NHTSA Complaint #11350434 — 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

VERY RECENTLY, THE CAR HAS BEEN STALLING OUT WITH NO WARNING, NO ODD SOUNDS AND NO OBVIOUS REASON AS TO WHY. I TOOK THE CAR TO A WELL-KNOWN, TRUSTED MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE, AS THE VEHICLE PRESENTED 0 FAULT CODES. I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO DROP THE CAR OFF FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS SO THAT THEY COULD DIAGNOSE WHAT THE ISSUE COULD BE, AND HOPEFULLY CATCH IT HAPPENING. AFTER DOING SO, I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT IT SHOWED 0 SIGNS OF STALLING WHILE IN THEIR POSSESSION. IN ORDER TO POSSIBLY FIND THE ISSUE, THE CAR WOULD HAVE TO BE KEPT FOR MORE THAN JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS, WHICH WOULD AFFECT MY JOB AND THE BILL WOULD MOST DEFINITELY BE MORE THAN I COULD AFFORD. THE SYMPTOMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING... ENGINE STALLS WHILE IN IDLE AT A STOPLIGHT. ENGINE STALLS WHILE STOPPING AT STOP SIGNS. ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING IN LOW SPEEDS. ENGINE HAS A ROUGH IDLE IN MORNING AND STALLS WITHIN FIRST MILE OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS ALL BEEN OCCURING FOR THE PAST MONTH. EVERY MECHANIC I SPEAK TO FOR HELP AGREES IT'S A MYSTERY ISSUE AND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE KEPT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME FOR DIAGNOSTIC MEASURES. I'M NOT SURE WHERE ELSE TO TURN. I USE MY VEHICLE DAILY FOR WORK AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. NOT ONLY IS IT A VERY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS ISSUE, IT LITERALLY SCARES THE CRAP OUT OF ME, BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT'S SUDDEN WITH NO WARNING. TIRED OF FEARING FOR MY LIFE IF STALLED OUT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT USUALLY STARTS RIGHT BACK UP, BUT AT TIMES IT TAKES A MINUTE OR A FEW TRIES AT TIMES. ANY ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. DG