Power Steering Failed Problems of Hyundai Elantra - part 2

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- 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.

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My daughter received a shock upon placing her hand to the steering wheel. Thinking nothing of this she started the car and started to back out of the car port. When she needed to turn the steering wheel in order to exit the driveway the steering did not move or respond. Looking at the dash, a warning light was on "eps". The owner's manual had little to nothing to say about the eps warning. I decided to look at all the fuses, first inside the car and then in the engine compartment. None of the fuses were blown. I replaced the fuse compartment covers and started the car. The eps warning light went out this time and normal steering abilities are okay. What if this "shock" had happened when travelling at a high rate of speed? in the old days when power steering failed the driver could still turn the wheel with great effort, however I could not even turn the steering wheel 1/2 inch in either direction.

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About on January 20, 2010 my mother was driving her 2007 Hyundai Elantra when the power steering suddenly failed as she was backing out of a parking space. She was able, with some difficulty, to get the auto home and turn the car off. When she turned it back on the power steering worked again. She took it to her dealer, amato Hyundaimazda in milwaukee, WI to get repaired. They supposedly read the code that the car's computer said explained the problem, told her they would have to order parts and made an appointment for her to return in a few days. When she got home, the service manager called and said they were not sure what was wrong with the car and he would have to drive it for a few days to try and reproduce the problem. She refused saying they already told her they knew what the problem was.

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The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that the eps light and the ets light was illuminated and the power steering failed. The contact had to turn the vehicle off and then on in order to get the power steering function normally. The failure occurred three times in one day. The vehicle was not inspected when the complaint was filed. The failure and current mileages were 24454.

Power steering failure. 2003 Hyundai Elantra. Corrosion of power steering high pressure hose.

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