2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Complaints

SUN VISOR ON DRIVERS SIDE DROPS DOWN INTO VISION OF DRIVER WITHOUT WARNING. OTHER YEARS OF HYUNDAI HAVE A RECALL FOR THE SAME DEFECT AND THIS YEAR CONTINUES THE SAME PROBLEM.

MY RED AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. I TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANTED $1500. MY ISSUE IS I DID NOTHING TO CAUSE THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION SO WHY SHOULD I PAY THIS EXTREMELY HIGH COST. (I'M RETIRED) I ALSO SPOKE WITH THE HYUNDAI REGIONAL MANAGER AND THEY OFFERED ME $200. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND I WANT HYUNDAI TO FIX THIS!!! I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL IN 2012, SO SOMETHING CONTINUES TO BE WRONG WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM.

MY GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY, GOING UP AND DOWN BUT NEVER PASSING ONE HALF A TANK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON ALL THE TIME. THE MECHANIC SAID THE SEATS WOULD NEED TO BE TAKEN OUT TO GET TO THE SENSOR, THAT IT WAS PROBABLY BAD AND WOULD NEED A NEW ONE. I TRIED TO ESTIMATE HOW MUCH GAS I HAD IN THE TANK BY USING THE ODOMETER AND RESETTING AT 0 FOR A GAS FILLUP TILL I GOT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. THE TANK WOULD KICK THE GAS BACK AT HALF A TANK SO I WAS GETTING ONLY 8 GALLONS IN. ON TUESDAY I RAN OUT OF GAS ON A HIGHWAY GOING 55, WHICH WAS DANGEROUS, AS THERE WAS A TRUCK BEHIND ME AND HE HAD TO SWERVE INTO THE MEDIAN TO AVOID HITTING ME WHEN MY CAR DIED. I WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC CHECKED BYTAKING THE SEATS OUT AND PUTTING IN A NEW SENSOR. HE FILLED THE GAS TANK UP (19.9 GALLONS) AND YET WITH THE NEW SENSOR IN, THE GAUGE STILL READS ONLY HALF A TANK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. SOMETHING ELSE IS WRONG AND I SEE THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED OR RESOLVED EFFECTIVELY. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST? ARE WE SURE SOMEONE HAS NOT ALREADY? *TR

WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE, THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED THE GAS TANK EMPTY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, AND THE EMPTY GAS TANK LIGHT WAS ON, EVEN THOUGH THE GAS TANK WAS FILLED YESTERDAY. THEN FUEL LEVEL GAUGE IS FLUCTUATING FROM FULL TO EMPTY TANK WHEN DRIVING. *TR

MY 2008 SANTA FE IS EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WHERE THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWS AS EMPTY WITH THE LIGHT INDICATOR ON AND CORRESPONDING MILES TO EMPTY INDICATOR READING TO ZERO. THIS CONVENIENTLY HAPPENED AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. I SEE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE. HYUNDAI IS NOT OFFERING TO REPLACE/REPAIR. THIS IS A $695 FIX AS THE SEATS NEED TO BE REMOVED TO REACH THE SENSORS. *TR

IT HAPPENED IN THE MORNING WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE, THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED THE GAS TANK EMPTY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, AND THE EMPTY GAS TANK LIGHT WAS ON, EVEN THOUGH THE GAS TANK WAS FILLED 2 DAYS BEFORE AND THE RANGE ON ODO KEEPS FLASHING WITHOUT NUMBER SHOWN. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 2, 3 MILES, THE FUEL LIGHT WAS OFF, AND THE FUEL GAUGE HAD MOVE UP JUST A LITTLE ABOVE EMPTY LINE. MONDAY MORNING 3/16/15 WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE TO GO TO WORK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF BUT THE RANGE ON ODO STILL FLASHING. I WAS TERRIFIED WHEN I SEE THOSE LIGHT ON AND OFF, SPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING FOR LONG DISTANCE NOT KNOWING WHEN THE GAS IS EMPTY. *TR

I FILLED UP THE TANK AND THE GAS GAUGE LEVEL READ EMPTY. CONTINUED AND HAS BEEN ON EMPTY. SOMETIMES IT WILL RISE GRADUALLY TO CORRECT LEVEL. AND WHEN YOU TURN OFF ENGINE THEN IT GOES BACK TO EMPTY. I FIND THIS TO BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THE CAR WILL STOP. I HAVE READ MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. A RECALL IS IN ORDER TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL. *TR

NHTSA: OCT, 24, 2012 COMPONENT:EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE. 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. ACTION NO: 947168 SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER:1041335 COMPONENT: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM , SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE WRONG GAS READING, VEHICLE MAY STOP SUDDENLY IF NO FUEL, GAGE READING WRONG 1*TR. HYUNDAI FINDS SERVICE BULLETIN BUT NO RECALL OR ORDER TO REPLACE.ADMIT'S TO THAT YEAR HAS PROBLEMS BUT NOT WILLING TO HELP IN ANYWAY TO REPAIR. *TR

FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES A LOT . WHEN I FILL TANK IT SAYS EMPTY. THEN IT CHANGES WHILE I DRIVE TO 3/4. IT MOVES ALL OVER. NEVER A CORRECT READING. *TR

FUEL LEVEL GAUGE IS REGISTERING AS EMPTY WHEN COMPLETELY FULL AND THEN FLUCTUATING FROM FULL TO EMPTY TANK WHEN DRIVING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE IS REGISTERING AS FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL IS ACTUALLY IN THE TANK AND FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF UNSURE HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL AS THERE ARE 95 OTHER COMPLAINTS JUST ON THIS SITE AND MANY MANY MORE WHEN LOOKING AT OTHER COMMENTS POSTED ONLINE. *JS