Manufacturer: HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI)
Manufacturer Id: 1034
Model: Elantra
Model Year: 2010
Plant City: Ul-san
Plant Company Name: Hyundai Motor Company
Plant Country: South Korea
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series2: Touring
TPMS: Direct
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR DOWNSHIFTS END ENGINE REVS. IF PUT INTO REVERSE, FORWARD TRANSMISSION CAN THEN USUALLY BE SELECTED. CAN PUT FOOT ON GAS AND ENGINE/TRANSMISSION WILL "IDLE/REV". *TR
2010
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE EPS WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED AS THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING MOTOR WAS NOT CALIBRATED. HE THEN RE-CALIBRATED THE EPS MOTOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,436 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,587. UPDATED 02/01/12 *BF UPDATED 03/26/12