2013 Hyundai Santa FE complaints

EVERY 4MONTHS I HAVE TO REPLACE MY ROTATOR AND BREAKS ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE AND RIGHT SIDE AND ON THE BACK LEFT SIDE AND RIGHT SIDE. I'VE HAD MY SUV FOR 2 YEARS AND 7MONTHS. IT STARTED EARLY LAST YEAR(MY BREAKS)AROUND FEBRUARY THE FIRST TIME A FRIEND OF MINE DONE THEM HE IS A MECHANIC. HE PUT THE FRONT ONE'S ON LEFT SIDE AND THE RIGHT SIDE. THEN ABOUT 4MOTHS LATER THE BACK ONE'S RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES. THEN 4MONTHS LATER THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE WENT OUT (FRONT). THEN AGAIN THE BACK BREAKS WENT I DONT UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON.THIS WILL BE MY THIRD GO AROUND WITH THESE BREAKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND PUSH IT OFF THE RAILROAD TRACK. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CAME TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE CONTACT CALLED ELYRIA HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 845 LEONA ST, ELYRIA, OH, 44035, (440) 324-770) AND WAS INFORMED THAT ALL THE RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE WERE COMPLETED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

SHORT VERSION- THIS CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN, CREATING A TRAFFIC HAZARD AND REQUIRED TOWING AND HYUNDAI DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. LATER IT ALSO CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE MOVING IN A PARKING LOT. THERE WAS SMOKE INSIDE THE CAR AND SMOKING COMING OUT THE FRONT GRILL. IT HAS SEVERAL KNOWN FACTORY MANUFACTURE KNOWN ISSUES THAT ARE WELL DOCUMENTED NATIONWIDE TO CREATE ENGINE FIRES, STALLING, SEIZED ENGINES, JUST LIKE OURS. . HYUNDAI REFUSES TO REMEDY. HYUNDAI ALSO DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO PREVENT ENGINE SEIZURE ON AN ALREADY DEAD MOTOR, THAT IS NOT PERFORMING ITS SAFETY FEATURES AS DESIGNED AND THEY WILL NOT REMEDY. THEY ARE CHARGING US FOR THE MOTOR THAT IS STILL DEFECTIVE, AND A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THEY WILL NOT FIX THEIR FACTORY DEFECT LEMON CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE, IT TURNED OVER AND TOOK MORE THAN ONE ATTEMPT TO START. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE MAY NOT HAVE AN AUTHENTIC FUEL CAP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,600.

MY 2.0T ENGINE WHICH I HAVE MAINTAINED RELIGIOUSLY PER THE FACTORY SEVERE SERVICE SCHEDULE WITH SYNTHETIC OIL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN A COLLISION AND WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH WHAT LITTLE MOMENTUM I HAD. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I FEEL SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.

STEERING COLUMN HAS STARTED TO MAKE NOISE WHEN GOING OVER LANE DIVIDERS AND OTHER BUMPS IN THE ROAD SOMETHING IS EITHER LOOSE OR BROKEN. STARTED AROUND 70,000 MILES. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS (HERE) I'M TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR IMMEDIATELY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED MAC HAIK HYUNDAI AT 361-576-1221 (LOCATED AT 4404 N NAVARRO ST, VICTORIA, TX 77904) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE INSPECTED RIGHT AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LINE HIGHWAY IN THE COUNTRY AND AS I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE CAR ENGINE QUIT. I COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR. AS I WAS PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE I SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE OR HOOD. I GOT MY DAUGHTER AND MYSELF OUT OF THE CAR SAFELY AND ONCE WE STEPPED AWAY FROM THE CAR I SAW AN ORANGE GLOW IN THE ENGINE AND THEN THAT GLOW BURST INTO FLAMES. I WAS IN MOTION AND I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT WITHOUT TURNING. I BELIEVE I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES AN HOUR AND ACCELERATED WHEN THE CAR ENGINE DIED. WE DID SMELL GAS AS I WAS PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE COUNTRY ROAD. I DID NOT HAVE A COLLISION, AN ACCIDENT OR HIT ANYTHING IN THE ROAD. AGAIN, I STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE DIED. I HAD CONTROL TO GET THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE COUNTRY ROAD. I WAS SURROUNDED PRIMARILY BY FARM FIELDS AND NO SIDEWALKS. I WAS ON ROUTE 47 AND I WAS ON THE STRAIGHT PART OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY BENDS. I CALLED NINE-ONE-ONE IMMEDIATELY AND THEY DISPATCHED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND THE CAR TOWED TO MY PREFERRED AUTO SHOP. THIS HAPPENED ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 11TH, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:15 P.M. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16 DEGREES. I HAVE CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY ARE SENDING OUT SOMEONE TO LOOK AT IT.

TAKATA RECALL - ON 12/24/18 I WAS DRIVING WITH MY YOUNG KIDS IN THE CAR AND WE HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND CRAZY SOUNDS. WE PULLED OVER AND HAD THE CAR TOWED AFTER MY DAD SAID THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN APART. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEYVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A THING AND THOUGHT FOR SURE HYUNDAI WOULD REPAIR WITH A GOOD WILL REPAIR BUT HYUNDAI DECLINED IT. UPON GOOGLING I FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IVE EVER BROUGHT THE CAR TO HYUNDAI FOUR TIMES FOR THE SOUNDS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE AC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLER WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE COUPLER. THE DEALER (HOLLER HYUNDAI, 1150 ORLANDO AVE, WINTER PARK, FL 32789, (407) 645-6203) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE STEERING WHEEL FAILURE. A CASE WAS OPENED AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A 4 LANE DIVIDED STATE HIGHWAY I STARTED TO HEAR A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF CAR; BUT CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. GOT WORSE AND STARTED HESITATING A LITTLE AS I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. I GOT STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN I STARTED OFF FROM BEING STOPPED IT WOULD BARELY GO, THEN IT DIED. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, GOT OUT AND SAW FLAMES COMING OUT OF GRILL AREA AND UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE AREA. CALLED 911, CAR WAS ON FIRE! I HAVE MANY VIDEOS OF THE INCIDENT. I HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR BEFORE NOW.

MY 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE LIMITED HAS PREVIOUSLY HAD TWO OF FOUR DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLIES FAIL. ONE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ONE I PAID THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE. NOW A THIRD LATCH ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED. THERE ARE TWO TSBS AGAINST THIS FAILURE (14-01-004-1 AND 14-01-004) SPECIFICALLY FOR THE 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE YET THE DEALERSHIP SAYS MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS WHEN IT OCCURS YOU HAVE NO ABILITY TO RECEIVE ANY SAFETY INFORMATION FROM THE CARS MONITORING SYSTEM BECAUSE THE ENTIRE DISPLAY JUST SAYS "DOOR AJAR"

I OWN A 2013 SANTA FE AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH IT, THE ENGINE BEING REPLACED DUE TO FAILING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WAS SERVICED WITH A FEW OTHER ITEMS DEALER FOUND TO BE NEEDED FOR SOME RECALLS. BUT NONE I CAN RECALL FOR SURE WAS REGARDING THE ENGINE ITSELF, WILL NEED TO CHECK SERVICE RECORDS. THEN LATER IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP(INJECTOR) NEED TO VERIFY SPECIFICS, BUT GAS FUMES AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THIS WAS REPLACED, THEN LATER AGAIN HAD TO TAKE IN AGAIN FOR REPAIR DUE TO SERVICE ERROR OF TUBING BEING BENT ECT WHEN INSTALLED, NOTICED THE HIGH AMOUNT OF GAS FUMES AND SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE AND INTO THE CABIN. THIS WAS A FEW MONTHS AGO, THEN NOV 9 2018 MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED BY FLAMES. I HAD JUST SECONDS TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND PUT IN PARK, GRAB MY 6 YEAR OLD SON AND GET OUT BEFORE FLAMES COVERED THE ENTIRE ENGINE THEN THE ENTIRE CAR. I WAS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET. I WOULD LIKE TO START AN INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS MATTER, I FEAR I AND MY SON COULD HAVE DIED DUE TO THIS KNOWN AND NEGLECTED ISSUE THESE SANTA FE'S HAVE BEEN HAVING. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP SO I WILL BE ABLE TO SUPPLY THE SERVICE REPORTS AND THE CASE NUMBER FOR THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY SHERIFF REPORT OF THE FIRE AND OTHER DOCUMENTS NEEDED. MY CELL [XXX] PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE IF I MISS YOUR CALL AND EMAIL INSTRUCTIONS AND OR INFORMATION NEEDED TO MOVE FORWARD. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFO

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ON FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 2018 IN MY 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE LIMITED 3.3L V6 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR SOMETHING SIMILAR TO A SHOTGUN GOING OFF & MY CAR BEGAN TO STALL AND I NOTICED SMOKE & FLAMES FROM THE SIDEVIEW MIRRORS AS I COULDN'T SEE OUT OF THE REARVIEW MIRROR. LUCKILY NO ONE BEHIND ME WAS INJURED BEHIND ME SINCE ENGINE PARTS & SMOKE FROM THE OIL POURING OUT ON THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE EXIT RAMP I NOTICED MY VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE & LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. I CALLED A WRECKER SERVICE & UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I NOTICED A BIG GAPING HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP CRENSHAW HYUNDAI ON JULY 3, WHERE IT HAS REMAINED & NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ME SINCE. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS & HAVE MET WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO ADVISED ME THAT HYUNDAI INSTRUCTED HIS TEAM TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR NEGLIGENCE ON MY BEHALF WHICH THEY DID NOT FIND AND WAS BACKED UP BY ALL SERVICE RECORDS.

WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING THE SUSPENSION MAKES NOISES.

THE REAR SECTION OF THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A SUNNY DAY, TEMPS IN UPPER 50S. THERE WAS A VERY LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY CRACKING SOUNDS, INDICATING THAT THE GLASS WAS CRACKING AND SPREADING ACROSS THE PANE. THE GLASS DID NOT FALL THROUGH BUT IS CRACKED ACROSS THE ENTIRE PANE. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY IMPACT FROM ROAD DEBRIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. HE THEN OBSERVED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 2 WEEKS AGO FROM HYUNDAI OF COLUMBIA IN TENNESSEE WHEN THE ENGINE BLEW I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN ALABAMA ABOUT 65 MPH THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR A SOUND SIMULAR TO A FAN GAURD PRESSED UP AGAINST THE BLADE THEN WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A CINDER BLOCK HITTING MY CAR THE ENGINE STOPPED AND I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER ON THE 565. I CHECKED THE DIPSTICK THE ONCE HONEY COLORED OIL WAS BLACK WITH METTALIC AND BRASS COLORED SHAVINGS EVERYWERE, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TOWED BACK TO TENNESSEE. I LET THE DEALERSHIP KNOW WHAT HAPPENED MIKE THE CAR SALESMAN SAID TO BRING IT IN SO THE NEXT DAY MY WIFE, TODDLER, AND I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DROPPED OFF ORIGINALLY THEY DIDN'T HELP OF PUT IN ANY EFFORT TO HELP US AND THE SALESMAN WAS OFF THAT DAY THE SERVICE ADVISOR BRIAN HE SAID THERE WASNT ANY PAST RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AT LEAST WHAT SHOWED UP ON THEIR SYSTEM. MY WIFE LOOKED UP VIN HISTORY AND FOUND THAT IT SUPPOSEDLY HAD ENGINE WORK FOR A RECALL. THE GUY STILL DIDN'T HELP ME EVEN AFTER I TOLD HIM I WILL PAY TO HAVE IT DIEGNOSED. WELL A FEW DAYS LATER CORPORATE CALLED ME AFTER I POSTED THIS STORY ON THIER ADVERTISEMENT THEY HAD FOR A HYUNDAI SONATA FE. CORPORATE MUST HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THIS TIME THEY WERE APOLOGETIC AND FRIENDLY THEY SAID BRING YOUR VEHICLE BACK BACK TO US AND WE'LL HELP YOU UNLOAD IT AND GET IT DIAGNOSED. IT'S ALMOST TWO WEEKS AND STILL HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THE DEALERSHIP NETHER HAS HYUNDAI CORPORATE ABOUT THE DIAGNOSIS. I JUST HO

SINCE MAY I HAVE BEEN DEALING UP TO AUGUST MY CAR ME ET S THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LEMON L AW N I FILED IN MAY MY CAR NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BURNS 2 QTS OF OIL A WEEK SINCE THEY DID RECALL BETWEEN THIRD PARTIES IN ATTORNEY GENERAL N SERVICE MANAGER MY CAR IS INHUMANE FOR NEARLY TWO MONTHS OF THEM CONSUMER ADVOCATE FALSIFYING DOCUMENTS N NOT GETTING THIS CAR SERVICED WHEN THE ENGINE HAS A RECALL ON THE 2013 AND I'VE RECORDED CONVERSATIONS N MADE COPIES WHEN ACTION SHOULD BE IN A 30 DAY WINDOW SINCE AUGUST 8TH PLEASE HELP!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LESTER GLENN HYUNDAI (732-240-8833, LOCATED AT 386 RTE 37 E, TOMS RIVER, NJ 08753) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP (CLERMONT, FL) . THERE WAS NO OIL SPILL OR LEAKS ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE ENGINE. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INSIDE DASHBOARD. HOW DOES IT GO FROM RUNNING FINE, TO JUST GOING UP HILL AND HAVING LOSS OF POWER, MAKING NOISE AND WHEN TOWED TO THE GARAGE ENGINE IS BLOWN. 5 YEARS OLD CAR WITH 105000 MILES IS UNACCEPTABLE. I HOPE HYUNDAI DO THE CORRECT THING AND FIX IT . THE IS MORE THAN 233 COMPLAINS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM AND I DONT SEE THEN TAKING ACTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO SOLUS KL21 TIRES, SIZE: 235/55 R19 (NA). THE CONTACT PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES FROM THE KUMHO MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD CRACKS AND TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT TIRE REPAIR FACILITY. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRES BOTH EXPERIENCED BLOW OUTS DUE TO THE CRACKS AND TREAD SEPARATION. THE CONTACT FURTHER STATED THAT WHEN ALL THREE TIRES FAILED, THE INNER TREAD WALLS WERE CRACKED WITH EXTENSIVE TREAD SEPARATION. THE REPLACEMENT REAR PASSENGER TIRE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WERE TAKEN TO A TIRE FACILITY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES TO DETERMINE IF THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRES COULD BE REPLACED WITH TWO NEW TIRES. THE VIN, VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE, AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

I CAN HEAR LOUD CLUNKING SOUNDS FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS FASTER THAN 25 MPH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO IDEAL BUICK GMC (5871 URBANA PIKE, FREDERICK, MD 21704, (240) 575-1847) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEGACY HYUNDAI (443 INDUSTRIAL BLVD, MCDONOUGH, GA 30253) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD JUST BEFORE IT DIED RIGHT IN TRAFFIC, 2013 HYUNDAI SPORT 2.0 TURBO TOWED TO THE DEALER WHEREAS THE SERVICE REP KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT THE ISSUE WAS, HOPEFULLY A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED AND PROBLEM FIXED BY HYUNDAI AS THERE WERE ONLY 55K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *JS

TIRES WORE PREMATURE AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE FRONT LEFT HUB BEARING AT 41696 MILES.WE HAD BEEN HEARING A THUMPING NOISE AND IT SLOWLY WORSENED OVER TIME. TOOK IT BACK FOR ANOTHER NOISE IN THE REAR END. HYUNDAI DETERMINED IT TO BE THE COUPLER AND AXLES THAT HAD FAILED. SERVICE PERSON SAID IT COULD HAVE LOCKED UP AND CAUSED FURTHER DAMAGE. ALSO THE UPPER AND LOWER AC LINES WENT BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SERVICE PERSON SAID WE HAVE BEEN GETTING THREE TO FIVE A WEEK.

UNIVERSAL JOINT IN STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE, CAUSING PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING OR STATIONARY.

VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING 34 MPH IN THE CITY AND VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND THEN IT CUT OFF. THIS ISSUE ALMOST CAUSED ME MAJOR ACCIDENT

MY STEERING WHEEL CLUNKS WHEN TURNING, REGARDLESS OF IF IT IS STATIONARY OR MOVING. WAS TOLD IT BY THE DEALER IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH SOME STEERING WHEEL COUPLER AND WOULD BE $1,500 OUT-OF-POCKET TO FIX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 5 MPH, SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LIA HYUNDAI OF ENFIELD (40 PALOMBA DR., ENFIELD, CT 06082, (860) 265-4496) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIRS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT METAL SHAVINGS WERE IN THE OIL PAN. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CARE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE COVERED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 11192092. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT TWO MINUTES BEFORE IT WAS ABLE TO START AGAIN. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AGO. THE CONTACT CALLED MILLENNIUM HYUNDAI AT 516-282-3800 AND THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUE TO A RECALL AND COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR FREE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO METAL DEBRIS GENERATED FROM MACHINING OPERATIONS RECALL INTERIM NOTICE. *LD *JS

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO WORK AND THE ENGINE STOPS AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS ARE ON. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT EVEN TURN OVER LET ALONE START. I HAD AAA TOW THE VEHICLE TO MY HOUSE AND AFTER PUTTING A WRENCH ON THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT AND PHYSICALLY TRYING TO TURN THE MOTOR OVER I REALIZED THE MOTOR IS SEIZED. I HAD NOTICED AFTER DRAINING MY OIL DURING ALL THE PRIOR OIL CHANGES, THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING OIL. THERE IS NO SIGNS OF THE ENGINE LEAKING OIL EXTERNALLY SO IT HAS TO BE AN INTERNAL MALFUNCTION ON THE ENGINE. KNOWING THIS I WOULD CHECK AND ADD OIL AS NEEDED BETWEEN Y OIL CHANGES. THE ENGINE HAD PLENTY OF OIL BEFORE AND AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED. SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY ENGINE FROM DAY ONE FROM THE FACTORY. I GUARANTEE THIS ENGINE FAILED BECAUSE OF THE FACTORY THAT ASSEMBLED THE ENGINE.

DRIVING VISIBILITY DURING DARKNESS AND/OR RAINY CONDITIONS IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED DUE TO DIM AND LOW BEAM DIRECTION OF SAID VEHICLE MAKING DRIVING WITH HIGH BEAMS THE ONLY WAY TO SAFELY DRIVE AT NIGHT.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHERE ALL OF THE SERVICE WORK HAS BEEN DONE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN DO TO A SUDDEN LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. THERE WAS NO OIL SPILL OR LEAKS ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE ENGINE. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INSIDE DASHBOARD. HOW DOES IT GO FROM RUNNING FINE, TO JUST GOING UP HILL AND HAVING LOSS OF POWER, MAKING NOISE AND WHEN TOWED TO THE GARAGE ENGINE IS BLOWN.

STEERING / SUSPENSION. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW ON 01.09.2014 OUT OF THE SHOWROOM. ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS LATER, I STARTED TO NOTICE THE STEERING AND ROUGH RIDE. THE STEERING WAS LIKE A VEHICLE WITH "JIMMY LEGS" LOOSE AND ALL OVER THE ROAD. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET CHECKED OUT. FIRST THING IT WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT ON THE FRONT END (LEFT TOE -0.10D, RIGHT TOE -0.09D). THEY CHECKED THE SUSPENSION AND TOLD ME THAT THE COMPONENTS WERE GOOD WITH NO DAMAGE OR WEAR INCLUDING THE STRUTS. I TOLD THEM OF HOW ROUGH THE RIDE IS DRIVING AT VARIABLE SPEEDS ON THE LOCAL ROADS. EVER SINCE, I HAVE HAD 5 ALIGNMENTS AND STILL HAVE THE SAME HANDLING AND STEERING PROBLEMS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO SEARS TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THE LEFT FRONT WAS OUT BY -0.07D. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I WAS THE 6TH PERSON WITH THE SAME MODEL VEHICLE TO COME IN THERE IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. HE STATED THAT THE REASON FOR THE ISSUES ARE COMING FROM THE ELECTRONIC STEERING MODULE. WHEN YOU ADJUST THE STEERING WHEEL TO ON OF THE THREE SETTINGS (NORMAL, COMFORT, SPORT), IT CAUSES THE FRONT ALIGNMENT OUT. THIS TO ME SOUNDS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW AND HYUNDAI DOES NOT WANT TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. I JUST GET TIRED EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP OF BEING TOLD THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM, IT IS HOW IT IS SUPPOSE TO RIDE LIKE THAT DUE TO THAT IT IS NOT A CAR. I WAS AT HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP ON 06/FEB/18, AND THAT IS WHAT THEY TOLD ME BUT I HAD TO PAY ANOTHER $89.95 FOR AN AL

2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED METAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND IN THE OIL PAN AND CYLINDER HEAD. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER SOLD THE VEHICLE DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED $14,674.27 FOR DAMAGES AND LOSSES. *JS

THIS VEHICLE HAS ISSUES WITH THE AC. IT ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR WHEN THE AC IS TURNED ON, EVEN WHEN IT'S ON THE LOWEST AND COLDEST SETTING. SINCE I PURCHASED VEHICLE DURING THE SUMMER OF 2013 THE AC HAS NOT BEEN WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE TAKING IT SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE IT CHECK BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NO TROUBLE FOUND, BUT THAT WAS UNTIL EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT I WAS TOLD THAT THEY FOUND AN ISSUE BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE TO GET IT FIXED. NOW I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN THE AC COMES ON BUT ONLY HOT AIR COMES OUT NO COLD AIR THIS HAPPEN WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.

ENGINE APPEARS TO HESITATE WHEN TAKING OFF FROM STOP. SEVERITY SEEMS TO DIFFER FROM DAY TO DAY. ISSUE RAISED AT DEALER WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN FOR RECALL AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, NO OTHER CARS IN FRONT OF ME, SUN ROOF EXPLODED. AS SAFETY GLASS, MILLIONS OF PIECES OF GLASS.

STEERING LOCKS, DOESN'T RECENTER EXCEPT WITH MANUAL HUMAN FORCED CORRECTION AS THOUGH THE WHEELS WERE STUCK IN A RUT (THEY AREN'T). HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE 2D YEAR OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP. NOT CONSISTENT. PROBLEM DISSIPATED AFTER BATTERY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED IN 3RD YEAR. UNKNOWN IF THERE IS A CORRELATION. STEERING PROBLEM HAS RECENTLY RETURNED. ON INTERSTATE WHERE MANY MINOR COURSE CORRECTIONS ARE MADE TO STAY IN LANE, GETS VERY BURDENSOME AND WEARYING ON LONG TRIPS. SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT 15MPH AND UP. NOT NOTICEABLE AT SLOWER SPEEDS. WAS REPORTED TO AUTHORIZED HYUNDAI DEALER IN 2015. NO ACTION TAKEN.

WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. BARELY MANAGED TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, DEALER INFORMED US THE NEXT DAY THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BECAUSE WE HAD THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT A WEEK PRIOR FOR THEM TO "CHECK" IT! THEREIN LIES MY COMPLAINT - I QUESTION WHETHER HYUNDAI'S PROCEDURES FOR THIS RECALL ARE ADEQUATE. ALTHOUGH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE WILL PROBABLY BE COVERED BY WARRANTY/RECALL (WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION YET), MY SAFETY WAS UNNECESSARILY JEOPARDIZED. NOT TO MENTION THE COST INVOLVED FOR TOWING AND REPLACEMENT CAR RENTAL.

MY WIFE AND I WENT OUT FOR A RIDE, I NOTICE A LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING ON 95S IN RHODE ISLAND, I STARTED TO PULL OVER TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE WHEN I NOTICE SMOKE OUT OF THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE, I CAME TO A STOP AND THE CAR FILLED UP WITH SMOKE , I TOLD MY WIFE TO GET OUT AND I GOT OUT BUT COULD NOT SEE, I YELLED FOR MY WIFE AS I COULD NOT SEE HER, THE FIRE DEPT CAME AND SAID THEY THINK THE TURBO BLEW, I PAID OVER $300 TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH CONFIRMED THE ISSUE AND IT WILL COST OVER $3000 TO REPAIR, THIS IS RIDICULOUS THE CAR ONLY HAS 113,000 MILES ON IT AND I TAKE CARE OF IT OIL CHANGES ETC AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT NUMEROUS FOLKS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE, I BELIEVE THEY HAVE A FAULT ENGINE, THEY ALREADY HAVE ONE ENGINE RECALL ISSUE WITH METAL IN THEIR ENGINE, PLEASE LOOK INTOTO THIS, WE WERE ALMOST KILLED DUE TO THE SMOKE AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY SUNROOF BECAME DETACHED THE MECHANISM WHICH OPENS AND CLOSES IT FAILED AND MY SUNROOF ALMOST FLEW OFF ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH POSES A GREAT DANGER. WITH THE HELP OF A STATE TROOPER WE WERE ESCOURTED OFF THE HIGHWAY WHERE WE HAD TO DUCT TAPE THE SUNROOF ON IN ORDER TO GET BACK HOME ROUTE 2 HYUNDAI HAS HAD MY VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS NOW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FLUID LEAKED INTO THE DRIVEWAY OF THE CONTACT'S HOME AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. FUTHERMORE, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. WOODHOUSE HYUNDAI IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA (LOCATED AT 11540 WEST DODGE RD, 68154) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND HAD PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE BROUGHT BACK IN FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,700.

PUSH BUTTON START DOES NOT ALWAYS START. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM CAUSING VEHICLE TO STRAND US MULTIPLE TIMES. VEHICLE IS PARKED AND WHEN YOU TRY TO START IT IT WILL NOT START.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTE FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAPITOL HYUNDAI WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 10339608. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. UPDATED 09/15/17*LJ

7-18/2017 CAR BROUGHT TO AUTO NATION IN BRUNSWICK GA FOR ENGINE RECALL CHECK. CAR WAS RETURNED TO OWNER WITHOUT EVER TESTING ENGINE AS REQUESTED. IT WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO CUSTOMER THAT ENGINE WAS NOT CHECKED. 4 DAYS LATER ON 7/22/2017 DRIVER GOING 70 MPH ON HWY 95 IN JACKSONVILLE ENGINE STARTING MAKING KNOCKING NOISE AND CEASED UP COMPLETELY TURNING OFF. DRIVER BARELY MADE IT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE HYUNDAI ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE CHARGED DRIVER $174 TO TOW VEHICLE TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP.

TAKATA RECALL. RELIGIOUSLY IN FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND MAINTENANCE, NOT DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE FOR 1200 MORE MILES. THE VEHICLE SAT FOR 7 DAYS WHILE I WAS ON VACATION, RAN FINE BEFORE IT SAT. DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR 4 DAYS AFTER RETURNING FROM VACATION. ABOUT 6PM COMING HOME FROM WORK, OPPOSITE FROM RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I SUDDENLY HEARD SLIGHT TICKING SOUND WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY GETTING ON TO THE HIGHWAY, I ALSO NOTICED THE RPMS WERE HIGH AND NOT MUCH POWER BEHIND ACCELERATING. DROVE ABOUT 10-15 MILES, TICKING GOT LOUDER WHEN ACCELERATING UNTIL THERE WAS A CONSTANT TICKING AND RATTLE IN THE FRONT END. PARKED THE CAR LET IT SIT FOR A NIGHT. WENT TO TAKE IT TO THE GARAGE, UPON STARTING THE CAR THERE WAS TICKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, RATTLELING, AND SHAKING, TURNED THE VEHICLE RIGHT OFF. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NO LOW OIL LIGHT, NO DASH NOTIFICATION LIGHTS LIGHT UP INDICATING ANYTHING WAS WRONG, TEMPERATURE SEEMED NORMAL. POPPED THE HOOD TO CHECK FLIUDS. CHECKED OIL DIPSTICK, DRY AS DRY COULD BE. NO COOLANT, NO OIL. HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AFRAID ENGINE IS SHOT! IF I WAS TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IT COULD HAVE SEIZED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR LOSS OF CONTROL. I AM THANKFUL MY 17 YEAR OLD WAS NOT BEHIND THE WHEEL. I AM SURE A HEAFTY ENGINE REPLACEMENT BILL IS COMING MY WAY.