2006 Hyundai Santa Fe

THIS HAPPENS MORE OFTEN THAN NONE NOW. I CAN BE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC OF JUST CRUISING ALONG WHEN I PRESS GAS TO GO WHENALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JERKS, LOOSES POWER! LIKE ITS GOING TO STOP AND STALL IN ONE QUICK SECOND AND THROWS ME FORWARD EVEN WITH MY SEATBELT ON IT JERKS ME I ONLY HAD IT STALL ONE TIME, SO FAR. IF I LET OFF THE GAS AND PRESS IT AGAIN IT SEEMS TO HELP AND POWER COMES BACK, SOMETIMES. I ALMOST GOT HIT PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE CAR LOST POWER AND WASN'T GOING ANYWHERE WHEN I HAD GAS PEDDLE PUSHED. WHEN ALL THIS HAPPENS THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THAN GO OFF, SOMETIME NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR A FEW DAYS AND THE CAR HAS A LOT LESS POWER OR FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO STALL, THAN THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT ON ITS OWN. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED AN ALTERNATOR SO I BOUGHT ONE WHEN MY SON AND MY NEIGHBOR WAS GOING PUT IT IN THEY CHECKED THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY AND THEY WERE FINE AND HAVE BEEN CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES AND ARE FINE. ALSO AT NIGHT WHEN I PRESS THE BREAK TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL DIM AND I CAN FEEL THE JERKING OF THE CARE JUST A LITTLE BIT. I AM SO AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CARE SOMETIMES OR ON THE BELTWAY BECAUSE I AM AFRAID ITS GOING TO STALL/SHUTDOWN OR SHUT OFF THAT ITS GOING TO GET ME KILLED AND I AM ALSO AFRAID TO DRIVE MY GRAND CHILDREN BECAUSE OF THE SAME REASONS. PLEASE HELP ME! I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP GETTING IT LOOKED AT WHEN IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. WHAT CAN I DO TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I HAVE NO STEERING OR CONTROL OF THE CAR FOR THAT SPLIT SECOND AND I AM AN EMT/FIREFIGHTER I KNOW THAT SPLIT SECOND CAN KILL ME AND ANYONE ELSE IN MY CAR. I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR USED LAST YEAR AND IT WAS DOING IT JUST A VERY LITTLE BIT AT FIRST AND I CALLED THE USED DEALER AND HE SAID ITS BAD GAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ENGAGE WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S STOP LAMP SWITCH REPLACEMENT RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 78,485.

WHILE TRAVELING @ 50 MPH, REMOVE FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR AND CAR FAILED TO SLOW. DEPRESSED BRAKE AN CAR STILL FAILED TO SLOW. TURNED KEY TO OFF AND PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD TO FULL STOP. RESTARTED ENGINE AN IT AGAIN OVER ACCELERATED SO TURNED IT OFF. DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR SEVERAL TIMES AND RESTARTED, DROVE TO WORK AREA TO HAVE INSPECTION OF PROBLEM. *TR

HARD CLUNKING IN THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. SOUNDED LIKE A LOOSE BRAKE CALIPER. REMOVED THE TIRE TO CHECK IT OUT AND FOUND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS BROKEN IN HALF ON THE ONE SIDE. IF IT BROKE ALL THE WAY WHEN THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. THE WHEEL WOULD HAVE COME OFF AND THE CAR WOULD HAVE FLIPPED OVER. THIS IS SERIOUS. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED DRIVING THIS CAR. *JS

STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, FOOT ON BRAKE, ENGINE BEGAN REVVING, THEN DECELERATED, BUT REVVED AGAIN, THIS TIME FORCING MY CAR FORWARD. ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING FROM THE LEFT, SO I STEERED RIGHT. IMPACT ON LEFT FRONT WHEEL, CAR CAREENED INTO A LIGHTWEIGHT PLASTIC TYPE FENCE AND STOPPED. MY FOOT REMAINED ON THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. BOTH VEHICLES WERE INSPECTED BY THE SAME INSURANCE ADJUSTER AND TOTALED. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI, BUT SO FAR, THEY HAVE NOT SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO CHECK OUT THE VEHICLE. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED IN 2012 AND EXPERIENCED MY FIRST INCIDENT WITH THE BRAKES APPROX. 5 MOS LATER. WHENEVER I HAVE TO STOP IN A HURRY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE. VEHICLE SLIDES, DOES NOT STOP. I CAME CLOSE TO HAVING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AND WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE INTO NEXT LANE TO AVOID HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR GOING THROUGH A RED LIGHT. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND I CAN'T BELIEVE HYUNDAI HAS NOT RECALLED VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. BRAKES WORK FINE IF YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP, BUT IF YOU HAVE TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP AND STEP ON THE BRAKES, THEY WILL NOT ENGAGE EVEN IF YOU PUMP THEM. VEHICLE JUST SLOWS DOWN ON ITS OWN. I WOULD LIKE HYUNDAI TO EXPLAIN THE REASON FOR THIS MAL-FUNCTION OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN THE SANTA FE MODELS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE INJURED OR DIE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT STOP THEIR VEHICLE SUDDENLY AT AVERAGE TO HIGH SPEEDS WHEN TRAVELING. *TR