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2009 Hyundai Elantra Electrical system Problems

Complaints
24about this part
Share
9%of 254 total for the year
Median mileage
71,000miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 24 complaints about the electrical system of the 2009 Hyundai Elantra, 9% of the 254 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 71,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 4 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I am concerned about why my VIN was not put in with the recent recall of the ABS and ESC and has been shorted or drained battery and my vehicle has shut off and the electrical has caused problems with my break lights at one point. I have replaced my ABS sensory 2 times already and the light still apears.”

NHTSA complaint #11308683, filed 2020-02, 89,000 miles

“The sensitivity on the alarm system is way off. I can't even set the alarm because if a semi drives passed it, the alarm goes off. If a cat jumps on it, the alarm goes off. If a strong breeze goes by and a twig drops, it goes off. Even though the local Hyundai repair people know what is wrong, they still want to charge an arm and a leg. For something that isn't my fault. Just recalibrate your equipment. You have the computers to do so because your equipment has done it before. Maybe fix it?”

NHTSA complaint #11397068, filed 2021-02, 95,000 miles

“On 09/17/2018 I woke up around 5 am to find the Elantra fully engulfed in flames in the front end. It wasn't running, nothing left on, it had not been run for 4 hours so the engine should have been cold. No drivability problems before. Police and fire department responded, put the fire out and stated that they saw nothing suspicious about the fire and that I should check on problems with Hyundai. This car only had 70000 miles on it with a 10 year 100000 mile warrantee .I went to the dealer, they told me it was not covered without even looking at it. …”

NHTSA complaint #11140848, filed 2018-10, 70,000 miles

“On my way to work on august 8, 2013, I was on the freeway in the early morning rush hour traffic driving approximately 50 MPH when my power steering went complete out and the eps light came. I took the vehicle to the Hyundai dealership and after they inspected the vehicle, they indicated that it was a known issue and they had developed an update that they could upload it to to the computer responsible for the power steering in the vehicle. Once the update was run, the vehicle was driving like normal. …”

NHTSA complaint #10608260, filed 2014-07, 78,000 miles

“Airbag warning light on the dashboard would turn on when the passenger seat was moved forward. We received a recall on the issue and it appeared to fix the issue once completed, but the issue has been happening intermittently throughout the past four years. Today, the airbag warning light stays on at all times as of july 5, 2015.”

NHTSA complaint #10733106, filed 2015-07, 12,000 miles

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202515%
20241730%
20232525%
20221919%
20213123%
20202711%
20193715%
20184315%
201711215%
2016228%
2015239%
20144712%
201315512%
201212619%
20115112%
20104813%
2009249%
20083110%
20073212%
20061610%
2005107%
200463%
2003104%
2002134%
2001217%
20003317%
19991814%
199824%
1997109%
19961414%
19951413%
19941621%
1993313%
1992931%

Other parts of the 2009 Hyundai Elantra

Steering
133 complaints
Air bags
42 complaints
Brakes
27 complaints
Vehicle speed control
18 complaints
Engine
13 complaints
Other or unknown
11 complaints
Body and structure
11 complaints
Electronic stability control
10 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
8 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaints
Equipment
3 complaints
Exterior lighting
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2009 Hyundai Elantra

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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