2013 Hyundai Santa FE
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 605 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 3rd highest complaint count among 25 Santa FE model years with reports.
Of the 2013 reports, 14 involved a crash and 41 involved a fire. 13 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Service brakes, hydraulic, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, control unit/modulePark outsideSep 22, 2023
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2011-2015 Elantra, Genesis Coupe, Sonata Hybrid, 2012-2015 Accent, Azera, Veloster, 2013-2015 Elantra Coupe, Santa Fe, 2014-2015 Equus, 2010-2012 Veracruz, 2010-2013 Tucson, 2015 Tucson Fuel Cell, and 2013 Santa Fe Sport vehicles. The Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) module may leak brake fluid internally and cause an electrical short, which can result in an engine compartment fire while parked or driving.
An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the ABS fuse, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 10, 2024 through October 11, 2024. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 251.
Campaign 23V651000 on NHTSA.gov
Latches/locks/linkages, hood, latchJun 5, 2017
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the secondary hood latch actuating cable may corrode and bind, causing the secondary hood latch to remain in the unlatched position when the hood is closed.
If the hood is not securely closed or the primary latch is inadvertently released and the secondary latch is not engaged, the hood could unexpectedly open while driving, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the secondary latch cable, free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. Owner's may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-671-3059. Hyundai's number for the recall is 163.
Campaign 17V358000 on NHTSA.gov
Power train, axle assembly, axle shaftAug 12, 2013
Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2013 front wheel drive Santa Fe Sport vehicles manufactured July 13, 2012, through March 12, 2013; and equipped with 2.4 liter engines. Due to a manufacturing issue, the right front axle shaft may fracture.
A fractured front axle may result in a loss of power to the wheels. Additionally, if the vehicle is parked without the parking brake applied, it may roll away. Either condition increases the risk of a crash.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front axle shaft assembly, free of charge. The recall began on September 19, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai Custom Care Center at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's recall number is 112.
Campaign 13V355000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
605 reports, newest first.
Engine, Oct 14, 2019
2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT - HAD ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO RECALL END OF JUNE 2019. OCTOBER 6TH CAR STARED BUCKING AND UNABLE TO GO MORE THAN 3-5 MPH WITH PEDAL TO FLOOR. CAR TOWED TO HYUNDAI WHO AFTER INSPECTION SAID IT WAS THROTTLE BODY. COST TO REPAIR WAS JUST ABOUT $900. HAD TO RENT CAR IN ORDER TO GET TO WORK. PICKED UP CAR ON MONDAY NIGHT. WEDNESDAY MORNING MADE IT ABOUT 2 MILES FROM HOUSE AND CAR DID EXACTLY THE SAME THING. HAD IT TOWED TO HYUNDAI AGAIN!!! THE PROVIDED A RENTAL CAR THIS TIME. THEY RESET CODE AND CHECKED THAT THROTTLE BODY WAS PROPERLY INSTALLED AND THAT ALL CONNECTIONS TIGHT. HYUNDAI SAID THEY DROVE CAR FOR 60 MILES AND COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM. PRIOR TO PICK UP I INFORMED HYUNDAI SERVICE MANAGER THAT I WAS NOT CONFIDENT THAT THEY FIXED PROBLEM. PICKED UP CAR FRIDAY. IT IS NOW MONDAY MORNING (3 DAYS LATER) AND DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT OUT OF MY DEVELOPMENT. SAME PROBLEM!!! SHAME ON HYUNDAI!!! I AM FEARFUL TO DRIVE THIS CAR EVEN IF THEY FIX THIS PROBLEM. DON'T TRUST THAT ENGINE REPLACEMENT WAS DONE CORRECTLY.
Engine, Oct 9, 2019
AT LESS THAN 73,000 MILES, MY ENGINE STARTED "KNOCKING" ON MY 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. BROUGHT IT IN TO TONY HYUNDAI WAPAIO FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. METAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND IN THE OIL. OFFICIAL ASSESSMENT: PREMATURE BEARING WEAR WITHIN THE ENGINE.
Engine, Sep 17, 2019
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 65MPH WITH MY WIFE AND 6 MONTH OLD WHEN I REALIZED THAT APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL WAS HAVING NO EFFECT. THE TACHOMETER SHOWED 0 RPM. I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THEY WERE VERY HARD TO PRESS. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER. WE THEN NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND A LITTLE SMOKE AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE NO ATTEMPT TO START AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THE CRANKSHAFT SEIZED. THEY ARE SUBMITTING DOCUMENTATION TO HYUNDAI FOR WARRANTY AUTHORIZATION RELATED TO THE RECALLS INVOLVING ENGINE FIRES. THE VEHICLE GAVE NO WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG UNTIL AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED.
Engine, Sep 17, 2019
ENGINE FAILED ON HIGHWAY, HAD TO PULL OVER AND CAR NEVER STARTED BACK UP.
Steering, Sep 16, 2019
2013 HYUNDAI SANTE FE LIMITED (PURCHASED NEW) - 8/2/19 STEERING BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A "HESITATION", "LAG", "PLAY" WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN SLIGHTLY IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE PROBLEM INCREASED IN THE "HESITATION", "LAG", "PLAY" EXPERIENCED. PERFORMED SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF OWNERS OF HYUNDAI ACROSS MANY MODELS AND YEARS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. A NUMBER OWNERS EXPERIENCING EXTREME PROBLEMS, I.E., STEERING GOING OUT COMPLETELY OR LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING. IT APPEARS ALL THESE PROBLEMS ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO HYUNDAI'S ELECTION TO USE A CHEAP RUBBER COUPLER BETWEEN THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING LINKAGE. WHILE RESEARCHING I FOUND THAT, IN FACT, HYUNDAI HAS ISSUED SEVERAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS. I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER OF MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER, I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF THIS POTENTIAL VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH AN ESSENTIAL PART TO THE SAFE OPERATION OF THESE VEHICLES. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS $6.88. HYUNDAI DELEARSHIPS CHARGE $400-$500 TO REPLACE IT. NHTSA SHOULD HAVE LONG AGO ORDERED HYUNDAI TO EFFECTUATE A REPLACEMENT OF THIS PART WITH ONE MADE OF A MATERIAL THAT WILL NOT DEGRADE AS THIS PART DOES.
Electrical system, Engine, Sep 16, 2019
TAKATA RECALL. WE WERE DRIVING ON A STATE HWY AT 55MPH AND STARTING TO HEAR A KNOCK FROM THE ENGINE. IN THE YEAR AND A HALF OF OWNING THE VEHICLE THERE WERE NO ISSUES. NO INDICATOR OF ISSUES OR ANYTHING. WE EVEN HAD IT SERVICED 2 WEEKS PRIOR AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. WITHIN A 2 MILE SPAN OF THE KNOCK STARTING THE VEHICLE ENGINE SEIZED AND SHUT DOWN. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS BEHIND US BECAUSE THERE WAS NOWHERE SAFE TO PULL OVER TO FOR ABOUT 1/8MILE SO WE COASTED AND CREPT AT ABOUT 5MPH TO A DRIVEWAY WHERE WE THEN WERE TOWED TO A SAFER LOCATION. NO LIGHTS OR INDICATORS CAME ON UNTIL THE MOMENT THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. APPARENTLY, THIS IS COMMON WITH 2013 MODEL HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT ENGINES AFTER DISCUSSING IT WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE.
Engine, Sep 11, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SEIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT CONTINUED TO HESITATE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT CALLED HYUNDAI OF CUMMING (LOCATED AT 750 PEACHTREE PKWY, CUMMING, GA 30041, (470) 281-9228) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Engine, Sep 10, 2019
MY ENGINE IS VERY LOUD AND IS KNOCKING. I HAVE A FEW FRIENDS WHO HAVE THE SAME VEHICLE AND THEIRS IS QUITE BARELY HEAR IT RUNNING. I SENT A LETTER TO THE HYUNDAI CORPORATE OFFICE TO COMPLAINT HEARD NOTHING BACK MY VEHICLE HAS A LITTLE OVER 64,000 MILES ONE OF MY FRIENDS HAS 93,000 MILES AND HER SANTA FE IS QUITE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE,ALSO THE OILD STICK LOOKS BURNT.
Steering, Sep 9, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Engine, Sep 9, 2019
HAD OIL CHANGED 1,100 MILES AGO. THREW A ROD, RUINED ENGINE. MECHANIC SAID MY DIPSTICK WAS 'BONE DRY'. IT WASN'T EVEN TOUCHING THE OIL. MY OIL WAS CHANGED AT THE DEALERSHIP. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY ENGINE PARTS SUPPLIER THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MY YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. HE DIDN'T KNOW THE DETAILS OF MY ISSUE AT ALL. YET DESCRIBED IT PERFECTLY . I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN ENGINE FAILED. I WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH WHICH WAS THE SPEED LIMIT. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO SIDE OF ROAD.
Steering, Sep 1, 2019
STEERING IS MALFUNCTIONING, CLICKING, LOOSE FEELING, CAR SWAYS WHILE DRIVING..NOT SAFE. HYUNDAI IGNORING
Engine, Aug 26, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE SEIZED, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE), BUT NEVER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VIN TOOL DID NOT SHOW AN OPEN RECALL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,500.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Engine, Aug 14, 2019
MY CAR HAS BEEN STALLING EVERY TIME I START IT . IT'S BEEN HAPPENING SINCE APRIL AND I JUST BOUGHT IT IN SEPTEMBER.
Power train, Aug 12, 2019, crash
RECALL 112 FOR HYUNDAI SANTA FE SUV. MY CAR HAS HAD ITS FRONT AXEL POP OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION TWICE IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS AND THERE ARE ALSO METAL SHAVINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE RECALL 112 WOULD ADDRESS THESE ISSUES, HOWEVER HYUNDAI HAS TAKEN THE POSITION THAT MY VIN IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE AXEL POPPED OUT BOTH TIMES WHILE DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE CAR LEAVING THEM STRANDED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN HURT DO TO THIS ISSUE YET. IF SAFETY IS A CONCERN FOR HYUNDAI THE NHTSA SHOULD LOOKING INTO EXPANDING THE RECALL TO ACCOUNT FOR ALL CARS THAT HAVE THIS DEFECT IN THE AXEL AND TRANSMISSION. I AM LOOKING FOR HELP OR COUNCIL TO KEEP HYUNDAI ACCOUNTABLE FOR MANUFACTURING DEFECTS.
Electrical system, Engine, Aug 8, 2019
PURCHASING THE HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2013 WAS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE I MADE. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I HAVE SPENT OVER 5K IN REPAIRS, TOWING, AND CAR RENTALS. FIRST I WAS MADE TO BELIEVE IF I CHANGE ALL THE OIL AND DID ALL UPDATES TO THE FILTERS MY CAR WOULD STOP STALLING AND SHUTTING DOWN ON ME THAT DIDN'T WORK. THEN MY CAR SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR ALMOST KILLING US ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE WASTEGATE NEEDED CHANGING. THEN IT SHUT DOWN ON MINUTES I EXIT MY HOME IN DELAWARE AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY. I WAS TERRIFIED TO GET IN THAT VEHICLE AND SO WAS MY FAMILY I FILED SEVERAL CORPORATE COMPLAINTS OVER THE 2 YEARS I HAVE BEEN IGNORED AND NOT OFFERED HELP. I HAVE ASK HYUNDAI TO REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE BUT REFUSED SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK THAT WAS IN JUNE WITH THE PROMISE AND GUARANTEE THE CAR WAS FINALLY FIXED AND I WAS SAFE. IN THE END OF JULY I WAS DRIVING ON THE I 495 ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE ALL OF THE CAR JUST STOPS IN BUSY TRAFFIC A LARGE FREIGHT TRUCK WAS BEHIND ME HONKING TO MOVE HE ALMOST CRUSHED ME HE SWERVE TO SIDE BARELY MISSING I WAS BEYOND FRIGHTENED CARS WAS FLYING BY SHAKING THE CAR IT WAS ON THE HOTTEST DAY I HAD NO AC AND MY ASTHMA WAS FLARING UP. I BEG HYUNDAI TO PICK THERE VEHICLE UP I WAS DENIED I CALLED MY TRIPLE A AND THEY GOT THE CAR. NOW I'M BEING TOLD IT'S THE ENGINE IT'S DUE TO A RECALL THAT THEY SUPPOSEDLY ALREADY HAD REPAIRED. I AM TOLD IT WILL TAKE 2 MONTHS FOR THE REPAIRS AND I'M PAYING FOR MY OWN RENTAL. HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS DENIED TAKING THERE CAR BACK. I CANNOT GET IN THIS VEHICLE AGAIN. THEY REFUSE TO GIVE ME PAPERWORK ON THE RECENT INCIDENT WHEN THE ENGINE FAIL. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND MY SAFETY I AM IN DESPERATE NEED OF HELP PLEASE.
Other or unspecified, Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, Jul 29, 2019
USING THE CAR IN ECO WHEN ENTERING THE INTERSTATE I'M SPEEDING UP MY CAR GOES HIGHER IN RPMS AND IS NOT SHIFTING TO CORRECT THE CHANGE AND I'LL HAVE TO FLIP IT INTO MANUAL AND SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME BUT THE FIRST TIME ALMOST GOT ME HIT BY A CAR BECAUSE I COULDN'T SLOW DOWN DUE TO TIMING AND ALSO WAS NOT SPEEDING UP CORRECTLY DUE TO THE CAR NOT AUTO CORRECTING.
Fuel/propulsion system, Jul 25, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUDDLES WERE VISIBLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT ALSO SMELLED AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE, AND THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS WET. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO NUMBER ONE COCHRAN HYUNDAI (4520 WILLIAM PENN HWY, MONROEVILLE, PA 15146, (877) 211-5526), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT WANT TO PAY THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAD A SALVAGED TITLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,080.
Steering, Electrical system, Service brakes, Jul 17, 2019
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ON A CITY STREET, THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND SHUT OFF. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR BRAKE, BUT MANAGED TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT. THE ENTIRE DASH PANEL REPEATEDLY FLASHED AND ALL WARNING SYMBOLS APPEARED ON DASH PANEL. BRIEFLY THE DASH PANEL DISPLAYED CONNECT FUEL SENSOR BEFORE COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF. WE TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT APPEARED TO BE A FAILED ALTERNATOR AND STARTER AND COMPROMISED BATTERY CABLE AND SENSOR AND WOULDN'T BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WE HAD JUST HAD THE FUEL LINE SENSOR REPLACED UNDER RECALL AND NOW THIS. THIS IS AFTER THE TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AND THAT LED TO THE ENGINE BEING REPLACED WITH WHAT WE TOLD WAS A FACTORY NEW ENGINE THAT FELL UNDER THE METAL FRAGMENTS IN OIL CHAMBER RECALL. WE ARE FORTUNATE WE WERE UNHARMED DURING THIS INCIDENT. THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING THAT WE HAVE BEEN HIT WITH RECALL AFTER RECALL. WE WERE TOLD TO NOT BE SURPRISED IF THIS ISSUE ALSO BECAME A MATTER OF RECALL.
Wheels, Jul 5, 2019
RIGHT SECTOR WAS ON RECALL BUT NOT THE LEFT. MY LEFT HAS SINCE BROKEN AND ABS LIGHT IS ON PLUS 2 OTHER LIGHTS. CAR DEALERSHIP WANTS 500.00 PLUS TO FIX IT. IFF IT RAINS OR BAD WEATHER I WILLLNT HAVE ABS.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Jun 14, 2019
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE CAR, WHILE IN MOTION, FEELS LIKE IT DOWNSHIFTS CAUSING DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS TO BE PUSHED FORWARD IN THE VEHICLE. THE CAR HAS ALSO FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED WHILE CAR WAS ALREADY IN MOTION. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF.
Engine, Jun 14, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART AND THE OIL LEVEL WAS ON EMPTY. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REGARDING AN OIL SHORTAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE OIL TANK OR ANY EVIDENCE OF AN OIL LEAK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,500.
Engine, Jun 9, 2019
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. FIGURED IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR, CHANGED IT OUT AND NOW THE CAR MAKES A VERY LOUD CLICKING NOISE. HAD IT DIAGNOSED AND IT NEEDS NEW LIFTERS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MACHINING OF THE PISTONS/HEAD TO GET THEM SMOOTH AND THE MECHANIC STATED THE CAR WAS A FEW HUNDRED REVOLUTIONS FROM SEIZING. ADDITIONALLY THERE WERE SMALL METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL WHEN CHANGED, WAS TOLD IT WAS A TOP END PROBLEM (HENCE THE LIFTERS). I CALLED THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN DOVER DE AND THEY STATED THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT NO RECALL SO THEY'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT!!
Vehicle speed control, Engine, Jun 9, 2019
AFTER DRIVING CAR FOR OVER 1 1/2 HRS, LOSING ACCELERATION AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO PAY TOLLS. IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE GAS PEDAL TO FLOOR WILL NOT GO PAST 50 MPH ON HIGHWAY THAT IS 65 MPH. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. TWO OTHER TIMES HAPPENED AFTER DRIVING 2 HOURS ON TURNPIKE. CAR LOST TURBO BOOST AND WOULDN'T GO VERY FAST.. NO LIGHTS ON DASH. GAS PEDAL TO FLOOR AND RPMS WERE READING A LOT HIGHER. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHO RAN DIAGNOSTIC. WANTED THEM TO CHECK THE TURBO ACTUATOR. WAS CHARGED $120.00 AND TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING.
Service brakes, Engine, Jun 7, 2019
I WAS ON MY WAY TO A SOFTBALL FIELD FOR MY GRANDDAUGHTERS GAME AND AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND MY CAR JUST DIED. I DRIFTED OVER TO THE ROADSIDE AND TRIED AT LEAST 5 TIMES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO NO AVAIL. I THEN CALLED AAA AUTO AND HAD THE GIRLS START WALKING TOWARD THE BALL FIELD , MUCH AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGEMENT ( AGES 10 & 12). THE VEHICLE I HAD TOWED WEDNESDAY TO MY HOME. I NOW HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION. WE WERE ON A SMALL CONNECTING ROAD BETWEEN ROUTE 40 AND275.
Engine, May 7, 2019
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I ACCELERATED TO PASS A CAR, IT STARTED TO LOSE POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS AN ENGINE RECALL THAT I WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT. THEY DIDN'T HAVE A LOANER FOR ME SO I HAD TO RENT A CAR UNTIL ONE BECAME AVAILABLE. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 3 MONTHS. 1 MONTH LATER SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. WHY WOULD THIS HAPPEN AGAIN WITH A NEW ENGINE? I WAS TOLD THEY GOT A BAD BATCH OF ENGINES AND A NEW ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEWER ENGINE. THIS TIME THEY HAD THE CAR FOR A MONTH. I PICK UP THE CAR 4 DAYS LATER SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI USA AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK.