2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Complaints

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.

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 PARK THE VEHICLE. WHEN YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON IT'S LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAS INSTANCES WHERE THE RPM GAGE REGISTERS ZERO, EVEN AFTER YOU ARE ACCELERATING. WE HAVE HAD THE SPARK PLUGS REPLACED, THE FUEL SYSTEM LINE CLEANED OUT, WE STARTED NOTICING THE PROBLEM IN FEBRUARY IS 2020 AND THE FREQUENCY OF THE PROBLEM HAS ONLY INCREASED. THIS NOW HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 3-4 DAYS. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IN THIS CAR WITH THEM. I BELIEVE THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE A PART OF THE RECALL NUMBER 20V746000, OR FROM HYAUNDAI'S RECALL NUMBER 198.

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

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 TRIED TO TURN ON THE ENGINE. THERE WAS NOTHING. I GOT TOWED TO A AUTO REPAIR SHOP. AND LEFT THE CAR OVER NIGHT. IT WAS SO LATE TO LOOK AT CAR. IN THE MORNING I CALLED TWO DIFFERENT HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS TO GET HELP ON PERHAPS AN ENGINE RECALL. AT BOTH PLACES THE FORWARD ME TO SOMEONE TO HELP ME, BUT BOTH LOCATION HUNG UP ON ME. SO I PAID A $500 FEE TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO LOOK AT MY CAR. THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE ENGINE AND FINALLY SAID IT WOULD NEED A REBUILT ENGINE AND LABOR AT A COST OF $6000. SO I COULD AFFORD THAT. A FRIEND LOOKED UP MY VIN NUMBER AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR. NOW I HAVE TO FIND A HYUNDAI SERVICE WHO WILL FIX MY RECALL PROBLEM. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. I'M 75 AN MY HUSBAND IS 85. LOOKING TO RENT A CAR TODAY.

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 INFORMED ME THAT IS SOUNDED LIKE A CONNECTING ROD AND DRIVING IT ANY FURTHER WOULD NOT BE RECOMMENDED. I WAS QUITE A DISTANCE FROM HOME AND SO WITH A TOW SERVICE AND RENTAL CAR I PAID ALMOST $700.00 TO GET HOME WITH THE VEHICLE.

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

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

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

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

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