NHTSA Complaint #10586732 — 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

FIRST TIME AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN OFF A MAJOR ROADWAY. POWER SHUT OFF, ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHT WENT ON. UNABLE TO PUT GEAR SHIFT IN PARK. AFTER A MINUTE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN RE-START CAR. MADE A COMPLAINT TO THE DEALERSHIP. A FEW MONTHS AFTER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME ON THE HIGHWAY. TOOK IT STRAIGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY KEPT IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. DIAGNOSIS A LOOSE CONNECTION. AGAIN SAME SCENARIO A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER. WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG IT. AGAIN - A FEW MONTHS AFTER SAME THING. THIS TIME THE BATTERY WAS CHANGED. AGAIN IT HAPPENED. THIS PAST 2 WEEKS IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING MORE OFTEN. TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD THEY UPGRADED THE SYSTEM. EXACTLY 5 DAYS AFTER WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON A ONE-WAY STREET, THE POWER WENT OFF. I BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. BY SHEER FORCE I WAS ABLE TO AVOID RUNNING RIGHT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS PARK BY STEERING THE CAR INTO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. WHAT WAS MOST UPSETTING THERE WAS A CHILD IN THE CAR WITH ME. THIS IS A LEASE VEHICLE AND I CAN'T GET OUT OF THE CONTRACT. *TR