3.1

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
45,428 miles

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problem #3

Jun 152023

Santa Fe

  • miles
Took my car in for repair because I was told that my power steering pump and gaskets were bad. Upon further investigation it wasn-??t neither. It was the power steering hose that goes from the power steering to the racket pinion. Both of the hoses had holes in them and were rusted out. Here Hyundai upgraded the power steering pump because of problems and I was never notified about the upgrade and you cannot purchase the hoses needed you have to purchase a whole new power steering pump that I don-??t need. The airbag light is on and I couldn-??t even order the airbag it was on back order when asked. The seat belt on the right passenger side in the back will not lock in place due to I don-??t know what. Campaign 947 the under body corrosion treatment didn-??t protect what it was suppose to causing my frame and control arms to go bad. I have had to replace upper and lower ball joints more than 4-5 times since I purchase this vehicle new from the dealership.

- Canton, OH, USA

problem #2

Feb 062017

Santa Fe

  • 57,541 miles
Driver and passenger front seat belt buckles have become very difficult to open. Hyundai dealership agreed that the seat belts should be replaced, however Hyundai did not agree to paying for replacement. I believe that the seat belt buckles are defective and a safety hazard. I think that they are defective for having failed when the vehicle is still below 60,000 miles. I think that they are a safety hazard because if we were in an accident, I am not sure whether we could get out of the vehicle. BBB would not take our case in arbitration since the vehicle is out of the 5 year auto manufacturer bump-to-bumper warranty. I believe that Hyundai should reimburse us for the replacement of our seat belts.

- Pensacola, FL, USA

problem #1

May 272015

Santa Fe

  • 78,742 miles
Upon trying to switch my daughter from her car seat to a booster seat we noticed out back seat seatbelts were frayed and damaged, later we found out it was do to faulty seatbelt tentioners.

- Charlestown, NH, USA