Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||
| 10/01/2007 | 65000 | ||
| In my 2003 hyundai santa fe, the door latch chrome plating is so thin that it wore out and cut my wife's hand and my hand. this is a defect on both sides of the car. i complained to the dealer and they said that the defect was out of warranty. this is not the most serious defect but, quoted from cars.com hyundai has issued a recall for 91,202 sonata vehicles from the 2002-03 model years, according to the national highway traffic safety administration. the recall is due to a thin chrome plate on the interior door handle. when will the fix mine. | |||
| 09/06/2004 | 10 | 04/28/2003 | |
| The rear driver side door does not always unlock with the remote. the dealer and hyundai refuse to give me a loaner so i can bring the vehicle back a ninth (9th) time to have it inspected for this and many other concerns so i am unable to have the concern addressed.*ak | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 06/09/2009 | 100000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 hyundai santa fe. while opening the passenger side door, the contact's finger was gashed by the handle. he found a split in the chrome plating of the door handle. the dealer was unaware of this defect. the manufacturer stated that they would send a packet and check back within 4 - 6 weeks. the contact feels that the manufacturer is covering up the issue because they have not inspected similar models with the same construction. the current and failure mileages were 100,000. | |||