2015 Hyundai Elantra steering problems
Owners reported steering problems in 26 complaints for the 2015 Hyundai Elantra, 7% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 17 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles, and 76% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes.
What owners wrote
On the evening of 4/7/2015 I rented a 2015 hyundai elantra from enterprise. The next evening, 4/8/2015 at about 10:30pm, I was driving out of the rv park where we were staying. I was driving about 15 MPH and had just driven over a small bridge that had a very slight bump at the end before the road curved slightly to the right. As I went over the bump the steering wheel locked up and I found myself heading straight into the wooden wall along the right side of the road.
On a recent trip at highway speeds I noticed a binding in the steering wheel.when trying to make corrections to the vehicle tracking the steering wheel took excessive force to make theses corrections.this excessive force occurs at highway speeds exclusively.the steering in normal in take off and city driving conditions.
Other problems reported for the 2015 Hyundai Elantra
- Engine 95 complaints
- Brakes 55 complaints
- Air bags 23 complaints
- Electrical system 23 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 18 complaints
- Cruise control 15 complaints