NHTSA Complaint #10862584 — 2016 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN THE SNOW, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS. SNOW BEGAN TO ACCUMULATE AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WHICH PREVENTED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FROM GOING DOWN. AS A RESULT, THE WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000.