Hi joelkclim,
Thanks for voicing out here. Nice to hear that they replaced the defective EPS. When comes to electronic gadgets, whenever there is something loose, etc, request for replacement rather than re-connect the wires. These gadgets and the ECU, Multiplexer concealed in vacuum tight modules especially are not supposed to be opened and if loosed, must be replaced or else, it won't last long. Do feel free to voice out as consumers.
Whenever a car company starting to do well, there are always useless thrash without technical background and concern for consumers like jolokia, popcorn, nokia, feelfree etc that will cheat their ways to get management level position. These bunch would always prevent consumers from claiming anything defective even under warranty but when comes to their own personal entertainment and special benefit fees that cost way more than a single ECU, they will immediately approve. Parasites don't really do good for the company, should kick these thrash out of the company and replace them with engineers and foreman that care more about consumers rather than cutting unnecessary cost.
From your cases and several owners who posted here, seems like Hyundai designed their ECU to stop the engine whenever the EPS, ESP, etc jammed or faulty as part of safety measure. For H and N brand cases whereby their EPS overheat due to extensive use, defective or failed, the engine will keep moving with the steering stuck and the driver will have to stop the car on his own. Does the failsafe of shutting down the engine better or let the engine on?
hahahahahaha! another joke of the day again.. ask yourself first you want a car die and stop in the middle of the road or still able to move a bit that allow you to pull aside?
If you think stop in the middle of road is good then proof to us why? If you dare go drive in any highway.. drive around 80 km/h switch of the engine like what our friend joelkclim experiencing. You came back to tell us if you still alive on whether this is good design.
By the way where the hell get the info the steering stuck when a EPS overheat but engine is still running? If EPS failed the only thing you wouldn't have is power steering and not steering stuck. Even if you say steering stuck but at least the car is moving and the driver can slowly decrease the car speed and eventually stop it rather than sudden stop.
Some time don't just simply jump to the gun by giving untrue, no fact comments.
LASTLY! This is my first post to this forum... shoot also shoot wrongly.. Maybe raping the toll so much? Really, you can't run away from you good name "JAY RAPE TOLL"....