1.6

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
102,016 miles

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problem #1

Jul 192008

Santa Fe

  • 102,016 miles
The fan speed switch for the blower motor inside the vehicle has failed for the second time. It first started a week before christmas in December of 2007, I came out of the store started the car and the blower wouldn't came on for the heater. I had to jiggle the switch for the fan speed control to get the blower to come on, it worked for awhile, but it failed completely. I had no warning at all, the fan speed blower switch just stopped working. I went to the dealer and bought the part for $20.57, it was working fine and then on 7/19/2008 I came out of the store started the car, I engaged the air conditioner and it happened again. Now I am going to have to go back to the dealer and buy this part again. I cannot understand how a simple fan speed control switch can fail in 7 months. It is very annoying to go through this. I hope that Hyundai can help me when I go back to the dealer.

- Troy, NY, USA