2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Complaints

OUR 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO CONICELLI HYUNDAI NUMEROUS TIMES AND COMPLAINED THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS NOT DETECTING MY WIFE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHO WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 110 LBS. EACH TIME, THEY'VE TOLD US THAT THE WEIGHT REQUIREMENT IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT, YET ALWAYS ABOVE MY WIFE'S WEIGHT. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS AND HAVE FOUND MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS (SOME WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING). THE MECHANICS HAVE SUGGESTED THAT MY WIFE SIT IN THE BACK SEAT!!! THIS IS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,689. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,670.

2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE - MAY 27, 2010 I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65MPH WHEN THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING THE CAR TO FISHTALE - AS I MOVED OVER IN TO THE SLOW LANE, IT FISHTALED AGAIN. THE DEALER IT WAS TOWED TO SAID IT WAS THE YAW SENSOR WHICH THEY REPLACED. I INFORMED THEM AT THAT TIME THAT THE ECS OFF LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON TO WHICH THEY REPLIED IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE YAW SENSOR I CALLED THE WEEK OF JULY 4TH TO LET THE DEALER KNOW THAT THE ECS OFF LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN - THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MANY SANTA FE'S AND THEY NEEDED ME TO COME DOWN (150+ MILES ONE WAY) TO HOOK IT UP TO SEE WHAT THE CODE TELLS THEM. ON JULY 19, 2010 DRIVING 75MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, BOTH REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. THIS CAR IS A DANGER TO MY LIFE! *TR

ACCELERATING VEHICLE TO MERGE ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY, CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP DESPITE ATTEMPTS TO BRAKE OR SLOW DOWN. ATTEMPTED TO TAP BRAKE AND PUSH OFF BUTTON OF CRUISE CONTROL (ALTHOUGH THIS HAD NOT BEEN TURNED ON) CAR REQUIRED PUTTING INTO NEUTRAL, PULLING TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TURNING ENGINE OFF. THIS ACCELERATION ISSUE ALSO HAPPENED JUNE, 2009. COMPANY MADE DECISION THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AT THAT TIME. CAR WILL BE EVALUATED ON MONDAY, DESPITE MY REQUEST TO HAVE IT SEEN IMMEDIATELY. *TR

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2010: CAR WAS PARKED IN A STORE PARKING LOT. ON APPROACH TO CAR SMOKE WAS OBSERVED ON THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. UPON OPENING THE CAR, SMOKE AND FIRE COULD BE SEEN CENTERED AROUND THE RIGHT SIDE SEAT WARMER SWITCH AND ELECTRICAL PORT. NOTHING WAS PLUGGED IN AND KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY BLOWING ON IT. SEAT WARMER SWITCH WAS MELTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE ELECTRICAL PORT CAP WAS PARTIALLY MELTED AND BLOWN OFF INTO THE CONSOLE TRAY. SOOT AND DAMAGE TO BUTTONS AND CONSOLE ABOVE THE SEAT WARMER BUTTONS ALONG WITH BUBBLED, MELTED VINYL ON CENTER CONSOLE. RETURNED CAR TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING. SERVICE MGR SAID THAT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD PLUGGED IN AND TOOK PICTURES. SERVICE MGR SENT PICTURES TO CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS. CORP HEADQUARTERS ALSO SAID IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE DID. CONTACTED HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND ASKED FOR INVESTIGATION BEHIND THE PANEL. JUNE 19, 2010 HYUNDAI INVESTIGATED AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE SO IT MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THAT WE DID. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FELL, AND BLOCKED THE VISION OF DRIVER. ALONG WITH BLOCKING THE DRIVER'S VISION, THE DRIVER WAS STARTLED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO SWERVE. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE DRIVER HAD TO HOLD THE SUN VISOR UNTIL REACHING HOME (~15 MINUTES). UPON REACHING HOME, THE OWNER EXAMINED THE VISOR. THE VISOR HAS A VERY SMALL AND FRAGILE PLASTIC COMPONENT HOLDING THE VISOR IN PLACE. IT APPEARS THAT THE VISOR IS DESTINED TO BREAK. THE COMPONENT THAT BROKE IS ON THE ARM THAT SWINGS THE VISOR DOWN AND TO THE LEFT, AND IS EMBEDDED IN THE INTERIOR CEILING I.E., NOT ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE WITHOUT TAKING THE VISOR APART WITH SCREW DRIVERS. THERE WAS 64,250 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AT TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS A PASSENGER AT TIME OF INCIDENT, WHO CAN TESTIFY TO THE FACTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATE. THE CONTACT MOVED FROM THE ROADWAY AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE INTERNAL THROTTLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO HIS AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,900.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR AND THE FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE CAR PULLED TO ONE SIDE, LOST CONTROL, AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A SENSOR WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE ESC, AND SOMETHING WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

MY 2007 HYUNDAI HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WEARING ON THE FRONT TIRES. I PURCHASED IT IN JANUARY OF 2008, AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES TWICE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SKID AND BRAKING IS SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT. I TOLD THE DEALER, BUT THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. *TR

2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE - THE TIRES ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. EVERY 15 MONTHS OR SO THE TIRES MUST BE REPLACED. GOOD TIRES AND ROTATED REGULARLY. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. THERE ARE TOO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED SWAY/TIE RODS,ALIGNED TIRES, STILL TIRES WEAR OUT. VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE COST OF THE TIRES COMES OUT OF MY POCKET. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THIS. *TR