Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||||
| 133 | 05/01/2003 | 10003221 | 2003 shop manuals and etms on webtech. *tt | 10/10/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 07/27/2012 | 125000 | ||
| The right front rocker arm rusted out causing the right front wheel to no longer be properly supported. the lower support arm is no longer fastened to the front support frame. this caused the alignment to be off, improper and excessive tire wear (replaced tires well before the warranty was up). hyundai had a recall for this problem on other models (front sub-frame) but not on santa fe's (only rear trailing arm was included in the recall). when experiencing issues in multiple vehicles for the same reason, but different locations, all locations should be checked and not only the only that is prominent. a 5 minute additional inspection vs. the ultimate worse case scenario of a death, seems like a no brainer. hyundai knew this could be a problem and refused to address it. this has now cost us almost $3000 in repairs that could have been avoided. the mechanic that found the problem will not let the vehicle be driven from his shop, as it is too dangerous. the worst part is if that if this failure had occurred while traveling over the highway, it could have resulted in a severe crash, which as you know could result in serious injury or death. hyundai was not interested in hearing about the problem when we contacted them. | |||
| 09/25/2010 | 70000 | ||
| Driver side sun visor is defective. within a few months of purchase the sun visor would not stay up in the unused position. for several years i held it in place with velcro. it was difficult to swing it over to cover the side window. recently the entire plastic connector broke and the sun visor dangled from the electrical connection in front of the driver.this occurred while we were driving on the freeway. we used velcro and duct tape in an attempt to keep the sun visor from dangling. it was not usable. we have now disconnected the sun visor from the electrical source and removed it completely. it was a serious safety issue dangling in front of the drive. it is still a safety issue because i do not a means to block the sun from the driver. i noticed on the internet that a number of other owners have complained about this same hyundai defect. | |||
| 08/19/2010 | 136000 | ||
| I have experienced my 4th incident of sudden unintended acceleration on my 2003 hyundi santa fe. i have reported this to you three times before. i am concerned that i may injure myself or another person when this happens. i now drive with my hand on the shift lever and put the car into neutral when nearing any possible situation where i could hit another car or a pedestrian. i am becomming so adept at this maneuver that last time it happened i put it in neutral automatically. i was badly shaken, but nothing serious happened. i have reported this to hyundai america and they are not concerned. they have inspected the problem and claim that the car is safe to drive. | |||
| 10/27/2009 | 42500 | 1 | |
| Since the hyundai santa fe 2003 had 1500 miles on it we were told the rotors had to be replaced because of rust. since then we have had brakes and rotors replaced several times.transmission lost fluid because of rusted cooling line. just replaced power steering lines because lost fluid due to rusted lines. now we are losing brake fluid due to rust. vehicle has 42500 miles..car purchased new in aug. 2003. *tr | |||