering wheel will move several inches without moving the front wheels.
I'm having the same problem as hundreds of people have had the two dollar part with very high labor cost. There was a recall in 2015 problem was obviously miss diagnosis it is the steering coupling. It can cause a lost if control of the vehicle. I was a total case specialist for kia consumer affairs the company should be taking car of a lot of issues that they tell customers it out of warranty or you missed a oil change so the warranty is void. I took several if the calls that vehicle caught fire. The federal safety agency you should be for consumers you hear the same complaint over and over from owners of kia and hyundai . Most of there cars are crap I got the same calls for the same issues over and over
It seems there are many others with this problem so I will keep it brief. My car has 150000 on it. There is a clicking in the steering wheel and the eps. The clicking happens when driving or parked. At all times. I went into a dealership and was told I need a new steering rack. The repair cost more than the car's value. I went in to have repairs for recalls in 2018. I'm wondering if they actually fixed it because the eps was one of the issues.
"eps" electronic power steering light on. Dealer wont cover it. I will lose steering eventually they said. Hyundai main office said car is to old and high miles 94,000 miles 2010 elantra. I dont know the exact date but lester glenn in tomsriver nj knows.
The steering wheel column needs to be replaced makes clicking noise. There was a recall on it back in 2015 not sure if it was replaced then. I was told they cant fix it the recall back from 2015.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that the eps warning indicator illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to star hyundai (162-34 pidgeon meadow rd, flushing, ny 11358, (718) 353-0200) to be repaired per the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v100000 (steering); however, the eps warning indicator remained illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to nemet hyundai (144-02 hillside avenue, jamaica, ny 11435, (718) 523-5858) to be diagnosed, but no failure was found. The light was deactivated and the vehicle was returned to the contact. The indicator illuminated again. The contact took the vehicle to a private mechanic where several defects, including the eps, were discovered upon diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified and did not assist. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 219,847.
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