Manufacturer: HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI)
Manufacturer Id: 1034
Model: Elantra
Model Year: 2009
Other Restraint System Info: Advanced air bag or Depowered airbag with suppression
Plant City: Ul-san
Plant Company Name: Hyundai Motor Company
Plant Country: South Korea
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: HD
TPMS: Direct
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
I HAVE HAD SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED THE CAR. TRIED TO RESOLVE THESE WITH HYUNDAI BUT THEY SAID UNLESS THEY WERE CURRNETLY HAPPENING WHEN THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. THE MIRROR WILL SOMETIMES MOVE ON ITS OWN AND SOMETIMES THE ELECTRICAL IN THE CAR WILL ALL GO ON WITHOUT THE CAR BEING ON. THE MALFUNCITON LIGHT LIGHTS UP HERE AND THERE ALSO. ALSO I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY FRONT END SUSPENTION BEING VERY SHAKEY AND MY BRAKES SHAKE WHEN STOPPING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR A YEAR. ONE MORE PROBLEM THAT IT HAS IS A MAJOR BOLT IN THE FRONT SUSPENTION WENT BAD A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND SO THE DEALER FIXED THAT BUT THEY SAID IT CAME OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE THAT WAY. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS STARTED A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. I HATE MY CAR.*AK
2009
STEERING
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