The first thing that happened was a pain in the ass. My 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe drove beautifully for 9 years, and then it didn't. One day in March of 2026 - everytime I hit a bump in the road, the back end went clunk. Took it to a mechanic immediately and was told that a part on the rear sub frame was rusted and broke off the sub frame. The only way to fix it was to get a new sub frame (or used from a state from the south) where rust doesn't accumilate on your vehicle. I live in Michigan near Lake Michigan. So the mechanic started looking and finally found one 2 weeks later. Unfortunately in that week the secondary thing happened where I will explain in my next report.
The first thing that happened was a pain in the ass. My 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe drove beautifully for 9 years, and then it didn't. One day in March of 2026 - everytime I hit a bump in the road, the back end went clunk. Took it to a mechanic immediately and was told that a part on the rear sub frame was rusted and broke off the sub frame. The only way to fix it was to get a new sub frame (or used from a state from the south) where rust doesn't accumilate on your vehicle. I live in Michigan near Lake Michigan. So the mechanic started looking and finally found one 2 weeks later. Unfortunately in that week the secondary thing happened where I will explain in my next report.
- Deborah H., Holland, MI, US