Six problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2001 Hyundai Santa Fe. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Hyundai Santa Fe based on all problems reported for the 2001 Santa Fe.
The SUV stalls while driving. This has happened multiple time. While driving, driving slow, taking a u turn. The battery, alternator, starter, power steering pump, water pump, rack and pinion, timing belt, serpentine belt, idler pulley, harmonic balancer, front axles, shocks, struts, some sensors, spark plugs/wires, gaskets, and many other parts are replaced in the last year. Don't know what is wrong but it is scary when it stalls suddenly.
Gas pump problem keeps clicking and I've replace many party but still like its full of gas but I be on empty. Car also jerks like I've been rear ended while driving like it has transmission problems and I've replace transmission 2 times. Gears only work manual it's like the car has a mind of its own . Also my tire flew off my car on the back and had to take to dealer ship and they was saying it's some problem they can't help .
The contact owns a 2001 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving up a hill at an unknown speed, the vehicle began to shutter and failed to accelerate. The contact was waved downs by other motorist that informed the contact the sub frame was on fire. The contact immediately shut off the engine and exited the vehicle with her 2 young children. The contact was in between two gasoline stations. The one of the gasoline stations employee's rushed over with buckets of water. The fire was extinguished by the time the firefighters arrived. Both firefights and insurance investigators were unable to identify the cause of the failure. Both dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. Az.
When approaching a stop (<5mph) and braking, the car engages in unintended acceleration. The engine will tach to over 3000 rpm and if you are not hard on the brakes, the car will accelerate. At least one time the car had to be put into neutral and the ignition turned off to keep the car under control.
The contact owns a 2001 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that both front coil springs fractured without warning and had been replaced by the dealer (Hyundai east, 11200 e central Ave, wichita, KS 67206, (316) 977-7800). In addition, while driving at a low rate of speed, the rear lower control arm fractured on the driver's side. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact experienced a failure with the crankshaft sensor. The manufacturer indicated that the vehicle was not included in any recall campaigns. The vehicle continued to exhibit the failures. The failure mileage was not available.
My 01 Hyundai Santa Fe downshifts while on the highway with a loud pop and decelerates the vehicle substantially causing a traffic/safety hazard. This is corrected momentarily when I stop and restart the engine as if it resets something, then of course when I get back on the highway it does it all over again. Other 01 Santa Fe owners suffer the same dangerous circumstances. Why not recall the vehicle to correct this issue? this is an accident waiting to happen.