Major Problems with 2009 Hyundai Elantra Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2009 Hyundai Elantra

2009 Hyundai Elantra AIR BAGS Victims: 2

2009 Hyundai Elantra AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 73000 miles

2009 Hyundai Elantra STEERING Victims: 2 Mileage: 62000 miles

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Problems with STEERING, AIR BAGS and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Hyundai Elantra owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai elantra. the contact stated the front tires were wearing prematurely and in an...	87 ~ 69555 miles
AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2009 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that she was involved in a crash that involved five...	30 ~ 80989 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM esc switch failure causing brake lights to go off. *tr...	15 ~ 78825 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2009 elantra gas pedal gets stuck under floor mat. what should i do? *tr...	15 ~ 145608 miles
ENGINE car alarm activates at random when parked incessant noise and work problem. car gear stuck-stop lamp switch repaired-later recall cd...	12 ~ 80323 miles
SERVICE BRAKES i was driving home from work on sun night prior to my accident went around a curve and car started...	9 ~ 48577 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL esc switch failure causing brake lights to go off. *tr...	9 ~ 64111 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE my vehicle the elantra ( aprox sp 40mph) rear ended a chevy tahoe( aprx sp 30mph) my elantra was a...	7 ~ 92150 miles
POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai elantra. while driving approximately 35 mph the transmission exhibited hesitation. the failure recurred...	6 ~ 68167 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER while driving the air circulation system turns off automatically even when it is turned on and then after a while...	5 ~ 23063 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC when there is snowfall and brakes are applied there is a horrendous grinding sound-brakes lock up will not work and	4 ~ 24300 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER i went to move my visor and it broke off the hinge i can't seem to find a way to...	3 ~ 51667 miles
WHEELS rear brake caliper problem! the rear's only have to be lubricated every 15k miles or annually. a manufacturing problem that...	3 ~ 56130 miles
TIRES hyundai is equipping these elantras with solus tires which are very substandard all weather tires for traction. tires constantly slide...	3 ~ 20333 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that the brake lights failed to illuminate when the...	2 ~ 74500 miles
STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that the chrome on the gear shifter and the...	2 ~ 54500 miles
HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that the steering wheel seized while driving 65 mph....	2 ~ 86192 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY 2009 elantra gas pedal gets stuck under floor mat. what should i do? *tr...	2 ~ 14630 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM my car is accelerating even when i'm not pressing the gas and it shoots up when i shift. the rpms	1 ~ 94000 miles
SEAT BELTS my son was driving to church on a city street and both driver and passenger airbags had deployed and seat	1 ~ 133900 miles
TAIL LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai elantra. while driving 5 mph and making a right turn the air bags...	1 ~ 122069 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai elantra. while driving approximately 20 mph the accelerator pedal became stuck underneath the...	1 ~ 87000 miles
COLUMN > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that the steering wheel felt lose. the dealer stated...	1 ~ 73000 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES tires steel belting separation causing the car to shimmy so bad at all speeds wife was afraid to drive home.	1 ~ 36000 miles
VISIBILITY while driving the driver's side sun visor dropped down and dangled obstructing my view. it was held on only by...	1 ~ 140253 miles
HORN > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai elantra. while driving approximately 35 mph the transmission exhibited hesitation. the failure recurred...	1 ~ 20000 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS i was in a front end collision on 7/30/10. the car of the driver who hit me had her airbags...	1 ~ 39000 miles
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY tl*the contact owns a 2009 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that the rear window rattles and seemed like it would...	1 ~ 4000 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS i was driving a new hyundai elantra and the front end of the vehicle started to veer back and forth....	1 ~ 1400 miles
EQUIPMENT couldn't stop in time to avoid rearend collision my hyundai elantra 09 airbag did not deploy the front clip was...	1
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN 2009 hyundai elantra brand new bought. 1. when the car is put on 'parking' on a hill it slips back...	1 ~ 5000 miles
SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai elantra. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph the steering pulled toward...	1 ~ 300 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE fuel injection and computer failure at approximately 5 600 miles. car stalled in the middle of the highway without warning.	1 ~ 5600 miles

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