2007 Hyundai Santa FE complaints

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, THE POST SECURING THE VISOR TO THE HEADLINER BROKE FREE, LEAVING THE VISOR HANGING DIRECTLY IN MY FIELD OF VISION. I DIDN'T EVEN TOUCH THE VISOR, IT FELL FROM THE VIBRATION OF TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAS HAPPENED OTHER TIMES AS WELL, INCLUDING ON A DANGEROUS MOUNTAIN ROAD.

I WAS TRAVELING TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE ON WYDA WAY IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY. I WAS GETTING READY TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. SUDDENLY, I FELT MY CAR BEING PUSHED FROM BEHIND, AND THEN I HEARD A LOUD ACCELERATION NOISE. RIGHT AFTER THAT MOMENT, MY CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT STOP. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME AND ALSO TRIED MOVING THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER. IT WOULD NOT MOVE AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE.THE NEXT THING THAT OCCURRED WAS A HORRIBLE COLLISION, RESULTING IN MY CAR HITTING ANOTHER CAR WHICH HIT ANOTHER CAR. I SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AS WELL AS TWO FATALITIES AND OTHER INJURIES IN THE TWO CARS THAT WERE HIT. I WAS TAKEN TO UC DAVIS HOSPITAL IN SACRAMENTO WHERE I STAYED IN THE ICU FOR TWO DAYS AND THEN FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL. I WAS DRIVING A RUNAWAY CAR WITH NO WAY TO STOP IT.*BF *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), AND EGR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED EMPTY WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSE OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

GAS GAGE SAID EMPTY SO I WENT TO PUT GAS IN IT THE PUMP KEPT SHUTTING OFF SO I MOVED AND WENT ANOTHER PUMP I STARTING PUT GAS IN THE CAR AND THE GAS CAME FLYING OUT OF THE CAR POURING ALL OVER ME I WAS SOAKED WITH GAS I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND HERE IT WAS THE GAS SENSOR IT WAS READING EMPTY WHEN ACTUALLY IT WAS FULL THEY HAD TO TAKE THE TANK DOWN AND PUT IN A SENSOR 5 HOURS OF WORK I HAD CARS THAT WERE 20 YEARS OLD OR OLDER AND THEY NEVER DID THIS HYUNDAI NEED'S TO RECALL THIS YEAR BECAUSE I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2007 SANTA FE

WHEN SITTING IN A TRAFFIC JAM CAR STARTING JUMPING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO TURN OFF TRAFFIC STARTED TO MOVE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR SEEMED LIKE IT WAS CHOKING THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON I MADE IT TO THE CAR SHOP THEY PUT IT ON THE MACHINE THEY SAID IT WAS A COIL PACK AND THIS YEAR SANTA FE WAS KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM GOT IT FIX AND THEY CAR STILL SHAKES LIKE IT WANTS TO TURN OFF IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY THE VIBRATION WHEN AT A STILL MODE IS SO ANNOYING HYUNDAI KNOWS THIS PROBLEM EXISTS WHY DONT THEY RECALL THEM I JUST WISH I COULD FIND THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT HONESTLY IT IS ANNOYING WORRYING IF THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF AND LEAVE ME STUCK SOMEWHERE ALONE LATE AT NIGHT BECAUSE I WORK 3 TO 11 PM PLEASE HELP

SMELL OF FUEL IN PASSENGER CABIN WHEN YOU FILL UP. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL ALONG WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON.

ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE GAS GAUGE DROPPED TO "E" AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK TO AUTOZONE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. WITH A COST OF $300.AT THAT TIME I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WERE 2 SENDING UNITS. WOW $600. I PUT SOME CLEANER IN THE GAS WHICH HAS HELPED A LITTLE, JUST PROLONGING GETTING IT FIXED. SOMETIMES IT WORKS SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. I WATCHED THE RANGE IN MILES BOUNCE AROUND THE OTHER DAY WHILE DRIVING. I CAN'T PAY $600 TO REPAIR SOME THING IF IT ISN'T COMPLETELY BROKE.

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND GOING OVER ANY MINOR IRREGULARITY IN THE ROAD SURFACE, DISTRACTING NOISES FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION...SQUEAKS, CREAKING AND THUDS ARE BEST WORD TO DESCRIBE. VERY DISTURBING AS NOTHING IS VISIBLE ACCORDING TO MECHANICS BUT THERE IS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM DUE TO THE HUNDREDS OF ON LINE COMPLAINTS I'M SEEING.

OUR 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE HAS LOUD NOISE FROM THE BACK WHEELS. TOOK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THE BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIPERS WERE RUSTED. FOR SAFETY CONCERN, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT WE HAVE BOTH ROTORS AND CALIPERS CHANGED. IT WAS 6/29/2015 AND THE CAR HAS DRIVEN ONLY 257664 MILES. REPORTEDLY, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND CALIPER WITH OEM PARTS. WITHIN 3 MONTHS. WE NOTICES THE ROTORS ARE RUSTED. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER ON 9/26/2015 AND WAS TOLD, NOTHING THEY CAN DO. ASKED US TO CONTACT HYUNDAI CORP. ON 9/29/2015, WE CONTACTED HYUNDAI USA, BUT HYUNDAI KEPT SAYING IT HAS PASSED THE 5-YEAR WARRANTY FOR BRAKE, AND IGNORE THE OEM PARTS RUSTED WITH 3000 MILES AND 3 MONTHS. WHEN POINTED THIS OUT, HYUNDAI PRACTICALLY IGNORE OUR CONCERN. OUR CARS ARE ALWAYS KEPT INSIDE GARAGE. WITH THIS RUST PROBLEM, WE BEGAN TO CHECK ON ROTORS OF CARS IN ANY PARKING LOT WHEN WE WENT OUT AND PARKED THE CAR. WE FOUND THAT ALL MOST ALL HYUNDAI, DOES NOT MATTER WHICH MODEL, THEIR ROTORS ARE ALL RUSTED. BUT NOT OTHER MAKERS VEHICLES. I ALSO FOUND SIMILAR "PREMATURE RUST" OF ROTORS COMPLAINTS FROM HYUNDAI CAR OWNERS IN THE INTERNET. I BELIEVE THE OEM ROTORS AND CALIPERS SHALL CARRY THE SAME 5-YEAR WARRANTY AS ORIGINAL PARTS IN THE CAR. FOR SAFE OF CUSTOMERS, HYUNDAI SHALL NOT BE ALLOW TO USE SUCH DEFECTED PARTS IN THEIR VEHICLES. WILL NHTSA TAKE ACTION ON BEHALF OF US?

THE ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON AND PUSHING THE ON/OFF SWITCH DOES NOT PUT IT OUT. AND THE CAR HAS NO FORWARD MOMENTUM EVEN IF I FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL. IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RE START, THE DASH LIGHT GOES OUT SOMETIMES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. IN MOTION ON THE HIWAY

I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE , THE GAGE GOES FROM EMPTY TO FULL AND BACK TO EMPTY IN 5 MINUTES. BACK A FORTH EVERYDAY

CAR MADE RAPID CLICK FAILED TURN SIGNAL SOUND WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT SIGNAL ACTIVATED AND HAPHAZARDLY ACTIVATED LEFT SIGNAL INDEPENDENT OF DRIVER. SIDEOUND STOPPED IF SIGNAL ACTIVATED. AS APPROACHED BUSY TRAFFIC AREA (AIRPORT), STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING AND BURNING SMELL FILLED PASSENGER CABIN. HYUNDAI DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED IS MANUFACTUER SWITCH DEFECT, WITHOUT SAFETY FUSE TO PREVENT FIRE ON OVERHEATING, BUT IS CHARGING $250 TO REPAIR AND KEEPING MY ONLY CAR FOR AT LEAST A WEEK WHILE ORDERING ANOTHER PART (WHICH AS IT IS THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART IS JUST AS LIKELY TO EVENTUALLY FAIL AND RISK A CAR FIRE WHILE DRIVING MY KIDS). DEALER SAYS HYUNDAI ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART. A COMPLAINT 10629458 WAS FILED FOR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME DEFECT IN A 2010 SANTA FE WITH SIMILAR ABDICATION OF RESPONSIBILITY BY HYUNDAI. THINGS THAT CAUSE CABIN FIRES SHOULD PROMP A RECALL.

WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR BEFORE IT WAS RECALLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY FUEL GAGE CHANGES CONSTANTLY. ONE MINUTE SAYING I'M FULL, THE NEXT SAYING IT IS EMPTY WITH THE GAS LIGHT ON. NEXT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, BROUGHT IT TO THE SERVICE CENTER, WHOM STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS WELL OVER A $750 JOB AND A KNOWN HYUNDAI SANTA FE ISSUE. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT HYUNDAI HASN'T RECALLED THIS PART, DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THIS ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS WHILE BEING STATIONARY AND MOVING. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW.

I RECEIVED A SERVICE CAMPAIGN NOTIFICATION RE MY 2007 HYUNDAI SANTE FE AUTO TO INSPECT (& POSSIBLY REPLACE) THE ALTERNATOR & REPLACE THE FRONT VALVE COVER GASKET. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE VAN NUYS CA SERVICE DEPARTMENT. AFTER PERSISTING TO GET AN ANSWER AS TO HOW LONG THE SERVICE WOULD TAKE, I WAS TOLD I COULD EXPECT 2 DAYS. I NEED TRANSPORTATION TO & FROM HYUNDAI. I WAS TOLD THEIR SHUTTLE WOULD ONLY TAKE ME 6 MILES. MY HOME IS 8.2 MILES AWAY. I WAS TOLD I COULD RENT A VEHICLE FOR $30+ PER DAY. IT IT APPROPRIATE THAT SUCH A NOTIFICATION SHOULD COST ME UPWARDS OF $60????? WHAT AGENCY OVERSEES AUTOMOBILE SAFETY OR TO WHOM SHOULD I COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS?

MY 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN SO I COULD GET INTO A LEFT HAND TURNING LANE. AS SOON AS I TOUCHED THE BRAKES, THE CAR REVVED UP AND ACCELERATED TO A VERY HIGH SPEED ON ITS OWN. I'M NOT SURE HOW FAST I WAS GOING, BUT FAST ENOUGH TO THROW ME BACK AGAINST THE CAR SEAT AS I RAN THROUGH A RED LIGHT UNABLE TO STOP. I TRIED THE BRAKES AGAIN BUT THEY DIDN'T WORK.. SHIFTING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL OR ANY OTHER GEAR DID NOTHING TO SLOW OR STOP THE CAR EITHER. I FINALLY REACHED DOWN AND TURNED THE KEY OFF, AT WHICH TIME I LOST MY POWER STEERING. I STEERED INTO AN OPEN FIELD, HIT A FENCE, AND CONTINUED QUITE A WAYS THE CAR WAS STOPPED BY AN INCLINE TO A RAVINE.

ON THE WAY TO TAKE MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL MY FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. I THOUGHT THIS WAS ODD AS I HAD A HALF A TANK OF GAS WHEN I PARKED IT IN THE GARAGE FOR THE NIGHT. I WENT TO THE GAS STATION FILLED UP THE GAS TANK (IT ONLY TOOL $13.00 TO FILL UP) EVEN THOUGH I KNEW I WASN'T EMPTY. WELL THE VERY NEXT MORNING AGAIN MY GAS LIGHT WAS ON SAYING IT'S EMPTY. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NEVER BEEN ON DURING THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V122000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT STATED DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, BUT THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF AND JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY SHUT OFF AND WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD CLICKING SOUND FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,595.

ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY GAS GUAGE STARTED TO FLUCTUATE IN ITS READINGS. I NOTICED ONE DAY MY GAS LIGHT WAS ON--STATING MY GAS TANK WAS EMPTY AND I KNOW I HAD GAS IN THE TANK. I ENDED UP GOING TO THE GAS STATION AND FILLED THE TANK. MY GUAGE READ FULL FOR A DAY THEN MY GAS LIGHT WENT ON (EMPTY). AS I DROVE THE CAR I NOTICED THE GAS GUAGE SLOWLY RISE TO THE CORRECT READING OF "FULL". THE FLUCTUATION IN THE READINGS ARE CONSTANT. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND CONCERNING TO ME, AS I DRIVE CHILDREN AROUND AND CANNOT RELY ON MY GAS GUAGE TO GIVE ME AN ACCURATE READING. I AM CONSTANTLY GOING TO THE GAS STATION JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT I DO HAVE GAS. THIS ISSUE CAUSED MY ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. IF I RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE FREEWAY, OR OFF IN THE DESERT HERE, IT COULD BE FATAL.

THE FRONT RIGHT DRIVEAXLE BROKE, RESULTING IN THE FRONT TIRE FALLING OFF. I HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVESHAFT, THE BALL JOINTS, CONTROL ARM, SERPENTINE BELT AND ALTERNATOR BELT AND PAY FOR AN ALIGNMENT, FOR A TOTAL COST OF $876.01. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 1 MPH. 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THAT, I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WITH MY FAMILY. CAN YOU IMAGINE YOUR TIRE FALLING OFF AT 70 MPH? HYUNDAI HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND HAS CHOSEN TO IGNORE MY REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE 2013 FOR THE SAME ISSUE.

BACK IN 2011, MY DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED (THE BRACKET BROKE AT THE ELBOW WHERE THE PLASTIC IS MOLDED AROUND THE BRACKET). IN LOOKING AT THE PART, I NOTED THAT THE QUALITY/GAUGE OF THE BRACKET WAS NOT VERY ROBUST. I WAS AN EMPLOYEE OF FIRST PRINCE AND THEN JOHNSON CONTROLS, AND AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH SUN VISORS AND THE BRACKETS THAT SUPPORT THEM. BASED ON MY OBSERVATIONS, THE DESIGN IS INFERIOR AND IS NOT ROBUST ENOUGH TO LAST THROUGH THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE. THE REASON I'M WRITING TO YOU NOW, IS THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE VISOR ALSO FAILED RECENTLY, WITH DAMAGE IN THE EXACT SAME AREA. I AM ALSO NOTING THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRACKET IS STARTING TO WEAKEN, AS IT WILL FREQUENTLY NOT STAY IN A LOCKED UP POSITION. THIS WAS THE SAME SYMPTOM EXHIBITED BEFORE THE FIRST DRIVER SIDE VISOR FAILED. IN MY OPINION, THERE HAS TO BE AN EXCESSIVELY HIGH FAILURE RATE FOR THIS PART AND AS THE REPLACEMENT IS EXPENSIVE (APPX. $240), I FEEL THERE IS A RISK AND PERHAPS ALREADY OCCURRENCE OF A RISK OF THE BRACKET FAILING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED, AND/OR A DRIVER WHO'S VISOR FAILED, HAVING VISION IMPAIRED BY THE SUN AND BECOMING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE YOU SHOULD LOOK AT THE REPLACEMENT RATE FOR THIS PART ACROSS NOT ONLY THIS MODEL, BUT ALL OTHER'S AS I NOTE THAT FREQUENTLY THE DESIGN OF AN ELBOW BRACKET CROSSES OVER MULTIPLE PLATFORMS.

ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY GAS GUAGE STARTED TO FLUCTUATE IN ITS READINGS. I NOTICED ONE DAY MY GAS LIGHT WAS ON--STATING MY GAS TANK WAS EMPTY AND I KNOW I HAD GAS IN THE TANK. I ENDED UP GOING TO THE GAS STATION AND FILLED THE TANK. MY GUAGE READ FULL FOR A DAY THEN MY GAS LIGHT WENT ON (EMPTY). AS I DROVE THE CAR I NOTICED THE GAS GUAGE SLOWLY RISE TO THE CORRECT READING OF "FULL". THE FLUCTUATION IN THE READINGS ARE CONSTANT. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND CONCERNING TO ME, AS I DRIVE CHILDREN AROUND AND CANNOT RELY ON MY GAS GUAGE TO GIVE ME AN ACCURATE READING. I AM CONSTANTLY GOING TO THE GAS STATION JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT I DO HAVE GAS. THIS ISSUE CAUSED MY ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND AS A RESULT CANNOT PASS EMISSIONS UNTIL I GET THIS FIXED.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN AUGUST OF 2015 AND WHEN I FILLED THE CAR UP I NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE DIDN'T READ FULL. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE FUEL HAND DROPPED BELOW HALF FULL. I HIT THE TRIP BUTTON TO SEE WHAT THE RANGE DISPLAY WAS REPORTING AND IT WAS DROPPING LIKE A ROCK (STARTED AT 200+ MILES AND DROPPED DOWN TO LESS THAN 100 MILES). THEN A FEW MINUTES AFTER THAT THE EMPTY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT WITH A P0460. THIS APPEARS TO BE A FREQUENT PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL CAR. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL SITUATION. IT IS POSSIBLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE MOVING (ON EXPRESSWAY) WHICH COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT.

MY GAS GAUGE STARTED MALFUNCTIONING EARLIER IN 2015, THEN IT TOTALLY WENT OUT BY MAY OF 2015. NOW, IT WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO, BUT IT'S NEVER REALLY RIGHT. MY TRIP GAUGE DOESN'T WORK EITHER. THANKS TO THIS ISSUE, I FAILED MY SMOG TEST, THEY SAID THAT MY GAS TANK SENSORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. I GOT AN ESTIMATE OF NEARLY $1000 TO COMPLETE THIS PROCEDURE THAT LOTS OF OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH. WHY ISN'T THIS A REPAIR COVERED BY HYUNDAI? DO YOU BUILD YOUR PRODUCTS TO LAST LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE IT THROUGH YOUR WARRANTY PERIOD? I'VE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THIS WITH PREVIOUS VEHICLES.

WHILE DRIVING THE FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO CODE READ AT A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE STORE. THE PRICE OF THERE PART WAS 350. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT A DEALER WILL CHARGE. HE TOLD ME IT WAS A FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I FOUND LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE. THIS SHOULD NOT BE FAILING THIS SOON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DETACHED AND OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVER SIDE VIEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V472000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

AFTER STARTING MY VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO WORK MY SANTA FE ESC LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WENT INTO A "LIMP MODE". IT SLOWED DOWN TO 10 MPH AND WOULDN'T LET ME ACCELERATE. I PULLED OVER AND I COULD FEEL THE ENGINE SPUTTERING. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED A MINUTE. TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON AND PROCEEDED TO WORK WITHOUT INCIDENT. NOW NO MATTER WHEN I DRIVE WHETHER ITS A COLD START OR AFTER 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE. WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED ON BACK ROADS IS NOT A SERIOUS ISSUE I FEEL THAT WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 65MPH AND IT HAPPENS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUES THAT I FEEL NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY HYUNDAI IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED.

WE BOUGHT THE CAR FROM ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON IT WAS MY GIFT FOR MOTHER'S DAY, THE SAME DAY WE DROVE THE CAR OF THE LOT THE CAR STALL FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WE CALL THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP STATED TO BRING THE CAR IN. AFTER A FEW HOURS I RECEIVED A CALL TO COME PICK UP THE CAR. MY HUSBAND WAS VERY SURPRISE TO KNOW THE CAR HAD STALL AND ASKED IF THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND WE WERE TOLD ALL IT NEEDED WAS A BATTERY CHANGE. MY HUSBAND PROCEEDED TO ASK FOR MANAGEMENT BUT THE SALES ASSOCIATE TOLD US THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR A CAR TO STALL ONCE IN A WHILE??? MY HUSBAND WAS FRUSTRATED WITH EVERYONE, THE SALES ASSOCIATE INFORMED US THAT THE CAR HAD 3 PREVIOUS OWNERS ONLY BECAUSE THEY HAD PURCHASED THE SAME CAR NEWER. WE DID NOTICE DAMAGE ON THE BACK BUMPER OF THE CAR BUT IT HAD BEEN PAINTED OVER AND ALSO MY HUSBAND NOTICE THE FRONT HAD ALSO BEEN PAINTED OVER. AGAIN WE ARGUED WITH SALES BUT GOT NO WHERE!!! SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS! A DEALER-SALES-ASSOCIATE SHOULD NOT PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK JUST TO MAKE A DOLLAR! THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG ABOUT THAT. SINCERELY YOURS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR CAME LOOSE AND DROPPED IN FRONT OF MY FACE CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY. THE PLASTIC HUB THAT HOLDS THE VISOR SHAFT INTO THE CEILING OF THE CAR BROKE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTE FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS THE SMELL OF FUEL INSIDE THE CABIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SMELL INCREASED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK FRACTURED AND WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V317000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME HAD SEVERE CORROSION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR BECAME DETACHED UNEXPECTEDLY AND BLOCKED MY VISION. BECAUSE IT WAS ATTACHED BY A WIRE (FOR THE LIGHTED MIRROR), IT WAS DANGLING AND I HAD TO HOLD IT UP WITH ONE HAND WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE TO A SAFE LOCATION TO PARK. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO HOLD THE VISOR HIGH ENOUGH OUT OF THE WAY AND BE ABLE TO DRIVE. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A FASTER SPEED, OR CORNERING. RECALL THESE VISORS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTE FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

MY ESC OFF LIGHT COMES OFF AND ON, INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THEY BOTH GO OFF AND ON RANDOMLY. THE ESC OFF LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF WHEN PUSHED. I CANNOT TELL IF THE ESC FEATURE IS ENGAGED OR NOT. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW. IT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND IN THE SHOP WHENEVER A FIX WAS NEEDED. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, IT'S BEEN A COMMON COMPLAIN WITH VARIOUS HYUNDAI MODELS, INCLUDING MINE. UPON SPEAKING WITH HYUNDAI USA, VARIOUS CARS ON THIS LINE HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. MINE WAS NOT ONE ON LINE THAT WAS NOTED, HOWEVER THE ISSUE IS EXACTLY THE SAME. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI USA LAST WEEK. MY ONLY RECOURSE IS TO TAKE IT TO A NEARBY DEALER AND PAY THEM TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC WORK UP OUT OF POCKET. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM HAS POTENTIAL FOR SAFETY ISSUES. I BOUGHT MY CAR WITH THE ESC SAFETY FEATURE. NOW I CAN'T TELL IF IT'S ENGAGED OR NOT AS I CANNOT GET THE LIGHT TO GO OFF.

WHEN I FILLED UP MY CAR THE GAS GAUGE SAID IT WAS EMPTY AND THE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO GET REPAIRED AND THE SENSOR WAS BAD. THERE ARE SENSORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER PAYING $700 IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. I TRAVEL ON THE HIGHWAY EVERYDAY AND NEED TO KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN MY CAR - THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE BUT NO RECALL - WHY??

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WAS HANGING BY THE MIRROR WIRES. LUCKILY IT WAS HELD UP SOMEWHAT WITH THE CLIP. THE PLASTIC ON THE PIVOT SIDE IS CHEAP AND CRACKED RIGHT OFF, THERE IS NO WAY TO REPAIR IT AND A REPLACEMENT IS 140.00. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA SUN VISORS FOR THE SAME ISSUE

GAS TANK SHOWS EMPTY ALTHOUGH FULL. A FEW MINUTES SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS IS A KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM ACROSS THE HYUNDAI SANTA FE LINE FOR YEARS. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSORS ARE MADE TO FAIL PREMATURELY, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF BOTH THE SENDER COMPONENTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE DRIVER FOLLOWING BEHIND THE CONTACT INFORMED HER THAT THE BRAKE LAMPS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THE BRAKE LAMPS FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BAND FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V113000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.

I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC ON A FREEWAY WHEN HIT FROM BEHIND. THE DRIVER CLAIMS HE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH YET MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE AND IS IT NORMAL?

LEAVING MY HOME TO TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST COMPLETED I WAS TOLD THE SENSORS IN THE GAS TANK ARE MALFUNCTIONING (P0464) AND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2007 HYUNDAI SANTE FE MODELS. THE GAUGE TELLING ME HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IS NOT READING CORRECTLY DUE TO THE SENSOR MALFUNCTION AND CAN CAUSE ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS AT ANY TIME. THE DEALER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT WITHOUT CHARGING ME A $98 "DIAGNOSTIC FEE" EVEN THOUGH THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS DONE ELSEWHERE. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE BUT THEY REFUSE TO HONOR THAT AS WELL. *TR

AT 3:30 P.M. I WAS IN MY 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE ON MY DRIVEWAY, WAITING FOR THE GARAGE DOOR TO GO UP. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR ACCELERATED. (THE 20 MPH SHOWN ABOVE IS APPROXIMATE.) THE CAR RAN INTO THE GARAGE DOOR AND KNOCKED IT OFF ITS TRACKS. IT CRASHED INTO BUILT-IN WOODEN CABINETS ALONG THE SIDE OF THE GARAGE AND CAME TO REST AGAINST A WOODEN PLATFORM AT THE FRONT OF THE GARAGE. MY FOOT DID NOT LEAVE THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING THIS TIME. THE GARAGE DOOR AND WOODEN CABINETS WERE DESTROYED. THE CAR WAS DECLARED TO BE UNREPAIRABLE. I WAS CONSIDERABLY SHAKEN UP BUT LUCKILY NOT INJURED PHYSICALLY. *TR

HYUNDAI DEALER INFORMED ME THAT VALVE COVER GASKET IS LEAKING ONTO ALTERNATOR WHICH WILL CAUSE IT TO FAIL. ESTIMATED OUT OF POCKET COST TO REPAIR IS OVER $700. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE RECALL ON THE HYUNDAI VERA CRUZ. I'M AFRAID THAT THE ALTERNATOR WILL FAIL AT SPEED CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND DIMINISH BRAKING AND STEERING CAPABILITY. *TR

HYUNDAI HYUNDAI FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND THE FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN SCREWING UP 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR USED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM I'VE NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MANY FACTORS CAN JUST NOT REPAIR SUCH AN ISSUE ESPECIALLY ITS COST BETWEEN 500 TO 700 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT, ECS LIGHT, AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,100.

THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE CHANGES RANDOMLY. CHECK ENGINES CODES P0463, P0464, P2068 INDICATES A FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILURE. THIS IS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ON OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS POTENTIALLY USING THE SAME SENSOR SYSTEM. THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE OWNER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KNOW THE ACCURATE FUEL LEVEL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS MAY CAUSE TANK OVERFILLING AND POTENTIALLY SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR ($1000) AND IS NOT COVERED BY HYUNDAI AFTER THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY. *TR

GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY TO 1/4 FULL AFTER FILLING. DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT ON. HAD VEHICLE TOWED THEN READ OTHER COMPLAINTS.WHEN I RESTARTED VEHICLE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO RUN FINE.THE FUEL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ARE STILL ON BUT THAT IS A DIFFERENT ISSUE. *TR