2008 Hyundai Santa FE complaints

HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS GAUGE BEING ERRATIC AND MY 2008 SANTA FE, HESITATING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED AT AN AFTER MARKET SHOP THAT I HAVE ALWAYS USED ON ON MY VEHICLES, IN APRIL 2016 ($707.00) AND APPEARED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HERE IT IS FEB. 2017 AND ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THIS TIME WE WERE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE JUST DIED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. I HOPE IT'S NOT THE FUEL PUMP AGAIN. CAN'T FIND A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED AT 65,000 MILES. FUEL GAUGE OSCILLATES, NO WAY TO KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS REMAINING. SIGNIFICANT DANGER OF VEHICLE CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE FUEL TANK EMPTY WITHOUT DRIVER BEING AWARE. OTHER AUTOMAKERS HAVE ISSUED RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM; HYUNDAI NEEDS TO FIX THIS KNOWN, POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE.

MY CAR STARTED TO DISPLAYED THE FUEL TANK AS EMPTY WHEN IS NOT. UPON TURNING ON THE ENGINE, THE GAS GAUGE LIGHT IS ON AND THE FUEL TANK IS DISPLAYED AS EMPTY. THE GAS GAUGE ON OCCASION ALSO SPORADICALLY FLUCTUATES UP AND DOWN, REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH GASOLINE IS IN THE TANK.

GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. SHOWS EMPTY WITH LIGHT ON AT BOTTOM OF IT.

THE ISSUE STARTED SHORTLY AFTER MY VEHICLE SURPASSED 60,000 MILES. UPON TURNING ON THE ENGINE, THE GAS GAUGE LIGHT IS ON AND THE FUEL TANK IS DISPLAYED AS EMPTY. THE GAS GAUGE ON OCCASION ALSO SPORADICALLY FLUCTUATES UP AND DOWN, REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH GASOLINE IS IN THE TANK.

FUEL LEVEL SENSORS FAILED AT 80,000MILES WHILE ON HIGHWAY. CANNOT MONITOR FUEL LEVEL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, VEHICLE FAILS INSPECTION. DEALER QUOTES $800 TO REPAIR. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THIS FLAW ENDEMIC TO THIS MODEL. INTERNET CONFIRMS THIS WITH HIGH NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS.

THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED BEHAVING ERRATICALLY AT 75000 MILES. THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CAN SUDDENLY DROP TO EMPTY, THEN COME BACK TO 1/2 FULL AND THEN TO EMPTY. IT CANNOT SHOW FUEL LEVEL PROPERLY. THIS IS SERIOUS HAZARD ISSUE AS OWNER CANNOT CORRECTLY TELL FUEL LEVEL WHILE DRIVING. OWNER HAS 10YEAR 100K POWER CHAIN WARRANTY BUT HYUNDAI DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THIS ISSUE AS THEY CLAIMED THIS IS NOT PART OF POWER CHAIN. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. *TR

GAS FUMES AND SMELL ARE IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS MOST PREVALENT WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. THIS OCCURS BOTH WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND WHEN IT IS GARAGED. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD FIND NO CAUSE BUT THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY AND HEALTH ASPECTS OF THE GAS FUME BUILD IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE.

THE FUEL SENSOR(S) AND/OR THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2008 HAVE FAILED. THIS HAS CAUSED MY FUEL GAUGE AND "RANGE" BEFORE EMPTY GAUGE TO FLUCTUATE AND GIVE A FALSE READING. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE A HUGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD AS STALLING OUT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IS A POSSIBILITY. I AM CURIOUS WHY HYUNDAI HAS NOT ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND RECALLED THESE CAR FOR REPAIR.

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE FROM ITS SOCKET WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VISOR HUNG BY THE WIRE FOR THE LIGHT. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN DEFECT. IT IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I WAS ABLE TO JURY RIG IT BACK - VERY SIMPLE AND EASY; HOWEVER THEIR NEGLECT OF THIS IS DANGEROUS.

FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY TANK, WHEN TANK IS FULL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, BUT IS INTERMITTENT. RISK IS THAT VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF FUEL WITH NO NOTICE.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GAS GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. ON 7/27/2016 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL SENDERS. ON 9/9/2016 I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FULL, THERE WERE VERY STRONG FUEL FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE MAINTENANCE REP STATED THAT THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND MADE SURE EVERYTHING WAS SEALED PROPERLY. HE ALSO STATED THAT IT WAS PROBABLY THE FUEL TANK PURGE VALVE FOR WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT THE GAS WILL EXPAND. IN EIGHT YEARS THIS HAS NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE. NOW IT IS NOVEMBER AND THERE ARE STILL GAS FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I AM NOW TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK FOR A THIRD TIME. THE FUMES ARE SO STRONG THAT NOBODY CAN SIT IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SITTING IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT, THERE ARE STRONG GAS FUMES PRESENT.

AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE I NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE ACTING ERRATICALLY (OCCASIONALLY WIDELY SWINGING) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVENTUALLY ILLUMINATED. DEALER SERVICE FOUND CODE P0464: "INSPECTED CLUSTER FOR ANY LOOSE CONNECTIONS OR DAMAGE, NO ISSUE FOUND WITH CLUSTER OR WIRING. REMOVED THE SENDING UNITS AND FOUND SEND UNITS OUT OF SPEC WHEN MOVING BY HAND AND OHM SENDERS. REPLACED BOTH SENDING UNITS AND CLEARED CODES." *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. FUEL GAUGE WILL READ EMPTY EVEN AFTER JUST FUELING. FUEL GAUGE WILL OCCASIONALLY READ A RANDOM LEVEL THEN DROP TO EMPTY WITHIN SECONDS. OBD CODES STATES FUEL SENSOR ERRORS.

MY VEHICLE HAS HAD A FUEL GAUGE THAT WOULD MOVE UP AND DOWN WHILE CAR IS STILL. TODAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A CODE P0464-FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THE FUEL IN VEHICLE IS AT HALF AND THE GAUGE WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO EMPTY (WITH EMPTY LIGHT COMING ON) THEN IT WOULD GO BACK TO HALF AND MOVE EVERY NOW AND THEN. THE VEHICLE IS AT 83000. SO FAR THE THE GAUGE IS SOMEWHAT WORKING BUT IS VERY FRUSTRATING KNOWING THAT THIS CAN BE A $500 REPAIR SINCE IT WILL INVOLVE THE GAS TANK. THIS CAN MAKE FOR A BAD SITUATION IF THE GAUGE COMPLETELY FAILS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HYDROPLANE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED AND, DUE TO THE CONTACT ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE ROAD DIVIDER. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED SHOULDER AND BACK INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL BEARINGS ON THE FRONT AXLE WERE WORN OUT. THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALSO. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESC AND ABS SENSORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDIA SANTA FE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR PROVIDED FALSE READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

A PROBLEM IS REGARDING FUEL GAUGE FAILURE /CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ,GOES OFF ,FUEL GAUGE REGISTER ON EMPTY WITH LIGHT INDICATOR ANYTIME TANK IS LESS THAN FULL.

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED, APPROX. $650 IN REPAIRS. UPON RESEARCHING, IT LOOKS AS IF THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM BUT HYUNDAI IS FAILING TO DEAL WITH IT (IE RECALLS).

WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED READING ERRATICALLY, EVENTUALLY CAUSING P0464 ERROR CODE. REPLACED BOTH FUEL LEVEL SENSORS & PROBLEM RETURNED, WITHIN 2 DAYS TIME.

I'VE BEEN NOTICING MY MILEAGE IS SLOWLY DECLINING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT JUST CAME ON THE OTHER DAY. I'VE NOTICED MY GAS HAND SOMETIMES GOES DOWN TO MAKE THE LIGHT COME ON THEN IT GOES BACK UP. TOOK MY CAR TO SEE WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CODE READ FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT IS BAD. I'VE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH SANTA FE'S BUT NO RECALL AS OF YET.

MY 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE FUEL GAUGE OVER A MONTH AGO. EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE TANK, THE GAUGE WILL GO TO "E" AND THE "LOW FUEL" LIGHT COMES ON, DESPITE A FULL TANK. AT TIMES THE METER WOULD STARTING MOVING UP TOWARDS "FULL" BUT THEN BOUNCE AROUND. I UNDERSTAND IT'S CLOSE TO $!000 TO GET THIS FIXED - BUT I HAVE READ ABOUT SO MANY OTHER HYUNDAI SANTA FE USES WITH THE SAME ISSUE THAT I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE IN PLACE. CURRENTLY I'M JUST DRIVING LOCALLY AND I JUST FILL UP EVERY TIME I TAKE THE CAR OUT, BUT ON THE HIGHWAY FOR LONG TRIPS THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS. VERY SURPRISED THERE IS NOT A RECALL WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS.

FUEL GUAGE READS EMPTY WHEN AT LEAST HALF FULL.

MY MOTHER PURCHASED A 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE, AWD 2.7L V6 MODEL BRAND NEW IN 2009. HER FUEL GAUGE FAILED AT AROUND 110,000 MILES APPROX. I NOTICED OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE...SO I THOUGHT I'D MENTION THAT HER FUEL GAUGE ALSO QUIT WORKING! SHE TOOK IT IN TO GET FIXED, AND I BELIEVE IT WAS A PRETTY COSTLY JOB! MAYBE WITH EVERYBODY PUTTING THEIR HEADS TOGETHER, THIS ISSUE CAN GET MORE ATTENTION AND POSSIBLY LEAD TO A RECALL. THANKS!

MY 2008 SANTA FE WITH 109,000 MILES SUDDENLY SHUT OFF ON ME WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. THE STOP SIGN WAS ON A SLIGHT TURN AND I NEVER REALIZED IT UNTIL I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND SAW ALL THE LIGHTS LIT ON THE DASH. I PUT CAR IN PARK AND IT RESTARTED WITH NO ISSUES. LATER THAT DAY I WENT TO START THE CAR AND ENGINE MADE A LOUD CLUNK SOUND AND CAR SHOOK FOR A SECOND. I DECIDED NOT TO DRIVE IT THAT DAY. IT HAS BEEN 3 DAYS SINCE THE FIRST SHUT DOWN AND SO FAR THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING LIKE NORMAL. CALLED HYUNDAI AND MADE NOTE OF MY COMPLAINT BUT DIDN'T SEEM TO KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE OR SO MAYBE THEY ARE NOT AT LIBERTY TO SAY IF THEY HAVE. THEY NEVER GAVE ME AN ANSWER EXCEPT TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER TO SEE IF THEY CAN DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. I SEE RECALL WAS PUT OUT FOR THE 2010-2012 MODEL YEARS BUT NOT FOR OLDER MODELS.

OUR GAS GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY, AND THE FUEL LIGHT STAYS ON, ALL THE TIME. THIS OCCURS EVEN AFTER WE FILL THE CAR UP. THIS OCCURS WHETHER THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR RUNNING. WE HAVE TO TRACK OUR FUEL LEVEL BY KEEPING TRACK OF THE MILEAGE. ALSO, IF WE TURN THE CAR OFF WHEN FUELING, IT WILL NOT TURN BACK ON. WE HAVE TO TRY OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL IT TURNS ON. WE HAVE FOUND THAT IF WE LEAVE THE CAR RUNNING WHILE FUELING, IT USUALLY STAYS RUNNING; HOWEVER, A LOT OF TIMES, THE CAR STOPS RUNNING AND THEN, WE STRUGGLE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. THIS IS OUR 2ND SANTA FE (OUR FIRST WAS A 2004, WITH WHICH WE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM). IF HYUNDAI DOESN'T DO SOMETHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, THIS WILL BE OUR LAST HYUNDAI. THIS IS DANGEROUS ON MANY LEVELS, AND AS WE ALL CAN SEE, THERE ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT 350 OTHER 2008 SANTA FE OWNERS WHO HAVE POSTED ON THIS SITE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY DEFECT, AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. ALSO, I NOTICED SOMEONE ELSE MENTIONED THEY CHANGE LOW BEAMS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. WE TOO, ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WE HAVE CHANGED MORE HEADLAMPS IN THIS CAR THAN WE HAVE IN ALL OF OUR CARS COMBINED OVER 40 YEARS.

FUEL GUAGE SHOWS FALSE READING, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN TANK IS FILLED AND SHOWS EMPTY READING. GUAGE WILL START RISING AFTER MANY MILES (ONE HUNDRED OR MORE). FUEL GUAGE WILL DROP TO EMPTY. CAR IS STATIONARY WHEN FILLING, BUT GIVING FALSE READINGS WHEN MOVING ANYWHERE. WE NEVER KNOW WHEN WE ARE GOING TO RUN OUT OF GAS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE ROUTINELY INSPECTED FOR EMISSIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL GAUGE. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE DETAILS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,129.

ESC LIGHT ILLUMINATES. CAR LOOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING, AND STALLS.

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET (APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH), MY CAR SUDDENLY DISPLAYED THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT AS WELL AS THE "ECS OFF" INDICATOR AND AT THAT SAME TIME, I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND MY CAR SLOWED TO A STOP. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTED WITH THE SAME RESULTS. WHEN I RESTARTED, THE "ECS" INDICATOR WAS NO LONGER LIT, BUT THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT REMAINED ON UNTIL THE DECELERATION OCCURRED AGAIN AND THEN BOTH LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. WHEN I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR WHAT COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR ISSUES SO I THOUGHT IT WAS BEST TO FILE A COMPLAINT.

IN JULY/AUG OF 2015 MY GAS GAUGE AND MILES-TO-EMPTY INDICATOR STARTED GOING CRAZY. I WOULD FILL THE TANK WITH GAS BUT THE GAUGE READ EMPTY. WHILE DRIVING, THE MILES-TO-EMPTY INDICATOR WOULD CONSTANTLY, RAPIDLY CHANGE FROM 200 TO 40 TO 68 TO 113 TO WHATEVER SO I COULDN'T TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAD LEFT. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT HYUNDAI ON AUG 8, 2015 AND ASKED THEM TO ALSO LOOK AT THE GAS GAUGE. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNTIL THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON AT THE END OF NOVEMBER 2015 SO I TOOK THE CAR IN 12/10/15, AND THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REPLACE TWO FUEL SENSORS IN THE GAS TANK. WHEN THE PROBLEM INITIALLY STARTED, I HAD ABOUT 64000 MILES ON THE CAR.

LIKE SO MANY OTHERS, MY FUEL GAUGE IS COMPLETELY NON FUNCTIONAL. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AND NOW JUST FILL THE CAR UP WEEKLY TO AVOID ISSUES. THIS IS CLEARLY AN ENGINEERING ISSUE GIVEN THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH IT OCCURS IN THIS VEHICLE.

HYUNDAI DEALER SAID MY BALL JOINTS WERE BAD, $750.00 FOR REPAIRS, HYUNDAI HAS RECALL I WAS NOT NOTIFIED. DRIVERS AIR BAG ILLUMINATED, GOING IN FOR REPAIR FRIDAY COST UNKNOWN. AGAIN I WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT RECALL. I HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE I WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT RECALLS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONTROL ARM AND WHEEL BEARING SEIZED AND WERE UNUSUALLY WORN. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO REPLACE THE TIRES DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,644.

THE FUEL LEVEL SENSORS IN THIS CAR HAVE FAILED. REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE IN THE TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE READS THAT THERE IS NO FUEL, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS "ON" AT ALL TIMES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT CAN LEAD TO A SITUATION WHERE THE DRIVER RUNS OUT OF FUEL (SINCE THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT ACCURATE) AND THE CAR STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THAT HAS NOT YET HAPPENED TO ME, BUT IT COULD. BASED ON A SHORT INTERNET SEARCH FOR OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE, AND DISCUSSING THE ISSUE WITH LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE ON THE NHTSA SITE THAT THIS COMMON PROBLEM HAS LED TO A RECALL, BUT I BELIEVE THAT IT SHOULD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO DISENGAGE AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND A BURNING ODOR WAS NOTICED. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM ALL FOUR TIRES. THE CONTACT LEFT THE VEHICLE IDLING FOR AWHILE AND THE SMOKE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC AND ELECTRICAL CONTROL UNITS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

WHEN I AM DRIVING, BOTH FREEWAY AND CITY DRIVING, THE CAR WILL STUTTER SLIGHTLY AND THEN THE ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I LOSE ACCELERATION AND HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN MY CAR OFF, WAIT A MINUTE OR TWO, AND THEN RESTART THE CAR. THE ESC OFF LIGHT GOES AWAY AND I ONCE AGAIN HAVE ACCELERATION BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. THE PROBLEM OFTEN REPEATS ITSELF DURING THE SAME TRIP, SOMETIMES 30 MINUTES LATER, SOMETIMES JUST 2 MINUTES LATER. THE STOP LAMP SWITCH WAS REPLACED DURING THE RECALL CAMPAIGN 09V122 WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING. A FEW MONTHS AGO THIS STARTED AGAIN, IT IS ALL THE SAME ISSUES AS I HAD BEFORE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH WAS REPLACED DURING THE LAST RECALL. BECAUSE I LOSE ACCELERATION WITH NO WARNING AND QUICKLY FALL TO 20MPH AND BELOW, I HAVE TO QUICKLY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DO MY BEST TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WHICH IS DIFFICULT WHEN YOU ARE LOSING MOMENTUM.

2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BROKEN DRIVER INSIDE DOOR HANDLE THAT SPLIT IN HALF. ALSO, WATER SOLVENT CONTAINER SPLIT DUE TO COLD WEATHER TEMPERATURES. CONSUMER UNABLE TO ADD WASHER FLUID. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

THIS PERTAINS TO REPAIR COST OF $850.56 FOR MY 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE FUEL GAUGE THAT WAS NOT READING THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE PERTAINS TO MANUFACTURE'S DEFECT AND HYUNDAI SHOULD INITIATE A RECALL. ADDITIONALLY, MY HYUNDAI ONLY HAS ABOUT 58,360 MILES TO HAVE A MAJOR REPAIR COST OF $850.56.

AFTER 141,000 MILES THE ENGINE THREW A ROD, I HAD HEARD A CLICKING NOISE FOR A WHILE BUT WAS ASSURED IT WAS A NORMAL ENGINE SOUND AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER. I CHANGE MY OIL REGULARLY AND HAVE MY SLIPS, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING. IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF I AM HAVING TO REPLACE APPROXIMATELY ONE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP PER MONTH.

FUEL GAUGE HAS FAILED, LEAVING NO INDICATION OF FUEL REMAINING IN VEHICLE. COULD CAUSE CRASH DUE TO VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL.

MY CHECK ENGINE WILL COME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR WILL MOVE ERRATICALLY. I CAN GO PUT GAS IN THE CAR AND IT WILL STILL SAY EMPTY. I DO NOT KNOW IF I NEED GAS OR NOT. VERY UNSAFE WHEN TRAVELLING WITH KIDS. I KEEP PITTING GAS IN BECAUSE I'M AFRAID I'LL RUN OUT. HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AND IT SHOWED THE REASON WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON IS BECAUSE OF THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR. REAL PAIN. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED BEFORE IT CAUSES SERIOUS BODILY HARM TO SOMEONE. THE VEHICLE CAN BE STATIONARY OR IN MOTION IT DOESN'T MATTER IT WILL STILL GO HAYWIRE.

AT 140,000 MILES, THE FUEL SENSOR FAILS TO SHOW THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE INDICATOR MOVES FROM HALF TO EMPTY IN AN INSTANT. AFTER RE-CRANKING AND DRIVING A BIT, THE FUEL NEEDLE WILL THEN SLOWLY RETURN TO SHOWING UNDER HALF A TANK. THE RANGE INDICATOR DOES NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT RANGE DUE TO FAULTY SENSOR. I HAVE TO WATCH THE TRIP MILEAGE TO KNOW THE AMOUNT OF FUEL I HAVE. ALL PROBLEMS START AT ABOUT A 1/2 TANK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. CALLING DEALER BUT I KNOW THE ANSWER AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS. I DON'T REALLY HAVE THE $$$ TO FIX.

DEFECTIVE FUEL SENSOR. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FUEL GAUGE BEGAN FLUCTUATING ERRATICALLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO STOP DUE TO UNSURE IF I HAD A FUEL LEAK OR IF SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN TO THE ENGINE. AFTER CHECKING THERE WAS NO LEAK I CONTINUED HOME EVEN THOUGH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND FUEL GAUGE SHOWED NO GAS. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND YEAR OF VEHICLE. IN NEW YORK STATE MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. REPAIRS COST ME OVER $800. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 72,000 MILES. I FEEL HYUNDAI SHOULD COMPENSATE THE CONSUMER FOR AN OBVIOUS DEFECT WHEN THEY HAVE TO MAKE A REPAIR THAT IS NOT RELATED TO WEAR AND TEAR OF THE VEHICLE.

I HAD MY SANTA FE SERVICED ON 04/05/16 FOR FUEL GAUGE SENSOR,WAS NOT READING APPROPRIATE GAS LEVEL. I HAVE ONLY 72000MILES AND SOMTHING LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.I WAS TOLD THAT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE CAR,WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE.WE OWNED 8 CARS BEFORE SANT FE AND IT NEVER HAPPENED. IT IS A SPENDY REPAIR OF $388.99 MARTA

THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED AT AROUND 55,000 MILES,WHICH RESULTED IN THE DRIVER BEING UNABLE TO TELL HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE TANK. FUEL TRANSFER UNIT AND FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE APPROX 60MPH ON HWY 277 WHEN THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB GOING OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SANTE FE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED AND THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.