# 2012 Hyundai Elantra Touring - Steer me the right way

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-hyundai-elantra-touring-steer-me-the-right-way/125855>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai\
**Created:** [September 28, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-hyundai-elantra-touring-steer-me-the-right-way/125855 "2018-09-28T23:53:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![anniepelfrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@anniepelfrey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/anniepelfrey)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-hyundai-elantra-touring-steer-me-the-right-way/125855/1 "2018-09-28T23:53:10Z")

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bought car new. it has very low miles. had new steering column replaced- ca ching!!!  
my particular car has extended warranty on the “coupler”. i want to know if that little part could have caused damage to whole column?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2018, 1:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-hyundai-elantra-touring-steer-me-the-right-way/125855/2 "2018-09-29T01:32:31Z")

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No. The coupler isn’t strong enough to damage the column. Frankly, I’ve never met anyone who ever replaced an entire column.