2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Complaints

WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL OF MY SUV TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A LARGE GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT, THE SUV INVOLUNTARILY ACCELERATED FORWARD AT A GREAT AMOUNT OF SPEED. I APPLIED THE BRAKE FIRMLY, BUT THE SUV CONTINUED TO SPEED FORWARD INTO THE PARKING SPACE. MY FEAR WAS THAT THERE WAS A CAR IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF ME THAT WAS PARKED FACING IN. I ASSUMED THAT THE ONLY WAY I WAS GOING TO STOP WAS IF I CRASHED HEAD ON WITH THE CAR OPPOSITE ME. FORTUNATELY, I HAD THE BRAKE ALMOST TO THE FLOOR OF THE SUV WHEN IT FINALLY LURCHED TO A STOP. I THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO SENT A TOW TRUCK TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE APPROXIMATELY 4:30 P.M. ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2010. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT TODAY, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20. I HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM THEM THIS MORNING.

WHILE GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY FROM THE ON RAMP THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE GAS PEDAL BEGAN TO DEPRESS ITSELF WITHOUT ME DOING IT. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED AND THE FLOOR MATT WAS NOT THE CAUSE. BRAKING WAS DIFFICULT AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED THE ENGINE. AFTER TELLING MY FAMILY ABOUT THE INCIDENT MY DAUGHTER TOLD ME THAT IT HAD OCCURRED TWICE BEFORE IN THE SAME MANNER ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO.

HAD A FLAT TIRE ON 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. SET BRAKE AND JACKED THE CAR UP TO REMOVE FLAT TIRE. CAME BACK A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER TO FIND THAT THE JACK HAD TWISTED AND COLLAPSED. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS INJURED. BUT IT WAS A PAIN TO HAVE TO OBTAIN A FLOOR JACK AS NOTHING ELSE WAS GOING TO WORK. SEEMS TO ME TO BE A DANGEROUS TYPE OF FAILURE. *TR

2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN & COULD NOT BE STOPPED UNTIL I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL & SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN TWO DAYS. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED ON THE TURNPIKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED TO OVER 100MPH BEFORE I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL BUT THE RPMS CONTINUED TO RISE UNTIL I SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. APPLYING THE BRAKES DID NOT HELP BECAUSE THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING AT TOO HIGH A RATE OF SPEED. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER & IT WAS DIFFICULT TO APPLY THE BRAKES BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER TO THOSE SYSTEMS CAUSING AN ADDITION HAZARD. *TR

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OF A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE DISENGAGES WHEN A PERSON WEIGHING 106 POUNDS PLACES THEIR ARMS ON THE ARM RESTS. THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS ALSO DISENGAGE WHEN THE PERSON SIT WITH THEIR FEET FLAT ON THE FLOOR BOARDS, BUT THEIR KNEES RISE ABOVE THE SEAT. THE PERSON HAS TO STRETCH THEIR LEGS OUT SO THAT THEY LAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE SEAT. WE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES TO OUR LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP (WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW). THEY WERE UNAPOLOGETICALLY AND SAID THAT THIS WAS AN ENGINEERING FLAW THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE . WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE WINDSHIELD WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF DUE TO THE GLAZE COMING FROM THE SUN. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE WINDSHIELD AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD POLISH THE WINDSHIELD IN ORDER TO CLEAN THE OUTSIDE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT IT WAS STILL DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDOW WHILE DRIVING. THERE HAVE BEEN NO WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3097 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10114.

ON MAY 2010 THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT GO OUT EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. GOT AN APPOINTMENT AND TOOK MY 2009 SANTAFE LIMITED AWD V6 INTO THE DEALER AND HERE'S THE NARRATIVE FROM THE DEALER: "CUSTOMER STATES HIS AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON PRESENT CODE B1334 F15 FRONT IMPACT SENSOR ERROR IN HISTORY CLEARED CODE VERIFIED TO BE OK" THERE WERE NO REPAIRS COMPLETED, ONLY THE ERROR CODE WAS CLEARED. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER THE CODE WAS CLEARED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN DURING DRIVING AND WOULD STAY ON FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS AT A TIME, WHILE DRIVING, AND THEN GO OFF. THIS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. TODAY, AUGUST 3, 2010 THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING, AND DID NOT GO OFF. IT REMAINS ON. I WILL BE RETURNING BACK TO THE DEALER. *TR

CONTINUATION OF COMPLAINT 10302521. SINCE LAST SERVICE DEPT VISIT, DVD PLAYER WORKED FINE FOR APPROX. 2 MONTHS. NOW IN JULY 2010, DVD PLAYER IS BACK TO SWITCHING TO XM AT RANDOM AT LEAST 1 X WK AND UP TO 1 X DAY. MOSTLY AFTER BUMPY RDS. BUT SERVICE DEPT REFUSES IT IS A LOOSE WIRE. THEY HAVE CONTINUALLY STATED THEY DO NOT WANT TO TEAR APART STEERING WHEEL EVEN THOUGH THAT AND THE ACTUAL PLAYER ARE THE LAST AREAS NOT REPLACED. SRVCE DEPT STANDS BY INTERTWINING RADIO SIGNALS, THEN WHY IS IT SWITCHING TO XM AND NOT PICKING UP THE RANDOM SIGNAL. FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. SRVC DEPT AGAIN SUGGESTED I LEAVE CAR SO THEY CAN SEARCH AGAIN BUT NO GUARANTEES. DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THERE IS A FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON THERE WAS A LOUD HUMMING SOUND AND A VIBRATION IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND THAT THEY ALSO HEARD THE SOUND. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT WAS TYPICAL FOR THAT SIZE ENGINE. THERE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,700.

ON APRIL 24,2010 I WAS UNLOADING MY 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE IN THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE SUV AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THE SUV ROLLED FORWARD A FEW INCHES. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TOOK IT OFF AND WIGGLED MY BODY TO SEE IF IT WOULD HOLD. I EXITED THE SUV AND SPENT THE NEXT 10 MIN, UNLOADING IT. WHEN WE WERE FINISHED I DECIDED TO LEAVE SUV IN DRIVEWAY AND OPENED THE DOOR TO REMOVE THE KEY. I LEANED IN AND GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL AND REACHED OVER TO PULL OUT THE KEY. SUDDENLY THE SUV STARTED TO ROLL DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND DRAGGED ME WITH IT. IT THREW ME TO THE GROUND AND ROLLED OVER MY RIGHT FOOT AND LEFT KNEE AREA OF MY LEG AND KEPT ON ROLLING INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. *TR