2017 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT Complaints

THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FIRE WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE POSSIBLY INVOLVING THE TAIL LIGHTS OR OTHER WIRING IN THIS AREA. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN OPERATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 HOURS. I AM THE FIRE MARSHAL AND I HAVE READ REPORTS OF OTHER INCIDENTS INVOLVING THIS TYPE VEHICLE.

I WAS MAKING A LOOP AROUND UNDER THE FREEWAY. IT WASN'T RAINING AND THE ROAD WAS DRY. IT WAS DAYLIGHT AND I WAS NOT GOING FAST. AS I MADE THE TURN, THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL BOTH LOCKED UP. I COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL OR BRAKE. I HIT THE MEDIAN AND NARROWLY MISSED HITTING A POLE. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE OR SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.

I WAS DOING ERRANDS IN MY TOWN WHEN MY SANTA FE FELT LIKE IT DID NOT WANT TO SHIFT, WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 15 MPH. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO WAYNE MAZDA (SISTER STORE OF WAYNE HYUNDAI) FOR THEM TO TELL ME 2 DAYS LATER THE ENGINE BLEW AT 33K MILES AND I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 10 MONTHS. MY CASE MANAGER THROUGH CORPORATE CALLED ME YESTERDAY AND STATED ENGINES ARE ON BACK ORDERED AND I PROBABLY WOULDN'T GET MY CAR BACK TILL MID JUNE OR LATER. WAYNE HYUNDAI WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO HAVE A FREE RENTAL CAR SO I AM PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR MY RENTAL WHICH WILL BE REIMBURSED HOWEVER I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL TAXES AND FEES THAT APPLY. SAVE YOUR TIME AND MONEY FROM BUYING A HYUNDAI. BIGGEST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT HAD THE BLUE LINK FEATURE, WHICH ALERTED HER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL NEW HYUNDAI'S HAD THE SAFETY FEATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HYUNDAI OF KIRKLAND (11706 124TH AVE NE, KIRKLAND, WA 98034, (425) 821-6611) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER SENT DOCUMENTATION TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NUMBER 26 ON THE MANUFACTURER'S ENGINE REPLACEMENT LIST. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ENGINE UNDER A NEW WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS CURRENTLY USING A LOANER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON MAY 5, 2019. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,461.

THE WARNING LIGHT SAYING THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM IS TEMPORARILY DISABLED KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY AND IT DISABLES THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN I AN DRIVING IN CRUISE CONTROL. IT HAPPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION IN ALL KINDS OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND WEATHER AND HAVE TAKEN CAR TO DEALER 3 TIMES WITHOUT ANY SOLUTION. HAVE TRIED CLEANING SENSORS MULTIPLE TIMES. DEALER HAS SEEN IT HAPPENING TWICE IN A 10-15 MINUTE TEST DRIVE DOCUMENTING IT. HYUNDAI CONSUMER ASSURANCE HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM EITHER. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE DECEMBER 2018. IT WAS NOT HAPPENING AT ALL FOR THE FIRST 14-15 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. IT HAPPENS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS.

IT DRIFTS OFF LEFT OR RIGHT CONSTANTLY HAVE TO REDIRECT THE STEERING WHEEL ONLY HAD IT FOR 6 DAYS OFF THE LOT VERY UNSAFE

JUST GOT THIS CAR 2 WEEKS AGO AND IT HESITATES WHEN TURNING OR TRYING TO GET OUT INTO TRAFFIC. VERY SCARY! HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES AT RANDOM UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCE OF TURNING OR MERGING..

WHILE DRIVING MY HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT, I NOTICED HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO STARTED BLINKING. I MADE IT HOME SAFELY AND CALLED THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS BLINKING NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT TO CALL A TOW TRUCK SERVICE AND HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. I WAS NOTIFIED TODAY THAT THE ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS A LITTLE OVER 16000 MILES. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY HAVE ALL THESE VEHICLES NOT BEEN RECALLED AND REPLACED? WHY WAIT FOR POSSIBLY A FATAL ACCIDENT TO OCCUR? I WAS LUCKY. I MADE IT HOME.

MY CAR ONLY HAS 34,184 MILES ON IT AND WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO EXIT A HIGHWAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND THE CAR WENT INTO LOW POWER MODE - WOULDN'T GO OVER 2000 RPM'S. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY TELL ME I NEED A NEW ENGINE AND IT WILL TAKE A MONTH TO FIX!!!

TAKATA RECAL: WHILE MERGING ON TO THE HIGHWAY ONRAMP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. IT WON'T GO ABOVE 50 MPH EVEN WHEN I FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN GRADUALLY ACCELERATE. THIS WAS DANGERS AS I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED, SPEED LIMIT WAS 65 MPH. IF YOU HAVE TO GUN-IT, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO REGISTER THE ACCELERATION PROPERLY. IT'S LIKE IT SKIPS A GEAR AND GETS STUCK AT THE LOWER GEAR SETTING. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN YOU FLOOR THE ACCELERATION PEDAL.