NHTSA Complaint #11023874 — 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW 6/15/12. WE CHANGED OIL AT PROPER INTERVALS. I NOTICED WHEN WE FIRST STARTED CAR A TAPPET NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. NO LIGHTS SHOWN ON DASH. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALER IN FEAR OF CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE. THEY KEPT CAR FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS . THEY CALLED AND TOLD US ENGINE WAS GONE. WE PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY AT TIME OF PURCHASE. THEY TOLD US SLUDGE WAS IN ENGINE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY OWNER NEGLECT. FOUND NUMEROUS OWNER TESTIMONIES ON LINE WHICH THE SAME THING. HYUNDAI HAS NUMEROUS CLASS ACTIONS SUITS ON THEM. THEY HAVE MAJOR MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS WITH THE CLEANING PROCESS WITH METAL FILINGS LEFT IN ENGINE. LOOK ON LINE UNDER HYUNDAI ENGINE FAILURES THERE ARE NUMEROUS WEBSITES REGARDING THIS ISSUE. CONSUMER NEEDS TO BE MADE AWARE OF THIS IF THEY DON'T ALREADY. WORD OF ADVICE , STAY FAR AWAY FROM HYUNDAI. THEY DON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR SO CALLED WARRANTY. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IS NOT EVEN WORTH THE PAPER ITS PRINTED ON. THE BEST THING THEY COULD DO IS TAKE CARE OF ALL COMPLAINTS AGAINST THEM AND THEN GO BANKRUPT.