2006 Hyundai Santa Fe

TRAVELING SLOWLY ON A SIDE ROAD, THE FRONT PASSANGER SIDE OF MY SANTA FE COLLAPSED WITH THE SOUND OF A TERRIFIC BOOM. THE COIL SPRING ON THE PASSANGER SIDE HAD BROKEN AND DUG LIKE A KNIFE INTO THE TIRE, SHREDDING THE TIRE ALMOST ALL THE WAY AROUND, LEAVING A DEEP, WIDE GASH. UPON INSPECTION, I SAW THAT PART OF THE COIL HAD BROKEN OFF. THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO HYUNDIA'S "CAPAIGN 124," A RECALL FOR INSPECTION AND POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT OF FRONT END COIL SPRINGS.

AT FIRST I NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES (RANDOMLY) WHEN I STARTED MY CAR AFTER SITTING FOR A LONGER PERIOD LIKE 6 OR 8 HOURS THAT I'D TURN THE KEY AND WITHOUT PRESSING ANY PEDALS THE VEHICLE'S RPMS START TO CLIMB UP SLOWLY. IT MAX'S OUT AT 4000RPMS AND STAYS THERE FOR AWHILE THEN WILL DECREASE ON ITS OWN AFTER AWHILE (RANDOM TIMING ALWAYS). IF I STEP ON THE GAS AS ITS REVVING UP IT RELEASES AND GOES BACK DOWN. IF I BRAKE IT DOES NOTHING. SO AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF NOTICING THIS PROBLEM, TAKING IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HAVING THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED, AND A GASKET REPLACED THE VEHICLE HAS NOW STARTED TO REV UP ON ITS OWN AFTER I RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS OF 80 OR OVER. I LET OFF THE GAS THEN IT REVS UP QUICKLY TO 4000 THEN AGAIN QUICKLY SHOOTS BACK DOWN BELOW NORMAL. IT DIDN'T DO THE HIGHWAY PROBLEM AS MUCH I NOTICED WHEN THE FUEL WAS LOW, BUT WHEN I FILLED MY TANK THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AGAIN. IT DID STILL REV ON IT'S OWN FROM COLD START THE WHOLE TIME STILL REGARDLESS OF FUEL LEVEL. I NOTICED THIS WEEK IT NOW JUMPS WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AFTER A COLD START AND THE OTHER DAY IT SEEMED TO LOSE ITS GUSTO AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER, THEN IT REVVED HIGH AND WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS IS ALL VERY SCARY AND I AM CONCERNED AS I READ MORE AND MORE THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE INJURY OR FATALITY. NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO SAY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, JUST THAT IT COULD BE A BUNCH OF THINGS. *TR

ON FEBRUARY 24, 2012 I WENT OUT TO MY CAR TO GO TO DAYCARE AND WORK MY CAR WAS LOWERED TO THE GROUND ALL FOUR TIRES SEEM TO BE FLAT. I CALLED THE CLOSEST GARAGE. THEY TOWED MY CAR, REPAIRED IT FOR $2028.91. IN SEPTEMBER 2014., I RECEIVED A RECALL FROM HYUNDAI FOR THE COIL SPRING. AFTER 6 MONTHS CORRESPONDENCE WITH THEM, THEY GAVE ME ONLY 949.03. I FEEL THEY SHOULD REIMBURSE ME THE ENTIRE EXPENSES. *TR

CAR RACES AT IDLE WHILE IN PARK OR NEUTRAL TO 3,500 RPM. WHILE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE THE CAR CONTINUES TO RACE BUT AT A LOWER LEVEL(1,200-1,500 RPM). THE CAR SURGES WHILE BRAKING REQUIRING HARDER PEDAL PRESSURE THAN NORMAL. RACING IS CONTINUOUS AT ALL SPEEDS REQUIRING LESS ACCELERATOR PRESSURE THAN NORMAL. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED TODAY 1/19/15 WITH HYUNDAI AND A CASE # 7614630 WAS PROVIDED. THIS OWNER EXPRESSED HIS CONCERNS TO HYUNDAI REPRESENTATIVE WITH SAFETY OF CAR DUE TO RACING AND SURGING ESPECIALLY UNDER WET OR ICE CONDITIONS. THE REP. SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE HYUNDAI SHREWSBURY, NJ DEALERSHIP FOR 1/22/15. *TR

MY CAR IS AT A HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER FOR THE RECALL CAMPAIGN 124 ON THE FRONT COIL SPRING AND THE COIL IS FRACTURED. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN THERE THREE DAYS AND NOW I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART IS ON BACKORDER AND MAY TAKE ONE WEEK TO ONE MONTH OR MORE FOR THE PART TO BE RELEASED ONLY THE GUARD IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME BUT NOT THE COIL SPRING THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO WAIT FOR THE REPAIR AND HYUNDAI SHOULD HAVE HAD THIS PART IN STOCK AND AVAILABLE TO MAKE THE PROPER SERVICE NEEDED ON THIS RECALL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND ADVISE. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, A SQUEALING NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS BENT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE SQUEALING SOUND CONTINUED TO OCCUR. IN ADDITION, THE FAILURE CAUSED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TO DEFLATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

I BOUGHT A 2006 HYUNDAI SANTA FE ON JUNE 22, 2006 . IN JULY 2006 I TOOK A TRIP TO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. WHILE I WAS OUT THERE, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WENT OFF A FEW DAYS LATER. AFTER A FEW MONTHS WHEN IT CAME BACK ON I TOOK IT TO RAY BRYANT SERVICE CENTER WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THEY CHECKED IT AND GOT THE LIGHT TO GO OFF. AS I WAS ON MY WAY HOME THE LIGHT CAME BACK. EVERY TIME I BROUGHT IT BACK THE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON AND IS STILL ON. SOMETIMES AS I'M DRIVING IT FEELS LIKE IT LOSES POWER . I ALSO BROUGHT IT IN FOR THE FRONT END BECAUSE IT ALWAYS FEEL LIKE I HAVE AN EGG IN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. INSTEAD OF THE SERVICE WORKER DIDN'T CHECK IT OUT HE SAID HE HAD A SANTA FE JUST LIKE MINE AND THAT HIS DIDN'T DO THAT AND NEVER DID A THING ABOUT IT. I'VE BROUGHT IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I'VE BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND THE SAME PROBLEM, SO I BROUGHT IT BACK TELLING THEM THAT IT FEELS LIKE I HAVE AN EGG IN THE TIRE THEY CHECKED IT AND CAN' FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES. AS TIME GOES BY THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORST. I FEEL REALLY EMBARRASSED WHEN I HAVE SOMEONE IN MY TRUCK AND IT RIDES LIKE THAT. I DO HOPE THAT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I AM ON DISABILITY AND CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I REALLY LOVE MY SANTA FE.

AIR BAG RED LIGHT ON FAILED TO TURN OFF AFTER FIRST STARTING THE ENGINE (NORMALLY IT WOULD TURN OFF AFTER ABOUT 5 SECS AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE) AND REMAINED ON AT REGULAR DRIVING SPEEDS. IT NEVER WENT OFF REGARDLESS OF SPEEDS RANGING FROM 0 (STANDING STILL) TO 70 MPH (THE LATTER SPEED ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY). IT NEVER WENT OFF REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT A PERSON WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. AFTER DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT, AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $2,600.00 TO FIX IT. SINCE THE SEAT WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN APART TO FIX THE SENSOR, A REPLACEMENT SEAT WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO BE ORDERED, THUS THE HIGH COST.. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT SINCE THE AIRBAG LIGHT NOW REMAINS ON, THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL AND THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY AS DESIGNED. I DID NOT ELECT TO FIX THE SENSOR BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE AND ALSO NEEDING TO FIX THE AIR CONDITIONER, WHICH COST OVER $600.00. I AM NOW DRIVING A VEHICLE WITHOUT A FUNCTIONAL AIRBAG SYSTEM. *TR