2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 9%of 32 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 89,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring, 9% of the 32 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 89,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I have a consistent problem with shifting gears. This has been going on for a few years. I'll try to take off and it feels like it gets stuck between the lower gears. It causes the car and occupants to get jerked around strongly. A few times it has made it difficult to proceed through an intersection. Hyundai dealer states it is the speed sensors , but no longer covered under warranty.”
NHTSA complaint #10547044, filed 2013-10, 30,000 miles“I was driving on the highway with cruise control on. When I turned the cruise control off, the car would not slow down. In fact, the car increased in speed even with the cruise control completely off. I stepped on the breaks and it slowed down a bit, but as soon as I stepped off the break the car would start to accelerate. I made my way off the exit and pressed the break hard and with the help with emergency break, I was able to stop at the side of the exit and was able to turn off the car. As soon as I started up the car again, the engine revved real high. …”
NHTSA complaint #11363043, filed 2020-10, 135,000 miles“I was driving to work, went to pass a car, my vehicle kept accelerating. I pulled back into the right lane, stepping on the brakes as the car kept going faster. I stood on the brakes , no luck, pulled the emergency brake, it slowed down a little, so I turned the car off and coasted onto the side of the road. I turned the car on again to put it in park, I had to fight with it and the engine was just screaming. I got it in park and shut it off again. It was very scarey to have no contol of the speed. When the tow truck came the ar would not start at all, he said the battery was dead. …”
NHTSA complaint #10502645, filed 2013-03, 89,000 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring
11 complaintsAir bags
8 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsTires
3 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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