2012 Hyundai Santa FE
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 353 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 7th highest complaint count among 25 Santa FE model years with reports.
Of the 2012 reports, 25 involved a crash and 17 involved a fire. 7 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
EngineDec 1, 2020
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Veloster, 2012 Santa Fe, 2011-2013 Sonata Hybrid, and 2016 Sonata Hybrid vehicles. The connecting rod bearings inside the engine may wear prematurely, which over time can result in engine damage.
A damaged engine can increase the risk of a fire or it can cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the engine. If bearing damage is found, the engine will be replaced. Dealers will also install a software update containing a new Knock Sensor Detection System (KSDS). Repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began March 31, 2021. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 198.
Campaign 20V746000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
353 reports, newest first.
Other or unspecified, Apr 24, 2019
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN ,I CURRENTLY OWN SANTA FE THE PROBLEM IS HYUNDAI IS NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM WITH THE VECHICLE I EXPIAIN TO THE SERVICE DPT,I ABSORB A JERK LOSES ACCELERATION POWER NEXT ESCINDICATOR DBC LIGHTS COMES ON TACHOMETER GOES 0.THE VECHICLE IS STILL IN MOTION .I TURN THE IGNITIONOFF RESTART THE VECHICLE THEVECHICLE RETURN BACK IN NORMAL STATE SERVICE REPLIED I HAVE TO WAIT FOR A SERVICE LIGHTS.IAM AWARE THAT SANTAFE FIRES BEGINS IN THE ENG ALSO IN THE REAR.HYUNDAI DONT HAVE AN ANSWER THEY WANT ME TO DRIVE IN DANGER.I DONT NEED A TRAGEDY.PLEASE HELP [XXX] THX YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT
Engine, Apr 18, 2019
THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN A PRIVATE PARKING LOT AT A DOCTOR'S OFFICE. I TRIED MANY TIMES TO START THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WOULD KICK OVER BUT DID NOT. I THEN HEARD A KIND OF WHIRRING SOUND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND OPENED THE HOOD. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE LOWER PART OF THE ENGINE. THE SMELL WAS KIND OF ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD CATCH FIRE SO I WENT INTO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE, ASKED FOR A BOTTLE OF WATER, THEN DOUSED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. I LEFT MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT AND WAS PICKED UP BY MY FAMILY. I AM QUITE AFRAID TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR AGAIN. I WILL HAVE TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE THE CAR TO A MECHANIC. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE ENGINE TO HAVE SMOKED LIKE THAT.
Exterior lighting, Apr 14, 2019
ADD MY REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES FILLING WITH WATER AND CONDENSATION TO THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS. BACK UP AND BRAKE LIGHT BULBS MUST BE REPLACED AFTER ANY HEAVY RAIN EVENT.
Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Apr 7, 2019
MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE TURNING DOWN A CITY STREET AT SLOW SPEED. NO SAFETY/WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I CRANKED IT BACK UP AND IT RAN FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS. IT SEEMS TO RUN FINE ON OPEN HIGHWAY BUT AT A STOP OR SLOWER SPEED IT WILL CUT OFF LEAVING ME IN DANGER OF A COLLISION AT BUSY INTERSECTIONS. WITH NO WARNING AGAIN IT DID THE SAME THING AT A RED LIGHT. I CANNOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE NOW BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY HAZARD. I HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO A GARAGE-THEN WAS ADVISED THAT A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WOULD NEED TO FIX IT SO I HAD THE EXPENSE OF TWO TOWINGS. THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP HAS NOW INFORMED ME THAT THE COMPUTER CHECK SHOWS A TIMING TOOTH MAY BE OFF AND THAT WITH THE EXPENSE IN WILL INCUR I AM BETTER LETTING THEM PUT AN ENTIRE NEW MOTOR IN. I AM SO UPSET THIS IS HAPPENING DUE IT BEING MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION.
Engine, Mar 30, 2019
FOR THE SECOND TIME OIL PRESSURE SWITCH HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED CAR ONLY HAS 58456 MILES ON IT ANOTHER 420 BUCKS
Electrical system, Mar 27, 2019, fire
CAME HOME 8 PM. SON CAME HOME SHORTLY AFTER 10 PM. JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT MY CAR ALARM STARTED GOING OFF (CAR LOCKED AND PARKED IN DRIVEWAY), I GOT OUT OF BED LOOKED THROUGH BLINDS AND SAW MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. I RAN TO KITCHEN GRABBED FIRE EXTINGUISHER ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT FIRE AND CALLED 911. FIRE DEPT DETERMINED FIRE STARTED INSIDE CAR AT WIRING AREA.
Engine, Mar 25, 2019
I HAD JUST MERGED ONTO THE INTERSTATE I-90 AT RUSH HOUR, AT ABOUT 55-60 MPH WHEN THE STEERING FROZE AND THE CAR TOTALLY STOPPED. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT & MAINTAINED IT REGULARLY. THEIR MECHANICS CHECKED IT OUT. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS THE BEARING MATERIAL WENT FIRST, CAUSING A SEIZED CRANKSHAFT. NEED A NEW ENGINE AT 105,000 MILES !!! DEALER COST OF NEW ENGINE WAS STATED AT $8000. THEY ALSO GAVE ME THE ALTERNATIVE OF BUYING A USED ENGINE FOR $6000 BUT ONLY WITH A 3 YR WARRANTY. AT MY NORMAL USAGE, ASSUMING I CONTINUE TO DRIVE ABOUT 17,500 MI/YEAR, IT WILL COST ME $8000 PLUS REGULAR MAINTENANCE TO GET ANOTHER 52,500 MILES OUT OF THIS CAR. THIS IS A TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE ISSUE THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT HANDLING IN A PRO-ACTIVE MANNER. AT LEAST HYUNDAI COULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR MY CAR TO ALLOW THIS FIX TO BE DONE AT NO COST TO ME. THEY OBVIOUSLY KEPT THE SCOPE OF THEIR RECALL TOO NARROW BECAUSE PAGES AND PAGES OF COMPLAINTS EXIST ON NHTSA WEBSITE ARE DESCRIBING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAD. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
Engine, Mar 20, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER IN JACKSON, TN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Power train, Mar 20, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR ON ITS OWN AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT IT WAS STILL UNDER THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. POHANKA HYUNDAI (1770 RITCHIE STATION COURT, CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD 20743, (240) 788-4240) DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER INITIALLY FOUND CODES RELATED TO THE ABS SPEED SENSOR AND STATED THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITH THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. THE DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THE ABS MODULAR WAS ACTIVATING ON ITS OWN, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE REPAIRS WOULD COST $2,900 AND THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THEY OFFERED TO COVER A PART OF THE LABOR COSTS. THE DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE FOR OVER A MONTH AND TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER ALL THE REPAIRS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE CONTACT'S MOTHER PASSED AWAY; THEREFORE, THE ORIGINAL POWER TRAIN WARRANTY WAS VOIDED. THE MANUFACTURER CALLED THE DEALER AND OFFERED TO CONTRIBUTE $630 TOWARDS THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Mar 1, 2019
2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE PURCHASED AT 89,000 MILES FROM THE DEALER WITH CLEAN CARFAC. MAINTAINED WITH OIL CHANGES REGULARLY, EVERY 2-3K MILES. NO ISSUES. WENT TO START THE CAR 90 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING IT AND THE ENGINE FAILED, RUMBLED LOUDLY AND SHUT OFF. ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS TENSION TIMING CHAIN & REPLACED IT FOR $2,000. 2 MONTHS LATER (NOW) THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING, ONLY NOW IT'S A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND BLUE INDIGO SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. I HAVE NOT EVEN DRIVEN THIS CAR FOR 6 MONTHS AND I DO NOT DRIVE VERY OFTEN (LIVE AND WORK IN THE CITY). THIS SAME ENGINE IS IN THE 2013-2014 WHICH HAVE OFFICIALLY BEEN RECALLED, SO WE ALL NEED TO PLACE A LAWSUIT ON HYUNDAI FOR THE 2012 SANTA FE! MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE AND THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT SEAL THE OIL PAN PROPERLY SO THE OIL LEAKS OUT CONSTANTLY WHILE THE CAR IS IDLE. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE, AND AM CURRENTLY FIGHTING WITH HYUNDAI CORPORATE TO GET THEM TO REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE! CAN ANYONE HELP!
Steering, Service brakes, Engine, Feb 28, 2019
WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET, I SLOWLY TURNED A CORNER AND SUDDENLY LOST MY POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND THE ENGINE STALLED OUT. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, SAT BRIEFLY BLOCKING THE HEAVY TRAFFIC, AFTER BEING SLIGHTLY SHAKEN IN THE INCIDENT, STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND PROCEEDED TO PARK AND GET LUNCH. AFTER LUNCH, THE CAR STARTED UP OK, I GOT ON THE ROAD AND SHORTLY AFTER, I NOTICED THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON SO I IMMEDIATELY LIMPED INTO A NEARBY CAR REPAIR PLACE . THEY DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS VERY HEAVY SLUDGE CLOGGING THE OIL FILTER, EVEN THOUGH WE HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE AND NEVER HAD ANY ENGINE INDICATORS EVER COME ON BEFORE. THEY CLEANED OUT THE SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND REPLACED THE FILTER AND PUMP. NOW THAT I AM READING ABOUT EVERYONE'S ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH OIL NOT GETTING INTO THE ENGINE, AND AFTER HEARING ON TV ABOUT HYUNDAI REFUSING TO RECALL MY PARTICULAR CAR, I AM VERY AFRAID TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT, SINCE RECENTLY I HAVE EXPERIENCED TWICE A CERTAIN SLUGGISHNESS/DRAGGING WITH A SLIGHT KNOCKING FEELING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I NOTICED THIS EFFECT TWICE AFTER HAVING DRIVEN THE CAR AT SPEEDS OF 60-70 MPH FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. EACH INSTANCE, I SLOWED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CHECKED TO SEE IF I COULD SEE ANYTHING OBVIOUS, WHICH I DIDN'T, STARTED UP AGAIN ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE WEIRD DRAGGING AND SHIMMY CONTINUED, SO I DROVE AT OR UNDER 50 MPH UNTIL IT SLOWLY DISSIPATED AND WENT BACK TO WHAT FELT NORMAL. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED TO FIND OUT THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY HYUNDAI SANTAFE 2012, WE BOUGHT IT SECOND-HAND FROM ENTERPRISE CAR SALES. I RELY HEAVILY ON THIS VEHICLE TO DRIVE 2 1/2 HOURS EACH WAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO CARE FOR MY ELDERLY MOM'S NEEDS IN BALTIMORE. I DON'T WANT TO DIE ON THE HIGHWAY BEFORE MY MOM DIES IN THE NURSING HOME!
Suspension, Feb 25, 2019
NOTICED MY VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND JUST FELT WRONG WHEN I DROVE, TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT AND BRAKES (BECAUSE IT WAS TIME FOR PADS). THE MECHANIC WAS SHOCKED TO FIND THE STRUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD RUSTED AND BROKEN COMPLETELY. HYUNDAI WAS GOING TO CHARGE ME TO CHECK IT OUT AND REPAIR BECAUSE I WAS OUTSIDE OF MY WARRANTY. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME TO CHECK FOR A RECALL SINCE IT WAS NOT A COMMON ISSUE, THERE WAS NOT A RECALL SO HE SUGGESTED I FILE A COMPLAINT.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Feb 4, 2019
MY CAR IS SHAKING WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS UP TO AROUND 60 MILES AN HOUR.
Steering, Service brakes, Engine, Jan 30, 2019, crash
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE WOULD DECELERATOR THEN CUT OUT. I CAN BE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING SPEED LIMITS OF 70 OR ON A SIDE STREET GOING 30 OR UNDER. IT EVEN HAPPENED WHEN I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND DROVE DOWN MY STREET (4 HOUSES DOWN) AND GOT TO MY CUL-DE-SAC AND ALL POWER SHUT DOWN. NEIGHBOR HAD TO STOP TO AVOID HITTING ME BECAUSE I WAS ROLLING AND COULD NOT STOP. ALL POWER TO STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES WOULD BE NON OPERATIONAL. I HAVE TO MANUALLY PULL THE WHEEL TO ONE SIDE TO AVOID TRAFFIC, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, OR FROM BEING HIT BY HEAD ON TRAFFIC. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN FEBRUARY OF 2017 AND THE MOST RECENT WAS JANUARY 18TH ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. IT HAS HAPPENED TO US OVER A DOZEN TIMES AND FOUND BLOGS THAT STATE THAT HYUNDAI DENIES THAT THIS IS HAPPENING.
Steering, Vehicle speed control, Engine, Jan 2, 2019
MY VEHICLE IS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE WITH 131,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH AND LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BREAKS, AND SPEED CONTROL. MY CAR BEGAN TO SLOW AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. FORTUNATELY I HAD ENOUGH POWER/SPEED STILL TO GET OVER INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I WAS ABLE TO USE MY DIRECTIONALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS ONCE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND ATTEMPTED TO START IT AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, AS WAS THE OIL LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT. THERE WAS NO DISCERNIBLE WARNING THAT WOULD HAVE INDICATED AN IMPENDING ENGINE FAILURE. I HAD ALREADY DRIVEN 75 MILES OF MY TRIP AND IT SIMPLY STOPPED RUNNING. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY! THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN TO ME AND CURRENTLY UNKNOWN TO MY MECHANIC. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED 50 MILES TO THE MECHANIC. GETTING IT TO A DEALER WOULD HAVE BEEN EVEN FATHER.
Electrical system, Dec 19, 2018
DOOR LOCKS KEEP LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. HAS NOT STOP DOING THIS
Engine, Dec 11, 2018
MOTOR STARTED KNOCKING WHILE DRIVING, TOOK TO SHOP AND WAS TOLD MOTOR IS NO GOOD. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. COST 6100.00
Engine and engine cooling, Nov 24, 2018
WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. EXITED AND SLOWED TO ABOUT 35 MPH, AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. ENGINE STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AND RAN OK REST OF WAY HOME. THE NEXT DAY WHEN DRIVING UP A HILL, ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CONTINUED ON TO AN AUTOZONE WHERE I HAD IT CHECKED WITH A CODE READER. CODE RETRIEVED WAS P0014 WHICH IS B CAMSHAFT TIMING OVER-ADVANCED OR SYSTEM PERFORMANCE BANK 1. REMOVED VALVE COVER AND FRONT COVER AND INSPECTED THE CAMSHAFT AND TIMING COMPONENTS. THESE CHECKED OK, REMOVED OIL PAN AND DISCOVERED THAT THE #4 ROD BEARING HAD SPUN ON CRANKSHAFT. I THEN FOUND THAT HYUNDAI HAD HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THEIR 2.4L ENGINES AND THAT THERE WAS ACTUALLY A RECALL ON SOME. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI BY EMAIL AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED. SO NOW I AM STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT I OWE ON AND THAT WILL COST ME AT LEAST $5,000 TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE INSTALLED, WHICH I CAN NOT AFFORD.
Engine, Nov 19, 2018
ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2018 I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE 64 IN NEWPORT NEWS, VA. I STARTED HEARING A CLANGING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I THOUGHT A FENDER HAD COME LOOSE. THE NOISE PERSISTED AND I REALIZED IT WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MY VEHICLE, WITH 140,527 MILES ALSO HAD A BURNING SMELL ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO FIRE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO WILLIAMSBURG HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN WILLIAMSBURG, VA. THEY CALLED ME LATER THAT DAY AND TOLD ME THAT "SOMETHING HAD COME LOOSE IN THE ENGINE AND MADE A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK". I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A REPLACEMENT ENGINE AT A COST OF $7,200 WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ONLY WORTH ABOUT THAT ON THE PRIVATE MARKET. THE DEALER DID NOT INFORM ME ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH THE THETA II ENGINES IN THE 2011-2014 HYUNDAI SONATAS WHICH HAS THE SAME ENGINE AND HAS BEEN RECALLED. I CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER CARE AND OPENED A CASE WITH THEM ON NOVEMBER 15, 2018. THEY ADVISED ME TO HAVE THE DEALER SUBMIT A CLAIM REQUEST FORM CONCERNING THE INCIDENT AND THEY WOULD DETERMINE WHAT TO DO. NHTSA NEEDS TO RECALL ALL 2012 SANTA FE'S WITH THE THETA II ENGINE NOW BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED FROM A CRASH CAUSED BY AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION AT HIGH SPEED. MY HYUNDAI CASE NUMBER IS 12401191.
Wheels, Service brakes, Nov 14, 2018
MY ABS LIGHTS ARE ON AND WON'T GO OFF. I HAD IT CHECKED FOR 80$ TO GET TOLD IT IS A SENSOR IN THE REAR HUB OF TIRE THAT IS NOT READING THE TIRE SPEED. THEY WANT 500$ TO REPAIR IT.
Engine, Nov 9, 2018, fire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTHTOWNE HYUNDAI (7665 US HWY 85, RIVERDALE, GA 30274, (770) 471-1000) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED CAR IS UNDRIVABLE, ENGINE FAILURE OR SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *JB
Service brakes, Nov 4, 2018
"TAKATA RECALL" MY ABS LIGHTS ARE ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF AS WELL AS THE DOWNHILL LIGHT MOVING AND STATIONARY. THE MECHANIC SAID IT IS A SENSOR IN THE LEFT REAR HUB THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Electrical system, Oct 25, 2018
2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO SAFETY RECALL DUE TO FIRES AND MELTNG WIRES AND QUESTIONS IF VEHICLE FALLS UDER RECALL. *AS *JS *JS
Engine, Oct 20, 2018, fire
WHILE DRIVING THE 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE TO TENNESSEE FROM ATLANTA, WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER AS PASSENGERS, I FELT A HEAVY BUMP ON THE INTERSTATE, AND WONDERED IF A TIRE HAD GONE FLAT. SHORTLY AFTER THIS, I SAW HEAVY SMOKE IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR, LETTING ME KNOW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. A PERSON DRIVING IN A LANE TO MY LEFT TOLD ME THE CAR WAS ON FIRE, SO I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. I GOT MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER OUT OF THE CAR, AND WALKED THEM TO A SAFE DISTANCE ABOUT 150 FEET FROM THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT A PISTON (OR PISTONS) HAD BLOWN THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE, AND I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE. IT WAS TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE, AND WILL NO LONGER START. THIS WAS THE FINAL FRIDAY IN APRIL 2018. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, AT A SPEED NEAR 60 MPH, ON I-75 NORTH FROM ATLANTA, DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD.
Engine, Oct 16, 2018, fire
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE HAD A FAILURE AND A ROD WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THE OIL DUMP STARTED A FIRE.