2009 Hyundai Elantra service brakes problems
17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2009 Hyundai Elantra — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“NHTSA 20V-061 (Hyundai 188): ABS/HECU Module NHTSA 15V-100 (Hyundai 127): Electric Power Steering (EPS) NHTSA 13V-113 (Hyundai 110): Brake Light Switch”
filed Mar 19, 2026
“February, 2024 - brakes "soft" at times, seems not catching unless stepped on almost to the floor. I brought it to the dealership same day. Since I did not have an appointment, a test drive was done and was told it was working fine and let them know if the brake warning lights will turn on. No…”
filed Apr 24, 2024
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- On February 21, 2020 Hyundai expanded the recall to include 46,425 model year 2007-2008…Campaign 20V061000 · Feb 4, 2020
Service Brakes problems in other Elantra years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Elantra | 2 | 10% |
| 2024 Elantra | 2 | 4% |
| 2023 Elantra | 8 | 9% |
| 2022 Elantra | 6 | 6% |
| 2021 Elantra | 8 | 6% |
| 2020 Elantra | 13 | 5% |
| 2019 Elantra | 5 | 2% |
| 2018 Elantra | 15 | 5% |
| 2017 Elantra | 44 | 6% |
| 2016 Elantra | 15 | 5% |
| 2015 Elantra | 29 | 11% |
| 2014 Elantra | 41 | 11% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2009 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.