2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Problems & Recalls

My 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe caught fire on October 29, 2025. Prior to this, the dealership completed one recall but left another open. Hyundai denied my claim and refused to provide the inspection report. I am filing this complaint because I believe the incomplete recall may be related and I want NHTSA...

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving 80 MPH, the vehicle made an abnormally loud banging sound, and there was smoke coming from underneath the hood and through the A/C vents, which blocked the visibility of the roadway. The contact was able to pull over to ...

Mileage: 133,000

The carrier bearing failed and caused the engine to lock up while driving, thankfully we weren't on a busy road and were able to coast off the road. There was no prior light that appeared. We are just thankful it wasn't our 16 year old, newly licensed driver for whom we purchased the vehicle, drivin...

Engine light was blinking. Hearing grinding from the front. Steering locked up. I was able to pull over safely. Called tow truck. The mechanic diagnosed it said it needed a new engine. The car has 106,000 miles on it.

In November 2024, my car engine failed. I came out of a store, turned key, all the dash lights lit up, and loud clanging but unable to drive. Car towed several times and told by 2-3 places the engine was “out” and there was a Hyundai recall aon 2012 Santa Fe. A Hyundai dealer had my vehicle, con...

In November 2024, my car engine failed. I came out of a store, turned key, all the dash lights lit up, and loud clanging but unable to drive. Car towed several times and told by 2-3 places the engine was “out” and there was a Hyundai recall aon 2012 Santa Fe. A Hyundai dealer had my vehicle, con...

I was contacted by Auffenberg Hyundai in OFallon IL in October of 2024 to schedule recall work. On 10/23/24, the car was dropped off in working condition to the dealership for that recall (engine software update). The day after the vehicle was returned, the check engine light came on and the vehicle...

Windows issues multiple times. The first time the driver side front window would occasionally go up then automatically down when I tried to raise the window. Likewise when I tried to open the window it would go up and down. Dealer couldn’t identify a problem since it was occasionally an issue. ...

My engine stalls while driving. Now engine is knocking real loud. Then stall again. My safety and others drivers safety because my engine stalls could cause a crash, wreck. Mechanic listened to engine, said engine is knocking and stalling, this is a safety issue. Vehicle has not been inspected by ma...

NHTSA Recall #20V746000 2012 Hyundai Sonata Manufacture Recall #198 Connecting Rod Bearing failure leading to possible road side fire. Possible risk of injury or death. Hyundai has been contacted twice about recall. Claim they have no responsibility to comply with recall. They closed the deale...

My engine caught on fire in the middle of the night ([XXX] on [XXX]). The fire department was called by my building’s security and they came to put out the fire. The security footage shows that the car engine caught on fire for no apparent reason. The fire department did not identify any foul pl...

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing electrical failures. The contact stated that the 12 Volts battery was replaced several times. Additionally, the contact stated the battery terminals were corroded only few weeks after the battery replacem...

Mileage: 45,000

Getting occasional knocking sound while vehicle is running and immediately even when the vehicle is turned off. Sound is emanating from the rear of the vehicle (gas tank).

Purchased this used 2012 Santa Fe directly from Hyundai last January (2023) We have had to continually fill it up with oil. Two months ago, driving to work and the car stops accelerating and felt like the “power was going out”. I was on a busy highway early in the morning when it died on me. Too...

Purchased this used 2012 Santa Fe directly from Hyundai last January (2023) We have had to continually fill it up with oil. Two months ago, driving to work and the car stops accelerating and felt like the “power was going out”. I was on a busy highway early in the morning when it died on me. Too...

I have complained about this previously to recall, and it's doing it again. My engine shut off while driving its happened on the Fred harrman bridge twice now. All the dashboard lights come on and the engine shuts off I had to put it in neutral and restart it. It very dangerous and scarey experience...

I have complained about this previously to recall, and it's doing it again. My engine shut off while driving its happened on the Fred harrman bridge twice now. All the dashboard lights come on and the engine shuts off I had to put it in neutral and restart it. It very dangerous and scarey experience...

I took my 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe into the dealership on March 7, 2024. The engine had failed due to the failure of the connecting rod bearing that is under recall. On April, 6th 2024 I was called that my car was ready. As I got into the car there was a coffee cup, a water bottle, and a long nose plie...

Engine will RANDOMLY CUT OFF AND IT WOULD DO THAT EVEN WHEN IN DRIVE LIKE IT WASNT GETTING GAS. The dash board would light then continue going WOULD START RIGHT BACK AWAY AND HAS DONE THAT EVER SINCE.i purchased it I ALSO HAD THE O2 CENSOR REPLACED AS WELL. THE TIRES ARE AWFUL THE SUSPENSION. Electr...

Engine will RANDOMLY CUT OFF AND IT WOULD DO THAT EVEN WHEN IN DRIVE LIKE IT WASNT GETTING GAS. The dash board would light then continue going WOULD START RIGHT BACK AWAY AND HAS DONE THAT EVER SINCE.i purchased it I ALSO HAD THE O2 CENSOR REPLACED AS WELL. THE TIRES ARE AWFUL THE SUSPENSION. Electr...

Engine will RANDOMLY CUT OFF AND IT WOULD DO THAT EVEN WHEN IN DRIVE LIKE IT WASNT GETTING GAS. The dash board would light then continue going WOULD START RIGHT BACK AWAY AND HAS DONE THAT EVER SINCE.i purchased it I ALSO HAD THE O2 CENSOR REPLACED AS WELL. THE TIRES ARE AWFUL THE SUSPENSION. Electr...

My 2012 Santa Fe check engine light came on a few weeks ago and put the car into engine protection mode. This car is less than 15 years old, has under 150,000 miles, has had reasonable upkeep. I am only the second owner. I was able to check the code myself and did so. It was P1326, which in a Hyunda...

coincidentally after 11-months after a software update for that knock sensor now I do have a problem with that knock sensor by having to be replaced. Total cost of repair: $643.90 (Vehicle broke down, my SUV went into limp mode meaning loss of power/acceleration, I needed a tow. The engine malfuncti...

coincidentally after 11-months after a software update for that knock sensor now I do have a problem with that knock sensor by having to be replaced. Total cost of repair: $643.90 (Vehicle broke down, my SUV went into limp mode meaning loss of power/acceleration, I needed a tow. The engine malfuncti...

Per the mandated law in September of 2001 all vehicles sold in the United States are required to have a trunk release on the inside. The 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe does not. The 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe small SUV are very known for the lights to go out due to condensation in the tail lights. So needless to ...

Per the mandated law in September of 2001 all vehicles sold in the United States are required to have a trunk release on the inside. The 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe does not. The 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe small SUV are very known for the lights to go out due to condensation in the tail lights. So needless to ...

Per the mandated law in September of 2001 all vehicles sold in the United States are required to have a trunk release on the inside. The 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe does not. The 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe small SUV are very known for the lights to go out due to condensation in the tail lights. So needless to ...

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle made an abnormal sound. No warning light was illuminated. The contact looked in the rear-view mirror and became aware that the spare tire had detached from the vehicle. The contact was able to drive t...

Mileage: 160,250

Have to put oil in the engine every 4-6 weeks. Car burns oil quickly. Exhaust smokes. Replaced pcv valve and that did did not resolve the smoking/oil consumption despite being told that was the issue. Now being told I need 1100 in engine cleaning costs to remove sludge due to the oil not circulating...

When my daughter returned home from college this summer I took her Santa Fe to a local shop for an oil change and other preventive maintenance. During the vehicle safety inspection, the mechanic noted the subframe and front suspension components were failing due to excessive corrosion and the Santa...

Brake lights keep failing. Have replaced wiring harness, bulbs and brake switch twice now. Super unsafe to not have brake lights on your vehical

Vehicle would not go in park only drive and neutral.

I took my 2012 to Baytown Hyundai for a recall update. MPI Inspection (1) had no problem with the car before taking it in. They did inspection then it started running super slow would not pick up speed. They were going to give me a loner car. The mechanic tried update again then the car drove ok. Di...

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine and oil warning lights were illuminated before the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that upon inspecting the vehicle, the oil displayed full. The contact then stated that the ...

Mileage: 73,000

In June 2021 vehicle experienced engine failure at approximately 152,000 miles. Vin# not under Hyundai Engine recall however Hyundai covered new engine replacement under warranty extension due to failure. In November 2022 received notice for mandatory Knock Engine Sensor Detection Campaign, vehicle ...

My oil pressure sensor light wont turn off sometimes blinks on and off or stays on and I am concerned because it could be engine component or electrical. i have nott aken it to hyundai dealer do do an inspection

After driving for a short time, the engine stalls while driving. We have taken the car to 4 different mechanics, including the Hyundai dealer and the issue has not been fixed. The car stalls every time it is driven.

After driving for a short time, the engine stalls while driving. We have taken the car to 4 different mechanics, including the Hyundai dealer and the issue has not been fixed. The car stalls every time it is driven.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, she heard an abnormal popping sound coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled and failed to restart. The contact was unaware of a warning light being illuminated. Th...

Mileage: 199,000

Driving on highway and car engine light came on then car engine kicked down like it was going to stall then drove normally then kicked down again . Kept kicking down , drove it home and shut it off. The car starts but is knocking and the engine light comes on and blinks constantly .

Driving on highway and car engine light came on then car engine kicked down like it was going to stall then drove normally then kicked down again . Kept kicking down , drove it home and shut it off. The car starts but is knocking and the engine light comes on and blinks constantly .

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that upon exiting the vehicle, all four doors and tailgate would lock independently. The contact stated that over some time, all four doors failed to unlock while outside the vehicle with the key fob. The contact was only able to unlock th...

Mileage: 84,000

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that upon exiting the vehicle, all four doors and tailgate would lock independently. The contact stated that over some time, all four doors failed to unlock while outside the vehicle with the key fob. The contact was only able to unlock th...

Mileage: 84,000

I bought the car used and initially didn't have any issues with it. About a year into having the vehicle I saw that the battery light came on momentarily and then went off. Not noticing anything different with car I thought it was no issue initially. Got the car checked battery checked out after I n...

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that after NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V746000 (Engine) was completed and driving at approximately 70 mph, there was a loud abnormal noise under the vehicle and the steering wheel began to shake. In addition, the dashboard was hot to the to...

Mileage: 160,000

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, she heard a knocking sound coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and a bearing test was performed; however, the vehicle failed the test. The contact was i...

Mileage: 174,067

Engine stalled, shutting down both power steering and power brakes, restarted, stalled again and then never started again, while driving 70 mph on a major extremely busy thoroughfare (SR202 in Jacksonville, Fla.) in 05/13. Had vehicle towed to regular mechanic 05/16 who said engine blown, but under ...

The engine blow when I was driving smoke was come out in the bottle

My car died after an engine recall and then another recall happened unknown at this time and today the car died again in the middle of driving. Lights flashing on dashboard and had to be towed into Holler Hyundai Winter Park for the 17th time. This car was purchased November 2021 and I have had noth...

My car died after an engine recall and then another recall happened unknown at this time and today the car died again in the middle of driving. Lights flashing on dashboard and had to be towed into Holler Hyundai Winter Park for the 17th time. This car was purchased November 2021 and I have had noth...

My car died after an engine recall and then another recall happened unknown at this time and today the car died again in the middle of driving. Lights flashing on dashboard and had to be towed into Holler Hyundai Winter Park for the 17th time. This car was purchased November 2021 and I have had noth...

Got a recall notice about an engine component had it checked they said it was fine. 7 months later it lost power and throw the piston through the bottom of the engine, oil and gas poured all over the road and we had just changed the oil. Called Hyundai and talked to them. They said it would be cover...

Got a recall notice about an engine component had it checked they said it was fine. 7 months later it lost power and throw the piston through the bottom of the engine, oil and gas poured all over the road and we had just changed the oil. Called Hyundai and talked to them. They said it would be cover...

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated as the vehicle began to shake. The vehicle merged to the shoulder of the roadway and suddenly another vehicle crashed into the entire driver's side of the vehicle whi...

Mileage: 159,000

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that he received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V746000 (Engine) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the recall repair. The dealer inspected the vehicle and informed the contact that they did not have the proper equipment...

Mileage: 205,000

Front coil spring rotted and broke while driving vehicle. 2007-2011 vehicles had recall for this but the 2012 did not. Broke after 115K miles which is not excessive.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact jumped started the vehicle however, the vehicle stalled again. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where he informed the contact that the en...

Was driving and the engine started making knocking noises and other sounds then started losing power until eventually stalling and the engine stopped and all the dash lights came on. After that the engine would not turn over or start again.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the oil sensor flashed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the oil sensor was leaking oil onto the engine and exhaust. The vehicle was towe...

Mileage: 120,000

Car went into limp mode. Would not go over 60mph, accelerates slowly, and rpm is low. Does not shift properly and is throwing code P1326.

Engine stalled while driving in traffic on 1/17/2022. No warning lights or other symptoms. Hasn't been checked. First time happened but I know of other Hyundai Santa fe with engine recall. This is a very dangerous failure.

The front coils of the vehicle were totally deteriorated and could have led to an accident. I noticed that earlier models were recalled due to this same condition. I paid ~2K to have this problem fixed and the garage stated the coils should have lasted to 120k miles. Hyundai has subsequently issu...

The front coils of the vehicle were totally deteriorated and could have led to an accident. I noticed that earlier models were recalled due to this same condition. I paid ~2K to have this problem fixed and the garage stated the coils should have lasted to 120k miles. Hyundai has subsequently issu...

We were told by a mechanic that the engine needs to be replaced because the rod bearings wore out and are now inside the engine. This is similar to a current recall by Hyundai except our VIN is not included. Hyundai is unwilling to help us and the cost of an engine is more than the car. The car is n...

I have a 2012 Hyundai Santa fe the engine started making knocking sounds and had loss of power. Did some research on the safety recall for the engine and found it on there site. Vehicle was taken to local Hyundai dealer like there site stated for inspection on 10/15/21. Dealership then called 3 hour...

On Aug. 9 2021 I took my vehicle into the dealer in Phoenix, Az. for recalls that were given to me from emissions testing. One recall was for engine knocking and premature wear of piston rods/bearings. The software update was done so the vehicle could warn me of engine failure. On or about Dec 1st 2...

In July, I took my 2012 Hyundai to Hyundai Service Department for Recall over defective connecting rod bearings that can wear out prematurely and damage engine. The service department inspected the engine and closed our case. no damage was found. In November 2021 just three months later our car e...

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving at 40-45 MPH, she heard an abnormal ticking sound, and the vehicle inadvertently stalled. The contact stated she saw black smoke coming from underneath the hood of the vehicle. The contact did not recall whether a warning lig...

Mileage: 70,000

On the way to get the recall fixed on this vehicle the car caught fire under the hood and was a total loss. This was a safety hazard to not only my family, but to the public passing by on the road. The fire service had to come put out the massive flames and the car was then towed to the dealer in At...

Airbags for the ENTIRE car did not deploy in a car accident that rendered the car inoperable. Vehicle was going 40mph and nothing. There were NO service lights on or any issues prior to the accident. This resulted in contusions and a sprained neck.

The engine on my 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe is locked up right now due to the engine recall with the rod bearings. I have had this vehicle at my local Hyundai dealership in Colonial Heights, Virginia for 2 months now. The dealership is not providing service in a timely manor to fix this issue. My car h...

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that upon driving at 55 MPH, the contact stated that the vehicle shut off as the check engine and oil lights illuminated on the instrument panel. Due to the failure, the contact had the vehicle towed to her home. The contact was able to re...

Mileage: 130,000

I received a engine recall notice and quickly went into Hyundai in April 2021 to have it inspected for thus recall. They performed the diagnostic testing and they informed me that my car does have the recall but passed the inspection so it’s fine. I didn’t feel comfortable knowing my car might...

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was a loud knocking and screeching noise coming from the engine and the vehicle struggled to accelerate and then stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer and the manufacturer's i...

Mileage: 64,268

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer and was diagnosed with needing the throttle body module to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the fai...

Mileage: 113,000

A connecting rod bearings in the engine wore out prematurely and damaged the engine while driving with my family. The car was not responding almost causing a catastrophe, I experienced mental distress and triggered my PTSD. When taken to the mechanic for inspection the damage showed a connecting rod...

The contact's sister-in-law owns a 2012 HYUNDAI Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal knocking sound coming from the engine. The contact also stated that the vehicle would shut-off intermittently while driving at various speeds without warning. Neither t...

Mileage: 202,000

Exiting a parking lot on a slight decline coming to a stop between 0-7 mph without any warning the engine just stops. It starts right back up and have taken to a few different mechanics and they can't find any problems.This has happened 3 times within a two week period. I am just over 100,000 miles ...

when a bluetooth device is plugged into the available plug(auxillary plug) in the front dash of the vehicle the radio/CD/phone connections work on and off(mostly off) if lucky you might hear the stereo for a few minutes then it goes off again for days. when unplugged the radio keeps working. My driv...

when a bluetooth device is plugged into the available plug(auxillary plug) in the front dash of the vehicle the radio/CD/phone connections work on and off(mostly off) if lucky you might hear the stereo for a few minutes then it goes off again for days. when unplugged the radio keeps working. My driv...

2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. Consumer writes in regard to NHTSA Safety Recall 20V-746. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AS IF IT WERE RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE.

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED HIS SON WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO FINDLAY HYUNDAI ST. GEORGE (1405 SOUTH, SUNLAND DR, ST. GEORGE, U...

Mileage: 106,000

I WENT GROCERY SHOPPING ON WED APRIL 21,2021 CAME OUT TRIED STARTING MY 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE AND IT WOULDN'T START I PROCEEDED TO TRY AGAIN AND IT STARTED MAKING THIS HIGH PITCHED NOISE ,PEAKED OUT REALLY LOUD A PUFF OF SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDERNEATH MY HOOD AND THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I HAD ...

Mileage: 96,128

RIDING ON A 6 LANE VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN ENGINE ON MY 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE JUST QUIT. ONLY VERY LUCKY WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE. CARS WERE FLYING PAST, AND RIGHT LANE TRAFFIC HAD TO STOP TO KEEP FROM REAR ENDING US. I CALLED POLICE DEPT TO SEND A CAR WITH BLUE LIGHT TO HELP KEEP ...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BROWN HYUNDAI OF LAREDO (2420 JACAMAN RD, LAREDO, TX 78041) FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. UPON RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LEAK UNDERNEATH TH...

Mileage: 60,519

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE DETECTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ENGINE AND REFERR...

Mileage: 100,000

2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE MALFUNCTION. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER WERE STRANDED OUT OF STATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *JS

MY DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY I-80 AND 60 MILES OUTSIDE OF LARAMIE WYOMING, THE ENGINE MADE CLUNKING NOISES THE THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND SHE PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF I 80 THIS WAS 18 FEB 2021. SHE WAS TOWED TO LARAMIE TIRE AND AUTO REPAIR. THEY LET US KNOW THEY FOUND METAL SHAVING IN THE OI...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE). THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF SMOKE. THE DETECTED LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

Mileage: 144,000

WAS DRIVING AROUND 20MPH ON A SERVICE ROAD, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ALL THE DASH LIGHTS TURNED ON AND THE TRUCK SHUT OFF. NO POWER STEERING AND NO POWER BRAKES. I PUT TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TOWARDS SIDE OF THE ROAD. TRIED TO START, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN I TURN...

Mileage: 69,999

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE M...

THE ROD BEARING WENT OUT IN MY 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE WITH NO WARNING.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL HUMMING NOISE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY EMIT FROM THE ENGINE UPON START-UP, WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED NOTIFICATION O...

BROKEN RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING FOIUND DURING ROUTINE AUOT INSPECTION BY SERVICE MECHANIC

Mileage: 103,387

DRIVING MY 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE,ON HARRIS BLVD. IN CHARLOTTE A MULTI 6 LANE ROAD. TRIED TO SPEED UP TO MOVE INTO THE CENTER LANE WHEN EVERYTHING DIED. MOTOR SHUT DOWN WITH TRAFFIC ZOOMING BY. NO WARNING OF ANY KIND. WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO FAR RIGHT LANE,WHERE WE SAT SCARED TO DEATH SOMEONE WAS ...

Mileage: 146,000

I WAS INFORMED BY HYUNDAI IN DECEMBER 2020 THAT THEIR WAS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL ON MY 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE (VIN: [XXX]). THE NOTICE STATED THAT HIS WAS VERY IMPORTANT AND NEEDED TO BE FIXED BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE A CRASH. IT IS NOW THE END OF FEBRUARY AND I HAVE STILL NOT BEEN CONTACTED WITH A...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY LOUD KNOCKING COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND WAITED A LITTLE WHILE BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED DRIVING TO HER DESTINATION. T...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE ENGINE HAD THROWN A ROD. THE MECHANIC...

Mileage: 116,125

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE START TO MAKE AN ABNORMALLY LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROADWAY, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAI...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE C...

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL BANGING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE ROD BEARING FRACTURED AND PIERCED T...

Mileage: 180,000

I WAS DRIVING IN COLORADO ON I-70 AND AS I SLOWED DOWN TO EXIT, HEARD A CLICKING SOUND. THE SOUND GOT LOUDER/QUICKER WHEN I ACCELERATED. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED BUT SAW NOTHING. I CHECKED THE OIL AND HAD A SERVICE GUY AT A SUPERSTORE CHECK IT TOO. HE SAW NO METAL PARTS IN THE OIL. NO INDICATO...

Mileage: 120,750

I CALLED HUYNDAI AND TOLD THEM THAT MY SANTA FE HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM, WHICH IS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ALL OF THE ONES RECALLED. THEY SAID THAT THAT VIN DID NOT HAVE A RECALL. I ENDED UP SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY FIXING THE VEHICLE BUT I THINK THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED.

Mileage: 107,000

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD. THIS COULD BE DONE AS I AM ACCELERATING, AS I AM BREAKING, OR AS I AM COASTING. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL THEN ALL COME ON INCLUDING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WILL START TO SHAKE AND UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. FORCING YOU TO PULL OFF AND...

Mileage: 135,000

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD. THIS COULD BE DONE AS I AM ACCELERATING, AS I AM BREAKING, OR AS I AM COASTING. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL THEN ALL COME ON INCLUDING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WILL START TO SHAKE AND UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. FORCING YOU TO PULL OFF AND...

Mileage: 135,000

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY HEARD ABNORMAL KNOCKING COMING FROM ENGINE. ENGINE STARTED TO OVER HEAT PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, HE SAID SOUNDS LIKE A BEARING GOING OUT. NOT DRIVEABLE

Mileage: 144,000

MY 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE OIL LIGHT WENT ON. SO I IMMEDIATELY CHANGED LANES TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY. I THOUGHT I NEED TO GET OIL, THAN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON! I REALIZED THAT I WAS LOSING POWER SO GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OUT OF HARMS WAY. I...

Mileage: 138,110

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH. I WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AND PROCEEDED TO PASS THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. UPON ARRIVING TO THE UPCOMING TOWN I NOTICED A DISTINCT LOUD KNOCK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND LOSS OF POWER, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED IN TO A SERVICE STATION. THE MECHANIC INF...

Mileage: 82,000

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 CONTAC...

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 130,000

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.

Mileage: 130,000

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.

Mileage: 130,000

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 PROB...

Mileage: 89,323

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 PROB...

Mileage: 89,323

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...

Mileage: 112,000

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 VEHI...

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

Mileage: 135,000

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 ...

Mileage: 80,000

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 ...

Mileage: 80,000

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 ...

Mileage: 80,000

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

Mileage: 116,000

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 WIL...

Mileage: 149,470

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 COUL...

Mileage: 140,000

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...

Mileage: 184,000

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

Mileage: 83,000

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 O...

Mileage: 148,000

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 PULLE...

Mileage: 128,500

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 CO...

Mileage: 110,000

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...

Mileage: 94,000

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...

Mileage: 94,000

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 MILE...

Mileage: 130,000

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 THROT...

Mileage: 29,600

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

Mileage: 179,383

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 AN...

Mileage: 108,000

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 B...

Mileage: 96,000

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 CAUS...

Mileage: 105,000

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 OCCU...

Mileage: 77,500

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 OCCU...

Mileage: 77,500

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 IND...

Mileage: 119,126

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 VEHIC...

Mileage: 70,000

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 VEHIC...

Mileage: 70,000

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...

Mileage: 108,000

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.

Mileage: 108,000

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

Mileage: 104,000

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

Mileage: 104,000

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...

Mileage: 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 MA...

Mileage: 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...

Mileage: 125,000

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?

Mileage: 36,995

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 NEA...

Mileage: 111,700

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...

Mileage: 114,000

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 VE...

Mileage: 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 FAILE...

Mileage: 101,000

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.

Mileage: 73,371

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 R...

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

Mileage: 102,000

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 EN...

Mileage: 116,000

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 H...

Mileage: 79,000

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 BOT...

Mileage: 5

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 ...

Mileage: 90,000

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

Mileage: 110,600

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...

Mileage: 150,769

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 S...

Mileage: 170,000

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 S...

Mileage: 170,000

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

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 60,000

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 CA...

Mileage: 104,000

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

Mileage: 74,000

CAR ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED WHILE ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS I AM CHOCKED MY CAR HAS BEEN PERFECT UNTIL NOW MY CAR BARELY PASSED 100,000 AND BOTH WARRANTIES EXPIRED ALSO BODY PANT IS CHIPPING OFF.

CAR ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED WHILE ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS I AM CHOCKED MY CAR HAS BEEN PERFECT UNTIL NOW MY CAR BARELY PASSED 100,000 AND BOTH WARRANTIES EXPIRED ALSO BODY PANT IS CHIPPING OFF.

NHTSA REPRESENTATIVE, I AM WRITING TO INFORM THE NHTSA THAT OTHER HYUNDAI'S ENGINES OUTSIDE OF HYUNDAI'S 2012 AND 2013 ENGINE RECALL ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO ROD KNOCK, WHICH POSES A SEVERE SAFETY RISK AND THAT HYUNDAI IS NOT HELPFUL IN ANY WAY WHEN REPORTING THIS. OUR VEHICL...

Mileage: 119,000

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN ,I CURRENTLY OWN SANTA FE THE PROBLEM IS HYUNDAI IS NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM WITH THE VECHICLE I EXPIAIN TO THE SERVICE DPT,I ABSORB A JERK LOSES ACCELERATION POWER NEXT ESCINDICATOR DBC LIGHTS COMES ON TACHOMETER GOES 0.THE VECHICLE IS STILL IN MOTION .I TURN THE IGNITION...

Mileage: 158,000

THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN A PRIVATE PARKING LOT AT A DOCTOR'S OFFICE. I TRIED MANY TIMES TO START THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WOULD KICK OVER BUT DID NOT. I THEN HEARD A KIND OF WHIRRING SOUND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I EXITED ...

Mileage: 194,000

ADD MY REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES FILLING WITH WATER AND CONDENSATION TO THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS. BACK UP AND BRAKE LIGHT BULBS MUST BE REPLACED AFTER ANY HEAVY RAIN EVENT.

Mileage: 50,000

MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE TURNING DOWN A CITY STREET AT SLOW SPEED. NO SAFETY/WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I CRANKED IT BACK UP AND IT RAN FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS. IT SEEMS TO RUN FINE ON OPEN HIGHWAY BUT AT A STOP OR SLOWER SPEED IT WILL CUT OFF LEAVING ME IN DANGER OF A COLLISION AT BUSY INTERSE...

Mileage: 130,000

MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE TURNING DOWN A CITY STREET AT SLOW SPEED. NO SAFETY/WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I CRANKED IT BACK UP AND IT RAN FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS. IT SEEMS TO RUN FINE ON OPEN HIGHWAY BUT AT A STOP OR SLOWER SPEED IT WILL CUT OFF LEAVING ME IN DANGER OF A COLLISION AT BUSY INTERSE...

Mileage: 130,000

FOR THE SECOND TIME OIL PRESSURE SWITCH HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED CAR ONLY HAS 58456 MILES ON IT ANOTHER 420 BUCKS

Mileage: 58,400

CAME HOME 8 PM. SON CAME HOME SHORTLY AFTER 10 PM. JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT MY CAR ALARM STARTED GOING OFF (CAR LOCKED AND PARKED IN DRIVEWAY), I GOT OUT OF BED LOOKED THROUGH BLINDS AND SAW MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. I RAN TO KITCHEN GRABBED FIRE EXTINGUISHER ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT FIRE AND CALLED 911. FIRE ...

Mileage: 107,500

I HAD JUST MERGED ONTO THE INTERSTATE I-90 AT RUSH HOUR, AT ABOUT 55-60 MPH WHEN THE STEERING FROZE AND THE CAR TOTALLY STOPPED. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT & MAINTAINED IT REGULARLY. ...

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR ON ITS OWN AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT IT WAS STILL UNDER THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. POHANKA H...

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER IN JACKSON, TN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 100,000

2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE PURCHASED AT 89,000 MILES FROM THE DEALER WITH CLEAN CARFAC. MAINTAINED WITH OIL CHANGES REGULARLY, EVERY 2-3K MILES. NO ISSUES. WENT TO START THE CAR 90 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING IT AND THE ENGINE FAILED, RUMBLED LOUDLY AND SHUT OFF. ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS ...

Mileage: 89,000

2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE PURCHASED AT 89,000 MILES FROM THE DEALER WITH CLEAN CARFAC. MAINTAINED WITH OIL CHANGES REGULARLY, EVERY 2-3K MILES. NO ISSUES. WENT TO START THE CAR 90 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING IT AND THE ENGINE FAILED, RUMBLED LOUDLY AND SHUT OFF. ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS ...

Mileage: 89,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET, I SLOWLY TURNED A CORNER AND SUDDENLY LOST MY POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND THE ENGINE STALLED OUT. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, SAT BRIEFLY BLOCKING THE HEAVY TRAFFIC, AFTER BEING SLIGHTLY SHAKEN IN THE INCIDENT, STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND PROCEEDED TO PARK AND ...

Mileage: 124,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET, I SLOWLY TURNED A CORNER AND SUDDENLY LOST MY POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND THE ENGINE STALLED OUT. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, SAT BRIEFLY BLOCKING THE HEAVY TRAFFIC, AFTER BEING SLIGHTLY SHAKEN IN THE INCIDENT, STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND PROCEEDED TO PARK AND ...

Mileage: 124,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET, I SLOWLY TURNED A CORNER AND SUDDENLY LOST MY POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND THE ENGINE STALLED OUT. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, SAT BRIEFLY BLOCKING THE HEAVY TRAFFIC, AFTER BEING SLIGHTLY SHAKEN IN THE INCIDENT, STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND PROCEEDED TO PARK AND ...

Mileage: 124,000

NOTICED MY VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND JUST FELT WRONG WHEN I DROVE, TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT AND BRAKES (BECAUSE IT WAS TIME FOR PADS). THE MECHANIC WAS SHOCKED TO FIND THE STRUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD RUSTED AND BROKEN COMPLETELY. HYUNDAI WAS GOING TO CHARGE ME TO C...

Mileage: 113,000

MY CAR IS SHAKING WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS UP TO AROUND 60 MILES AN HOUR.

Mileage: 115,492

MY CAR IS SHAKING WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS UP TO AROUND 60 MILES AN HOUR.

Mileage: 115,492

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE WOULD DECELERATOR THEN CUT OUT. I CAN BE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING SPEED LIMITS OF 70 OR ON A SIDE STREET GOING 30 OR UNDER. IT EVEN HAPPENED WHEN I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND DROVE DOWN MY STREET (4 HOUSES DOWN) AND GOT TO MY CUL-DE-SAC AND ALL POWER SHUT DOWN. NEIGHBOR H...

Mileage: 125,000

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE WOULD DECELERATOR THEN CUT OUT. I CAN BE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING SPEED LIMITS OF 70 OR ON A SIDE STREET GOING 30 OR UNDER. IT EVEN HAPPENED WHEN I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND DROVE DOWN MY STREET (4 HOUSES DOWN) AND GOT TO MY CUL-DE-SAC AND ALL POWER SHUT DOWN. NEIGHBOR H...

Mileage: 125,000

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE WOULD DECELERATOR THEN CUT OUT. I CAN BE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING SPEED LIMITS OF 70 OR ON A SIDE STREET GOING 30 OR UNDER. IT EVEN HAPPENED WHEN I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND DROVE DOWN MY STREET (4 HOUSES DOWN) AND GOT TO MY CUL-DE-SAC AND ALL POWER SHUT DOWN. NEIGHBOR H...

Mileage: 125,000

MY VEHICLE IS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE WITH 131,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH AND LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BREAKS, AND SPEED CONTROL. MY CAR BEGAN TO SLOW AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. FORTUNATELY I HAD ENOUGH POWER/SPEED STILL TO GET OVER ...

Mileage: 131,000

MY VEHICLE IS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE WITH 131,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH AND LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BREAKS, AND SPEED CONTROL. MY CAR BEGAN TO SLOW AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. FORTUNATELY I HAD ENOUGH POWER/SPEED STILL TO GET OVER ...

Mileage: 131,000

MY VEHICLE IS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE WITH 131,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH AND LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BREAKS, AND SPEED CONTROL. MY CAR BEGAN TO SLOW AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. FORTUNATELY I HAD ENOUGH POWER/SPEED STILL TO GET OVER ...

Mileage: 131,000

DOOR LOCKS KEEP LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. HAS NOT STOP DOING THIS

Mileage: 80,000

MOTOR STARTED KNOCKING WHILE DRIVING, TOOK TO SHOP AND WAS TOLD MOTOR IS NO GOOD. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. COST 6100.00

Mileage: 115,000

WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. EXITED AND SLOWED TO ABOUT 35 MPH, AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. ENGINE STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND RAN OK REST OF WAY HOME. THE NEXT DAY WHEN DRIVING UP A HILL, ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CONTINUED ON TO AN AUTOZONE WHERE I HAD...

Mileage: 108,900

ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2018 I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE 64 IN NEWPORT NEWS, VA. I STARTED HEARING A CLANGING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I THOUGHT A FENDER HAD COME LOOSE. THE NOISE PERSISTED AND I REALIZED IT WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MY VEHICLE, WITH 140,527 MILES...

Mileage: 140,527

MY ABS LIGHTS ARE ON AND WON'T GO OFF. I HAD IT CHECKED FOR 80$ TO GET TOLD IT IS A SENSOR IN THE REAR HUB OF TIRE THAT IS NOT READING THE TIRE SPEED. THEY WANT 500$ TO REPAIR IT.

Mileage: 16,000

MY ABS LIGHTS ARE ON AND WON'T GO OFF. I HAD IT CHECKED FOR 80$ TO GET TOLD IT IS A SENSOR IN THE REAR HUB OF TIRE THAT IS NOT READING THE TIRE SPEED. THEY WANT 500$ TO REPAIR IT.

Mileage: 16,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTHTOWNE HYUNDAI (7665 US HWY 85, RIVERDALE, GA 30274, (770) 471-1000) WHE...

Mileage: 121,000

"TAKATA RECALL" MY ABS LIGHTS ARE ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF AS WELL AS THE DOWNHILL LIGHT MOVING AND STATIONARY. THE MECHANIC SAID IT IS A SENSOR IN THE LEFT REAR HUB THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO SAFETY RECALL DUE TO FIRES AND MELTNG WIRES AND QUESTIONS IF VEHICLE FALLS UDER RECALL. *AS *JS *JS

WHILE DRIVING THE 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE TO TENNESSEE FROM ATLANTA, WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER AS PASSENGERS, I FELT A HEAVY BUMP ON THE INTERSTATE, AND WONDERED IF A TIRE HAD GONE FLAT. SHORTLY AFTER THIS, I SAW HEAVY SMOKE IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR, LETTING ME KNOW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. ...

Mileage: 155,000

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE HAD A FAILURE AND A ROD WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THE OIL DUMP STARTED A FIRE.

Mileage: 71,000

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A RATTLING/CLUNKING, MY RPM'S SHOT UP AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE PAST 60. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN SHUT OFF BRIEFLY. THEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD CAME ON AND I PULLED OVER BUT HAD NO POWER STEERING. ONCE I PULLED OVER THE CAR BEGAN TO SMOK...

Mileage: 95,600

IT STARTING SLOWING DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND A REALLY LOUD NOISE AND THEN SHUT DOWN.. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO AUTO LENDERS THAT WHERE I PURCHASE THE TRUCK AND THEY SAID THE ENGINE WAS DONE... SECOND OPINION AND THE MECHANIC INDICATED THE SAME "NEEDS A NEW ENGINE"

Mileage: 128,000

THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN AFTER IT WAS RESET BY THE DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 107,000

THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN AFTER IT WAS RESET BY THE DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 107,000

CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 112K MILES. CONNECTING ROD THROUGH THE BLOCK. THIS SAME ENGINE HAS BEEN RECALLED IN SONATAS AND KIA SORENTOS OF THE SAME YEAR, BUT FOR SOME REASON NOT THE SANTA FE. THE SONATA AND SORENTOS WERE RECALLED DUE TO MANUFACTURING PROCESSES LEAVING METAL DEBRI...

Mileage: 112,000

HAD MY 2012 SANTA FE TOWED IN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR A HORRIBLE NOISE, AND WAS ADVISED NOT ONLY DID I NEED NEW BRAKES AT ONLY 43,159 MILES (SEEMS EARLY FOR THIS TOO) BUT THAT BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND STRUT MOUNTS WERE EXTREMELY RUSTY AND COMPLETELY BROKEN. THESE SPRINGS ALREADY HAD THE 'BOOT...

Mileage: 43,159

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CHAPMAN SCOTTSDALE HYUNDAI (6601 E MCDOWELL RD #3, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85257, (480) 424-3558) WHERE...

Mileage: 48,143

I OWN A 2012 SANTA FE., MY ENGINE SEIZED OUT OF BLUE ON A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE. THE 2012 KIA SORENTO ENGINE WAS RECALLED (WHICH IS THE SAME ENGINE AS MINE), AND 2013 & 2014 SANTA FE ENGINES RECALLED. CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHY THE 2012 SANTA FE WITH SAME ENGINE AS THE SORENTO AND THE 2013 SAN...

Mileage: 96,000

WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK AND THE BRAKES BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PUSH IN. THE VEHICLE WAS ENTERING A TURN ON LAKE SHORE DRIVE IN CHICAGO IL. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED OFF THE ROAD AND WILL NOT START.

Mileage: 100,339

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, LIFTED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED FLAMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RE...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAPITOL HYUNDAI (1050 CAPITOL EXPRESSWAY AUTO MALL, SAN JOSE, CA 95136, (408)-340-7321), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOT...

Mileage: 61,429

ON MAY 12TH, 2018 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO JERK, I KEEP MY FOOT ON THE GAS BUT COULD FEEL THE CAR SLOWING DOWN. I WAS PASSING A VEHICLE AT ABOUT 60MPH AND ANOTHER CAR WAS BEHIND ME. THIS CAR HAS ABOUT 140,000 MILES ON IT. AND NOW IT'S KNOCKING. I HAD IT TOWED TO TEXAN H...

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE DRIVING UP HILL YESTERDAY MY CAR JUST DIED. THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE CAR STOPPED. I AM NOW LEARNING THAT HYUNDAI ENGINES HAVE A DEFAULT. THEY DO NOT LET ENOUGH OIL IN THE ENGINE REGARDLESS OF OIL LEVELS AND THUS AS YOU DRIVE, THE ENGINE IS DISINTEGRATING. THE ENGINES USUALLY DIE A ...

Mileage: 116,000

DRIVING DOWN THE TOLLWAY AT 75 MPH THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING SOUND AND THEN COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO COAST IF OFF THE TOLLWAY . IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE ENGINE BLEW AND RECOMMENDED GETTING A NEW ENGINE. HOWEVER, WITH IT BEING JU...

Mileage: 102,500

MY ISSUE IS THAT MY 2012 SANTA FE DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS SOMEHOW ABLE TO MUSCLE THE STEERING WHEEL A BIT TO THE RIGHT TO GET OUT OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS TOOK PLACE ON SATURDAY, MAY 5TH, 2018. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO SUFFERING PHYSICAL ...

Mileage: 170,000

FRONT SPRINGS RUSTED, CALL RECALLED DUE TO UNDERCARRIAGE RUST, RUB AGAINST TIRE, VERY DANGEROUS HYNDAI OF TURNERSVILLE HAS VEHICLE NOW WAITING TO SEE IF HYUNDAI CORPORATE WILL FIX THIS ISSUE FREE OF CHARGE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 28 MPH, AN ONCOMING VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY CROSSED INTO THE CONTACT'S LANE. AS A RESULT, A HEAD ON COLLISION OCCURRED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NECK, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT ...

FRONT COIL SPRING RUSTED AND BROKE; IT RUBBED AGAINST MY TIRE. NOT SURE HOW TIRE DID NOT RUPTURE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON I-95. THE OTHER FRONT COIL SPRING WAS RUSTED, BUT IT DID NOT BREAK YET. CLEARLY THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE. COIL HAD PLASTIC SLEEVE ON IT, WATER MUST COLLECT UNDERNEATH AND RUST IT O...

Mileage: 87,824

THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS INCIDENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. IS INTERMITTENT - CAN HAPPEN 2 DAYS IN A ROW OR WEEKS APART. SYMPTOMS WHEN MOVING FORWARD AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED (STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON EXPRESSWAY) STOP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR ... EVERY NOW AND THEN HEAR A "CLUNK" S...

Mileage: 90,000

INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER CODE P200A MAKES CAR BOG DOWN WENT TO DEALER THE PART IS NOT AVAIL FOR 8 WEEKS SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM THEY HAVE SEVERAL CARS AT DEALERSHIP THAT DONT RUN NOW MINE DOES NOT WARRANTED PART BUT CANNOT GET PLEASE HELP BOGS DOWN CANT GO OVER 20 MPH

Mileage: 51,000

FAULTY THETA II ENGINE. DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY,HEARD KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. TOOK THE CAR DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER, SERVICE ADVISOR HEARD THE SAME NOISE,SAID THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HE SAID SOME OF THEIR ENGINES HAVE THIS KNOWN PROBLEM & HE'D CHECK FOR A RECALL. SAID MINE WAS NOT RECALLED, ...

Mileage: 101,160

THIS VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH STALLING AND HESITATION WHEN COMING OUT OF TURNS AND AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60-80 MPH. I HAVE MENTION THIS TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CONTINUE TO SAY THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. BECAUSE THERE IS NEVER ANY LIGHTS ON AND NO CODES. THIS IS A VERY BAD PROBLEM ...

Mileage: 109,000

DRIVER TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS COLLECTING CONDENSATION IN IT, CAUSING TAIL LIGHT BULBS TO CRACK AND BLOW OUT. SEVERAL YOUTUBE VIDEOS SHOW FIXES, SO THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE.

Mileage: 45,000

I WAS AT A FOUR WAY-YEAR-OLD AND STOP WHERE I HAD TO YIELD AS I WAS DOING THE SANTA FE CUT OFF AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I COULDN'T CONTROL VEHICLE TURN THE KEY OFF AND THEN TURN THE KEY BACK ON THE TRUCK STARTED 20 MINUTES LATER THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START IT WHEN YOU RETURN O...

Mileage: 150,000

I WAS AT A FOUR WAY-YEAR-OLD AND STOP WHERE I HAD TO YIELD AS I WAS DOING THE SANTA FE CUT OFF AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I COULDN'T CONTROL VEHICLE TURN THE KEY OFF AND THEN TURN THE KEY BACK ON THE TRUCK STARTED 20 MINUTES LATER THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START IT WHEN YOU RETURN O...

Mileage: 150,000

I WAS AT A FOUR WAY-YEAR-OLD AND STOP WHERE I HAD TO YIELD AS I WAS DOING THE SANTA FE CUT OFF AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I COULDN'T CONTROL VEHICLE TURN THE KEY OFF AND THEN TURN THE KEY BACK ON THE TRUCK STARTED 20 MINUTES LATER THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START IT WHEN YOU RETURN O...

Mileage: 150,000

VEHICLE BEGAN PRODUCING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND WHILE ACCELERATING. MECHANIC ADVISED THAT CONNECTING ROD BEARING WAS DAMAGED. VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES AND HAD RECEIVED REGULAR OIL CHANGES. MECHANIC RECOMMENDED REPLACING ENGINE.

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING CONTINUOUS ISSUES WITH A LOUD "CLUNK" WHEN MY CAR IS PLACED IN REVERSE, TURNING, SHIFTING GEARS. IT'S INTERMITTENT, BUT LOUD AND HARD ENOUGH THAT IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HIT. THE CAR DOES NOT KICK OFF ANY CODES, HOWEVER A NUMBER OF OTHER SANTA FE OWNERS HAVE HAS ...

Mileage: 84,000

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). DRIVING CAR AT 25 MPH - LOUD BANG IN ENGINE AREA FOLLOWED BY SHORT BURST OF BANGING. CAR THRU A CONNECTING ROD THRU THE MOTOR BLOCK. THIS IS A 2012 AWD SANTE FE MODEL - HERE IS THE CONNECTION THIS ENGINE...

Mileage: 59,414

DRIVER TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS COLLECTING CONDENSATION IN IT.

Mileage: 100,000

MILEAGE AROUND 82,000 MILES | ALWAYS HAD ROUTINE, ON TIME, MAINTENANCE | NO ENGINE LIGHT ON (OR ANY OTHERS) | ON A TRIP DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING AROUND 65MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET (2 ADULTS AND 1 CHILD IN THE CAR, NOT TOWING ANYTHING), OUR SUV STARTED MAKING A STRANGE NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING...

Mileage: 82,000

ENGINE FAILURE ON INTERSTATE WHILE TRAVELLING 70 MPH. KNOCKING NOISE AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. WOULD NOT RESTART. DEALERSHIP ADVISED THE MOTOR LOCKED UP.

Mileage: 100,623

STARTED CAR, NOTICED THE FOLLOWING DASH LIGHTS WERE ON: ABS ESC DOWNHILL BRAKING CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT HYUNDAI RECALLED 1.7 MILLION VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM (DEFECTIVE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH) UP TO 2011. I'M CONCERNED THAT MY 2012 CAR HAS THE SAME ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED I...

Mileage: 128,000

STARTED CAR, NOTICED THE FOLLOWING DASH LIGHTS WERE ON: ABS ESC DOWNHILL BRAKING CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT HYUNDAI RECALLED 1.7 MILLION VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM (DEFECTIVE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH) UP TO 2011. I'M CONCERNED THAT MY 2012 CAR HAS THE SAME ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED I...

Mileage: 128,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS A TAPPING NOISE OCCURRING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN LATER TAKEN TO ETTLESON HYUNDAI (6420 JOLIET RD, COUNTRYSIDE...

Mileage: 65,000

PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW 6/15/12. WE CHANGED OIL AT PROPER INTERVALS. I NOTICED WHEN WE FIRST STARTED CAR A TAPPET NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. NO LIGHTS SHOWN ON DASH. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALER IN FEAR OF CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE. THEY KEPT CAR FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS . THEY CALLED ...

Mileage: 65,000

MY SANTA FE HAS ONLY 78,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED VERY WELL. DESPITE THIS, DURING OUR EVACUATION FOR HURRICANE IRMA, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ON THE HIGHWAY, DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER STRAIN, WE WERE NOT TOWING ANYTHING AND ONLY HAD 2 P...

Mileage: 78,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND A CLICKING NOISE STARTED. IT GOT LOUDER AS WE WENT ALONG. TOOK IT TO GET DIAGNOSED AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE IN THESE VEHICLES WAS BAD AND THE ONLY THING WE COULD DO WAS PUT IN A NEW ENGINE. NONE OF THE AREA USED PART STORES WILL SELL AN ENGINE FROM A 2012 BECAUSE I...

Mileage: 116,225

WE BOUGHT OUR 2012 SANTA FE WITH 68K ON 8/29/16 FROM THE HYUNDAI DEALER. ON SATURDAY (8/19/17) THE VEHICLE COMPLETLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ONTO THE HIGHWAY (92K). THIS EXPERIENCE WAS TERRIFYING. ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, I PUT IT IN PARK AND MANAGED TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN (THE D...

Mileage: 10

I SEE THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2013-2014 FOR THE SAME ENGINE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING WITH MY 2012. IS ANYONE ELSE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE? THE ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF ON ME A FEW TIMES AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. NOW I AM HEARING A TAPPING AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THE ENGINE IS STRUGGLING TO WORK. IT SEEMS LIKE I...

Mileage: 165,700

CLICKING FROM ENGINE BUT DOES NOT START CRANKSHAFT FAILED/BROKEN UPPER OIL PAN BROKEN DUE TO CRANKSHAFT FAILURE WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND THEN IT FROZE UP THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND HAD TO PULL OVER ON SIDE OF ROAD. TRIED TO RESTART THE RADIO CAME ON BUT THE ENGINE NEVER ST...

Mileage: 80,000

JULY 17, 2017 - WHILE TRAVELLING FROM ANGIER, NC TO FAYETTEVILLE, NC; I STARTED HEARING A NOISE COMING FROM MY ENGINE, HAD CAR TOWED TO AAA CAR CARE CENTER. INFORMED OF RECALL ON ENGINE BY AAA REPRESENTATIVE. CALLED JOHNSON HYUNDAI OF CARY LOCATED IN CARY, NC TO CONFIRM CAR CAN GO THERE. JULY 18, 2...

Mileage: 103,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR CUT OFF. AFTER COASTING TO A STOP, THE ENGINE WOULDN'T RESTART. TOWED IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN SPARTANBURG, SC. THEY CHARGED ME $110 FOR DIAGNOSTICS AFTER WHICH THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY BATTERY. I WAS DRIVING HOME (NC) WHEN IT STARTED MAKING A HORR...

Mileage: 74,000

ENGINE STARTED MAKING A POPPING SOUND CLOW TO FAST CONTINGENT ON THROTTLE. ENGINE THREW A ROD. NEEDS NEW ENGINE AT 77,000

Mileage: 77,000

A SAFETY ACCIDENT HAS NOT HAPPEN WITH MY VEHICLE BUT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING SOMEWHERE AT NIGHT SINCE MY FRONT DOME LIGHTS HAVE QUIT WORKING WHEN I OPEN MY DOOR. I DON'T HAVE ANY WARRANTY BECAUSE Y'ALL TOOK AWAY THE GOOD WARRANTY SINCE THE CAR WAS ORIGINALLY MY MOTHER'S.PLEASE RECALL

Mileage: 28,699

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST MOMENTUM BUT NEVER STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROCKLAND HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 140 NEW YORK ROUTE 59, NANUET, NY 10954, TEL: 845-402-86...

Mileage: 43,000

THE CAR TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED RANDOMLY. THE ENGINE DIES. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A BIG RIG CAUSE MY CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY.

Mileage: 129,000

MOISTURE INSIDE BOTH TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES

Mileage: 140,000

WE HAVE HAD 3 SEPARATE INSTANCES WHEN OUR SUV STALLED AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHEN PROCEEDING TO DRIVE ONCE A STOP SIGNAL CHANGED. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRED YESTERDAY WHEN WE MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO US 101 FROM STEINER STREET IN SF. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE ENGINE SHUT...

Mileage: 16,000

WE HAVE HAD 3 SEPARATE INSTANCES WHEN OUR SUV STALLED AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHEN PROCEEDING TO DRIVE ONCE A STOP SIGNAL CHANGED. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRED YESTERDAY WHEN WE MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO US 101 FROM STEINER STREET IN SF. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE ENGINE SHUT...

Mileage: 16,000

WE HAVE HAD 3 SEPARATE INSTANCES WHEN OUR SUV STALLED AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHEN PROCEEDING TO DRIVE ONCE A STOP SIGNAL CHANGED. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRED YESTERDAY WHEN WE MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO US 101 FROM STEINER STREET IN SF. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE ENGINE SHUT...

Mileage: 16,000

AFTER 104,000 MILES, MY SANTA FE 2012 ENGINE DIED ON THE ROAD. HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND, AND THEN THE GEARS LOCKED, AND I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET. THE SANTA FE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND TOLD THERE WAS A HUGE HOLE IN THE ENGINE. TOLD I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. PRICE $8,000 FOR ...

Mileage: 104,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND SIMILAR ISSUES IN OTHER HYUNDAI VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ENGINE WHICH IS WHY THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN

Mileage: 115,000

I HAVE A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE I PURCHASED USED 2 MONTHS AGO. YESTERDAY ON EASTER HALF WAY BACK FROM FAMILY GATHERING ALL THE SUDDEN THE MOTOR STARTS MAKING VERY LOUD TICKING SOUND. I WAS TERRIFIED AS WAS MY 3 CHILDREN. I SLOW TO A COAST ANDCONTACT DEALER. THE OFFICE WAS CLOSED I TRIED MANY NUMBERS....

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING THE SAME CONDITION IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 85,155

BEGAN MAKING LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. AND ENGINE DIED. OIL CAME OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN IT BROKE DOWN. IT WAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY TRAVELING STRAIGHT.

Mileage: 90,000

TAKATA RECALL I BROUGHT MY CAR 1 YEAR AGO I'VE BEEN DOING MAINTENANCE OIL CHANGE, TUNE UP ON MY CAR, HOWEVER IT STARTED MAKING SOME TYPE OF TICKING NOISE WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD I COULD PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE OR DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL IT BREAKS DOWN. I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY FOR...

Mileage: 86,700

TAKATA RECALL I BROUGHT MY CAR 1 YEAR AGO I'VE BEEN DOING MAINTENANCE OIL CHANGE, TUNE UP ON MY CAR, HOWEVER IT STARTED MAKING SOME TYPE OF TICKING NOISE WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD I COULD PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE OR DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL IT BREAKS DOWN. I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY FOR...

Mileage: 86,700

WAS DRIVING ON I 5 IN CALIFORNIA WHEN ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK LOUDLY. PULLED OVER AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER COULD NOT VISUALLY FIND ANY REASON FOR ENGINE MALFUNCTION & SAID HYUNDAI SHOULD COVER IT DUE TO IT ONLY HAD 63,000 MILES. THEY SUBMITTED MY CLAIM AND IT WAS DENIED. I TRIED TO ...

Mileage: 63,017

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON THE BELTWAY AROUND DC WHEN THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SHOULDER WHERE AAA THEN CAME AND TOWED HER TO A SHOP. SHOP SAID IT WAS THE ENGINE AND WE HAD TO TAKE IT TO A HYUNDAI DEALER. DEALER SAID IT WAS A BATTERY ISSUES, R...

Mileage: 72,000

REAR DRIVERS TAIL LIGHT FILLING UP WITH WATER.

Mileage: 38,000

2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE PROBLEMS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE SHIFT LOCK FROZE. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JS

4/1/2016: DRIVING ON INTERSTATE I-40 WESTBOUND IN LAS CRUCES IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE, THE CAR ENGINE DIED, BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET TO SHOULDER. CAR TOWED TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP, BUT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED; CAR EVENTUALLY RESTARTED. 2ND ATTEMPT TO DIAGNOSE ON 4/11/16; NONE COULD BE FOUND. CAR START...

Mileage: 75,800

AS EARLY AS LAST SUMMER, MY 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE STARTED TO (INTERMITTENTLY) ACCELERATE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. FRANKLY, I THOUGHT IT WAS RELATED TO THE SANDALS I WAS WEARING. I THOUGHT I WAS OCCASIONALLY STEPPING ON THE GAS AND THE BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME (I HAVE VERY BIG FEET -- SIZE FIFTEEN...

Mileage: 36,000

AS EARLY AS LAST SUMMER, MY 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE STARTED TO (INTERMITTENTLY) ACCELERATE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. FRANKLY, I THOUGHT IT WAS RELATED TO THE SANDALS I WAS WEARING. I THOUGHT I WAS OCCASIONALLY STEPPING ON THE GAS AND THE BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME (I HAVE VERY BIG FEET -- SIZE FIFTEEN...

Mileage: 36,000

ACCELERATING AWAY FROM STOP LIGHT, ACCELERATOR PEDAL DETACHED FROM FIREWALL. THE VEHICLE WAS 15-20 FT. INTO A FIVE LANE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE IDLED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION SAFELY INTO A PARKING LOT. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED AT 0610 ON 26 JUNE 2016 WHEN TRAFFIC WAS LITE.

Mileage: 51,000

SINCE PURCHASE (NEW), THE VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENTLY EXHIBITED A ISSUE WITH ITS TRANSMISSION. WHEN COLD (ORIGINALLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS BUT NOW IN THE WARMER MONTHS AS WELL), BACKING THE CAR UP AND PLACING IT IN DRIVE CAUSES A 'HARD DROP OR LOCK INTO FORWARD GEAR AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED MOVI...

Mileage: 3,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED OF FLAMES UNDER THE VEHICLE AS BLACK SMOKE POURED FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED BRUISES ON THE FACE AND CHEST AND EXPERIENCED TRO...

Mileage: 70,000

IMPOSSIBLE TO SIT WITH BACK FULLY UP AGAINST THE SEAT BACK BECAUSE THE HEADREST PUSHES MY HEAD FORWARD SO THAT I AM LOOKING DOWN AT MY LAP INSTEAD OF STRAIGHT AHEAD. PAINFUL AND UNSAFE. I HAVE REMOVED THE HEADRESTS AND TURNED THEM AROUND.

WELL MAINTAINED ENGINE WITH 128,000 MILES FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY WITHOUT WARNING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. OIL PRESSURE, RPM AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES DID NOT INDICATE A PROBLEM. PISTON APPARENTLY SHATTERED AND BLEW THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE.

Mileage: 128,000

THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A "SCRAPING" NOISE WHEN TURNED. HYUNDAI SAYS THIS IS "NORMAL"; HOWEVER, UP UNTIL A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE CAR NEVER MADE THIS NOISE. MY WIFE AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR ANYMORE; HOWEVER, HYUNDAI REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. MY WIFE AND I OWN A SECOND VEHICLE TH...

ALL EVENTS OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.BEGAN TO HAVE A INTERMITTENT NO START CONDITION AROUND THE THIRD WEEK OF JANUARY 2016. THETA 2.4 ENGINE #165130 WOULD NOT TURN OVER. A JUMP START WITH 2ND VEHICLE BATTERY SUPPLY AND JUMPER CABLES WERE NEEDED FOR ENGINE TO RUN.TESTED THE BATTERY VOLTA...

Mileage: 71,348

ALL EVENTS OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.BEGAN TO HAVE A INTERMITTENT NO START CONDITION AROUND THE THIRD WEEK OF JANUARY 2016. THETA 2.4 ENGINE #165130 WOULD NOT TURN OVER. A JUMP START WITH 2ND VEHICLE BATTERY SUPPLY AND JUMPER CABLES WERE NEEDED FOR ENGINE TO RUN.TESTED THE BATTERY VOLTA...

Mileage: 71,348

ALL EVENTS OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.BEGAN TO HAVE A INTERMITTENT NO START CONDITION AROUND THE THIRD WEEK OF JANUARY 2016. THETA 2.4 ENGINE #165130 WOULD NOT TURN OVER. A JUMP START WITH 2ND VEHICLE BATTERY SUPPLY AND JUMPER CABLES WERE NEEDED FOR ENGINE TO RUN.TESTED THE BATTERY VOLTA...

Mileage: 71,348

I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT DOING ABOUT 5MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, TOOK ME OVER A CEMENT BARRIER, A CURB, WENT AIRBORNE, LANDED IN A BUSH WHICH IT TORE IN HALF AND TOOK WITH ME, ACROSS THE SIDEWALK AND SPUN IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION BEFORE THE...

Mileage: 24,000

I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT DOING ABOUT 5MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, TOOK ME OVER A CEMENT BARRIER, A CURB, WENT AIRBORNE, LANDED IN A BUSH WHICH IT TORE IN HALF AND TOOK WITH ME, ACROSS THE SIDEWALK AND SPUN IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION BEFORE THE...

Mileage: 24,000

I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT DOING ABOUT 5MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, TOOK ME OVER A CEMENT BARRIER, A CURB, WENT AIRBORNE, LANDED IN A BUSH WHICH IT TORE IN HALF AND TOOK WITH ME, ACROSS THE SIDEWALK AND SPUN IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION BEFORE THE...

Mileage: 24,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH NO WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE W...

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH NO WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE W...

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH NO WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE W...

Mileage: 51,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, IT GOT DARK, SO I TURNED ON THE LIGHTS ( THE LOW BEAMS) I WAS ON THE FREEWAY, THEY SEEMED FINE BUT WHEN I EXITED THE FREEWAY ONTO A DARK SURFACE ROAD, I WAS UNABLE TO SEE MORE THAN 30 FEET AHEAD OF ME . THERE WAS TOTAL BLACKNESS ABOVE THE LIGHTS. THEY ARE NOT SET PROPER...

Mileage: 16,130

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, IT GOT DARK, SO I TURNED ON THE LIGHTS ( THE LOW BEAMS) I WAS ON THE FREEWAY, THEY SEEMED FINE BUT WHEN I EXITED THE FREEWAY ONTO A DARK SURFACE ROAD, I WAS UNABLE TO SEE MORE THAN 30 FEET AHEAD OF ME . THERE WAS TOTAL BLACKNESS ABOVE THE LIGHTS. THEY ARE NOT SET PROPER...

Mileage: 16,130

I WAS AT THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN STATEN ISLAND THE DAY AFTER MY TIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THEY SAID THAT I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR OVERNIGHT TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. WHEN I RETURNED THE NEXT DAY THEY SAID THAT THE TIRE NEEDED AIR. MY TIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TWO ...

Mileage: 190,000

TODAY APRIL 28, 2015, MY MOTHER, DAUGHTER AND I WERE COMING HOME FROM RUNNING AN ERRAND, WHEN WE CAME TO ARE HOUSE WE PULLED UP AND WENT IN REVERSE TO PULL INTO THE DRIVE WAY LIKE NORMAL SO WE CAN PARK THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. WHEN WE PULLED IN WE WERE GOING JUST 5MPH. THEN SUDDENLY WHEN MY MOM WAS PU...

Mileage: 35,587

TODAY APRIL 28, 2015, MY MOTHER, DAUGHTER AND I WERE COMING HOME FROM RUNNING AN ERRAND, WHEN WE CAME TO ARE HOUSE WE PULLED UP AND WENT IN REVERSE TO PULL INTO THE DRIVE WAY LIKE NORMAL SO WE CAN PARK THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. WHEN WE PULLED IN WE WERE GOING JUST 5MPH. THEN SUDDENLY WHEN MY MOM WAS PU...

Mileage: 35,587

WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED, CAR SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY, AND RESTARTED. DURING INTERIM 20 SECONDS, ATTEMPTED TO PULL VEHICLE TO LEFT SHOULDER AS I WAS DRIVING IN FAR LEFT LANE. I FELT "ENGINE DROP" OR A FEELING WHEREAS THE CAR NO LONGER FELT POWERED, CUE THAT THE ENGINE HAD WENT OFF. POWER STEERI...

Mileage: 32,000

WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED, CAR SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY, AND RESTARTED. DURING INTERIM 20 SECONDS, ATTEMPTED TO PULL VEHICLE TO LEFT SHOULDER AS I WAS DRIVING IN FAR LEFT LANE. I FELT "ENGINE DROP" OR A FEELING WHEREAS THE CAR NO LONGER FELT POWERED, CUE THAT THE ENGINE HAD WENT OFF. POWER STEERI...

Mileage: 32,000

WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED, CAR SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY, AND RESTARTED. DURING INTERIM 20 SECONDS, ATTEMPTED TO PULL VEHICLE TO LEFT SHOULDER AS I WAS DRIVING IN FAR LEFT LANE. I FELT "ENGINE DROP" OR A FEELING WHEREAS THE CAR NO LONGER FELT POWERED, CUE THAT THE ENGINE HAD WENT OFF. POWER STEERI...

Mileage: 32,000

WHILE DRIVING A/C TURNED ITSELF ON, WOULD NOT TURN OFF WITH THE OFF BUTTON, HAD TO SELECT HEAD/FOOT AIRFLOW BUTTON TO GET SYSTEM TO TURN OFF. SECOND INCIDENT ON MARCH 30TH A/C WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK PRIOR TO ENGINE SHUT OFF, HAD TO SELECT SEVERAL DIFFERENT SETTINGS BEFORE A/C ...

Mileage: 68,523

WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON AN INCLINE, VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. IT FELT LIKE THE CAR HAD STALLED OUT BUT THE RPM'S WERE STILL BETWEEN 1 AND 2. WHEN I PRESSED HARDER ON THE GAS THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IS NOW HAPPENING MORE OFTEN, NO...

Mileage: 56,500

WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON AN INCLINE, VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. IT FELT LIKE THE CAR HAD STALLED OUT BUT THE RPM'S WERE STILL BETWEEN 1 AND 2. WHEN I PRESSED HARDER ON THE GAS THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IS NOW HAPPENING MORE OFTEN, NO...

Mileage: 56,500

WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON AN INCLINE, VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. IT FELT LIKE THE CAR HAD STALLED OUT BUT THE RPM'S WERE STILL BETWEEN 1 AND 2. WHEN I PRESSED HARDER ON THE GAS THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IS NOW HAPPENING MORE OFTEN, NO...

Mileage: 56,500

FEBRUARY 20,2015 ABOUT 7:30 IN THE EVENING AS I WAS GOING UP A GRADE TOWARDS A RED LIGHT , MY CAR SURGED FORWARD WHEN I WAS BRAKING. I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP UNTIL I THREW IT INTO PARK AND HAD HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I CALLED 911 TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT. THE CAR IN FRON...

Mileage: 26,967

VEHICLE INEXPLICABLY LURCHED AHEAD WHEN FOOT ON BRAKE, WENT OVER A CURB, THROUGH SOME GRASS AND INTO AND OVER A FIRE HYDRANT. WAS UNABLE TO STOP/CONTROL THE VEHICLE,. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDRIVEABLE AND AT THE BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *TR

ON 2/4/15, MY 2012 SANTA FE HAD AN UNEXPECTED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND ME, THE DRIVER. I HAD BACKED INTO MY PARKING SPACE AT WORK FACING A BUSY ROAD AND WHILE RE-POSITIONING VEHICLE, GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR PROPELL...

Mileage: 9,200

WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING IDLE OR DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AC IS MANUALLY TURNED OFF WITHIN 30 TO 60 SECONDS THE AC WILL TURN ON BY ITSELF. THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE, PROPERTY DAMAGE, A CRASH, OR FATALITY AND SHOULD BE ADDRESS BY THE MANUFACTURE. *TR

Mileage: 69,500

WAS MAKING LEFT HAND TURN, CAR JUST DIED, NO WARNING AND NO LIGHTS CAME ON. COASTED TO STOP AND CAR STARTED RIGHT UP[. ANOTHER TIME LEAVING PARKING LOT CAR STARTED WAS RUNING FINE THEN LOST SPEED, COULDN'T GO OVER 25 MPH TOOK CAR TO HYUNDAI SHOP AND THEY CKECK CAR AND THEY DID ALL THE CHECKS AND ...

Mileage: 43,000

DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR JUST DIED. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON AS NO LIGHTS APPEARED BUT THE STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND I REALIZED THE CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING FOR NO REASON. IT WAS VERY ALARMING SINCE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD DRIVING. NOT STOPPED OR TU...

Mileage: 15,960

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALE...

Mileage: 8,000

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE STALLED, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING, WHEEL CONTROL, AND BRAKES. ON THE FIRST OCCASION, I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A MALL PARKING LOT. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE DOWN A ROW OF PARKING SPOTS, MY CAR STALLED ...

Mileage: 24,870

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE STALLED, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING, WHEEL CONTROL, AND BRAKES. ON THE FIRST OCCASION, I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A MALL PARKING LOT. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE DOWN A ROW OF PARKING SPOTS, MY CAR STALLED ...

Mileage: 24,870

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE STALLED, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING, WHEEL CONTROL, AND BRAKES. ON THE FIRST OCCASION, I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A MALL PARKING LOT. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE DOWN A ROW OF PARKING SPOTS, MY CAR STALLED ...

Mileage: 24,870

THE MIDDLE SEAT (PASSENGER) DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER SEAT BELT CAME APART WHEN A PASSENGER TRIED TO BUCKLE UP. THE PASSENGER PULLED THE SHOULDER STRAP OUT TO PULL AROUND AND BUCKLE TO THE SEAT LATCH WHEN THE LATCH PLATE JUST SLIDE RIGHT OFF OF THE BELT. THERE WAS NOTHING SECURING THE SHOULDER STRAP....

Mileage: 6,000

FIRST TIME THE INCIDENT HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH, AND AS I MADE A LEFT TURN THE CAR DIED COMPLETELY. NO CONTROL OF STEERING AND HAD TO BRAKE VERY HARD TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. PUT IT IN PARK AND CAR STARTED RIGHT UP AGAIN. LUCKILY NO OTHER CARS WERE AROUND ME. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 1 MON...

Mileage: 30,000

WE EXPERIENCE A FEELING OF LOSS OF POWER AND ALMOST STALLS WHILE TRYING TO MAKE LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURNS FROM A COMPLETE STOP. IT HAS HAPPENED SINCE WE PURCHASED CAR IN 2012 BUT SO INTERMEDIATELY THAT WE WOULD JUST TRY AND EXPLAIN IT AWAY (WE CAME UP WITH OH - WE ARE TRAVELING IN THE MOUNTAINS, GO...

Mileage: 1,000

WE EXPERIENCE A FEELING OF LOSS OF POWER AND ALMOST STALLS WHILE TRYING TO MAKE LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURNS FROM A COMPLETE STOP. IT HAS HAPPENED SINCE WE PURCHASED CAR IN 2012 BUT SO INTERMEDIATELY THAT WE WOULD JUST TRY AND EXPLAIN IT AWAY (WE CAME UP WITH OH - WE ARE TRAVELING IN THE MOUNTAINS, GO...

Mileage: 1,000

SUBMISSION FROM CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE DEFECTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE BEHAVED AS IF, IT WERE IN NEUTRAL, ALTHOUGH THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN DRIVE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO ...

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT SLOW SPEED THE CARS STALLS OUT. TODAY 7/16 IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE SAME EVENT HAPPENED TWICE IN THE SAME WEEK ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO THEN NOT AGAIN. THIS SOUNDS TOO SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS W/ GM CARS. *TR

Mileage: 44,332

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT SLOW SPEED THE CARS STALLS OUT. TODAY 7/16 IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE SAME EVENT HAPPENED TWICE IN THE SAME WEEK ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO THEN NOT AGAIN. THIS SOUNDS TOO SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS W/ GM CARS. *TR

Mileage: 44,332

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT SLOW SPEED THE CARS STALLS OUT. TODAY 7/16 IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE SAME EVENT HAPPENED TWICE IN THE SAME WEEK ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO THEN NOT AGAIN. THIS SOUNDS TOO SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS W/ GM CARS. *TR

Mileage: 44,332

HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 55MPH, COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSS OF DRIVE TRAIN AND ENGINE POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. NO THROTTLE CAPABILITY. ENGINE REDUCES TO IDLING SPEED, BUT TRANSMISSION STAYS ENGAGED. VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN AND DRIVER PULLS OFF ROAD. ALL ELECTRONICS APPEAR TO WORK. GAS PEDAL HAS NO ...

Mileage: 22,650

HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 55MPH, COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSS OF DRIVE TRAIN AND ENGINE POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. NO THROTTLE CAPABILITY. ENGINE REDUCES TO IDLING SPEED, BUT TRANSMISSION STAYS ENGAGED. VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN AND DRIVER PULLS OFF ROAD. ALL ELECTRONICS APPEAR TO WORK. GAS PEDAL HAS NO ...

Mileage: 22,650

HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 55MPH, COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSS OF DRIVE TRAIN AND ENGINE POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. NO THROTTLE CAPABILITY. ENGINE REDUCES TO IDLING SPEED, BUT TRANSMISSION STAYS ENGAGED. VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN AND DRIVER PULLS OFF ROAD. ALL ELECTRONICS APPEAR TO WORK. GAS PEDAL HAS NO ...

Mileage: 22,650

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,...

Mileage: 5,000

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND THEN STOPPED ON ITS OWN, I PRESSED THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED, I THEN SHIFTED TO FORWARD AND THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO GEAR VIOLENTLY, BUT APPEARED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. I DID NOTICE AFTERWARD THAT THE "ECO" INDICATOR DID NOT WORK W...

Mileage: 34,100

A PASSENGER IN THE BACK SEAT WENT TO PUT ON HER SEATBELT AND FOUND THAT THE SHOULDER HARNESS JUST CAME APART MAKING IT COMPLETELY UNUSABLE AND UNSAFE. I WENT TO THE DEALER, FITZGERALD HYUNDAI AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM, EXPECTING THEM TO FIX IT BUT I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY PROBLEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO TIMES AND T...

Mileage: 38,000

THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SO FAR. WHILE DRIVING I START TO REDUCE SPEED. THE SPEED GETS DOWN TO ABOUT 20-25 MPH AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOSES ALL POWER. IT JUST SHUTS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THERE IS NO POWER STEERING OR ANYTHING. I TURN THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR AGAIN AN...

Mileage: 20

AFTER DRIVING TO WORK (APPROXIMATELY 27 MINUTES AT SPEEDS UP TO 70+) I PULLED INTO MY WORK PARKING LOT LIKE I HAVE DOWN THOUSANDS OF TIMES BEFORE. I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND ALL POWER FAILED ON VEHICLE. THE RADIO DISPLAY WENT DEAD AND THE CAR STOPPED MID TURN. IT WAS ALMOST LIKE WHEN YO...

Mileage: 40,000

AFTER DRIVING TO WORK (APPROXIMATELY 27 MINUTES AT SPEEDS UP TO 70+) I PULLED INTO MY WORK PARKING LOT LIKE I HAVE DOWN THOUSANDS OF TIMES BEFORE. I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND ALL POWER FAILED ON VEHICLE. THE RADIO DISPLAY WENT DEAD AND THE CAR STOPPED MID TURN. IT WAS ALMOST LIKE WHEN YO...

Mileage: 40,000

AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 7500 MILES I NOTICE AN UNPLEASANT ODOR THAT SMELLS LIKE MELTED PLASTIC. IT'S NOT THE NEW CAR SMELL AND AT TIMES IT CAN MAKE ONE NAUSEOUS. IT IS INTENSIFIED WHEN ACCELERATED. AUGUST 2012 (PURCHASED THE VEHICLE JUNE 2012) REPORTED THE SMELL TO THE HYUNDAI...

Mileage: 8,000

MY FAMILY HAS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WE STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING IN 2013. THE CAR STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES ON CITY STREETS AND ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THE CAR STALLS, THE DRIVER LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AFT...

Mileage: 72,917

MY FAMILY HAS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WE STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING IN 2013. THE CAR STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES ON CITY STREETS AND ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THE CAR STALLS, THE DRIVER LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AFT...

Mileage: 72,917

MY FAMILY HAS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WE STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING IN 2013. THE CAR STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES ON CITY STREETS AND ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THE CAR STALLS, THE DRIVER LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AFT...

Mileage: 72,917

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS ALL INDICATORS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM CARBURETOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPL...

Mileage: 24,741

1ST OF MANY TOTAL ENGINE DE-POWERMENTS HAPPENED AT A STOP SIGN, GOING APPROX.15 MPH. I HAD FILLED THE GAS TANK AND AT THE FIRST STOP SIGN I CAME TO, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON; AND IT DIED, POWERLESS. I COASTED TO MY DESTINATION (LESS THAN A BLOCK AWAY) AND CALLED MY SERVICE REP AT DANBURY HYUN...

Mileage: 22,985

1ST OF MANY TOTAL ENGINE DE-POWERMENTS HAPPENED AT A STOP SIGN, GOING APPROX.15 MPH. I HAD FILLED THE GAS TANK AND AT THE FIRST STOP SIGN I CAME TO, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON; AND IT DIED, POWERLESS. I COASTED TO MY DESTINATION (LESS THAN A BLOCK AWAY) AND CALLED MY SERVICE REP AT DANBURY HYUN...

Mileage: 22,985

1ST OF MANY TOTAL ENGINE DE-POWERMENTS HAPPENED AT A STOP SIGN, GOING APPROX.15 MPH. I HAD FILLED THE GAS TANK AND AT THE FIRST STOP SIGN I CAME TO, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON; AND IT DIED, POWERLESS. I COASTED TO MY DESTINATION (LESS THAN A BLOCK AWAY) AND CALLED MY SERVICE REP AT DANBURY HYUN...

Mileage: 22,985

VEHICLE DRIVEN SHOPPING CENTER (APPROXIMATELY 15 MI.) UPON LEAVING VEHICLE STALLED GOING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. STEERING CUT OUT AND DIFFICULT, BUT WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES. GAS WAS PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK PRIOR AND ...

Mileage: 10,628

VEHICLE DRIVEN SHOPPING CENTER (APPROXIMATELY 15 MI.) UPON LEAVING VEHICLE STALLED GOING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. STEERING CUT OUT AND DIFFICULT, BUT WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES. GAS WAS PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK PRIOR AND ...

Mileage: 10,628

I WAS TURNING RIGHT INTO A PARKING SPACE, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SURGED/ACCELERATED. IT WENT OVER A CURB AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN IT STOPPED I LOOKED DOWN AND MY FOOT WAS INDEED ON THE BRAKES, TO THE FLOOR. A SIMILAR THING HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE. I WAS TURNING ONTO ANOTHER STREET ...

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS TURNING RIGHT INTO A PARKING SPACE, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SURGED/ACCELERATED. IT WENT OVER A CURB AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN IT STOPPED I LOOKED DOWN AND MY FOOT WAS INDEED ON THE BRAKES, TO THE FLOOR. A SIMILAR THING HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE. I WAS TURNING ONTO ANOTHER STREET ...

Mileage: 65,000

AFTER PERFORMING A BRAKE INSPECTION I NOTICE DEEP GROOVES WITHIN THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS. THIS IS NOT ONLY PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR BUT THIS IS DUE TO THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS LOCKING UP. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT. THE FIRST WAS IN SEPTEMBER 2013. BOTH TIMES I WAS TRAVELING AT 15 MPH WHEN THE CAR ENGINE STALLED AND I LOST STEERING POWER AND BRAKING POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND PUT CAR IN PARK IT THEN RESTARTED. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON BOTH TIMES. I C...

Mileage: 12,250

THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT. THE FIRST WAS IN SEPTEMBER 2013. BOTH TIMES I WAS TRAVELING AT 15 MPH WHEN THE CAR ENGINE STALLED AND I LOST STEERING POWER AND BRAKING POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND PUT CAR IN PARK IT THEN RESTARTED. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON BOTH TIMES. I C...

Mileage: 12,250

THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT. THE FIRST WAS IN SEPTEMBER 2013. BOTH TIMES I WAS TRAVELING AT 15 MPH WHEN THE CAR ENGINE STALLED AND I LOST STEERING POWER AND BRAKING POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND PUT CAR IN PARK IT THEN RESTARTED. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON BOTH TIMES. I C...

Mileage: 12,250

DRIVING APROX 20 MPH, WITH NO WARNING ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, UNABLE TO STEER. SECOND TIME WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. DEALER CANNOT FIND OR REPRODUCE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 18,982

DRIVING APROX 20 MPH, WITH NO WARNING ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, UNABLE TO STEER. SECOND TIME WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. DEALER CANNOT FIND OR REPRODUCE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 18,982

FIRST TIME AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN OFF A MAJOR ROADWAY. POWER SHUT OFF, ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHT WENT ON. UNABLE TO PUT GEAR SHIFT IN PARK. AFTER A MINUTE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN RE-START CAR. MADE A COMPLAINT TO THE DEALERSHIP. A FEW MONTHS AFTER IT HAPP...

Mileage: 7,000

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. HAS HAPPENED THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS. WITHIN INITIAL 10-MINUTES OF DRIVING, CAR BUCKED/SURGED AND ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN ONE INSTANCE. PRESSING GAS PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. COULD ONLY COAST TO DEALERSHIP MAINTAINING WHATEVER SPEED I HAD BY HAVING THE...

Mileage: 26,400

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. HAS HAPPENED THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS. WITHIN INITIAL 10-MINUTES OF DRIVING, CAR BUCKED/SURGED AND ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN ONE INSTANCE. PRESSING GAS PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. COULD ONLY COAST TO DEALERSHIP MAINTAINING WHATEVER SPEED I HAD BY HAVING THE...

Mileage: 26,400

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. HAS HAPPENED THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS. WITHIN INITIAL 10-MINUTES OF DRIVING, CAR BUCKED/SURGED AND ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN ONE INSTANCE. PRESSING GAS PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. COULD ONLY COAST TO DEALERSHIP MAINTAINING WHATEVER SPEED I HAD BY HAVING THE...

Mileage: 26,400

PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE HYUNDAI LINE OF CARS. I WAS DRIVING THIS CAR THAT I OWNED. I HAD JUST DRIVEN 140 MILES, AND I WAS ON CITY STREETS MAKING MY WAY TO THE INLAWS. I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND AS I ACCELERATED AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ON TO ANOTHER CITY STREET, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY D...

Mileage: 23,000

PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE HYUNDAI LINE OF CARS. I WAS DRIVING THIS CAR THAT I OWNED. I HAD JUST DRIVEN 140 MILES, AND I WAS ON CITY STREETS MAKING MY WAY TO THE INLAWS. I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND AS I ACCELERATED AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ON TO ANOTHER CITY STREET, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY D...

Mileage: 23,000

PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE HYUNDAI LINE OF CARS. I WAS DRIVING THIS CAR THAT I OWNED. I HAD JUST DRIVEN 140 MILES, AND I WAS ON CITY STREETS MAKING MY WAY TO THE INLAWS. I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND AS I ACCELERATED AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ON TO ANOTHER CITY STREET, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY D...

Mileage: 23,000

ON FEB. 2, 2013 AFTER PULLING OUT AFTER A STOP LIGHT THE CAR RAN NORMALLY FOR A VERY SHORT TIME AND THEN ALL POWER LEFT. IT WOULD GO ONLY IN IDLE SPEED. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTING IT THE CAR WOULD RUN NORMALLY FOR A WHILE AND THEN DO THE SAME THING. A THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED...

Mileage: 8,000

ON FEB. 2, 2013 AFTER PULLING OUT AFTER A STOP LIGHT THE CAR RAN NORMALLY FOR A VERY SHORT TIME AND THEN ALL POWER LEFT. IT WOULD GO ONLY IN IDLE SPEED. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTING IT THE CAR WOULD RUN NORMALLY FOR A WHILE AND THEN DO THE SAME THING. A THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED...

Mileage: 8,000

OUR 2012 HYUNDAI SANTE FE HAS SUDDENLY LOST POWER ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TWO TIMES WE WERE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, LOST POWER AND MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. THE DEALER INITIALLY DID AN ECM UPGRADE AND AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT REPLACED THE THROTTL...

Mileage: 19,697

OUR 2012 HYUNDAI SANTE FE HAS SUDDENLY LOST POWER ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TWO TIMES WE WERE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, LOST POWER AND MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. THE DEALER INITIALLY DID AN ECM UPGRADE AND AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT REPLACED THE THROTTL...

Mileage: 19,697

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE...

Mileage: 10,000

THE VEHICLE SHUT ITSELF OFF WHEN DRIVING LOCALLY AND ON HIGH WAY. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT EVEN MAKE A DIAGNOSIS. HYUNDAI HEADQUARTERS REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE IT. *TR

THE VEHICLE SHUT ITSELF OFF WHEN DRIVING LOCALLY AND ON HIGH WAY. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT EVEN MAKE A DIAGNOSIS. HYUNDAI HEADQUARTERS REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE IT. *TR

DURING THE PAST 6 MONTHS, OUR VEHICLE HAS STALLED THREE TIMES. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE WE WERE EXITING THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE JUST STALLED AND WE ALMOST LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF THE CAR ( VERY SCARY). THE FOLLOWING DAY, WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEIR SERVICE DEP...

Mileage: 40,089

WHILE TRAVELING ON STATE PARK ROAD GREENVILLE SC, A MAIL TRUCK WAS STOPPED IN ROAD. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I SWERVED OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING THE TRUCK. I SIDE SWIPED SEVERAL TREES CAUSING APPROX. $5000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 43,220

MY 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE HAS LOST POWER TWICE WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS ON APRIL 11, 2013. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON MARCH 1, 2014. BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON A ROADWAY, THE SECOND TIME WAS IN A PARKING LOT. I HAVE READ O...

Mileage: 17,000

MY 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE HAS LOST POWER TWICE WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS ON APRIL 11, 2013. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON MARCH 1, 2014. BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON A ROADWAY, THE SECOND TIME WAS IN A PARKING LOT. I HAVE READ O...

Mileage: 17,000

THIS IS MY LATEST ISSUE WITH MY 2012 SANTA FE (THE PREVIOUS BEING A BAD TRANSFER CASE WHICH MADE IT SPUTTER, A BAD 4WD COUPLING ASSEMBLY WHICH MADE IT CLUNK WHILE TURNING & A BAD TRANSMISSION RANGE SHAFT WHICH CAUSED IT TO NOT START OCCASIONALLY)...IT NOW JUST TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENED TWICE...

Mileage: 21,000

THIS IS MY LATEST ISSUE WITH MY 2012 SANTA FE (THE PREVIOUS BEING A BAD TRANSFER CASE WHICH MADE IT SPUTTER, A BAD 4WD COUPLING ASSEMBLY WHICH MADE IT CLUNK WHILE TURNING & A BAD TRANSMISSION RANGE SHAFT WHICH CAUSED IT TO NOT START OCCASIONALLY)...IT NOW JUST TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENED TWICE...

Mileage: 21,000

THIS IS MY LATEST ISSUE WITH MY 2012 SANTA FE (THE PREVIOUS BEING A BAD TRANSFER CASE WHICH MADE IT SPUTTER, A BAD 4WD COUPLING ASSEMBLY WHICH MADE IT CLUNK WHILE TURNING & A BAD TRANSMISSION RANGE SHAFT WHICH CAUSED IT TO NOT START OCCASIONALLY)...IT NOW JUST TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENED TWICE...

Mileage: 21,000

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND COMING UPON A RED LIGHT, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHILE PRESSING THE BREAK PEDAL THE VEHICLE INITIALLY SLOWED DOWN BUT THE ...

Mileage: 15,000

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND COMING UPON A RED LIGHT, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHILE PRESSING THE BREAK PEDAL THE VEHICLE INITIALLY SLOWED DOWN BUT THE ...

Mileage: 15,000

I WAS ON A FREEWAY ON RAMP THAT GOES DOWNHILL AND INVOLVES A CURVE TO THE RIGHT. ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE ON RAMP MY ENGINE STALLED. I HAD TO TURN MY WHEEL AS FAR RIGHT AS I COULD TO AVOID GOING OFF EMBANKMENT AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO TRY TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE EDGE OF THE EMBANKMENT OR ATTAIN A SAF...

Mileage: 12,800

I WAS ON A FREEWAY ON RAMP THAT GOES DOWNHILL AND INVOLVES A CURVE TO THE RIGHT. ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE ON RAMP MY ENGINE STALLED. I HAD TO TURN MY WHEEL AS FAR RIGHT AS I COULD TO AVOID GOING OFF EMBANKMENT AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO TRY TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE EDGE OF THE EMBANKMENT OR ATTAIN A SAF...

Mileage: 12,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. TH...

Mileage: 18,000

KUMHO SOLUS KL21 TIRES SIZE 235/65 R17 SHOWING SIDEWALL CRACKING AT 23,000 MILES. I HAVE PROPERLY MAINTAINED (ROTATED, INFLATED, BALANCED, ALIGNMENT) THE TIRES. ALL 4 ARE SHOWING SIDEWALL CRACKING. I HAVE 2 OTHER CARS THAT HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THE SAME CONDITIONS WITH TIRES THAT ARE AT LEAST 2 YEARS...

Mileage: 23,000

KUMHO SOLUS KL21 TIRES SIZE 235/65 R17 SHOWING SIDEWALL CRACKING AT 23,000 MILES. I HAVE PROPERLY MAINTAINED (ROTATED, INFLATED, BALANCED, ALIGNMENT) THE TIRES. ALL 4 ARE SHOWING SIDEWALL CRACKING. I HAVE 2 OTHER CARS THAT HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THE SAME CONDITIONS WITH TIRES THAT ARE AT LEAST 2 YEARS...

Mileage: 23,000

MY CAR DOES NOT EVER STOP WHEN I TRY TO STOP. I CAN BE STOPPED ON AN INCLINE AND THE CAR WILL ROLL OUT IN THE MAIN ROAD AND WILL NOT GO IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THEN ALL AT ONCE IT WILL TAKE OFF AT A FAST SPEED AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT MANY TIMES BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE ...

Mileage: 1,500

MY CAR DOES NOT EVER STOP WHEN I TRY TO STOP. I CAN BE STOPPED ON AN INCLINE AND THE CAR WILL ROLL OUT IN THE MAIN ROAD AND WILL NOT GO IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THEN ALL AT ONCE IT WILL TAKE OFF AT A FAST SPEED AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT MANY TIMES BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE ...

Mileage: 1,500

VEHICLE PICKED UP AFTER INSPECTION AT DEALER AND DRIVEN APPROX. 1 MILE WHEN VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. TOOK BACK TO DEALER, MILLER HYUNDAI, AND THEY ADVISED NOTHING WRONG. THEN ON 11/11/13 SAME THING OCCURRED. MILLER HYUNDAI ADVISED THEY COMPLETED AN ECM UPGRADE. LEFT DEALER LOT A...

Mileage: 14,095

VEHICLE PICKED UP AFTER INSPECTION AT DEALER AND DRIVEN APPROX. 1 MILE WHEN VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. TOOK BACK TO DEALER, MILLER HYUNDAI, AND THEY ADVISED NOTHING WRONG. THEN ON 11/11/13 SAME THING OCCURRED. MILLER HYUNDAI ADVISED THEY COMPLETED AN ECM UPGRADE. LEFT DEALER LOT A...

Mileage: 14,095

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE...

Mileage: 37,347

DRIVING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY ABOUT 40MPH & THE CAR JUST STALLED. LOST POWER STEERING & BRAKES & WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. SECOND TIME, I WAS TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY & VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. I WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE TURN BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER STEERIN...

Mileage: 26,000

CAR HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING THREE TIMES, ALL AT LOW SPEEDS. 3/4 TANK OF GAS, NO LESS. CAR ALSO WON'T START AT TIMES UNLESS YOU MOVE SHIFT LEVER. CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AND DEALER KEEPS SAYING NOTHING WRONG. NOT STARTING IS VERY MINOR. CAR STALLING IN TRAFFIC IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

CAR HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING THREE TIMES, ALL AT LOW SPEEDS. 3/4 TANK OF GAS, NO LESS. CAR ALSO WON'T START AT TIMES UNLESS YOU MOVE SHIFT LEVER. CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AND DEALER KEEPS SAYING NOTHING WRONG. NOT STARTING IS VERY MINOR. CAR STALLING IN TRAFFIC IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

CAR HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING THREE TIMES, ALL AT LOW SPEEDS. 3/4 TANK OF GAS, NO LESS. CAR ALSO WON'T START AT TIMES UNLESS YOU MOVE SHIFT LEVER. CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AND DEALER KEEPS SAYING NOTHING WRONG. NOT STARTING IS VERY MINOR. CAR STALLING IN TRAFFIC IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

1ST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH IN MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE RPMS DROPPED TO IDLE AND THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON. THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO INCREASE SPEED OR RPMS. I ROLLED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I RE-STARTED IT...

Mileage: 26,750

1ST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH IN MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE RPMS DROPPED TO IDLE AND THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON. THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO INCREASE SPEED OR RPMS. I ROLLED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I RE-STARTED IT...

Mileage: 26,750

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED BUT BY FAR, THE MOST SIGNIFICANT. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED 9/8/13 - DRIVING DOWN NYS INTERSTATE AND WAS PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND BEFORE I KNEW IT WAS DOWN TO 35. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER ONTO THE...

Mileage: 16,000

WE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE THEN CHECKED THE MANUAL AND IT STATED THERE MIGHT BE AN EMISSIONS PROBLEM SO WE CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THE GAS CAP WAS TIGHT. WE STARTED IT AGAIN, BUT THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WE BACKED UP THE CAR, BUT IT WOULD BARELY MOVE. WE CALLED THE D...

Mileage: 22,706

ENGINE DIED WHEN SLOWING DOWN - COMING TO A STOP OR MAKING TURNS APPROXIMATELY 8 TIMES SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE. FIRST TIME WAS WHEN COMING DOWN AN INCLINE TO A STOP SIGN. THE NEXT TIME HAPPENED WHEN MAKING A TURN AROUND A CORNER ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. SINCE THAT FIRST TIME, SERVICE DEALER C...

Mileage: 4,700

ENGINE DIED WHEN SLOWING DOWN - COMING TO A STOP OR MAKING TURNS APPROXIMATELY 8 TIMES SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE. FIRST TIME WAS WHEN COMING DOWN AN INCLINE TO A STOP SIGN. THE NEXT TIME HAPPENED WHEN MAKING A TURN AROUND A CORNER ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. SINCE THAT FIRST TIME, SERVICE DEALER C...

Mileage: 4,700

ENGINE DIED WHEN SLOWING DOWN - COMING TO A STOP OR MAKING TURNS APPROXIMATELY 8 TIMES SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE. FIRST TIME WAS WHEN COMING DOWN AN INCLINE TO A STOP SIGN. THE NEXT TIME HAPPENED WHEN MAKING A TURN AROUND A CORNER ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. SINCE THAT FIRST TIME, SERVICE DEALER C...

Mileage: 4,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS...

Mileage: 12,000

HAD JUST LEFT THE HOUSE AND WAS A FEW BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE LOST ACCELERATION POWER. ENGINE HAD IDLE SPEED AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME UNDER IDLE SPEED. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND WHEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE IT SEEMED TO HAVE REGAINED ACCELERATION AND DROVE...

Mileage: 19,200

I WAS STOPPED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE RACED TO MAXIMUM AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD. FORTUNATELY, I HAD LEFT ENOUGH SPACE BACK FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I HAD TO PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO STOP THE ENGINE FROM RACIN...

Mileage: 22,392

WE WERE ON A AN EXTENDED TRIP AND HAD PROGRAMMED THE GPS TO TAKE US TO A REMOTE POINT WE HAD NEVER BEEN TO BEFORE. SUDDENLY THE GPS SCREEN WENT BLANK, EXCEPT FOR THE VEHICLE MARKER ICON - THIS LASTED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. IT THEN FLASHED MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE TURNS (WHICH WERE INCORRECT), ...

Mileage: 22,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SPUTTERED AND THEN LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR DID NOT SHUT DOWN,BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CAR, EVEN AFTER BEING SHUT DOWN AND RE-STARTED, WOULD NOT GAIN THE ABILITY...

Mileage: 18,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AFTER SHE MADE A RIGHT TURN. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUE TO APPLYING THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER IT CR...

Mileage: 22,000

THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED AND MAKING A RIGHT-HAND TURN, AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I LOST POWER STEERING AND WOUND UP ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD; FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN AN EVEN MORE...

Mileage: 2,000

1) HISTORICAL DETAILS / EVENT: WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR (AUGUST, 2012) I NOTICED THE OCCASIONAL STICKING OF THE THROTTLE AND WHEN PRESSING THE BREAK THE CAR WOULD SEEM TO WANT TO ACCELERATE - THIS WOULD HAPPEN ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS: THE DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. 2) RECENT EVENT: ON ...

Mileage: 13,400

1) HISTORICAL DETAILS / EVENT: WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR (AUGUST, 2012) I NOTICED THE OCCASIONAL STICKING OF THE THROTTLE AND WHEN PRESSING THE BREAK THE CAR WOULD SEEM TO WANT TO ACCELERATE - THIS WOULD HAPPEN ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS: THE DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. 2) RECENT EVENT: ON ...

Mileage: 13,400

1) HISTORICAL DETAILS / EVENT: WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR (AUGUST, 2012) I NOTICED THE OCCASIONAL STICKING OF THE THROTTLE AND WHEN PRESSING THE BREAK THE CAR WOULD SEEM TO WANT TO ACCELERATE - THIS WOULD HAPPEN ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS: THE DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. 2) RECENT EVENT: ON ...

Mileage: 13,400

1) HISTORICAL DETAILS / EVENT: WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR (AUGUST, 2012) I NOTICED THE OCCASIONAL STICKING OF THE THROTTLE AND WHEN PRESSING THE BREAK THE CAR WOULD SEEM TO WANT TO ACCELERATE - THIS WOULD HAPPEN ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS: THE DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. 2) RECENT EVENT: ON ...

Mileage: 13,400

JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR TWO MONTHS AGO. AT RANDOM, AND WHEN MAKING A LEFT ONTO A BUSY STREET, ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, THERE IS A HESITATION AND A VERY QUICK SHUT DOWN WHEN ACCELERATING. IT RE-ENGAGES JUST IN TIME TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL CRASH. I TALKED TO THE HYUNDAI MECHANIC ABOUT THIS. THE...

Mileage: 28,105

JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR TWO MONTHS AGO. AT RANDOM, AND WHEN MAKING A LEFT ONTO A BUSY STREET, ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, THERE IS A HESITATION AND A VERY QUICK SHUT DOWN WHEN ACCELERATING. IT RE-ENGAGES JUST IN TIME TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL CRASH. I TALKED TO THE HYUNDAI MECHANIC ABOUT THIS. THE...

Mileage: 28,105

THANKFULLY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY... WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SO I DID WHAT APPEARS EVERYONE ELSE HAS DONE - PULLED OVER SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR WITH POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR (LIGHT WAS STILL ON). MADE IT TO WORK - CALLE...

Mileage: 31,000

HI, I AM SENDING THIS PAPER DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED FLATTENED TIRE ACCIDENT ON 81 I HIGHWAY IN MAY 26, 2013 2 PM. THE TIRE WAS SUDDENLY FLATTENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN 65~75 MPH, SO IT WAS A LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT. I REALLY DIDN'T EXPECT THIS TO HAPPEN BECAUSE I HAD AN INSPECTION IN MAGUIRE A WEEK...

Mileage: 14,900

HI, I AM SENDING THIS PAPER DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED FLATTENED TIRE ACCIDENT ON 81 I HIGHWAY IN MAY 26, 2013 2 PM. THE TIRE WAS SUDDENLY FLATTENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN 65~75 MPH, SO IT WAS A LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT. I REALLY DIDN'T EXPECT THIS TO HAPPEN BECAUSE I HAD AN INSPECTION IN MAGUIRE A WEEK...

Mileage: 14,900

WHEN GOING UP A HILL THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND HAD NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, I GOT IT OFF THE ROAD AND PARKED AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MIN. AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND DROVE HOME WITH OUT ANY MORE POWER LOSS BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND ENGINE WAS SURGING, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON...

Mileage: 11,098

THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE (5900 MILES AND 7000 MILES). AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WITH NO SYMPTOMS. IT IS ONLY WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN AND THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED DO YOU NOTICE THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED. I SEE AS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. DEALER SAYS WITH NO CHECK ENGINE " ON" THERE IS N...

Mileage: 5,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FROM A BRIEF STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISENGAGE THE TRACTION CONTROL, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THE CO...

Mileage: 11,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THE D...

Mileage: 1,100

2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE HAD COMPLETE POWER LOSS ON INTERSTATE WHILE MOVING AT 65MPH IN THE LEFT MOST LANE. ENGINE SHUTTERED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE POWER WENT TO IDLE RPM. THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONCE AND STEERING BECAME HEAVY. MANAGED TO CROSS TWO LANES AND GET THE VEHICLE TO THE ...

Mileage: 29,827

2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE HAD COMPLETE POWER LOSS ON INTERSTATE WHILE MOVING AT 65MPH IN THE LEFT MOST LANE. ENGINE SHUTTERED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE POWER WENT TO IDLE RPM. THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONCE AND STEERING BECAME HEAVY. MANAGED TO CROSS TWO LANES AND GET THE VEHICLE TO THE ...

Mileage: 29,827

2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE HAD COMPLETE POWER LOSS ON INTERSTATE WHILE MOVING AT 65MPH IN THE LEFT MOST LANE. ENGINE SHUTTERED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE POWER WENT TO IDLE RPM. THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONCE AND STEERING BECAME HEAVY. MANAGED TO CROSS TWO LANES AND GET THE VEHICLE TO THE ...

Mileage: 29,827

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO GENERATE A FAILURE CO...

Mileage: 2,766

2012 HYUNDAI SANTE FE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH TIRES ON VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT FRONT AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, WITHIN 1/4 MILE OF EACH OTHER. CONTROLLING THE SUV BECAME DIFFICULT, BUT SHE MANAGED TO PULL OVER SAFELY ON TWO MANGLED, D...

THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES THE INTERMITTENT TOTAL LACK OF ENGINE POWER WITH NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ENGINE DOES NOT STALL NOR DO ANY INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS COME ON. FOR TWO TO FOUR SECONDS, THERE IS ABSOLUTE SILENCE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE SPRINGS TO LIFE AND, DEPENDING ...

Mileage: 3,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND DID NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE SHUT OFF FOR THE VEHICLE TO REGAIN ACCELERATION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE COMPUTER SYSTEM W...

Mileage: 9,805

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND DID NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE SHUT OFF FOR THE VEHICLE TO REGAIN ACCELERATION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE COMPUTER SYSTEM W...

Mileage: 9,805

AS I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER ON A HIGHWAY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AGAIN THIS HAS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME NOW WITH 17000 MILES. DEALERSHIP SAID COMPUTER UPDATE THE FIRST TIME NOW THROTTLE BODY I DON'T THINK THERE IS AN ANSWER VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 16,800

AS I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER ON A HIGHWAY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AGAIN THIS HAS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME NOW WITH 17000 MILES. DEALERSHIP SAID COMPUTER UPDATE THE FIRST TIME NOW THROTTLE BODY I DON'T THINK THERE IS AN ANSWER VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 16,800

THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME SINCE THE PURCHASE IN APRIL, 2012. THE ENGINE JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY AT A LOW SPEED. THE DEALER SHOP OBVIOUSLY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS TYPE OF HIGHLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY NHTSA URGENTLY. I SEE THAT THER...

Mileage: 11,000

THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME SINCE THE PURCHASE IN APRIL, 2012. THE ENGINE JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY AT A LOW SPEED. THE DEALER SHOP OBVIOUSLY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS TYPE OF HIGHLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY NHTSA URGENTLY. I SEE THAT THER...

Mileage: 11,000

AT 2 TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE CAR ENGINE HAS SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY ON LEVEL GROUND. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. CAR RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. SO FAR DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO REPRODUCE OR HELP WITH PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

AT 2 TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE CAR ENGINE HAS SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY ON LEVEL GROUND. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. CAR RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. SO FAR DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO REPRODUCE OR HELP WITH PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO COAST TOWARDS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS PATTERN HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MILES. I WAS NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR AND IN FACT, MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BRAKE EITHER, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE. I HAD JUST A COUPLE OF ...

Mileage: 6,300

IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO COAST TOWARDS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS PATTERN HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MILES. I WAS NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR AND IN FACT, MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BRAKE EITHER, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE. I HAD JUST A COUPLE OF ...

Mileage: 6,300

IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO COAST TOWARDS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS PATTERN HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MILES. I WAS NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR AND IN FACT, MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BRAKE EITHER, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE. I HAD JUST A COUPLE OF ...

Mileage: 6,300

JUST GOT OUT OF A SHOPPING CENTER AND ONTO MIRA MESA BLVD, SAN DIEGO. CAR STALLED! I WAS GOING @ 30 MILES/HOUR OR SO. TOTAL MILES ON THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED WERE 5177 MILES. WHEN IT STALLS, IT BEHAVES AS IF KEY IS MOVED TO ON POSITION BUT CAR HAS NOT BEEN STARTED. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME C...

Mileage: 5,177

IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO COAST TOWARDS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS PATTERN HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MILES. I WAS NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR AND IN FACT, MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BRAKE EITHER, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE. I HAD JUST A COUPLE OF ...

Mileage: 6,300

IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO COAST TOWARDS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS PATTERN HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MILES. I WAS NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR AND IN FACT, MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BRAKE EITHER, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE. I HAD JUST A COUPLE OF ...

Mileage: 6,300

IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO COAST TOWARDS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS PATTERN HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MILES. I WAS NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR AND IN FACT, MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BRAKE EITHER, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE. I HAD JUST A COUPLE OF ...

Mileage: 6,300

THE CAR WAS PARKED ON A SLOPING DRIVEWAY. THE KEYS WERE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AND THE CAR WAS SHIFTED TO PARK. A 2 YEAR OLD CHILD ALONE IN THE CAR MANAGED TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION OR APPLYING ANY BRAKE PRESSURE. THE CAR THEN ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND...

Mileage: 15,415

I WAS AT A MAJOR INTERSTATE INTERCHANGE, OVER 6 HOURS FROM HOME WHEN I HEARD A SLIGHT NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR DECELERATED, BUT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, I HEARD THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVING, AS IF I WERE PRESSING ON THE ACCELE...

Mileage: 6,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE (MILEAGE APPROX. 13366) ON THE HIGHWAY IN FAIRLY HEAVY TRAFFIC AT AROUND 70 MPH AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. I HEARD A LITTLE "BLIP" NOISE AND FELT A VERY SLIGHT JERK, KIND OF LIKE A SUDDEN GEAR CHANGE OR...

Mileage: 13,366

WHILE DRIVING ON AN OVERPASS AND TURNING TO THE LEFT, I HAD JUST APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WAS APPLYING THE GAS AS I HAD TO GET ONTO THE INTERSTATE. I NOTICED THE CAR DECELERATED, I HAD NO BRAKING POWER AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR SO I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I ALMOST GOT REAR E...

Mileage: 5,500

WHILE DRIVING ON AN OVERPASS AND TURNING TO THE LEFT, I HAD JUST APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WAS APPLYING THE GAS AS I HAD TO GET ONTO THE INTERSTATE. I NOTICED THE CAR DECELERATED, I HAD NO BRAKING POWER AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR SO I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I ALMOST GOT REAR E...

Mileage: 5,500

I WAS STOPPED IN A LEFT TURN LANE AND I BELIEVE I WAS THE 8TH OR 9TH VEHICLE IN LINE. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR! I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AS FAR AS I COULD, BUT I TAPPED THE BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND VERY ...

Mileage: 5,000

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME SINCE THE PURCHASE, AND PLEASE ADVISE ANY WAY TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. I JUST KNOW THAT THE DEALER WILL JUST SAY THAT THEY WILL LOOK INTO IT, AND THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIX THIS. DO I HAVE TO ...

Mileage: 8,500

WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE ENGINE HAS DIED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN THE ENGINE DIES, THE CAR LOSES STEERING AND BRAKES AND IS VERY UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

VEHICLE STALLED AS TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY OF SHOPPING COMPLEX. THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE AS I WAS TRYING TO TURN LEFT. IN THE DASHBOARD, NO LIGHTS ON EXCEPT "MALFUNCTION INDICATOR" LIGHT WAS LIT. RESTARTED CAR AND DROVE ON, THE "MALFUNCTION LIGHT" GOT TURNED OFF, CAME HOME AND THEN CALLED DEALER. ...

Mileage: 2,600

VEHICLE STALLED AS TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY OF SHOPPING COMPLEX. THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE AS I WAS TRYING TO TURN LEFT. IN THE DASHBOARD, NO LIGHTS ON EXCEPT "MALFUNCTION INDICATOR" LIGHT WAS LIT. RESTARTED CAR AND DROVE ON, THE "MALFUNCTION LIGHT" GOT TURNED OFF, CAME HOME AND THEN CALLED DEALER. ...

Mileage: 2,600

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITH THE GEAR IN D - DRIVING ON A FLAT ROAD NORMALLY. THIS ALSO HAPPENED AROUND 3500 MILES AROUND JULY 20, 2012. *TR

Mileage: 7,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED AND THERE WERE NOT INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN...

Mileage: 6,210

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE WITH BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND BREAK PEDAL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING UP TO STANDARDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE ...

Mileage: 4,000

WHILE DRIVING I SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE, PARKED CAR SHUT OFF ENGINE, OPENED HOOD AND FOUND AN ELECTRICAL MOTOR OF SORTS ON FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 2,700

WHILE DRIVING I SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE, PARKED CAR SHUT OFF ENGINE, OPENED HOOD AND FOUND AN ELECTRICAL MOTOR OF SORTS ON FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 2,700

STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. *TR

Mileage: 2,850

ENGINE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY RUN ROUGH, SPUTTER AND CHOKE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 2,600

ENGINE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY RUN ROUGH, SPUTTER AND CHOKE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 2,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUSH AND WENT THROUGH A FENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE A...

Mileage: 5,000

THIS IS THE 6TH ENGINE STALLING DURING DRIVING. THE ENGINE LIGHT, ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND CHARGING SYSTEM LIGHTS WERE ON. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE OR FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 3,562

MY SANTA FE HYUNDAI 2012 ACCELERATED UNINTENTIONALLY WHEN I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT. I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO THE PARKING SPOT WHEN IT LURCHED FULL THROTTLE OVER TWO BUSHES AND KNOCKED DOWN A BLACK IRON FENCE AND I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND I WAS ON THE SIDE WALK. I COULD HAVE HIT A...

Mileage: 5,500

THE ENGINE STALLED THE 5TH TIME DURING DRIVING! ALMOST CAUSED ANOTHER ACCIDENT! *TR

Mileage: 3,160

THE ENGINE STALLED THE 4TH TIME. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REACH A DIAGNOSIS AND UNABLE TO FIX IT.. *TR

Mileage: 2,500

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, AND NOTICED A TICKING SOUND. OVER 2 MILES IT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE UNTIL IT WAS A LOUD KNOCKING. I HAD TO EXIT ONE FREEWAY, AND MERGE TO ANOTHER, BEFORE I COULD GET TO AN ACTUAL EXIT. UPON TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO SPEED TO MERGE, THE KNOCK BECAME SEVERE, I LOST COMP...

Mileage: 3,041

THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED RANDOMLY DURING DRIVING, TOTAL 4 TIMES, ALMOST CAUSING 4 ACCIDENTS. THE DEALER MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEREFORE WAS UNABLE TO FIX IT, LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN A STATUS WITH TREMENDOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

Mileage: 2,200

I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, IN FRONT OF A BAKERY, AND STOPPED TO ALLOW A CAR TO LEAVE A PARKING SPOT. I THEN PROCEEDED TO PULL INTO THE VACANT PARKING SPOT AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS ACTUALLY GUNNING INTO A HIGHER GEAR, AND AS I WAS PUSHING HARDER DOWN ON THE BRA...

Mileage: 3,323

I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, IN FRONT OF A BAKERY, AND STOPPED TO ALLOW A CAR TO LEAVE A PARKING SPOT. I THEN PROCEEDED TO PULL INTO THE VACANT PARKING SPOT AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS ACTUALLY GUNNING INTO A HIGHER GEAR, AND AS I WAS PUSHING HARDER DOWN ON THE BRA...

Mileage: 3,323

I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, IN FRONT OF A BAKERY, AND STOPPED TO ALLOW A CAR TO LEAVE A PARKING SPOT. I THEN PROCEEDED TO PULL INTO THE VACANT PARKING SPOT AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS ACTUALLY GUNNING INTO A HIGHER GEAR, AND AS I WAS PUSHING HARDER DOWN ON THE BRA...

Mileage: 3,323

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITY. WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE DOWN A HILL, SHE STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS PROVIDED LIMITED VIEW. THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAD TO BE I...

Mileage: 5

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITY. WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE DOWN A HILL, SHE STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS PROVIDED LIMITED VIEW. THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAD TO BE I...

Mileage: 5

WHILE CHANGING LANES, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LACK OF RESPONSE WHILE I WAS PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. THIS ONLY LASTED A MILLISECOND BUT WAS ENOUGH THAT I STARTED TO PRESS DOWN TO COMPLETE THE CHANGE WHEN THROTTLE RESPONSE RETURNED. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES IN THE 3 MONTHS SINCE PU...

Mileage: 250

ON THURSDAY MAR 22 2012 I WAS DRIVING MY HYUNDAI SANTA FE SE AWD WITH 2400 MILES ON IT IN TWO WAY DOWN HILL ROAD WITH A SPEED OF 20 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR THAN ALL OF SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR ANY SIGN THE CAR JUST DIE ON ME I TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON IT DID TURN ON SO NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO HYUNDA...

Mileage: 2,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED; THERE WAS A DELAYED RESPONSE AND SHE ALSO HEARD A SQUEAKY NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR ABRUPTLY AND THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE FAILURE ...

Mileage: 3,100

DRIVER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN SANTA FE SUDDENLY SURGED OR LUNGED FORWARD AND TO THE RIGHT CAUSING CAR TO JUMP OVER A CONCRETE BUMPER AND INTO ANOTHER CAR PARKED AT A 90-DEGREE ANGLE. AFTER THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION WAS CLEARED DRIVER PROCEEDED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. ENROUTE THE SAN...

Mileage: 1,320

DRIVER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN SANTA FE SUDDENLY SURGED OR LUNGED FORWARD AND TO THE RIGHT CAUSING CAR TO JUMP OVER A CONCRETE BUMPER AND INTO ANOTHER CAR PARKED AT A 90-DEGREE ANGLE. AFTER THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION WAS CLEARED DRIVER PROCEEDED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. ENROUTE THE SAN...

Mileage: 1,320

DRIVER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN SANTA FE SUDDENLY SURGED OR LUNGED FORWARD AND TO THE RIGHT CAUSING CAR TO JUMP OVER A CONCRETE BUMPER AND INTO ANOTHER CAR PARKED AT A 90-DEGREE ANGLE. AFTER THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION WAS CLEARED DRIVER PROCEEDED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. ENROUTE THE SAN...

Mileage: 1,320