Hyundai Santa Fe Complaints (2013)

605 consumer complaints on file.

#10971444April 8, 2017
ENGINE
NOTICE HESITATION WITH VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING BOTH ON HIGHWAYS OR FROM LOWER SPEEDS ON ANY ROADS. ASSUMED THIS MIGHT BE NORMAL FOR A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE, HOWEVER, I AM NOW CONCERNED IT IS RELATED TO RECENT RECALL OF THE MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR OF MY VEHCLE FOR ENGINE MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS RELATED TO STALLS AND INCREASED RISK OF CRASHES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970000April 2, 2017
ENGINE
ENGINE FAILURE. WE WERE DRIVING ON FREE WAY AND HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND, THAN CAR JUST STOPED AND REFUSED TO START. WHEN TRYING TO START IT MAKES VERY LOUD KNOCKING SOUND INSIDE THE ENGINE AND DOESNT START UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969350March 29, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10960374March 13, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, OUR SUNROOF JUST EXPLODED. SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB. I LOOKED AROUND AND THE SUNROOF WAS GONE AND GLASS WAS FALLING ALL OVER MY HUSBAND AND ME. WE HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER. I BELIEVE HYUNDAI IS AT FAULT AND SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE SUNROOF, AFTER DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH AND SEEING HOW MANY OTHERS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955621February 20, 2017
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH AND STARTED A FAINT RATTELLING NOISE COMING FROM THE MOTOR COMPARTMENT. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A WHEEL BEARING.TRAVELED 3-4 MORE MILES, THEN WITH WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS COMPLETE MOTOR FAILURE, ALOUD CLATTERING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND LOSE OF POWER HAPPENED. I IMMEDIETLY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY A AND SND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD. I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AND IT WAS FINE, BUT IT WAS VERY BLACK AND SMELLED BURNT. I CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THE VEHICLE WAS HAULED TO THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALER. 1ST THING THE SERVICE DEPT. PERSON DID WAS CHECK THE OIL AND SAID THAT IT WAS FINE ALSO. THEY THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE INSIDE, THEY DROP THE OIL PAN AND FOUND PIECES OF METAL THEY THOUGHT TO BE FROM BEARINGS FROM THE BOTTOM END OF THE MOTOR. I HAD JUST BOUGHT THIS USED VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2016 AND THE MOTOR FAILED IN NOVEMBER 2016 ALMOST 2 MONTHS TO THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. IT WAS PURCHASED FROM A HYUNDAI DEALER SO THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND CERTIFIED. THE MOTOR AND THE TURBO BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $6364.11 OUT OF MY POCKET. THE SERVICE MANAGER TRIED TO GET SOME SORT OF GOODWILL HELP FROM HYUNDAI AND THEY REFUSED. TO SAY I'M NOT HAPPY IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT, I DID FILE A COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI MOTORS USA. I'VE BEEN DOING INVESTIGATING ON THE INTERNET AND I'M FINDING OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2013 2.0T SANTA FE'S.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954439February 14, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,271. UPDATED 05/10/17*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10950148February 7, 2017
ENGINE
WE WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH NO PRIOR WARNING, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NO OVERHEATING.... THE ENGINE HAS OIL AND THE RADIATOR IS FULL OF ANTIFREEZE. WE TOOK IT TO A HYUNDAI DEALER, THEY ADVISED THE ENGINE IS LOCKED UP AND WE NEED NEW ENGINE THAT COSTS $8500.00. ACCORDING TO SOME REVIEWS ON THE INTERNET, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE AND HYUNDAI ENDED UP REPLACING THE ENGINES FOR THEM. I CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CARE CENTER, THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD (79K MILES). IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT IN THESE CARS AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL THESE ENGINES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948662January 31, 2017
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 70MPH THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT KEPT BLINKING, SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER JUST AS THE TIRE BECAME FLAT. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK I WAS NOT NEAR A TOWN SO IT TOOK AN HOUR FOR SOMEONE TO GET TO ME. HOWEVER THE TIRE WAS REMOVED AND I NOTICED THAT A CHUNK OF TIRE WAS MISSING OFF THE TIRE SMALLER THAN AN INCH HOWEVER YOU COULD SEE DOWN TO THE WIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945604January 17, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME AS WELL AS THE REAR TAILGATE UNLOCKS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936649December 21, 2016
ENGINE
WHILE ACCELERATING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A RATTLING SOUND. AS I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO JOIN THE TRAFFIC FLOW THE ENGINE NOISE STOPPED. IT CAME BACK A FEW MORE TIMES BEFORE WE MADE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY WHILE DESCENDING A HILL THE ENGINE QUIT. SINCE IT WAS DOWN HILL MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO A EXIT RAMP AND PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND DROVE TO THE DEALER. THEY DETERMINED THERE WAS METAL DEBRIS IN THE OIL AND THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10930151December 6, 2016
ENGINE
2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT 2.0T TURBO WITH COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT 75000 MILES. ON 12/5/16 AT AROUND 7:00 PM, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE CAR. AFTER PULLING OVER, LARGE AMOUNTS OF SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. WE CUT OFF THE ENGINE AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AUTONATION HYUNDAI MALL OF GEORGIA IN BUFORD GEORGIA. ON 12/6/16, WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATING THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN, AND THAT A REPLACEMENT WAS NEEDED, BUT THAT IT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. A CALL TO HYUNDAI NATIONAL CUSTOMER CAR (S/W [XXX]) AT 8006335151-CASE 9790795, PRODUCED NO RESULTS AS [XXX] STATED THAT THE REPAIR WILL NOT BE COVERED BY HYUNDAI IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, FORM, OR AMOUNT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929702December 3, 2016
WHEELS
CONTINENTAL CROSSTRACK LX SPORT 235-55-19 TIRE HAD A LOUD BUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. ALSO HAD NOISE SOUNDING LIKE WHEEL BEARING NOISE AT ALL SPEEDS UP TO 70 MPH.REPLACED TIRE WITH ANOTHER BRAND.ALL NOISE WENT AWAY AFTER REPLACING TIRE. CLOSE INSPECTION OF TIRE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE REVIELED NO DEFECTS OTHER THAN A RAISED AREA WHERE BELT COMES TOGETHER. THESE TIRES NEED FUTHER INVESTIGATION BY EXPERTS TO DETERMINE SAFETY ASPECTS OF THESE TIRES.VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON ALL TYPES OF ROADS UP TO 70 MPH. EVEN AT 20 MPH THE TIRE WAS MAKING A BUMP,BUMP NOISE. TIRE WAS NOT OUT OF BALANCE. RECOMMEND ALL THESE TIRES BE RECALLED DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924860November 7, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914375October 6, 2016
ENGINE
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY HYUNDAI ON SATURDAY. THE NEXT DAY, SUNDAY, I TOOK MY HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT 2013 TO THE CAR REPAIR FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECH SAID THE CODES WERE RELATED TO A TIMING BELT AND THAT WE COULD DRIVE IT SHORT DISTANCES AND BRING IT BACK LATER BEFORE CLOSING (5PM) BECAUSE THE REPAIR MECHANIC WOULD NOT BE IN UNTIL MONDAY. ON THE SAME DAY, SUNDAY, WE DROVE TO PICK UP A RENTAL CAR SO THAT MY HUYNDAI COULD GO BACK TO THE SHOP FOR THE MECHANIC ON MONDAY. WHILE DRIVING TO THE CAR RENTAL, WE PULLED INTO THE CAR RENTAL PARKING LOT AND MY HYUNDAI JUST STOPPED/SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK OVER. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE CAR REPAIR. THE NEXT DAY, MONDAY, THE CAR REPAIR CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT MY ENGINE HAD SEIZED AND THAT A NEW ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE PURCHASED. I HAD MY HYUNDAI TOWED AGAIN ON THAT SAME DAY TO HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER FOR A SECOND OPINION AND THEY SAID SOMETHING ABOUT MY CAMSHAFT AND THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED AND THAT A NEW ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE PURCHASED. MY HYUNDAI HAD JUST HAD A TUNE-UP AND IT HAD OIL IN IT. WE CHECKED THE OIL ON SATURDAY. A BRAND NEW CAR WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE DOES NOT JUST DECIDE TO GO KAPUT! I AM THANKFUL THAT WE WERE NOT DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND THAT WE DID NOT LOSE OUR LIVES ON THAT SUNDAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10913736October 4, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN DEPRESSED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10910453September 28, 2016
ENGINE
BEGAN TO SMELL BURNING SMELL AND A FEW HOURS LATER LOW OIL LIGHT CAME OIL, STOPPED CAR AND NO OIL NOTED ON DIP STICK. ADDED OIL BUT POURED OUT THE BOTTOM OF CAR. DEALER NOTED OIL LINE TO TURBO HAD FAILED AND OIL WAS DRIPPING ONTO THE MANIFOLD WITH POSSIBLE FIRE RISK. UNSURE OF ANY ENGINE DAMAGE. ..UPDATED 10/26/16 *BF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905594September 11, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF MY SANTA FE IS DAMAGED DUE TO A FIRE IN THE SEAT. MY CAR WAS LOCKED OVERNIGHT AND PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE DOORS WERE LOCKED AND THERE IS NO SIGN OF FORCED ENTRY. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT IS TOTALLY BURNED OUT AND DAMAGE TO THE DRIVERS DOOR IS MELTED. THERE IS SMOKE DAMAGE IN THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR OVER 12 HOURS AND NOT DRIVEN. WE HAVE CALLED THE POLICE AND THY SAY THAT NO CRIME OCCURRED AND THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE SEAT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IT MUST BE RELATED TO THE HEATED SEAT FUNCTION IN THIS CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899570August 30, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I HAVE A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE LIMITED. WE WERE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 85 IN NORTH DAKOTA WHEN THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE PANORAMA ROOF SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING EXPLODED AND SHATTERED INTO THOUSANDS OF FRAGMENTS. IT SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST INSIDE THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, THE SUNSHADE WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME SO MOST OF THE GLASS FRAGMENTS WERE CONTAINED. WHEN WE STOPPED AND EXAMINED THE ROOF, WE SAW A HOLE ABOUT 15-18 INCHES IN DIAMETER. WE WERE TRAVELING AT 65MPH AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 65-70 DEGREES F. THE CAR HAD 61,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE HYUNDAI DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE SERVICE REP LEFT ME WITH LITTLE CONFIDENCE THAT HYUNDAI WOULD COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876879June 27, 2016
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CROSSCONTACT LX TIRES, SIZE: P235/65R17. WHILE MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES SHOWED TREAD SEPARATION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL TIRE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V624000 (TIRES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,950.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872879June 7, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TRYING TO PULL OVER AT PARKING LOT, THE ENGINE WAS SUDDENLY STOPPED AT ABOUT 16:00 ON THE DAY OF MAY 15, 2016. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES FOR RESTART, BUT IN VAIN. BATTERY STATUS WAS GOOD. CALLED SERVICE DEALER AND THEY COULDNT GET THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION, THEY SENT MY CAR TO THE UPPER LEVELED SERVICE WORKSHOP. THE SHOP MANAGER SAID HIS HANDS ARE TIED IN THIS CASE AND EXPLAINED ACCUMULATED METAL(ALUMINUM) PARTICLES BLOCKED THE FUEL FLOWS OF HIGH PRESSURE PUMP OF THE FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM. AND THE CAR NEEDS REPLACEMENT OF WHOLE FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM FROM FUEL TANK TO FUEL PRESSURE PUMP. DURING THE 4 YEARS OF OCCUPATION OF THE CAR, I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR IN VERY NORMAL AND REGULAR MANNER. AT EVERY 7~8,000 KM, FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED WITH NEW ONE. THE ACCUMULATION OF THE METAL(ALUMNUM) PARTICLES SEEMED COME FROM THE DEFECTIVE PART DURING THE MANUFACTURING BY FACTORY. IF THIS OCCURRED DURING THE ROAD OPERATION, SUDDEN ENGINE STOP MAY CAUSE A CRASH, INJURIES, DEATHS. NOW THE DRIVERS IS IN A SERIOUS MENTAL CONDITION OF DEEP CONCERN ON THE POSSIBLY FATAL CRASH, EVEN NOT OCCURRED. THE REAL PROBLEM IS THEY DONT KNOW THE EXACT REASON OF THE METAL PARTICLES ACCUMULATION IN THE FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM. BECAUSE THEY DONT KNOW THE REAL CAUSE AND THE WARRANTEE PERIOD COMPLETED, THE CAR OWNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST, MAKER IS INSISTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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