2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Complaints

2010 HYUNDAI SANTE FE TRANSMISSIONS BANGS INTO GEAR BETWEEN 1-2 GIVING A FEELING AS IF SOMEONE HAS REAR ENDED YOUR CAR .IT ALSO HAS A ROCKING MOTION WHILE DRIVING. MOSTLY DOES THIS FIRST THING IN THE MORNING BUT WILL ALSO DO IT RANDOMLY. CALL HYUNDAI AND THEY CLAIM THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF A TREND ON TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH THE SANTE FE. I TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO LOOK AT AND LEFT IT OVERNIGHT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. AT MY SUGGESTION THEY REFLASHED THE COMPUTER AND IT HELPED FOR A WEEK AND NOW THE CAR DOES THE SAME THING BANGING/LEARCHING INTO 2 GEAR. *TR

AS THE ENGINE STARTS WITH THE GEAR SHIFT IN "PARK", THE 2010 SANTE FE LURCHES FORWARD AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT DISENGAGED. THE FORWARD LURCH RANGES FROM A SENSATION OF MOTION TO AN INCH OF TIRE ROTATION. FURTHERMORE, THIS HAPPENS AGAIN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION WHEN IDLING BETWEEN 1200-1500 RPM AND WHEN ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED AND PRESSED AGAIN AT AROUND 20 MPH TO 25 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 45 MPH. IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE BUMPED INTO ME FROM BEHIND. IN ONE INSTANCE I QUICKLY APPLIED THE BRAKES ASSUMING I WAS REAR-ENDED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD BECAME FOGGY TO THE POINT WHERE SHE COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD. THE DEFROST WOULD NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DEFROST WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE WAS EXCESSIVE DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. HYUNDAI STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 8600.

BRAND NEW 2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE LIMITED 6 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE SOMETIMES MAKES A LOUD BANG FROM TRANSMISSION AT START UP. VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD WHEN STARTED UP IN PARK. ALSO LOUD BAND WHEN ENGAGING REVERSE. HAS A PROBLEM SHIFTING SOMETIMES FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR,A SLIGHT HESITATION SOMETIMES. CAR HAS ALSO DIED ON ME FOR NO REASON WHEN PULLING OUT OF A JUNCTION. WILL BE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER ASAP. LOVE THE VEHICLE BUT SERIOUSLY WORRIED WITH THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. MOST OF THE ISSUES ARE HAPPENING DAILY APART FROM THE STALLING ISSUE WHICH HAS ONLY OCCURRED ONCE. *TR

REPORT DATE: 08/26/2010. PURCHASED HYUNDAI SANTA FE 08/14/2010. VEHICLE HAS 1190 MILES TO DATE. VEHICLE HAS MOMENTARILY STALLED 5 TIMES - 2 IN TRAFFIC SITUATION WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN CRASH. ALL STALLS HAVE OCCURRED AFTER SITTING AND IDLING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR TURNS ON BOTH LEVEL SURFACE AND INCLINES. WHEN BRAKE IS RELEASED AND ACCELERATOR PUSHED VEHICLE STARTS MOVING SLUGGISHLY AND THEN STALLS FLAT FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN ENGINE RE-ENGAGES. NO WARNING LIGHTS ACTIVATED. ENGINE DOES NOT DIE REQUIRING AN IGNITION RESTART. IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO DEALER AFTER STALLING ON INCLINE 3 TIMES AT 677 MILES ON 08/18/2010. SERVICE TECH RAN COMPLETE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC IN IDLE MODE IN SHOP AND FOUND ALL SYSTEMS WITHIN TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS. SUSPECT DRIVE-BY-WIRE / COMPUTER LINKAGE. VEHICLE RUNS SMOOTHLY, DOWNSHIFTS AND ACCELERATES ON DEMAND NORMALLY AT ALL OTHER SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. THIS CONDITION OCCURS AFTER A STOP AND AFTER BRAKE IS RELEASED AND ACCELERATOR ENGAGED (2 TIMES); WHEN MOVING SLOWLY AND HARD ACCELERATION DEMANDED (2 TIMES); OR WHEN TRANSMISSION INITIALLY ENGAGED IN DRIVE FROM PARK MODE (2 OCCASIONS). *TR

ALL DOORS AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK UPON PLACING SHIFT CONTROL IN THE PARK POSITION OR THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. ENTRY MAY BE GAINED BY ANYONE IN THE VICINITY OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGERS. THIS FEATURE CAN NOT BE ALTERED OR DEFEATED TO ALLOW THE DOORS TO REMAIN LOCKED WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. *TR

VEHICLE SOMETIMES MAKES A LOUD BANG AT STARTUP. HAVEN'T OBSERVED ANY SUDDEN JERKS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION BUT WONDERING IF THIS "BANGING" PROBLEM WILL LEAD TO A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. 2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE LIMITED 3.5 L V6 AWD. *TR

BRAND NEW 2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE INTERMITTENTLY LURCHES FORWARD AND REVERSE WHEN STARTED UP IN PARK. APPEARS AS IF STARTING UP "IN GEAR" WHEN IN PARK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE GAUGES BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY. AS SHE RESUMED DRIVING AND REACHED 25 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS NOT CERTAIN IF THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION WOULD REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,700.

2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SE / OWNED 5 1/2 WEEKS / 824 MILES. STARTED VEHICLE LATE MORNING, PREPARING TO DRIVE OUT OF THE GARAGE. SMOKE BEGAN POURING FROM THE A/C VENTS. IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE ENGINE & GOT OUT OF VEHICLE. CALLED 911 FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT. SMOKE CONTINUED FOR COUPLE OF MINUTES AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. EVIDENT FROM THE SMELL IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION/BURN. FIREMEN CONFIRMED THIS. FIREMEN CHECKED UNDER THE VEHICLE & THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BUT NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE, FIRE OR BURN IN EITHER LOCATION. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. NO CONCLUSION AT THIS TIME. *TR