2018 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT Complaints

I WAS DRIVING A FEW MONTHS AGO AND AFTER GETTING FUEL MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I DROVE IT FOR A WHILE AND IT CLEARED ITSELF. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO IT CAME ON ABOUT 50 MILES AFTER PUTTING FUEL INTO IT AND GOT IT CLEARED BY SOMEONE WITH OBS II READER. SINCE THEN IVE PUT ABOUT 2000 MILES ON MY CAR AND IT CAME ON AGAIN ABOUT 50 MILES AFTER PUTTING FUEL INTO IT. I REPLACED THE GAS CAP MAKING SURE IT WENT ON CORRECTLY BUT NOTHING. I SMELT LEAKING FUMES WITH THE GAS CAP ON. IM TAKING IT TO A REPAIR SHOP TOMORROW TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT.

SEVERE ACCELERATION HESITATION AFTER STOPPING, WHEN MAKING SLOW SPEED TURNS AND AFTER HITTING SLOW SPEED DIPS OR BUMPS. VEHICLE GIVES INTERMITTENT WARNING OF ROLLOVER OR EXCESSIVE VEHICLE ANGEL. THIS OCCURES DURING GOOD WEATHER CONDITIONS, HOWEVER, THIS BEHAVIOR CREATES COLLISION AND SAFETY HAZARDS, AS THE FUEL SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE SHUT DOWN AS IF A ROLLOVER HAS OCCURED, WHEN IT HAS NOT!!

80 MILES INTO A WEEKS VACATION MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CAR WAS STILL DRIVABLE, BACKTRACKED 20 MILES TO DEALER, LEFT MY NICE CAR (11,000 MILES)THERE FOR THE WEEK WHILE USING A RENTAL CAR WITH 177,000 MILES ON IT. PROBLEM WAS PERTAINING TO CAMPAIGN 953 ENGINE PROBLEMS. A WIRING HARNESS WAS PUT IN, AND THE DEALER UPDATED THE SOFTWARE THAT HAD BEEN UPDATED THAT MARCH, AND THEY SAID THAT WAS ALL FIXED. I HAVE WATCHED THE VIDEO ON THIS CAMPAIGN PROBLEM, AND IT SCARES ME WHERE I CANNOT TAKE MY CAR OUT OF TOWN/ON VACATIONS OUT WEST! IF THIS ENGINE FAILS, I WOULDN'T ALWAYS BE ABLE TO GET TO A DEALER. I'M LIVING IN THE FEAR OF THIS, AND AM SUPPOSED TO HAVE "PEACE OF MIND" ENJOYING MY NICE CAR? I HAD TO LEAVE VACATION A DAY EARLY( RESORT PAID FOR THAT FINAL NIGHT WE DIDN'T GET TO ENJOY), SPENT THAT NIGHT IN HOTEL, JUST TO GET TO THAT DEALER TO PICK UP MY CAR BEFORE THEIR CLOSING TIME. I HAD TO FIGHT TO GET THE FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE CAR RENTAL AND ONE NIGHT HOTEL BILL. THROUGH THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE, HYUNDAI FINALLY PAID THAT WHICH WAS ONLY FAIR WHEN A RECALL WAS INVOLVED! NOW I FIND THAT I HAVE CANCELLED GOING TO OUT OF TOWN FUNERALS, AND SHORT WEEKEND VACATIONS, BECAUSE MY ENGINE COULD GO OUT. I HAVE ASKED FOR A NEW ENGINE, AND THE LAST MESSAGE FROM HYUNDAI WAS ALL ABOUT MY CAR DOESN'T FIT THE DESCRIPTION FOR THE LEMON LAW....WHICH I HAVE NEVER MENTIONED.I HAVE ASKED FOR STATISTICS ON HOW MANY ENGINES HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THIS CAMPAIGN 953 ISSUE, BUT NO ONE HAS ANY! IS THIS TRUE?? HOW CAN I GET MY ENGINE REPLACED, SO I CAN ENJOY MY CAR? THAT VIDEO SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN OUT THERE IF I AND OTHERS HAVE TO KEEP DRIVING WITH AN ENGINE THAT CAN BE DANGEROUS IN MANY WAYS!

EVERYTIME I ACCELERATE THERE IS A HORRIBLE . AND SOMETIMES WHEN COMING DOWN FROM ACCELERATING TO STOP IT SEEM TO BE GRINDING. THERE IS A SLIPPING SOUND THAT COMES AND GOES. ON CITY STREETS AND TURNING

MY VEHICLE HESITATES RANDOMLY UPON ACCELERATION AFTER HAVING STOPPED.....GOING FROM FIRST GEAR TO THIRD....IT FEELS LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO STALL, SO I LET UP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THEN IMMEDIATELY PRESS IT AGAIN TO ACCELORATE.....AS I THEN ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD ABRUPTLY, JERKING EVERYONE INSIDE THE VEHICLE....IN READING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, IT SEEMS TO HAVE OCCURED IN YOUR 2017 SANTA FE SPORT SUVS.....

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN JUNE 2018 AND NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS, SHADOW ON ROADWAY WHEN DRIVING. I NOTICED IN HOUSING THAT THERE WERE FINGER PRINTS ON LENSES AND TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER FOR REMEDY...THEY REPLACED HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. DID NOT THINK ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT UNTIL I DROVE THE VEHICLE DURING DARKNESS. SHADOWS WERE OBSERVED ON SIDE OF ROAD THAT COULD AND DID HIDE BIKERS/WALKERS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE LIGHTS WHILE PARKED, I NOTICED THAT THESE SHADOWS WERE ALSO OBSERVED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE ALSO NOTICED HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE. I CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS MADE THAT WAY DURING MANUFACTURING. AS TIME PASSED, ANYTIME THAT I TOOK VEHICLE OUT DURING NIGHT TIME HOURS, WHETHER ON THE HIGHWAY, INTERSTATE, OR COUNTRY ROAD, THESE DARK SPOTS WERE ALWAYS VISIBLE AND CONTINUE TO PREVENT ME AS A DRIVER FROM SEEING THE ROADWAY IN ITS ENTIRETY. A PHOTO IS ATTACHED THAT WAS TAKEN TODAY, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED AND HAVE MET WITH NO SOLUTION BEING OFFERED BY THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. I DECIDED TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT ON THIS ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE'S LIGHTING PROBLEMS.

THE COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS THE ACCELERATION FROM EITHER A ROLLING SLOW OR FROM A STOP TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC OR OPEN LANE NEXT TO YOU ON THE FREEWAY. WHEN YOU NEED ACCELERATE I'M GETTING A SEVERE LAG OR NORESPONSE FROM THE ACCELERATOR. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS I'VE HAD TWO OCCASIONS WHERE I NEEDED SOME QUICK ACCELERATION IN ORDER TO AVOID A BAD SITUATION AND THE CAR JUST BASICALLY DIDN'T ACCELERATE CAUSING THE OTHER DRIVERS TO HAVE TO BRAKE IN ORDER TO AVOID A NEAR COLLISION. I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH THIS CAR NOW SINCE I PURCHASED IT. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD ONE OF THE SERVICE TECHS DRIVE WITH ME SAID WELL IT WAS IN THE ECO-MODE SO YOU CAN EXPECT THAT BUT I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT WHEN YOU PUSH ON ACCELERATOR THE CAR DANGEROUSLY HESITATES AND IS GOING TO GET SOMEBODY BADLY INJURED. SO TODAY IT HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN ON NORTHBOUND I-5 IN TACOMA, WA, I WAS TRYING TO GET INTO ANOTHER LANE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC I HAD ACCELERATE QUICKLY THE CAR JUST SEVERELY HESITATED FOR 1-2 SECONDS AND DID NOTHING??. AFTER THIS INCIDENT I DROVE THE CAR DIRECTLY TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN RENTON WASHINGTON AND TOLD THEM THAT I WOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE UNTIL SOMEBODY LOOKED AT IT THAT THERE WAS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT SOMEBODY WAS GOING TO GET HURT BADLY. IT APPEARS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.. I HAVE A 2018 HYUNDAI SANTA FE ULTIMATE 2.0 ALL WHEEL DRIVE. I TRIED TESTING IT IN SPORT MODE TO SEE IF THE PERFORMANCE WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND IT DID ALSO HESITATE IN THE SPORT MODE AS WELL. WHEN YOU PUNCH THE ACCELERATOR FROM A CREEPING SPEED OR A ROLLING IN SLOW TRAFFIC AND WANTING TO ACCELERATE TO A DIFFERENT LANE OR COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC IS REALLY WHEN YOU NOTICE ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AND SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE PRESENT UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FLAMES WERE EXTINGUISHED BY THE CAMPUS POLICE PRIOR TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S ARRIVAL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DISCONNECTED THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY. A CAMPUS POLICE REPORT AND A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WERE FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT. WHILE DRIVING WITH A HALF TANK OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO STALL ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST AND THE VEHICLE RAN COMPLETELY OUT OF FUEL AS SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE STATE POLICE PULLED UP BEHIND HER AND ORDERED HER TO GET AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FUEL AND FUMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO M.J. SULLIVAN HYUNDAI (452 BROAD ST C, NEW LONDON, CT 06320, 860-437-6179) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT TWO FUEL INJECTORS WERE STUCK OPEN AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS IN THE OIL PAN DUE TO THE DIPSTICK. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT THEY REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTORS, DRAIN THE OIL, AND PLACE NEW OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT WAS ALL THEY WOULD DO TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO GET A CASE FOR A POSSIBLE BUYBACK. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE BUYBACK REQUEST AND OFFERED ONE MONTH CAR PAYMENT TO RESOLVE THE MATTER. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THE CONTACT REACH OUT TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE A LOANER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETRIEVED AND DRIVEN TO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,210. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

I SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT ON JUNE 11, #11219391 BUT HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE, AND IT DOES NOT SHOW AS A FILED COMPLAINT. PLEASE ADVISE THE STATUS OF THIS COMPLAINT. THANKS