2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM SENSOR WAS BREAKING OFF AT THE VALVE; THREE HAD PREVIOUSLY BROKEN OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,400. UPDATED 12/23/10*LJ UPDATED 01/01/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTE FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE OCCUPANT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT MUST WEIGH 110 POUNDS OR MORE IN ORDER FOR THE AIR BAG TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE FOR A SMALL STATURED PERSON, THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT ENGAGE IF NEEDED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO MAKE REPAIRS TO ADJUST TO A PERSON'S WEIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED IF ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL IN HIS SPECIFIC YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR EITHER FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,688.

DURING NORMAL DRIVING THE LEFT REAR DISC BRAKE BEGAN TO GRIND METAL ON METAL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY FOUND "THE PADS WERE SEIZED IN THE CALIPER BRACKETS DUE TO RUST". THE REAR PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. NO INDICATION WAS GIVEN THAT THE DEFECT THAT CAUSED THE PRE-MATURE FAILURE WAS FIXED. *TR

I OWN A 2007 SANTA FE HYUNDAI. MY POWER SYSTEM WENT OUT ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO. LUCKILY, I HAD JUST LEFT THE GROCERY STORE AND WAS STILL IN THE PARKING LOT. MY CAR AT THE TIME HAD 26,334 MILES ON IT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY, BUT I HAD SOMEONE JUMP START MY CAR, AND AFTER I DROVE IT ABOUT THREE FEET, I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I COULDN'T STEER IT AND COASTED TO A STOP BY A WENDY'S RESTAURANT. I CALLED MY SON AND WHEN HE LIFTED THE HOOD, HE SAW A ROUND PART JUST HANGING THERE. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO A DEALER IN WALDORF, MARYLAND. APPARENTLY, THE DAMPER PULLEY CAME APART. THEY REPLACED DAMPER PULLEY AND BELT. I WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I STILL WORRY ABOUT IT HAPPENING AGAIN EVERY TIME I HAVE TO DRIVE IT ON A MAIN HIGHWAY AND IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC. *TR

I OWN A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SUV. THE SEAT BELT FOR THE PASSENGER REAR SEAT (40) DOES NOT STAY UP AND AVAILABLE TO NEW OCCUPANTS. IT ALWAYS FALLS DOWN THE SEAT BELT SLOT AND IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO RETRIEVE FOR THE PASSENGER. PASSENGER INVARIABLY SEAT THEMSELVES INTO 60 PORTION OF THE SEAT DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DRIVER. THE ONLY WAY WHICH I HAVE FOUND TO RETRIEVE THE SEAT BELT AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO THE PASSENGER IN THE 40 SEAT IS TO LAY THE SEAT DOWN AT ABOUT A 30 DEGREES. REACH UNDER THE SEAT VARY CAREFULLY AND PUSH THE SEAT BELT UP FROM THE BOTTOM. THIS IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND WITH THE BOLTS AND UNFINISHED METAL ON THE FLOOR POSES A SAFETY HAZARD IN ITSELF. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND ASKED ABOUT REPAIR OR RECALL AND THEY JUST KIND OF LAUGH WHEN I TELL THEM ITS A PAIN AND NEEDS FIXED. THEY JUST SAY "YOU AND ALOT OF OTHERS WOULD LIKE THAT". IT WOULD TAKE A SIMPLE FIX OF PUTTING IN A STIFF COLLAR LIKE THAT ON MOST VEHICLES OR A FLAT SLEEVE WHICH COULD KEEP THE BELT FROM RECEDING INTO THE ABYSS OF THE VEHICLE. I WOULD IMAGINE THAT MOST PASSENGERS IN THE 40 POSITION DO WITHOUT WEARING THE BELT, AND JUST HOLD IT IN THE LAP. CAN YOU FIRMLY SUGGEST TO HYUNDAI TO PUT A PERMANENT FIX TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED FOR NOT WEARING A SEATLBELT WHICH IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THEM BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURES OVERSIGHT AND LACK OF CONCERN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE. ONCE WITH 850 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND AGAIN WITH 46,000 MILES. HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2007. TRAVELING AT 70 MPH THE ENGINE TOTALLY SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. AUTO WAS TOWED TO DEALER EACH TIME AND RESTARTED UPON UNLOAD. HYUNDAI CANNOT FIND PROBLEM NOR DOES DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER INDICATE ANY PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT 7 HOURS OF TIME AND FORCED HOTEL STAYS WERE A RESULT. *TR

THREE MAJOR COMPLAINTS. AT 18,000 MILES THE TOP SEAL OF THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED, REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 21,000 MILE THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPAIRED FOR STICKING AND PADS REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. OWNER TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THE CAUSE WAS "PROBABLY FROM SALT USED TO TREAT ROAD SURFACES DURING SNOW REMOVAL". HYUNDAI REFUSED WARRANTY CLAIM AND WOULD NOT ADMIT IMPROPER MATERIALS USED FOR BRAKING SYSTEM. AT 27,000 MILES, MULTIPLE VISITS TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR OF INOPERATING TURN SIGNALS. PARTS REPLACED IN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR INCLUDE ELECTRICAL BOX IN STEERING COLUMN, ALL BULBS,FLASHER UNIT,GROUNDING POINTS FOR SYSTEM. PROBLEM RECURRING AND DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 45- 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED FOLLOWED BY THE "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,909.

AIR BAG SYSTEM FOR A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE DISARM WHILE DRIVING OR WILL NOT ARM AFTER STARTING. MY WIFE WEIGHS 105 LBS. QUITE OFTEN TO ARM THE SYSTEM SHE HAS TO BEND OVER AND GET WEIGHT ON FRONT OF SEAT SYSTEM WILL ARM . AFTER TRAVELING SOME DISTANCE SITTING IN THE RIGHT POSITION THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON UNTIL MY WIFE BENDS FORWARD TO REAR SYSTEM THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. *TR