2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT Complaints

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOOSE POWER, STARTED HAVING A VIBRATION AND COULD SEE SMOKE IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. I PULLED OVER AND THE ENGINE HAD CAUGHT FIRE. WITHIN MINUTES, THE WHOLE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES.

THIS CAR WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OF OVER 1.5 MILLION HYUJDAI AND KIA VEHICLES DUE TO A FACTORY DEFECT THAT CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. THIS CAR BROKE DOWN ON APRIL 28TH, 2019. I AM HAVING IT TOWED TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE "WHAT TO LOOK FOR" SECTION ON HYUNDAI'S WEBSITES LISTS A NUMBER OF SYMPTOMS OF THIS RECALL ISSUE AND WHAT I EXPERIENCED WHEN MY CAR LEFT ME STRANDED ALONG THE HIGHWAY IS EXACTLY WHAT IS DESCRIBED ON THE HYUNDAI WEBSITE. THE ENGINE ALSO SHUTDOWN GOING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY.I WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION SINCE THE NHTSA WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ORDERING THIS RECALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE WERE DRIVING IN AN INTERSTATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING AND WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GO FASTER THAN 65MPH. A FEW MINUTES LATER, WE HEARD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND OTHER DRIVERS WERE SIGNALING US TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER. WE FOUND OUT OUR CAR STARTED ON FIRE. ACCORDING TO THE TOW TRUCK MECHANIC, THE ENGINE BLEW A ROD.

A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL FOR DEBRIS FROM THE MANUFACTURING OPERATION THAT REMAINED IN THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE DISPLAYED THE SYMPTOMS OF THIS ISSUE THROUGH A METALLIC KNOCKING NOISE WHICH INCREASED AS THE RPM INCREASED. THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN LINCOLN NEBRASKA REVIEWED THE VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASED THE CAR BACK TO ME. PRIOR TO THIS RECALL WORK AT SID DILLON, THE VEHICLE DID NOT CONSUME OIL. AFTER THE RECALL WORK THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO CONSUME OIL AT THE RATE OF ONE QUART EVERY 500 TO 600 MILES . THE SIS DILLION DEALERSHIP IN CONJUNCTION WITH HYUNDAI REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY, THE KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO CONCERN ME RELATIVE TO THE ENGINE LOCKING UP AND CREATING A STALL CONDITION WHILE STILL IN MOTION.

HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY SANTA FE SPORT 2013 ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR JUST DIED, 97,000 MILES ON THE CAR, NO WARNING AT ALL. NO ENGINE LIGHTS OR ANYTHING. TOOK TO A MECHANIC, SAID THE ENGINE SEIZED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO SAID THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE YET. HE SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND A REASON FOR THERE TO BE NO OIL, PROPER MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WAITING TO SEE IF IT IS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I AM SURE THEY WILL TRY TO FIND A REASON NOT TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. SECOND PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT LESS THAN THREE MONTHS AGO AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. WILL NOT BUY HYUNDAI AGAIN.

DRIVING CAR ON INTERSTATE AND ENGINE BLEW UP WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WAS ABLE TO VEER OFF THE INTERSTATE. HAD TO BE TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP (CAR WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD.) WE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THAT. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND AS SOON AS I DROVE OFF THE LOT, WE HAD ISSUES. THERE WERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE LEFT ME STRANDED AT PLACES BECAUSE THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE TO SHIFT LOCK SO THEY REPLACED IT. I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF AT TIMES AND MY RADIO WOULD CONTINUE TO PLAY. IT WOULDN'T TURN OFF. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OVER 20 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. WASNT CONSIDERED A LEMON BECAUSE THE HYUNDAI TECHNICIAN DIDN'T LABEL IT CORRECTLY ON THE 3RD TIME IN A YEAR. FINALLY GOT RID OF THE CAR. THEY ENDED UP REPLACING THE ENGINE AND IM SURE THEY PUT IT BACK ON A LOT WHICH THAT CAR WAS UNSAFE.

MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT A USED 2013 SANTA FE SPORT LAST SUMMER WITH AROUND 79,000 MILES ON IT. BEFORE WE BOUGHT THE CAR, WE SEARCHED FOR RECALLS AND FOUND THAT CERTAIN 2013-2014 HYUNDAI AND KIA MODELS WERE AFFECTED BY ENGINE SEIZURE DUE TO IMPROPER MACHINING. THIS BEING SAID, THE VEHICLE WE BOUGHT WAS SUPPOSEDLY OUT OF THE VIN RANGE OF AFFECTED VEHICLES. WELL GUESS WHAT?!! LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER BUYING THIS VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITH MY WIFE DRIVING UP A HILL ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE FOR A CAR THAT HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED TO HAVE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES ON IT. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO! ENGINE FAILURE OBVIOUSLY EXTENDS TO WIDER RANGE OF VEHICLES THAN THE RECALL COVERS. WE ARE SOME VERY UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS.

SO I LIVE IN SUNNY CA. I HAVE A 2013 SANTA FE SPORT 2.0T. THE ECU RELASH RECALL WAS DONE THREE WEEKS AGO AND TO BE HONEST THE CAR DROVE GREAT BEFORE IT WAS DONE. FLASH FORWARD TO FEB 18, 2019. I WAS RETURNING FROM A VACATION AND THE ECU RECALL KICKED IN. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO 60MPH. THIS WOULDVE BEEN OK IN A 55 MPH AREA BUT ALL VEHICLES AROUND ME WERE TRAVELING AROUND 75MPH OR MORE. THIS BECAME A SCARY SCENARIO AS I HAD TO MANEUVER AROUND TWO BIG RIGS AND CARS TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY. JUST SO YOU KNOW THE ACCLERATER DIDNT WORK ONLY THE BREAKS. I HAD MY WIFE AND KID IN THE CAR. THIS WAS TERRIFYING. ONCE I PULLED OFF THE ROAD I HEARD METAL ON METAL CLUNKING SOUNDS. I HAD TO GET TOWED 56 MILES TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. TWO DAYS LATER HYUNDAI CALLED ME...THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. FULL ENGINE REPLACEMENT CURRENTLY UNDER WAY. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY SCARY STORY.

RESET BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY SHORTS OUT EVERY YEAR. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR AND THE DEALER ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE RELUCTANT TO REPAIR IT. THIS NEEDS A RECALL URGENTLET!

THE CAMERA BACKUP STOPPED WORKING. I'VE SEEN ON YOUTUBE THAT THESE CAMERAS WERE POORLY MADE. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN BACKING UP. I'VE CHECK WITH HYUNDAI THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE.