Hyundai Santa Fe Complaints

8,019 consumer complaints on file.

#10350705August 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE SOMETIMES MAKES A LOUD BANG AT STARTUP. HAVEN'T OBSERVED ANY SUDDEN JERKS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION BUT WONDERING IF THIS "BANGING" PROBLEM WILL LEAD TO A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. 2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE LIMITED 3.5 L V6 AWD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350608August 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BRAND NEW 2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE INTERMITTENTLY LURCHES FORWARD AND REVERSE WHEN STARTED UP IN PARK. APPEARS AS IF STARTING UP "IN GEAR" WHEN IN PARK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349935August 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
THREE MAJOR COMPLAINTS. AT 18,000 MILES THE TOP SEAL OF THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED, REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 21,000 MILE THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPAIRED FOR STICKING AND PADS REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. OWNER TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THE CAUSE WAS "PROBABLY FROM SALT USED TO TREAT ROAD SURFACES DURING SNOW REMOVAL". HYUNDAI REFUSED WARRANTY CLAIM AND WOULD NOT ADMIT IMPROPER MATERIALS USED FOR BRAKING SYSTEM. AT 27,000 MILES, MULTIPLE VISITS TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR OF INOPERATING TURN SIGNALS. PARTS REPLACED IN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR INCLUDE ELECTRICAL BOX IN STEERING COLUMN, ALL BULBS,FLASHER UNIT,GROUNDING POINTS FOR SYSTEM. PROBLEM RECURRING AND DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350030August 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE GAUGES BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY. AS SHE RESUMED DRIVING AND REACHED 25 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS NOT CERTAIN IF THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION WOULD REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350167August 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE. ONCE WITH 850 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND AGAIN WITH 46,000 MILES. HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2007. TRAVELING AT 70 MPH THE ENGINE TOTALLY SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. AUTO WAS TOWED TO DEALER EACH TIME AND RESTARTED UPON UNLOAD. HYUNDAI CANNOT FIND PROBLEM NOR DOES DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER INDICATE ANY PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT 7 HOURS OF TIME AND FORCED HOTEL STAYS WERE A RESULT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349641August 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
3RD TIME CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WENT IN 1 YEAR/5 MONTHS. CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES. ALL 3 TIMES, CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN APPEARS AND SECONDS LATER THE CAR SHUTS OFF. TWICE WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND LUCKY WE HAD ENOUGH TIME TO GET OVER TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE BEFORE THE CAR SHUT DOWN. 3 TIMES IN A YEAR AND 5 MONTHS, THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN... ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON FOR THE LAST YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349711August 16, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 45- 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED FOLLOWED BY THE "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,909.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349198August 13, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TWICE I HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (SUA) IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TRAVELING ON A PRIMARY ROAD GOING THE SPEED LIMIT 45 MPH. WHILE MY FOOT WAS STEADY ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ME PUSHING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I TRIED PUTTING ON THE BRAKE AND THAT DIDN'T SEEM TO HELP ANY. I THOUGHT IT COULD BE MY SANDAL STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR.....AFTER MOVING MY RIGHT FOOT AROUND, THAT DID NOTHING; THEN ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE MAT WITH MY RIGHT HAND, THAT DID NOTHING, AND I PUT ON THE BRAKE AND THAT SLOWED THE CAR DOWN AND I CONTINUED TO DRIVE AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO CARS NEAR ME TO CRASH INTO. THE SECOND TIME I EXPERIENCED SUA, I WAS TRAVELING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT THE START OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT APPROX 65 MPH (THE SPEED LIMIT) WHEN AGAIN THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I PUT ON THE BRAKE WHICH DID NOTHING, THEN TRIED THE BRAKE A SECOND TIME, WHICH DID NOTHING, AND THEN I WAS ABLE TO GRADUALLY DEPRESS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND GET THE CAR TO COME TO A STOP ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AFTER CROSSING TWO LANES. AGAIN, I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THESE MANEUVERS WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. SINCE THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE CAR HAD SUA, I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE UNTIL I COULD HAVE THE HYUNDAI DEALER TAKE A LOOK AND FIND OUT WHAT WHY THIS WAS OCCURRING. AFTER TWO DAYS AT THE SERVICE CENTER AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAVE BEEN RUNNING DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AS WELL AS TRYING TO REPRODUCE THE SUA WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS AND HAVE DEEMED THE CAR ACCEPTABLE TO DRIVE WITH NOTHING SHOWING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349035August 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 3-15 MPH ON AN ICY ROAD SURFACE, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, FOLLOWED BY RESISTANCE AND CAUSED A BOUNCING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. SUDDENLY, A GRINDING NOISE OCCURRED WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGING UNINTENDENTLY WHICH RESULTED TO AN INCREASE IN THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND PROGRESSED TO WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION UNDER ANY ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V131000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI-LOCK: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED THE FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348416August 10, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE HAS EXPERIENCED TWO THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILURES WITHIN THE LAST 4 MONTHS. THIS CAUSES SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS AND UP SHIFTS. FORTUNATELY BOTH TIMES OCCURRED ON IN TOWN STREETS AND I WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. COULD BE SERIOUS IF IT OCCURRED WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348098August 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ACCELERATOR DIED (I.E., GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK), CAUSING CAR TO LOSE SPEED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT SAME TIME. CAR ONLY HAD 17,000 MILES ON IT WITH NO PRIOR ISSUES. PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER, TURNED OFF CAR. RE-STARTED CAR AND TOOK IT TO A SERVICE STATION, WHICH IDENTIFIED (VIA COMPUTER HOOK-UP) A "THROTTLE POSITION" SENSOR ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347802August 6, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SE / OWNED 5 1/2 WEEKS / 824 MILES. STARTED VEHICLE LATE MORNING, PREPARING TO DRIVE OUT OF THE GARAGE. SMOKE BEGAN POURING FROM THE A/C VENTS. IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE ENGINE & GOT OUT OF VEHICLE. CALLED 911 FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT. SMOKE CONTINUED FOR COUPLE OF MINUTES AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. EVIDENT FROM THE SMELL IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION/BURN. FIREMEN CONFIRMED THIS. FIREMEN CHECKED UNDER THE VEHICLE & THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BUT NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE, FIRE OR BURN IN EITHER LOCATION. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. NO CONCLUSION AT THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347526August 5, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 3.5 L ENGINE. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE OFTEN SURGES, CAUSING THE CAR TO JUMP FORWARD RAPIDLY. HAPPENS PERHAPS ONE TIME OUT OF 3, BUT INCIDENCE IS INCREASING. HARD TO CONTROL ACCELERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347213August 4, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG SYSTEM FOR A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE DISARM WHILE DRIVING OR WILL NOT ARM AFTER STARTING. MY WIFE WEIGHS 105 LBS. QUITE OFTEN TO ARM THE SYSTEM SHE HAS TO BEND OVER AND GET WEIGHT ON FRONT OF SEAT SYSTEM WILL ARM . AFTER TRAVELING SOME DISTANCE SITTING IN THE RIGHT POSITION THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON UNTIL MY WIFE BENDS FORWARD TO REAR SYSTEM THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347218August 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE TRAVELING AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS SYSTEM INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE G- SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347127August 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NEW 2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE--AFTER APPROX 3 WEEKS OWNERSHIP, CAR TRIES TO GO INTO REVERSE, MAKES LOUD NOISE, WHEN STARTED. DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME, MAYBE 3-4 TIMES A WEEK. ALSO HAVE "MISS" /"JERK" WHEN CAR SHIFTS AT SLOW SPEED FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR-VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR PROBLEMS--FIRST TWO TRIPS DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE-TRANS SHIFTER CABLE ADJUSTED LAST TRIP TO DEALER BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS--. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347148August 3, 2010
AIR BAGS
ON MAY 2010 THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT GO OUT EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. GOT AN APPOINTMENT AND TOOK MY 2009 SANTAFE LIMITED AWD V6 INTO THE DEALER AND HERE'S THE NARRATIVE FROM THE DEALER: "CUSTOMER STATES HIS AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON PRESENT CODE B1334 F15 FRONT IMPACT SENSOR ERROR IN HISTORY CLEARED CODE VERIFIED TO BE OK" THERE WERE NO REPAIRS COMPLETED, ONLY THE ERROR CODE WAS CLEARED. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER THE CODE WAS CLEARED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN DURING DRIVING AND WOULD STAY ON FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS AT A TIME, WHILE DRIVING, AND THEN GO OFF. THIS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. TODAY, AUGUST 3, 2010 THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING, AND DID NOT GO OFF. IT REMAINS ON. I WILL BE RETURNING BACK TO THE DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346888August 2, 2010
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN YET THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOLD RETURN LINE AND TRANSMISSION LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346768August 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE SENSOR FOR 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346453July 31, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HYUNDAI SANTE FE 2010 WAS PURCHASED NEW IN FEBRUARY 2010. WITHIN 3 MONTHS THE VEHICLE STALLED AND DIED TWICE WHILE IN ROUTE.AND DISPLAYED DIFFICULTY UP-SHIFTING AND DOWN=SHIFTING, 1ST - 3RD AND 3RD - 1ST. RETURNED TO SERVICE DEPT OF DEALER. SERVICE DEPT UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF INCIDENTS. WITHIN 2-3 MONTHS POST THESE INCIDENTS, THE VEHICLE "CLANGED AND BANGED"AND CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION AND SHIFTING GEARS. ALSO BEGAN AN INTERMITTENT LOUD "VACUUM CLEANER" NOISE DURING GEAR CHANGES. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER SERVICE CENTER AND AFTER 4 HOUR REVIEW, WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REPORTED AS REPAIRED, AND WAS REQUIRED TO BE PICKED-UP, NO STATEMENT OR DOCUMENT WAS PROVIDED TO INDICATE REPAIRS OR DAMAGES. NOT UNTIL THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED WAS THE STATEMENT OFFERED, ONE WEEK LATER. HAVEN'T SEEN THE STATEMENT YET AS IT WILL BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE DEALER THIS WEEK. I WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE CURRENT DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION WITH THE A NEW SAME-MODEL TRANSMISSION. WHAT IS THAT ABOUT? REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION WITH A NEWER DEFECTIVE MODEL, I DON'T THINK SO! I AM A WIDOW WITH ONE CAR TO DRIVE FOR WORK. IN MY LINE OF WORK, I AM ALONE ON THE ROAD SEVERAL WEEKS A YEAR. PLEASE CAN YOU ASSIST ME WITH THIS ISSUE? THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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