2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring problems
NHTSA has received 48 complaints about the 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring, and 23% of them involve steering. Next are air bags (17%) and electrical system (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 48 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 78,000 miles 42 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 9 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 42 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 78,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 49,000 miles (10 complaints with mileage).
None of these complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 100% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2009 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Hyundai Elantra Touring with enough data (21 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Gas servicing door will not open when fuel door release is pulled under drivers seat. Worked good for about 6 to 7 months then stopped working. Took in to dealer he was supposed to fix it. Did not. This could be a real problem if you cannot pry open the fuel door to service the door. This is a common occurrence from what is on the web. 2009 hyundai elantra touring.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 hyundai elantra touring. The contact was refueling the vehicle and noticed that the front driver side tire had flattened as a result of a broken tire valve stem .the tire pressure monitoring system failed to alert the contact of the failure. The tire was replaced with a spare tire. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the tire pressure monitoring system was replaced and the original front driver side tire was mounted back on the vehicle.
The passenger seat weight classification sensor failed and as a result the car shut down the airbag system. The airbag warning light is on and as such none of the airbags will function. The dealer quoted me at nearly $2,000 to fix the problem, and mentioned replacing the entire seat bottom. Requiring a complete seat replacement for a simple sensor seems like a major design flaw. Meanwhile, this really affects the safety of the vehicle as the airbags are not functioning.
SRS warning light on dash came on 6 months ago. I got prices of $400-2000 to repair. Dealer was $120 just to do diagnostic. I've googled problem and this is common for elantra. This is a safety issue. Why is there a recall?