2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Complaints

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 DOWN. THE CAR RESTARTED ONCE I GOT IT BACK INTO PARK. IT WAS A HARROWING EXPERIENCE ON THIS BUSY STREET

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 THE REPAIR. WENT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC, AND PAID $5,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. I NEED TO KNOW WHERE I CAN FILE WITH HYUNDAI, FOR I HEARD OF A POSSIBLE RECALL ON 2012 SANTA FE'S IN THE NEAR FUTURE. ANY SUGGESTIONS?

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

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. THEN WHILE COASTING ON SIDE OF ROAD WITHIN ONLY MINUTES MY CAR MAKESVERY LOUD N JULTING POP SOUND STARTS SMOKING N METAL FLIES FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STOPS COMPLETELY N HAS TO BE TOWED. I PICK UP PIECES AFTER THEY COOL. THEY WAS SMOKING HOT BUT NO ENGINE LIGHT WARNING OR OVERHEAT WARNING WHAT SO EVER. AT DEALERS TODAY I WAS ABLE TO LOOK UNDER MY CAR AND A CHUNK OF THE BOTTOM.OF MOTOR HAD COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT PUTTING MY 3 BABIES MY BOYFRIEND N I IN SERIOUS DANGER. I JUST FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SOME OF THESE MOTORS AND I THINK ITS CLEAR THAT THIS WAS A HUGE DEFECT AS WELL. CARS DON'T RUN FINE THEN BLOW HOLES IN BOTTOM OF MOTORS IN MINUTES OUT OF THE BLUE. PLS CONTACT ME. I HAVE LESS THAN 100,000 ON THIS CAR AND EVERYTHING IN IT. PLS HELP MY FAMILY. I WAS SIMPLY TURNING OFF A CITY STREET ON HH HWY ONLY GOT UP TO 20 TO 25 WHEN TICKING BEGAN. (I HAVE VIDEO SO YOU CAN HEAR NOISE BUT WOULDNTLET ME SEND)

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 WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE OEM PART WOULD FAIL AGAIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,155. UPDATED 06/21/17*LJ *CN

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.

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 APPEAL BUT WAS TOLD THEIR DECISION WAS FINALE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ASTONISHED AS WAS I. I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALER IT WAS AN OIL ISSUE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT A LACK OF OIL BUT CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, AND YET HYUNDAI REFUSED TO HELP.

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 A NEW ENGINE. I PUT 5000 DOLLARS ON THE CAR FOR A DOWN PAYMENT. IM ALSO FINANCIN IT AT THIS TIME. ALSO THE BREAKS MAKING A SQUEAKY SOUND IN I KNOW MY BREALS ARE GOOD.

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, REPLACED THE BATTERY AND CHARGED US FOR IT. FOUR DAYS LATER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON I-95 NORTH THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AGAIN. THE DEALER IS TELLING US IT IS NOW AN ENGINE ISSUE, WHICH WAS SOMEHOW NOT THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME. THE CHECK ENGINE AND WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON BEFORE THE FAILURE AND ALL OF THE FLUIDS ARE FULL TO STANDARD LEVELS. THE DEALER IS SAYING THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND HYUNDAI CORPORATE IS SAYING THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO FOR US. VEHICLE WAS BUILT ONLY 5 YEARS AGO, AND ONLY HAS 72,000 MILES ON IT. BECAUSE WE ARE THE SECOND OWNER, THE ORIGINAL 75,000 MILE WARRANTY NOW ONLY GOES TO 62,000. SHE OR ANYBODY ELSE AROUND HER COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.

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