Hyundai Santa Fe Complaints

8,019 consumer complaints on file.

#10044889December 2, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THEN THE BRAKE RELEASED AFTER STOPPING AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. THE CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047455November 24, 2003
SEAT BELTS
THE AIRBAG INDICATOR WOULD NOT GO OUT AFTER START OF ENGINE. BROUGHT CAR BACK TO DEALER WHERE I WAS ADVISED THAT DUE TO A SHORT IN THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER THAT THE CIRCUIT THAT TIED THE AIRBAGS WITH THE SENSORS IN THE BUMPERS ETC. WOULD KEEP THE AIRBAGS FROM DEPLOYING. DEALER INDICATED THEY WERE ORDERING A NEW PART TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER AND FURNISHED ME WITH A LOANER. THEY DID NOT WANT ME TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION SINCE IT WOULD TAKE 2 DAYS TO GET A NEW PART. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047220November 20, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I AM A MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND WORK NIGHT HOURS. I OWN A HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2001 AND HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE CAR RUNNING BUT AT STOP CANNOT HANDLE HEADLIGHTS, HEATER, RADIO AND INTERNAL LIGHTS, WHICH IS A PROBLEM IF I WERE EVER STUCK. IT HAS HAPPENED IN SUMMER AND WINTER AND CAN BE DANGEROUS IF I'M STRANDED. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO 2 DIFFERENT HYUNDAI DEALERS AND THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS FOUND, YET I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO PEP BOYS AND SEARS AND THEY SAID MY BATTERY WAS FAILING. I REPLACED BATTERY AT SEAR'S 3 MONTHS AGO AND LIGHTS ARE STARTING TO DIM AGAIN. THE RESPONSE FROM HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS TO TURN OFF HEADLIGHTS? ISN'T THAT DANGEROUS? *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047128November 18, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS STARTED TO FAIL AFTER 42,000 MILES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047997November 14, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE REVVED AND ACCELERATED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP BUT IDLING. CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AT THE TIME OF THESE INCIDENTS. ON THE THIRD OCCASION IT RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046838November 13, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NOISE IN FRONT SUSPENSION. WE HAVE GONE 3 TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR FOR SERVICE AND THE NOISE KEEP COMING BACK . THEY CHANGE MANY PARTS BUT THEY HAVE NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE ANY MOORE IN THE CAR. I HAVE CALL DIFFERENT PLACES BUT ALL THEY TELL ME TAKE IT BACK FOR REPAIRS, HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK? OR THEY ARE JUST WAITING FOR US TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT TO DO SOMETHING. I NEED HELP. THANK YOU. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045731November 8, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ALTERNATOR/BATTERY PROBLEMS: LIGHTS DIM, WINDSHIELD WIPER DELAY CHANGES SPEED, ELECTRIC WINDOWS SLOW AT TIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045735November 8, 2003
SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN, STEERING, STRUCTURE
VEHICLE RATTLES AND SHAKES WHEN DRIVING IN CITY. NOISE APPEARS TO COME UNDER THE CARRIAGE. TAKEN SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. HAVE A WRITTEN COMPLAIN WITH HYUNDAI.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045651November 7, 2003
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
THE HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2004 INSTALLED WITH A MOON ROOF WITHOUT THE WIND DEFLECTOR CAN GIVE A SEVERE HEADACHE IF KEPT OPEN WHEN ALL OTHER WINDOWS ARE CLOSED. WHEN THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED FOR A WIND DEFLECTOR, THEY SAID IT IS NOT AVAILABLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043911October 29, 2003
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
MY 2003 SANTE FE'S SUNROOF LEAKS.NO MATTER IF I AM DRIVING OR THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.DEALERSHIP STATED WHEN I ASKED ABOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM IT COULD NOT BE FIXED. THEY HAD TRIED ON OTHER OCCASIONS WITH OUT SUCCESS.I HAVE CALLED THE CORP.OFFICE ABOUT THIS SITUATION WITH NO LUCK!LOOK'S LIKE I AM STUCK!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043473October 23, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON GOING PROBLEMS WITH MY HYUNDAI SANTA FE. I HAVE HAD TO TAKE MY CAR BACK 16 DIFFERENT TIMES, 7 TIMES SINCE THE FLORIDA LEMON LAW EXPIRED. EACH PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WITH THE ONGOING PROBLEMS I ASKED HYUNDAI TO COMPENSATE ME. I WAS TOLD THE LEMON LAW HAS EXPIRED AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO HELP. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043913October 14, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND SHUT DOWN, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE SUV WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANALYSIS. DRIVER PICKED UP THE TRUCK FROM THE DEALER THAT DAY, BUT WITHOUT WARNING THE SUV SHUT DOWN ON THE WAY HOME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041406October 7, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FOR THE PAST MONTH, CAR HAS PROBLEMS STARTING. USUALLY, IT DOES NOT START FOR THE FIRST TIME OR IT HAS A SLOW START. IN ADDITION, THERE'S AN OCCURRENCE THAT IT DID NOT START AT ALL, WHICH HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IN THEY REPROGRAMMED THE MODULE. WILL WAIT AND CHECK IF THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CAR STARTS SLOWLY THAT MORNING. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037780October 1, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING IT SUDDENLY JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND ACCELERATED TO 55 MPH. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038911September 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED ABOUT 6 INCHES RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE. DISCOVERED WHEN CAR HAD ABOUT 42,000 MILES. ORIGINAL OWNER. I BELIEVE THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE A FIRE HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034202September 12, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE ACCELERATING AFTER A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUSH ON THE PEDAL TO MAKE IT GO, ESPECIALLY AT A SPOTLIGHT FOLLOWING OTHER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE CRANK SENSOR WAS INSTALLED WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER MECHANIC SOLVED THE PROBLEM IN A FEW MINUTES STATING THAT IT WAS A MINOR MECHANICAL PROBLEM. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037455September 8, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
TAKE A LOOK AT WHERE THE OIL FILTER IS AT ON THE 2001 HYUNDAI SANTE FE'S. THE OIL FILTERS ARE VERY WEAK AND CAN BUST EASILY. ALL IT TAKES IS A BIG ROCK OR ANY FOREIGN OBJECT TO HIT IT ON THE ROAD AND ALL YOUR OIL IS OUT. THE FILTERS ARE RIGHT IN THE FRONT AND ARE OPEN TO ANY OBJECTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033531September 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN
WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE HAD A DELAY IN ACCELERATING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT OTHER SANTA FE MODELS HAD DISPLAYED THE SAME PROBLEM. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033647September 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE PEDAL TO GIVE THE VEHICLE GAS TO TAKE OFF, IT DID NOT MOVE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES, AND THE LAST TIME THE MECHANIC PUT IN A SENSOR, BUT THAT DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE THE CAR STILL WAS NOT RESPONDING TO THE PEDAL. THE DEALER/MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *AK *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037781August 27, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING IT SUDDENLY JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, ACCELERATING UP TO 55 MPH. UPON UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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