2010 Hyundai Elantra Touring steering problems

The 2010 Hyundai Elantra Touring has 36 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 38% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

Steering complaints

38%

Share of year

Crash-involved

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Elantra Touring steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

15V100000SteeringFebruary 23, 2015 · 204,768 units

Defect

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 Elantra vehicles manufactured June 1, 2008, to April 30, 2010, and 2009-2010 Elantra Touring vehicles manufactured November 1, 2008, to April 30, 2010. The electronic power steering (EPS) electronic control unit (ECU) may sense a discrepancy in the steering input signals and, as a result, disable the steering power assist.

Consequence

If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Hyundai will verify the proper operation of the Electronic Power Steering (EPS) and update the EPS control unit, free of charge. The recall began April 14, 2015. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-671-3059. Hyundai's number for this recall is 127.

What owners report

“I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON I85 SOUTH APPROACHING THE EXIT 17 WHERE I HAD PLANNED TO EXIT, AS I BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKE THE ENGINE WAS RACING, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE, I TURNED RIGHT ONTO THE EXIT, THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN, I COULD NOT MAKE THE…”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · May 11, 2012 · crash

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2010 Hyundai Elantra Touring have?

NHTSA has 36 complaints about the 2010 Hyundai Elantra Touring steering — 38% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2010 Hyundai Elantra Touring steering?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the steering: 15V100000.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.