Hyundai Santa Fe

"Had to have on of the exhaust manifold catalytic convertors replaced. It was very difficult to locate the correct price and very, very expensive to have repaired"

"Remote open does not work"

"failed at 102000 miles will not be cover by 100000 mile warranty"

"Fuel gauge sender units failed. I found out later that this is a common known problem with Hyundai Santa Fe's. I don't know why this has not come up as a recall Item. The repair set me back over 600 dollars."

"Gas tank level sensors (two of them) needed to be replaced due to corrosion. This problem caused my fuel gage to give inaccurate readings."

"One of two fuel sensors went bad but it has to be replaced by replacing the entire fuel pump at a cost of over 500.00. We just use mileage to monitor gas consumption."

"Fuel gauge sensor had to be replaced"

"The fuel sensors have failed, so the check engine light is on and the fuel gauge usually shows empty. The cost of repair was obscene - over $600 - so I refused the repair and track my need for gas with the tripometer. I have complained to the service manager, Hyundai USA, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, all to no avail. I have owned many cars in the past 45 years, different makes and models, driven them all until they were junk (10+ years), and NEVER had a fuel sensor fail. It seems to me this should be a recall. Searching the internet shows that this problem with fuel sensors goes back many years. The dealership tried to tell me the car was getting old and things just break, but other owners report having had it happen to fairly new cars."

"The fuel gauge stopped working and shown empty all the time causing the engine light to stay on."

"When the car fuel was low, and I refilled the gas tank the car would start normally, but immediately stop running. It required 4 visits to the Huyndai service department before the problem was diagnosed and repaired. Eventually two fuel sensor replacements cured the problem."

"fuel sensors needed to be replaced. the fuel gauge stopped working"

"When you fill up the gauge says empty . After traveling a few miles it will show 3/4 tank. We use trip meter to track mileage so we know when to fill up again."

"sender went bad and gas gauge stopped properly indicating"

"Replaced fuel level sensor."

"Fuel sensor/sender units had to be replaced"

"The fuel level sensor malfunctioned suddenly. The check engine light illuminated and the gauge would essentially point to arbitrary positions. We were able to get by using the trip odometer to track approximate fuel levels. Due to the check engine light, the vehicle would not pass inspection and we had to have the problem repaired. It was an expensive fix (over $700) that required removing the rear seat, unsealing TWO gas tank access panels, replacing the sensor, and then putting it all back together again. Some internet research leads me to believe that this is not an uncommon issue for this version of the Santa Fe."

"Fuel level sensor stopped operating some time ago. fixing it would require removal of gas tank, very costly. So I simply drive without an operable fuel gauge."

"My wife would not keep track of mileage when fuel gauge wasn't working so ran out of gas numerous times until it was fixed. Actually, that was the only reason the expense to fix it was made. I had no problem filling when I knew it was due based on mileage. Unfortunately I couldn't add to the survey RE: Km/lt since it was fixed because I forgot. Even though I used to know exactly how many kms I'd get per litre. Sorry."

"occurred at about 120K miles. Was resolved via a $1,000 repiar"

"Sensor would not show me how much gas was in tank, engine ligh5 on, it cost me over 1000 to get it fixed, I was unable to get emissions test pass without having it repaired, I didn't think I should hav3 to pay for it, very common issue with this vehicle and in m6 opinion a safety issue if you have no idea how much gas in your car, Hyundai did not handle this well"

"Car has twin sender units in 2 separate gas tanks under the back seats. Sender unit #1 failed at 50k miles. Sender #2 failed at 70k miles. Not warranty covered. Parts from US dealer were $400. Same OEM parts from Korea were $75. Repaired myself in 3 hours and replaced fuel pump since I was in there. Stealerships quoting $1000 to do the job. This car is my 2nd Santa Fe. It's been disappointing."

"gas gauge stopped working after 105000 miles. not covered by warrenty"

"Strong smell of gas in car. Had to have sender replaced by dealership"

"Sender failed without warning, replaced under extended warranty. Replacement sender also failed and had to be replaced. Problems with gasket after replacement allowing fuel fumes into car, finally corrected"

"Fuel level sensor(s) indicate empty when tank is full, then slowly return to normal as tank is used up. Engine light comes on right after fill up, then clears as level drops"

"Needed fuel gauge level sensor replaced. That's a 800.00 bill. Ouch"

"Fuel gauge sender doesnt work and its not worth the $s to repair it because the entire tank needs to be dropped to access the sender"

"Fuel sensor failed after about 90000 miles. very expensive fix over 500.00. Gas tank had to be removed and a fuel pump replaced because its a contained system. You can not just replace the sensor"

"had to replace fuel sensors (saddle bag tank) and due to improper replacement, had to revisit the problem"

"Dashboard gas gauge went haywire. Replace both Gas tank fuel level sending units before finding a corroded electrical connection may have been the actual cause. Cost: $650"

"Known issue by Hyundai but will not have a recall"

"My fuel gauge stopped working. I had to replace the fuel pump because the gauge is incorporated into the pump"

"Fuel level sending unit failed causing on board computer fault, this prevented state inspection"

"Fuel gauge quit working. Repaired for $500"

"The fuel gauge doesn't read the correct level after it drops below half a tank of gas"

"Fuel gauge not working but replacement did not work. Turned out to be an electrical problem"

"indicator works intermittanlly, and cost to replace is very expensive"

"Fuel gauge failure"

"There was a recall on the car due to malfunction of the fuel gauge. I had that repaired and then had the smell of gas in the car every time I filled up. It took three subsequent appointments to have this problem fixed"

"There is a wide-spread issue with fuel tank level sensors that Hyundai refuses to address. This issue affects the fuel gage and it is almost impossible to determine the amount of fuel in the tank. Our vehicle ran out of fuel in traffic, due to gage"

"CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND GAS GAUGE REGISTERED EMPTY"

"Fuel gauge reading inaccurate due failing sending unit...dealer recommended replacing both sending units to preclude additional labor expense should other original sending unit fail"

"The fuel sensor in the tank had to be replaced. Cost over $500"

"Wouldn't register gasoline level-erratic"

"Both sensors failed. Check engine light on, gauge stuck on E"

"My fuel gauge failed and read empty all of the time. I had to replace 2 sensors in the fuel tank requiring significant labor with significant cost. There was no recall despite multiple vehicles with this problem"

"Failed"

"It failed and the dealer's replacement also failed. The second replacement appears to be OK"

"Engine Check lite came on, the Fuel gauge was at empty, after I had just filled the tank"

"Faulty fuel sending unit in gas tank. A very common problem with this model. It actually has two sensors because the tank is split over the axle under the back seat"

"Fuel level sensors (2 of them) failed and needed to be replaced. Because there are 2 of them, it is costly with parts and labor. This is a common failure of this vehicle based on forums. New sensors are different than original equipment"

"Fuel gauge is a 4-stage sensor. The fuel gauge goes down to half-empty, then nothing. No idea how much fuel is in the tank when it reaches half"

"fuel gauge became inaccurate"

"Fuel gage is intermittent and therefore unreliable"

"Fuel sender malfunctioned, gas gauge was not stable"

"At 80,000 miles my fuel gauge became intermittent meaning it sometimes tells me I have gas but most of the time it does not. Over a $1k repair at the same time many PM repairs are also due"

"Problem occurred when vehicle reached 75000 miles and spent $500. to fix it"

"At approx 120,000 Km required new fuel gauge & sender unit"

"It went bad"

"Gauge went to 0 when I filled the tank, appeared to read correctly when tank was 1/2 empty. Cost approximately $600 to fix, had to remove rear seats to fix"

"I had a check engine light for a long time and my fuel gage stopped working. I tried to ignore the problem for a while, but finally went to the garage. They said that the fuel gauge and fuel pumps on the Santa Fe are part of the same unit. Each fuel tank has two. Hyundai said that finding the right one was difficult and tried to get me to come to a dealer. I live three hours from a dealer, so that was a problem. Eventually, my local garage figured out which pump to order and made the replacement. The gas gauge began working again."

"left side fuel pump went out, had to replace both pumps - caused car not to start as if out of gas but plenty of fuel in tank"

"Whenever I fill my gas tank, I have problems starting my car. The gas gage doesn't work and my check engine light is always on. I have checked online and other owners experience the same problems, but there has been no recall"

"I had to replace the fuel pump in order to replace the fuel sensor"

"Fuel pressure gauges said I had inadequate fuel pressure. Cost $350 to replace"

"Cost $500 to replace an in tank fuel pump. Car still smells of gas after months"

"Clogged fuel filter, but fuel FILTER is INSIDE the fuel PUMP which is inside the fule TANK and the entire fuel tank must be removed to replace the (very expensive) fuel PUMP. The filter is not separately replaceable"

"fuel pump stop working with the fuel gauge and took to the local repair shop and they stated that many customers had the similar issues"

"It went bad"

"general error received that was very difficult to diagnose. The seals between the gas tank and the body (under the back seats- saddlebag tank) were leaking. Had the seals replaced at local Hyundai dealer, only to have it give an error again. Took it back and was told the cost of another scan was $100. I took my vehicle to another Hyundai dealer in a city close by and had the same work done again. Had to pay another $650. I was not a happy customer. Contacted local dealer and was offered a token credit. Vehicle has operated well since."

"I was getting a check engine code that traced either to a catalytic converter or to oxygen sensors. Because the car still ran well, we thought it might be the oxygen sensors. We replaced the oxygen sensors, and the problem went away for several months. I think there was a bad oxygen sensor, but they couldn't tell which one. I ended up having to pay for all four to be replaced."

"Check Engine light came on.No noticeable performance change. Diagnosis was Air Mass Flow Sensor. Replaced. Fixed"

"following up on previous answer: I first noticed a sluggish response when accelerating on the highway to change lanes and it scared me - the hesitation was disturbing because I felt it might cause me to have an accident - I had to pump the gas pedal. After about 3 mos. of periodically experiencing this hesitation I took the SUV to my local garage that does my oil changes, tires, batteries and general care. Notice, my mileage after 12 years of ownership is 67,000, I don't drive that much and the hesitation was becoming more noticeable. That's what triggered this mess. I know the local garage is honest and reliable and fairly priced. I never asked them to remove the passenger air bag light - that was a Hyundai dealership problem and the Hyundai dealership wouldn't clear it for me even though they said they checked it and there had been no recall."

"Check Engine Light has come on twice since owning this vehicle. The first time was for a defective fuel cap and the second is for a defective solenoid"

"Had to replace one of the o2 sensors. Once I was able to locate it (with the help of you tube) and buying the proper tool, I was able to replace myself without too much difficulty"

"Both O2 sensors on one bank were replaced to resolve a P2098 code. This was unsuccessful. Efforts to correct the problem are continuing"

"Fuel sensor gone bad and check-engine light came up"

"Check engine light"

"Fuel feed sensor"

"This car has had a lot of sensors fail. Emissions, Speed (This was Scary), fuel level"

"Sensor in fuel tank works intermittently. I'm never sure how much gas I have in the tank"

"Check engine light on and problems starting car after filling gas tank"

"The hard gas gauge and electronic gauge telling you how many miles you had left we showing in accurate data and while driving or standing, was fluctuating anywhere from 40-110 miles within 4 seconds of each other"

"Fuel level sensors failed. Causing the tank to be removed for sensor replacement. Now I have constant fuel smell issues"

"Problem occurred when the car reached 75000 miles and spent $500. to fix it"

"Check Engine Light went off, took the car to NTB and paid for the sensor to be repaired, very costly for a sensor. The sensor location is a problem, labor cost to get to the problem was more expensive then the senor itself"

"stop it"

"bad ball joins were noted during regular maintenance"

"Ball joints don't last long -- they are replaced pretty frequently along with tie rods."

"see previous planned obsolescence problem with all the suspension system"

"replacement of LF Lower Ball Joint"

"had to change some soft bushings"

"Experienced front end rattle. Removed and replaced both front end sway bar links at approx 100,000 miles. Car runs fine ever since"

"power steering fluid leak-1300 fix but covered by extended warantee"

"Power steering went out last December. Took it to the dealer who told me I needed a new power steering pump. I thought the car warranty would cover this since 100,000 mile guarantee, but this was considered 'preventative maintenance'. Definitely ve"

"front end was making noise and a strut leaking. Replaced the whole assembly R+L. Also sway bar end links. Noise problem solved."

"Leaking after 90,000 km."

"Rear shock leaking oil."

"HAVE NOT HAD ORIGINAL STRUTS/SHOCKS REPLACE; APPROX. 228,000 MILES. SHOULD GET THEM DONE FOR SAFE CORNERING"

"They were bent where they were connected to the car"

"Both front struts required replacing with only about 80 000 Km. To me not very reliable"

"after 120000 km the entire suspension system started to fall apart at great expense. I think it was planned obsolescence"

"they wore out and had to be replaced"

"steering became very difficult at slow speeds."

"Rank and pinion was leaking on one side, had to have whole unit replaced."

"I had a leak or some sort of problem with the rack and pinion steering on left side. When I took it to dealer, they told me it was covered by warranty so I made an appt. to get it fixed. When I got there, they told me the repair guy had made a mistake and I would have to pay for it. As this is very expensive repair and the car is old, I left and was going to see about getting another car. The next day they called and said that since I was told it was covered, they would honor that. So I got it"

"I had to have the steering column replaced because of a fluid leak"

"Failed, leaked fluid and completely had to be replaced"

"Given the relatively low miles on this vehicle the vibrations experienced due to failed ball joint and tie rods are premature in my opinion. This has made maintaining alignment incredibly difficult."

"tie rods wore out"

"noted during regular maintenance"

"Needed new ones"

"Front end could not be aligned. Dealer said front end tie rods were frozen and had to be replaced"

"steering wandered, took independent shop to diagnose tie rod replacement after several concerns brought to dealer who could not diagnose problem. Now repaired"

"The worn struts caused the tires to wear unevenly and the front end to shimmy. Struts and tires replaced and car drives like new."

"We've driven this high mileage vehicle a lot with almost no problems; however after one long trip it began shaking violently and I had to stop. Turns out it was a bad tire. I replaced the bad tire and had complete improvement, however, the last time it was serviced they alerted me of irregular tire wear on all four tires. This seems to be the main and just about only issue these vehicles seem to have. Otherwise exceptional."

"Front left replaced a little over a year previously but needed to be replaced after 12.5 month.. It was still considered under warranty so replaced the second time with no charge for the part."

"wheel bearing #1 front failed at 50k. #2 front failed at 75K. #3 and #4 (both rears) failed at about 90K. I replaced fronts, parts about $60 ea for name brand replacement. Cost per rear requires a lift to access 1 bolt) was about $200 per side. At this time, all 4 have been replaced, and now another one is failing, again."

"Rear wheel bearings were just worn out. Needed to be replace. We were unable to keep the vehicle aligned and it caused uneven tire wear. Really wish we had caught it earlier."

"because of rust and corrosion, and need to remove brake assembly and other items for replacement of bearing, cost was $600"

"I have replaced at least 4or 5 wheel bearings since owning the car"

"Had air conditioning go out and it took 2 tries and several hours to fix. Half the air conditioning worked not the other half. Drivers side didn't work"

"The driver side ventilation is stuck open so that the air coming through is generally engine temperature or outdoor air temperature depending how cold it is outside. This typically results in either very hot or very cold air coming through the vents. The passenger side seems to operate properly"

"Climate control system began to malfunction. Researched the problem on the internet and watched a YouTube video with instructions on the cause of the problem and how to repair. The part was less than $40 and I was able to replace it myself. Problem solved"

"air only comes out from the bottom in all the settings"

"Air from vents s/b 40 degrees F but rarely drops below 60-6 degrees F. They can't seem to find problem, they blamed everything, "fixed it all" but problem persists"

"A/C compressor cuts-off from time to time. Had problem for several years, no permanent fix has yet been obtained from multiple mechanics"

"Cost me a few hundred dollars for diagnosis and then another $100 or so to replace a small switch behind the dash"

"Wide fluctuation"

"The climate control system appears to work fine, but does not control vent mode. Hyundai wants to replace entire module fo over $800!"

"temperature blend door actuator replaced. recurrent problem"

"In 2012 and in 2015 one of the position (driver in 2012) and passenger in 2015 stopped working. i.e. in the winter of 2012 the driver side did not supply heat or ac. In the spring of 2015 the passenger side did not supply AC air"

"blowing cool air on driver and blowing hot air on passenger side despite both controls being set to a low temperature during warm weather"

"Sometimes is just doesn't work. We have had it in three different times. It works for a while; then doesn't"

"Sensor failure"

"The temperature control turns on and off whenever it feels like it, for no reason. In winter, the a/c comes on, in summer, the heater comes on. Sometimes, the fan kicks on, or the temperature changes for no reason."

"Keeps changing speed, from blowing hard to hardly at all, seems like a controls issue"

"A/C System has a intermittent electrical issue. My extended warranty covered the repair. This is a common problem"

"At various times the car simply does not start. No reason, it just doesn't start. We have had it in no less than 5 times...still no resolution. Also, we did have one of the "car just quits" while driving incidents. Did not know of these until we"

"the knob that makes the car warmer began to buzz as it was turned. after a few months the buzzing stopped, so did the heat . I have not worried about it yet as it just a happened and I am unable to drive , medically, for a bit."

"Late last fall the heating system stopped working on the driver's side of the car. It would only blow out cold air while the passenger side would have heat. Had to take it in for repair. Downtime was approximately 4 days."

"Failure for one of the heater vent actuators ... $350 + repair cost"

"The vehicle heater system quit working. Cost nearly $700 to repair"

"had to replace a thermostat and something that controls the heat and cold"

"The hose had a leak. Technical team at the Hyundai dealership fixed the problem."

"Loss of Freon has limited the the cooling capacity of the Air conditioner. This has been very disappointing . My 20 year old Acura with AC system has never needed a recharge in the past 20 yr's"

"Low pressure hose needed replacement"