Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 05/06/2002 | 3 | 01/12/2002 | |
| While in stop and go traffic, the driver removed his foot from the brake pedal and the vehicle suddenly accelerated at a high speed and ran into the back of another vehicle. *nlm on a second occasion while parking in a garage the vehicle surged forward at a tremendous speed, on the third occasion when starting the parked vehicle the vehicle accelerated at a tremendous speed. *scc | |||
| Vehicle had 1,300 miles when owner began to move vehicle. owner pushed brake pedal and vehicle began to shake. vehicle accelerated out of control in reverse. it sustained extensive damage to rear and property. vehicle was towed to a dealership, vehicle was stolen off dealers lot. vehicle has been classified as totaled. please describe details. *ak | |||
| 06/05/2002 | 1 | 04/01/2002 | |
| My son was driving at 25mph, the car accelarated on it's own. he almost hit a tree. he braked, but it would stop accelerating. he put it in neutral and with the foot on the brake, he pulled the emergency brake and the car stopped. when he out it in park, he started it again and the engine raced above 7with out touching accelarator. he could have got killed. we had the car towed.*aki | |||
| 10/15/2001 | 50 | 10/01/2001 | |
| I have detailed information on what i believe is a cover-up by the hyundai corporation regarding the 2002 hyundai sante fe. the problem was noticed the day after i bought the vehicle. i've had my vehicle in for service at least 4 timesfor the following problem: when i start the vehicle up every morning, the rpm's race to over 2000 and declines slightly to about 1500 and stays at this speed for about 2 minutes. when i pull from a parking space (without touching the gas pedal), the speedometer hover between 10 and 15 miles an hour, again, without touching the accelerator. as a result of this very high idling problem, i believe it is a very real danger to not only the drivers of these vehicles but any possible pedestrians or property that may be struck. the hyundai corporation denies this is a problem and say it is very common for this vehicle. when i ask for details regarding their testing they refuse to send it to me. i have detailed information (names, dates times and places) concerning what i believe should be a recall but is being covered up by hyundai. please contact me for more detailed information. thanks. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| After release foot off gas pedal vehicle started accelerating. vehicle has been at dealer for ten days, and technician can duplicate problem. please provide further information.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 07/01/2003 | 2900 | 2 | 03/02/2002 |
| While driving approximately 55 mph with the cruise control engaged, the vehicle suddenly decelerated. the driver had to manually accelerate to get the vehicle up to speed. the dealer was unable to determine the cause of the problem. *jb *ph *nlm | |||