2007 Hyundai Santa FE complaints

HYUNDAI SANTA FE ESC LIGHT POPS ON INTERMITTENTLY AND AFTER PUSHING THE ON/OFF SWITCH DOES NOT PUT IT OUT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO POPS ON ALONG WITH THE ESC LIGHT. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN MANY HYUNDAI MODELS AND RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE OUR VEHICLE WAS MAKING A SLOW TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 50 MPH, CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE, THEN OUR CAR WAS FLIPPED AND LANDED ON THE ROOF. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. ALL PASSENGERS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. WHEN THE CAR FLIPPED, THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT RELEASED AND BECAME UNSECURED, TOSSING THE PASSENGER. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE CABIN CAGE AND SIDE DOOR PANELS. ....UPDATED 04/23/15 *BF

I HAD JUST PURCHASED GAS A FEW DAYS BEFORE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY GAS GAUGE REGISTERED NO GAS. I KNEW I WAS NOT ON EMPTY AND WENT TO THE GAS STATION AND PURCHASED MORE GAS, WHICH WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF DOLLARS TO TOP IT OFF. IN THE PAST 6 WEEKS, MY GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATES BETWEEN EMPTY OR WHEREVER ELSE IT WANTS TO LAND. IT IS VERY UNRELIABLE TO USE THE ODOMETER/TRIP CALCULATOR TO PINPOINT HOW MUCH GAS IS LEFT IN THE TANK. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS FUEL SENSOR ISSUE ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND COME TO FIND OUT THIS HAS BEEN A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 AND 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE'S. HYUNDAI HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENSOR STARTING WITH THE 2009'S SO THEY REALIZED THERE WAS AN ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE REPAIR FOR THE FUEL SENSOR CAN RUN ALMOST A $1,000, WHICH IS A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR A PROBLEM THAT HYUNDAI KNOWS EXISTS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

3/18 DRIVING DOWN A ROAD HIT A LARGE POTHOLE ESC OFF AND ABS LIGHTS POP ON THE DASH PRESS THE ESC BUTTON WHICH DID NOTHING.I STOP IN A PARKING LOT TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AS I PULLED AWAY THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF. 3/19 I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 25-30 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ESC OFF AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ONE ONCE AGAIN I PARK AT THE GROCERY STORE TO SHOP. LEAVING THE GROCERY STORE I TURN ON THE VEHICLE ON THE DASH THE SAME LIGHTS ARE LIGHT UP AS I PULL AWAY THEY TURN OFF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V122000 IS A RECALL IN PLACE FOR THIS ISSUE ON MY MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE BUT IT STARTS FOR THE SANTA FES THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL OF 2007 AND FURTHER. MY SANTA FE WAS MANUFACTURED IN MID MARCH OF 2007 PLEASE LOOK INTO ADDING MY VEHICLE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V122000. *TR

FUEL GAUGE LEVEL ERRATIC. CHECK ENGINE CODE INDICATES FUEL LEVEL SENSORS. NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AT THE SAME TIME, I NOTED WILD FLUCTUATIONS IN FUEL GAGE READOUT. ALSO, WHEN SELECTED, THE "RANGE" RAN FROM 0 UP TO 99 MILES. READING YOUR WEBPAGE LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM ON THE 2007 SANTA FE. MY ONLY OPTION IS TO CONTINUALLY TOP OFF THE GAS TANK TO INSURE THE VEHICLE IS FUELED. THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE ACTUAL FUEL LEFT IN TANK. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, AS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WITHOUT WARNING AT 65 MPH IN TRAFFIC WILL NOT ONLY SLOW THE VEHICLE, BUT KILL POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. ISSUE MUST BE ADDRESSED THROUGH RECALL. IT IS TOTALLY UNFAIR TO EXPECT CONSUMERS TO FOOT THE BILL FOR AN ESTIMATED 700 DOLLAR FIX. *TR

WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE INDICATING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME, BUT NEXT DAY CAR WOULD NOT START DUE TO DRAINED BATTERY. BATTERY WAS THEN RECHARGED AND CAR DRIVEN TO LOCAL FIRESTONE STORE FOR DIAGNOSIS. WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY DUE TO OIL THAT HAD LEAKED FROM THE FRONT VALVE COVER GASKET. THE ALTERNATOR WAS HEAVILY CAKED WITH THIS OIL/GRIME. AFTER INSTALLING NEW VALVE COVER GASKET AND ALTERNATOR TODAY, CAR NOW RUNS FINE. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO ME TO BE IDENTICAL TO THAT DESCRIBED IN HYUNDAI'S RECALL NUMBER 121 WHICH COVERED CERTAIN VERACRUZ MODELS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V415000) AND THEREFORE I BELIEVE THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO COVER AT LEAST MY CAR AND PROBABLY OTHERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP NOISE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MERGE OFF THE HIGHWAY AVOIDING A COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT DEFECTIVE AND VERIFIED THAT ALL FOUR WHEELS WERE SCALLOPED ON THE INSIDE BEAD AREA OF THE RIM. AS A RESULT, ALL FOUR RIMS AND TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000. VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE INACCURATELY, FINALLY INDICATING THE TANK IS EMPTY AND EMPTY LIGHT IN ON. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON AS WELL. A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT MECHANICS ESTIMATED IT WILL COST BETWEEN $700 AND $1,100 DOLLARS TO TRACK DOWN AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM. MY INSPECTION WILL BE OUT OF DATE SOON AND HAVE NOTICED THROUGH RESEARCH THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDRED CASES AND COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE WITH 2007, HYUNDAI, SANTE FE AND OTHER HYUNDAI VEHICLES. WHY IS THERE NOT A FORCED RECALL FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR THIS DESIGN FLAW FOR THESE CARS? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE FOR THIS ISSUE TO GET REPAIRED? *TR

FUEL LEVEL GAGE READOUT IS FAULTY, PROVIDING ERRONEOUS AND IRREGULARLY FLUCTUATING READINGS ON REMAINING GAS LEVELS. TOOK IT TO DENNIS HYUNDAI OF DUBLIN OH AND WAS INFORMED BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT THIS IS A REGULAR PROBLEM ON 2007 SANTA FE'S. HE SAID THE YELLOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT SPORADICALLY LIGHTS IS TRIGGERED BY FAULTY GAS LEVEL SENSOR. THE DEALER CLEARED THE TROUBLE CODE FOR ME AND SUGGESTED I NOT WASTE MY MONEY ON THE COSTLY REPAIR OF THE SENSOR AND USE MY ODOMETER TO TRACK WHEN I SHOULD FILL THE TANK. UNFORTUNATELY THE ODOMETER IS NOT DESIGNED OR INTENDED FOR THIS PURPOSE. MOST OF THE TIME THE FUEL LEVEL GAGE ON THE DASHBOARD READS COMPLETELY EMPTY SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL REMAINS IN MY TANK. ALSO WITH THE YELLOW CHECK ENGINE CONTINUALLY LIT I'LL HAVE NO PRACTICAL WAY OF KNOWING IF SOME OTHER EMISSION CONTROL FAULT HAPPENS WITHOUT REPEATEDLY HAVING TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO VERIFY THE TROUBLE CODE CAUSE. GAS GAUGES SERVE A VITAL ROLE IN KEEPING THE DRIVER INFORMED OF WHEN THE TANK NEEDS MORE FUEL. WITHOUT A RELIABLE FUNCTIONING GAUGE THERE IS CONTINUAL RISK OF DEPLETING THE FUEL, RESULTING IN A STALLED ENGINE AND LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING, GREATLY INCREASING RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. IT IS EVIDENT FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED ON THIS PROBLEM THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW OR DEFECT IN THE PARTS OR SYSTEM INVOLVING THIS FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND GAUGE. ISN'T TIME HYUNDAI BE MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING/FUNDING A REMEDY FOR THIS DEFECT? *TR

I HAD A NEW BATTERY INSTALLED TWO DAYS EARLIER AND CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ESC AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS. THIS WAS ABOUT A MILE FROM MY INTENDED EXIT. AFTER THE EXIT MORE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. IF I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, THE TACH AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES DROPPED TO ZERO. AS I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, THE ENGINE DIED. I LOOKED TO SEE IF I HAD BROKEN A BELT BUT SAW IT WAS INTACT. I DID NOTICE THAT THE ALTERNATOR SEEMED TO BE SHINY FROM OIL. I WENT ONLINE AND SEARCHED FOR THE SYMPTOMS AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE VERACRUZ WITH THE VERY SAME SYMPTOMS CAUSED BY A LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKET. THE RECALL IS NHTSA CAMPAIGN 14V415000. AS OTHERS HAVE STATED, IF IT'S THE SAME ENGINE WITH THE SAME ISSUE, IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE RECALL AND THE REPAIRS COVERED. *TR

JUST LIKE MOST PEOPLE ON HERE, MY FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. RAN OUT OF GAS AND FORCED TO PUSH CAR OUT OF HARMS WAY, WHICH OCCURRED DURING A LEFT TURN ON GREEN LIGHT. BECAUSE OF THIS, I FAILED THE COLORADO EMISSIONS TEST, LEAVING ME TO PAY OVER $500 TO GET THIS FIXED. I AM ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH MY VISOR FALLING DOWN, CAR ALARM GOING OFF AT RANDOM TIMES, AND NOT ALL DOORS LOCKING WHEN USING THE ELECTRIC KEY CHAIN. I CAN NOT WAIT TO GET A NEW CAR AND BE DONE WITH HYUNDAI SINCE THEY ARE DETERMINED TO PROVIDE POOR PRODUCTS AND NOT ISSUING RECALLS. *TR

THE CAR, AT 75,000 MILES IS NOW SHOWING AN LOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT, 0 REMAINING ON GAS GAUGE ALTHOUGH I HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALSO ILLUMINATED. BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN MY TANK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

IN AUGUST 2013, THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2007 SANTA FE STARTED ACTING STRANGE. (61000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE). WHEN I WOULD FILL UP THE GAS TANK, THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD SHOW EMPTY. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 50 MILES, THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WOULD GO OUT BUT THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD SHOW PARTIALLY FULL. THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THEN MY SANTA FE WAS DUE FOR ITS ANNUAL PENNSYLVANIA STATE INSPECTION. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WOULDN'T PASS THE INSPECTION WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND THE CODES SHOWED THE FUEL GAUGE SENSORS WERE BAD. BOTH FUEL GAUGE SENSORS WERE REPLACED BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC (NOT HYUNDAI) FOR ABOUT $290. I'VE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT HAVE SEEN NO RECALL FROM HYUNDAI. *TR

I READ IN A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT, AND JUST PERSONALLY CONFIRMED IT MYSELF, THAT HYUNDAI ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V415000) FOR 2007-2012 VERACRUZ VEHICLES WITH THE LAMBDA MPI ENGINE TO CORRECT AN OIL LEAK FROM THE FRONT VALVE COVER GASKET THAT SATURATES THE ALTERNATOR AND CAUSES THE ALTERNATOR TO SHORT OUT. THE RECALL ALSO STATES THAT "AN UNEXPECTED FAILURE OF MOTIVE POWER WHILE DRIVING INCREASES RISK OF A CRASH". THE SAME EXACT THING IS HAPPENING IN SANTA FE'S. MY CAR SHUT DOWN ON ME WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR HAD AN OIL LEAK FROM THE FRONT VALVE COVER GASKET THAT SPILLED ONTO MY ALTERNATOR AND SHORTED OUT MY ALTERNATOR,WHICH NEED TO BE REPLACED, AND THIS ULTIMATELY KILLED MY BATTERY. SO NEW ALTERNATOR, NEW BATTERY, AND NEW GASKET COVER. THIS ENGINE OIL LEAK IS SO DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. THERE SHOULD ALSO BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE IN SANTA FE MODELS WHICH HAVE THE SAME ENGINE. *TR

FUEL SENSORS QUIT WORKING. HAD THEM REPLACED WITH GENUINE HYUNDAI PARTS. FUEL SENSOR STILL NOT WORKING. *TR

MY VEH HAD AN OIL LEAK WE NOTICED IN JUNE OF 2013. WE TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WITH A WARRANTY THE VEH STILL HAD AND HAD BOTH VALVE COVER GASKETS REPLACED AND THE OIL PAN WAS ALSO LEAKING. A YEAR LATER JUNE 20, 2014 WHEN I WAS PARKED AT A FRIENDS HOUSE WE NOTICED OIL ON HER DRIVEWAY. I GUESS THE VEH WAS LEAKING OIL AGAIN, I JUST DIDN'T NOTICE SINCE OUR GARAGE IS STAINED WITH OIL. I TOOK IT BACK AND WAS TOLD BOTH VALVE COVER GASKETS AND THE OIL PAN WERE ALL LEAKING AGAIN, HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR SINCE IT WAS JUST OVER A YEAR. SEEMS LIKE AN ODD PROBLEM TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME LEAK IN 1 YEAR. EITHER THERE IS A FLAW IN THIS YEAR SANTA FE OR GURLY LEEP IN MISHAWAKA DID NOT DO A PROPER FIX ON MY VEH. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL FORUMS FOR THESE 07 SANTA FE'S WITH THE SAME TYPE OF LEAK THAT OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE. BECAUSE OF THIS OIL LEAK, MY ALTERNATOR HAS GONE OUT THIS MORNING, THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WENT BAD FROM BEING SATURATED WITH OIL. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE FUEL SENSOR WENT OUT WHICH NOW THE TRUCK DOESN'T REGISTER ANY GAS IN THE VEH. THIS IS ANOTHER COMMON COMPLANT I AM FINDING ON FORUMS FOR THIS 07 SANTA FE. I AM STARTING TO WONDER IF THESE ITEMS SHOULD BE IN SOME SORT OF A RECALL.

THIS IS OUR 3RD HYUNDAI SANTA FE. OUR 1ST WAS AN 2006 MODEL, WITH WHICH WE HAD NO PROBLEMS. OUR 2ND WAS TOTALED BECAUSE OF ANOTHER DRIVERS FAULT. WE WERE FORCED TO AVOID HER PULLING INTO OUR LANE- HEAD ON AND WENT OFF THE ROAD HITTING SOME PINE BUSHES AND A TELEPHONE GUIDE WIRE. WE WERE DOING 45MPH AT THE TIME WE LEFT THE ROAD AND HOT THE BUSHES. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED BY THE ADJUSTER. SO WE REPLACED THE CAR WITH ANOTHER 2007 SANTA FE LIMITED AND AT FIRST ALL WAS GOOD. NOW THE FUEL SENDING UNITS ARE NOT WORKING. IN THE FUEL SYSTEM THE GAS TANKS(2) ARE CONSIDERED SADDLEBACKS AND ARE LOCATED UNDER THE REAR SEAT. THE OBD ERRORS CODES STATE THAT NEITHER UNIT IS WORKING AND IT IS NOW COSTING US AN ADDITIONAL $525 - AS IT FAILED THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE EMISSIONS TEST. HYUNDAI IS AWARE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE AND IS NOT BEING TOLD TO FIX IT. CONSUMERS DESERVE BETTER.

I OWN A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE, AND THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 TO 2010 SANTA FE'S THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED AT. THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNITS TEND TO GO BAD WHICH CAUSES THE FUEL GAUGE TO READ EMPTY, AND ACTIVATES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AFTER CHECKING THIS INFO ON THE WEB, IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SANTA FE'S AND THE COMPANY KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING BUT CHARGE THE CONSUMER ANYWHERE FROM $500 TO $1000 TO REPAIR IT. I ALSO FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED ON THOUSANDS OF THESE VEHICLES. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY MATTER BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE WILL DROP TO ZERO AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. IT'S SCARY NOT KNOWING IF YOU HAVE FUEL OR NOT OR HOW LONG YOU CAN DRIVE WHEN IT DROPS TO "E". PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. *TR

STARTED MY CAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE FUEL GAGE LIGHT WAS LIT ON DASHBOARD. SHUT OFF CAR. WAITED FEW SECONDS, STARTED CAR AGAIN. THE GAS GAGE NEEDLE WENT DOWN TO ZERO THEN JUMPED TO FULL, WHICH WAS CORRECT SINCE I HAD GASSED UP DAY BEFORE. THE FUEL GAUGE LIGHT WENT OFF, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR REMAINDER OF THAT DAY. AS OF LAST NIGHT, 1/31/14, NO WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON. MY LOCAL MECHANIC SAID HE THOUGHT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS, BUT I SEE THERE ISN'T EVEN THOUGH I AM READING SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SAME COMPLAINT OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. *JS

THE FRONT VALVE COVER GASKET ON THE ENGINE HAS FAILED. ENGINE OIL IS LEAKING ONTO THE ALTERNATOR. THIS CREATES A SIGNIFICANT RISK FOR ALTERNATOR FAILURE AND POTENTIAL LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. *JS

GAS FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. ESTIMATED REPAIRS FROM DEALER $550.00. NEEDED TO REMOVE REAR SEAT AND FUEL TANK. *TR

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. *TR

I RECENTLY LEARNED THAT HYUNDAI HAD ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V415000) FOR 2007-2012 VERACRUZ VEHICLES WITH THE LAMBDA MPI ENGINE TO CORRECT AN OIL LEAK FROM THE FRONT VALVE COVER GASKET THAT SATURATES THE ALTERNATOR AND CAUSES THE ALTERNATOR TO SHORT OUT. IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING THE CAR CAN QUIT ON THE DRIVER. OUR 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE USES THE SAME ENGINE AND WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS (I.E. OIL LEAKING FROM FRONT VALVE COVER ONTO THE ALTERNATOR), SO I CALLED HYUNDAI TO SEE ABOUT GETTING THIS ISSUE FIXED UNDER THIS RECALL. HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED THEY WOULD NOT COVER THIS ISSUE. IT SEEMS THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD HAVE TO CORRECT THIS FOR ALL VEHICLES THAT USE THE SAME LAMBDA V6 ENGINE, NOT JUST A SELECT FEW. IF IT IS DANGEROUS FOR VERACRUZ OWNERS, HOW IS IT NOT DANGEROUS FOR SANTA FE OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME ENGINE AND SYMPTOMS? I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS SAFETY RECALL EXPANDED TO COVER ALL VEHICLES THAT USE THIS SAME ENGINE. *TR

FUEL GAUGE STOPPED READING FUEL LEVEL. JUMPS ANYWHERE FROM 230 MILES OF GAS LEFT TO EMPTY. AT TIMES I WILL START MY CAR (KNOWING THERE'S MORE THAN 1/2 OF GAS) AND THE GAS LIGHT IS ON AND STAYS ON UNTIL IT SLOWLY CREEPS UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED AN OIL LEAK THAT DAMAGED THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, AND COMPUTER CHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON, AS WELL AS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ALL DOORS DO NOT ALWAYS LOCK ON THEIR OWN, PUSHING LOCK BUTTON ON KEYCHAIN TWICE DOES NOT SOUND THE BEEP TO ENSURE DOORS LOCKED, CAR ALARM GOES OFF RANDOMLY, FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY HYUNDAI BUT FOR SOME REASON, MY 2007 WITH LESS THAN 90,000 MILES IS NOT COVERED. *TR

MY WIFE TRIED TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE TO AVOID ACCIDENT BUT COULD NOT BECAUSE OF FAILURE OF PART STOP LAMP SWITCH. SHE COLLIDED DUE TO THIS FAILURE. HYUNDAI HAS A RECALL ON MANY VEHICLES INCLUDING THIS MODEL BUT NOT THIS MANUFACTURING DATE. THEY ARE NOT INCLUDING ALL THE VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS DEFECTIVE PART. THIS COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS DUE TO THIS. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. ALSO, YESTERDAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED READING MY FUEL LEVEL. I HAVE 90,100 MILES ON THE VEHICLE TODAY. SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, MY HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS WAS EVER A CONCERN FOR OTHER MODELS. *TR

THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A RECALL, HYUNDAI STATES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH AIRBAGS, AFTER SUCCESSFULLY PROVING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS WERE FAULTY AS DEFINED BY THE BBB, I WAS OFFERED $800 FORT CAR THAT BLUE BOOKS AROUND 10-12K. SINCE THE LAW FIRM IN CHARGE OF THE CLASS ACTION ONLY PROVIDED FOR THEMSELVES, THERE WERE NO FURTHER STEPS I COULD TAKE. OCTOBER ACCIDENT CAR WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED HEAD ON AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY STRONG WITH THIS CAR. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE VISOR CAME DOWN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THUS BLOCKING THE VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. VISOR ULTIMATELY FELL COMPLETELY OFF WITH ONLY WIRES DANGLING. A CRASH WAS BARELY AVOIDED HAD IT NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY A YOUNG EXPERIENCED FEMALE DRIVER. WITHIN 30 MINUTES THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR DID THE SAME ALTHOUGH IT HELD ON BY THE WIRES. THIS OCCURRED WITH A PASSENGER OCCUPYING THE SEAT. THIS SITUATION IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER NEARLY CAUSED A PILEUP ON THE BUSIEST STRETCH OF FREEWAY IN RENO NEVADA KNOW AS THE SPAGHETTI BOWL. ACCORDING TO OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME TYPE VEHICLE THEY HAVE ENCOUNTERED A SIMILAR SITUATION. HYUNDAI AND THE DEALERSHIPS SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND LIBEL FOR ANY SUCH CAUSES OF PAST, PRESENT OR FUTURE INCIDENTS AND AN IMMEDIATE RECALL ISSUED BEFORE ANY FURTHER LOSS OF PROPERTY OR LIFE. DOCUMENTATION ON THE INTERNET CONFIRM THAT DEALERSHIPS AND MANUFACTURE ARE AWARE. REPAIR SHOULD BE MADE AT THE MANUFACTURERS EXPENSE AS THIS IS A DEFECT IN WORKMANSHIP AND PRODUCT. AT LEAST, AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE MADE REGARDING THIS EXTREME HAZARD TO THE DRIVER AND OTHER MOTORISTS. THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED 11/20/14. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY DISLODGED FROM ITS PIVOT POINT AND FELL TO THE DASHBOARD. I HAD IT REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. LAST WEEK (11/07/2014) THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR. I WAS TRAVELLING AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT COLLAPSED IN FRONT OF ME COMPLETELY BLOCKING MY VISION. I NEARLY DROVE OFF THE HIGHWAY SINCE I COULD NOT SEE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS PART MUST BE DEFECTIVE BUT THE DEALER TELLS ME AS FAR AS HE KNOWS I'M THE ONLY CUSTOMER WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. I'VE HEARD THAT THE SAME YEAR HYUNDAI SONATA HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THE SANTA FE HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED. *TR

EXACTLY AS PER HYUNDAI RECALL #121, THE VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKED OIL ONTO THE ALTERNATOR AND DESTROYED THE ALTERNATOR: BUT HYUNDAI DEALER IS TELLING ME MY AUTO IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. THIS DOES NOT SEEM FAIR OR RIGHT TO ME. PLEASE HELP! *TR

THE FUEL SENSOR UNIT INSIDE TANK IS DEFECTIVE. SOMETIMES IT IS CORRECT, OTHER TIMES THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WHEN FULL, HALF FULL ETC. IT ALSO DISPLAYS LOW FUEL AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON. IT IS A $ 650+ REPAIR JOB AT DEALER !!! I HAVE A FRIEND WITH SAME YEAR AND MODEL HYUNDAI SANTA FE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.....HOW MANY OTHERS ARE OUT THERE ? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V472000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. UPDATED 12/30/14*CN UPDATED 05/27/2015 *JS

FUEL GAUGE BEGAN ACTING ERRATICALLY AND EVENTUALLY 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT CAME ON. CURRENTLY HAVE TO CONSTANTLY MONITOR FUEL STATUS AND CARRY A GAS CAN WITH EXTRA FUEL. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THAT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVE 1/4 TANK OF GAS LEFT IN TANK. GOT INTO MY CAR THE NEXT MORNING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON AND THE LOW GAS LIGHT AND INDICATOR WAS BELOW EMPTY. FILLED UP AT THE GAS STATION BUT ONLY TOOK 10 GALLONS. TWO DAYS LATER SAME ISSUE BUT AS I WAS WAITING FOR GAS THE INDICATOR WENT UP PASSED 1/4 FULL. SOMETHING SEEMS WRONG WITH GAS GAUGE SENSOR. I HAVE LOOKED AND SEE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS. LETS GET A RECALL !!!! *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR FAILS TO MONITOR THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL WHICH ACTIVATES THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. IF ANOTHER ISSUE ARISES WITH THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD ACTIVATE THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT, I WOULD NOT KNOW BECAUSE THE FAILED FUEL GAUGE SENSOR KEEPS THE LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR FAILS TO MONITOR THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL WHICH ACTIVATES THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. IF ANOTHER ISSUE ARISES WITH THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD ACTIVATE THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT, I WOULD NOT KNOW BECAUSE THE FAILED FUEL GAUGE SENSOR KEEPS THE LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY. *TR

I HAVE HAD THIS SANTA FE SINCE 2008 AND HAVE KEPT UP WITH THE SERVICE ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES FOR THE SAME NOISE, AND THAT IS A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25MPH. WHEN I DRIVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE AND RATTLES. AND IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING IS MORE AGGRESSIVE SINCE I HAD ALL THAT WORK DONE. I LOVE MY SANTA FE AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS, EXCEPT FOR THAT NOISE IN THE FRONT END. I HAVE REPLACED THE SWAY BAR LINKS AND STRUTS RECENTLY, BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME THAT WAS THE PROBLEM AND I STILL HAVE THE SAME NOISE. I SAW A TBS BULLETIN DATED BACK IN 2008 ABOUT THE STEERING YOKE COULD BE MAKING THAT NOISE TOO. AND YOU CAN FEEL IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN YOU HIT SMALL BUMPS TOO. *TR

WHILE IN A PARKING LOT, I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN BY PUTTING MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE. AS MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE CAR BEGAN MOVING FORWARD. WITHOUT REMOVING MY RIGHT FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, I PUT MY OTHER FOOT ON THE PEDAL AND SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL (THE VEHICLE HAS AN AUTOMATIC). THE REVVING UP IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL ONCE AGAIN. I DROVE BACK TO MY HOME, ABOUT SEVEN MILES, WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I HAVE NOT INFORMED THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER YET WHO LAST DID A 90,000 MAINTENANCE ON IT 8/27/2014. THE VEHICLE HAD 88,496 MILES ON IT. *TR

2007 SANTA FE LIMITED 6 CYL 3.3L. OIL IS LEAKING FROM VALVE COVER GASKET KILLING THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY AND THE MOTOR. LIGHTS FLASH ON DASH SEAT BELT LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT, ESC , TPMS. REPLACED BATTERY IN THE DARK AT FIRST. I SAW THE SAME ISSUES WITH A NEW BATTERY. THEN RESEARCHED AND SAW SIMILAR ISSUES POINTING TO VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKING OIL ONTO ALTERNATOR. I CHECKED THE VALVE COVER IN THE LIGHT AND SAW THE LEAK IMMEDIATELY AND THE ALTERNATOR COVERED IN OIL. IF THE 2007 VERA CRUZ IS GETTING A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE AS OF AUG 1ST 2014, THEN THE 2007 SANTA FE SHOULD AS WELL AS OTHER YEARS OF SANTA FE'S. DEALERSHIP WANTS $900 PLUS TAX TO FIX THIS. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT -THAT WAS $700 IN JAN OF 2013 AND THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT ONE TOO. I STILL SMELL GAS WHEN I FILL THE TANK FULL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON DUE TO THIS. I CAN AND HAVE PROVEN IT USING A OBD CODE READER TO RESET THE CODE, FILL THE TANK AND BINGO CODE IS BACK LIKE THE FUEL CAP IS LOOSE BUT IT IS NOT AND THE INTERIOR SMELLS OF GASOLINE TILL THE FUEL LEVEL IS REDUCED. *TR

2 THINGS ARE CONCERNING. ONE, WHEN DRIVING OVER SMALL CRACKS, BUMPS IN ROADWAY THE SUSPENSION MAKES A NOISE THAT MAKES ME THINK IT IS UNSTABLE. IT IS ALSO A LOUDER THAN AVERAGE NOISE, COMPARED TO PAST VEHICLES THAT I HAVE OWNED. SECOND, DRIVING AT SPEEDS BELOW 60 MPH, EVERYTHING IS NORMAL. ONCE SPEEDS ABOVE 60 ARE REACHED, THE STEERING COLUMN SHAKES AND VIBRATES. THE NOISE DESCRIBED EARLIER IN PARAGRAPH ONE IS HEARD. ALIGNMENT AND BALANCING ARE NORMAL. TIRE TREAD IS ALSO NORMAL. NEITHER OF THESE TWO ARE ACCEPTABLE AND IN MY OPINION IS A RISK. *TR

WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 10-20 MPH, THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY WILL SHIFT AND ACCELERATE FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. THEN THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL FLICKER AND THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF, LOSING POWER STEERING AND POWER TRAIN CAPABILITIES. THERE IS NO ISSUE WITH THE BATTERY OR ELECTRICAL PANEL OR THE TRANSMISSION. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, ALWAYS WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

SAME OIL LEAK AS PROPOSED RECALL FOR OUR 2010 VERA CRUZ WITH THE SAME ENGINE (V6). *TR

ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 30TH, 2014, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN MY 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE WITH MY FAMILY AND CHILDREN ON BOARD AT 60 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHED ON AT THE SAME TIME. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE, THE ENGINE STALLED AND BOTH THE STEERING AND BRAKES SUDDENLY BECAME VERY HEAVY TO OPERATE. LUCKILY I MANAGED TO VEER OFF THE FREEWAY BEFORE IT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON A LIVE HIGH SPEED LANE AND ORDERED A TOW TRUCK FROM MY AUTO CLUB. THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN ADVISE THAT THE CAUSE OF THIS BREAKDOWN WAS AN OIL LEAK FROM A VALVE COVER GASKET ONTO THE ALTERNATOR, CAUSING IT TO FAIL. THE BATTERY WAS ALSO AFFECTED BY CHAIN OF EVENT. THIS CASCADING CHAIN OF BREAKDOWN IS A SYSTEMIC FAILURE AND THIS DEFECT IS NOT PARTICULAR TO ONLY MY CAR BUT IS RAMPANT WITH THE HYUNDAI SANTA FE OWNERS. ANY INTERNET SEARCH WITH " SANTA FE 2007 LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKET " WILL TURN UP COUNTLESS RESULTS. IT IS ALSO THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED FROM ANOTHER HYUNDAI SUV, THE VERACRUZ AS IT WAS BUILT ON A HYUNDAI SANTA FE PLATFORM. I WAS LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T COME TO A COMPLETE DEAD STOP WITHOUT WARNING ON A LIVE FREEWAY LANE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AS THE RESULT WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC FOR ALL INVOLVED. LINK TO HYUNDAI VERACRUZ RECALL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/UCM459247/RCDNN-14V415-5243P.PDF KIND REGARDS, *TR

WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP SIGN, I BRIEFLY PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL NEARLY ALL THE WAY DOWN. THE CAR ACCELERATED BEYOND THE 45 MPH SPEED LIMIT AFTER RELEASING THE PEDAL. I PRESSED THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I PANICKED BECAUSE I WAS HEADING FOR A STOP LIGHT. MY WIFE AND I WERE SECONDS AWAY FROM A HIGH SPEED COLLISION. I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION WITH THE BRAKES FULLY APPLIED. THE ENGINE RACED UP TO HIGH RPMS. I LOOKED AT THE PEDAL AND IT WAS DEPRESSED NEARLY ALL THE WAY DOWN WITHOUT MY FOOT ON IT. I PUT MY FOOT UNDER THE PEDAL AND LIFTED UP. THE PEDAL SPRUNG ALL THE WAY UP AND THE ENGINE RPMS WENT BACK TO IDLE VALUES. THE CAR QUICKLY SLOWED. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR JUST BEFORE THE INTERSECTION. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO EXAMINE THE PEDAL. THE DRIVERS SIDE CAR MAT HAD SLIPPED OFF ITS RETENTION POST AND HAD MOVED ABOUT 4 INCHES FORWARD SO IT WAS UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. THE END OF THE CAR MAT WAS CURLED UP SO IT WAS ELEVATED ABOUT 1 INCH ABOVE THE FLOOR CARPETING. WITH THE ENGINE OFF, I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL DOWN BY HAND AND IT GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE CAR MAT AGAIN. AFTER REMOVING THE MAT, I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL DOWN MANY TIMES (ENGINE OFF) AND IT ALWAYS WORKED CORRECTLY. THE DRIVERS SIDE CAR MAT RETENTION POST SYSTEM HAS NEVER WORKED WELL. THE FLOOR MAT FREQUENTLY SIDES OFF THE POST, AND THE MAT MOVES FORWARD. THE USED MAT IS NOW STIFF ENOUGH TO HOLD THE GAS PEDAL DOWN IF THE PEDAL IS PUSHED UNDER THE CURLED END OF THE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FAILED AND CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND BRAKES TO DISENGAGE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V122000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STOP LAMP SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE SUN VISOR IS DEFECTIVE AND FALLS DOWN WHEN DRIVING CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. THE FUEL SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AS WELL. *TR

THE GAS GAUGE JUMPS ALL AROUND. I CAN FILL THE TANK UP AND THEN IT WILL SAY EMPTY. DON'T EVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE CAR EVER. I CALLED THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR AT AND THEY GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED. I HAVE TO PUT GAS IN THE CAR EVERY OTHER DAY DUE TO THE GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TR