2013 Hyundai Santa FE complaints

BACKSEAT PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT PULL OUT FAR ENOUGH TO BUCKLE. TOOK TO HYUNDAI AND TOLD THAT THERE ARE TEETH BROKEN OFF IN THE ROLLER PART OF SEATBELT. IT SEEMS THAT THIS WOULD BE FAULTY PARTS FOR TEETH TO ACTUALLY BREAK OFF AND NOW KNOWING THIS, ARE ANY OF THE OTHER SEATBELTS AT RISK OF BEING FULLY SECURE FOR PROTECTION. WOULD LIKE INVESTIGATION AND WONDERING WHY IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY HYUNDAI. THEY JUST SHOWED HIM IN A HANDWRITTEN SCRAP OF PAPER AN ESTIMATE AND DISMISSED. GOING FOR SECOND OPINION AND SOMETHING IN WRITING.

2/10/20 MY RIGHT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT KEEPS BLOWING OUT. WE HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHT 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN A WEEK. OUR MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT I REPORT THIS PROBLEM TO THE NHTSA TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. MY LIGHT IS OUT AGAIN!!! THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. CANNOT SEE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD UNLESS I USE MY HIGH BEAMS.

STEERING WHEEL CLUNKING NOISE WHEN MOVING, TURNING AND MEDAL TO MEDAL NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS.

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO (BOULDER HYUNDAI 2555 30TH ST, BOULDER, CO 80301) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). NOT LONG AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE FEATURE WAS ACTIVATED, HOWEVER THE FEATURE FAILED TO ENGAGE OR OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER WHERE THE DRIVER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,219. *DL CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO HOTCHKISS AUTO REPAIR (DENVER, CO) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE TRANSAXLE. THEY FOUND THAT ALL OF THE SPLINES ON THE OUTPUT SHAFT HAD BEEN WORN DOWN AND WERE NOT MESHING WITH THE SPLINES OF THE TRANSFER CASE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE PRIOR ENGINE WORK THAT WAS DONE ON VEHICLE. *DL *LN*JB *JS *BF*LN *AS *TR

EVER SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE THE DRIVER SIDE BREAK LIGHT HAS GONE OUT. I KEEP REPLACING THE BULB BUT I FIND OUT IT'S THE SOCKET. AS WELL THE DRIVER SIDE PARKING LIGHT THE HALO OVER THE FRONT LIGHT HAS GONE OUT THIS HAS TO BE A DEFECT PLEASE HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS KEEPS GOING OUT. THE HALO CANNOT BE REPAIRED EASILY.

MY CAR KEEPS TURNING ON AND OFF. AS OF RECENTLY THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF INSIDE THE CAR( RADIO, LIGHTS, ) THEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP BUT THE GAS WAS STILL ABLE TO BE USED. THE ABS , STEERING WHEEL , AND SUV INDICATORS WERE RED ON THE DASHBOARD

THE FUEL GAUGE ISN'T GIVING THE CORRECT READINGS. TWICE MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE SHE WAS THINKING SHE HAD 70/75 MILES TO GO AND GET TO A STATION. 1ST TIME, SHE WAS DRIVING HOME AND IT SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF AND 2ND TIME IT SHUTS OFF AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. IF IT'S READING 75 TO 84 AND YOU ADD GAS, IT STAYS ON 75 TO 84 UNTIL YOU GO BACK AND ADD MORE. SO EVEN AFTER ADDING GAS, SOMETIMES SHE'S SCARED THAT THE CAR MAY BE GOING BY THE GUAGE READING INSTEAD OF WHAT'S ACTUALLY IN THE TANK AND MAY STILL SHUT OFF. P HYUNDAI SAYS IT'S NOT A DANGER BUT HOWS YOUR CAR SUDDENLY KILLS ON THE HIGHWAY AWAY FROM FAMILY OR FRIENDS OR MAYBE STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, NOT DANGER?

THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AND A FEW MINUTES LATER, BEGAN FLASHING. THE CAR BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF I-95. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THE "ENGINE IS BLOWN"

MY HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT 2013 MODEL SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. INCIDENT HAPPENED ON DEC 5, 2019. I AM ATTACHING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON CITY ROAD AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH AND SUDDENLY SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF HOOD. SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE, GOT OUT OF IT AND A NEARBY DRIVER CALLED 911. FIRE DEPARTMENT FOLKS REACHED THE LOCATION IN 5 TO 10 MINS AND CONTROLLED THE FIRE.

MANY TIME MY HYUNDAI ENGINE HESITATES WHEN STARTING OFF. ONLY DOES THIS OCCASIONALLY. MY 2013 SANTE FE HAS DONE THIS HESITATION SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I DO NOT EXPECT IT TO BE DONE. THE DEALER HAS CHECK IT AND ADJUSTED IT BUT STILL HESITATES, BUT NOT OFTEN.DEALER INDICATES THAT THERE IS NO RECALL. HAPPENS WHEN I AM STARTING OFF.

LOTS OF LATERAL PLAY (CLICKING SOUND)IN STEERING EVEN WHEN NOT DRIVING.WHILE DRIVING STEERING SHAKES VIOLENTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL, IT BEGAN LEAKING FUEL AND WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SHAKER'S FAMILY HYUNDAI (674 STRAITS TURNPIKE, WATERTOWN, CT 06795) TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000.

2013 HYUNDAI SANTE FE SPORT 'STEERING BEGAN A "HESITATION", "LAG", "PLAY" WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN SLIGHTLY IN EITHER DIRECTION.' THE PROBLEM WILL INCREASED AS 3 DIFERENTE CERTIFIED MECHANICS ALREADY INFORMED ME. IT APPEARS ALL THESE PROBLEMS ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO HYUNDAI'S ELECTION TO USE A CHEAP RUBBER COUPLER BETWEEN THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING LINKAGE.' 'THE REPLACEMENT PART IS $6.88. HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS CHARGE $400-$500 TO REPLACE IT. NHTSA SHOULD HAVE LONG AGO ORDERED HYUNDAI TO EFFECTUATE A REPLACEMENT OF THIS PART WITH ONE MADE OF A MATERIAL THAT WILL NOT DEGRADE AS THIS PART DOES.' HYUNDAI HAS ISSUED SEVERAL EXTENDED WARRANTIES FOR SOME MODELS, EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW ITS THE SAME PROBLEMS FOR ALL THE MODELS WITH THIS CHEAP RUBBER COUPLER. MOST OF THIS INFORMATION WAS FROM OTHER OWNER'S COMPLAINS, BUT THE NEW INFORMATION I HAVE WAS FROM THE HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT. AFTER REPLACING MY ENGINE IN A RECALL (WHERE MY CAR STOPPED AND FIRE STARTED IN MY ENGINE), I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS RUBBER COUPLER. EVERYONE FROM HYUNDAI SERVICE DEP KNOWS THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE IN A RECALL, BUT THEY JUST WILL DO NOTHING TO GET IT TO NHTSA. THEY JUST STATED 'NHTSA IS THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN REQUEST FOR A RECALL.' TODAY I SPOKE AGAIN WITH THE HYUNDAI SERVICE MANAGER (AT RED HOAGLAND HYUNDAI WINTER HAVEN, FL ), BECAUSE AFTER CALLING HYUNDAI RECALL DEP AND BEING TOLD THAT 'IF THE SERVICE DEP DECIDES THAT THIS REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE IN A RECALL THEY COULD REQUEST FOR A EXTENDED WAR

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT 105K MILES, OIL WAS PRESENT IN FAILED ENGINE AND WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE. 5 MONTHS AND I AM STILL WAITING FOR A NEW ENGINE FROM HYUNDAI.

WE HAD AN ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. CAR HAD ALREADY BEEN RUNNY ROUGH. DEALERSHIP SAID CAR WAS LOW ON OIL. THEY WANT TO PERFORM A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. INTERNET SEARCH SAYS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. HOW DO WE GET THIS RESOLVED. CAR CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES.

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 65MPH MY STEERING ALL OF THE SUDDEN GOT HARD AND THE STEERING LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON THE DASH BOARD. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO WORK WITH OUT ANY POWER STERRING BUT MADE IT A TOUGH RIDE

MY HEADLIGHTS KEEPS BLOWING LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER BEING REPLACED.

PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND UNDER VEHICLE. FROM LOOKING AT VEHICLE FORUMS APPEARS TO BE STEERING GEAR USED IN ELECTRICAL STEERING MOTOR. STEERING HAS PLAY IN IT WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED AND SAID NO RECALLS, UNSURE IF COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY DEALER SOLD ME.

VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN 162 ON 11/6/19. DEALERSHIP INSTRUCTED ME TO GET AN OIL CHANGE, DRIVE MY VEHICLE, AND RETURN EVERY 700-1000 MILES TO HAVE OIL LEVELS CHECKED. I COMPLIED AND DROVE MY VEHICLE ON A SHORT TRIP ON 11/8/19. AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 PM, AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE SEIZED AND I LOST ALL POWER TO MY VEHICLE. MY WIFE AND 2 CHILDREN (4 AND 6) WERE IN THE VEHICLE. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST OFF OF THE ROAD AND INTO A GAS STATION PARKING LOT. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY TO TOW THE VEHICLE, FIND IMMEDIATE TRANSPORTATION, AND PAY FOR A RENTAL VEHICLE UNTIL IT HAD BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO HYUNDAI SAFETY RECALL 162. I FEEL THAT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY WAS UNNECESSARILY PUT AT RISK AS I HAD MY VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP TWO DAYS PRIOR FOR THIS EXACT RECALL. THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP EXAMINING THE VEHICLE IS CHECKERED FLAG HYUNDAI. BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF TOWN, MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TYSINGER HYUNDAI WHERE IT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED AWAITING AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT.

HYUNDAI CONTINUES TO HAVE ONGOING MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE FWD TRANSMISSION ALL TYPES AND LARGELY MOST OF ITS MODEL BRANDS. THE POINT IS THAT EVEN UNDER 100KMILES THEY REFUSE TO ASSIST IN THE COST FOR REPAIRS...

ON SEPTEMBER 20TH 2018 AFTER HAVING THE CAR A WEEK, THE CAR MADE A NOISE WOULD NOT START ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE BLINKING ON AND OFF THEN NEVER CAME ON AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO SAY IT WAS A BATTERY, WHICH THEY NEVER GAVE A SERVICE RECEIPT FOR NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I ASKED. THEN AGAIN ON AUGUST 7 2019 MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR STOP WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THANKFULLY WE WERE ABLE TO GET OFF THE EXPRESSWAY WHICH WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION. AFTER ABOUT 30 MIN THAT DID RESTART BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OF 60 MPH. AS WE COASTED THE REMAINDER OF OUR TRIP. THEN AGAIN ON OCTOBER 7 THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AFTER RECEIVING AN OIL CHANGE AND TUNE UP. THIS TIME SMOKING AND STALLING AND NEVER COMING BACK ON AGAIN. THE BRAKE WOULD BE PRESSED WHEN THE PUSH TO START BETTON NEVER WENT TO THE ON POSITION.

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN 231 WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR STOPS AND WE TRY TO GET IN NON TRAFFIC...WHEN WE GO TO CRANK IT...IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE IS FALLING APART...WE HAVE REGULAR OIL CHANGES! NOW THEY SAY MY ENGINE IS BLOWN? WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? RECALL

WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE I'M DRIVING, TURNING AND WHEN I HIT BUMPS. MY CAR WILL DRIFT LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION.

THE VECHILE ONLY HAS 78000 MILES ON IT, AND THIS WAS FOUND IN THE PARKING LOT OF A GROCERY STORE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. APPEARS THAT INSULATION IN THE MUFFLER SYSTEM STARTS TO COME OUT. IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A HAIR LIKE SUBSTANCE THAT COMES OUT OF THE MUFFLER, BUT IS IS FOUND TO BE THE INSULATION THAT LINES THE MUFFLER WHEN IT IS FAULTY/OR BAD.

WHILE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, AFTER OPERATING FOR APPROX. 10 MINUTES, I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE ROUTE WITH TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. NO WARNING, NO DASH WARNING LIGHTS, NOT STALLING OF ENGINE, IT SIMPLY SHUT OFF. HAD TO PULL OFF SIDE OF ROAD, THRU TRAFFIC, AND LEAVE VEHICLE SITTING UNTIL IT COULD BE TOWED.

2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT - HAD ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO RECALL END OF JUNE 2019. OCTOBER 6TH CAR STARED BUCKING AND UNABLE TO GO MORE THAN 3-5 MPH WITH PEDAL TO FLOOR. CAR TOWED TO HYUNDAI WHO AFTER INSPECTION SAID IT WAS THROTTLE BODY. COST TO REPAIR WAS JUST ABOUT $900. HAD TO RENT CAR IN ORDER TO GET TO WORK. PICKED UP CAR ON MONDAY NIGHT. WEDNESDAY MORNING MADE IT ABOUT 2 MILES FROM HOUSE AND CAR DID EXACTLY THE SAME THING. HAD IT TOWED TO HYUNDAI AGAIN!!! THE PROVIDED A RENTAL CAR THIS TIME. THEY RESET CODE AND CHECKED THAT THROTTLE BODY WAS PROPERLY INSTALLED AND THAT ALL CONNECTIONS TIGHT. HYUNDAI SAID THEY DROVE CAR FOR 60 MILES AND COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM. PRIOR TO PICK UP I INFORMED HYUNDAI SERVICE MANAGER THAT I WAS NOT CONFIDENT THAT THEY FIXED PROBLEM. PICKED UP CAR FRIDAY. IT IS NOW MONDAY MORNING (3 DAYS LATER) AND DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT OUT OF MY DEVELOPMENT. SAME PROBLEM!!! SHAME ON HYUNDAI!!! I AM FEARFUL TO DRIVE THIS CAR EVEN IF THEY FIX THIS PROBLEM. DON'T TRUST THAT ENGINE REPLACEMENT WAS DONE CORRECTLY.

AT LESS THAN 73,000 MILES, MY ENGINE STARTED "KNOCKING" ON MY 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. BROUGHT IT IN TO TONY HYUNDAI WAPAIO FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. METAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND IN THE OIL. OFFICIAL ASSESSMENT: PREMATURE BEARING WEAR WITHIN THE ENGINE.

ENGINE FAILED ON HIGHWAY, HAD TO PULL OVER AND CAR NEVER STARTED BACK UP.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 65MPH WITH MY WIFE AND 6 MONTH OLD WHEN I REALIZED THAT APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL WAS HAVING NO EFFECT. THE TACHOMETER SHOWED 0 RPM. I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THEY WERE VERY HARD TO PRESS. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER. WE THEN NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND A LITTLE SMOKE AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE NO ATTEMPT TO START AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THE CRANKSHAFT SEIZED. THEY ARE SUBMITTING DOCUMENTATION TO HYUNDAI FOR WARRANTY AUTHORIZATION RELATED TO THE RECALLS INVOLVING ENGINE FIRES. THE VEHICLE GAVE NO WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG UNTIL AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED.

TAKATA RECALL. WE WERE DRIVING ON A STATE HWY AT 55MPH AND STARTING TO HEAR A KNOCK FROM THE ENGINE. IN THE YEAR AND A HALF OF OWNING THE VEHICLE THERE WERE NO ISSUES. NO INDICATOR OF ISSUES OR ANYTHING. WE EVEN HAD IT SERVICED 2 WEEKS PRIOR AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. WITHIN A 2 MILE SPAN OF THE KNOCK STARTING THE VEHICLE ENGINE SEIZED AND SHUT DOWN. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS BEHIND US BECAUSE THERE WAS NOWHERE SAFE TO PULL OVER TO FOR ABOUT 1/8MILE SO WE COASTED AND CREPT AT ABOUT 5MPH TO A DRIVEWAY WHERE WE THEN WERE TOWED TO A SAFER LOCATION. NO LIGHTS OR INDICATORS CAME ON UNTIL THE MOMENT THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. APPARENTLY, THIS IS COMMON WITH 2013 MODEL HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT ENGINES AFTER DISCUSSING IT WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE.

2013 HYUNDAI SANTE FE LIMITED (PURCHASED NEW) - 8/2/19 STEERING BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A "HESITATION", "LAG", "PLAY" WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN SLIGHTLY IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE PROBLEM INCREASED IN THE "HESITATION", "LAG", "PLAY" EXPERIENCED. PERFORMED SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF OWNERS OF HYUNDAI ACROSS MANY MODELS AND YEARS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. A NUMBER OWNERS EXPERIENCING EXTREME PROBLEMS, I.E., STEERING GOING OUT COMPLETELY OR LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING. IT APPEARS ALL THESE PROBLEMS ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO HYUNDAI'S ELECTION TO USE A CHEAP RUBBER COUPLER BETWEEN THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING LINKAGE. WHILE RESEARCHING I FOUND THAT, IN FACT, HYUNDAI HAS ISSUED SEVERAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS. I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER OF MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER, I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF THIS POTENTIAL VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH AN ESSENTIAL PART TO THE SAFE OPERATION OF THESE VEHICLES. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS $6.88. HYUNDAI DELEARSHIPS CHARGE $400-$500 TO REPLACE IT. NHTSA SHOULD HAVE LONG AGO ORDERED HYUNDAI TO EFFECTUATE A REPLACEMENT OF THIS PART WITH ONE MADE OF A MATERIAL THAT WILL NOT DEGRADE AS THIS PART DOES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SEIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT CONTINUED TO HESITATE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT CALLED HYUNDAI OF CUMMING (LOCATED AT 750 PEACHTREE PKWY, CUMMING, GA 30041, (470) 281-9228) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

MY ENGINE IS VERY LOUD AND IS KNOCKING. I HAVE A FEW FRIENDS WHO HAVE THE SAME VEHICLE AND THEIRS IS QUITE BARELY HEAR IT RUNNING. I SENT A LETTER TO THE HYUNDAI CORPORATE OFFICE TO COMPLAINT HEARD NOTHING BACK MY VEHICLE HAS A LITTLE OVER 64,000 MILES ONE OF MY FRIENDS HAS 93,000 MILES AND HER SANTA FE IS QUITE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE,ALSO THE OILD STICK LOOKS BURNT.

HAD OIL CHANGED 1,100 MILES AGO. THREW A ROD, RUINED ENGINE. MECHANIC SAID MY DIPSTICK WAS 'BONE DRY'. IT WASN'T EVEN TOUCHING THE OIL. MY OIL WAS CHANGED AT THE DEALERSHIP. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY ENGINE PARTS SUPPLIER THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MY YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. HE DIDN'T KNOW THE DETAILS OF MY ISSUE AT ALL. YET DESCRIBED IT PERFECTLY . I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN ENGINE FAILED. I WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH WHICH WAS THE SPEED LIMIT. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO SIDE OF ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

STEERING IS MALFUNCTIONING, CLICKING, LOOSE FEELING, CAR SWAYS WHILE DRIVING..NOT SAFE. HYUNDAI IGNORING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE SEIZED, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE), BUT NEVER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VIN TOOL DID NOT SHOW AN OPEN RECALL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,500.

MY CAR HAS BEEN STALLING EVERY TIME I START IT . IT'S BEEN HAPPENING SINCE APRIL AND I JUST BOUGHT IT IN SEPTEMBER.

RECALL 112 FOR HYUNDAI SANTA FE SUV. MY CAR HAS HAD ITS FRONT AXEL POP OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION TWICE IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS AND THERE ARE ALSO METAL SHAVINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE RECALL 112 WOULD ADDRESS THESE ISSUES, HOWEVER HYUNDAI HAS TAKEN THE POSITION THAT MY VIN IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE AXEL POPPED OUT BOTH TIMES WHILE DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE CAR LEAVING THEM STRANDED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN HURT DO TO THIS ISSUE YET. IF SAFETY IS A CONCERN FOR HYUNDAI THE NHTSA SHOULD LOOKING INTO EXPANDING THE RECALL TO ACCOUNT FOR ALL CARS THAT HAVE THIS DEFECT IN THE AXEL AND TRANSMISSION. I AM LOOKING FOR HELP OR COUNCIL TO KEEP HYUNDAI ACCOUNTABLE FOR MANUFACTURING DEFECTS.

PURCHASING THE HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2013 WAS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE I MADE. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I HAVE SPENT OVER 5K IN REPAIRS, TOWING, AND CAR RENTALS. FIRST I WAS MADE TO BELIEVE IF I CHANGE ALL THE OIL AND DID ALL UPDATES TO THE FILTERS MY CAR WOULD STOP STALLING AND SHUTTING DOWN ON ME THAT DIDN'T WORK. THEN MY CAR SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR ALMOST KILLING US ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE WASTEGATE NEEDED CHANGING. THEN IT SHUT DOWN ON MINUTES I EXIT MY HOME IN DELAWARE AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY. I WAS TERRIFIED TO GET IN THAT VEHICLE AND SO WAS MY FAMILY I FILED SEVERAL CORPORATE COMPLAINTS OVER THE 2 YEARS I HAVE BEEN IGNORED AND NOT OFFERED HELP. I HAVE ASK HYUNDAI TO REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE BUT REFUSED SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK THAT WAS IN JUNE WITH THE PROMISE AND GUARANTEE THE CAR WAS FINALLY FIXED AND I WAS SAFE. IN THE END OF JULY I WAS DRIVING ON THE I 495 ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE ALL OF THE CAR JUST STOPS IN BUSY TRAFFIC A LARGE FREIGHT TRUCK WAS BEHIND ME HONKING TO MOVE HE ALMOST CRUSHED ME HE SWERVE TO SIDE BARELY MISSING I WAS BEYOND FRIGHTENED CARS WAS FLYING BY SHAKING THE CAR IT WAS ON THE HOTTEST DAY I HAD NO AC AND MY ASTHMA WAS FLARING UP. I BEG HYUNDAI TO PICK THERE VEHICLE UP I WAS DENIED I CALLED MY TRIPLE A AND THEY GOT THE CAR. NOW I'M BEING TOLD IT'S THE ENGINE IT'S DUE TO A RECALL THAT THEY SUPPOSEDLY ALREADY HAD REPAIRED. I AM TOLD

USING THE CAR IN ECO WHEN ENTERING THE INTERSTATE I'M SPEEDING UP MY CAR GOES HIGHER IN RPMS AND IS NOT SHIFTING TO CORRECT THE CHANGE AND I'LL HAVE TO FLIP IT INTO MANUAL AND SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME BUT THE FIRST TIME ALMOST GOT ME HIT BY A CAR BECAUSE I COULDN'T SLOW DOWN DUE TO TIMING AND ALSO WAS NOT SPEEDING UP CORRECTLY DUE TO THE CAR NOT AUTO CORRECTING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUDDLES WERE VISIBLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT ALSO SMELLED AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE, AND THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS WET. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO NUMBER ONE COCHRAN HYUNDAI (4520 WILLIAM PENN HWY, MONROEVILLE, PA 15146, (877) 211-5526), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT WANT TO PAY THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAD A SALVAGED TITLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,080.

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ON A CITY STREET, THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND SHUT OFF. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR BRAKE, BUT MANAGED TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT. THE ENTIRE DASH PANEL REPEATEDLY FLASHED AND ALL WARNING SYMBOLS APPEARED ON DASH PANEL. BRIEFLY THE DASH PANEL DISPLAYED CONNECT FUEL SENSOR BEFORE COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF. WE TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT APPEARED TO BE A FAILED ALTERNATOR AND STARTER AND COMPROMISED BATTERY CABLE AND SENSOR AND WOULDN'T BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WE HAD JUST HAD THE FUEL LINE SENSOR REPLACED UNDER RECALL AND NOW THIS. THIS IS AFTER THE TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AND THAT LED TO THE ENGINE BEING REPLACED WITH WHAT WE TOLD WAS A FACTORY NEW ENGINE THAT FELL UNDER THE METAL FRAGMENTS IN OIL CHAMBER RECALL. WE ARE FORTUNATE WE WERE UNHARMED DURING THIS INCIDENT. THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING THAT WE HAVE BEEN HIT WITH RECALL AFTER RECALL. WE WERE TOLD TO NOT BE SURPRISED IF THIS ISSUE ALSO BECAME A MATTER OF RECALL.

RIGHT SECTOR WAS ON RECALL BUT NOT THE LEFT. MY LEFT HAS SINCE BROKEN AND ABS LIGHT IS ON PLUS 2 OTHER LIGHTS. CAR DEALERSHIP WANTS 500.00 PLUS TO FIX IT. IFF IT RAINS OR BAD WEATHER I WILLLNT HAVE ABS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART AND THE OIL LEVEL WAS ON EMPTY. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REGARDING AN OIL SHORTAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE OIL TANK OR ANY EVIDENCE OF AN OIL LEAK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,500.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE CAR, WHILE IN MOTION, FEELS LIKE IT DOWNSHIFTS CAUSING DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS TO BE PUSHED FORWARD IN THE VEHICLE. THE CAR HAS ALSO FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED WHILE CAR WAS ALREADY IN MOTION. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF.

AFTER DRIVING CAR FOR OVER 1 1/2 HRS, LOSING ACCELERATION AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO PAY TOLLS. IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE GAS PEDAL TO FLOOR WILL NOT GO PAST 50 MPH ON HIGHWAY THAT IS 65 MPH. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. TWO OTHER TIMES HAPPENED AFTER DRIVING 2 HOURS ON TURNPIKE. CAR LOST TURBO BOOST AND WOULDN'T GO VERY FAST.. NO LIGHTS ON DASH. GAS PEDAL TO FLOOR AND RPMS WERE READING A LOT HIGHER. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHO RAN DIAGNOSTIC. WANTED THEM TO CHECK THE TURBO ACTUATOR. WAS CHARGED $120.00 AND TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. FIGURED IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR, CHANGED IT OUT AND NOW THE CAR MAKES A VERY LOUD CLICKING NOISE. HAD IT DIAGNOSED AND IT NEEDS NEW LIFTERS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MACHINING OF THE PISTONS/HEAD TO GET THEM SMOOTH AND THE MECHANIC STATED THE CAR WAS A FEW HUNDRED REVOLUTIONS FROM SEIZING. ADDITIONALLY THERE WERE SMALL METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL WHEN CHANGED, WAS TOLD IT WAS A TOP END PROBLEM (HENCE THE LIFTERS). I CALLED THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN DOVER DE AND THEY STATED THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT NO RECALL SO THEY'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT!!

I WAS ON MY WAY TO A SOFTBALL FIELD FOR MY GRANDDAUGHTERS GAME AND AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND MY CAR JUST DIED. I DRIFTED OVER TO THE ROADSIDE AND TRIED AT LEAST 5 TIMES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO NO AVAIL. I THEN CALLED AAA AUTO AND HAD THE GIRLS START WALKING TOWARD THE BALL FIELD , MUCH AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGEMENT ( AGES 10 & 12). THE VEHICLE I HAD TOWED WEDNESDAY TO MY HOME. I NOW HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION. WE WERE ON A SMALL CONNECTING ROAD BETWEEN ROUTE 40 AND275.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I ACCELERATED TO PASS A CAR, IT STARTED TO LOSE POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS AN ENGINE RECALL THAT I WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT. THEY DIDN'T HAVE A LOANER FOR ME SO I HAD TO RENT A CAR UNTIL ONE BECAME AVAILABLE. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 3 MONTHS. 1 MONTH LATER SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. WHY WOULD THIS HAPPEN AGAIN WITH A NEW ENGINE? I WAS TOLD THEY GOT A BAD BATCH OF ENGINES AND A NEW ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEWER ENGINE. THIS TIME THEY HAD THE CAR FOR A MONTH. I PICK UP THE CAR 4 DAYS LATER SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI USA AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK.