telescopic steering wheel problem 2009

[James Croghan]

Just purchased new (used) 2009 sedan. Telescopic steering wheel appears to have issues. Anyone else experiencing this?

 

[Gunkk]

Limit switch failure is a common problem in 2009 cars, and affected the tilt steering as well as the power seats. A dealer may charge $500 or more to fix.

If you have the "easy exit" feature enabled, disable it.

There is a "hold the control for 10 seconds trick" that may work for you:

Tilt Steering Wheel Reset Fixes many

I wanted to share the reset fix that has been discovered. I did not figure it out but I think MikeC did. Anyway the below proceedure seems to work for many that have the tilt wheel memory/reduced motion problem. Originally Posted by zimmerman80 Holy cow! Mine just worked too. I have a 2010...

genesisowners.com

DIY thread when it doesn't:

Telescopic wheel not working

Any suggestion on how to fix the telescope function. The tilt works fine. 2009 Genesis 3.8.

genesisowners.com

TSB:

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/SB-10061238-2273.pdf

 

[KP007]

Limit switch failure is a common problem in 2009 cars, and affected the tilt steering as well as the power seats. A dealer may charge $500 or more to fix.

If you have the "easy exit" feature enabled, disable it.

There is a "hold the control for 10 seconds trick" that may work for you:

Tilt Steering Wheel Reset Fixes many

I wanted to share the reset fix that has been discovered. I did not figure it out but I think MikeC did. Anyway the below proceedure seems to work for many that have the tilt wheel memory/reduced motion problem. Originally Posted by zimmerman80 Holy cow! Mine just worked too. I have a 2010...

genesisowners.com

DIY thread when it doesn't:

Telescopic wheel not working

Any suggestion on how to fix the telescope function. The tilt works fine. 2009 Genesis 3.8.

genesisowners.com

TSB:

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/SB-10061238-2273.pdf

I had the same issue with my 2011 4.6 and it worked. Thanks !!!!!!

 

[slough55]

i have the same issue it will only telescope if i push or pull it a lil bit. will be diving into the steering column soon to try and address other issues