2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Complaints

OWN A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 94K MILES. GAS GAUGE ERRATIC. SENSORS BAD. ASKED HYUNDAI IF THEY WERE CONSIDERING A RECALL ON THE GAS SENSORS SINCE IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THEY BASICALLY GAVE ME THE" SORRY ABOUT YOUR LUCK, BUT NO..." RESPONSE. THE GAS TANK DOOR STOPPED WORKING AS WELL SO I USE THE MANUAL PULL IN THE BACK COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE TO ACCESS MY TANK. WOULD GET IT FIXED BUT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS HORRIBLE. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CHANGE THEM MYSELF. THE TAIL LIGHT DESIGN ON THE 2007 IS NOT AS VISIBLE AS IT SHOULD BE. I GET MANY HONKS AND MIDDLE FINGERS WHEN TRYING TO TURN. HAD THE LIGHTS LOOKED AT MANY TIMES AND THEY PASSED INSPECTIONS. I DID NOTICE THE TAIL LIGHTS ARE NOW DIFFERENT ON THE NEWER MODELS. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING IS A RAIN STORM, MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. I LOST MY WINDOW DEFROSTING CAPABILITY, MY LIGHTS DIMMED AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I AM NOT SURE WHAT ELSE WAS AFFECTED AT THIS TIME AS I WAS JUST CONCENTRATING ON GETTING HOME ALIVE. WHEN HOME, I OPENED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FOUND THAT THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY HAD COME APART. LUCKY, IT WAS LAYING ON A SMALL LEDGE IN THE CAR. THIS COULD HAVE FALLEN OFF, DAMAGED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, FALLEN TO THE STREET AND BECOME A ROLLING PIECE OF METAL. IF A WOMAN HAD BEEN DRIVING(THIS IS ACTUALLY MY GIRLFRIENDS CAR), THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

WHEN LOWERING THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR TO BLOCK SUNLIGHT FROM MY EYES, THE VISOR SNAPPED AT THE ARM AND FELL IN FRONT OF MY LINE OF SIGHT AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. MY SAFETY, ALONG WITH THE SAFETY OF OTHERS, WAS COMPROMISED WHEN THE VISOR BROKE AND BLOCKED MY VIEW. UPON SEARCHING FOR OPTIONS ON HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, I CAME ACROSS NUMEROUS FORUMS AND WEBSITES STATING THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THE HYUNDAI CARS AND SUVS. *JS

WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES, THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ABS WILL ACTIVATE WHETHER SLOWING AT 10 MPH TO AND INTERSECTION OR SLOWING AT 50 MPH IN TRAFFIC. WHILE DRIVING, THE ESC AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AT THE SAME TIME. THE BRAKES AND WARNING LIGHTS COME ON ON ASPHALT STREETS IN GOOD SHAPE, ON BUMPY ROADS, OR GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS. THE ABS ACTIVATED WHEN COMING TO AN INTERSECTION PREVENTING THE CAR FROM STOPPING AT THE STOP LIGHT. SOUTH BAY HYUNDAI IN TORRANCE CA SAYS ITS THE ABS CONTROL MODULE AND WILL REPLACE IT FOR $2300.00 AND WE CANNOT HAVE OUR CAR BACK FOR 4 DAYS. THE VEHICLE IS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE. PURCHASED AUGUST 2007. HAS 90169 MILES.

MY CRANKSHAFT VIBRATION DAMPER FAILED. IT LITERALLY BROKE INTO TWO PIECES. IT LEFT ME UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT ON A TWO LANE (EACH SIDE = 4) ROAD. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE, HOWEVER, AND HAD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT AND OFF THE ROAD. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 70 WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ITEM IN MY OPINION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM GAUGE SENSOR WAS NOT READING THE ACTUAL FUEL LEVELS. WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED HALFWAY, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD MALFUNCTION AND DISPLAY THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM SENSOR WOULD BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT ALERTED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WAS DISPLAYING ERRONEOUS FUEL LEVEL READINGS. WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL WAS AT HALF FULL, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE SHORTLY AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT ALERTED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

"CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. "LOW FUEL" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FUEL GAUGE INDICATED NEARLY EMPTY EVEN THOUGH TANK WAS CLOSE TO HALF FULL. CAUSE: FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR FAILED INDICATING FUEL IS ALWAYS EMPTY."CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ALWAYS ILLUMINATED. *TR

SYMPTOMS: "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. "LOW FUEL" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FUEL GAUGE INDICATED NEARLY EMPTY EVEN THOUGH TANK WAS CLOSE TO HALF FULL. CAUSE: FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR FAILED INDICATING FUEL IS ALWAYS EMPTY."CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ALWAYS ILLUMINATED. *TR

SYMPTOMS: "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. "LOW FUEL" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FUEL GAUGE INDICATED NEARLY EMPTY EVEN THOUGH TANK WAS CLOSE TO HALF FULL. CAUSE: FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR FAILED. AFTER IT WAS REPLACED, ALL SYMPTOMS CLEARED. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR WHEN OUT OF WARRANTY. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALED MANY OTHER SANTA FE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. CONCERN: NOW WHENEVER THE TANK IS COMPLETELY FILLED, THERE IS A SLIGHT ODOR OF GAS IN THE CAR. SUSPECT THAT BREAKING THE SEAL ON THE TANK TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR DISRUPTED THAT SEAL SUCH THAT FUEL VAPORS CAN NOW LEAK THROUGH IT. *TR