Hyundai Santa Fe Complaints (2013)

605 consumer complaints on file.

#11377441December 2, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, STEERING
I CANNOT SEE AT NIGHT WITH MY HEADLIGHTS. STEERING IS VERY LOOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377033November 30, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR WEATHER AND DRY ROADS WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WESTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 4, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. FORTUNATELY, WAS ABLE TO COAST ACROSS TRAFFIC TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND ALL THE INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON BUT THE CAR DIDN'T START. EXITED THE VEHICLE AND WALKED TOWARDS THE FRONT TO SEE SMOKE, AT FIRST, THEN SAW FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TRIED TO DIAL 911, BUT HAD WEAK CELL SIGNAL. APPARENTLY 911 WAS NOTIFIED. HIGHWAY PATROL ARRIVED, THE FLAMES WERE SPREADING AND GETTING LARGER. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES, WHICH REACHED ALMOST 10 FEET HIGH. THE FIRE FIGHTERS WERE ABLE TO CONTAIN THE FIRE BEFORE IT REACHED THE FUEL TANK, BUT THE VEHICLE AND ITS CONTENTS WERE TOTALLY BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS A SHELL OF METAL AND ASH WHEN IT WAS TOWED AWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377199November 30, 2020
ENGINE
ENGINE STARTS BUCKING AND JERKING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS SOMETIMES IT WILL LAST FOR MOMENTS AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL LAST FOR HOURS. MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE RUNNING OUT OF GAS OR PROBLEMS WITH FUEL SYSTEM OR BAD GAS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375281November 18, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING I TURNED THE CORNER GOING ROUGHLY 7 MPH AND MY CAR JUST COMPLETELY STALLED OUT. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK STARTED BUT DROVE IT HOME AND DIDN'T WANT TO RISK TAKING IT OUT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY OR STREET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373942November 10, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V520000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. RICK CASE HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 19991 VILLAVIEW RD, CLEVELAND, OH 44119 AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED, AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.*DT THE CONSUMER STATED MANUFACTURER EXPECTS CONSUMER TO PAY FOR THE RENTAL VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11367006October 29, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ACCELERATED FROM A STOPPED POSITION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN GEARS TO ACCELERATE AND IT WOULD PERFORM LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE STUCK IN NEUTRAL. THE RPMS WOULD REEVE UP AS A RESULT BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD FINALLY SHIFT INTO GEAR TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE CONTACT PRESSED ON THE FUEL PEDAL. THIS CONDITION WOULD OCCUR OFF AND ON WHILE HE DROVE HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE DRIVE TO HIS DESTINATION. HE HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED BEFORE WITH A RECALL REPAIR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED AGAIN. THE DEALER FRED BEANS HYUNDAI 4465 WEST SWAMP ROAD, DOYLESTOWN, PA 18902 (215) 345-8200 STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE ENGINE A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SAME AS THE DEALER. THE REPLACEMENT COST WOULD BE THE CONTACT'S TO PAY. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366580October 27, 2020
ENGINE
I HAVE A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE LIMITED WITH MAJOR ENGINE OIL PROBLEMS V6 3.3LITER ENGINE ALUMINUM ENGINE ALUMINUM PARTS AND DUE TO ( BAD DESIGN ) ODM 95400 MILES. I TOOK MY CAR TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP MY CAR WAS IN AND OUT OF THEIR SHOP FOR 2 MONTHS THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. I TOOK IT TO AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC AND THEY CANNOT FIX THE OIL LEAK. 10 OF THE CYLINDER HEAD BOLTS THREAD HAD PULLED OUT OF THE BLOCK . I CALLED HYUNDAI CORPORATE ASKED THEM TO FILE MY CAR UNDER THE LEMON LAW , CASE # 17317214 . HYUNDAI CORPORATE COULD NOT GET ANY INFO FROM THE DEALERSHIP SO AFTER A MONTH LONG OF WAITING CORPORATE EMAILED ME AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I DON'T EVEN WANNA DRIVE MY CAR SHOULD IT BREAD DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY IT COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. DUE TO ME BEING THE SECOND OWNER NO WARRANTY. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE THAT HAS THE SAME CAR/ENGINE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11366671October 27, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH ABS MODULES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11365788October 22, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED AN ARTICLE REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V520000(SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) FOR WHICH THE VIN WAS INCLUDED HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. FITZGERALD HYUNDAI GAITHERSBURG (905 N. FREDERICK AVE, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20879) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364578October 15, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL MADE AN ABNORMAL SQUEAKING SOUND WHILE DEPRESSED WITH THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V520000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. PATRIOT HYUNDAI OF EL MONTE (3462 PECK RD, EL MONTE, CA 91731) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THE SAME DEALER DUE TO AN ABNORMAL OIL ODOR. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF AN OIL LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364063October 13, 2020
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CAR BURNED OIL PUTTING 2 QUARTS BACK IN IT EVERY WEEK/ TOPPING IT OFF. OIL LIGHT DOESN'T INDICATE OIL IS GETTING LOW AND OR DOES IT COME ON. LEFT SIDE OF STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS DON'T WORK AT ALL. WHAT'S THE POINT OF THE BLUETOOTH IF YOU CANT USE THE IMPORTANT PART OF THE FUNCTION THAT'S SUPPOSED TO HELP. BOTH IN MOTION AND STATIONARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362634October 4, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY/WIPER
AIR AND DEFROSTERS QUIT TURN ENGINE OFF RESTART AND IT WORKED.5 TIMES .THE ENGINE IS A 2013 2.0 TURBO SANTA FE USING OIL 2 QUARTS A WEEK, ENGINE IS MAKING A NOISE. ALSO, DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL IT GETS BAD? YOU MUST CHECK THE OIL ALL THE TIME..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360143September 21, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, VISIBILITY/WIPER
1. SPEED SENSOR- REPLACED BY RECALL AND CONTINUE TO FAIL. 2. REAR GLASS IN HATCHBACK, JUST BROKE ORIGINATION FROM WIPER HOLE IN GLASS WHILE THE CAR WAS OCCUPIED SITTING NOT MOVING A A PARKING LOT. 3. STEERING RATTLES BECAUSE A SHOCK DAMPER WEARS OUT PREMATURELY. 4. SEATS- ELECTRIC CONTROL BUTTON CONTACTS TARNISH WITH USE AND QUIT WORKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360335September 21, 2020
ENGINE
MY CAR WAS STALLING, AT A STOP LIGHT, WOULDN'T START UP AT HOME AND WOULDN'T START AT WORK. CALLED TRIPLE AAA AND PURCHASED A BATTERY FROM THEM, HOWEVER I HAD THE OLD BATTERY TESTED AND IT WAS STILL GOOD. TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY CAR WAS LEAKING OIL AFTER 2 MONTHS BACK AND FORTH IN THEIR SHOP THEY COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUE. I CALLED CORPORATE TO FILE A COMPLAINT A FEW TIMES AND WAS ALWAYS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I TOOK MY CAR TO AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC WITHIN 30MINS THEY FOUND THE ISSUE. WHEN THE TECH REMOVED THE CYLINDER HEAD 6 OF THE REAR HEAD BOLTS WERE LOOSE AND THE THREADS HAD PULLED OUT OF THE BLOCK AND 4 FROM THE FRONT HEAD. TECH DRILLED OUT ALL REAR BLOCK HEAD BOLT HOLES AND INSTALLED TIME SERTS AND THE 4 IN THE FRONT HEAD. AFTER REPAIR NO MORE OIL LEAKS. I CALLED HYUNDAI CORPORATE BECAUSE OF THERE DESIGN FAILURE IT WAS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR IT $4526.02. AGAIN HYUNDAI SAID THEY WERE NOT LIABLE. I WANT TO BE REIMBURSE FOR ALL MY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352247August 31, 2020
STEERING
CLICKING SOUND IN STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING WHEEL. SOUND HAS GOTTEN LOUDER AND MORE FREQUENT WITH USAGE. THIS IS DURING NORMAL DRIVING/TURNING. OCCURANCES STARTED OUT ONLY OVER SEVERE BUMPS AND SHARP TURNS, NOW MUCH MORE FREQUENT OVER SMALL BUMPS AND SLIGHT TURNS, EVEN WHEN STATIONARY AND TURNING WHEEL. PER INTERNET COMPLAINT SITES, THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. APPEARS TO BE A CHEAP PLASTIC COUPLING THAT IS FAILING. STARTED AT ABOUT 75000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352062August 30, 2020
ENGINE
MERGED INTO I-95/THRUWAY FROM DUNKIN DONUTS AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE HAVING DIFFICULTY GOING UP SLIGHT HILL. THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND HAD A LIGHT NEW NOISE. I PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND NOTICED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, OPEN THE HOOD NOTICED HEAT COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD BUT NOTHING NOTICEABLE. TRIED TO TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND IT WOULDN'T TURN ON. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST MECHANIC WHO SAID THEY WOULDN'T TOUCH IT BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE AN ENGINE ISSUE AND TAKE IT TO HYUNDAI. ALL THE HYUNDAIS NEARBY WERE CLOSING AND COULDN'T HELP FOR 2 DAYS. HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO MY BOROUGH ALMOST 2 HOURS AWAY. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY SITTING THE HYUNDAI SERVICE TO BE LOOKED AT IN 2 DAYS AND NO GUIDANCE ON WHAT TO DO IN THE MEANTIME BESIDES CALL YOUR INSURANCE. THANKFUL WE CAUGHT THE ISSUE AND PULLED OVER BEFORE IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. OTHERWISE 5 PEOPLE INCLUDING A 4 YEAR OLD WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER/OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR TURN ON AFTER I PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT, PURCHASED CPO 4 YEARS AGO AT HYUNDAI ALONG WITH TLP AND FULL COVERAGE. FIRST TIME THIS CAR EVER GAVE US ANY ISSUE. NO WARNING SIGNS BETWEEN THE DUNKIN AND THE INCIDENT 4 MILES OF GUT FEELING SAYING PULL OVER SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351675August 27, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ABS,ESC, BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ON, INCLINE WARNING LIGHT ON WHEEL BEARING SPEED SENSORS BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED CODES INDICATED PROBLEM WITH WIRES, REPLACED BUT NO SOLUTION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350801August 23, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT VARYING SPEEDS, WHILE GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS, TURNING CORNER, MORE NOTICEABLE AT SLOWER SPEEDS, IS A CLICKING NOISE & ALMOST FEELS LIKE A MOMENTARY LOSE OF CONTROL OF THE STEERING. NOT SURE IF IT HAS TO DO WITH ADAPTABLE STEERING (SPORT, COMFORT, NORMAL) CONTROL'S, OR THE MAIN CONTROLS OF THE STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11344327August 10, 2020
ENGINE
MY HYUNDAI SANTA FE GLS RECENTLY SEIZED MID DRIVE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING, NO LIGHTS INCLUDING OIL LIGHT OR ENGINE LIGHT. THE CAR, WHICH HAS BEEN SERVICED THROUGH THIS DEALERSHIP AND PURCHASED THROUGH THIS DEALERSHIP IS UNDRIVEABLE AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY AND HYUNDAI IS "NOW TIGHT IN THE PURSE" AND WON'T FIX ISSUES WITH THEIR CARS SINCE COVID. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS TYPE OF CIRCUMSTANCE WAS SEEN WITH THE ELANTRA, BUT NOT THE SANTA FE BEFORE. I AM ADVISED THAT THIS VEHICLE, WHICH IS THE THIRD HYUNDAI I HAVE PURCHASED AND STILL MAKE LOAN PAYMENTS ON IS NOW A LEMON AND I WOULD BE BETTER SUITED TO GET A NEW MOTOR FROM A JUNK YARD. I AM A FAMILY OF SIX PEOPLE AND JUST RECENTLY MOVED INTO A NEW HOME, SO HAVING AN UNUSABLE VEHICLE AND BEING ABLE TO FUND A NEW MOTOR IN WHAT WAS TOLD TO ME IS A QUALITY CAR IS NOT OK. DESPITE THIS, IT IS STILL UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES OK THAT A VEHICLE LIKE THIS SHOULD HAVE A MOTOR JUST QUIT. ACCORDING TO ARTICLES ONLINE, I SEE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL. THE MAN AT THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT DISCUSS ANY FURTHER AND WILL OFFER VERY LITTLE INFORMATION. I AM AT AN UTTER LOSS. I HAVE BEEN A GOOD CUSTOMER. I HAVE A FAMILY. PLEASE, PLEASE HELP. PLEASE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343499August 5, 2020
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE HAD JUST MERGED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHED AND THE VEHICLE HAD STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING STILL IN PARK. I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR ON IN PARK BUT IT WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO THE CAR ROLLED BACK WHILE STILL IN DRIVE. I CUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE NEXT LIGHT WHERE THE CAR CUT OFF COMPLETELY STILL IN DRIVE DURING ONCOMING TRAFFIC AGAIN. THE PASSENGER DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON PLACE THE CAR IN REVERSE INTO AN PARKING LOT WHERE I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK CAUSE THE CAR WOULD NEVER START BACK UP. WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE LOCKED UP ON AFTER HAVING SEVERAL MECHANICS LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND STILL TODAY I HAVE A CAR THAT I JUST PURCHASED IN MAY AND CAN'T DRIVE DUE TO THE ENGINE LOCKING UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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