Hyundai Santa Fe Complaints (2009)

359 consumer complaints on file.

#10970982April 6, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. POWER STEERING AND BREAKS ARE GONE. THE CAR WILL CRANK RIGHT BACK OFF BUT THIS US VERY DANGEROUS. I'M NOT SURE IF WEATHER IS A FACTOR BUT WHEN IT HAS HAPPENED WHICH GAS BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES, IT HAS BEEN IN THE 80'S. MECHANICS AND DEALERSHIP HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING AND NO CODES ARE RECORDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970020April 2, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE TURNING ON TO A BUSY INTERSECTION, TWO OTHER INSTANCES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ON CITY STREETS. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. VERY LEARY OF DRIVING CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968913March 28, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT HAD AN AIR BAG SENSOR FAILURE AND THE ENTIRE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968788March 27, 2017
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD AND DOES NOT GO OFF.CODE READ 1490B WHICH IS THE OCCUPANCY SENSOR.APPARENTLY THE 2007 AND 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT THE 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE YET. DEALERSHIP IN LACROSSE WISCONSIN SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER A WHOLE.NEW SEAT AT A COST OF $2000.VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.HYUNDAI SHOULD HAVE TO FIX FOR FREE. THIS MUST BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS NOW I DON'T KNOW IF MY AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY IF I'M AM IN AN ACCIDENT. IS IT POSSIBLE THIS MODEL YEAR MIGHT ALSO BE RECALLED. SOUNDS LIKE SAME PROBLEM AS PREVIOUS YEARS. A $2000 REPAIR IS RIDICULOUS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966346March 16, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, BETWEEN 20-25 MPH, LESS THAN HALF A MILE FROM MY DESTINATION AND I HEARD THIS VERY LOUD BANG. IT SCARED ME, I THOUGHT IT WAS A GUN SHOT. I PULLED OVER AND SOMETHING TOLD ME TO SLIDE MY SUNROOF COVER BACK, THAT'S WHEN I SAW THAT MY SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED. THERE WAS NOTHING AROUND TO HIT IT, NO CARS, OVERPASSES ROCKS, NOTHING. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT THE TOP AND ALL OF THE GLASS WAS BOWED UPWARDS. IT CAME FROM THE INSIDE, IT EXPLODED. I'D NEVER HEARD OF SUCH. IT WAS ABOUT 47 DEGREES WHEN THIS HAPPEND. NOW I'M SOON TO BE OUT OVER 600 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS FOR SOMETHING AT NO FAULT OF MY OWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10960381March 13, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED, THE FRONT COURTESY LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON DUE TO A BAD DIODE. THE MAP LIGHTS WILL WORK. I UNDERSTAND THIS A COMMON PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958317March 2, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL READING FLUCTUATES CONTINUOUSLY WITH INCORRECT READINGS SOMETIMES IT SAYS EMPTY WHEN IT'S FULL OR HAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GAS IN IT. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO CARE SHOP TO HAVE THEM USE THEIR COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM TO SEE WHY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. IT SHOWED THE CODES P0464 AND P0463. THIS IS THE FUEL SENSOR CIRCUIT AND IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU COULD BE DRIVING AND THE GAGE SUDDENLY READS EMPTY AND YOUR CAR SHUTS DOWN. IF YOUR ON THE HIGHWAY AND THIS HAPPENS YOUR DEAD! THIS IS HAPPENING TO SO MANY HYUNDAI SANTA FE'S YET NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP OR THERE WILL BE EXTREME CONSEQUENCES! THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION WHEN IT'S STATIONARY AND EVERYTIME YOU START THE CAR! IT IS SO DANGEROUS AND I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10950461February 9, 2017
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES HAVE BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN. HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AGREED THAT THE SEAT BELTS SHOULD BE REPLACED, HOWEVER HYUNDAI DID NOT AGREE TO PAYING FOR REPLACEMENT. I BELIEVE THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES ARE DEFECTIVE AND A SAFETY HAZARD. I THINK THAT THEY ARE DEFECTIVE FOR HAVING FAILED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STILL BELOW 60,000 MILES. I THINK THAT THEY ARE A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT, I AM NOT SURE WHETHER WE COULD GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. BBB WOULD NOT TAKE OUR CASE IN ARBITRATION SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE 5 YEAR AUTO MANUFACTURER BUMP-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD REIMBURSE US FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF OUR SEAT BELTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948349January 29, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, IT WILL GO FROM SHOWING THERE IS GAS IN THE TANK TO COMPLETELY EMPTY, THEN BACK TO GAS IN THE TANK. THIS HAS LEAD TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. I DON'T WANT TO GET STUCK OUT IN THIS COLD WEATHER WITH AN EMPTY TANK DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL GAUGE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944110January 10, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE LIMITED WITH A 3.3 LITER ENGINE WITH APPROXIMATELY 53,500 MI. I WAS SETTING STOPPED ON A CITY STREET WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED REVVING UP AS FAST IT COULD GO (APP 6K TO 7K RPM'S). IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM TAKING OFF AND SLAMMING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. IT WAS CREEPING ALONG AND TAPPED THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I GOT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHICH NOT TO MY SURPRISE CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. AFTER I TALKED TO THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP THEY CONTACTED HYUNDAI WHO IS SUPPOSEDLY LOOKING INTO IT. NOT THAT I BLAME HER MY WIFE IS VERY RELUCTANT TO DRIVE IT UNLESS THEY CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10939996January 5, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
AFTER ROUTINE INSPECTION, ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED THROUGH AND WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. CAR HAS 54,000 MILES. #1 COCHRAN TOOK PICTURES AND SUBMITTED THEM TO HYUNDAI, SAID THEY NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE THIS FOR A 2009 SANTA FE AND THOUGHT HYUNDAI WOULD REPLACE THE SUBFRAME. HYUNDAI DECLINED REPLACEMENT OF SUBFRAME. HYUNDAI HAS PICTURES THAT WERE TAKEN BY #1 COCHRAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938706December 30, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ONE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935437December 15, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS WERE AFTERMARKET AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,371.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10930006December 5, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FAULTY FUEL SENSOR GAUGE. WHEN TRYING TO FILL AN EMPTY TANK THE PUMP SHUTS OFF AFTER ONLY A COUPLE OF GALLONS. IF I WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT WAS FULL. I'VE SEEN COMPLAINTS THAT THE FUEL GAUGE STOPS WORKING ON THIS CAR AT SIMILAR MILEAGE, IF THAT HAPPENS TOO I WON'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN MY CAR. I COULD THEN RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING AND LOSE POWER STEERING. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928710November 30, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SO POOR THAT WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING AT NIGHT. ON LOW BEAMS, IT ALMOST SEEMS AS IF THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF. ON HIGH BEAMS, VISIBILITY IS ADEQUATE BUT, OF COURSE, WE CANNOT KEEP HIGH BEAMS ON ALL THE TIME. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD REPLACE THE BULBS WITH NEW ONES. HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE BULBS WITH BRIGHTER ONES SUCH AS LEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927352November 22, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING MY GAS TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2009 SANTA FE WOULD READ EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE BETWEEN EMPTY AND HALF FULL. THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE ONBOARD COMPUTER AND THE CODE SAID IT WAS THE FUEL SENSORS. HE REPLACED BOTH OF THEM, AT A COST OF $500, AND IT SEEMS TO HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. MILEAGE WAS SLIGHTLY UNDER 100,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10920441November 1, 2016
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INCORRECT READING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDER ASSEMBLY AND FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 01/05/2017*CT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915882October 13, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10913642October 4, 2016
ENGINE
VEHICLE RECALL NOTICE. RECALL STATES THAT ALTERNATOR MAY FAIL ON SAID VEHICLE RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER, ETC., ETC. TOOK VEHICLE TO AUTHORIZED DEALER. ALMOST 2- HRS. REP CAME TO ME FOR 1400 EST IN CAR REPAIRS. NO INFORMATION ON ALTERNATOR. TALKED TO BOSS AND WITHIN FIVE MINUTES WAS TOLD IT WAS ABOUT THE VALVE COVER GASKET. WORK COMPLETED. ALMOST 3-HRS. RECALL NOTICE IS FALSE INFORMATION TO BRING CAR OWNERS INTO DEALER TO PERFORM MULTI POINT INSPECTION, ETC., AND PERFORM NEEDED WORK. NOT CENTERED ON AUTO RECALL AT ALL. UNSAT. CAR WAS AT DEALERSHIP IN SHOP FOR REVIEW AND WARRANTY WORK FOR RECALL. BECAUSE OF RECALL WORK. ALL OTHER CARS(ENTAILING MONIES) AFTER ME WERE COMPLETED BEFORE ME. I WAS LAST OUT OF WAITING ROOM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910100September 27, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AROUND 67,000 MILES AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS. THE GAUGE WOULD FLOAT BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY REGARDLESS OF GAS USAGE USUALLY RESTING AT EMPTY. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED GOING ON BECAUSE OF THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION. THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO GAUGE THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE CAR,. IT IS ALSO UNSAFE TO HAVE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS ON, BECAUSE THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO ALERT THE DRIVER OF SAFETY ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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