2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Complaints

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN GOING FROM AN EASTWARD DIRECTION TO A SOUTHERN DIRECTION THE POWER STEERING ON MY VEHICLE WENT DEAD, THE RED DRIVER SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON AND IN A FEW SECONDS THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK AND THE EAT BELT LIGHT WENT OFF. TRAVELING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED IN A RURAL AREA OF TOWN.. AFTER INCIDENT I DROVE HOME WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN GOING FROM AN EASTWARD DIRECTION TO A SOUTHERN DIRECTION THE POWER STEERING ON MY VEHICLE WENT DEAD, THE RED DRIVER SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON AND IN A FEW SECONDS THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK AND THE EAT BELT LIGHT WENT OFF. TRAVELING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED IN A RURAL AREA OF TOWN.. AFTER INCIDENT I DROVE HOME WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND CAR DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT AND CAR APPEARED TO HAVE STALLED AND WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE POWER STEERING WAS AGAIN ENGAGED. THIS OCCURRED AS I WAS ROUNDING A CURVE IN THE ROAD. DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR. *TR

DRIVING ON THE GARDEN STATE PKWY IN NJ, THE CAR ACCELERATED TO 80MPH AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP. DESPITE BOTH FEET ON BRAKE, THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE INCIDENT LASTED FOR 5-10 MINUTES AND DISENGAGED BY ITSELF. SERVICED FOR ABOVE BY DEALER ON 5/2/09-REMAINED UNTIL 5/6/10 AND IT WAS REPORTED THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL ISSUE-"IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE FLOOR MAT". CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS INVOLVED, GOING UP TO REGIONAL REP, WHO REITERATED THERE WAS NOTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE CAR-IT WAS DRIVER ERROR. THEY ALSO SUGGESTED IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENTAL CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGEMENT BY DRIVER, BUT HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR WHY IT DID NOT DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THEY MAINTAINED IT WAS DRIVER ERROR, PROBABLY THE FLOOR MAT. THE INCIDENT SEEMS SIMILAR TO THE RECENT TOYOTA PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. I PUT MORE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE, BUT WOULD NOT HOLD, I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE KEY. WHEN I RESTARTED IT WAS OK BUT MY AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. WHEN I GOT HOME I PARKED AND PRESSED THE KEY REMOTE TO LOCK, THE DOORS LOCKED BUT THE LIGHTS DID NOT FLASH. I THEN RESTARTED THE CAR, SHUT IT OF AND RELOCKED. THIS TIME THE LIGHTS FLASHED BUT AFTER ABOUT 30 SEC. THE CAR ALARM WOULD SOUND. I AGAIN RESTARTED AND SHUT IT OFF, RELOCKED AND AGAIN THE ALARM. I THEN DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND RECONNECTED. EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE WORKING PROPERLY NOW AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ALSO WENT OUT. *TR

2007 HYUNDAI SANTE-FE PURCHASED NEW FROM PLAZA HYUNDAI, LTD, 2740 NOSTRAND AVENUE IN 2006, ON OCTOBER 3, 2007 WHILE SITTING IN VEHICLE I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AND THEN THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO PLAZA HYUNDAI, THEY INSISTED THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY A ROCK AND SAID I SHOULD CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY WHICH I DID, THEIR INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY A "DEFECTIVE WIRING IN THE DEFROSTER CAUSED A FIRE WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELD." THIS REPORT WAS GIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND STILL THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. DUE TO SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PURSUE THIS ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN STORAGE. I HAVE RESUMED MY ATTEMPTS TO GET HYUNDAI TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGES AND FIX THE FAULTY WIRING, AS OF 2/22/10 THEY STILL REFUSE TO EVEN INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE AND I WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE IT AGAIN UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. I PAID OVER $30,000 FOR THE VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO USE IT. *TR

2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE, WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR ACCELERATE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WE TOOK IT TO BOUCHER FOR REPAIR. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG BUT THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER BOX. THE CAR STILL HAS PROBLEMS IN COLD WEATHER. THIS ALSO LEAD TO BRAKE PAD FAILURE. *TR

REAR BRAKE PROBLEM IN A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTE FE VEHICLE WITH 29K MILEAGE. LEFT REAR BRAKE CALIPER STICKS INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING HIGH PITCH SQUEALING/SCRAPING NOISE AND HOT WHEEL HUB. MULTIPLE OTHER CUSTOMERS REPORT THE SAME ISSUE ON WEBSITE FORUM @HYUNDAI SANTE FE CARSPACE AUTOMOTIVE FORUM. MANY WITH MUCH LOWER MILEAGE CLAIMS. MY DEALER INSPECTED AND SAID NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WRONG. ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS POINTS TO REAR BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY RUSTS FROM SALT CORROSION AND CAUSES THE CALIPER TO STICK ON THE BRAKE WHILE DRIVING WITH FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. PROBLEM RESURFACED 50 DAYS LATER. WAITING FOR MY APPOINTMENT TO HAVE DEALER LOOK AT THE ISSUE READDRESS THE PROBLEM. HYUNDAI TECHNICAL SAFETY BULLETIN 08-BR-002 DATED 12/2008 CALLS FOR CLEANING AND GREASING THE PAD CONTACT SURFACE OF THE CALIPER CARRIER TO RECTIFY THE CAUSE. THIS DOES NOT ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSE OF MATERIAL DEFECT OF RUSTING ON REAR BRAKE CALIPERS. *TR

I OWN A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. I NOW HAVE 50K ON MY VEHICLE AND I AM GOING ON MY THIRD SET OF TIRES. THE LAST SET OF TIRES I BOUGHT COST JUST UNDER $900.00. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES WITH ABOUT FIVE PHONE CALLS AND EVERY TIME THEY TELL ME THAT THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND NO ONE ELSE HAS THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD IT ALIGNED BUT NO CHANGES WERE MADE BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS WITHIN SPECS. JUST HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO CHECK SUSPENSION AND AGAIN TO FIND THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT ONCE AGAIN THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG. BUT YET I AM WEARING THE INSIDES OFF OF MY TIRES ABOUT EVERY 20K. THERE HAS TO BE A FIX FOR THIS BUT HYUNDAI TELLS ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THIS PROB HAS TO BE KNOWN ABOUT BECAUSE IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTE FE. WHILE AT A STOP SHE WAS REAR-ENDED. AFTER THE CRASH SHE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 09V122000(SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT) . THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND SHE WAS REFERRED TO HER INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY FOR BODY DAMAGES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 46000.