2018 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT Complaints

HAS A HESITATION WHEN YOU PRESS ON ACCELERATOR FROM STOP AND THEN SUDDENLY TAKE OFF FAST.

WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED LIMIT, 65 MPH, THE SUNROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED, SOUNDING LIKE A SHOTGUN HAS SUDDENLY GONE OFF IN THE CAR. THE OVERHEAD PANEL WAS CLOSED SO NO GLASS CAME INTO THE DRIVERS AREA. IT WAS A CLOUDY DAY, NO RAIN AT TIME OF INCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER THEN DRIVE HOME AT A REDUCED SPEED.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, THE CAR MAINTAINED THE SPEED DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT PRESSED. THE ODOMETER STAYED AT 4 FOR NO REASONS. IT WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE.

BOTH OF HEADLIGHT AND FOG LIGHT IS GETTING FOGGY TWO DAY AFTER I GOT THE CAR FROM THE DEALER.REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE AND STILL GETTING FOGGY.

THIS PAST SATURDAY I HAD TAKEN MY CAR INTO RICK CASE HYUNDAI IN PLANTATION FL TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP INSPECT MY CAR FOR THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY RECALL. THEY GAVE ME THE CAR BACK AND SAID THAT THE LOT NUMBER OF MY ASSEMBLY WAS NOT ON HYUNDAI'S RECALL. TWO DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING, I STARTED TO NOTICE THE WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE. ALMOST TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS CONCERNED IT WOULD FALL OFF. I HAD MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR ALONG WITH MY WIFE FOR A WEEK TRIP DOWN TO THE FL ALETA. I DECIDED THE CAR FOR UNSAFE AND BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. UPON INSPECTION AFTER THEY PULLED THE AIRBAG OFF, THE WHOLE STEERING ASSEMBLED WAS CRACKED OFF. I HAVE DOCUMENTED WITH PICTURES. I BELIEVE HYUNDAI USA MUST EXPAND THEIR RECALL PART TO INCLUDE MORE LOT NUMBER ASSEMBLIES AS MY DEALER CLAIMS THEY DID NOT DISASSEMBLE THIS PIECE IN ORDER TO INSPECT. THEY CLAIM ALL LOT NUMBERS ENDING IN 9 ARE DEFECTIVE WHILE MINE WAS AN 8. MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR BADLY INJURED IF THE WHEEL HAD FULLY DETACHED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ARE THE DEALER CONFIRMED MY STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS FINE.

SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF STALLING WHEN MAKING TURNS FROM STOPS OR YIELDS WITH SLOW ACCELERATION. INTERMITTENT INCIDENTS, THOUGH SEEM TO BE MORE NOTICEABLE WITH A/C RUNNING. MY HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT, 2018, AWD, DOES HAVE APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN PULLING ONTO THE BUSY HIGHWAY NEAR WHERE WE LIVE, A LEFT TURN WITH PROMPT ACCELERATION IS CRITICAL. ON ABOUT 6 INCIDENTS, INCLUDING 2 IN THE LAST WEEK, I HAVE STARTED THE TURN, THEN LOST ACCELERATION, PUT THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR THEN IT WOULD HESITATE FOR ANOTHER 1-2 SECONDS, THEN JERK UP TO 7000RPM AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WOULD KICK IN (LIGHT ON DASH COMES ON), THEN TAKES OFF QUICKLY. THUS FAR, NO ONE HAS BEEN IN HARMS WAY, HOWEVER, I FEAR IT WILL HAPPEN. ON 7/12/2018 I DID TAKE TO KC SUMMERS HYUNDAI IN MATTOON, IL. THEY PERFORMED A FULL INSPECTION, TOOK IT FOR TEST DRIVE, RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND NOTHING. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING SHOWING ON THE COMPUTER EITHER. NO TSB'S. THEY ENCOURAGED ME TO BRING IT IN EACH TIME IT OCCURS IN THE FUTURE. NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SERVICE. I DID PROVIDE THEM WITH THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE FROM MANY OTHERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND ASKED THEM TO KEEP IT IN MY FILE.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE A DARK SPOT APPROX. 100 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IN THE LEFT HAND LANE. HYUNDAI SAYS IT IS DESIGNED THAT WAY TO PREVENT GLARE WITH THE HID LIGHTS THE VEHICLE HAS. IT IS HARD TO SEE MUCH IN THE LEFT LANE WHEN DRIVING. THE ATTACHED PHOTO SHOWS THE DARK SPOT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF CENTER. IT HAS BEEN THAT WAY SINCE I FIRST DROVE THE CAR AT NIGHT. I THINK IT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND TESTING SHOWS 3RD CYLINDER HAS AS FUEL-OXYGEN IMBALANCE. HAS HAPPENED TWICE. LIGHT WENT OFF THE 2ND TIME. BRAND NEW CAR. IT HAPPENED AT 2,500 AND 5,000 MILES. HAD IT CHECKED BY HYUNDAI THE FIRST TIME AND THEY DIDN'T SEE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS, CHALKING IT UP TO A MALFUNCTION. SOMEONE TOLD ME IT COULD BE A BAD FUEL INJECTOR; BAD SENSOR; OR A MISCALIBRATION OF THE ENGINE/FUEL INJECTOR

VERY LOSE STEERING AND THERE IS A MANUFACTURE RECALL ON THOUSANDS OF THESE VEHICLES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL ACTUALLY SEPARATING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN ITSELF. VERY HARD TO DRIVE WITHOUT SWERVING.

THIS IS A NEW CAR WITH LESS THAN 1200 MILES PURCHASED FEBRUARY 2018. EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ISSUES THE PAST 6 WEEKS WHERE THE CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE WHEN TURNING A CORNER. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH BOTH RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS TO ENTER TRAFFIC FROM A FULL STOP. UNRESPONSIVE FOR 1-2 SECONDS THEN ENGAGES WITH A BIT OF A JOLT. SCARY IN THAT I DO NOT KNOW IF THE CAR WILL MOVE FORWARD AS TRAFFIC IS APPROACHING. DRIVING VERY DEFENSIVELY NOW. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED FROM A STRAIGHT FORWARD DEAD STOP. HAVE SEEN OTHER ISSUES OF THIS TYPE ON LINE. DEALER NOT CONTACTED AS SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS ISSUE. POINTED THIS OUT IN AN ON-LINE SURVEY FROM HYUNDAI AND NO RESPONSE AS YET.