2018 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND WENT INTO IDLE MODE. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (FITZGERALD'S COUNTRYSIDE HYUNDAI, 27419 U S HIGHWAY 19 N, CLEARWATER, FL 33761, (727) 799-1800) WHERE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. *TT *TR

I WAS SLOWLY CROSSING THREE TRAFFIC LANES AND TURNING LEFT. NO ONE WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT, SO I APPLIED THE THROTTLE IN THE INSIDE LANE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT LEFT ME IN THE ROAD AND I WAS T-BONED IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS INJURED, AND I HAVE HAD NECK ISSUES. WE COULD HAVE BOTH BEEN KILLED. THE CAR HAD STALLED ONCE BEFORE. I HAD THE CAR TWO MONTHS WITH 2,400 MILES AND NOW IT WAS DECLARED TOTALED. I REQUESTED THE BLACK BOX TO BE REMOVED AND REVIEWED. IT SHOWED THE SPEED AND TIMING MADE SENSE, BUT WHY DID THE CAR NOT TAKE OFF? I GOT THE TICKET - "FAILURE TO YIELD FROM A PRIVATE DRIVE". VERY, VERY FRIGHTENING. I DID NOT CALL THE HYUNDAI DEALER TO TELL HIM ABOUT THE CRASH UNTIL I HAD BOUGHT A NEW CAR OF ANOTHER BRAND. NO MORE HYUNDAI EVER. THE BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEER WHO READ THE BLACK BOX REQUESTED I CONTACT YOU AFTER I FULLY EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. IF YOU NEED PDF FILES, I WILL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SEND THEM.

NEW CAR WITH LESS THAN 400 MILES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED 7 EPISODES DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY, WHERE THE CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE WHEN TURNING ONTO A CITY STREET. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH BOTH RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS TO ENTER TRAFFIC FROM A STOP SIGN. IT IS JUST UNRESPONSIVE FOR 1-2 SECONDS THEN ENGAGES WITH A BIT OF A JERK. VERY FRIGHTENING! I'VE HAD A FEELING OF PANIC NOT KNOWING IF THE CAR WILL MOVE FORWARD AS TRAFFIC IS APPROACHING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CHECKED FOR DTCS AND COMPUTER UPDATES. SINCE THE PROBLEM IS UNPREDICTABLY INTERMITTENT, THE ROAD TEST DID NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THEY RETURNED THE CAR SAYING IT "DRIVES AS DESIGNED". THERE IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RESOLVED BEFORE RELEASING THE CAR. I HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE CAR I HAD HOPED WOULD BE SAFE AND PROBLEM FREE.

01/28/2018 - DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 79 NEAR EVANS CITY AT 7:30 AM, SUNDAY MORNING AND SUNROOF SHATTERED AND BLEW OUT OF THE CAR. THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND AT THE TIME, NO ROCKS OR TREES HIT IT.

I HAVE JUST PURCHASED MY SANTA FE SPORT 2.0T ULTIMATE 4 DAYS AGO AND WHILE DRIVING HOME TODAY FROM WORK TRAFFIC WAS A STOP AND GO. CAR DROVE FINE FOR ABOUT A MILE IN THIS TRAFFIC (I DRIVE A TOTAL OF 16 MILES A DAY TO AND FROM WORK), THEN I TRIED TO GO AFTER STOPPING AND THERE WAS A BIG HESITATION IN THE ACCELERATION. THE CAR WENT TO 8 MPH THEN FELT AS IT HAD STALLED AND I ALMOST WAS HIT, THANKFULLY MY CAR STARTED GOING. IT DID THIS TWICE IN LESS THEN TEN MINUTES AND BOTH TIMES I WAS ALMOST HIT. I WAS ON A HIGHWAY DURING AFTER WORK 5:30 RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS HAS MADE ME NOT WANT TO DRIVE MY NEW CAR I AM PAYING FOR.

VEHICLE HAS NO ACCELERATION AFTER A STOP. WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL PUTTING OUR LIVES IN DANGER OF A COLLISION. SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN SWITCHING FROM ECO TO NORMAL MODE. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE SHORT MONTH I HAVE OWNED IT. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS OR VISUAL ITEMS TO PROVE IT. IT JUST DOES NOT ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO GET IT TO KICK IN.