2014 Hyundai Santa FE
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 494 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 5th highest complaint count among 25 Santa FE model years with reports.
Of the 2014 reports, 16 involved a crash and 30 involved a fire. 20 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
Tires, sidewallDec 16, 2013
Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2014 Santa Fe vehicles manufactured November 5, 2013, through November 15, 2013, and equipped with P235/65R17 103T Continental Crosscontact LX tires. The tires may have a damaged sidewall.
The damaged sidewall may result in a separation between the belt edges which could cause tread detachment or rapid air loss, increasing the risk of a crash.
Hyundai notified dealers to suspend sales of affected Santa Fe Sport vehicles equipped with the P235/65R17 103T tires, and replace them with alternative tires. All affected vehicles were remedied prior to retail sale. Owners may contact Hyundai Customer Care Center at 1-800-633-5151.
Campaign 13V624000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
494 reports, newest first.
Engine, Jun 17, 2019, fire
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 75MPH, IN THE LEFT LANE, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, MY 2014 HYUNDAI SANTE FE (3.5L V6, 94K MILES AND VERY WELL MAINTAINED) STARTED TO MAKE A QUIET TICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES SINCE THE LAST STOP. ABOUT ONE MINUTE AFTER THE TICKING BEGAN, BOOM! HUGE EXPLOSION. CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE EVIDENTLY SEIZED, THREW A ROD THROUGH THE BLOCK, PUNCTURED THE OIL PAN SPRAYING OIL EVERYWHERE AND IGNITING. PARTS WERE FLYING OUT FROM THE BEHIND THE VEHICLE AND HEAVY WHITE SMOKE WAS BILLOWING. LUCKILY I WAS NEAR AN EXIT RAMP AND THE MOTORISTS AROUND ME WE KIND ENOUGH TO LET ME OVER TO COAST OFF THE RAMP. ONE LADY FOLLOWED ME AND PULLED ALONGSIDE MY VEHICLE TO URGENTLY INFORM ME THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND PARKED THE VEHICLE AND ME, MY WIFE, AND MY DAUGHTER JUMPED OUT. FLAMES WERE VISIBLE FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. MY WIFE AND ANOTHER MOTORIST CALLED 911 FOR FIRE SUPPORT. THREE GENTLEMAN, ONE IN A SEMI, TWO IN AN SUV, HAD PARKED ON THE HIGHWAY AND RAN OVER TO OUR LOCATION WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER (ABOUT 200 YDS). BY THE TIME THEY GOT THERE THE FIRE HAD GONE OUT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER THAT AND CHECKED THE VEHICLE WITH AN THERMO SCANNER TO MAKE SURE THE FIRE WAS OUT. THE INCIDENT WAS TERRIFYING AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
Steering, Jun 17, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND RATTLED VIOLENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT. MURFREESBORO HYUNDAI (2203 NW BROAD ST, MURFREESBORO, TN 37129, (615) 898-0700) WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND COULD ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
Steering, Engine, Jun 13, 2019
VEHICLE ENGINE SEIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH NO WARNING OR INDICATION THAT IT WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. MY 3 AND 4 YEAR OLD WERE WITH ME AS WE WERE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, THANKFULLY NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT THE TIME DUE TO THE LIGHT BEING RED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD A KNOWN ISSUE THAT WAS RECALLED BY HYUNDAI BUT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER. I ALSO HAD TROUBLE WITH MY STEERING WHEEL AND CALLED ABOUT IT AND IT WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HYUNDAI YOU NEED TO SERIOUSLY TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR PROCESS FOR HANDLING THESE ISSUES WHEN THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY MANY VEHICLES OUTSIDE OF YOUR RECALLS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE AT STAKE. I WAS LITERALLY IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A TURN AND COULD NOT COMPLETE THE TURN WHICH LEFT ME DEAD SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. HAD THIS BEEN DURING HEAVIER TRAFFIC TIMES, I COULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF MY CAR STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.
Engine, Jun 3, 2019
MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE @ 70 MPH NEAR WEST PALM BEACH. OUR 7 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SEIZED UP AND SHUT OFF. SHE BARELY HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO PULL SAFELY OUT OF THE TRAFFIC, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET ALL THE WAY OUT OF HARMS WAY. COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER!!!!! THE ENGINE CANNOT BE REPAIRED.
Engine, Jun 2, 2019
THE ENGINE CEASED AND FAILED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TO WORK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE THEN AND THEY CONTINUE TO ATTEMPT TO FIX THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE'S SHORT BLOCK WAS ALLEGEDLY REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A TEST DRIVE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LINE CAME ON. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THEY HAD TO TAKE THE ENGINE APART TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. AS OF TODAY, THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD US OF AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS WHILE FIXING THE VEHICLE THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LINE HAS COME ON. THE PROBLEM APPEARS SIMILAR TO THE ISSUE WITH THE 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT. THE VEHICLE IS STILL NOT REPAIRED AND ITS BEEN CLOSE TO 60 DAYS.
Engine, May 31, 2019
WE PURCHASED A USED 2014 SANTA FE IN MAY 2017 FROM OUR LOCAL CARMAX. AT THE TIME OF SALE, THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 28,000 MILES. IT WAS NOTED AT THAT TIME UPON INSPECTION IN THE 'ENGINE' SECTION THAT ENGINE OIL AND FILTER HAD BEEN REPAIRED/REPLACED AND OIL LEAKS HAD BEEN REPAIRED/REPLACED. THIS WAS SOMETHING WE WOULD NOT TAKE SERIOUS NOTE OF UNTIL MUCH LATER. ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 22ND, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC GOING ABOUT 45-50 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED. IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE AND MY RADIO WAS ON SO THE DASH LIT UP (I'M ASSUMING TO LET ME KNOW I WAS IN DRIVE BUT THE ENGINE WAS OFF SO SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT). I PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND STARTED NAVIGATING MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER SO I WAITED. FINALLY, IT STARTED UP SO I TRIED TO GET IT OFF THE FREEWAY. THE NEXT EXIT WAS 3/4 OF A MILE. SHE WOULD NEVER MAKE IT. A $75 TOW TO A MECHANIC 1.7 MILES AWAY DETERMINED THE ENGINE WAS 'SHOT'. OUR QUOTE? $12K - $14K FOR A NEW ENGINE (PARTS ONLY). OUR 5 YEAR/50K WARRANTY EXPIRED 1 MONTH AND 14 DAYS AGO. SLIGHTLY CONVENIENT. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 49,500 MILES, 20,000 OF WHICH ARE OURS IN THE PAST 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. WE CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF A LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND WERE GIVEN A 'SORRY. TOO BAD , WARRANTY EXPIRED. GOOD LUCK BUD'. IT WAS INCREDIBLY DISHEARTENING AND DEFEATING. WE'VE BEEN TOLD OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH CARMAX WILL NOT BE HONORED EITHER UNTIL WE PRODUCE COPIES OF OUR OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS WHICH WE CANNOT LOCATE AT THE MOMENT (WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF A MOVE AS WELL). SO, WE'VE PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THE TOW, THE RENTAL CAR, AND EVERY FREE MOMENT SPENT TRYING TO FIND RECEIPTS, MAKING PHONE CALLS, OR TRYING TO FIND A RESOLUTION FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED. IT SHOULDN'T BE OUR BURDEN TO BEAR. IT SHOULD BE THEIRS!
Engine, May 29, 2019
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A CITY STREET M24 IN OXFORD MICHIGAN TWO WEEKS AGO AND WITHOUT ONE SINGLE WARNING LIGHT EVER COMING ON THE VEHICLE THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED AND ALL LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE HAS NOT RAN SINCE. BEING TOLD THIS WILL NOT BE COVERED BUT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE MY VEHICLE IS HAS 10 OF THE SAME KNOWN ISSUE WAITING FOR NEW ENGINES.
Engine, May 23, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHEN DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OURISMAN HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 3516 FORT MEADE RD, LAUREL, MD 20724, (301) 725-4400), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 15786624. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Engine, May 8, 2019, fire
ON FRIDAY 4/26/19, I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A JERKING MOVEMENT, ALL ERROR LIGHTS CAME ON TO THE DASHBOARD, AND LOTS OF SMOKE OUT THE BACK UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND A GENTLEMAN SAW WHAT HAPPENED SAID TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE THAT THERE WAS FIRE. I GOT OUT AND NOTICED ALL OF THE OIL DRAINING FROM THE ENGINE AND LIQUID DRIPPING AND SPARKING UPON REACHING THE GROUND. THERE WAS A BOLT FOUND ON THE FLATBED TOW TRUCK WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO BE A BOLT FOR A PISTON ROD THAT SHOT THROUGH THE BLOCK AND OIL PAN. THERE WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE TO THE ENGINE.
Engine, Apr 28, 2019
IN FEBRUARY 2019 WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY WITH 5 OCCUPANTS IN THE CAR, I WAS FLAGGED DOWN BY ANOTHER DRIVER WHO NOTICED SPARKS COMING FROM UNDER MY VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR SHUT DOWN. IT WAS TOWED AND LATER DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN AT 88,000 MILES. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE GAVE NO PRIOR INDICATION OF LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE OR ANY ISSUES WITH THE STATUS OF THE ENGINE, THE HYUNDAI WARRANTY GROUP TURNED DOWN THE CLAIM STATING THAT MAINTENANCE LEVEL WAS NOT FOLLOWED TO THEIR SPECIFICATIONS. I NOTICED THAT HYUNDAI HAS EXPERIENCED SIMILAR ISSUES WITH SEVERAL OTHER RECALLED ENGINES IN THEIR PRODUCT GROUP. I HAVE SPOKEN NUMEROUS TIMES TO BOTH HYUNDAI AND THE DEALER TO WORK OUT A COMPROMISE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY SUPPORT FROM EITHER. I HAVE OWNED VEHICLES FOR OVER 40 YEARS, WITH MY LAST ONE REACHING OVER 250K MILES AND HAVE NEVER HAD A ENGINE BLOW. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS AN ACCEPTABLE SITUATION FOR BOTH THE OVERALL SAFETY OR PERFORMANCE OF HYUNDAI PRODUCTS.
Steering, Apr 28, 2019
SITCKY STEERING WHEEL. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STICKY STEERING WHEEL IS VERY PROMINENT, INFACT GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AFTER 50 MILES PER HOUR, VERY PRONOUNCED AT 70. VEHICLE WOULD SWAY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT FIRST, WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO GET THE TIRE POINT TO THE CENTER, THE STEERING WHEEL INSTEAD OF GETTING TO THE DEAD CENTER WOULD OVER CORRECT AND MAKE THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY POINT TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE. AND THIS WOULD REPEAT. THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS STICKY OR NOTCHY, THAT IT GETS STUCK IN SLOTS AROUND INSTEAD OF MOVING SMOOTHLY AROUND. THIS CAUSES NOT JUST DRIVER FATIGUE, BUT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONSTANTLY THROWING THE CAR OF OUT OF THE LANE. I REPORTED THIS TO THE SERVICE CENTER AN YEAR BACK, AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS RECOMMENDED, BUT THE ISSUE HAS ONLY GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY BAD NOW. WILL BE GOING TO DEALER BACK AGAIN TO SEE IF THIS CAN BE FIXED. BUT WHEN I GOOGLED ABOUT THIS ISSUE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE ALSO ENCOUNTERING THE SAME PROBLEM, FOR MANY STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED AND YET WAS NOT RESOLVED. HYUNDAI MUST PERFORM A RECALL ON THIS VOLUNTARILY, AND FIND A FIX FOR THIS HIGHLY DANGEROUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT A SIMPLE OLD CAR WORN OUT PROBLEM, MY CAR HAD FAR LESS THAN 20K MILES WHEN I INITIALLY REPORTED IT, AND NOW CLOSE TO 30K, AND THE CAR IS JUST TWO YEARS OLD, JUST DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY. IF IT WAS A LEASE, I WOULD HAVE JUST HANDED IT BACK AND FORGOTTEN ABOUT IT, UNFORTUNATELY WE BOUGHT IT.
Engine, Apr 25, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT DETECTED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONERY, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HYUNDAI OF KENNESAW (2878 BARRETT LAKES BLVD, KENNESAW, GA 30144, (678) 809-6990) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT PART OF THE TIMING BELT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. *DT
Steering, Electronic stability control (ESC), Service brakes, Apr 3, 2019
STEERING LOCKED UP, DIFFICULT TO TURN. WARNING STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. DOWN HILL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS A BLESSING THAT I WAS DURING ONLY 30MPH.
Engine, Apr 1, 2019
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE FAILED, UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD LIGHTING UP. CAR STOPPED AND PUT IN PARK, TURNED OFF. TRIED TO RESTART AND CAR WOULD NOT START.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Visibility/wiper, Feb 18, 2019
WHILE DRIVING AT 7:30PM ON A BACK ROAD ON A SATURDAY, BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. I PULLED ONTO A DIRT DRIVEWAY AND TURNED MY CAR OFF AND NOTICED THEY CAME BACK ON. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK HOME AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY. THEY REPLACED A FUSE BOX, AND I PICKED MY CAR UP. ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. IN ADDITION THIS TIME, MY SEAT WARMERS WOULD COME ON FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS, AND THEN SHUT OFF. I TOOK IT BACK UP TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT. THEY HAD IT FOR 2 WEEKS. THEY JUST REPLACED THE FUSE AND DROVE IT OVER 20 MILES TRYING TO GET IT TO GO OUT AGAIN AND COULDN'T. I PICKED MY CAR BACK UP. A DAY AND A HALF LATER, BOTH MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. I NOTICED THIS BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING AND I COULDN'T GET MY WIPERS TO WORK. I KEPT TRYING MY WIPERS, AND THE ONLY SETTING THEY WOULD WORK ON WAS THE 3RD SPEED SETTING. I TRIED MY LIGHTS AND MY SEAT WARMERS AGAIN, AND NO LUCK. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED ALREADY (3:00PM) AND THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL MONDAY, SO I DROVE IT HOME. TOOK IT BACK UP THERE ON MONDAY, EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BECAUSE IT'S A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. THEY HAD IT FOR A WEEK OR SO AND CALLED ME AND SAID THEY REPLACED THE FUSE ONCE AGAIN, AND DROVE IT OVER 215 MILES AND COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THEY SAID MY CAR HAD THEM STUMPED. THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE CONFIDENT IT WAS GOING TO BE OKAY. I LEFT, AND LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER I GOT THE CAR, I WAS DRIVING AT 7:00PM AND THEY WENT OUT AGAIN, THIS TIME AN HOUR AWAY FROM MY HOUSE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE THIS IS A SCARY ISSUE, AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT.
Power train, Engine, Jan 25, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUBURBAN HYUNDAI (1814 MAPLE LAWN, TROY, MICHIGAN) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE) IN 2017, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. IN ADDITION THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO SWITCH FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE FAILURE WOULD NORMALLY OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Fuel/propulsion system, Jan 18, 2019
MY 2014 SANTA FE SPORT HAS A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN THE CABIN BUT IT CAN ALSO BE SMELLED OUTSIDE THE CAR. THE SMELL IS THE HIGHEST WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND SITS FOR A SHORT TIME. THE ODOR IS SO STRONG THAT THE SERVICE TECH HAD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR SO THE ODOR COULD DISSIPATE. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWICE TO BE LOOKED AT AND THEY COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE. THEY DEFINITELY COULD SMELL THE ODOR WHEN IT WAS DROPPED OFF. THEY DROVE IT FOR A SHORT DISTANCE BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS FAR ENOUGH FOR THE PROBLEM TO SHOW UP. THIS ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS ABOUT 90 DEGREES OR HOTTER. IT HAS NOT BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE THE TEMPERATURES HAVE COOLED DOWN AND IT WAS NOT AN ISSUE WHEN I BOUGHT IT DECEMBER 2017. IT WAS REAL BAD AT TIMES LAST SUMMER.
Engine, Dec 21, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING AND PINGING NOISE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, RESTARTED IT, AND THE NOISES CONTINUED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ROCKLAND HYUNDAI (55 NY-303, WEST NYACK, NY 10994, (845) 402-8623) WHERE METAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND IN THE OIL PAN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, BUT WERE REVIEWING ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE VIA THE CURRENT WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Engine, Dec 12, 2018
AT APPROXIMATELY 83,000 MILES THE ENGINE SEIZED WITH VIRTUALLY NO WARNING WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. VEHICAL WAS DELIVERED TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR
Engine, Dec 3, 2018
ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.
Engine, Nov 14, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THERE WAS A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE COULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER (SACRAMENTO HYUNDAI, 6250 FLORIN RD, SACRAMENTO, CA 95823, 916-427-1234) INDICATED THAT THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR, BUT THE ENGINE SEIZED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE DEALER ALSO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CONTACT EXPLAINED TO THE DEALER THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE RECALL FAILED; THEREFORE, SHE SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THEIR RESPONSE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Engine, Nov 10, 2018
THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AT ~91,000 MILES. IT HAD A DRAGGING/SPUTTERING SENSATION IN IDLE AND THEN BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE AS I WAS DRIVING. DEALER REPLACED THE SHORT BLOCK AND SAID THEY REBUILT THE REST OF THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE LONG BLOCK (THEY ADMITTED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACING) WAS ON BACK ORDER FOR 2 MONTHS. IT WAS COVERED BY THE 100,000 WARRANTY. AS IT STOOD, THE SHORT BLOCK TOOK A MONTH TO GET IN. FOUR MONTHS AND ~8,000 MILES LATER, THE CAR AGAIN HAD ISSUES. INITIALLY IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE IN THE ENGINE, AND I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AGAIN. THEN THEY SAID IT WAS THE COOLING GASKET. FINALLY THEY SAID THE COOLANT SYSTEM (WHICH CONNECTS TO THE ENGINE) WAS WARPED AND ALSO NEEDED REPLACING. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY BUT REPLACED IT ANYWAY IN GOOD WILL. I MAINTAINED IT WAS CONNECTED TO THE EARLIER REPAIR CAUSED BY THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION. ON MY RECEIPT AT PICK-UP, IT SAID THE COOLING HOSES WERE SOFT AND WOULD NEED REPLACING ASAP, BUT NO ONE MENTIONED IT TO ME NOR OFFERED TO FIX IT (ME PAYING OR NOT). I READ IT SEVERAL HOURS LATER AFTER I'D LEFT. I'M OVER 100,000 MILES NOW AND HEARING NEW NOISES. I'M HOLDING MY BREATH UNTIL I CAN TAKE IT IN TO BE CHECKED.
Engine, Aug 30, 2018
AS I WAS DRIVING, THE ENGINE LOCKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE STARTER TO GO BAD. CAR IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING FIXED CAN UPLOAD REPORT AT A LATER DATE.
Service brakes, Engine, Aug 27, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES WHEN COMING TO A STOP. AFTER EACH FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO UNIVERSAL HYUNDAI (12801 S ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO, FL 32837, (321) 418-6386), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Electronic stability control (ESC), Aug 9, 2018
AT HI SPEEDS I FEEL STEARING WHEEL STARTS VIBRATING. HAVE COMPLAIN TWICE WITH HUNDAI DEALERSHIP BUT THEY CLAIM NO COMPUTER PROBLEMS DETECTED. I HAD TO BUY NEW TIRES & ALIGNMENT DONE TO NO AVAIL. HAVE STIRRING WHEEL ON SPORT MODE TO CORRECT PROBLEM A LITTLE BY HAVE TO DRIVE WITH BOTH HANDS ALL NOW. HAVE ONLY 12,000 LEFT IN CAR HOPE OT INSURANCE. HOPE COMPANY REALIZE THEY GOT A PROBLEM WITH STEARING WHEEL. HOPE I DON'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEY DON'T REALIZE THEY HAVE A BIG PROBLEM.