2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Engine Problems

RIDING ON A 6 LANE VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN ENGINE ON MY 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE JUST QUIT. ONLY VERY LUCKY WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE. CARS WERE FLYING PAST, AND RIGHT LANE TRAFFIC HAD TO STOP TO KEEP FROM REAR ENDING US. I CALLED POLICE DEPT TO SEND A CAR WITH BLUE LIGHT TO HELP KEEP US FROM BEING HIT. ALSO CALLED TOW TRUCK TO MOVE US TO DEALERSHIP. RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HYUNDAI CORP. STATING MY CAR WAS IN THE RECALL FOR BEARING DAMAGE. INFORMED THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, MODERN HYUNDAI OF CONCORD ,N.C. OF RECEIVING THIS LETTER. THAT WAS (10 )WEEKS AGO. STILL WAITING ON MODERN HYUNDAI TO SERVICE MY CAR. THEY KEEP TELLING ME THE CORP OFFICE IS REQUESTING MOR E PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE. BEEN HEARING THAT SAME LINE FOR OVER 3 WEEKS NOW. JUST KEEP GIVING US THE RUNAROUND. THEY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BROWN HYUNDAI OF LAREDO (2420 JACAMAN RD, LAREDO, TX 78041) FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. UPON RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MAP SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,519.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE DETECTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ENGINE AND REFERRED CONTACT TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ROSEN HYUNDAI OF ALGONQUIN (771 S RANDALL RD, ALGONQUIN, IL 60102, (847) 854-6700) BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE MALFUNCTION. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER WERE STRANDED OUT OF STATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *JS

MY DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY I-80 AND 60 MILES OUTSIDE OF LARAMIE WYOMING, THE ENGINE MADE CLUNKING NOISES THE THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND SHE PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF I 80 THIS WAS 18 FEB 2021. SHE WAS TOWED TO LARAMIE TIRE AND AUTO REPAIR. THEY LET US KNOW THEY FOUND METAL SHAVING IN THE OIL AND OIL FILTER AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE LOWER ENGINE BERRING THAT FAILED. AND THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO REPLACED OR REBUILT AT A COST OF $5500 TO $45000. WE HAD THE OIL CHANGED BEFORE SHE LEFT ON THE TRIP TO CA. AFTER I COMPLAINED TO HYUNDAI BY EMAIL THEN THEY SENT ME A NOTICE OF SAFETY RECALL FOR HER CAR. WHICH I GOT ON THE 3 APRIL 2021. WE OWNED THE CAR SINCE MAY OF 2019 AND DID NOT GET THIS NOTICE IN THE 2 YEARS WE OWNED IT. NOW...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A ROD HAD GONE THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A HYUNDAI DEALER AS THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED BY THE RECALL. THE CONTACT CONTACTED CONICELLI HYUNDAI (1208 RIDGE PIKE, CONSHOHOCKEN, PA 19428) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE). THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF SMOKE. THE DETECTED LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,000. VIN TOOLS CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

WAS DRIVING AROUND 20MPH ON A SERVICE ROAD, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ALL THE DASH LIGHTS TURNED ON AND THE TRUCK SHUT OFF. NO POWER STEERING AND NO POWER BRAKES. I PUT TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TOWARDS SIDE OF THE ROAD. TRIED TO START, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN I TURNED THE KEY. HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 3.5 LITER 2WD. 69,900 MILES. 10YEAR/100K MILE WARRANTY. ORIGINAL OWNER. ALL MAINT. HAS BEEN PERFORMED. THEY ARE DECLINING WARRANTY DUE TO "EXCEPTIONAL MAINTENANCE NEGLECT". WE HAVE PROVIDED THEM WITH ALL THE DOCUMATION. THEY DECLINED IT TWICE. NOW I'M BEING SHOVED OFF TO HYUNDAI LAWYERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A KNOCKING SOUND AND OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE ROD BEARING WENT OUT IN MY 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE WITH NO WARNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL HUMMING NOISE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY EMIT FROM THE ENGINE UPON START-UP, WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVING MY 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE,ON HARRIS BLVD. IN CHARLOTTE A MULTI 6 LANE ROAD. TRIED TO SPEED UP TO MOVE INTO THE CENTER LANE WHEN EVERYTHING DIED. MOTOR SHUT DOWN WITH TRAFFIC ZOOMING BY. NO WARNING OF ANY KIND. WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO FAR RIGHT LANE,WHERE WE SAT SCARED TO DEATH SOMEONE WAS GOING TO PLOW INTO US. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. CALLED POLICE TO SIT BEHIND US WITH BLUE LIGHT,AND CALLED TOW TRUCK. HAD CAR TOWED TO HYUNDAI DEALER, WHO LATER REPORTED ENGINE WAS SEIZED, AND WOULD COST $7600 FOR A USED ENGINE. I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL CAMPAIGN 198, ID 20V746000 NOTICE JUST DAYS BEFORE THIS MISHAP, BUT DEALER KNEW NOTHING ABOUT A RECALL. EVEN THOUGH IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. MY WIFE AND I CAME VERY CLOSE TO A DISASTER THAT DAY BECAUSE OF A KNOWN MOTOR DEFECT FOR THIS MODEL AND HYUNDAI CONTINUES...

I WAS INFORMED BY HYUNDAI IN DECEMBER 2020 THAT THEIR WAS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL ON MY 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE (VIN: [XXX]). THE NOTICE STATED THAT HIS WAS VERY IMPORTANT AND NEEDED TO BE FIXED BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE A CRASH. IT IS NOW THE END OF FEBRUARY AND I HAVE STILL NOT BEEN CONTACTED WITH A REMEDY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THEY SHOULD JUST REPLACE THE WHOLE MOTOR RATHER THAN RISKING OUR LIVES UNNECESSARILY. WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW EXPECTING THAT HYUNDAI WOULD USE THE HIGHEST QUALITY PARTS. APPARENTLY THEY DID NOT. WE WANT HYUNDAI TO RESOLVE THIS SAFETY RISK IMMEDIATELY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY LOUD KNOCKING COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND WAITED A LITTLE WHILE BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED DRIVING TO HER DESTINATION. THE CONTACT ARRIVED HER DESTINATION AND THEN DECIDED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT LATER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER ADVANTAGE HYUNDAI (440 PLAINVIEW RD, HICKSVILLE, NY 11801) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.*DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE ENGINE HAD THROWN A ROD. THE MECHANIC IMMEDIATELY LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE). THE CONTACT CALLED LAKELAND HYUNDAI (1500 W. MEMORIAL BLVD, LAKELAND, FL 33815) AND HOLLER HYUNDAI (1150 ORLANDO AVE, WINTER PARK, FL 32789) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS THEN REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO ALSO INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS THEN REFERRED TO NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,125.*DT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE START TO MAKE AN ABNORMALLY LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROADWAY, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH ENGINE FAILURE, AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE WITH AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT CONTACTED HER HUSBAND WHO ARRIVED AND HAUL THE VEHICLE ON A TRAILER BACK TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED. BAY LINCOLN (641 W 15TH ST, PANAMA CITY, FL 32401, (850) 785-1591) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL BANGING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE ROD BEARING FRACTURED AND PIERCED THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN THE POSSESSION OF THE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE) WHICH SHE LINKED TO THE FAILURE. A DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING IN COLORADO ON I-70 AND AS I SLOWED DOWN TO EXIT, HEARD A CLICKING SOUND. THE SOUND GOT LOUDER/QUICKER WHEN I ACCELERATED. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED BUT SAW NOTHING. I CHECKED THE OIL AND HAD A SERVICE GUY AT A SUPERSTORE CHECK IT TOO. HE SAW NO METAL PARTS IN THE OIL. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON. IT WAS A SUNDAY AND NOTHING WAS OPEN. I TRIED TO DRIVE FARTHER AND WAS GOING 35 MILES PER HOUR UP A HILL BEHIND A TRUCK BUT AS SOON AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO PASS, I HEARD A POP. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME UP. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO AT LEAST ACCELERATE TO THE FREEWAY EXIT, BUT HAD AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TWICE - ONCE TO THE CLOSEST TOWN AND THEN BACK TO DENVER TO...

I CALLED HUYNDAI AND TOLD THEM THAT MY SANTA FE HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM, WHICH IS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ALL OF THE ONES RECALLED. THEY SAID THAT THAT VIN DID NOT HAVE A RECALL. I ENDED UP SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY FIXING THE VEHICLE BUT I THINK THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD. THIS COULD BE DONE AS I AM ACCELERATING, AS I AM BREAKING, OR AS I AM COASTING. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL THEN ALL COME ON INCLUDING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WILL START TO SHAKE AND UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. FORCING YOU TO PULL OFF AND PARK THE VEHICLE. WHEN YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON IT'S LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAS INSTANCES WHERE THE RPM GAGE REGISTERS ZERO, EVEN AFTER YOU ARE ACCELERATING. WE HAVE HAD THE SPARK PLUGS REPLACED, THE FUEL SYSTEM LINE CLEANED OUT, WE STARTED NOTICING THE PROBLEM IN FEBRUARY IS 2020 AND THE FREQUENCY OF THE PROBLEM HAS ONLY INCREASED. THIS NOW HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 3-4 DAYS. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IN THIS CAR WITH THEM. I BELIEVE THAT MY VEHICLE...

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY HEARD ABNORMAL KNOCKING COMING FROM ENGINE. ENGINE STARTED TO OVER HEAT PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, HE SAID SOUNDS LIKE A BEARING GOING OUT. NOT DRIVEABLE

MY 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE OIL LIGHT WENT ON. SO I IMMEDIATELY CHANGED LANES TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY. I THOUGHT I NEED TO GET OIL, THAN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON! I REALIZED THAT I WAS LOSING POWER SO GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OUT OF HARMS WAY. I TRIED TO TURN ON THE ENGINE. THERE WAS NOTHING. I GOT TOWED TO A AUTO REPAIR SHOP. AND LEFT THE CAR OVER NIGHT. IT WAS SO LATE TO LOOK AT CAR. IN THE MORNING I CALLED TWO DIFFERENT HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS TO GET HELP ON PERHAPS AN ENGINE RECALL. AT BOTH PLACES THE FORWARD ME TO SOMEONE TO HELP ME, BUT BOTH LOCATION HUNG UP ON ME. SO I PAID A $500 FEE TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO LOOK AT MY CAR. THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE...

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH. I WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AND PROCEEDED TO PASS THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. UPON ARRIVING TO THE UPCOMING TOWN I NOTICED A DISTINCT LOUD KNOCK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND LOSS OF POWER, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED IN TO A SERVICE STATION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT IS SOUNDED LIKE A CONNECTING ROD AND DRIVING IT ANY FURTHER WOULD NOT BE RECOMMENDED. I WAS QUITE A DISTANCE FROM HOME AND SO WITH A TOW SERVICE AND RENTAL CAR I PAID ALMOST $700.00 TO GET HOME WITH THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND SHE HEARD A RATTLING SOUND AT 60 MPH. THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE BRAKE THE VEHICLE AND CRUISE OVER TO THE SHOULDER OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE ENGINE TO BE INTERNALLY DAMAGED CAUSING A SLOW TO NO CRANK. THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REMOVED AND THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE THE CRANK BY HAND BUT GOT THE SAME RESULT. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT THE ENGINE BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AUTONATION HYUNDAI 104 (759 WEST 104TH AVENUE, NORTHGLENN, CO 80234, (303) 578-6114) WAS CALLED AND ATTEMPTED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER TO HELP WITH THE CONTACT'S REPAIRS UNDER THEIR CERTIFIED PREOWNED WARRANTY....

MY 2012 HYUNDI SANTA FE STALLED ON ME AS I WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT 3 WEEKS AGO.. LAST WEEK MY CHECK ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON MY DASHBOARD. I TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE PROBLEM WAS A REAR CRANKSHAFT MAIN BEARING SEAL. HE HAS SEEN THIS BEFORE REGARDING HYUNDAI ENGINE PROBLEMS AS WELL AS WITH THE KIA BRAND. I LEARNED THAT THERE WILL BE A RECALL FOR MY CAR BUT IT WILL NOT BEGIN UNTIL 1/22/21. MY VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED WITH THIS RECALL, YET I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I NEED HYUNDAI TO AD MY VIN NUMBER TO THIS RECALL LIST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER DANBURY HYUNDAI 102 FEDERAL ROAD, DANBURY, CT 06810 (203) 825-5940. THEY INITIALLY TRIED TO TURN THE CRANK SHAFT AND THEN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE HAD A MAJOR FAILURE. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET AUTHORIZATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO PAY PARTIALLY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL NHTSA NUMBER 20V746000 (ENGINE) AND. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE ISSUE BUT MADE NO PROMISES ON HELPING WITH THE REPAIRS. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 35 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY, TURNED OF THE VEHICLE, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS CONTACTED AND ARRIVED AT THE RESIDENCE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE WITHIN THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO LEAKS FOUND BY THE MECHANIC. STERLING MCCALL HYUNDAI (10505 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, HOUSTON, TX 77074, (713) 981-4400) WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT FELT UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V746000 (ENGINE) AS POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED....

THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREE WAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. JUST LIKE THE ONE THAT'S BEING RECALLED.

WE WERE TRAVELING ON I-70 WEST ACCELERATING UPHILL WHEN WE HEARD A SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. WE STOPPED TO CHECK AND THEN CONTINUED OUR TRAVEL WHEN A PART CAME OFF THE ENGINE. WE WERE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE EISENHOWER TUNNEL AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO OUR DESTINATION IN FRISCO. THE ENGINE IS BLOWN AND WILL BE COSTLY TO REPLACE. WE HAVE 149,465 MILES ON THE ENGINE. THS IS AWD.10

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, AN INTERNAL PIECE OF MY ENGINE SHOT A HOLE THROUGH MY ENGINE BLOCK. FIRE STARTED SHOOTING OUT OF MY ENGINE AND THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND GET OUT WITHOUT THE FIRE GETTING WORSE. THE DRIVER BEHIND ME PULLED OVER AND TOLD ME THAT HE COULD SEE THE FIRE UNDER THE CAR WHILE DRIVING BEHIND ME. HE STOPPED TRAFFIC UNTIL WE CONFIRMED THAT THE FIRE WAS OUT. THE FIRE WAS STILL VISIBLE FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF MY VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE MINUTES BUT IT STOPPED WITHOUT THE WHOLE CAR IGNITING. I REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO HYUNDAI USA. THEY ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER TO ME BUT TOLD ME THAT THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, THAT MY CAR WAS TOWED TO, DID NOT SEE EVIDENCE OF FIRE SO THEY DROPPED THE CASE. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD A WITNESS, THE DRIVER BEHIND ME...

ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2020, THE ENGINE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND MAKE A CRUNCHING CRACKING NOISE ABOUT A MILE LATER WE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, ON A MAIN HWY.WE HAD TO CALL AAA TO COME GET US. WE HAD THE POLICE STAY BEHIND US UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK CAME. IT TOOK 45 MINUTES DUE TO THE HEAVY TRAFFIC AND TIME OF DAY.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND I ASSUMED THAT A ROCK HAD HIT THE SIDE OF MY CAR. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED BUT DID NOT SEE ANY DENTS OR SCRATCHES ON THAT SIDE. THAT EVENING I DROVE MY CAR AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT STALLED OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I PULLED OVER TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE AND TURNED IT OFF. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE I TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT STARTED UP FINE AND DROVE JUST FINE THE REST OF THE NIGHT AND THE NEXT DAY. ON FRIDAY WHEN I STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE, WHICH WAS A CONSTANT LOUD NOISE. I TURNED AROUND AND BROUGHT IT HOME AND CALLED MY MECHANIC. HE CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WOULD COST MORE THAN WHAT...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HYWAY AT 65 THE ENGINE SEIZED AND BROKE THE ENGINE BLOCK SPRAYING OIL ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST ALMOST CATCHING FIRE. THIS ENGINE HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND GAVE NO WARNING SIGNS OF HAVEING A PROBLEM. A CONNECTING ROD BEARING STARVED FOR OIL AND BROKE THE ROD. HYUNDAI WAS CONTACTED AND DECLINED TO INSPECT OR INVESTIGATE THIS ENGINE FAILURE AND ALMOST CATCHING FIRE. THEY ALSO DECLINED TO HELP WITH THE REPAIRS OR COSTS I SPOKE TO MARIA AT HYUNDAI CORPORATE AND MY CASE NUMBER WITH HYUNDAI WAS 17260696 ALSO THE AVALIABILLITY OF THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE IS LIMITED TO A SHORT BLOCK BECAUSE HYUNDAI DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH ENGINES TO REPLACE THEM ALL THAT ARE GOING BAD SADLY MY CAR IS ONE YEAR OFF FROM FALLING UNDER THE ENGINE RECALL SO IM STUCK FOOTING THE BILL

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...

SAME THING THATS HAPPENED IN 90% OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS... DRIVING, LOUD KNOCKING SOUND AND ENGINE AND POWER STEERING DIED ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING 70MPH... YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY VERY AWARE AS I HAVE JUST SAT THROUGH AND READ THE COMPLAINTS ALL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE SOME DYING AT 58,000 MILES WHICH IS UNHEARD OF. I WORK AT A MECHANIC SHOP. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND YOU REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND ARE ALLOWING PEOPLE TO DRIVE AROUND IN UNSAFE CARS.. WE OWN 3 HYUNDAIS RIGHT NOW. MY GRANDPARENTS OWN 4 THEMSLEVES... WE ARE ALL GOING TO SELL THEM AS FAST AS WE POSSIBLY CAN AND WILL NEVER BUY FROM YOUR THIEVING DEALERSHIPS AGAIN. SHAME AS WE'VE BEEN A HYUNDAI FAMILY FOR 30 YEARS BUT YOU'RE ALL ABOUT GREED NOW AND FAILING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OR REIMBURSE ALL OF THESE FAMILIES WHO ARE OUT OF VEHICLES DURING THIS...

ENGINE RATTLE ONE DAY, ENGINE SEIZE UP DURING DOWNSHIFT GETTING OFF EXPRESSWAY THE NEXT DAY. CRANKSHAFT BOLT WILL NOT ROTATE.

WAS DRIVING MY 2012 SANTA FE ON RT 565 WHEN THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD BANGING SOUND IN THE ENGINE AND THE CAR JUST DIED. I WAS ABLE TO ROLL THE CAR OFF TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE WHERE A MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT AND INFORMED ME THE ENGINE WAS SHOT AND TOLD ME ABOUT THIS WEB SITE SO I COULD SEE THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE INCIDENTS SIMILAR TO THE ONE I EXPERIENCED. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW FROM SUSSEX HYUNDAI IT CURRENTLY HAS 108,000 MILES I PLAN ON GOING IN TOMORROW AND SPEAKING WITH THEM. WITH ALL THE ENGINE COMPLAINTS AND SCENARIOS THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS LISTED ON THIS WEB SITE YOU WOULD THINK THAT NHTSA OR HYUNDAI WOULD IMPLEMENT AN ENGINE RECALL. HOPING THE DEALER WILL GO TO BAT FOR ME AND CONTACT HYUNDAI AMERICA...

ENGINE KNOCK THAT CAUSED ENGINE TO FAIL WITH LESS THAN 95,000 MILES DESPITE DEFAULTS MAINTENANCE. *TR

THE ENGINE WENT OUT AT 50,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED AND THEN WENT OUT AGAIN AT 105,000 MILES. SAME ISSUE. HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME. ENGINE STALLED ON FREEWAY FIRST TIME AND ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION, 2ND TIME ON FREEWAY STALLED AT FREEWAY SPEED AND ALMOST CAUSED ANOTHER COLLISION. *TR

THE VEHICLE STOPS RUNNING IN THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING AND IS UNABLE BE RESTARTED. ATTEMPTS TO CHARGE THE BATTERY FAIL. WHEN TAKEN TO BE EVALUATED BY THE BRAND DEALERSHIP, THEY ONLY CHANGE THE BATTERY AND SAY THAT IT HAS BEEN FIXED. WITHIN 3-4 WEEKS, IT WILL SHUT DOWN IN THE ROAD AGAIN. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES, AND EACH TIME, I TAKE TO BE SERVICED AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE FAILING ISSUE. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO CORPORATE, AND HAVE QUICKLY DISMISSED MY CASE. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN 2016 CONCERNING THE EXACT ISSUES I AM EXPERIENCING WITH THE VEHICLE. I WOULD THINK WITH THIS TYPE OF DOCUMENTED LIABILITY, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THE VEHICLES OR A WARNING NOTICE DEALERSHIPS WERE REQUIRED TO PRESENT WITH THE SALE. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE TRADING THE CAR IN AS THE ISSUE WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO...

WAS DRIVING 65 MPH HEADING SOUTH TO KEY LARGO. THE CAR STARTED VIBRATING AND KNOCKING. THE CAR BEGAN TO LABOR, I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT QUIT COMPLETELY. THE MOTOR DIED AND WOULDN'T TURN OVER. THE BATTERY APPEARED FINE AS RADIO, LIGHTS ETC., WERE STILL WORKING. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE CAR OVERHEATED. I POPPED THE, HOOD, CHECKED MY FLUIDS WHICH ALL SEEMED TO BE FINE. I DID NOTE SOME OIL ON THE GROUND AND IT APPEARED TO HAVE A DRIP FROM ABOVE. I TOWED THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC. AFTER LOOKING IT OVER, HE TOLD ME TO TOW IT TO THE DEALER. I'M AT JUST OVER 119,000 MILES; HE FELT THIS MAY BE COVERED. UPON INITIAL DIAGNOSIS, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT I HAVE A HOLE IN MY ENGINE BLOCK AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE ROD SHOT OUT OF THE BLOCK. THE MANUFACTURER SAID...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. *BF CONSUMER STATED ENGINE WAS REPLACED.*JB

MY CAR STARTED TO RANDOMLY STALL WITHOUT ANY NOTICE OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD ALL I NEEDED WAS AN OIL CHANGE. THEN ONE DAY MY CAR STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY HAVENT RECALLED THIS ENGINE YET. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I SAT ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE POLICE CAR UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED BECAUSE MY CAR STALLED IN A BAD LOCATION AND WAS SMOKING. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND IS NOW GOING THROUGH DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. HYUNDAI MANUFACTURER WAS DIRECTLY ENGAGED AND THEY ARE ASKING FOR PHOTOS OF THE ENGINE. HOW ABOUT KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE HYUNDAI AND RECALL THIS ENGINE AS WELL AND PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AS THE NEXT PERSON THIS HAPPENS TO MAY NOT MAKE...

I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I HEARD A CLUNK IN THE ENGINE AND MY OIL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND NOW I'M TOLD I NEED A NEW ENGINE. CAR ONLY HAS 108,000 MILES ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO COCONUT CREEK HYUNDAI 4960 NORTH, FL-7, COCONUT CREEK, FL 33073 (888) 441-7737 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT METAL SHAVING WERE IN THE ENGINE AND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HANLEES HILLTOP HYUNDAI (510-222-8882, LOCATED AT 3285 AUTO PLAZA, RICHMOND, CA 94806) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 16263442. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING. PULLED OFF EXIT RAMP AND CONTINUED TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. AFTER PULLING OVER INTO A PARKING LOT, THE KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE WAS MUCH WORSE. CALLED FOR A TOW AND WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. THE REPAIR GARAGE STATED THE MOTOR HAD SPUN A MAIN BEARING. ( THE OIL FILTER WAS SAFED). AFTER THEY DID THERE WORK I DECIDED TO ATTEMPT TO DRIVE IT TO A DEALER SHIP. ON MY THERE THE PISTON ARM BROKE AND WENT THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK. NOW THE VEHICLE IS NO GOOD.

DRIVING CA I580 WESTBOUND, BRIGHT SUNNY DAY (2:45PM 9/24/19) IN 2012 SANTA FE WITH 111K MILES ON IT. GOING HIGHWAY SPEED, WITHOUT WARNING (NO KNOCKING, NO ACCELERATION ISSUES) THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN: OIL, BATTERY AND ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. HAVING NO POWER STEERING, I MUSCLED THE CAR DOWN THE NEAREST OFF-RAMP (COASTING 3/4 MILE, I WAS LUCKY TO BE IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE). I HAD ALSO OWNED A 2011 SONATA THAT WENT THRU 3 ENGINE FAILURES WITH SYMPTOMS (EACH TIME, ACCELERATION ISSUES, GEARING HESITATION AND KNOCKING OCCURRED). WITH THE SANTA FE, NO SUCH SYMPTOMS, IT JUST SHUT DOWN AFTER RUNNING PERFECTLY. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY TRIED TO JUMP START THE CAR -- NO LUCK. A TOW TRUCK TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN DUBLIN, CA. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT WAS FROZEN CAUSING AN ENGINE SEIZURE. I ASKED IF THIS CAR WAS COVERED UNDER THE...