NHTSA Complaint #10881718 — 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT

MY SON WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 30 MPH ON A 2 LANE CITY STREET WHEN THE STEERING UNIT GAVE OUT AND HE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. LOOKING UNDER THE CAR HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING FLUID WAS POURING OUT THE RACK AND PINION GEAR BOX. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THE CAR HAS OVER 100K MILES ON IT AND IT MORE THAN 5 YRS OLD. HOWEVER I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS WITHIN MY LIFETIME AND NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE - EVER. YET -I DID NOTICE ON THE NHSTA WEBSITE THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER HYUNDAI ACCENT OWNER WITH SAME MODEL YEAR ( 2010 ) WHO LODGED A SIMILAR COMPLAINT. AND KNOWING THAT BOTH THE ELANTRA'S AND SONTA'S HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THEIR STEERING COMPONENTS AROUND THE SAME TIME FRAME MAKE ME SUSPECT THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MORE GOING ON. I THINK- THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY THE NHSTA.