10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 1 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 59,348 miles
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The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the frame was rusted and could potentially fracture. An independent mechanic diagnosed that the vehicle could fail an inspection due to the frame needing to be re-welded. The dealer (tarbox Hyundai, 3665 quaker ln, North kingstown, ri 02852, (401) 826-1500) was contacted. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle was excluded from NHTSA campaign numbers: 14V435000 (suspension) and 09V123000 (suspension). The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000.
- Cranston, RI, USA
My moms Santa Fe has sped out of control several times in the last three months. The last incident caused injuries because the air bag failed to deploy. The first incident was in a parking lot where the car had unintended acceleration and crashed into several cars. Second incident was on the road where car sped up and she turned it off. The third was backing out of a shopping center parking lot where the car rapidly accelerated in reverse hitting a car and then tried to put in neutral but went into drive instead. She hit a post and the front end wrapped around the post but air bag did not deploy causing injury. State farm and many attorneys won't touch this case because of the costs involved to sue such a large corporation.
- Dallas, TX, USA
- East Meadow, NY, USA