Hyundai Santa Fe Complaints

8,019 consumer complaints on file.

#10543929September 16, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR MOUNT FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING THE SUN VISOR TO FALL DOWN AND DANGLE IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER BY THE ELECTRIC WIRE THAT RUNS INSIDE THE HINGE. THE VISOR DANGLED IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER BLOCKING THE VIEW, AND STARTLING THE DRIVER. HAD TO DISASSEMBLE THE VISOR HINGE TO REMOVE THE VISOR BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE SAFELY DRIVEN. UPON INSPECTION IT IS CLEAR THAT THE VISOR HINGE / BALL JOINT IS POORLY DESIGNED, WITH A PLASTIC TUBE LESS THAN 0.5MM THICK HOLDING THE ENTIRE VISOR AND FORCES WHILE IT IS MANIPULATED BY THE DRIVER. IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY ALL FAIL. WHILE PASSENGER SIDE FAILURE IS LESS DANGEROUS, DRIVER SIDE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND STARTLING IF OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. A GOOGLE SEARCH DEMONSTRATED THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM EXPERIENCED BY MANY HYUNDAI OWNERS OF VARIOUS MODELS. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART DESIGN, AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED SO MANUFACTURER CAN REPLACE THE VISORS WITH BETTER DESIGNED VERSIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543446September 13, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1ST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH IN MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE RPMS DROPPED TO IDLE AND THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON. THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO INCREASE SPEED OR RPMS. I ROLLED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I RE-STARTED IT, THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT WAS STILL ON BUT I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD AND TO THE DEALER. SAME THING HAPPENED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES ON MY WAY TO THE DEALER. DEALER ADVISED THAT A COMPUTER UPDATE WAS NEEDED. I WAS TOLD THE REPAIR WAS MADE. NEXT MORNING I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AND THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED, EXCEPT THIS TIME I WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH. RE-STARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK TO THE DEALER. I AM NOW BEING TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IS BEING REPLACED AS PER INSTRUCTIONS FROM HYUNDAI AND THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS REPEAT PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543230September 12, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
STEERING FELT "WEIRD" FROM THE MOMENT I LEFT THE LOT WITH MY NEW CAR. TEST DRIVE ON A SIMILAR VEHICLE WAS FINE. THE CAR WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD, REQUIRES CONSTANT STEERING TO KEEP A STRAIGHT TRACK. MY 40 MILE TRIP HOME WAS SPENT FIGHTING THE WHEEL, NOT ENJOYING MY NEW CAR....WHICH I LOVE OTHERWISE. I WILL NOT KEEP THIS CAR IF THE STEERING CANNOT BE FIXED, OTHER DRIVER'S HAVE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543290September 12, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED BUT BY FAR, THE MOST SIGNIFICANT. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED 9/8/13 - DRIVING DOWN NYS INTERSTATE AND WAS PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND BEFORE I KNEW IT WAS DOWN TO 35. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER ONTO THE MEDIAN, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RE-STARTED IT. (THIS IS WHAT I WAS TOLD TO DO ON 8/19/13 DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT). PRIOR TO THAT, I PUT ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS, WAVED MY HAND FRANTICALLY OUT THE WINDOW FOR THE CARS BEHIND ME TO GET OVER, AS THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. AFTER RESTARTING MY CAR I ULTIMATELY REMOVED MYSELF FROM THE HIGHWAY AND TOOK THE BACK ROAD HOME. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I AN QUITE ANXIOUS TO GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN FOR A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. I ASKED IF IN FACT THEY COULD JUST PUT IN A NEW THROTTLE ACTUATOR AND THEY SAID IT COST BETWEEN $600-$1,000. APPARENTLY THIS CONDITION CAUSING ACCIDENTS OR EVEN POSSIBLE INJURIES STILL DOES NOT WARRANT THE NEW EQUIPMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543339September 12, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE THEN CHECKED THE MANUAL AND IT STATED THERE MIGHT BE AN EMISSIONS PROBLEM SO WE CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THE GAS CAP WAS TIGHT. WE STARTED IT AGAIN, BUT THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WE BACKED UP THE CAR, BUT IT WOULD BARELY MOVE. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT TOWED AND CHECKED. THE DEALER CALLED US THE NEXT DAY AND SAID SOMEONE CUT THE WIRES ABOVE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THAT CLAIM WAS SUSPICIOUS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS LOCKED INSIDE THE GARAGE AND OUR HOUSE HAS A SECURITY SYSTEM AND A LARGE DOG. WE ALSO HAD 6 FAMILY MEMBER STAYING WITH US. OPENING THE GARAGE DOOR WOULD HAVE WOKE SOMEONE UP. ALSO, THE VEHICLES OUTSIDE THE GARAGE WERE UNLOCKED AND UNTOUCHED. AFTER READING SOME COMPLAINTS ON HERE, I SEE THERE IS AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN COVERED UP BY THE DEALERSHIP BY CUTTING THE WIRES. THE LOCATION OF THE WIRES WOULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET TO INSIDE MY GARAGE. THEY ALSO WERE CUT AND NOT CHEWED BASED ON THE PICTURES THAT WERE TAKEN BY THE DEALERSHIP FOR MY INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543370September 12, 2013
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
BECAME 2ND OWNER IN JUNE 2005. IN MARCH 2010, HYUNDAI RECALLED VEHICLE FOR SUSPENSION COMPONENT RUSTING/CORROSION, SPECIFICALLY REAR TRAILING ARMS & FRONT SUB-FRAME. [ HYUNDAI HAS HAD NUMEROUS (8-9 ??) SIMILAR SUSPENSION RECALLS OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS FOR ELANTRA, SONATA, TIBURON, AZERA AND OTHER MODELS.] IN MARCH 2010, RESPONDING TO RECALL, VEHICLE TAKEN TO AUTHORIZED HYUNDAI DEALER, WHERE DEALER ELECTED TO REPAIR, RATHER THAN REPLACE AFFECTED FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. THE PRESCRIBED RECALL REPAIR CONSISTED OF DRILLING (DRAIN) HOLES IN ALL FRONT & REAR SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, REMOVING EXCESS RUST FROM INSIDE COMPONENTS, THEN SPRAYING WITH ANTI-CORROSIVE WAX. AUGUST 7, 2013, RIGHT REAR TRAILING ARM FAILED DUE TO CONTINUED EXCESSIVE CORROSION, CAUSING STEERING LOSS AND NEAR WHEEL COLLAPSE. HYUNDAI DEALER REVEALED CAUSE OF SUSPENSION FAILURE. HYUNDAI CORROSION SPECIALIST CONCLUDED THAT HYUNDAI WOULD REPLACE BOTH REAR TRAILING ARMS ONLY (NOT FRONT SUB-FRAME COMPONENTS, WHICH ARE ALSO EXCESSIVELY RUSTED/CORRODED), BUT THAT BECAUSE OF VEHICLE'S 10+ YEAR AGE, OWNER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL "INCIDENTAL AND RELATED SUSPENSION PARTS AND LABOR" EXPENSES INCURRED WHILE THE REAR TRAILING ARM REPLACEMENTS WERE BEING MADE. I AM APPEALING THIS HYUNDAI DECISION TO NHTSA BECAUSE THE REPAIR THAT HYUNDAI ELECTED TO PERFORM (VS A FULL COMPONENTS REPLACEMENT) IN MARCH 2010, WHEN VEHICLE WAS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD, HAS PROVEN TO BE TOTALLY INEFFECTIVE, AND THAT OWNER HAS NOT CONTRIBUTED, IN ANY WAY, TO THIS SUSPENSION DEFECT. GIVEN HYUNDAI'S CORROSION VULNERABILITIES, THEIR INABILITY TO EFFECT A REPAIR IN 2010, AND THE OWNER'S NON-CONTRIBUTORY ROLE HERE, HYUNDAI SHOULD NOW REPLACE ALL FRONT & REAR SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, AS THEY SHOULD HAVE IN 2010, AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543087September 11, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE GAS GAUGE BEGAN FLUCTUATING BETWEEN HALF FULL AND EMPTY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO MY NEAREST O'REILLY'S WHERE THEY TESTED IT AND SAID IT WAS A FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM. AFTER A COUPLE WEEKS IT BEGAN TO SEEMINGLY WORK AGAIN, BUT I BEGAN HAVING SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH IT A FEW WEEKS AFTER THAT. MY GAUGE NEVER REGISTERS FULL AFTER FILLING IT. SOMETIMES IT STARTS OFF AT EMPTY (LIGHT ON) BUT AS I DRIVE IT CREEPS UP TO HALF FULL. I BEGAN INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE ONLINE AND AM SHOCKED TO SEE HOW MANY OTHER 2008 SANTA FE OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART ON HYUNDAIS BEHALF. I NEVER KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. I HAVE TO USE MY TRIP METER TO ESTIMATE WHEN I NEED TO FILL IT. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THE COST TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND IT IS EXPENSIVE - BETWEEN $500 - $800. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY HYUNDAI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542789September 10, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WITHIN THE PAST WEEK I NOTICED MY FUEL GAUGE DROP TO EMPTY AND THE FUEL LOW LIGHT GO ON. I HAD PLENTY OF GAS KNOWING THAT I HAD JUST FILLED UP THE DAY BEFORE. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WHEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE THE FUEL GAUGE WENT UP TO 3/4 FULL AS WHERE I EXPECTED IT TO GO. SUDDENLY THE GAUGE WAS GOING DOWN AND THAN BACK UP AGAIN. I PUSHED THE TRIP BUTTON TO SEE THE RANGE OF MILES TO EMPTY AND IT WAS ALSO DROPPING AND CLIMBING. I SEEMED TO WORK IT'S SELF OUT AND WAS FINE FOR THREE DAYS. THAN I WAS DRIVING AND THE GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO AGAIN AND RETURNED TO 1/2 FULL, THAT'S WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THAT SAME DAY I DROPPED IT OFF TO MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER. THEY WERE BUSY AND LOOKED AT THE CAR THE NEXT DAY. THEY TESTED THE CAR AND CAME UP WITH CODES THAT STATED FAILED FUEL LEVEL SENSORS. REPLACE FUEL LEVEL SENSORS A AND B. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE AS FOLLOWS, QTY.OF 2 #31115 PACKING FUEL PUMP, QTY. OF 2 # 31152 RING LOCK, QTY OF 1 #94430 SENDER ASSY, AND QTY OF 1 #94460 SENDER ASSY . THIS REPAIR AT THE DEALER COST ME 714.39 AFTER TAXES ,CODE CHECK AND ENVIRONMENTAL FEES. AFTER I AGREED TO THE REPAIR, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS YOUNG. I WAS AMAZED WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS ON LINE, THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF VEHICLES. HOW MANY CARS HAVE TO FAIL BEFORE THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE SENSORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542546September 9, 2013
SUSPENSION
LOWER CONTROL ARM RUSTED THROUGH WHEEL DETACHED FROM ROTOR WHEEL HANG OFF. WHEEL NOT STRAIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542595September 9, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I BOUGHT THE HYUNDAI LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT, I STARTED SMELLING GAS. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP, AND WAS TOLD THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING. AFTER PAYING AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT TO REPLACE IT, IT WORKED FINE. NOW LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SHOP FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY NEW GAS TANK IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHAT'S THE PROBLEM, HYUNDAI? THIS IS RIDICULOUS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542442September 7, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING AND HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST. IT TOOK A SECOND OR TWO TO GET MY BEARINGS BUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS THE FORWARD PANE OF GLASS ON MY SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED. THERE WAS A FAIR AMOUNT OF GLASS ALL THROUGHOUT THE FRONT AND REAR SEATS OF THE INTERIOR BUT MOST OF IT HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE CAR. ALL BUT 2-3 INCHES OF GLASS AROUND THE PERIMETER HAD BLOWN OUT. THE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 65 F.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542456September 7, 2013
ENGINE, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
ENGINE DIED WHEN SLOWING DOWN - COMING TO A STOP OR MAKING TURNS APPROXIMATELY 8 TIMES SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE. FIRST TIME WAS WHEN COMING DOWN AN INCLINE TO A STOP SIGN. THE NEXT TIME HAPPENED WHEN MAKING A TURN AROUND A CORNER ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. SINCE THAT FIRST TIME, SERVICE DEALER CHECKED FOR RECALLS, BUT THERE WERE NONE., IT RANDOMLY HAPPENS, NORMALLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM TRAVELING SPEEDS OF 45 MI/HR OR SLOWER. I HAVE BEEN DOING MORE HIGHWAY DRIVING AND I AM STARTING TO GET SCARED THAT THIS COULD BE A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. THE NEXT TIME I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE DEALER, MAY 2013, THE SERVICE DEALER CHECK COMPUTER FOR CODES BUT DIDN'T FIND ANY. NOW, WHEN I BROUGHT IN FOR MAINTENANCE IN AUGUST 2013, SAME THING, MENTIONED IT HAD DIED 2 TIMES SINCE MAY 2013, ALL IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS AND RANDOMLY/COMPUTER CHECKED AND NO CODES.. TODAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2013. IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN AND THIS TIME AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A BUSY STREET (45 MILES/HR WHEN IT DIED- NO POWER STEERING. GOOD THING I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP BEFORE CROSSING THE MEDIAN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND NO ONE WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND DROVE VERY CAUTIOUSLY HOME! PLAN ON BRINGING IT IN AND LEAVING IT WITH THE DEALER ASAP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542362September 6, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
AT 32,000 MILE THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL SMELLED HOT, BRAKE DUST RESIDUE VISIBLE AND SQUEALING COMING FROM THIS DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL. FOUND THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR OUTSIDE BRAKE PAD WAS WORN DOWN TO METAL. DRIVER'S SIDE INSIDE PAD AND PASSENGER REAR PADS, BOTH INSIDE AND OUT WERE FINE WITH HARDLY ANY WEAR ON THEM.. HYUNDAI DEALER SAID IT IS NORMAL FOR REAR DISC PAD TO WEAR THIS UNEVEN AND FOR CALIPER'S TO STICK ON CAUSING THIS. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT IN EITHER DESIGN OR QUALITY OF PARTS AS OTHER SANTA FE OWNERS ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS AT EVEN LOWER MILEAGE. DEALER WANTS YOU TO PAY $60 TO HAVE YOUR DISC BRAKES CLEANED AND ADJUSTED (WHAT IS THERE TO ADJUST?) WHY DO ONLY HYUNDAI SANTA FE BRAKES NEED THIS UNHEARD OF SERVICE? WHY IS IT ONLY OCCURRING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FOR ME AND OTHER OWNERS? DISC BRAKES SHOULD NOT ACT THIS WAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542019September 5, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
VERY POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. CAR DEALER ADJUSTED HEADLAMPS. THIS HAD NO EFFECT. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH THIS STYLE HEADLAMP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542045September 5, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10541823September 4, 2013
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FIRST OF ALL I KNOW OUR 2011 HYUNDAI SANTA FE IS NOT MADE IN USA, IT IS A KOREAN 2.4 L, 7 SEATER BOUGHT IN PANAMA. I WROTE TO THE HYUNDAI COMPLAINT WEBSITE AND THEY VERY POLITELY ANSWERED THAT THE CAR WAS A NON-US MODEL AND THEY SENT ME A LINK TO A WEBSITE WHERE I COULD FILE THE COMPLAINT. I DID IT BUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN ANSWER, YET. MY FIRST PROBLEM AFTER THE CRASH WAS THE UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS FOR REPAIRING THE CAR. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH OUR LOCAL CONSUMER AUTHORITY HERE IN PANAMA. OUR CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR MORE THAN 9 MONTHS, ITS RUNNING NOW BUT STILL SOME PARTS MISSING. THE ISSUE IS THAT AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK FROM THE SHOP I RECEIVED A CALL FROM OUR LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER (PETROAUTOS) TELLING ME ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN OF THE FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH (JUST AS IN THE US MODELS) AND THAT I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER. SO I LOOKED UP IN INTERNET AND I FIND SEVERAL RECALLS RELATED TO THE BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE SWITCH. SO IM WONDERING IF THIS WAS RELATED TO THE CRASH BECAUSE I ALWAYS HAD MY DOUBTS OF WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I BRAKED THAT DAY. FINALLY THERE WAS A CRASH AND ALTHOUGH I KNOW THIS MAY ONLY BE FOR YOUR INFORMATION OR FILES, AND THAT YOU CAN'T HELP ME; PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO ACCOUNT FOR YOUR EVALUATIONS. THANKS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538308September 1, 2013
ENGINE
HAD JUST LEFT THE HOUSE AND WAS A FEW BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE LOST ACCELERATION POWER. ENGINE HAD IDLE SPEED AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME UNDER IDLE SPEED. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND WHEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE IT SEEMED TO HAVE REGAINED ACCELERATION AND DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK WITH A LITTLE MORE POWER BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. TAKING IT TO THE DEALER WHEN THEY OPEN TOMORROW, BUT LAST OCCURENCE THEY STATED CARBON BUILD UP ON THE INJECTORS AS THE PROBLEM. WIFE IS NOW SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR AS THIS PROBLEM CREATES A DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION IF IT HAPPENS DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537638August 28, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SIMILAR FUEL GAUGE PROB I HAVE READ ON THIS SITE-----FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY AND INDICATOR LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED WHEN TANK GETS BELOW HALF FULL. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537640August 28, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL DOOR LATCH SWITCH ON DRIVER-SIDE DOOR WILL NOT UPEN FUEL DOOR ON OCCASION. HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY LATELY. ON-LINE SEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM W THIS MODEL. IS ANYTHING BEING DONE BY MANUFACTURER TO FIX THIS? *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537415August 27, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TWO WEEKS AGO, I STARTED MY CAR AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THE FUEL GAUGE WAY BELOW "E" AND THE LIGHT HAD TURNED ON, ALONG WITH THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. I WAS AFRAID I HAD NEGLECTED TO GET GAS, EVEN THOUGHT I WAS PRETTY SURE THAT WHEN I LEFT THE CAR THE NIGHT BEFORE I WAS OVER A 1/4 OF A TANK. I MADE IT TO THE GAS STATION AND FUELED UP. I ONLY PUT $20 IN AT THE TIME, BECAUSE I WAS IN A HURRY. I GOT IN, STARTED THE CAR AND I WAS UP ALMOST FULL, WHICH IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE ON $20 IN A SANTA FE. IT TURNS OUT I HAD PLENTY OF GAS IN THE TANK AND THE GAUGE WASN'T REGISTERING IT PROPERLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. IT'S ALMOST LIKE THE CAR NEEDS TO "WARM UP" BEFORE THE FUEL GAUGE ACTUALLY REGISTERS THE AMOUNT OF GAS CORRECTLY. AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I AM CONCERNED THAT PROBLEM COULD WORSEN WITH TIME AND WILL EFFECT OTHER SYSTEMS IN THE CAR. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT I MAY ACTUALLY RUN OF OUT GAS AND BE STUCK SOMEWHERE WITH MY CHILD BECAUSE THE GAUGE ISN'T ACCURATE AND LIKE ALL HUMAN BEINGS..I CAN'T ALWAYS REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I FUELED UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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