I have a 2010 Hyundai Elantra with about 150,000 miles that I paid cash for about 2 months ago. Until yesterday the car drove absolutely perfect. Never had one single sign that anything was going bad in the car. Then yesterday I’m in a drive thru at a fast food restaurant and I notice like every …

Go by an auto parts store that can test your battery and replace if needed. Make sure they use a memory saver if they replace the battery.

I would guess that the serpentine belt has failed. It is the big belt on the front of the engine that runs everything. If the belt is still in place, I’d guess the alternator has failed. either way it needs to be towed to a service shop. If that ever happens again, do NOT drive it home, you might d…

Typically the battery light will turn on when the alternator is not providing electrical power to meet demands of the vehicle. That you lost power steering assist along with the battery light coming on, leads me to think the one common thing between them, the serpentine belt system is at fault. The …

+1 to @Mustangman . Your Elantra has electric power steering. Either you have a problem with the serpentine belt or a bad alternator.

2010 Hyundai Elantra issue

Maintenance/Repairs

George_San_Jose1 December 9, 2019, 12:47am 7

If you have a DVM, measure the battery voltage and report what it says here.

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