2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Complaints

THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE WHILE MY PREGNANT WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. IT CAME DOWN BLOCKING HER LINE OF SITE AND NEARLY WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AS IT WAS STOP AND GO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. AFTER RESEARCHING, THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR YEARS BACK TO 2007 AND THERE ARE ENDLESS POSTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IT APPEARS HYUNDAI HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT EXCEPT TAKE MONEY TO REPLACE IT WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART. THE SONATA HAD A RECALL ON IT, SO CLEARLY THEY KNOW ITS AN ISSUE. IT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW, THE PLASTIC IS VERY, VERY THIN. *TR

SUNVISOR FELL OFF. SMALL PLASTIC RING HOLDING THE SUNVISOR POST BROKE ALLOWING THE VISOR TO FALL AND BLOCK VISIBILITY. THERE ARE MANY POSTS ON LINE COMMENTING ON THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

HAD A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL GAUGE. WHICH READ 1/4 TANK OF GAS, WITH AN EMPTY TANK. THIS HAPPENED AFTER THE GAUGE HAD BEEN JUMPING FROM FULL TO EMPTY A FEW TIMES. NOW THE CARS STEERING IS STARTING TO GO. THE CAR WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN PULL WHILE GOING AROUND A BANKING TURN, IN EITHER DIRECTION! ON TURNS THE ESC WILL CONSTANTLY GO OFF, EVEN ON TURNS IT NEVER USED TO HAPPEN ON. ALSO THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR HAS FALLEN OFF COMPLETELY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 88,000 MILES AND THIS ALL STARTED HAPPENING NOVEMBER 2011. EVERY TIME I BRING IT TO MY MECHANIC HE SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. YESTERDAY THERE WAS A RECALL FOR CARS BEING BUILT BY OUR MANUFACTURER IN THE SAME YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, WHY WAS MY CAR NOT RECALLED????? 2007 HYUNDAI SANTE FE *TR

THE BRAKES LIGHT WAS FUNCTIONING (NOT ON) WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE ESC OFF LIGHT START TO STAY ON. *TR

PURCHASED USED VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2013 AT 32700 MILES. 4 MOS LATER AT 43000 MILES REAR BRAKES BEGAN GRINDING SEVERELY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THE REAR CALIPER GOT STUCK/FROZE AND THE GRINDING DAMAGED THE ROTOR. BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR ON REAR DRIVER SIDE MUST BE REPLACED AND BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR ON PASSENGER SIDE NEEDS RESURFACING. ALSO ESC LIGHT HAS BEEN TURNING OFF AND ON AND DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE BRAKE SWITCH DESPITE THE NHTSA HAVING THE BRAKE SWITCH LISTED AS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSING ISSUES WITH THE ESC. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW. IT HAS ONLY 32000 MILES. THE FUEL SENSORS DO NOT WORK GIVING ME INACCURATE READINGS ON THE FUEL GAUGE. IN ADDITION, IN AN INCIDENT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED, WHILE DRIVING MY SIX YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER, I EXPERIENCED AN EXTREME SLOWDOWN. THIS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES ON DIFFERENT DAYS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS EVENT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE ON AN HIGHWAY WITH HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. THE IRONIC THING IS THAT A FRIEND BOUGHT THE SAME KIND OF VEHICLE AT THE SAME TIME AND SHE HAS HAD THE SAME TWO PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONSISTENTLY AND THE FUEL GAUGE READING BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE. IN ADDITION, AN ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ON FEBRUARY 23RD OF 2012 I RECEIVED A CLOCK SPRING REPLACEMENT THAT WAS UNDER CAMPAIGN 103-CLOCK SPRING REPLACEMENT TSB# 11-01-052 FOR 2007-2008 SANTA FE MODELS OR 2007-2008 VERACRUZ MODELS. MY HYUNDAI SANTA FE HAD 42,229 MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME. THE CAMPAIGN WAS PERFORMED REPLACING THE CLOCK SPRING WITH PART # 93490-2B300 AND PAID FOR UNDER WARRANTY AMOUNTING IN $0.00. HOWEVER, ON AUGUST 1ST OF 2013 THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SAME REPLACEMENT WAS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 56,985 MILES ON IT AND WAS SCANNED FOR CODES AND ACCORDING TO PAPERWORK, B1481 AND B1332 WERE FOUND, INDICATING THE FAILURE OF THE CLOCK SPRING. THE CLOCK SPRING PART # 93490-2B300 WAS THEREFORE REPLACED AGAIN AMOUNTING TO $282.92 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. MY OWN EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY NOW HAD TO PAY FOR THIS PART THAT IN MY EYES IS A VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE PROCEEDED WITH MUCH CONCERN. IN ONE YEAR A VERY IMPORTANT PART CONTINUED TO FAIL WHICH, IF NOT WORKING PROPERLY AT THE TIME OF AN ACCIDENT CAN CAUSE EXTREME HARM TO THE DRIVER. THIS PART SHOULDN'T BE FAILING IN MY EYES UNLESS THE AIR BAG HAS BEEN DEPLOYED. I DON'T SEE HOW THIS PART IS SAFE IF IT HAS FAILED A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AFTER BEING REPLACED DUE TO A CAMPAIGN THAT WAS ISSUED BY THE HYUNDAI MANUFACTURER. THIS IS A PART THAT SHOULD WITHSTAND THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR! *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 295 IN NEW JERSEY DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR, THE DRIVERSIDE SUN VISOR DETACHED FROM ITS MOUNTING POINT AND DROPPED INTO MY LINE OF DRIVING VISION. THIS EVENT STARTLED ME AND PREVENTED ME FROM SEEING WHERE I WAS DRIVING. I MOVED TO THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER AND TEMPORARILY PROPPED-UP THE SUN VISOR TO PREVENT MY VISION BEING BLOCKED AGAIN. THIS COULD VERY WELL HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF I HAD DRIFTED INTO ANOTHER LANE OF THE INTERSTATE AND SIDESWIPED AN 18-WHEELER. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR ALL 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE VEHICLES TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. HAVING RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET, I SEE MANY INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING. AS AN ENGINEER, I SEE THE SUN VISOR SUPPORT AS BOTH INADEQUATE AND POORLY DESIGNED. CONSIDERING THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES FROM A BLOCKING OF VISION, I WOULD FIND HYUNDAI TO BE BOTH NEGLIGENT AND IRRESPONSIBLE IF A RECALL WERE NOT IMMEDIATELY ISSUED FOR THE DEFECT. *TR

BRAKE LIGHT MODULE FAILS TO LIGHT UP, WHICH CAUSES HIGHER RISK OF COLLISION. THERE IS RECALL ON THIS, BUT THIS DOES NOT COVER MY VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS, ALL OF WHICH ARE HAZARDS. THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, AND SHOWS ERRATIC GAS USAGE, EVEN SHOWING THE LOW FUEL LIGHT RIGHT AFTER FILLING UP. THE ESC LIGHT STAYS ON, WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON. AND THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AT TIMES WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. ALL OF THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER SANTA FE OWNERS. *TR