2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Engine Problems

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SPUTTERED AND THEN LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR DID NOT SHUT DOWN,BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CAR, EVEN AFTER BEING SHUT DOWN AND RE-STARTED, WOULD NOT GAIN THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, SO THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE CAR NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE, WHICH WAS PERFORMED. TWO DAYS AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALER, THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES OCCURRED. THIS TIME, HOWEVER, AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RE-STARTING, THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE, HOWEVER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. HEADING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TONITE. AS I DO ALL HIGHWAY DRIVING, AND THIS IS A CLEARLY UNSAFE SITUATION. *TR

THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED AND MAKING A RIGHT-HAND TURN, AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I LOST POWER STEERING AND WOUND UP ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD; FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN AN EVEN MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT SEE A DIAGNOSTIC CODE RECORDED. THEY WERE ALSO NOT ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 9,000 MILES, AND MOST RECENTLY AT 24,184 MILES. IN ALL CASES THE SCENARIO IS SIMILAR: DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, EITHER TURNING OR ON A CURVY ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS RESTARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT, BUT THE COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKING MAKES THIS AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS DEFECT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO FIND A...

1) HISTORICAL DETAILS / EVENT: WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR (AUGUST, 2012) I NOTICED THE OCCASIONAL STICKING OF THE THROTTLE AND WHEN PRESSING THE BREAK THE CAR WOULD SEEM TO WANT TO ACCELERATE - THIS WOULD HAPPEN ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS: THE DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. 2) RECENT EVENT: ON 07/07 WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED SLOWING DOWN TO LESS THEN 10MPH AND THE CHECK-ENGINE-LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER PULLING OVER AND SITTING FOR A WHILE THE CAR WOULD GO UP TO 30MPH - 40MPH: OVER THAT AND IT WOULD OCCUR AGAIN. PER THE DEALER - DROVE IT TO THEM. ON THE WAY - THIS SLOW DOWN OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES BETWEEN 30-40MPH, ONCE WHILE SLOWING / BREAKING - THE CAR IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED (RPM OVER 2500) AND I ALMOST HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT. DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS A KNOWN ISSUE RELATED TO TSB: 13 FL 002 (THROTTLE...

THANKFULLY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY... WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SO I DID WHAT APPEARS EVERYONE ELSE HAS DONE - PULLED OVER SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR WITH POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR (LIGHT WAS STILL ON). MADE IT TO WORK - CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO BRING THE CAR IN THAT AFTERNOON. OF COURSE THE LIGHT GOES OFF ON MY WAY THERE. THE DEALER RUNS DIAGNOSTICS TO TELL ME THAT THE COMPUTER JUST NEEDED AN UPDATE... WTH??? AN UPDATE CAUSES ME THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE??? *TR

WHEN GOING UP A HILL THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND HAD NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, I GOT IT OFF THE ROAD AND PARKED AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MIN. AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND DROVE HOME WITH OUT ANY MORE POWER LOSS BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND ENGINE WAS SURGING, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 5-21-13 FOR REPAIR, LEFT DEALER AND DROVE HOME, ON 5-23-13 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON WITH POWER LOSS AND NO THROTTLE AGAIN, SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED AND HAD THROTTLE RESPONSE AND POWER BUT ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, NOW TODAY 5-24-13 THE SAME THING HAPPENED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND NO THROTTLE, I CALLED DEALER AND NOW HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR TUESDAY DUE TO THE HOLIDAY, IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN IN TRAFFIC THERE COULD BE AN ACCIDENT AND SOMEONE COULD GET HURT. THIS WILL HAPPEN ANYTIME WHEN...

THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE (5900 MILES AND 7000 MILES). AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WITH NO SYMPTOMS. IT IS ONLY WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN AND THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED DO YOU NOTICE THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED. I SEE AS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. DEALER SAYS WITH NO CHECK ENGINE " ON" THERE IS NO WAY TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE HAD COMPLETE POWER LOSS ON INTERSTATE WHILE MOVING AT 65MPH IN THE LEFT MOST LANE. ENGINE SHUTTERED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE POWER WENT TO IDLE RPM. THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONCE AND STEERING BECAME HEAVY. MANAGED TO CROSS TWO LANES AND GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AND ENGINE APPEARED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. ACCELERATED FROM SHOULDER INTO TRAFFIC. DROVE FOR 1/4 MILE AND INCIDENT AGAIN REPEATED ITSELF AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. FEARING FOR MY SAFETY, I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER WHOM I PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM. I CALLED (ON 5-2-13) THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THE NEXT MORNING (5-3-12) I CALLED THEM AT 9AM TO FIND STATUS OF REPAIR. THEY STATED IT WAS ALREADY REPAIRED. THEY STATED IT IS RELATED TO THE TROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. THEY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO GENERATE A FAILURE CODE. THE DEALER ALSO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER RESET THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AS A PRECAUTION. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED HOWEVER, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL WHEN STOPPED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,766 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES THE INTERMITTENT TOTAL LACK OF ENGINE POWER WITH NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ENGINE DOES NOT STALL NOR DO ANY INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS COME ON. FOR TWO TO FOUR SECONDS, THERE IS ABSOLUTE SILENCE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE SPRINGS TO LIFE AND, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDS OR LURCHES FORWARD. ALL THREE INCIDENTS WERE WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY IN GROCERY STORE PARKING LOTS, INVOLVING SEVERAL STOP AND GO INCIDENTS THROUGH SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC. THE FIRST INCIDENT TOOK ME BY SURPRISE AND I THOUGHT THE ENGINE STALLED. I WAS GOING TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL FOR A RESTART, BUT BEFORE I COULD, THE ENGINE CAME BACK TO LIFE AND I NEARLY REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS WHEN LEAVING THIS SAME PARKING LOT, EXCEPT I WAS ENTERING A DIVIDED HIGHWAY, EXPECTING...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND DID NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE SHUT OFF FOR THE VEHICLE TO REGAIN ACCELERATION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS UPDATED. LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS AGAIN REPLACED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE RESULTS OF MORE TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS 9,805 ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES, AND EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. UPDATED 02/27/13

AS I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER ON A HIGHWAY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AGAIN THIS HAS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME NOW WITH 17000 MILES. DEALERSHIP SAID COMPUTER UPDATE THE FIRST TIME NOW THROTTLE BODY I DON'T THINK THERE IS AN ANSWER VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME SINCE THE PURCHASE IN APRIL, 2012. THE ENGINE JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY AT A LOW SPEED. THE DEALER SHOP OBVIOUSLY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS TYPE OF HIGHLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY NHTSA URGENTLY. I SEE THAT THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE REPORTED. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT I HAVE TO RISK OUR FAMILY LIVES TO PROVE THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS FAULT WITH THIS VEHICLE! *TR

AT 2 TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE CAR ENGINE HAS SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY ON LEVEL GROUND. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. CAR RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. SO FAR DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO REPRODUCE OR HELP WITH PROBLEM. *TR

IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO COAST TOWARDS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS PATTERN HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MILES. I WAS NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR AND IN FACT, MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BRAKE EITHER, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE. I HAD JUST A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO TRY TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I SWERVED TO THE RIGHT, TOWARDS THE SHOULDER, BUT I HIT THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS BRAKING THE ENTIRE TIME, BUT IT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO STOP THE SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. MY LEFT BUMPER HIT HIS TRUCK ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF HIS BUMPER. MY RADIATOR WAS DAMAGED AND LEAKED ALL THE FLUID OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE BECAUSE OF THE RADIATOR. *TR

JUST GOT OUT OF A SHOPPING CENTER AND ONTO MIRA MESA BLVD, SAN DIEGO. CAR STALLED! I WAS GOING @ 30 MILES/HOUR OR SO. TOTAL MILES ON THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED WERE 5177 MILES. WHEN IT STALLS, IT BEHAVES AS IF KEY IS MOVED TO ON POSITION BUT CAR HAS NOT BEEN STARTED. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME CAR HAS STALLED SINCE I BOUGHT NEW IN AUGUST (YES, IN 5 MONTHS AND WITHIN @ 5,000 MILES). PRIOR TWO TIMES WERE JUST A BEFORE CHRISTMAS ON 12/23/2012 (ON THE SAME DAY, @ 1 MINUTE APART). AT THIS TIME I WAS GOING SLOW SPEED @ 25 MILES/HOUR ON A WINDY DOWN HILL ROAD. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO FAST MOVING CARS BEHIND ME IN ALL 4 CASES. I AM AFRAID THAT SOMEONE MAY HIT ME FROM BEHIND WHEN CAR STALLS LIKE THIS. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR THE SAME ISSUE....

IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO COAST TOWARDS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS PATTERN HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MILES. I WAS NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR AND IN FACT, MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BRAKE EITHER, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE. I HAD JUST A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO TRY TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I SWERVED TO THE RIGHT, TOWARDS THE SHOULDER, BUT I HIT THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS BRAKING THE ENTIRE TIME, BUT IT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO STOP THE SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. MY LEFT BUMPER HIT HIS TRUCK ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF HIS BUMPER. MY RADIATOR WAS DAMAGED AND LEAKED ALL THE FLUID OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE BECAUSE OF THE RADIATOR. *TR

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME SINCE THE PURCHASE, AND PLEASE ADVISE ANY WAY TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. I JUST KNOW THAT THE DEALER WILL JUST SAY THAT THEY WILL LOOK INTO IT, AND THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIX THIS. DO I HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THE VISITS TO THE DEALER AND BUILD A CASE FOR A LEMON? WHERE CAN I GET HELP? *TR

WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE ENGINE HAS DIED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN THE ENGINE DIES, THE CAR LOSES STEERING AND BRAKES AND IS VERY UNSAFE. *TR

VEHICLE STALLED AS TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY OF SHOPPING COMPLEX. THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE AS I WAS TRYING TO TURN LEFT. IN THE DASHBOARD, NO LIGHTS ON EXCEPT "MALFUNCTION INDICATOR" LIGHT WAS LIT. RESTARTED CAR AND DROVE ON, THE "MALFUNCTION LIGHT" GOT TURNED OFF, CAME HOME AND THEN CALLED DEALER. DROVE TO DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE SINCE THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON AND SO NO CODE CAN BE FOUND. CAR IS LESS THAN 3 MONTHS OLD AND NOT EVEN 3000 MILES ON THE CAR. I FEEL THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE UNLESS HYUNDAI TAKES CARE OF THE PROBLEM. NOT DIAGNOSING AND ADDRESSING THE ISSUE MAKES ME CONCERNED. IF CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING THEN THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SUCH AS CAR HITTING FROM BEHIND. I AM VERY MUCH CONCERN WITH SUCH A PROBLEM FOR CAR AS NEW AS MINE. *TR

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITH THE GEAR IN D - DRIVING ON A FLAT ROAD NORMALLY. THIS ALSO HAPPENED AROUND 3500 MILES AROUND JULY 20, 2012. *TR

ENGINE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY RUN ROUGH, SPUTTER AND CHOKE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THIS IS THE 6TH ENGINE STALLING DURING DRIVING. THE ENGINE LIGHT, ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND CHARGING SYSTEM LIGHTS WERE ON. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE OR FIX IT. *TR

THE ENGINE STALLED THE 5TH TIME DURING DRIVING! ALMOST CAUSED ANOTHER ACCIDENT! *TR

THE ENGINE STALLED THE 4TH TIME. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REACH A DIAGNOSIS AND UNABLE TO FIX IT.. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, AND NOTICED A TICKING SOUND. OVER 2 MILES IT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE UNTIL IT WAS A LOUD KNOCKING. I HAD TO EXIT ONE FREEWAY, AND MERGE TO ANOTHER, BEFORE I COULD GET TO AN ACTUAL EXIT. UPON TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO SPEED TO MERGE, THE KNOCK BECAME SEVERE, I LOST COMPRESSION, AND THE SUV DIED. THERE WAS A PUFF OF SMOKE OUT OF THE EXHAUST AND I ROLLED TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP I FOUND OUT THAT THE #4 ROCKER ARM HAD SHOT THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING A HOLE IN THE ENGINE. *TR

THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED RANDOMLY DURING DRIVING, TOTAL 4 TIMES, ALMOST CAUSING 4 ACCIDENTS. THE DEALER MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEREFORE WAS UNABLE TO FIX IT, LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN A STATUS WITH TREMENDOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR