2014 Hyundai Elantra Steering

I OWN A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA LIMITED. IT HANDLES NORMALLY WHEN IN TOWN DRIVING BUT WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VEERS SLIGHTLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND YOU CANNOT KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT IN CENTER. IT IS HARD TO MANEUVER AS THE STEERING APPEARS TO STICK IN EITHER POSITION AS YOU FIGHT TO KEEP IT IN THE CENTER OF THE ROAD. IT STICKS MORE TO THE LEFT THAN TO THE RIGHT. I AM AMAZED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THESE CARS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY HYUNDAI'S HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I CANNOT PUT A SPECIFIC DATE ON THE INCIDENT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DOES THIS ALL THE TIME WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY SO I JUST PICKED THE DATE THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A DEALER.

WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH THE STEERING FEELS AS IF IT "LOCKS" IN THE CENTER POSITION DRIVING STRAIGHT. NOT THAT IT IS STIFFER TO TO TURN BUT "LOCKS' IN THE CENTER POSITION. YOU MUST USE MORE FORCE TO GET PAST THIS "LOCK" OR NULL POSITION. THIS IS NOT SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING! THIS SEEMS ONLY TO HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AND TRYING TO MAKE SMALL INPUT STEERING CORRECTIONS. WHEN USING MORE FORCE TO GET PAST THE LOCK POSITION YOU CAN TEND TO OVER STEER, WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS. *JS

WHEN WE DRIVE THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL WILL STICK OR SEEM TO CATCH ON SOMETHING WHICH MAKES IT VERY HARD TO DRIVE STRAIGHT AND NOT ALL OVER THE RD LIKE WERE DRUNK. IT DOESN'T DO IT IF YOU ARE TURNING. ONLY WHEN YOU DRIVE STRAIGHT. IT HAS DEFINITELY ALMOST CAUSED SOME ACCIDENTS, AND ALSO TICKETS TOO! I WOULD THINK THAT THE STEERING WOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE AND I MOST DEFINITELY THINK HYUNDAI WOULD WANT TO MAKE THEIR CARE OWNERS THEIR PRIORITY SINCE WE ARE DRIVING THEIR NAME AND REPUTATION. I MOST DEFINITELY WANT TO BELIEVE THAT MY LIFE AND SAFETY OF MYSELF BUT ALSO MY KIDS AND HUSBAND AS WELL! THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS.

THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN YOU TRY TO TURN INTO A CURVE YOU HAVE TO BE VERY FORCEFUL WITH TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH LEADS TO EITHER ENDING UP IN THE OTHER LANE OR IN THE DITCH. THIS IS A SAFETY RISK AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THIS IS NOT JUST HAPPENING WITH MY CAR, ITS HAPPENING WITH SEVERAL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM FURTHER BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STEERING STICKS AT CENTER AND IT HARD TO UNSTICK. ONCE YOU PULL HARD ENOUGH TO GET PAST THE STICKING IT TURNS EXTREMELY EASY MAKING ME WANDER ALL OVER THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUOUSLY WENT IN A CIRCLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LAKELAND HYUNDAI (1500 W MEMORIAL BLVD, LAKELAND, FL 33815 (863) 682-1100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINON AND CLOCKSPRING MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT ONLY ONE PART, A RUBBER SEAL, WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE MANUFACTURER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT TO RIGHT TO UNLOCK THE STEERING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,588. UPDATED 06/13/17* LJ *AS

THE STEERING STICKS IN THE CENTER POSITION. EXTRA EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT FROM THE CENTER POSITION WHEN DRIVING. CONDITION DEVELOPED AT 12,000 MILES.

THE STEERING LOCKS IN THE CENTER AS IF THERE IS A CATCH OR SOMETHING, WHAT HAPPENS IS, WHILE DRIVING YOUR TRYING TO KEEP CENTER IN YOUR LANE, AS THE CAR WILL EITHER DRIFT TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, IT WILL NEVER STAY CENTERED, OK SO WHILE DOING SO, ONCE YOU TRY TO CORRECT TO CENTER THE CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO LOCK OR CATCHES, SO AS, WHEN YOUR TRYING TO CORRECT IT, IT TAKES A LOT OF FORCE TO OVER COME THIS LOCKING OR CATCHING IN THE STEERING WHEEL, SO MUCH AS TO, ONCE YOUR ABLE TO OVER COME THE LOCKING/CATCHING IT THEN OVER CORRECTS AND CAUSES THE CAR TO DART THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. IT HAS CAUSED ME NUMEROUS TIMES TO GO INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC OR ONTO THE SHOULDER, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS I RACE DIRT TRACK, I KNOW HOW TO HANDLE A CAR AND I CAN SAY WITH A 100% FIRM CONVICTION, THAT THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNSAFE AND A HUGE HAZARD TO HUMAN LIFE.. AND THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE IT AND AT ALL SPEEDS, THOUGH BECOMES INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS AS SPEEDS INCREASE, NOW ALSO ILL BE MAKING A YOUTUBE VIDEO OF IT SOON.. 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA ELECTRONIC STEERING DANGERS OR SOMETHING OF THE LIKE.. I REALLY HOPE THIS IS RESOLVED ASAP.. PEACE AND THANKS FOR THIS FORUM.

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN A STRAIGHT LINE THE STEERING STICKS. AS THE CAR DRIFTS IN THE LANE IT TAKES AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN IT OVER CORRECTS. I HAVE TWO ELANTRAS AND THEY BOTH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND SEE PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS COMPLAINT SINCE 2011.

2014 ELANTRA WITH APPROXIMATELY 13,000 MILES. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 50-70MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS AT THE CENTER POSITION. SLIGHT PRESSURE NORMALLY REQUIRED TO CHANGE LANES DOES NOT EFFECTIVELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ENOUGH TO CORRECT STEERING IN ORDER TO REMAIN IN A STRAIGHT LINE. WHEN ENOUGH PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO CORRECT STEERING, A SLIGHT POP IS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.HYUNDAI-FORUMS.COM/MD-2011-PRESENT-ELANTRA-SEDAN-COUPE/226066-STEERING-BINDING-STICKING.HTML BY OTHER ELANTRA OWNERS.