10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
84,585 miles

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problem #5

Mar 272018

Santa Fe

  • 226,923 miles
I was involved in an accident while driving down a city street in plano, Texas. A truck pulled out to get into the middle lane and was caught off and forced to pull into my lane directly in front of me. My brakes locked up after trying to stop, which isn't a problem because I know it is normal. What occurred was that as I struck the truck in front of me, my air bags didn't deploy, and my seat belt had failed to lock. Which caused me to collide with the steering wheel. The speed I struck the truck, which was going about 10 mph when we collided, was about 45 mph.

- Plano, TX, USA

problem #4

Jan 232016

Santa Fe

  • miles
Catalyst converter California

- Westbabylon, NY, USA

problem #3

Mar 112015

Santa Fe

  • 40,000 miles
The contact owns a 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the rear driver side seat belt warning lights illuminated, which indicated that it was not connected. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the SAS needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

- Hopkins, MN, USA

problem #2

Sep 012008

Santa Fe

  • 30,000 miles
The contact owns a 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the rear driver and rear middle seat belt clip fractured. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

- Altamonte Springs, FL, USA

problem #1

Dec 012011

Santa Fe

  • 126,000 miles
So many things going wrong back seat belts don't work, washer pump don't work tried to order part from dealer do not have any in us the camshaft sensor pigtail disintegrated from being to close to the engine and no one sells the part have to buy the complete engine wiring kit for one little plastic piece there should be a recall on this I read online that everyone with this car had the same problems.

- Pgh, PA, USA