2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN THE REVERSE POSITION, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARRANT. THE VEHICLE CRASHED REAR END INTO A LOADING DOCK AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL REAR BODY DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,000. UPDATED 07/19/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES FAILED. UPDATED 07/21/10*JB

WITH ONLY 21,132 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE LEFT REAR BRAKE CALIPER STUCK RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKING WHEN PADS WORE OUT. BRAKES WERE INSPECTED LESS THAN 3000 MILES PRIOR TO LOSS OF BRAKING. *TR

I OWN A 2007 SANTA FE WITH 30,000 MILES. WHEN I AM SEATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THE AIR BAG SENSOR WILL STATE THAT IT IS INOPERATIVE, NOT RECOGNIZING ME AS A PASSENGER. I WEIGH 134 LBS WHICH SHOULD BE MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND I AM REALLY CONCERNED SINCE THE FRONT AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THAT COULD RESULT IN AN INJURY TO ME OR SOMEONE OF SIMILAR SIZE. I HAVE TALKED WITH TWO DEALERSHIPS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. BOTH RECOGNIZED THE ISSUE AS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE FIRST DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE UNLESS HYUNDAI ISSUES A RECALL LIKE THEY DID FOR THE SONATAS (SEE CAMPAIGN ID 08V161000). THE SECOND DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE SEAT (WHICH THEY DID BACK IN 2009), HOWEVER THAT HAS DID NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM AT ALL. PLEASE CONSIDER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE AS HYUNDAI HAS RECOGNIZED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SONATAS ALREADY AND IT IS THE SAME ISSUE IN THE SANTA FE MODELS. *TR

WHEN MY WIFE IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THAT A PERSON IS OCCUPYING THE PASSENGER SEAT. MY WIFE WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 140 LBS. THIS HAS BEEN A REGULAR PROBLEM FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS AND HAS NOT GONE AWAY. IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE CURRENT NHTSA CAMPAIGN (08V161000) FOR 2006-2008 HYUNDAI SONATAS FOR WHICH HYUNDAI HAS ISSUED A RECALL. WE HAVE VISITED MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND THEY HAVE ALL TOLD US THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SANTA FE, HOWEVER SINCE HYUNDAI HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AS BOTH THE FRONT AND SIDE PASSENGER AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO A PASSENGER. WE CURRENTLY OWN A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE WITH 37,000 MILES. *TR

LETTER REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HE HAS EXPERIENCED WITH HIS 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHENEVER HE PARKED NEAR ELECTRICAL TOWERS, THE LOCKS ON THE DOOR WOULD MALFUNCTION, THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO UP, THE GEAR BOX WOULD NOT DISPLAY WHICH GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS IN. THE CLIMATE CONTROL NEVER FUNCTIONED ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL. THE CRUISE CONTROL SOMETIME EXCEEDED THE SET SPEED OVER OR DOWN LONG INCLINES. THE DRIVER'S SEAT WHICH WAS ELECTRONIC SAT UP TOO HIGH. THE ROOF RACK CROSS BAR WAS TOO FAR, WHICH ALLOWED AIR TO PULL OFF THE LOADS. THE TIRE JACK WAS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THE VEHICLE*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE RUBBER HOUSING AROUND THE WINDSHIELD CAME OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE STRIP REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE, THE WINDSHIELD COULD HAVE BECOME SEPARATED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

TOOK CAR IN FOR ISSUE UNRELATED TO BRAKES DURING COURTESY INSPECTION FOUND REAR BRAKES NEED REPAIR. SCORES PER WHEEL WHERE ARE AS FOLLOWS LF 10 RF 10 LR2 RR 8. THE VARIANCE SEEMS TO INDICATE AN ISSUE AND A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS.

FOLLOW UP TO COMPLAINTS #'S 10319062-10319460-10319463. VEHICLE POWER STEERING LOSS HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY HYUNDAI DEALER. BE ADVISED THAT THE CAUSE FOR THE LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING WAS (THE PULLEY SEPARATED DAMAGING BELT). (BALANCER FELL APART AND BALANCER AND BELT WERE REPLACED). VEHICLE ONLY HAD 12,869 MILES ON IT. *TR

BACK DRIVER SIDE CALIPER OVERHEATED ON A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE WITH 32,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKE PADS WERE RUINED AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ONE DAY 3/15/2010. I DROVE OVER 200 MILES BEFORE I HEARD THE LOUD DRONING SOUND OF THE BRAKES. EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGED THE CALIPER WAS STILL PRESSING AGAINST THE BRAKE PAD. SMOKE COMING FROM THE WHEEL AS WELL AS RESIDUE ON THE RIMS.THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY AS PER HYUNDAIS INSTRUCTIONS. THE COST WILL BE #300.00-$400.00 AND THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY RUST WHICH THEY SAID THEY SAW IN OTHER SANTA FE'S. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE AS THE TIRE COULD CATCH FIRE AND EXPLODE CAUSING A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT. HYUNDAI DOESN'T SEE A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND WILL NOT WARRANTY THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN A SOUTHERN DIRECTION I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN IN AN EASTERN DIRECTION, AS I WAS MAKING THE TURN I HEARD A LOUD SOUND SIMILAR TO THE DROPPING OF A HEAVY OBJECT AND IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD THE POWER STEERING ON MY CAR WENT DEAD AND THE RED BATTERY LIGHT IN THE DASH CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND I STOPPED. THE RED BATTERY LIGHT WAS STILL ON, I THAN TURNED THE KEY TO TURN THE MOTOR OFF AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN THE RED LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND I DID NOT HAVE POWER STEERING. AS I WAS CLOSE TO MY HOME, I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME AND PARK THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING AND THE RED BATTERY LIGHT WAS STILL ON. SINCE THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING I AM GOING TO HAVE THE CAR TRANSPORTED TO THE DEALERS SERVICE SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE FIRST TIME THAT I EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING AN INSPECTION WAS MADE BY THE SERVICE MECHANICS OF THE DEALER, AND THEY AFTER KEEPING THE CAR SEVERAL DAYS COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. IF THESE INCIDENTS WOULD HAVE OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE N.J. TURNPIKE I FEEL THAT THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH DIFFERENT. *TR