2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Engine Problems

Hyuandi recalled Santa Fe 2.4L engines. Ignoring and refuses to acknowledge many 3.3L Santa Fe’s SAME engine failures as they have had lawsuits over. I’m reaching out AGAIN demanding investigations EVERY FAILED ENGINE REPORTED. Denying accountability For the safety of their customers! My engine blew driving onI-40 interstate. I was accelerating to pass a vehicle. During my attempted acceleration I lost all petal pressure and my foot went to the floor. The RPM’s spiked up 5-6k. the oil pressure escalated rapidly. My car seemingly stalled out. Losing ability to keep moving. What looked like steam coming out of the passenger side front wheel well. Assumed that was from a liquid hitting the hot brakes. After sitting for a few moments, I attempted to restart the vehicle. turning it off & it never came back on. Following failure to start back up. I checked the oil level. ALARMINGLY- it was completely...

The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would shut-off without warning. The contact had the vehicle towed to her residence and anticipated that her vehicle would be included in a class-action lawsuit. The contact then had the vehicle towed to the dealer. After inspection, the contact was informed that metal shavings were found in the engine. Due to the failure, the engine needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed that contact that there were no recalls on the Vin. The vehicle remained in the possession of the dealer unrepaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving 10 mph, the vehicle loss motive power. The contact stated that the ABS and traction control warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer to be diagnosed but was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact was awaiting a response. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

There is a known issue with the GDI engines that is causing an oil consumption issue. Hyundai is aware and is not willing to cover the cost for what they say may fix the issue of the vehicle is out of warranty. It is affecting many vehicles and the dealerships are passing it off to Hyundai and Hyundai is stating it should be covered under engine warranty and it is not.

MY 2014 HYUANDI SANTA FE ENGINE MYSTERIOUSLY BLEW AFTER BURNING ALL MY OIL. NO WARNING SIGNS, LIGHTS, AND 3 MONTHS PRIOR JUST GOT SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP. OIL CHANGED. NO MENTION OF MY ENGINE BURNING MY OIL. HOWEVER, ONE MONTH AGO DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY. MY CAR MADE A STRANGE PULL. IT DIDN’T FEEL GOOD. FOR PRECAUTION I PULLED OVER. MY TIRES WERE STEAMING LOOKING LIKE SMOKE. MY CAR STOPPED RUNNING COMPLETELY AND WOULDN’T START AGAIN. MY CAR SHOWED NO PROBLEM, NO SIGN, NO WARNING AND NEVER BEEN LATE ON A SERVICE DUE. THE FEW MILES OVER I WAS ON MY FIRST SERVICE- IS NO EXCUSE FOR MY OIL BEING EMPTY. HAVING BEEN SERVICED JUST 3 MONTHS PRIOR, AND ONLY A FEW MILES OVER MY SERVICE DATE. MY ENGINE BLEW. BURNING ALL MY OIL. AND NO SIGN, AND WARNINGS FROM MY CAR. BESIDES MY ENTIRE CAR SHUTTING DOWN ON A...

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE PASSENGER’S SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL FROM THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING ONTO THE BRAKES CAUSING THE SMOKE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GOSSETT HYUNDAI SOUTH (2660 MT MORIAH RD, MEMPHIS, TN 38115) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RELATED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

I PULLED OUT IN MY VEHICLE FROM A CROSS-STREET ONTO A BUSY MAIN HIGHWAY AND AFTER ABOUT 15 OR 20 YARDS, THE CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS WARNING OR SIGNS. I TOWED TO HYUNDAI DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND DESCRIBED WHAT HAPPENED. ONLY KNOWING THE MODEL AND YEAR, THEY INDICATED THAT IT WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY THE SAME ISSUE AS DOZENS OF VEHICLES THEY HAD ON THE LOT OR ALREADY FIXED. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE KNOWN BY HYUNDAI, THE GOVERNMENT (VIA EXISTING CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT), YET THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OR PROVIDED A SAFETY RECALL. I WAS AT GREAT RISK STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY UNTIL A SHERIFF DEPUTY PASSING BY ASSISTED.

ON TWO OCCASIONS OUR CAR STALLED ON A BUSY FREEWAY WHICH CAUSED US TO ONCE COAST OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. ON SECOND OCCASION, CAR STALLED WHILE IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF HWY 36 IN STILLWATER MN. CAR EVENTUALLY STARTED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. CAR STARTED TO HESITATE AND A KNOCKING SOUND WAS HEARD. BROUGHT IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A OIL MAINTENANCE ISSUE WHICH WAS NOT TRUE AS WE PERFORMED OIL CHANGES WHEN INSTRUCTED.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION

WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 70-75 MPH I STARTED TO HEAR A KNOCKING SOUND, I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND THE NOISE CONTINUED EVERY TIME I ACCELERATED. THERE WERE NO DASH LIGHTS DISPLAYED THE ENTIRE TIME. ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR A BANG AND HAD COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THE OIL WAS CHANGED WITHIN THE LAST THREE MONTHS AND IM PRETTY SURE THE ENGINE BLOCK IS CRACKED. THE DEALERSHIP IS INVESTIGATING AND TURNS OUT THAT MY CAR IS UNDER RECALL, SO HOPEFULLY THEY WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE AT MANUFACTURER COST.

DIED DRIVING HOME HAD IT TOWED TO HYUNDAI GOT A CALL TODAY AND A BEARING SCREWED UP AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP ...CURIOUS TO KNOW IF IT'S JUST MY LUCK OR IF THERE WERE OTHER SANTA FAILS LIKE MINE...COME TO FIND OUT OPEN RECALLS ON 2014 SANTA FE SPORTS BUT NO SUCH LUCK WITH THE LIMITED.

THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING LIKE A ROD MAYBE . IT WAS SITTING OVER NIGHT NO PREVIOUS ISSUES AND WHEN I STARTED IT THAT WAS THE NOISE IT WAS MAKING . JUST BOUGHT THE CAR IN JULY OF 2020

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2016 AND RECEIVED FREE OIL CHANGES THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM. I NOTICED THAT IN BETWEEN THE RECOMMENDED 7500 MILE OIL CHANGES THAT I HAD TO ADD OIL OR GET ANOTHER OIL CHANGE PRIOR TO THE RECOMMENDED TIME FRAME AS IT SEEMED TO BURN OIL. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS AGO BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH WERE ON. JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND CHECKED THE OIL AGAIN AND IT WAS LOW SO I ADDED 4 QUARTS. I THEN NOTICED A KNOCKING SOUND THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT AND TOOK IT RIGHT TO A SHOP DOWN THE STREET. THEY SAID IF WAS A BAD BEARING AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE! IT HAS 130,000 MILES AND THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE HAD IS THIS...

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND OUT OF NOWHER, HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. NO ENGINE LIGHTS WERE DISPLAYED. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. HE THOUGHT IT WAS STRANGE TO NEED A NEW ENGINE AT ONLY 53K MILES, SO HE SAID I SHOULD CHECK WITH THE DEALER FOR ANY DEFECTS. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THE NOISE WAS CAUSED BY ROD BEARINGS BEING PREMATURELY WORN AND IT IN FACT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. WE HAD ALWAYS TAKEN IT FOR REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND CONFIRMED THIS WITH RECEIPTS. THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL OF THIS ENGINE PROBLEM OF THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE BUT OUR SUV WAS A LIMITED AND ONLY THE SPORT MODEL WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHECK WITH HYUNDAI TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER IT CONSIDERING THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOME SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LANGDALE HYUNDAI (4001 N VALDOSTA RD, VALDOSTA, GA 31602, (888)862-6192) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE ENGINE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.*DT CONSUMER STATED ENGINE WORK WAS DONE ON MAY 2020 BUT STALLED ON FEB 2021.*JB

OIL LEVEL WAS CHECKED AND FINE IT IS CHECKED PERIODICALLY IT CHECKED GOOD.I WAS DRIVING HOME SATURDAY NOTICED A SLIGHT TICKING STOPPED CHECKED THE OIL NOT TOUCHING THE STICK SO I PUT 2AND A HALF QUARTS IN IT HEADED TOWARDS HOME ABOUT 45 MIN DOWN THE ROAD IT SEEMS TO HAVE SPUN A BEARING /BLOWN THE ENGINE IT'S A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE

MY CAR IS ROD KNOCKING. I TOOK IT UP TO HYUNDAI AND THEY COMFIRMED IT. RO 6034121. I HAD FOUND A RECALL RELATED TO THE 3.3 ENGINE STATEING THAT THERE COULD BE PREMATURER BEARING FALIURE. IT STATED AN ERROR IN MANFATURING UP UNTIL MAY 2014. MY CAR WAS MANAFATURED BY JANUARY 14 2014. I WAS DELIVERING PIZZA ON A SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE I STARTED TO HEAR IT KNOCK. AFTER I HAD FINISHED THE DELIVERY I WENT BACK TO THE STOOR AND CALLED A MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT AND COMFIRMED IT WAS KNOCKING.SERVICE HAVE ALL BEEN KEPT UP. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER THE RECALLS BAD BATCH LIST BUT IT IS HAVEING ALL THE ISSUES RELATEDE TO THE RECALL. HYUNDAI HAS HAD MY CAR FOR OVER A MONTH AND I HAVE BEEN WAITING ON COMFERMATION AND ENDDED UP BEING DECLINED.

DURING MY SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE ON JANUARY 16,2021 I'VE LEARNED THAT CAR ENGINE BURNS OIL. ACCORDING TO TECHNICIAN, INSTEAD OF 5 QUARTS ONLY 1.5 WAS DRAINED PLUS HE SHOWED ME SOOT DEPOSITS ON EXHAUST PIPE, WHICH IS INDICATIVE OF OIL BURNING. HE MENTIONED THAT THIS CONDITION IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE WHEN ENGINE IS OUT OF OIL DAMAGE AN OCCUR. CAR DOES NOT HAVE A LOT OF MILEAGE ON IT, SO IM WONDERING WHY GIVEN ISSUE EXISTS AND IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS REGARDING IT. THANK YOU!

WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND STEPPED ON THE GAS, THE CAR MOVED INITIALLY AND THEN STOPPED ACCELERATING. IT SPUTTERED ALONG, SLOWLY ACCELERATING A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME. THIS HAPPENED FOR THE REST OF THE RIDE HOME. THE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO WAS FLASHING THIS ENTIRE TIME.

I PURCHASED MY 2014 SANTA FE SPORT FROM FORD MOTOR SALES LOCATED@10700 FORD ROAD DEARBORN,MICHIGAN IN OCTOBER 2020. AFTER A WEEK OF DRIVING IT BACK AND FORTH TO WORK,IT STARTED NOT ACCELERATING AND I KEPT SMELLING LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING IN IT. I TOOK IT BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS SAME ISSUE NOW THE ENGINE IS KNOCKING AND THE OIL WONT STAY IN IT EITHER,AFTER ITS BEEN CHANGED TOO. IM HEARTBROKEN AND ITS CHRISTMAS AND I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION AT ALL TO GET TO WORK FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. I'M A FRONTLINE WORKER FOR THE COVID-19 TEAM HERE IN MICHIGAN AT THE BE WELL MEDICAL CENTER FOR BIOTECH LABORATORIES AND CAN LOSE MY JOB IF I DONT GET THIS FIX IMMEDIATELY. THIS RECALL EXPLAINS ALOT THATS WHY MY POOR TRUCK IS DYING. PLEASE HELP

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER20V520000 - HYUNDAI CONTACTED US WITH A NOTICE ABOUT THE RECALL AND THE RISK THAT OUR CAR MAY BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE DRIVING, HOWEVER THEY ARE NOT OFFERING TO FIX THE ISSUE. IN THE NOTICE THEY SIMPLY SAY THERE IS NO SOLUTION, SO PLEASE PARK YOUR CAR OUTSIDE AWAY FROM YOUR HOUSE IN CASE IT CATCHES FIRE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO LEAVE THIS ISSUE UNADDRESSED. I AM LOOKING INTO PURCHASING A NEW CAR BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL SAFE PUTTING MY FAMILY IN MY CURRENT CAR. HYUNDAI DID NOT OFFER ANY SOLUTIONS AT ALL, NOT TO FIX, REPLACE, OR REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE.

11/21/2020 AROUND 12 PM WE WERE PULLING OUT ON TO THE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY SATURDAY TRAFFIC IN BETWEEN ROSWELL AND NORCROSS. AS WE WERE ACCELERATING TO GET ONTO THE ROAD THE ENGINE SEIZED AND WE COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO RESPOND. THE PEDAL WAS BEING PUSHED TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WOULDN'T RESPOND. THERE WERE NO DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS OR ANY LOUD ENGINE NOISES TO SAY THERE WAS AN ISSUE. NO SMOKE OR STEAM. WE WERE ABLE TO DIRECT THE CAR ONTO A SIDE STREET BUT THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SIDE STREET. THE CAR ELECTRONICS STARTED GOING CRAZY, THE NAVIGATION SCREEN AND INTERIOR LIGHTS KEPT TURNING THEMSELVES ON AND OFF LIKE IT WAS A COMPUTER REBOOTING. WE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WE GOT OUT OF THE CAR.. I LET THE CAR REST FOR A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED TO...

THE COOLING PART ISN'T WORKING IT'S JUST WARM

CAR LOSES PRESSURE CAR DOWN SHIFTS VERY HARD AND JERKS NON STOP WHILE DRIVING

WAS DRIVING MY 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE IT STARTED KNOCKING LOUDLY, TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW MOTOR IT HAD 146K ON IT. REPLACED THE MOTOR WITH A BRAND NEW MOTOR WITH ONLY 7 MILES ON IT 2 WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED, KNOCKING NOISE AND MOTOR SEIZING UP. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE HYUNDAI MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE THE 2014 SANTE FE LIKE THEY DID THE SONOTA'S AND SANTE FE SPORTS CAUSE THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS!

ENGINE HAS AROUND 89K MILES. BEGAN WITH A KNOCKING NOISE AND AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WE WERE ADVISED IT "NEEDED A NEW ENGINE." DEALER WAS NOT SPECIFIC AS TO WHAT EXACTLY THE ISSUE WAS, BUT I BELIEVE THE SAME ISSUE THAT AFFECTED THE HYUNDAI SONATA AND SANTA FE SPORT IS ALSO AFFECTING THIS VEHICLE. BECAUSE WE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS, HYUNDAI HAS REFUSED TO PROVIDE US ANY ASSISTANCE. AFTER PICKING IT UP FROM THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, WE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE TO ANOTHER COMPANY'S DEALERSHIP TO INITIATE A TRADE IN. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE DEGRADED IN POWER AND DIED ON THE BUSY ROADWAY JUST OFF THE INTERSTATE OFF RAMP. MY WIFE HAD TO PUSH THE SANTA FE USING MY CAR TO GET IT OFF THE ROADWAY TO A GAS STATION PARKING LOT. THE ENGINE DOES NOW TURN ON, BUT ANYTIME IT IS PUT IN GEAR IT...

I'M IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS, AS I WAS DRIVING, 3 DIFFERENT TIMES, IT FELT AND SOUNDED LIKE THE SUV WAS GOING TO DIE OUT. LAST WEEK, WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, THE SUV STARTED SHAKING FOR LESS THAN 5 SECONDS.

THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE ON START UP BUT WOULD QUICKLY QUIET. AFTER A WEEK THE NOISE INCREASED TO KNOCKING ON START UP AND UNTIL I SHIFTED THROUGH GEARS 1-3. AFTER A FEW DAYS, WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON A RURAL BUT HIGH SPEED ROAD THE POWER TO THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING AND MY SPEED DECREASED WITHOUT MY CONTROL. AFTER PULLING OVER I WAS ONLY ABLE TO ACCELERATE SLOWLY, 5-10 MPH. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND THE BATTERY LIGHT FLICKERED TWICE THEN DISAPPEARED. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND THE POWER TO THE GAS PEDAL WAS FUNCTIONING AS NORMAL. THE KNOCKING SOUND WAS MUCH WORSE AFTER THIS INCIDENT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAVE BEEN QUOTED FOR A FULL ENGINE REPLACEMENT. REGULAR OIL CHANGES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED DURING MY OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED NO OIL LEAK...

IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL AT ONLY 106K MILES AFTER MY CAR HAS BEEN GIVEN VERY REGULAR AND ROUTINE OIL CHANGES. THE OIL COATED THE BEARINGS AND IT BURNED UP THE INTERNAL WORKINGS OF THE ENGINE ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, RESULTING IN ENGINE SEIZURES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, HOWEVER IT HAD BEEN SLOWLY DETERIORATING PRIOR TO COMPLETE SEIZURE.

ENGINE FAILURE (UPPER/LOWER) UNDER MODERATE ACCELERATION DUE TO UNCHARACTERISTIC RAPID OIL CONSUMPTION WITH NO WARNING OF LOW OIL LEVEL OR PRESSURE. 165,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. MAINTAINED WITH ENGINE OIL CHANGED ROUTINELY EVERY 5,000 MILES; NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS (NOT SEVERE).

THE CAR IS A 2014 SANTA FE AND OUT OF THE BLUE I STARTED TO HEAR A STRANGE NOISE FROM MY ENGINE AREA. MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE ENGINE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONE DEALERSHIP ASSURED ME THAT IT WOULD BE COVERED DUE TO A RECENT RECALL ON SANTA FE ENGINES BUT COME TO FIND OUT THE RECALL WAS FOR A DIFFERENT ENGINE TYPE AND NOT MINE. WHILE RESEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF ENGINE FAILURE FOR THE SAME TYPE OF ENGINE THAT MY SANTA FE HAS. THE CAR ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE AT ALL AND WHEN I CONTACTED HYUNDAI ABOUT OFFERING SOME SORT OF ASSISTANCE AND TO COVER THE COSTS OF THE ENGINE, THEY REFUSED TO DO SO. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND THE 3.3 ENGINES AS WELL. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CARS BEFORE AND NEVER HAVE I EVER HAD AN ENGINE FAIL...

MY 2014 SANTA FE WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AND WOULDN'T TRAVEL MORE THAN 5 MILES AN HOUR. I WAS TOLD THAT MY ENGINE HAD NO OIL AND WAS PART OF A SAFETY RECALL. AFTER MONTHS OF JUMPING THROUGH THE HOOPS WITH A SERIES OF OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS, I WAS TOLD THAT IF I REPLACED A SLIGHTLY DRIPPY OIL PAN GASKET (A LEAK SO SMALL THAT IT NEVER HIT MY CONCRETE CARPORT) THAT HYUNDAI OF CUMMING WOULD SEND OUR PAPERWORK TO HYUNDAI CORPORATE FOR A RECALL OF THE ENGINE. I NEVER KNEW THAT THE CAR COMPLETELY-SHUTTING-DOWN WHILE DRIVING WAS A POSSIBILITY. APPARENTLY, THE RECALLED ENGINES DO EXACTLY THAT! THEY SHUT DOWN WHILE BEING DRIVEN WITH NO WARNING! WHILE DRIVING, MY SANTA FE COMPLETELY SHUT-DOWN. NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES, NOTHING! NO WARNING LIGHTS EVER CAME ON TO ALERT ME OF A PROBLEM. THE TIMING OF THIS HAPPENING WAS CONVENIENT THOUGH...

VEHICLE BLEW A HEAD GASKET. MECHANIC SAID REAR BANK HEAD BOLTS WERE NOT TORQUED TO SPEC. WAS OF THE OPINION IT CAME OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE THAT WAY. I NEVER HAD IT MAX TO RED LEVEL ON OVERHEATING AND WAS SHOCKED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPORADIC TEMP SPIKES THEN BACK DOWN BEFORE I COULD EVEN PULL OFF. THIS HAPPENED ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS, ON THE INTERSTATE, ANYWHERE REALLY. THIS HAPPENED ONE DAY, THEN WOULD BE FINE FOR A WEEK, THEN STARTED IT AGAIN. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM CHURCH AND THE ENGINE TEMP STARTED ACTING SPORADICALLY. I WOULD PULL OFF AND IT WOULD COOL WITHIN A SECOND OR 2. I TRIED TO MAKE IT HOME, BUT THE ENGINE TEMP GAUGE STOPPED COOLING BACK DOWN TO QUICKLY. I CALLED AAA AND HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC. BLOWN HEAD GASKET. ALMOST $5,000 TO FIX. I...

VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A NOISE OUT OF NOWHERE, NO LIGHT INDICATIONS, NOTHING. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE DIED ON THE INTERSTATE, AGAIN, NO LIGHT INDICATIONS UNTIL THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY STOPPED RUNNING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL SHOP, FOUND OUT IT HAD ABSOLUTELY NO OIL IN IT, BUT THERE WAS NO OIL LEAK. ENGINE HAD BROKEN AND TOLD WE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. HYUNDAI THEN TOLD US THAT THEY NO LONGER MAKE THE 2014 ENGINE, SO A REPLACEMENT WOULD COST $11,000 AND HAVE 96,000 MILES ON IT. OUR SANTA FE HAD 73,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS OCCURRED. SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE WITH NO INDICATION OF AN ISSUE, WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE COULD HAVE PRODUCE A HORRIBLE, IF NOT FATAL ACCIDENT.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, LOST POWER TO THE GAS PEDAL TAKING SPEED DOWN TO 30 MPH. MANAGED TO MAKE IT OFF OF AN EXIT AND TO THE CLOSEST MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC FOUND METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE OIL FILTER LEADING HIM TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A FAULTY ENGINE. CALLED HYUNDAI OF ASHEVILLE AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THE CAMS LOCKING UP, MEANING I NEED A NEW ENGINE.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED APPROX. 60MPH ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE BAY. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALER AND BEGAN FILING A COMPLAINT TO HYUNDAI USA. AFTER 2 WEEKS OF THE VEHICLE SITTING THERE AND NO WORD BACK I CALLED THE DEALER TO FIND OUT IF IT HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED. NO ONE HAD LOOKED AT IT! NEXT DAY WE GOT A CALL STATING MOTOR WAS BLOWN UP AND A COST TO REPAIR WOULD BE $15,720!!!!! THIS VEHICLE WAS AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES ETC. ( VERIFIED BY DEALER OIL LEVEL WAS GOOD ) OIL LIGHT WAS NOT ON NOR DID ANY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE DURING ANY OF THIS. THIS IS OUR SECOND HYUNDAI THAT WE HAVE OWNED WITH AN ENGINE FAILURE ( LAST VEHICLE HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR ENGINE. ) AND THIS WILL BE...

I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF MY CAR'S ENTIRE ENGINE RECALL, BY MAIL, EMAIL, PHONE..NOTHING. I WAS ON THE BUSIEST FREEWAY (DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT...75MPH) IN THE STATE, AND MY CAR'S ENGINE FAILED!! I WAS SCARED TO DEATH. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. IT WAS THE MOST HORRIBLE AUTO EXPERIENCE IN MY LIFE. I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE AND CAN'T DRIVE ON FREEWAYS. THE WHOLE ORDEAL, TOWING, EVENTUAL MOTOR REPLACEMENT , HAVING TO DRIVE BACK UP TO EXCHANGE RENTAL CARS, LOANER VEHICLES, ETC., HAS CAUSED ME SOME PTSD. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IN THE TOWN CLOSE TO WHERE THE CAR MOTOR FAILED, HYUNDAI DID NOT SEND OUT ANY RECALL NOTICES.THEY DID NOT WANT TO BE INUNDATED WITH OWNERS. YES, THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP MANY MILES FROM MY HOME EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE MOTOR. HOWEVER, HYUNDAI DID NOT MAKE IT EASY FOR ME . IE., AT FIRST, NO LOANER CAR AVAILABLE...

ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. TOOK IN TO DEALERSHIP. LOW 4 QUARTS OF OIL. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. NO OIL LIGHT CAME ON. NO CHANGE OIL SOON LIGHT CAME ON. WHICH CAUSED METAL SHAVINGS IN OIL FILTER WHEN LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC. VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON CITY STREET THAT THE NOISES STARTED. BOUGHT CAR 5000 MILES AGO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AT ATLANTIC HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 193 SUNRISE HWY NORTH SERVICE RD, WEST ISLIP, NY 11795, (631) 587-0700. THE CONTACT STATED THAT 6,000 MILES AFTER THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE TOWED TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V934000 (ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. *LN

THE SANTA FE'S ENGINE SEIZED WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY GOING ~65 MPH. AFTER THE CAR WAS STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE WAS VISIBLE ON THE GROUND. THE SANTA FE'S ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER/START. AFTER TOWING AND LETTING THE CAR SIT OVERNIGHT AT AN AUTO SHOP, THE COLD ENGINE WOULD STILL NOT TURN OVER/START WHEN THE MECHANIC TRIED. THE TRUSTED MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED AND WAS USELESS. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR HYUNDAI'S SANTA FE SPORT AND SONATA OF THE SAME YEAR, 2013-2014 MODELS. THE RECALL IS FOR MACHINING ERRORS DURING ENGINE MANUFACTURING. THESE ERRORS CAN CAUSE PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BEARINGS LEADING TO ENGINE SEIZURES. HAVE OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCED THIS DEFECT IN THE 2014 SANTA FE?

ROD BEARING WENT OUT IN THE ENGINE AT 81,123 MILES. THE VEHICLES WAS IN MOTION AND WENT INTO SLOW POWER MODE. HOWEVER, MY FEELING IS THE DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR WAS ALREADY DONE BEFORE THERE WERE ANY SIGNS OF TROUBLE.

PREMATURE ROD BEARING FAILURE. MY ROD BEARING FAILED AT 93K MILES. I HAD CORRECT OIL LEVEL.

MAKING RATTLING NOISE WHEN STARTING AND ACCELERATING, METAL SHAVINGS IN OIL FILTER AT 131,000 MILES WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE, NOW NEEDS A NEW ENGINE.

OIL LEAK FROM VALVE COVER GASKET ONTO ALTERNATOR CAUSING COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. VEHICLE VERY QUICKLY LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, BRAKE/HAZARD/INDICATOR LIGHTS, AND IGNITION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. EXTREMELY HIGH SEVERITY POTENTIAL HARM FROM THIS FAILURE MODE, WHICH WAS THE SUBJECT OF PREVIOUS SERVICE CAMPAIGNS FOR OLDER HYUNDAI VERA CRUZ AND SANTA FE WITH SAME 3.3L V6 ENGINE PLATFORM. UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE OCCURRENCE OF THIS KNOWN DESIGN ISSUE WITH LATER MODEL PRODUCTION.

MY 2014 SANTA FE SPORT BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AT 72 MPH. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP THINKING THE WHEELS HAD BECOME UNBALANCED. IMMEDIATELY THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AGAIN. I AGAIN TOOK IT FOR RE-BALANCING. SAME SHAKING PROBLEM. I TOOK IT A THIRD TIME TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHO FOUND THAT THE CALIPERS WERE SO HOT THEY WERE ABOUT TO BURN. YOU COULD FEEL AND SMELL THE HEAT. THE SHOP REPLACED THE CALIPERS THINKING THE SHAKING WAS A BRAKING ISSUE SINCE EVERY TIME I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE EVEN WORSE. THE CALIPER REPLACEMENT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. FINALLY AFTER REPLACING THE BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS, AND ROTORS, THE SHOP DID ANOTHER ROAD TEST. THEN THE CAR NOT ONLY SHOOK BUT THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING DUE TO TIE ROD FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, SO THE SHOP HAD IT TOWED TO HYUNDAI FOR...

I GET REGULAR OIL CHANGES ON MY CAR AND HAVE RECEIPTS OF MY LAST 2 OIL CHANGES, BUT THERE WAS NO OIL IN MY CAR AND THE BEARINGS WERE DRY AND RUBBING WHICH CAUSE METAL SHAVINGS TO GO INTO MY ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS MAKING A NOISE WHEN I PULLED INTO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT.

ENGINE ''2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE LIMITED. 3.3L 6 CYL FWD. I OWN THIS VEHICLE. I RECENTLY READ ABOUT THE CLASS ACTION SUITS AGAINST KIA AND HYUNDAI REGARDING ENGINE FAILURES AND FIRES. HTTPS://WWW.NCCONSUMER.ORG/NEWS-ARTICLES/SETTLEMENT-REACHED-WITH-HYUNDAI-KIA-IN-CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT-ALLEGING-ENGINE-DAMAGE-FIRES.HTML. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT OUR 2017 KIA SOUL THAT HAS AN ENGINE FAILURE. WHEN READING THIS ARTICLE I NOTICED UNDER THE NEW DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS PARAGRAPH THAT 2011-2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE'S HAVE ALSO BEEN LISTED FOR POSSIBLE PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT LIST OR FURTHER DEFINE IF IT IS ONLY FOR THE 2.0 L MOTORS AND MAY NOT INCLUDE THE 3.3 L. OUR HYUNDAI SANTA FE HAD AN ISSUE IN THE PAST. IT TOOK THE DEALER A MONTH TO DEFINE AND REPAIR. IT WAS COMPLETED UNDER THE MFG. WARRANTY AND I BELIEVE FINALLY A RECALL. THE FUEL LINE WOULD COLLAPSE WHEN YOU DEPRESSED THE FUEL PEDAL STARVING THE ENGINE OF FUEL. THIS CAUSED A LOSS IN POWER...

STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. EVERYTHING SHUT OFF, ENGINE WOULD NOT START OR ENGAGE.NO WARNING LIGHTS TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE AND THEY HAD TO CONTACT HYUNDAI ENGINEERING. THEY COULD NOT TELL WHAT WENT WRONG. HYUNDAI WANT TO SPLIT THE COST OF REPAIR BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRENTY. IT NOW FEBRUARY, HYUNDAI HAS NOT ADMITTED THAT THEY HAVE AN ENGINE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE TRY TO REPLACE THE ENGINE TWICE ,ONLY TO HAVE THEM FAIL. THEY NOW GOING TO TRY A DIFFERNT ENGINE TYPE. IT NOW TIME TO REPLACE CAR. I HAVE AN CASE # 16797233 WITH HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN VERY HELPFUL

THIS IS A SANTA FE SPORT 2014. WHILE TRAVELING 110KMP ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED. IT HAS 102,000 KM ON IT

VERY NOTICEABLE ENGINE TICKING WHEN RUNNING. BUT WHEN YOU REV MOTOR A LITTLE, IT STOPS. THIS HAPPENS IN PARK. BUT WHEN DRIVING, I DON'T NOTICE THE TICKING. THIS STARTED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT IT.