Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 01/27/2013 | 75 | ||
| What i am about to describe happens randomly. the only discernible pattern is that it happens when accelerating from rest or from slow speed. it has happened about 15 times in the first 800 miles of driving. when i begin to accelerate slowly forward from rest or from a slow forward roll there is no response. it feels like the engine has stalled, but hasn't. continuing to push down brings no result. after approximately a 2 to 5 second delay, the rpms begin to build up rapidly. the first two or three times it happened i suddenly surged forward in a very dangerous manner. the real problem, however, is that with following traffic expecting me to accelerate and continue to accelerate and i suddenly stop accelerating without having applied brakes, thus activating brake lights, there is a rear end collision waiting to happen. here is an example from last night. i was rolling slowly in a left turn lane, foot off the gas, waiting for oncoming traffic to clear. it did and i begin the turn simultaneously pressing down on the pedal--no response. let up and pressed down again--no response. i let up again, rpms came up, i pressed down again and proceed normally into a parking lot. i was perpendicular to 3 lanes of oncoming traffic and dead in the water for maybe 3 to 5 seconds. essentially the same thing has happened while accelerating out of a u turn and also coming out of a slow right turn. it happened while accelerating slowly through an opening security gate. i have left the car with the dealer overnight so they could drive it and hook it up to their error code machines. they could not observe the issue or diagnose the problem. nonetheless, it is real and very dangerous. it has been a matter of pure luck that no one has been close behind me during any of these power losses. i hope this report is useful. i would be happy to talk to anyone who might want more information. | |||
| 12/05/2012 | 52 | ||
| Vehicle will not fill past 3/4 tank. if you stay at pump and keep clicking it will overflow and eventually fill but, then engine light appears and must to return to dealer for service. many parts have been installed in an attempt to fix but nothing works. electronic steering exceptionally vague in any of three settings, trailer connector not functioning. vehicle engine almost cuts off at times. | |||
| 01/07/2013 | 1 | 10/13/2012 | |
| 2013 hyundai santa fe. consumer states issues with hesitation and stalling when accelerating. *tgw the dealer informed the consumer the problem was caused by electronic fuel injection, which was common among several brands of automobiles and there was no fix for the problem. the hesitation at acceleration occurred at slow speeds while turning and the engine would momentarily stall. *jb | |||