2012 Hyundai Santa FE complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND SHE HEARD A RATTLING SOUND AT 60 MPH. THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE BRAKE THE VEHICLE AND CRUISE OVER TO THE SHOULDER OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE ENGINE TO BE INTERNALLY DAMAGED CAUSING A SLOW TO NO CRANK. THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REMOVED AND THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE THE CRANK BY HAND BUT GOT THE SAME RESULT. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT THE ENGINE BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AUTONATION HYUNDAI 104 (759 WEST 104TH AVENUE, NORTHGLENN, CO 80234, (303) 578-6114) WAS CALLED AND ATTEMPTED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER TO HELP WITH THE CONTACT'S REPAIRS UNDER THEIR CERTIFIED PREOWNED WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT AND PROVIDED TWO OPTIONS EITHER A NEW ENGINE OR A BUYBACK OFFER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

ALL THREE LIGHTS ABS, ESC, AND DBC ON DASH CAME ON SAME TIME AFTER REPLACING DRIVERS SIDE HEAD LIGHT BULB. WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND TRACTION CONTROL IMPACTING THE DRIVEABILITY.

MY 2012 HYUNDI SANTA FE STALLED ON ME AS I WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT 3 WEEKS AGO.. LAST WEEK MY CHECK ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON MY DASHBOARD. I TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE PROBLEM WAS A REAR CRANKSHAFT MAIN BEARING SEAL. HE HAS SEEN THIS BEFORE REGARDING HYUNDAI ENGINE PROBLEMS AS WELL AS WITH THE KIA BRAND. I LEARNED THAT THERE WILL BE A RECALL FOR MY CAR BUT IT WILL NOT BEGIN UNTIL 1/22/21. MY VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED WITH THIS RECALL, YET I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I NEED HYUNDAI TO AD MY VIN NUMBER TO THIS RECALL LIST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER DANBURY HYUNDAI 102 FEDERAL ROAD, DANBURY, CT 06810 (203) 825-5940. THEY INITIALLY TRIED TO TURN THE CRANK SHAFT AND THEN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE HAD A MAJOR FAILURE. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET AUTHORIZATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO PAY PARTIALLY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL NHTSA NUMBER 20V746000 (ENGINE) AND. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE ISSUE BUT MADE NO PROMISES ON HELPING WITH THE REPAIRS. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED LATER ON THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE RECALL THAT WAS DATED 12/01/20. THE VEHICLE WAS UNREPAIRED STILL AT DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 35 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY, TURNED OF THE VEHICLE, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS CONTACTED AND ARRIVED AT THE RESIDENCE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE WITHIN THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO LEAKS FOUND BY THE MECHANIC. STERLING MCCALL HYUNDAI (10505 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, HOUSTON, TX 77074, (713) 981-4400) WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT FELT UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE) AS POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREE WAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. JUST LIKE THE ONE THAT'S BEING RECALLED.

MY ESC, DBC, AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED AT THE SAME TIME THIS MORNING. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING ON NUMEROUS HYUNDAI FORMS. FOLKS HAVE BEEN TOLD TO REPLACE HUBS, SENSORS AND ASSORTED OTHER PIECES. MOST DO NOT WORK COSTING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAD THE LIGHTS COME ON MAYBE 6 OR 8 MONTHS AGO. GO OFF AND COME ON AGAIN AND OFF AGAIN. I'VE IGNORED THEM NOT NOTICING ANY DRIVING IMPACT. BUT THE CAR IS WARNING ME THAT IT ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR. THIS IS NOT A ONE OF OR TWO OR THREE ISSUE. THIS FROM ANOTHER OWNER;ALL THREE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY 2011 SANTA FE SO I CHANGED MY FRONT RIGHT ABS SPEED SENSOR WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE LIGHTS, BUT THE DASH LIGHTS ARE STILL ILLUMINATED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS A SHORT IN THE ABS SYSTEM WIRING HARNESS. WHAT'S THE COST TO FIX? $4500.00 REALLY! I THINK A RECALL IS DUE FOR THIS PROBLEM.

TWICE AS I WAS DRIVING IT MID TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON THE REGULAR STREET.

WE WERE TRAVELING ON I-70 WEST ACCELERATING UPHILL WHEN WE HEARD A SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. WE STOPPED TO CHECK AND THEN CONTINUED OUR TRAVEL WHEN A PART CAME OFF THE ENGINE. WE WERE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE EISENHOWER TUNNEL AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO OUR DESTINATION IN FRISCO. THE ENGINE IS BLOWN AND WILL BE COSTLY TO REPLACE. WE HAVE 149,465 MILES ON THE ENGINE. THS IS AWD.10

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, AN INTERNAL PIECE OF MY ENGINE SHOT A HOLE THROUGH MY ENGINE BLOCK. FIRE STARTED SHOOTING OUT OF MY ENGINE AND THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND GET OUT WITHOUT THE FIRE GETTING WORSE. THE DRIVER BEHIND ME PULLED OVER AND TOLD ME THAT HE COULD SEE THE FIRE UNDER THE CAR WHILE DRIVING BEHIND ME. HE STOPPED TRAFFIC UNTIL WE CONFIRMED THAT THE FIRE WAS OUT. THE FIRE WAS STILL VISIBLE FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF MY VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE MINUTES BUT IT STOPPED WITHOUT THE WHOLE CAR IGNITING. I REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO HYUNDAI USA. THEY ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER TO ME BUT TOLD ME THAT THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, THAT MY CAR WAS TOWED TO, DID NOT SEE EVIDENCE OF FIRE SO THEY DROPPED THE CASE. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD A WITNESS, THE DRIVER BEHIND ME FROM THE NATIONAL GUARD, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT DIDN'T MATTER BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T SEE FIRE DAMAGE AND THEREFORE COULDN'T VALIDATE MY CLAIM REGARDLESS OF THE WITNESS. THE CAR HAD NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, THE OIL WAS CHANGED REGULARLY, AND THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE ENGINE TO SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, BLOW OUT THE BLOCK AND SHOOT FIRE. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY MANUFACTURING DEFECT. MY ATTEMPTS TO PRESSURE HYUNDAI TO CHECK MY ENGINE AGAIN HAS ONLY LED TO THEM TO TELLING ME THAT IN 30 DAYS THEY COULD GET SOMEONE ELSE TO LOOK AT THE ENGINE TO VALIDATE MY CLAIM.

THE 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE WAS INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHERE THE FRONT END HIT A GUARDRAIL ON A RURAL HIGHWAY. THE GUARDRAIL WAS CRUSH, AND THE IMPACT SPUN THE CAR AROUND 180 DEGREES. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT, BUT THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS AFFECTED DURING THE WRECK. PENDING NOTIFICATION IF CAR IS TOTALED.

BOTH CV AXLE BOOTS TORN DUE TO FAILED LOWER CONTROL ARMS.

ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2020, THE ENGINE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND MAKE A CRUNCHING CRACKING NOISE ABOUT A MILE LATER WE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, ON A MAIN HWY.WE HAD TO CALL AAA TO COME GET US. WE HAD THE POLICE STAY BEHIND US UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK CAME. IT TOOK 45 MINUTES DUE TO THE HEAVY TRAFFIC AND TIME OF DAY.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND I ASSUMED THAT A ROCK HAD HIT THE SIDE OF MY CAR. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED BUT DID NOT SEE ANY DENTS OR SCRATCHES ON THAT SIDE. THAT EVENING I DROVE MY CAR AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT STALLED OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I PULLED OVER TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE AND TURNED IT OFF. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE I TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT STARTED UP FINE AND DROVE JUST FINE THE REST OF THE NIGHT AND THE NEXT DAY. ON FRIDAY WHEN I STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE, WHICH WAS A CONSTANT LOUD NOISE. I TURNED AROUND AND BROUGHT IT HOME AND CALLED MY MECHANIC. HE CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WOULD COST MORE THAN WHAT THE CAR IS CURRENTLY WORTH. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 130,000 MILES ON IT. I BRING IT IN EVERY 3 MONTHS FOR OIL CHANGES AND MAKE SURE TO DO ALL OF THE RECOMMENDED REPAIRS.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HYWAY AT 65 THE ENGINE SEIZED AND BROKE THE ENGINE BLOCK SPRAYING OIL ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST ALMOST CATCHING FIRE. THIS ENGINE HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND GAVE NO WARNING SIGNS OF HAVEING A PROBLEM. A CONNECTING ROD BEARING STARVED FOR OIL AND BROKE THE ROD. HYUNDAI WAS CONTACTED AND DECLINED TO INSPECT OR INVESTIGATE THIS ENGINE FAILURE AND ALMOST CATCHING FIRE. THEY ALSO DECLINED TO HELP WITH THE REPAIRS OR COSTS I SPOKE TO MARIA AT HYUNDAI CORPORATE AND MY CASE NUMBER WITH HYUNDAI WAS 17260696 ALSO THE AVALIABILLITY OF THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE IS LIMITED TO A SHORT BLOCK BECAUSE HYUNDAI DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH ENGINES TO REPLACE THEM ALL THAT ARE GOING BAD SADLY MY CAR IS ONE YEAR OFF FROM FALLING UNDER THE ENGINE RECALL SO IM STUCK FOOTING THE BILL

VERY RECENTLY, THE CAR HAS BEEN STALLING OUT WITH NO WARNING, NO ODD SOUNDS AND NO OBVIOUS REASON AS TO WHY. I TOOK THE CAR TO A WELL-KNOWN, TRUSTED MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE, AS THE VEHICLE PRESENTED 0 FAULT CODES. I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO DROP THE CAR OFF FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS SO THAT THEY COULD DIAGNOSE WHAT THE ISSUE COULD BE, AND HOPEFULLY CATCH IT HAPPENING. AFTER DOING SO, I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT IT SHOWED 0 SIGNS OF STALLING WHILE IN THEIR POSSESSION. IN ORDER TO POSSIBLY FIND THE ISSUE, THE CAR WOULD HAVE TO BE KEPT FOR MORE THAN JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS, WHICH WOULD AFFECT MY JOB AND THE BILL WOULD MOST DEFINITELY BE MORE THAN I COULD AFFORD. THE SYMPTOMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING... ENGINE STALLS WHILE IN IDLE AT A STOPLIGHT. ENGINE STALLS WHILE STOPPING AT STOP SIGNS. ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING IN LOW SPEEDS. ENGINE HAS A ROUGH IDLE IN MORNING AND STALLS WITHIN FIRST MILE OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS ALL BEEN OCCURING FOR THE PAST MONTH. EVERY MECHANIC I SPEAK TO FOR HELP AGREES IT'S A MYSTERY ISSUE AND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE KEPT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME FOR DIAGNOSTIC MEASURES. I'M NOT SURE WHERE ELSE TO TURN. I USE MY VEHICLE DAILY FOR WORK AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. NOT ONLY IS IT A VERY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS ISSUE, IT LITERALLY SCARES THE CRAP OUT OF ME, BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT'S SUDDEN WITH NO WARNING. TIRED OF FEARING FOR MY LIFE IF STALLED OUT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT USUALLY STARTS RIGHT BACK UP, B

SAME THING THATS HAPPENED IN 90% OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS... DRIVING, LOUD KNOCKING SOUND AND ENGINE AND POWER STEERING DIED ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING 70MPH... YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY VERY AWARE AS I HAVE JUST SAT THROUGH AND READ THE COMPLAINTS ALL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE SOME DYING AT 58,000 MILES WHICH IS UNHEARD OF. I WORK AT A MECHANIC SHOP. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND YOU REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND ARE ALLOWING PEOPLE TO DRIVE AROUND IN UNSAFE CARS.. WE OWN 3 HYUNDAIS RIGHT NOW. MY GRANDPARENTS OWN 4 THEMSLEVES... WE ARE ALL GOING TO SELL THEM AS FAST AS WE POSSIBLY CAN AND WILL NEVER BUY FROM YOUR THIEVING DEALERSHIPS AGAIN. SHAME AS WE'VE BEEN A HYUNDAI FAMILY FOR 30 YEARS BUT YOU'RE ALL ABOUT GREED NOW AND FAILING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OR REIMBURSE ALL OF THESE FAMILIES WHO ARE OUT OF VEHICLES DURING THIS PANDEMIC TRULY SHOWS WHAT YOU'RE COMPANY IS ALL ABOUT. DONT BUY FROM HYUNDAI IF YOU'RE READING THIS. THEY'LL RECALL SOMETHING WITH THE SAME ISSUE AS YOURS BUT CLAIM IT'S A YEAR BEHIND OR AHEAD OF YOURS AND REFUSE TO COVER IT.. EVEN WITH 238 COMPLAINTS ABSOLUTELY ZERO RESPONSIBILITY. JUST READ THE COMPLAINTS YOURSELF.

STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. STEPPED ON GAS TO MOVE AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND IT JUST TOOK OFF. HAD TO USE BOTH FEET ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE CAR. GOING ABOUT 1 MPH AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AND WOULDN'T STOP. NEARLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. MAY BE COMPUTER OR THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR. AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN LATER. SAME DAY. GOING STRAIGHT, UP A HILL ABOUT 2MPH AND ONCE AGAIN THE ENGINE SPED UP AND THE CAR TOOK OFF. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP.

ENGINE RATTLE ONE DAY, ENGINE SEIZE UP DURING DOWNSHIFT GETTING OFF EXPRESSWAY THE NEXT DAY. CRANKSHAFT BOLT WILL NOT ROTATE.

WAS DRIVING MY 2012 SANTA FE ON RT 565 WHEN THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD BANGING SOUND IN THE ENGINE AND THE CAR JUST DIED. I WAS ABLE TO ROLL THE CAR OFF TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE WHERE A MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT AND INFORMED ME THE ENGINE WAS SHOT AND TOLD ME ABOUT THIS WEB SITE SO I COULD SEE THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE INCIDENTS SIMILAR TO THE ONE I EXPERIENCED. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW FROM SUSSEX HYUNDAI IT CURRENTLY HAS 108,000 MILES I PLAN ON GOING IN TOMORROW AND SPEAKING WITH THEM. WITH ALL THE ENGINE COMPLAINTS AND SCENARIOS THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS LISTED ON THIS WEB SITE YOU WOULD THINK THAT NHTSA OR HYUNDAI WOULD IMPLEMENT AN ENGINE RECALL. HOPING THE DEALER WILL GO TO BAT FOR ME AND CONTACT HYUNDAI AMERICA TO FIX MY ENGINE. *TR

ENGINE KNOCK THAT CAUSED ENGINE TO FAIL WITH LESS THAN 95,000 MILES DESPITE DEFAULTS MAINTENANCE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A RURAL STREET AND HEARD A LONG CLANKING SOUND AND THEN STARTING TO SMELL RUBBER. I DROVE ABOUT 1.5 MILES LIKE THIS AND WHEN I GOT HOME, THE STRUT/COIL SPRING ON THE RIGHT FRONT WAS BROKEN OFF AND SCRAPING MY TIRE ON THE INSIDE. HAD I BEEN ON THE BELTWAY, MY TIRE COULD HAVE BLOWN AND A MAJOR ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. HYUNDIA REFUSES TO COVER EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE RECALLS FOR OTHER MODELS/YEARS. I NO LONGER TRUST THIS CAR.

THE ENGINE WENT OUT AT 50,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED AND THEN WENT OUT AGAIN AT 105,000 MILES. SAME ISSUE. HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME. ENGINE STALLED ON FREEWAY FIRST TIME AND ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION, 2ND TIME ON FREEWAY STALLED AT FREEWAY SPEED AND ALMOST CAUSED ANOTHER COLLISION. *TR

THE VEHICLE STOPS RUNNING IN THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING AND IS UNABLE BE RESTARTED. ATTEMPTS TO CHARGE THE BATTERY FAIL. WHEN TAKEN TO BE EVALUATED BY THE BRAND DEALERSHIP, THEY ONLY CHANGE THE BATTERY AND SAY THAT IT HAS BEEN FIXED. WITHIN 3-4 WEEKS, IT WILL SHUT DOWN IN THE ROAD AGAIN. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES, AND EACH TIME, I TAKE TO BE SERVICED AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE FAILING ISSUE. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO CORPORATE, AND HAVE QUICKLY DISMISSED MY CASE. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN 2016 CONCERNING THE EXACT ISSUES I AM EXPERIENCING WITH THE VEHICLE. I WOULD THINK WITH THIS TYPE OF DOCUMENTED LIABILITY, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THE VEHICLES OR A WARNING NOTICE DEALERSHIPS WERE REQUIRED TO PRESENT WITH THE SALE. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE TRADING THE CAR IN AS THE ISSUE WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER CONSUMER.

WAS DRIVING 65 MPH HEADING SOUTH TO KEY LARGO. THE CAR STARTED VIBRATING AND KNOCKING. THE CAR BEGAN TO LABOR, I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT QUIT COMPLETELY. THE MOTOR DIED AND WOULDN'T TURN OVER. THE BATTERY APPEARED FINE AS RADIO, LIGHTS ETC., WERE STILL WORKING. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE CAR OVERHEATED. I POPPED THE, HOOD, CHECKED MY FLUIDS WHICH ALL SEEMED TO BE FINE. I DID NOTE SOME OIL ON THE GROUND AND IT APPEARED TO HAVE A DRIP FROM ABOVE. I TOWED THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC. AFTER LOOKING IT OVER, HE TOLD ME TO TOW IT TO THE DEALER. I'M AT JUST OVER 119,000 MILES; HE FELT THIS MAY BE COVERED. UPON INITIAL DIAGNOSIS, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT I HAVE A HOLE IN MY ENGINE BLOCK AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE ROD SHOT OUT OF THE BLOCK. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THEY ARE WILLING TO PICK UP 60% OF THE REPAIR WHICH WOULD LEAVE ME WITH A REPAIR BILL OVER THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY DID AN INVESTIGATION, TODAY, AND DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS MECHANICAL AND NOTED THE CRANKSHAFT WAS BROKEN. MECHANICAL FAILURE IS NOT COVERED BY MY INSURANCE. THE 2012 SANTA FE WITH THE THETA II ENGINES SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE THETA II RECALL REGARDLESS OF WHERE IT WAS MANUFACTURED. I FEEL FOR THE HYUNDAI AND KIA OWNERS WHO CONTINUE TO SUFFER THROUGH THESE CONTINUED ENGINE PROBLEMS MAKING THE CAR WORTHLESS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. *BF CONSUMER STATED ENGINE WAS REPLACED.*JB

MY CAR STARTED TO RANDOMLY STALL WITHOUT ANY NOTICE OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD ALL I NEEDED WAS AN OIL CHANGE. THEN ONE DAY MY CAR STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY HAVENT RECALLED THIS ENGINE YET. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I SAT ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE POLICE CAR UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED BECAUSE MY CAR STALLED IN A BAD LOCATION AND WAS SMOKING. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND IS NOW GOING THROUGH DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. HYUNDAI MANUFACTURER WAS DIRECTLY ENGAGED AND THEY ARE ASKING FOR PHOTOS OF THE ENGINE. HOW ABOUT KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE HYUNDAI AND RECALL THIS ENGINE AS WELL AND PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AS THE NEXT PERSON THIS HAPPENS TO MAY NOT MAKE IT OUT OF THEIR CAR TO TELL THEIR STORY.... TERRIBLE HORRIFYING INCIDENT.

I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I HEARD A CLUNK IN THE ENGINE AND MY OIL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND NOW I'M TOLD I NEED A NEW ENGINE. CAR ONLY HAS 108,000 MILES ON IT.

LOUD NOISE, FRONT RIGHT, RIGHT FRONT AXLE BOX. ALSO 3 WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON INCLUDING ABS,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO COCONUT CREEK HYUNDAI 4960 NORTH, FL-7, COCONUT CREEK, FL 33073 (888) 441-7737 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT METAL SHAVING WERE IN THE ENGINE AND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HANLEES HILLTOP HYUNDAI (510-222-8882, LOCATED AT 3285 AUTO PLAZA, RICHMOND, CA 94806) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 16263442. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING. PULLED OFF EXIT RAMP AND CONTINUED TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. AFTER PULLING OVER INTO A PARKING LOT, THE KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE WAS MUCH WORSE. CALLED FOR A TOW AND WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. THE REPAIR GARAGE STATED THE MOTOR HAD SPUN A MAIN BEARING. ( THE OIL FILTER WAS SAFED). AFTER THEY DID THERE WORK I DECIDED TO ATTEMPT TO DRIVE IT TO A DEALER SHIP. ON MY THERE THE PISTON ARM BROKE AND WENT THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK. NOW THE VEHICLE IS NO GOOD.

CAR WITH LESS THAN 39,000 MILES AND PROPER OIL CHECKS AND CHANGES: OIL LEAKING FROM THE OIL PRESSURE SENSING UNIT. PER AUTO BODY SHOP- MULTIPLE HOURS OF LABOR FOR FIX WITH HEFTY COST. HOW IS IT THAT A COMPONENT TO THE POWERTRAIN WITH THIS LOW OF MILEAGE IS BREAKING DOWN?

DRIVING CA I580 WESTBOUND, BRIGHT SUNNY DAY (2:45PM 9/24/19) IN 2012 SANTA FE WITH 111K MILES ON IT. GOING HIGHWAY SPEED, WITHOUT WARNING (NO KNOCKING, NO ACCELERATION ISSUES) THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN: OIL, BATTERY AND ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. HAVING NO POWER STEERING, I MUSCLED THE CAR DOWN THE NEAREST OFF-RAMP (COASTING 3/4 MILE, I WAS LUCKY TO BE IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE). I HAD ALSO OWNED A 2011 SONATA THAT WENT THRU 3 ENGINE FAILURES WITH SYMPTOMS (EACH TIME, ACCELERATION ISSUES, GEARING HESITATION AND KNOCKING OCCURRED). WITH THE SANTA FE, NO SUCH SYMPTOMS, IT JUST SHUT DOWN AFTER RUNNING PERFECTLY. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY TRIED TO JUMP START THE CAR -- NO LUCK. A TOW TRUCK TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN DUBLIN, CA. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT WAS FROZEN CAUSING AN ENGINE SEIZURE. I ASKED IF THIS CAR WAS COVERED UNDER THE VARIOUS ENGINE RECALLS THAT HAVE PLAGUED NUMEROUS OTHER HYUNDAI MODELS AND THEY SAID "NO". SO IT SEEMS I AM ANOTHER VICTIM (4 TIMES OVER; THE SONATA WAS LEMON LAWED) OF HYUNDAI'S ENGINE SHODDY MANUFACTURING ISSUES. I AM AWAITING THE HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT'S OFFICIAL REPORT AND COST ANALYSIS. I WILL BE CONTACTING HYUNDAI AMERICA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE TOMORROW.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 80 MPH, WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A HORRIBLE SOUND. A SOUND AS THOUGH IT HAD NO OIL. I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE AND HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. I LEARNED THE ENGINE BLEW A ROD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. 114,000 MILES ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HER MOTHER WHO OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS DETECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT SPEED WHEN MY 2012 SANTA FE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD RATTLING SOUND AND LOSING POWER. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MOVE TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP. THE ENGINE THEN STOPPED. I WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHERE A TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE ENGINE. IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE CYLINDER FAILED AND FILLED UP WITH OIL CAUSING A TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. MY VEHICLE HAS 101,000 MILES ON IT. VERY EXPENSIVE $6000.00 ENGINE REPLACEMENT. CAR HAS RUN WONDERFUL UP TILL THIS POINT.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ALL THE GAGES STARTED TO FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE RADIO STARTED TO COME ON AND OFF AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IT JUST STOPPED. WE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND EVERYTHING.

LIGHTS APPEARED ON DASHBOARD ON MY VEHICLE ON MORNING OF 8/21/2019, ON MY WAY TO WORK. AFTER WORK, I STOPPED BY BACHMAN HYUNDAI IN JEFFERSONVILLE, IN TO GET DIAGNOSTIC OF WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE. I MET WITH THE SERVICE PERSON I WOULD NORMALLY SEE. I WAS TOLD ME THAT MY WHEEL SPEED SENSOR REAR LH OPEN/SHORT, PART #C1206 AND WHEEL SPEED SENSOR REAR RH OPEN/SHORT, PART #C1209 + SHE TOLD ME I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE MY REAR ROTORS AS WELL, I STATED I HAD MY REAR ROTORS REPLACES ABOUT A YEAR &A HALF AGO. SHE QUOTED THE JOB MORE THAN $1200.00 INCLUDING PARTS, LABOR + TAXES. I PURCHASED MY HYUNDAI SANTAFE FROM JIM ELLIS HYUNDAI IN ATLANTA, GA. I REACHED OUT TO A SERVICE TECH I TRUST AT JIM E. HYUNDAI/ATLANTA, HE INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A RECALL PART AND HYUNDAI SHOULD DO A PA REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE. I WENT BACK TO BACHMAN HYUNDAI, IN, TOLD HER WHAT WAS TOLD TO ME. PA WAS DONE, PA WAS DECLINED. SHE STATED YES SHE KNEW OF THE RECALL & WHY DIDN'T SHE MENTION TO ME. SHE STATED I HAD NOT HAD ALL OF MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT THERE LOCATION AND THAT I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND IT HAD MORE THAN 13K MILES. I ASKED WHAT DID ALL OF THIS HAVE TO DO WITH REPAIRING MY VEHICLE? I CONTACTED ATLANTA BACK, WAS GIVEN # FOR HYUNDAI USA. THEY COULD SEE THAT PA WAS DONE & DECLINED, I ASKED WHY, HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY. HE UPDATED A NEW CASE # AND ESCALATED MY COMPLAINT AND SENT NEW CASE # HYUNDAI, IN TO GET JOB DONE. I RECEIVED CALL FROM HYUNDAI USA TODAY, ONLY TOE TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS OU

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A NOISE. IT IS AN ENGINE FAILURE AND HAS TO BE REPLACED.

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN 30 SECONDS THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND CONTROL SO ABRUPTLY THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET IT OUT OF THE TRAFFIC LANE. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED, TWO SEPARATE MECHANICS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE HAS SEIZED DUE TO LOWER ENGINE FAILURE, LIKELY A DEFECT IN THE OIL SENDING UNIT. THE VEHICLE HAS 116,000 MILES, JUST BEING THE FACTORY WARRANTY LIMIT, AND HAD HAD REGULAR DOCUMENTED MAINTENANCE AND SHOWS NO SIGN OF ABNORMAL WEAR OR NEGLECT. I AN HAVING A COMPLETE AND COSTLY ENGINE REPLACEMENT. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND THEY REFUSE TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE.

CAR HAD 79000 MILES. WHEN DRIVING, MOTOR STARTED MAKING TICKING SOUND. I STOPPED THE CAR AND CHECKED THE OIL. IT WAS FULL. 2 MILES LATER, THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING, NO WARNING LIGHTS OF ANY KIND CAME ON ON THE DASH. BEFORE I COULD PARK IT OFF THE ROAD, A ROD WENT THROUGH THE BLOCK. THE BROKE ROD HAD A NUMBER 4 STAMPED ON IT.

AFTER HEARING A METAL RUBBING SOUND WHEN TURNING RIGHT, TOOK THE 2012 SANTA FE INTO THE SHOP. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT RIGHT STRUT RUINED WAS RUINED, THE PLATE IT WAS ATTACHED TO WAS BROKEN, AND BOTH FRONT COILS RUSTED AND BROKEN AT THE SAME SPOT. THIS SEEMS LIKE A MAJOR DEFECT FOR BOTH COILS TO BE BROKEN AT THE SAME SPOT. THIS GREATLY JEOPARDIZED ME, MY WIFE AND THE THREE CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT.

WHILE TRAVELING HOME FROM VACATION ON I75S WE HEARD A STRANGE RATTLING SOUND AND IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER. HAD TO COAST TO THE LEFT WHICH PUT US IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HIGHWAY PATROL HAD TO STOP TRAFFIC AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET CAR TO THE RIGHT SIDE. BARELY. WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALERSHIP BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE WAS OPEN. WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I'VE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 2 YEARS WITH NO WARNING OF ANY PROBLEMS. THERE ARE NO RECALLS. I'M HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOME IN MS. CAR HAS 90,000 MILES. THERE ARE NO RECALLS BUT THERE SHOULD BE! THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT !

LOUD CLANKING NOISE ON RIGHT FRONT SIDE. STRUT IS BROKEN. POPPING COVER OFF UNDER HOOD. LOT OF MOVEMENT. I READ THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES WITH RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION ON 2012 SANTA FE. IF THIS IS TRUE WHERE IS THE RECALL. PARTS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE

BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 139,000 MILES ON IT. HAD A CLEAN CAR VIN REPORT. DROVE IT FOR 3 MONTHS WITH NO ISSUES. SLOWED DOWN ON A DANGEROUS 2 LANE HIGHWAY FOR A CAR TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ME AND SUDDENLY COULDN'T ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER, MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. I WAS STUCK WITH NO STEERING, NO POWER AND NO HAZARD LIGHTS HALF WAY OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY A TRUCK PULLED IN BEHIND ME FOR SAFETY AND 2 PASSENGERS HELPED ME GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. HAD IT TOWED TO THE AUTO SHOP TO FUND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS KIND ENOUGH TO EAT THE COSTS OF LABOR, BUT WE ARE OUT ANOTHER $3,500 FOR AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT ON A CAR WE'VE ONLY HAD FOR 3 MONTHS. FURTHER RESEARCH SHOWS MULTIPLE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS OF ENGINE FAILURES ON THIS SPECIFIC MODEL YET NO RECALL HAS OCCURRED. WILL IT TAKE DEATH'S FOR HYUNDAI TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR KNOWINGLY KEEPING CARS ON THE ROAD WHERE ENGINES CAN COMPLETELY FAIL WITH ZERO WARNING?

MY SON WAS DRIVING WITH 3 OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE CAR AT LOW SPEED AND THE CAR BEGAN MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN OVERPASS. HE HAD TO COAST BACKWARD OFF THE OVERPASS. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS BEHIND THEM OR THEY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! WHEN I CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY SAID THE 2012 HAD 'NO RECALLS' BUT WHEN I REVIEWED THE INFORMATION ON OTHER RECALLED VEHICLES DIFFERENT YEAR BUT SAME ISSUES. MY QUESTION IS ARE PEOPLE GOING TO HAVE TO DIE FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS? WHY AREN'T THESE 2012 SANTA FE'S BEING RECALLED LIKE THE OTHERS? PLEASE MAKE THIS A MANDATORY RECALL SO NO ONE IS KILLED BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. PLEASE! MOTHER'S LOVE FOR HER CHILD AND HIS FRIENDS. RECALL THIS CAR!! HE HAS NOT HAD THE CHANCE TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP YET AS HE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. IT WAS TOWED TO HIS APARTMENT BECAUSE IT WAS 9:30PM. HE IS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA BECAUSE HE'S IN COLLEGE FOR HIS MASTERS DEGREE. WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO? HELP PLEASE! ELECTRICAL LIGHTS CAME ON VEHICLE MADE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD THE CAR STARTS BUT MAKES THE LOUD NOISE

RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY LEAKS WATER SHORTING OUT THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT, THIS SHOULD BE A PRODUCT RECALL

DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN EVEN WITH NO ISSUES. PARKED IN THE EVENT VENUE GARAGE. CAR RAN PERFECTLY UP TO THIS POINT. AFTER THE EVENT AS WE WHERE LEAVING THE GARAGE WE HEARD KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE AND HAD TROUBLE ACCELERATING. WE THOUGHT WE MAY HAVE GOTTEN A BAD BATCH OF GASOLINE AS WE FILLED THE CAR UP ON OUR WAY TO THE EVENT. WE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITH VERY CAREFULLY AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER THE NEXT MONDAY. WE WHERE TOLD THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO HE TUNE OF $10,000. AS STATED BEFORE THE CAR RAN PERFECTLY ON OUR WAY TO OUR EVENT AND THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING WHEN WE STARTED IT BACK UP. THE CAR HAS 104000 MILES AND HAS HAD VERY MINOR ISSUES UP TO THIS POINT. THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALER SO I DO NOT HAVE ANY DOCUMENTATION AS OF YET.

WATER KEEP GETTING INTO MY REAR LIGHT CASING. I HAD THEM REPLACED ONCE BUT THERE IS WATER IN THEM AGAIN AND I UNDERSTAND THIS MIGHT SHORT OUT MY REAR LIGHTS. WE ARE GETTI G A LOT OF RAIN THIS SEASON