Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 08/20/2012 | 75000 | 1 | |
| Cupped tires in rear. heavy wear on inside of tires. i seem to be having the same problem as many others with tires wearing out much quicker than they should. *tr | |||
| 07/11/2012 | 2 | ||
| Have had two sets of tires cupping. had alignments and need a 3rd set of tires because of cupping. the noise is extremely loud while driving it and we can not afford $500-$600 for buying new tires all the time. *tr | |||
| 11/15/2011 | 1 | ||
| Second set of tires cupping. first set replaced at 23000 miles. current tires bad at 58000 miles. have no reason for this. tire rotation done every 5000 miles. tires not over-inflated. not alignment issue, although alignment was done and bolts replaced at 23000 miles. sounds like a hyundai suspension problem. *tr | |||
| 03/28/2008 | 12000 | ||
| Please conduct an investigation into numerous complaints regarding premature tire wear, suspension and steering in 2007 santa fe. i think they are connected and affect each otherby poor design or manufacturing process. purchased as new vehicle in 12/2007. noticed wobble in steering wheel a different speeds, conditions at 3k miles. dealer found nothing wrong. noticed rattle and klunking noise in left front when driving on uneven pavement at 12k miles. no dealer or mechanic could diagnose anything wrong. replaced all 4 tires at 26k because front right tire worn to belt on inside. all wheels aligned at same time. still had wobble, vibration at different speeds, accelerating, coasting, etc. numerous balancing and rotations. mechanic could not find anything wrong. at 31k, replaced sway bars and links, had wheels bearings serviced. still wobbling, rattle in front end and uneven steering. at 32k, had wheel bearings repacked, another front end alignment, and all wheels,tires recalibrated to hyundai specifications. vehicle drove perfectly...for 3 days. all rattles, noises, wobbles, uneven steering problems returned. going back to dealer 3rd time in 1 month. rattle and wobble gets worse everyday. don't feel safe driving this vehicle. i drive 15 miles to and from work on small expressway in austin, tx. no off roading, no pulling any trailers. only hail damage to exterior. no front end collisions, engine problems or suspension damage before these problems were noticed. (small collision at 30,500k. i was at stop, driver in back rear-ended me at 5mph. my front end tapped car in front of me. dealer body shop replaced front bumper shock absorbers. no damage to frame or suspension. is this a subframe problem, axle assembly issue or what? lots of comments/complaints on internet regarding problems like this. again, i do not feel safe driving this car any further than to and from work. cannot afford to trade in, buy different vehicle. . | |||
| 05/01/2011 | |||
| Local city driving. just over 12k miles on vehicle. excessive wear on the inside shoulders of the front tires. | |||
| 06/10/2010 | 20000 | ||
| 2007 hyundai santa fe - the tires are prematurely wearing out. every 15 months or so the tires must be replaced. good tires and rotated regularly. there is something wrong. there are too many other people with the same problem. the dealer has replaced sway/tie rods,aligned tires, still tires wear out. vehicle is still under warranty but the cost of the tires comes out of my pocket. something must be done to identify the cause of this. | |||
| 01/05/2010 | 15000 | 1 | |
| I own a 2007 hyundai santa fe. i now have 50k on my vehicle and i am going on my third set of tires. the last set of tires i bought cost just under $900.00. it has been back to the dealer three times with about five phone calls and every time they tell me that they know nothing about this problem and no one else has this problem. i have had it aligned but no changes were made because everything is within specs. just had it back to the dealer to check suspension and again to find the same problem, but once again they said nothing is wrong. but yet i am wearing the insides off of my tires about every 20k. there has to be a fix for this but hyundai tells me there is nothing wrong. this prob has to be known about because it is all over the internet. *tr | |||
| 05/21/2008 | 29761 | 1 | |
| P235/60r18 on hyundai santa fe less than 30,000 miles and we had to replace two tires due to uneven wear .......... now we receive a recall notice that tires are affected by incorrect tire pressure label. do we have any recourse? we expected tires to last much longer on this car!!!! *tr | |||
| 12/17/2007 | 12 | 1 | 12/15/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 hyundai santa fe. while driving over bumps in the road, the vehicle immediately drifts to the right. the vehicle has been aligned seven times and the rotors were replaced. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer five times. the speed was unknown. the current mileage was 1,004 and failure mileage was 12. updated 03-04-08 *bf the consumer stated 3 tires failed. | |||
| TIRES - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | |||
| 09/24/2010 | 44400 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 hyundai santa fe. the contact stated that the tire pressure monitoring system sensor was breaking off at the valve. three had already broken off. the vehicle had not been inspected or repaired at the time of the complaint. the manufacturer had not been notified. the current mileage was approximately 44,500. the failure mileage was approximately 44,400-bk | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 03/15/2008 | 2500 | 2 | 11/29/2007 |
| Events leading to failure are not known for sure. supposedly i hit something in the road such as a pothole, that damaged both tires on the passenger side of the vehicle. my wife did indicate that we did hit a pothole in the parking lot, i do not remember this. in other words, there was no dramatic event that led to the failure of these new tires. the failure was front tire was scuffed on the sidewall and a leak was created where the sidewall and thread meet. the rear tire received a cut about 3/4 of an inch long perpendicular to the tire in the thread that is next to the sidewall. the correction is that i am buying a new set of tires from a different manufacturer. *tr | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 03/15/2008 | 2500 | 2 | 11/29/2007 |
| Events leading to failure are not known for sure. supposedly i hit something in the road such as a pothole, that damaged both tires on the passenger side of the vehicle. my wife did indicate that we did hit a pothole in the parking lot, i do not remember this. in other words, there was no dramatic event that led to the failure of these new tires. the failure was front tire was scuffed on the sidewall and a leak was created where the sidewall and thread meet. the rear tire received a cut about 3/4 of an inch long perpendicular to the tire in the thread that is next to the sidewall. the correction is that i am buying a new set of tires from a different manufacturer. *tr | |||