2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Complaints

AT APPROXIMATELY 90000 MILES, THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NO LONGER STAY "UP". IT BEGAN HANGING DOWN, WITH THE WIRES EXPOSED. WE DID NOT TAKE IT TO A DEALER, BUT REMOVED THE VISOR. NOW, AT 150000 MILES, THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR DID THE SAME THING WHILE DRIVING, IMPAIRING THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. I HAD TO HOLD IT UP OUT MY VIEW UNTIL I ARRIVED HOME. *TR

WHEN PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND TRAVELING UP THE RESIDENTIAL STREET, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FELL OUT OF THE ROOFTOP AND HIT ME IN THE HEAD. IT APPEARS BROKEN AND I CAN NOT RE-INSERT IT WITHOUT IT FALLING OUT AGAIN. I RARELY USE THE VISOR, AND IT FELL OUT WITHOUT MY ATTEMPTING TO LOWER IT. IT APPEARS MANY ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 SANTA FE. IF HYUNDAI WON'T RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE, FINE. I'M STILL WORKING ON A SOLUTION TO PREVENT THE VISOR FROM HITTING ME IN THE HEAD WHILE I'M DRIVING AND THEN DANGLING IN FRONT OF ME AND BLOCKING MY VISION. THE FRONT LEFT TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AGO. I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE DEALER DID NOT RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM A YEAR AGO WHEN THE WARRANTY WAS STILL ACTIVE. THE MECHANIC WHO EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE TIE ROD TOLD ME HE THINKS THIS ISSUE WAS LONG-STANDING, AND PERHAPS EXISTED WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. DEALER COST TO REPAIR: $700+. MY MECHANIC REPAIRED FOR $180 (INCLUDING FRONT-END ALIGNMENT. NOW MY BRAKES ARE SQUEALING, AND THE PADS ARE FINE. MY MECHANIC TOOK PHOTOS OF RUST ON THE ROTORS. HE IS AMAZED AT THE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS I AM HAVING WITH A CAR @ 16,000 MILES. I THINK I BOUGHT A PIECE OF JUNK WITHOUT KNOWING IT. *TR

HELLO, I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2007 SANTA FE. I WAS DRIVING LAST WEEK TO PICK UP MY 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION I HAD NO POWER WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL. I COASTED INTO THE PARKING LOT, NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, SHUT OFF THE CAR AND IMMEDIATELY GRABBED MY MANUAL TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. WHEN RETURNING TO THE CAR AFTER GETTING MY DAUGHTER FROM CAMP, THE CAR STARTED AND WE MADE IT HOME. I AM FORTUNATE THAT MY WORK, CAMP, AND OUR HOME ARE VERY CLOSE. THE NEXT MORNING I CALLED MY HYUNDAI DEALER AND DISCUSSED WHAT THEY THOUGHT MAY HAVE HAPPENED. THEY AND I AGREED IT WAS BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY TO BRING IT IN TO BE CHECKED. I JUST RETURNED FROM THE APPOINTMENT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE "THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR", WHICH IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART CONSIDERING YOU CAN JUST LOSE POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION OR A HIGHWAY. I ONLY HAVE 49,000 MILES ON MY CAR, WHICH IS GREAT FOR A 2007. I WOULD EXPECT THESE IMPORTANT PARTS TO HOLD UP MUCH LONGER THAN THAT. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOU INVESTIGATING THIS VERY IMPORTANT MATTER. I AND MANY OTHER FAMILIES HAVE VERY PRECIOUS CARGO WE CARRY IN OUR CARS...OUR KIDS. THANK YOU! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR FAILED AND BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE PLASTIC MOUNT HOLDER, CAUSING THE SUN VISOR TO HANG BY THE WIRES. THE SUN VISORS WERE ALSO OBSTRUCTING THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE SUN VISOR WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,500.

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING FLUCTUATING FUEL GAUGE READOUT DUE TO PREMATURE FAILURE OF FUEL LEVEL SENSORS. FAILED SENSORS HAVE SET OFF A "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT". IN THE EVENT OF A "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT", THE VEHICLE FAILS TO PASS STATE EMISSIONS INSPECTIONS. *TR

MY GAS GAUGE ACTS REALLY WEIRD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE GAS GAUGE TELLS ME I HAVE NO GAS AFTER I'VE FILLED UP THE CAR. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED ON MY SANTA FE. THE GAS GAUGE ALSO FLUCTUATES AND WILL NOT REGISTER THE PROPER AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE GAS TANK. *TR

WE OWN A 2007 SANTA FE THAT OVERALL WE HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH. IN DECEMBER 2012 WITH JUST OVER 60,000 MILES ON OUR VEHICLE WE WERE DRIVING WITH OUR 2 YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR SUDDENLY DROPPED FROM THE LEFT SIDE. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND AFFECTED THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILY WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. WE TRIED TO PUT IT TO THE SIDE, AND PULLED OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PUSH THE PLASTIC PART BACK INTO THE SOCKET. A FEW MINUTES ON THE ROAD AND THE VISOR FELL AGAIN CAUSING MORE DANGEROUS DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR OUR SAFETY WE HAD TO RIP THE WIRE OUT TO FULLY REMOVE THE VISOR. NOW WE ARE LEFT WITH NO VISOR TO KEEP THE SUN OUT OF OUR EYES. HERE WE ARE 6 MONTHS LATER AT 68,000 MILES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE DID THE SAME THING. SLIGHTLY LESS DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER, BUT DANGEROUS NONE THE LESS. WE ARE BEYOND OUR INITIAL WARRANTY AND THE VISORS ARE NOT COVERED ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP SAID, 'THE VISORS SHOULD BE COVERED,WE SEE THIS ALL THE TIME'. AFTER A QUICK REVIEW ON THE WEB I SEE THAT MANY HYUNDAI DRIVERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR DANGEROUS EXPERIENCES. IT SEEMS SOME OF THE VISORS WERE EVEN PART OF A RECALL, BUT NOT THE 2007 SANTA FE. WE DON'T USE OUR VISORS EXCESSIVELY AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY WEIGHT ON THEM, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE COVERED OR EVEN RECALLED AS IT PLACES PEOPLE IN DANGER WHEN IT FALLS DOWN, HANGS BY THE CORD, AND DISTRACTS DRIVERS. IN LOOKING INTO IT FURTHER THERE IS A SMALL PIECE OF THE PLASTIC THAT HOLDS THE VISORS IN PLACE THAT BROKE ON BOTH OF THEM. THIS WOULD BE AN EASY FIX TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY ACCIDENTS. *TR

ESC OFF LIGHT ON DASH THEN CHECK ENGINE. CODE IS P0504 FOR BRAKE SWITCH. THIS CONDITION IS COVERED UNDER OTHER HYUNDAI CAMPAIGNS AND RECALLS BUT NOT FOR OUR VIN / BUILD DATE. PLEASE CONSIDER WORKING WITH HYUNDAI TO PROVIDE RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. WE ARE ALSO BEING TOLD THERE IS A TWO WEEK WAIT TO HAVE THIS REPAIR PERFORMED. VEHICLE SAFETY DURING THIS DELAY IS A CONCERN SHOULD THE ESC SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING. THANK YOU. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 SANTA FE GOING APC. 30 MPH MY CAR TRIED TO STOP ITSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE BUT THEN STOPPED FOR A FEW MONTHS. MY ESC LIGHT COMES ON EACH TIME. THANK GOD I WASN'T ON THE INTERSTATE. I ALSO HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM WITH MY TIRE CUPPING. BUT MY CAR TRYING TO STOP ITSELF PUTS MY LIFE AT RISK. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET KILLED. *TR

FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BUT WAS TOLD BY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER AND HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECENT RECALL. OVER 1.7 MILLION VEHICLES LIKE MINE WERE RECALLED. MINE HAS THE SAME ISSUE, WHY WOULDN'T MINE BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN? THEY TOLD ME MINE WAS PRODUCED BEFORE THE RECALL DATE! REALLY??? THE PART IS VERY INEXPENSIVE AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, AN EASY FIX. WHY WOULDN'T HYUNDAI, AND MY LOCAL DEALER FOR THAT MATTER, WANT TO MAKE THE REPAIR AT NO CHARGE IN ORDER TO KEEP A CUSTOMER HAPPY. *TR