8.0
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 47,000 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 2 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (2 reports)
In the few months I have owned the 2010 HYUNDAI SantaFe - the steering wheel has locked up at least four times. I locks the ignition and the shifter. The dealership said it's a safety thing and happens when you park on an incline. How does your car lockingup and being undrivable qualify as a safety "Thing"? Each time this has occured I have been parked on level ground. It can take up to 15 minutes of yanking at the steering wheel to release it. I would think this would cause damage to the steering column.
What's worse is that the dealership service department say it natural and is considered a safety feature. Well I've been lucky enough to get the car to function. If I get stranded out of town you can be Hyundai will hear from me everyday.
This is obviosly a factory defect and needs to be corrected, I sure wish I had done my homework before buying this car, partly because of the dealership service department.
- gaus, Sault Ste Marie, MI, canada
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I was making a right turn, doing the speed limit (less than 40 MPH). I heard a large "boom or bang" and then my steering wheel locked. I could not turn the car at all, in any direction. When I tried to brake, I continued to skid. I crashed head on into a phone pole. Bumper came off, and the whole front car was crushed in. However, in spite the impact, my air bags did not deploy, and it should have.
- dreidnj, Clementon, NJ, US