2017 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Complaints

IT TRIES TO STALL OR HESITATE WHEN MAKING TURNS I LIVE IN CHICAGO AND DRIVE IN TRAFFIC WHEN TURNING INTO TRAFFIC IT SEEMS TO HESITATE FOR 2 OR 3 SEC BEFORE ACCELERATION II AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC FROM FEAR WHEN MAKING A TURN I WILL. CAUSE A CAR ACCIDENT

THE 2017 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT . THEY JAMMED IN THE DOORS AND HAVE RIPPED THE RUBBERS ON THE DOORS AND DO NOT RETRACT BACK WHEN GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE. . ALSO IN AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK UP. SUSPENSION IS LOUSY AND IT FEELS AS IF IT HAS NO SUSPENSION. I WAS TOLD BY HYUNDAI'S ZONE REP RANDY 1-800-633-5151 ON SEPTEMBER 26TH 2017 THREE MORE COMPLAINTS OF THIS SITUATION HAVE BEEN REPORTED. MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER FEELS FOR $250 A MONTH THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS AND I SHOULD ACCEPT THE VEHICLE WITH ITS FAULTY SEAT BELTS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOOKED AT AT MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER SINCE SEPTEMBER 18TH 2017 AND WAS NOTIFIED IN AUGUST OF 2017... .UPDATED 11/09/17 *BF UPDATED 7/20/18*JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE GEAR IN PARK, THE GEAR AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE MOVED BACKWARDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS STANDING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH THE PASSENGER DOOR OPEN. THE CONTACT JUMPED INTO THE VEHICLE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,300.

VEHICLE SHAKES AND JERKS AT 50 MPH ON A 30% UP GRADE. UNKNOWN ANSWER BY DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP HAS SEEN VEHICLE 3 TIMES FOR THIS AND ALL THEY SAID THEY DID WAS RESET SENSORS. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. I AM NOT PLEASED OR SATISFIED WITH RESULTS.

VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE WHEN NOT FULLY WARMED UP. DEALER CAN DUPLICATE THE SITUATION ON THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS IN THEIR INVENTORY.

ENGINE STUMBLES WHEN ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED AT LOW SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY FROM A STOP OR TURNING A CORNER. I CALL IT THROTTLE LAG OR STUMBLING.

HAD THIS SANTA FE FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE, OR GAIN SPEED, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING OR STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, IT HESITATES TO START TO THE POINT OF ALMOST BEING HIT SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER MANY TIMES, AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME ITS THE WAY I AM DRIVING IT THAT THE ENGINE IS LIKE A STANDARD VEHICLE, BUT THAT DOESNT SEEM SAFE TO ME IF I AM TRYING TO START DRIVING AND IT WONT GO. WHEN IT DOES FINALLY DECIDE TO GO, IT TAKES OFF WAY TOO FAST AND IS LIKE, IT FINALLY DECIDES TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. ALSO WHILE IN PARK, ENGINE REVS TO 2500RPM FOR NO REASON OR IDOLS AT THAT RPM. IT FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS PULLING THE CAR FORWARD EVEN WHEN IT IS IN PARK I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND SO MANY TIMES, I AM TIRED OF IT. I'M NOT HAPPY TO SEE OTHERS HAVE THIS ISSUE, BUT I AM ALSO GLAD THAT OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS.

WITH EXCELERATION INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC HAS ABOUT A 2-3 SECOND PAUSE AND ALSO WHEN PASSING. HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME SEVERAL T BONE ACCIDENTS. WHEN TAKING OUT FROM SOMEWHERE THE VEHICLE HAS SET AND COOLED IT TAKES ABOUT 5 SECONDS TO REACH APPROPRIATE SPEED. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR ALL TIMES LIKE THE ABOVE COMPLAINT. OUTSIDE NOISE IS EXTREMELY LOUD. NOT A QUIET DRIVING CAR BY ALL MEANS. AIR NOISE AROUND DOORS ETC

2017 HYUNDAI SANTE FE SPORT AWD - PURCHASED IN OCT 2017. CURRENTLY HAVE 7525 MILES ON VEHICLE. I NOTICED ACCELERATION HESITATION IMMEDIATELY AFTER MAKING IN CITY TURNS (FROM BOTH STATIONARY AND IN MOTION TURNS) AS WELL AS WHEN GETTING ON HIGHWAY (IN MOTION). I AM RETIRED AND DO NOT DRIVE SANTE FE VERY OFTEN. THE PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION AFTER MAKING STATIONARY AND IN MOTION TURNS AND GETTING ON HIGHWAY HAS ALWAYS BEEN PRESENT SINCE DAY OF PURCHASE. I HAVE NOTICED THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE PREVALENT AFTER TAKING A 1000 MILE ROAD TRIP THIS PAST AUGUST. THE ACCELERATION/ HESITATION AFTER TURNING IS MORE NOTICEABLE AND IS BECOMING CONCERNING BECAUSE I HAVE TO PRESS PETAL TO FLOOR TO GET THE SANTE FE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY TO GET OUT OF WAY OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. HESITATIONS/ACCELERATION PROBLEMS OCCURS AFTER TURNING AND WHEN ENTERING A FREEWAY. VERY POOR ENGINE PERFORMANCE GIVEN THE VEHICLE COST OF $35,000. I OWNED A 2011 HYUNDAI SONTA FOR 6 YEARS AND HAD THE SAME 2.4L ENGINE AND I NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY ENGINE HESITATION LIKE I AM NOW WITH THE 2017 HYUNDAI SANTE FE SPORT AWD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE NATIONAL CENTRAL REGIONAL MANAGER FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY COLUMBIA HYUNDAI IN CINCINNATI, OHIO THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER ANYMORE WITHOUT THE REGIONAL MANAGER'S CONSENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DEALERS: ONE TIME AT KERRY HYUNDAI IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND FOUR TIMES AT COLUMBIA HYUNDAI IN CINCINNATI, OHIO FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALERS COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 10446255. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 11/01/17*LJ CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE TAKEN IN TO DEALERS 6 TIMES. CONSUMER PURSUING THE LEMON LAW AS THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR 31 DAYS. UPDATED 9/7/18*JB