Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2008 Hyundai Elantra has 54 NHTSA steering complaints and 1 steering-related recall.
54
Complaints
1
Recalls
5
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
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STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 Elantra vehicles manufactured June 1, 2008, to April 30, 2010, and 2009-2010...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2024 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES | I want to go start my car just now to go to the store and when I turned it on and started it up the ... |
| Aug 22, 2022 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The EPS sensor trips when making a turn rendering the vehicle completely inoperable. I have to put t... |
| May 1, 2021 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH,... |
| Mar 22, 2021 | STEERING | THE EPS LIGHT WILL FLASH REPEATEDLY ON AND OFF WHILE STATIONARY AND DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF POWER ST... |
| Jun 5, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | EPS LIGHT IS ON. KNOCKING NOISE WHEN MOVING STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. DIAGNOSED P... |
| Feb 3, 2020 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRONIC P... |
| Nov 20, 2019 | STEERING | EPS LIGHT CAME ON AND DISABLED POWER STEERING. RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE ISSUE STOPPED. TOOK TO HYUN... |
| Oct 3, 2019 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE POWER STEERING... |
| Sep 1, 2019 | STEERING,TIRES,WHEELS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGH... |
| Apr 11, 2019 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND T... |
| Feb 25, 2019 | STEERING | MY CAR STARTED TO DISPLAY AN EPS LIGHT ON MY DASH BOARD SO I TOOK IT FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THERE ... |
| Feb 8, 2019 | STEERING | THE EPA LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS I TU... |
| Aug 3, 2018 | STEERING | WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON A LOCAL ROAD, THE STEERING SUDDENLY SEIZED AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEER... |
| Jun 1, 2018 | STEERING | TAKATA RECALL. MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT AND I DID NOT RECIEVE ANY FORM OF INFORMATION AT THE ... |
| May 1, 2018 | STEERING | THE STEERING ISN'T WORKING |
| Apr 23, 2018 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING ABILIT... |
| Nov 9, 2017 | STEERING | I STARTED MY CAR AT THE TOP OF MY DRIVEWAY AND DROVE DOWN THE DRIVEWAY TOWARD THE ROAD AS USUAL. NO... |
| Jul 15, 2017 | STEERING | MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY (55 MPH LIMIT) AND SLOWED DOWN TO APPROX. 10 MPH DUE TO A TRAFF... |
| Jan 16, 2017 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN DOWN A HIL... |
| Nov 30, 2016 | STEERING | IN OCTOBER 2012 I WAS DRIVING ON LINCOLN DRIVE IN PHILA. I WAS GOING AROUND THE FIRST CORNER (TO TH... |