2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Engine Problems

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 80 MPH, WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A HORRIBLE SOUND. A SOUND AS THOUGH IT HAD NO OIL. I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE AND HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. I LEARNED THE ENGINE BLEW A ROD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. 114,000 MILES ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HER MOTHER WHO OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS DETECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT SPEED WHEN MY 2012 SANTA FE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD RATTLING SOUND AND LOSING POWER. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MOVE TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP. THE ENGINE THEN STOPPED. I WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHERE A TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE ENGINE. IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE CYLINDER FAILED AND FILLED UP WITH OIL CAUSING A TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. MY VEHICLE HAS 101,000 MILES ON IT. VERY EXPENSIVE $6000.00 ENGINE REPLACEMENT. CAR HAS RUN WONDERFUL UP TILL THIS POINT.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A NOISE. IT IS AN ENGINE FAILURE AND HAS TO BE REPLACED.

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN 30 SECONDS THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND CONTROL SO ABRUPTLY THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET IT OUT OF THE TRAFFIC LANE. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED, TWO SEPARATE MECHANICS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE HAS SEIZED DUE TO LOWER ENGINE FAILURE, LIKELY A DEFECT IN THE OIL SENDING UNIT. THE VEHICLE HAS 116,000 MILES, JUST BEING THE FACTORY WARRANTY LIMIT, AND HAD HAD REGULAR DOCUMENTED MAINTENANCE AND SHOWS NO SIGN OF ABNORMAL WEAR OR NEGLECT. I AN HAVING A COMPLETE AND COSTLY ENGINE REPLACEMENT. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND THEY REFUSE TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE.

CAR HAD 79000 MILES. WHEN DRIVING, MOTOR STARTED MAKING TICKING SOUND. I STOPPED THE CAR AND CHECKED THE OIL. IT WAS FULL. 2 MILES LATER, THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING, NO WARNING LIGHTS OF ANY KIND CAME ON ON THE DASH. BEFORE I COULD PARK IT OFF THE ROAD, A ROD WENT THROUGH THE BLOCK. THE BROKE ROD HAD A NUMBER 4 STAMPED ON IT.

WHILE TRAVELING HOME FROM VACATION ON I75S WE HEARD A STRANGE RATTLING SOUND AND IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER. HAD TO COAST TO THE LEFT WHICH PUT US IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HIGHWAY PATROL HAD TO STOP TRAFFIC AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET CAR TO THE RIGHT SIDE. BARELY. WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALERSHIP BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE WAS OPEN. WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I'VE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 2 YEARS WITH NO WARNING OF ANY PROBLEMS. THERE ARE NO RECALLS. I'M HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOME IN MS. CAR HAS 90,000 MILES. THERE ARE NO RECALLS BUT THERE SHOULD BE! THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT !

BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 139,000 MILES ON IT. HAD A CLEAN CAR VIN REPORT. DROVE IT FOR 3 MONTHS WITH NO ISSUES. SLOWED DOWN ON A DANGEROUS 2 LANE HIGHWAY FOR A CAR TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ME AND SUDDENLY COULDN'T ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER, MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. I WAS STUCK WITH NO STEERING, NO POWER AND NO HAZARD LIGHTS HALF WAY OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY A TRUCK PULLED IN BEHIND ME FOR SAFETY AND 2 PASSENGERS HELPED ME GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. HAD IT TOWED TO THE AUTO SHOP TO FUND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS KIND ENOUGH TO EAT THE COSTS OF LABOR, BUT WE ARE OUT ANOTHER $3,500 FOR AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT ON A CAR WE'VE ONLY HAD FOR 3 MONTHS. FURTHER RESEARCH SHOWS MULTIPLE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS OF ENGINE FAILURES ON THIS SPECIFIC MODEL...

DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN EVEN WITH NO ISSUES. PARKED IN THE EVENT VENUE GARAGE. CAR RAN PERFECTLY UP TO THIS POINT. AFTER THE EVENT AS WE WHERE LEAVING THE GARAGE WE HEARD KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE AND HAD TROUBLE ACCELERATING. WE THOUGHT WE MAY HAVE GOTTEN A BAD BATCH OF GASOLINE AS WE FILLED THE CAR UP ON OUR WAY TO THE EVENT. WE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITH VERY CAREFULLY AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER THE NEXT MONDAY. WE WHERE TOLD THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO HE TUNE OF $10,000. AS STATED BEFORE THE CAR RAN PERFECTLY ON OUR WAY TO OUR EVENT AND THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING WHEN WE STARTED IT BACK UP. THE CAR HAS 104000 MILES AND HAS HAD VERY MINOR ISSUES UP TO THIS POINT. THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALER SO I DO NOT HAVE ANY DOCUMENTATION...

CAR ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED WHILE ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS I AM CHOCKED MY CAR HAS BEEN PERFECT UNTIL NOW MY CAR BARELY PASSED 100,000 AND BOTH WARRANTIES EXPIRED ALSO BODY PANT IS CHIPPING OFF.

NHTSA REPRESENTATIVE, I AM WRITING TO INFORM THE NHTSA THAT OTHER HYUNDAI'S ENGINES OUTSIDE OF HYUNDAI'S 2012 AND 2013 ENGINE RECALL ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO ROD KNOCK, WHICH POSES A SEVERE SAFETY RISK AND THAT HYUNDAI IS NOT HELPFUL IN ANY WAY WHEN REPORTING THIS. OUR VEHICLE WHICH FAILED ON US 40 IN THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS IS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE VIN # #[XXX]. ON APRIL 10TH AT 6 PM WHILE TRAVELING ON US 40 IN THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS NEAR CHANDLER, NORTH CAROLINA IN OUR 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE TOWARDS OUR HOME IN DOWNERS GROVE, IL., WE BEGAN TO HEAR A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE AT ANY SPEED GREATER THAN 65 MPH. SINCE WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO PLACE TO SAFELY PULL OFF SO WE SLOWED THE VEHICLE TO 60MPH HOWEVER THE KNOCKING SOUND BECAME WORST AND THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT...

THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN A PRIVATE PARKING LOT AT A DOCTOR'S OFFICE. I TRIED MANY TIMES TO START THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WOULD KICK OVER BUT DID NOT. I THEN HEARD A KIND OF WHIRRING SOUND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND OPENED THE HOOD. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE LOWER PART OF THE ENGINE. THE SMELL WAS KIND OF ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD CATCH FIRE SO I WENT INTO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE, ASKED FOR A BOTTLE OF WATER, THEN DOUSED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. I LEFT MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT AND WAS PICKED UP BY MY FAMILY. I AM QUITE AFRAID TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR AGAIN. I WILL HAVE TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO...

MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE TURNING DOWN A CITY STREET AT SLOW SPEED. NO SAFETY/WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I CRANKED IT BACK UP AND IT RAN FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS. IT SEEMS TO RUN FINE ON OPEN HIGHWAY BUT AT A STOP OR SLOWER SPEED IT WILL CUT OFF LEAVING ME IN DANGER OF A COLLISION AT BUSY INTERSECTIONS. WITH NO WARNING AGAIN IT DID THE SAME THING AT A RED LIGHT. I CANNOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE NOW BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY HAZARD. I HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO A GARAGE-THEN WAS ADVISED THAT A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WOULD NEED TO FIX IT SO I HAD THE EXPENSE OF TWO TOWINGS. THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP HAS NOW INFORMED ME THAT THE COMPUTER CHECK SHOWS A TIMING TOOTH MAY BE OFF AND THAT WITH THE EXPENSE IN WILL INCUR I AM BETTER LETTING THEM PUT AN ENTIRE NEW MOTOR IN. I...

FOR THE SECOND TIME OIL PRESSURE SWITCH HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED CAR ONLY HAS 58456 MILES ON IT ANOTHER 420 BUCKS

I HAD JUST MERGED ONTO THE INTERSTATE I-90 AT RUSH HOUR, AT ABOUT 55-60 MPH WHEN THE STEERING FROZE AND THE CAR TOTALLY STOPPED. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT & MAINTAINED IT REGULARLY. THEIR MECHANICS CHECKED IT OUT. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS THE BEARING MATERIAL WENT FIRST, CAUSING A SEIZED CRANKSHAFT. NEED A NEW ENGINE AT 105,000 MILES !!! DEALER COST OF NEW ENGINE WAS STATED AT $8000. THEY ALSO GAVE ME THE ALTERNATIVE OF BUYING A USED ENGINE FOR $6000 BUT ONLY WITH A 3 YR WARRANTY. AT MY NORMAL USAGE, ASSUMING I CONTINUE TO DRIVE ABOUT 17,500 MI/YEAR, IT WILL COST ME $8000 PLUS REGULAR MAINTENANCE TO GET ANOTHER 52,500 MILES OUT OF THIS CAR. THIS IS A TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE ISSUE THAT THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER IN JACKSON, TN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE PURCHASED AT 89,000 MILES FROM THE DEALER WITH CLEAN CARFAC. MAINTAINED WITH OIL CHANGES REGULARLY, EVERY 2-3K MILES. NO ISSUES. WENT TO START THE CAR 90 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING IT AND THE ENGINE FAILED, RUMBLED LOUDLY AND SHUT OFF. ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS TENSION TIMING CHAIN & REPLACED IT FOR $2,000. 2 MONTHS LATER (NOW) THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING, ONLY NOW IT'S A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND BLUE INDIGO SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. I HAVE NOT EVEN DRIVEN THIS CAR FOR 6 MONTHS AND I DO NOT DRIVE VERY OFTEN (LIVE AND WORK IN THE CITY). THIS SAME ENGINE IS IN THE 2013-2014 WHICH HAVE OFFICIALLY BEEN RECALLED, SO WE ALL NEED TO PLACE A LAWSUIT ON HYUNDAI FOR THE 2012 SANTA FE! MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE AND THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT SEAL THE...

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET, I SLOWLY TURNED A CORNER AND SUDDENLY LOST MY POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND THE ENGINE STALLED OUT. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, SAT BRIEFLY BLOCKING THE HEAVY TRAFFIC, AFTER BEING SLIGHTLY SHAKEN IN THE INCIDENT, STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND PROCEEDED TO PARK AND GET LUNCH. AFTER LUNCH, THE CAR STARTED UP OK, I GOT ON THE ROAD AND SHORTLY AFTER, I NOTICED THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON SO I IMMEDIATELY LIMPED INTO A NEARBY CAR REPAIR PLACE . THEY DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS VERY HEAVY SLUDGE CLOGGING THE OIL FILTER, EVEN THOUGH WE HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE AND NEVER HAD ANY ENGINE INDICATORS EVER COME ON BEFORE. THEY CLEANED OUT THE SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND REPLACED THE FILTER AND PUMP. NOW THAT I AM READING ABOUT EVERYONE'S ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH OIL NOT GETTING INTO THE ENGINE, AND AFTER...

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE WOULD DECELERATOR THEN CUT OUT. I CAN BE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING SPEED LIMITS OF 70 OR ON A SIDE STREET GOING 30 OR UNDER. IT EVEN HAPPENED WHEN I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND DROVE DOWN MY STREET (4 HOUSES DOWN) AND GOT TO MY CUL-DE-SAC AND ALL POWER SHUT DOWN. NEIGHBOR HAD TO STOP TO AVOID HITTING ME BECAUSE I WAS ROLLING AND COULD NOT STOP. ALL POWER TO STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES WOULD BE NON OPERATIONAL. I HAVE TO MANUALLY PULL THE WHEEL TO ONE SIDE TO AVOID TRAFFIC, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, OR FROM BEING HIT BY HEAD ON TRAFFIC. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN FEBRUARY OF 2017 AND THE MOST RECENT WAS JANUARY 18TH ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. IT HAS HAPPENED TO US OVER A DOZEN TIMES AND FOUND BLOGS THAT STATE THAT HYUNDAI DENIES THAT THIS IS...

MY VEHICLE IS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE WITH 131,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH AND LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BREAKS, AND SPEED CONTROL. MY CAR BEGAN TO SLOW AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. FORTUNATELY I HAD ENOUGH POWER/SPEED STILL TO GET OVER INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I WAS ABLE TO USE MY DIRECTIONALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS ONCE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND ATTEMPTED TO START IT AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, AS WAS THE OIL LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT. THERE WAS NO DISCERNIBLE WARNING THAT WOULD HAVE INDICATED AN IMPENDING ENGINE FAILURE. I HAD ALREADY DRIVEN 75 MILES OF MY TRIP AND IT SIMPLY STOPPED RUNNING. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY! THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN TO ME AND CURRENTLY UNKNOWN TO MY...

MOTOR STARTED KNOCKING WHILE DRIVING, TOOK TO SHOP AND WAS TOLD MOTOR IS NO GOOD. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. COST 6100.00

ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2018 I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE 64 IN NEWPORT NEWS, VA. I STARTED HEARING A CLANGING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I THOUGHT A FENDER HAD COME LOOSE. THE NOISE PERSISTED AND I REALIZED IT WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MY VEHICLE, WITH 140,527 MILES ALSO HAD A BURNING SMELL ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO FIRE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO WILLIAMSBURG HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN WILLIAMSBURG, VA. THEY CALLED ME LATER THAT DAY AND TOLD ME THAT "SOMETHING HAD COME LOOSE IN THE ENGINE AND MADE A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK". I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A REPLACEMENT ENGINE AT A COST OF $7,200 WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ONLY WORTH ABOUT THAT ON THE PRIVATE MARKET. THE DEALER DID NOT INFORM ME ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH THE THETA II ENGINES IN THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTHTOWNE HYUNDAI (7665 US HWY 85, RIVERDALE, GA 30274, (770) 471-1000) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED CAR IS UNDRIVABLE, ENGINE FAILURE OR SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE TO TENNESSEE FROM ATLANTA, WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER AS PASSENGERS, I FELT A HEAVY BUMP ON THE INTERSTATE, AND WONDERED IF A TIRE HAD GONE FLAT. SHORTLY AFTER THIS, I SAW HEAVY SMOKE IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR, LETTING ME KNOW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. A PERSON DRIVING IN A LANE TO MY LEFT TOLD ME THE CAR WAS ON FIRE, SO I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. I GOT MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER OUT OF THE CAR, AND WALKED THEM TO A SAFE DISTANCE ABOUT 150 FEET FROM THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT A PISTON (OR PISTONS) HAD BLOWN THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE, AND I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE. IT WAS TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE, AND WILL NO LONGER START. THIS WAS THE...

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE HAD A FAILURE AND A ROD WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THE OIL DUMP STARTED A FIRE.

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A RATTLING/CLUNKING, MY RPM'S SHOT UP AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE PAST 60. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN SHUT OFF BRIEFLY. THEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD CAME ON AND I PULLED OVER BUT HAD NO POWER STEERING. ONCE I PULLED OVER THE CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE SO I TURNED IT OFF. I THEN HEARD A LOUD POP AND SAW A THICK BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD AND WITHIN 30 SECONDS THE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS IN FLAMES. IT IS BELIEVED TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE AND THERE IS THE START OF A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT ON THIS ENGINE.

IT STARTING SLOWING DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND A REALLY LOUD NOISE AND THEN SHUT DOWN.. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO AUTO LENDERS THAT WHERE I PURCHASE THE TRUCK AND THEY SAID THE ENGINE WAS DONE... SECOND OPINION AND THE MECHANIC INDICATED THE SAME "NEEDS A NEW ENGINE"

CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 112K MILES. CONNECTING ROD THROUGH THE BLOCK. THIS SAME ENGINE HAS BEEN RECALLED IN SONATAS AND KIA SORENTOS OF THE SAME YEAR, BUT FOR SOME REASON NOT THE SANTA FE. THE SONATA AND SORENTOS WERE RECALLED DUE TO MANUFACTURING PROCESSES LEAVING METAL DEBRIS IN OIL PASSAGES, WHICH EVENTUALLY BLOCKS OIL FROM REACHING THE ROD BEARINGS LEADING TO THE SAME FAILURE OUR SANTA FE EXPERIENCED. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO EXPAND THE RECALL TO ALL EFFECTED MODELS.

I OWN A 2012 SANTA FE., MY ENGINE SEIZED OUT OF BLUE ON A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE. THE 2012 KIA SORENTO ENGINE WAS RECALLED (WHICH IS THE SAME ENGINE AS MINE), AND 2013 & 2014 SANTA FE ENGINES RECALLED. CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHY THE 2012 SANTA FE WITH SAME ENGINE AS THE SORENTO AND THE 2013 SANTA FE, HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE REPORTS OF SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND ON THIS SITE!

WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK AND THE BRAKES BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PUSH IN. THE VEHICLE WAS ENTERING A TURN ON LAKE SHORE DRIVE IN CHICAGO IL. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED OFF THE ROAD AND WILL NOT START.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, LIFTED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED FLAMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER (MCGRATH CITY HYUNDAI, 6750 W GRAND AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60707) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT NO OIL WAS GOING TO THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

ON MAY 12TH, 2018 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO JERK, I KEEP MY FOOT ON THE GAS BUT COULD FEEL THE CAR SLOWING DOWN. I WAS PASSING A VEHICLE AT ABOUT 60MPH AND ANOTHER CAR WAS BEHIND ME. THIS CAR HAS ABOUT 140,000 MILES ON IT. AND NOW IT'S KNOCKING. I HAD IT TOWED TO TEXAN HYUNDAI IN ROSENBERG, TEXAS. I WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW MOTOR. THIS ONE HAS INTERNAL PROBLEMS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THESE MOTORS ARE NO LONGER MADE AND ONE WAS FOUND WITH 75,000 MILES ON IT. TOTAL REPAIRS WAS CLOSE TO $8000. I HAVE KEPT IT WELL MAINTAINED AND NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT.

WHILE DRIVING UP HILL YESTERDAY MY CAR JUST DIED. THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE CAR STOPPED. I AM NOW LEARNING THAT HYUNDAI ENGINES HAVE A DEFAULT. THEY DO NOT LET ENOUGH OIL IN THE ENGINE REGARDLESS OF OIL LEVELS AND THUS AS YOU DRIVE, THE ENGINE IS DISINTEGRATING. THE ENGINES USUALLY DIE A LITTLE AFTER 100000 MILES. MY CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 116000 MILES. THIS IS DANGEROUS. LUCKY THIS HAPPENED ON A SMALL BACK ROAD SO NO ONE GOT HURT, BUT WHAT IF THIS HAPPENS ON A MAJOR HWY? ACCIDENTS/DEATH EVEN. WE OWN ANOTHER 2012 SANTE FE AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT NOW.

DRIVING DOWN THE TOLLWAY AT 75 MPH THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING SOUND AND THEN COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO COAST IF OFF THE TOLLWAY . IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE ENGINE BLEW AND RECOMMENDED GETTING A NEW ENGINE. HOWEVER, WITH IT BEING JUST AT 102K MILES ITS RIGHT OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME CORPORATE WONT COVER IT BUT I HAVE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI CORPORATE AND THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING THE CLAIM. AFTER READING ALL OF THE OTHER HORROR STORIES, I BELIEVE THEY WILL COME BACK WITH SOME EXCUSE. THIS HAS GOT TO STOP. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE 3-5K JUST FOR A NEW ENGINE ALONE... THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS.

MY ISSUE IS THAT MY 2012 SANTA FE DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS SOMEHOW ABLE TO MUSCLE THE STEERING WHEEL A BIT TO THE RIGHT TO GET OUT OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS TOOK PLACE ON SATURDAY, MAY 5TH, 2018. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO SUFFERING PHYSICAL HARM AND EVEN DEATH. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE CHARGE WAS $800 AND THEY THEN TOLD ME MY ENGINE WAS BLOWN DUE TO A ROD LODGING OR GOING THROUGH THE ENGINE. I ALSO INCURRED ABOUT $50 IN UBER FEES TO GO BACK AND FORTH. I KNOW THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THE SANTA FE IN 2012 THOUGH I ALSO KNOW THAT HYUNDAI LOST A CLASS ACTION SUIT COVERING THIS SAME ISSUE AMONG OTHERS FOR THE 2012 SANTA FE. I WAS ADVISED TO...

INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER CODE P200A MAKES CAR BOG DOWN WENT TO DEALER THE PART IS NOT AVAIL FOR 8 WEEKS SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM THEY HAVE SEVERAL CARS AT DEALERSHIP THAT DONT RUN NOW MINE DOES NOT WARRANTED PART BUT CANNOT GET PLEASE HELP BOGS DOWN CANT GO OVER 20 MPH

FAULTY THETA II ENGINE. DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY,HEARD KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. TOOK THE CAR DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER, SERVICE ADVISOR HEARD THE SAME NOISE,SAID THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HE SAID SOME OF THEIR ENGINES HAVE THIS KNOWN PROBLEM & HE'D CHECK FOR A RECALL. SAID MINE WAS NOT RECALLED, I'D HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE. HE SENT THE CAR BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO PUT IT ON A LIFT,HEARD THE NOISE,BROUGHT IT RIGHT BACK DOWN, AGREEING IT WAS THE KNOWN PROBLEM. THE SA SAID HE WOULD SUBMIT A REQUEST TO CORPORATE TO PAY FOR THE ENGINE. THE FACT THAT HE RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY AND KNEW TO DO A CORP. APPROVAL REQUEST TO PAY TO REPLACE THE ENGINE PROVES HE KNEW IT WAS A FAULTY ENGINE & HMA SHOULD PAY FOR IT. I RENTED A CAR TO DRIVE THE 2 HOURS HOME.MY CAR HAS...

THIS VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH STALLING AND HESITATION WHEN COMING OUT OF TURNS AND AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60-80 MPH. I HAVE MENTION THIS TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CONTINUE TO SAY THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. BECAUSE THERE IS NEVER ANY LIGHTS ON AND NO CODES. THIS IS A VERY BAD PROBLEM SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT FROM THIS OR DIE FROM THIS. BUT NO ONE WILL KNOW BECAUSE THE SYMPTOM WILL NOT SHOW UP AS A CODE ON THE SYSTEM, IF THEY DIE THE STORY CANNOT BE TOLD. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS, I BET IF YOU CHECK WITH OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE YOU WILL FIND THE SAME PROBLEM NOT ONLY THE SAME YR OF MINE BUT NEWER ONES. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVER SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE NOW A 109,000 MILES ON IT NOW. ON 01/28/2018 IT DONE IT SEVERAL...

VEHICLE BEGAN PRODUCING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND WHILE ACCELERATING. MECHANIC ADVISED THAT CONNECTING ROD BEARING WAS DAMAGED. VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES AND HAD RECEIVED REGULAR OIL CHANGES. MECHANIC RECOMMENDED REPLACING ENGINE.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). DRIVING CAR AT 25 MPH - LOUD BANG IN ENGINE AREA FOLLOWED BY SHORT BURST OF BANGING. CAR THRU A CONNECTING ROD THRU THE MOTOR BLOCK. THIS IS A 2012 AWD SANTE FE MODEL - HERE IS THE CONNECTION THIS ENGINE WAS MADE IN ALABAMA THE 2.4 LTR FOUR CYLINDER AND WAS RECALLED DUE TO DEBRIS IN ENGINE CRANKCASES.....THE SONATA WAS THE RECALL. THIS SAME ENGINE IS IN MY SANTE FE. MY MILEAGE IS ONLY 59+ K MILES. THEY WONT REPLACE IT. YOUR NHTSA REPORTED THIS ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2015, A REPORT WRITTEN BY [XXX] OF CONSUMER REPORTS, THIS SAME ENGINE WAS PRODUCED FOR SANTE FE, KIA OPTIMA, KIA SORRENTO ETC. DON'T YOU THINK THAT THIS 2.0 LTR AND 2.4 LTR "THETA II" ENGINE, WHICH IN SONATAS ALONE WAS A 470,000 CAR RECALL... IS THE VERY SAME...

MILEAGE AROUND 82,000 MILES | ALWAYS HAD ROUTINE, ON TIME, MAINTENANCE | NO ENGINE LIGHT ON (OR ANY OTHERS) | ON A TRIP DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING AROUND 65MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET (2 ADULTS AND 1 CHILD IN THE CAR, NOT TOWING ANYTHING), OUR SUV STARTED MAKING A STRANGE NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING, THEN PROGRESSED TO A CONSISTENT NOISE WHETHER ACCELERATING OR NOT. WE DECIDED WE NEEDED TO STOP IN THE NEXT TOWN (ABOUT 20 MILES AWAY) TO TAKE A LOOK, BUT BEFORE WE COULD REACH THE NEXT TOWN THE CAR WITHOUT WARNING SHUT DOWN, STARTED SMOKING, AND PIECES OF THE CAR FELL FROM BELOW THE CAR. MY HUSBAND RAISED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE, AND QUICKLY PUT IT OUT. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND JUST BY RAISING THE HOOD THE MECHANIC KNEW THE ENGINE EXPLODED, AND INFORMED US IT...

ENGINE FAILURE ON INTERSTATE WHILE TRAVELLING 70 MPH. KNOCKING NOISE AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. WOULD NOT RESTART. DEALERSHIP ADVISED THE MOTOR LOCKED UP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS A TAPPING NOISE OCCURRING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN LATER TAKEN TO ETTLESON HYUNDAI (6420 JOLIET RD, COUNTRYSIDE, IL 60525, PHONE NUMBER: (708) 231-4586) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DEALER PLACED A TITLE BRAND ON THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

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...

MY SANTA FE HAS ONLY 78,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED VERY WELL. DESPITE THIS, DURING OUR EVACUATION FOR HURRICANE IRMA, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ON THE HIGHWAY, DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER STRAIN, WE WERE NOT TOWING ANYTHING AND ONLY HAD 2 PERSONS IN THE CAR. WE WERE LEFT HAVING TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS INFORMED THE THE THETA II 2.4L ENGINE THAT WAS IN MY VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL. HOWEVER THE RECALL ONLY COVERED THIS ENGINE IN THE HYUNDAI SONATA MODELS AND FOR SOME REASON WAS NOT COVERED IN THE SANTA FE. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY AN IDENTICAL ENGINE WOULD BE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM IN ONE MODEL VEHICLE BUT NOT IN ANOTHER. I HAD EVEN HAD THE OIL CHANGED 3 WEEKS PRIOR, WHICH THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT EVERYTHING APPEARED FULLY...

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND A CLICKING NOISE STARTED. IT GOT LOUDER AS WE WENT ALONG. TOOK IT TO GET DIAGNOSED AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE IN THESE VEHICLES WAS BAD AND THE ONLY THING WE COULD DO WAS PUT IN A NEW ENGINE. NONE OF THE AREA USED PART STORES WILL SELL AN ENGINE FROM A 2012 BECAUSE IT IS DEFECTIVE SO CANNOT GET A USED ENGINE AND THEY WANT OVER 5K FOR A NEW ONE TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT IS KNOWN BY THE HYUNDAI COMPANY TO BE A PROBLEM.

WE BOUGHT OUR 2012 SANTA FE WITH 68K ON 8/29/16 FROM THE HYUNDAI DEALER. ON SATURDAY (8/19/17) THE VEHICLE COMPLETLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ONTO THE HIGHWAY (92K). THIS EXPERIENCE WAS TERRIFYING. ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, I PUT IT IN PARK AND MANAGED TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN (THE DASH BOARD DIDN'T DISPLAY ANY LIGHT) AND DRIVE IT HOME WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ISSUES. ON SUNDAY 8/20, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, AGAIN THE VEHICLE STARTED AND WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE IT HOME. FIRST THING MONDAY 8/21, I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. THEY SPENT 2 HOURS AND WEREN'T ABLE TO TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. AS I WAS DRIVE OFF FROM THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ONCE AGAIN. I WENT BACK TO THE SERVICE AREA AND STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE...

I SEE THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2013-2014 FOR THE SAME ENGINE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING WITH MY 2012. IS ANYONE ELSE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE? THE ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF ON ME A FEW TIMES AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. NOW I AM HEARING A TAPPING AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THE ENGINE IS STRUGGLING TO WORK. IT SEEMS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO GO UP HILL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR HOME TODAY IF I MAKE IT THERE AND PARK IT. I STILL OWE ON IT UNTIL NEXT YEAR. MY FIANCEE WHO IS A DISABLED VETERAN AND I LIVE ON A FIXED INCOME. I DON'T KNOW HOW I AM GOING TO GET TO WORK TOMORROW.

CLICKING FROM ENGINE BUT DOES NOT START CRANKSHAFT FAILED/BROKEN UPPER OIL PAN BROKEN DUE TO CRANKSHAFT FAILURE WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND THEN IT FROZE UP THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND HAD TO PULL OVER ON SIDE OF ROAD. TRIED TO RESTART THE RADIO CAME ON BUT THE ENGINE NEVER STARTED UP

JULY 17, 2017 - WHILE TRAVELLING FROM ANGIER, NC TO FAYETTEVILLE, NC; I STARTED HEARING A NOISE COMING FROM MY ENGINE, HAD CAR TOWED TO AAA CAR CARE CENTER. INFORMED OF RECALL ON ENGINE BY AAA REPRESENTATIVE. CALLED JOHNSON HYUNDAI OF CARY LOCATED IN CARY, NC TO CONFIRM CAR CAN GO THERE. JULY 18, 2017 ' CAR TOWED TO JOHNSON HYUNDAI OF CARY LOCATED IN CARY, NC. TALKED TO CAR MAINTENANCE CONSULTANT: MATTHEW (MATT) BROWNING. INFORMED MY CAR WAS OF 5 CARS THERE WITH ENGINE FAILURE. INFORMED OF RECALL PROBLEM WITH ENGINES. AUGUST 09, 2017 ' WENT TO JOHNSON HYUNDAI. INFORMED I WAS #5 AND INFORMED BY MATT THE PROCESS OF SENDING THE ENGINES TO BE DIAGNOSED. AUGUST 11, 2017 ' MATT CALLED ME TO INFORM ME THAT MY CAR DID NOT MEET THE RECALL SPECIFICATIONS BUT AN ENGINE COULD BE INSTALLED FOR THE COST OF $4400.00 AND I OKAYED...