Q: My EPS, Battery, and Oil Indicator Lights suddenly came on while driving, and my car has stopped moving. My steering also feels heavy

asked by on November 01, 2016

My EPS, battery and oil indicator lights suddenly came on while driving and my car has stopped moving. My steering also feels heavy

My car has 19626 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

Hyundai has a recall on some model Hyundai cars with this issues (Recall # 14V325000). You don’t mention which model you own, but the symptoms you describe match. This recall addresses a wiring harness issue which causes electrical steering assist to fail. See your Hyundai service center if you have not been contacted already regarding this problem.

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