NHTSA Complaint #11233455 — 2018 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11233455
Vehicle	2018 HYUNDAI SANTA FE
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	July 14, 2019
Date Filed	July 19, 2019
Mileage	16,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WI

Consumer Description

A RECALL LETTER FROM HYUNDAI ON MY 2018 SANTA FE ON A KNOCK SENSOR TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP THEY DID WHAT EVER THE RECALL WAS 3 MILES DOWN THE ROAD MY CAR WENT INTP LIMP MODE TOOK ME FROM 70MPH TO 30 CALL THE DEALER HAD TO LIMP IT BACK THEY HAH IT FOR 3 WEEKS HAD THE WIRE HARNESS REPLACED ASKED THEY HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH THIS AS WE WERE GOING ON VACATON THEY SAID NO HALF WAY THROUGH OUR TRIP TO SOUTH DAKOTA IT WENT INTO LIMP MODE AGAIN THIS TIME THE SPEED WAS 80MPH ON THE HIGHWAY I CALLED HYUNDAI DOESNT SEEM THEY CARE IF WE WERE KILLED OR NOT OFFERED A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS OUR VACATION WAS RUINED I DONT FEEL SAFE IN THIS SUV BUT CANT SEEM TO GET HELP FROM HYUNDAI I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE

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