Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 09/14/2011 | 45000 | ||
| Vehicle was being parked in a parking space in front of a grocery when it started accelerating and my vehicle hit the side of a car in the next parking space which in turn was pushed into the side of a second auto parked in the third space. this is not the only time that this has happened. it has happened 5 or 6 times in the past beginning approximately 2007. it has been taken to 2 dealerships and each time i was told that they couldn't find anything wrong. this is the first time any damage was done to any vehicle. this time when it happened, the auto could not be stopped using the brakes and the auto could not be steered. the other times was at a traffic light or a stop sign and the vehicle was going straight and were not aware of a steering problem. do know that the brakes just barely stopped the vehicle after standing on the brakes with both feet. i now fear serious injury to me, my wife or someone else. this vehicle could very well take us out into a busy intersection. | |||
| 08/28/2010 | 58000 | ||
| The car would suddenly surge when i stepped on the gas peddle. this time it surged and i backed into my friends vehicle in my driveway. estimated damge was $4000.00 with both cars. after the body repair the check engine light came on for an hour then went off. this problem had been going on for over 6 months and the dealers i went said there was nothing they could do unless there was a engine light on. the code told them they had to repair the entire throttle body and censor. this was a very dangerous situation that i could do nothing about until the check engine light came on. now the dealer had to also replace the steering chassis because it was defective. the car is still running rough and i am stuck with that until it send a check engine light. | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 01/31/2006 | 1 | ||
| When 2005 santa fe accelerator pedal is depressed it has a delayed reaction. *ts ***nar*** the consumer stated when the delayed acceleration occurred it caused the tires to spin on wet or snow covered pavement. the starter had to turn over much longer than it should before the engine starts. the brakes would catch as if something in the braking system was loose, there was a grinding/rubbing sound when the brakes were partially applied. the consumer believed there was a power steering fluid leak. *jb | |||