2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Complaints

WHEN I AM DRIVING, BOTH FREEWAY AND CITY DRIVING, THE CAR WILL STUTTER SLIGHTLY AND THEN THE ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I LOSE ACCELERATION AND HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN MY CAR OFF, WAIT A MINUTE OR TWO, AND THEN RESTART THE CAR. THE ESC OFF LIGHT GOES AWAY AND I ONCE AGAIN HAVE ACCELERATION BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. THE PROBLEM OFTEN REPEATS ITSELF DURING THE SAME TRIP, SOMETIMES 30 MINUTES LATER, SOMETIMES JUST 2 MINUTES LATER. THE STOP LAMP SWITCH WAS REPLACED DURING THE RECALL CAMPAIGN 09V122 WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING. A FEW MONTHS AGO THIS STARTED AGAIN, IT IS ALL THE SAME ISSUES AS I HAD BEFORE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH WAS REPLACED DURING THE LAST RECALL. BECAUSE I LOSE ACCELERATION WITH NO WARNING AND QUICKLY FALL TO 20MPH AND BELOW, I HAVE TO QUICKLY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DO MY BEST TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WHICH IS DIFFICULT WHEN YOU ARE LOSING MOMENTUM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO DISENGAGE AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND A BURNING ODOR WAS NOTICED. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM ALL FOUR TIRES. THE CONTACT LEFT THE VEHICLE IDLING FOR AWHILE AND THE SMOKE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC AND ELECTRICAL CONTROL UNITS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BROKEN DRIVER INSIDE DOOR HANDLE THAT SPLIT IN HALF. ALSO, WATER SOLVENT CONTAINER SPLIT DUE TO COLD WEATHER TEMPERATURES. CONSUMER UNABLE TO ADD WASHER FLUID. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

THIS PERTAINS TO REPAIR COST OF $850.56 FOR MY 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE FUEL GAUGE THAT WAS NOT READING THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE PERTAINS TO MANUFACTURE'S DEFECT AND HYUNDAI SHOULD INITIATE A RECALL. ADDITIONALLY, MY HYUNDAI ONLY HAS ABOUT 58,360 MILES TO HAVE A MAJOR REPAIR COST OF $850.56.

AFTER 141,000 MILES THE ENGINE THREW A ROD, I HAD HEARD A CLICKING NOISE FOR A WHILE BUT WAS ASSURED IT WAS A NORMAL ENGINE SOUND AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER. I CHANGE MY OIL REGULARLY AND HAVE MY SLIPS, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING. IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF I AM HAVING TO REPLACE APPROXIMATELY ONE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP PER MONTH.

FUEL GAUGE HAS FAILED, LEAVING NO INDICATION OF FUEL REMAINING IN VEHICLE. COULD CAUSE CRASH DUE TO VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL.

MY CHECK ENGINE WILL COME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR WILL MOVE ERRATICALLY. I CAN GO PUT GAS IN THE CAR AND IT WILL STILL SAY EMPTY. I DO NOT KNOW IF I NEED GAS OR NOT. VERY UNSAFE WHEN TRAVELLING WITH KIDS. I KEEP PITTING GAS IN BECAUSE I'M AFRAID I'LL RUN OUT. HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AND IT SHOWED THE REASON WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON IS BECAUSE OF THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR. REAL PAIN. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED BEFORE IT CAUSES SERIOUS BODILY HARM TO SOMEONE. THE VEHICLE CAN BE STATIONARY OR IN MOTION IT DOESN'T MATTER IT WILL STILL GO HAYWIRE.

AT 140,000 MILES, THE FUEL SENSOR FAILS TO SHOW THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE INDICATOR MOVES FROM HALF TO EMPTY IN AN INSTANT. AFTER RE-CRANKING AND DRIVING A BIT, THE FUEL NEEDLE WILL THEN SLOWLY RETURN TO SHOWING UNDER HALF A TANK. THE RANGE INDICATOR DOES NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT RANGE DUE TO FAULTY SENSOR. I HAVE TO WATCH THE TRIP MILEAGE TO KNOW THE AMOUNT OF FUEL I HAVE. ALL PROBLEMS START AT ABOUT A 1/2 TANK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. CALLING DEALER BUT I KNOW THE ANSWER AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS. I DON'T REALLY HAVE THE $$$ TO FIX.

THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED AT AROUND 55,000 MILES,WHICH RESULTED IN THE DRIVER BEING UNABLE TO TELL HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE TANK. FUEL TRANSFER UNIT AND FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED.