Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Complaints

1,199 consumer complaints on file.

#11217830June 4, 2019
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN TAKING OFF WITH THE VEHICLE IT WILL DIE AND ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THEN THE ENGINE PICKS BACK UP AND CONTINUES ON DOWN THE ROAD DOES THIS EVERY TIME YOU START AND STOP. WILL NOT GET ON 200 RPMS OR 60 MPH. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME ISSUE. FIRST TIME THEY KEPT MY CAR TWO MONTHS SAID IT WAS A WIRING ISSUE. 2000 MILES LATER DOES THE SAME EXACT THING ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET IN A WRECK BECAUSE IT STARTS WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. CAR CURRENTLY BACK IN THE SHOP BEEN THERE NOW A WEEK HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217359June 2, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE LACKS ACCELERATION SUDDENLY AND THE ROM GOES UP REALLY HIGH WHEN ON A HIGHWAY CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I AM PRESSING IN THE GAS AND AM NOT NOT GETTING A RESPONSE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEMS WITH MANY SANTA FE'S AND THE DEALER SHRUGGED IT OFF AND PROPOSED WE CLEAN THE FUEL SYSTEM AND THROTTLE BODY, WHICH I DID WITH NO RESULT. THE VEHICLE IS SO DANGEROUS THAT MY WIFE ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH A TRUCK DUE TO TO THE VEHICLE LACKING ACCELERATION AND SUDDENLY SLOWING DOWN ON A 65 MPH HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208912May 21, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE FRONT PORTION OF THE SUNROOF HAS CRACKED AND BROKEN AND SHATTERED AROUND THE PERIMETER AND THE CENTER. I NOTICED IT SEVERAL DAYS AGO, MAY 16, 2019, WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO ENTER MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208988May 21, 2019
ENGINE, SEATS
ENGINE PERFORMANCE IS UNDER NORMAL SPECIFICATIONS 22 - 24 MPG, CAR IS GIVING 20 MPG ON HWY. BOTH FRONT SEAT ARE UNCONFORTABLES, THEY ARE TOO DEEP THA NEED TO BE FILLED UP WITH A LARGE CUSHION OR PILLOW IN ORDER TO KEEP THE BODY IN GOOD POSITION, OTHER WISE NECK HAS TO BE BENT FORWARD ALL TIMES CAUSING UNCONFORTABLE NECK PAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209136May 21, 2019
SEATS
TAMARA RECALL. - THE FRAME ON THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS CRACKED AND IS COMING APART, MAKING ALL EQUIPMENT ON THE SEAT TO COME APART. UNKNOWN WHEN IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED NOTICED ONE DAY WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207675May 15, 2019
ENGINE
ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED AND SEIZED WHILE IN MOTION WITHOUT WARNING ON A CITY STREET. THETA II STYLE ENGINE THAT HYUNDAI HAS DETERMINED HAS TO BE REPLACED. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR ALL HYUNDAI'S AND KIAS WITH THIS ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207739May 15, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S OIL CONSUMPTION WAS HIGH AND TWO QUARTS OF OIL NEEDED TO BE ADDED EACH MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TEAM HYUNDAI (22514 THREE NOTCH RD, LEXINGTON PARK, MD 20653, (301) 880-4120) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OLD AND HAD TOO MANY MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207459May 14, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER KEFFER HYUNDAI ( 9010 EAST INDEPENDENCE BLVD, MATHEWS, NC) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT AN ENGINE HARNESS WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE HARNESS WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE NOX SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207104May 12, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
THE VEHICLE ALMOST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 60 PLUS MPH. WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC AROUND , IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO PULL THE VEHICLE SAFELY ON THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A SOFT WARE UPDATE BY THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT A MONTH BACK PER PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN NUMBER 953. IT TOOK ABOUT ONE MONTH TO GET THE DEFECT FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP . I NARROWLY ESCAPED OF GETTING RUN DOWN UNDER HEAVY TRAFFIC COMING FROM BEHIND AND RUNNING ON BOTH SIDES OF MY VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DOES NOT DRIVE AS SMOOTHLY SINCE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER IS APPREHENSIVE ABOUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11206589May 9, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOOSE POWER, STARTED HAVING A VIBRATION AND COULD SEE SMOKE IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. I PULLED OVER AND THE ENGINE HAD CAUGHT FIRE. WITHIN MINUTES, THE WHOLE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11205785May 6, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
OBD FUEL SYSTEM SENSOR HAS FAILED NJ INSPECTION 4 TIMES SINCE MARCH 2019.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11205431May 3, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE BRACKET HOLDING THE CHARCOAL CANISTER BROKE AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11205475May 3, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FIRE WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE POSSIBLY INVOLVING THE TAIL LIGHTS OR OTHER WIRING IN THIS AREA. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN OPERATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 HOURS. I AM THE FIRE MARSHAL AND I HAVE READ REPORTS OF OTHER INCIDENTS INVOLVING THIS TYPE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11205067May 1, 2019
ENGINE
MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE. DEALER IS REPLACING THE ENGINE PER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204321April 29, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THIS CAR WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OF OVER 1.5 MILLION HYUJDAI AND KIA VEHICLES DUE TO A FACTORY DEFECT THAT CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. THIS CAR BROKE DOWN ON APRIL 28TH, 2019. I AM HAVING IT TOWED TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE "WHAT TO LOOK FOR" SECTION ON HYUNDAI'S WEBSITES LISTS A NUMBER OF SYMPTOMS OF THIS RECALL ISSUE AND WHAT I EXPERIENCED WHEN MY CAR LEFT ME STRANDED ALONG THE HIGHWAY IS EXACTLY WHAT IS DESCRIBED ON THE HYUNDAI WEBSITE. THE ENGINE ALSO SHUTDOWN GOING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY.I WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION SINCE THE NHTSA WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ORDERING THIS RECALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204146April 27, 2019
ENGINE
WE WERE DRIVING IN AN INTERSTATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING AND WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GO FASTER THAN 65MPH. A FEW MINUTES LATER, WE HEARD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND OTHER DRIVERS WERE SIGNALING US TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER. WE FOUND OUT OUR CAR STARTED ON FIRE. ACCORDING TO THE TOW TRUCK MECHANIC, THE ENGINE BLEW A ROD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11197137April 18, 2019
ENGINE
I WAS DOING ERRANDS IN MY TOWN WHEN MY SANTA FE FELT LIKE IT DID NOT WANT TO SHIFT, WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 15 MPH. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO WAYNE MAZDA (SISTER STORE OF WAYNE HYUNDAI) FOR THEM TO TELL ME 2 DAYS LATER THE ENGINE BLEW AT 33K MILES AND I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 10 MONTHS. MY CASE MANAGER THROUGH CORPORATE CALLED ME YESTERDAY AND STATED ENGINES ARE ON BACK ORDERED AND I PROBABLY WOULDN'T GET MY CAR BACK TILL MID JUNE OR LATER. WAYNE HYUNDAI WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO HAVE A FREE RENTAL CAR SO I AM PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR MY RENTAL WHICH WILL BE REIMBURSED HOWEVER I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL TAXES AND FEES THAT APPLY. SAVE YOUR TIME AND MONEY FROM BUYING A HYUNDAI. BIGGEST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11197179April 18, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
I WAS MAKING A LOOP AROUND UNDER THE FREEWAY. IT WASN'T RAINING AND THE ROAD WAS DRY. IT WAS DAYLIGHT AND I WAS NOT GOING FAST. AS I MADE THE TURN, THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL BOTH LOCKED UP. I COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL OR BRAKE. I HIT THE MEDIAN AND NARROWLY MISSED HITTING A POLE. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE OR SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196999April 17, 2019
ENGINE
ON TUESDAY APRIL 9, 2019 MY WIFE CALLED ME DURING HER DRIVE TO WORK AND TOLD ME HER CAR WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK ON A LOCAL NY PARKWAY. SHE SAID THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. WHEN SHE CAME HOME I TESTED THE OBD AND SAW THAT THE READER SAID THE CODE WAS P0302 WHICH SIGNIFIES A #2 CYLINDER FAILURE. I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP YESTERDAY. THE REPAIR SHOP JUST CALLED AND SAID THE #2 CYLINDER HAS NO COMPRESSION. AFTER READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED HERE AND ON OTHER FORUMS, I BELIEVE MY CAR HAS EXPERIENCED THE TYPE OF ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRING AT AN ALARMING LEVEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196698April 16, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THE DEALER SUPPOSEDLY FIXED TWO RECALLS WITH THE ENGINE ON MY 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT BASE. SUDDENLY, AND WITHOUT ANY AUDIBLE WARNING, MY ECM LIGHT CAME ON AND MY VEHICLE STARTING LUNGING AND LURCHING FORWARD LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL. I PULLED OVER AND READ THE MANUAL, AND IT NOTED THAT IT WAS THE ECM SENSOR AND THAT I SHOULD IMMEDIATELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, SO I DID. DRIVING THERE, I WAS ONLY ABLE TO MAINTAIN A SPEED OF 60 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, WHICH PUT ME AND MY 8 -YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER IN DANGER FROM FASTER-DRIVING CARS, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WAS A TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR. ANY TIME I STOPPED OR SLOWED DOWN, THE ENGINE WOULD SHUTTER LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL AND THEN WOULD GET BETTER JUST PAST 10-20 MPH UNTIL I APPROACHED 60 AGAIN, WHERE IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AGAIN. WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY IMMEDIATELY KNEW THE PROBLEM AND ORDERED A KNOCK SENSOR HARNESS. HOWEVER, IN READING THE VARIETY OF LAWSUITS, ISSUES, AND SERVICE CAMPAIGNS, IT APPEARS AS THOUGH HYUNDAI IS KNOWINGLY ALLOWING PEOPLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING CARS THEY KNOW ARE DEFECTIVE, THUS PUTTING US AND OUR CHILDREN'S LIVES IN JEOPARDY. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED AND HAVE ALL OF THE ENGINES AND RELATED PARTS REPLACED, OR THEY NEED TO BUY THE VEHICLES BACK AT ORIGINAL MSRP SO WE CAN PURCHASE A FUNCTIONAL, SAFER VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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