2009 Hyundai Elantra cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 18 complaints for the 2009 Hyundai Elantra, 6% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 18 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 7 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while attempting to park, the vehicle accelerated independently causing her to crash into the front of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a broken knee that required medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000.
Sudden acceleration while in slow traffic. Seemed like it went full RPM. I held the brakes and put it in neutral. Rpms came down and I drive off. Kinda scary though.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Hyundai Elantra
- Steering 135 complaints
- Air bags 42 complaints
- Brakes 27 complaints
- Electrical system 24 complaints