2002 Hyundai Elantra steering problems
16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2002 Hyundai Elantra — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“On october 28th, 2016 the lower, driver's side, front control arm disintegrated while my wife was driving her elantra in a parking lot. She was making a right turn to leave the lot when she lost control of the car as it made a "terrible grinding noise." the next day I removed the wheel and…”
filed Nov 7, 2016
“As I exited a freeway ramp I was coming to a stop to make a turn. My front lower control arm on the driver side broke and it popped my driver side cv axle. My whole tire castered in against the wheel well and cambered outward. My car was barely movable. My control arm had completely corroded…”
filed Jan 20, 2015
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Steering problems in other Elantra years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Elantra | 1 | 5% |
| 2024 Elantra | 7 | 13% |
| 2023 Elantra | 3 | 3% |
| 2022 Elantra | 2 | 2% |
| 2021 Elantra | 5 | 4% |
| 2020 Elantra | 19 | 8% |
| 2019 Elantra | 9 | 4% |
| 2018 Elantra | 15 | 5% |
| 2017 Elantra | 71 | 9% |
| 2016 Elantra | 19 | 7% |
| 2015 Elantra | 25 | 10% |
| 2014 Elantra | 28 | 7% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 Hyundai Elantra
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.