2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Complaints

DRIVING DOWN A ROAD AT NIGHT AND THE SUNROOF SUDDENLY FLEW OFF THE TOP OF CAR. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A RENTAL SINCE IT HAPPENS AND HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI CORP AND FINALLY RECEIVED A CALL FROM THEM ON FEB TUES 27TH BUT HAVE NOT RESOLVED WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS WITH ME OR CARSTAR COLLISION CENTER WHERE MY CAR IS SITTING NOW. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUNROOF WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL, THE UNDER CARRIAGE HAD NOT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE RENTAL CAR. *JS

THE FUEL SENSOR/GAUGE READS AS EMPTY ALL THE TIME NO MATTER HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK, THIS INCLUDES AFTER FILLING UP. THIS CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AS WELL. ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT A DIRECT SAFETY ISSUE, AFTER RESEARCHING ON LINE IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MODEL YEARS OF THIS CAR. IF YOU WENT BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, IT MIGHT NOT LOOK LIKE MUCH BUT AN INTERNET SEARCH WOULD INDICATE OTHERWISE. FOR SOME PEOPLE THIS CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO PROBLEMS WHEN LEGITIMATELY RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT KNOWING THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE THIS CONSISTENT AND ONGOING PROBLEM WITH NO RECOURSE.

THE GAS ELECTRIC FLOAT DOESN'T WORK IT A 'LL WAYS SHOWS I HAVE NO GAS I HAVE TO FILL EVER 2 DAYS JUST SO I DON'T RUN OUT. BUT HAVE GOTTEN STUCK IN THE SIDE IF THE ROAD 5 TIMES SINCE PROBLEM HAPPENED. HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT FIXED DUE TO MO GET ISSUES FOR IT.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY, THE CAR IS UNRESPONSIVE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING LONG DELAY AND INABILITY TO MERGE PROPERLY. IT IS A THROTTLE SENSOR FAILURE THAT OCCURS RANDOMLY AND FREQUENTLY. CAUSES A DRIVING HAZARD AND I HAVE NARROWLY ESCAPED COLLISION DUE TO ACCELERATOR FAILURE. ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE IN 2008.

TAKATA RECALL MY 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE HAS PAINT THAT CHIPPED AWAY ABOVE THE DRIVER SIDE, RIGHT ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD. THE PAINT STILL CONTINUES TO REMOVE ITSELF FROM THE BODY IN CHUNKS. THE ISSUE BEGAN ABOUT A YEAR AGO. AND I DO NOT EXPECT PAINT TO REMOVE ITSELF WITH ANY RUST/ ROCK CHIPS IN THE AREA OF PAINT MISSING. THE SUV HAS 136,800 MILES ON IT, BUT PAINT SHOULD NOT BE COMING OFF IN CHUNKS. I LOOKED ONLINE AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THEIR HYUNDAI. IT'S NOT JUST A PROBLEM WITH THE SANTA FE. IT'S ALSO SONATA'S, ELANTRA'S AND OTHER HYUNDAI MODELS. THE MISSING PEARL WHITE PAINT NOW SHOWS BARE METAL AND IS NOW SHOWING SIGNS OF SURFACE RUST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (BENTLEY HYUNDAI, 3805 UNIVERSITY DR NW, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35816) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 229,000.

WHILE NORMAL DRIVING DOWN A CITY ROAD GOING STRAIGHT THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT ANY NOTICE OR ANY CHANGE IN CONDITION. YOU LOOSE ALL POWER, BRAKES AND STEERING WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND HAVE TO BRING IT TO STOP WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PLACE IN PARK. THEN YOU CAN START THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN LIKE IT HAS NO ISSUES. THIS ISSUE PRODUCES NO ENGINE TROUBLE CODES AND HAS HAPPENED 3 OTHER TIMES IN THE 6 YEARS WE OWNED THE VEHICLE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN.

ON 9/26/2017 AT 3:55 P.M. I WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. I WAS TRAVELING ON HWY 97 IN CALIFORNIA AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH. NO MORE THAN 10 MILES OUTSIDE THE CITY OF WEED. I HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD OR BLEW A TIRE. THE CAR FIRST WENT LEFT AND THEN RIGHT. THE BREAKS FELT AS THOUGH THEY LOCKED. WHEN THE CAR HIT AN ASPHALT CURB IT WENT AIRBORNE (THERE WERE NO GUARD RAILS) AND WENT INTO A SMALL EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BUT LANDED UPRIGHT. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I ALSO BELIEVE THE SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK AS IT IS SUPPOSED TO WHEN A CRASH OCCURS. I SAY THAT BECAUSE THE RIGHT SIDE MY HEAD HIT THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE AND I RECEIVED A LARGE HEMATOMA. INITIALLY I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE THE ROOF HAD CAVED IN. WHEN I SAW THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY IT WAS THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROOF THAT HAD CAVED IN. WHAT ALSO MAKES ME BELIEVE THERE IS A SEATBELT ISSUE IS I WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER IN 1985 AND DID NOT SUFFER ANY HEAD INJURIES AS THE SEAT BELT KEPT ME TIGHTLY IN THE SEAT.

FUEL GAUGE AND RANGE TILL EMPTY FLUCTUATE NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL VERY HUGE SAFETY ISSUE EVERYTIME IT IS DRIVEN OR WHEN FIRST STARTED FILL TANK AND WILL READ ANYTHING FROM EMPTY TO 3/4 TANK VERY SELDOM ON FULL. ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON CODE SAYS SENDING UNITS SMELL OF FUEL

2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DESIGN FLAW WITH AIRBAG. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSING THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. THE PROPELLANT THE DEPLOYS THE AIRBAG THE CONTAINED A CHEMICAL THAT LEFT THE CONSUMER WITH TWO SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON THE ARM. UPDATED 09/18/2017*JS *JS