NHTSA Complaint #10353067 — 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10353067
Vehicle	2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	June 3, 2010
Date Filed	August 31, 2010
Mileage	26,334 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MD

Consumer Description

I OWN A 2007 SANTA FE HYUNDAI. MY POWER SYSTEM WENT OUT ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO. LUCKILY, I HAD JUST LEFT THE GROCERY STORE AND WAS STILL IN THE PARKING LOT. MY CAR AT THE TIME HAD 26,334 MILES ON IT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY, BUT I HAD SOMEONE JUMP START MY CAR, AND AFTER I DROVE IT ABOUT THREE FEET, I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I COULDN'T STEER IT AND COASTED TO A STOP BY A WENDY'S RESTAURANT. I CALLED MY SON AND WHEN HE LIFTED THE HOOD, HE SAW A ROUND PART JUST HANGING THERE. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO A DEALER IN WALDORF, MARYLAND. APPARENTLY, THE DAMPER PULLEY CAME APART. THEY REPLACED DAMPER PULLEY AND BELT. I WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I STILL WORRY ABOUT IT HAPPENING AGAIN EVERY TIME I HAVE TO DRIVE IT ON A MAIN HIGHWAY AND IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC. *TR

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