2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Complaints

2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHEN MY WIFE (5'4", 115LBS) SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIRBAG TURNS OFF. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE HER AS AN ADULT AND AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS THE AIRBAG OFF. *TR

I AM A 120# 5'6" FEMALE 30 YEARS OLD. WHEN SITTING IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT OF MY HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2007 MODEL, IF I MOVE TO EVEN SHIFT WEIGHT RIGHT OR LEFT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. I DO NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACK, MY SEAT BACK IS IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. HYUNDAI SAYS THAT THIS IS DUE TO FEDERAL GUIDELINES AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. IT IS BECAUSE I AM BETWEEN 110 AND 120#. IS THIS TRUE? *TR

ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL FOR MY 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE, FOR MAXIMUM SAFETY THE MIDDLE OF THE HEAD RESTRAINT SHOULD BE AT EYE LEVEL. AS A SERVICE ADVISOR AT A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP HAS VERIFIED, THE POST NOTCHES ENABLE THE MIDPOINT TO COME UP ONLY AS HIGH AS MY MOUTH--FAR BELOW THE RECOMMENDED HEIGHT. I AM 6'3, NOT EXTRAORDINARILY TALL. HYUNDAI'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE SAID ON JAN. 16 THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED, THERE WAS NOTHING THE AUTOMAKER WOULD DO EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS PROVIDING ME LESS HEAD AND NECK SUPPORT THAN RECOMMENDED BY THE COMPANY'S OWN MANUAL. *TR

ON MONDAY DECEMBER 18, 2007 I GOT A 2007 SANTA FE TO DRIVE AS A LOANER FROM A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN I FILLED THE GAS TANK, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHO TOLD ME TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP, WHO IN TURN TOLD ME TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. BROWN'S MANAGER, ISHMAEL TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT HE COULD NOT HELP US. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER WHO SAID THAT THE PROBLEM HAD TO DO WITH THE REMOTE STARTER ON THE KEY CHAIN, WHICH I COULD PRESS TWICE AND THE CAR WOULD RESTART. HE OFFERED ANOTHER CAR TO ME BUT ASSURED ME THAT I SHOULD BE FINE. I OPTED TO KEEP THE SANTA FE. THAT NIGHT AS I RETURNED ON THE FAIRFAX COUNTY PARKWAY FROM HERNDON TO MY HOME, THE SANTA FE DIED AGAIN. NO AMOUNT OF PRESSING ON THE REMOTE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND I BECAME PANICKED AS CARS RACED BY ON EITHER SIDE OF ME. THE VEHICLE NEVER RESTARTED ALTHOUGH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD OCCASIONALLY FLASH ON THEN OFF. A POLICEMAN CONTACTED A TOW TRUCK WHO TOWED ME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I FELT MY LIFE WAS AT RISK BY THE SANTA FE'S TOTAL FAILURE IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT RUSH HOUR, WHERE I WAS STRANDED FOR 40 MINUTES. *TR

UNCOMMANDED TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. DOWNSHIFTS OCCURS AT UNPREDICTABLE INTERVALS AND SPEEDS, OCCASIONALLY LEAVING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DOWNSHIFT EVENTS ARE INSTANTANEOUS BUT, WHILE STARTLING, THE VEHICLE IS CONTROLLABLE. HOWEVER, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SPEED LOSS CAN BE AS HIGH AS 20 MPH, WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE REAR-END COLLISIONS, AS WELL AS, POSSIBLE CONTROL ISSUES. THESE EVENT HAVE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER ORDERED A FUSE BOX, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THEY ORDERED THE SAME PART AGAIN, BUT THE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. HE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THE AIR BAG HAS NOT YET DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,000. UPDATED 11/14/07 *TR

I BOUGHT A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE LIMITED 3 WEEKS AGO. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT REPEATEDLY AND UNPREDICTABLY THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATES, INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG HAS TURNED OFF, WHILE MY WIFE IS RIDING IN THE FRONT SEAT. SHE IS AVERAGE SIZE FOR AN ADULT FEMALE, AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON THAT THIS SHOULD OCCUR. I FIND THIS TO BE COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND VERY, VERY DANGEROUS. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND THIS FEATURE ABSOLUTELY HAS TO BE CORRECTED. 12,000 OF THE 2005 SANTA FE'S WERE RECALLED AND A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS FILED FOR AN AIRBAG SENSOR PROBLEM AND THE 2007 VERSION OF THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY.!! THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!! UNNECESSARY DEATH(S) ARE IMMINENT IF THIS IS NOT CORRECTED. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE LIMITED 3 WEEKS AGO. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT REPEATEDLY AND UNPREDICTABLY THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATES, INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG HAS TURNED OFF, WHILE MY WIFE IS RIDING IN THE FRONT SEAT. SHE IS AVERAGE SIZE FOR AN ADULT FEMALE, AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON THAT THIS SHOULD OCCUR. I FIND THIS TO BE COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND VERY, VERY DANGEROUS. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND THIS FEATURE ABSOLUTELY HAS TO BE CORRECTED. 12,000 OF THE 2005 SANTA FE'S WERE RECALLED AND A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS FILED FOR AN AIRBAG SENSOR PROBLEM AND THE 2007 VERSION OF THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY.!! THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!! UNNECESSARY DEATH(S) ARE IMMINENT IF THIS IS NOT CORRECTED. *TR

MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF ALL WHILE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD WITH A PASSENGER OVER 80 LBS RIDING IN THE SEAT. ON AN AVERAGE TRIP OF 30 MINS THE LIGHT WILL SOMETIMES COME ON AND STAY ON OR WILL COME AND GO INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. WE ALSO HAVE A 2007 ACCENT THAT IS DOING THE SAME THING JUST NOT AS OFTEN. THE DEALERSHIP HAS PROVIDED ME WITH A LOANER CAR FOR FOUR WEEKS NOW BECAUSE THEY HAVE TOLD ME THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MY LOANER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS WELL. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL CASES OF THIS HAPPENING OUT THERE AND HYUNDAI DOESN'T SEEM TO BE FIXING THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT WHEN THAT LIGHT IS ON THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT IN FACT DEPLOY. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERYTIME WE GET IN THE CAR TO GO SOMEWHERE SO THERE ARE TOO MANY FAILURES TO LIST. I FEEL IT TO BE VERY UNSAFE TO PLACE ANYONE IN THE FRONT SEAT DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5 AND 60 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES AND IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS REPLACED IN JULY 2007, HOWEVER THERE WAS STILL NO CHANGE IN OPERATION. UPDATED 10/24/07. *JB