NHTSA Complaint #10513392 — 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

WHEN GOING UP A HILL THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND HAD NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, I GOT IT OFF THE ROAD AND PARKED AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MIN. AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND DROVE HOME WITH OUT ANY MORE POWER LOSS BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND ENGINE WAS SURGING, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 5-21-13 FOR REPAIR, LEFT DEALER AND DROVE HOME, ON 5-23-13 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON WITH POWER LOSS AND NO THROTTLE AGAIN, SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED AND HAD THROTTLE RESPONSE AND POWER BUT ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, NOW TODAY 5-24-13 THE SAME THING HAPPENED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND NO THROTTLE, I CALLED DEALER AND NOW HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR TUESDAY DUE TO THE HOLIDAY, IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN IN TRAFFIC THERE COULD BE AN ACCIDENT AND SOMEONE COULD GET HURT. THIS WILL HAPPEN ANYTIME WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, AND THE DEALER STATES ITS OK TO DRIVE. *TR