general problems of the 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe

When accelerating between 30-50 mph, the steering wheel pulls violently to the right. When the accelerator is released, the tension on the wheel goes away. The front tires wear faster then unseal.

While driving on a city street my rear end began to shake and continue to try to swing out from behind. My rear suspension is rusted through and now completely out of commission.

My 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe is sharply jerking to the right its almost impossible to stop it sounds as if the car if going to fall into peices im a disabled mom with one one the way I can't drive for fear im going to lose the wheel and crash.

While driving slowly, I heard a clunk from the rear, and heard tire scrubbing noise while noticing steering wheel cocked 90 degrees in order to keep vehicle straight. Returned vehicle slowly to house driveway about 1/4 mile away. Noticed right reat trailing arm cracked and deformed. Vehicle had been serviced 4 years earlier for recall # 09v123000 (trailing arm corrosion problem. ) Hyundai and local dealer claimed that recall was complete and I would have to pay for the repair. Obviously, their recall fix (drilling holes in the stamping to let water out) was insufficient to fix a potentially dangerous defect. I had just sunk $1800 dollars in this vehicle to fix other problems. Again, Hyundai claimed no responsibility to fix. I called NHTSA and have file fcc complaint #87016133 at their recommendation.

The contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 09v123000 (suspension) and 14v435000 (suspension). The parts for the recall repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The contact stated that the suspension was rotted through to the point that the vehicle was not able to be driven. The approximate failure mileage was 146,000. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Rear trailing arm cracked while driving, lost control of the car multiple times. Taken to independent repair shop for diagnoses. Contacted Hyundai who wants vehicle taken to their dealer, but won't say if repair is going to be covered. Part was covered under recall #09v123000, but repair wasn't sufficient enough.

Tl-the contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the vehicle failed to stay in position. The contact had to steer the vehicle in excess to keep the vehicle in position. The vehicle was towed to a dealer who diagnosed that the left trailing arm needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 165,000. Oo.

While driving at 25 mph, my wife had to hold the steering wheel at 10 o'clock in order to keep the vehicle going straight. The dealer told us that the subframe and controller arm had broke - a recall campaign which was repaired in 2010 (or so we thought). Due to this the car is not drivable and we are told by the dealership that, although the subframe and controller arm will be covered, the damage to the struts and tires are our responsibility to the sum $973. 31. Our personal mechanic states that the front tires (under 4 years old and having less than 3000 miles on them) and the struts (under 5 years old) would not need to be replaced if not for the issue with the subframe and controller arm. At our recall appointment on December 22, 2014 (for a separate issue), the dealership saw no issue during their inspection of the vehicle. Our 2002 Santa Fe has 91,000 miles, and in the last 3 months since that appointment has been driven less than 300 miles, as my wife's work is less than 2 miles from home. Hyundai motors America states that they are separate issues and therefore not part of the repairs they will cover.

Tl-the contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact received a notification for recall NHTSA campaign number: 14v435000 (suspension). However, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacture exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Pam.

Tire blow out service tech found rotted out engine cradle.

Tl-the contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v435000 (suspension) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Ad.

While driving to work, all of a sudden it felt like the body of the car was swaying away from the frame; there was complete loss of control so I pulled over to the side of the road; this scared the daylights out of me. A few minutes later, I drove the car to my mechanic and he told me later after he'd examined the vehicle that there was so much corrosion in the rear trailing arm that there was no place to weld anything on to. Complete corrosion of the rear trailing arms. I couldn't drive the vehicle any further. I was told it was a total loss. I had to buy another vehicle, which I could not afford, being on unemployment.

The contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that both the driver and passenger side trailing arms fractured. The dealer replaced the driver side trailing arm, but the failure recurred on the rear passenger side trailing arm. The dealer stated that the passenger side trailing arm needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 09v123000 (suspension). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 151,736.

This is the second time we have a near serious accident with my wife driving the truck. 6/26/12 the left steering contol arm broke off the total rusted out sub-frame causing the truck to steer dangerously into oncoming traffic. This was caused from the sub-frame being rusted through. This time on July 21 the right rear trailing arm, that secures the right wheel in position, broke off. Forcing the truck to swerve right almost carrying my wife and the truck into a ditch. Both of these breakdowns are included in a recall for my year and model of car, however, my vehicle is not included because I purched it in florida, not in a norther salt belt state. So I guess what Hyundai is saying is, that they can build a defected vehichle and if you buy it in the south, they dont have to take responsibility for our safety. I was never informed that there was a posible safety hazzard. We are very lucky that there wasn't a car coming the opposite direction on the first incident. That would not cover the repaires and it ended up costing me over $3,500. How do I get Hyundai to stand up and take responsibility for not telling me that we were risking our lives for driving a possible dangerous vehichle and pay for repaires this time. I guess the salt air blowing in in south florida 24/7 don't qualify.

While driving my 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe, there is pulling of the wheel causing the vehicle to turn sharply to the right. There is significant wear on the front tires and the vehicle will not stay in alignment. There is a screeching noise coming from the rear. After having the timing belt replaced, I was informed by the mechanic there was a rust problem in the front part of the vehicle toward the front right tire. He told me the car is unsafe to drive and the rust on this vehicle is more like rust of a vehicle that is 50 years old not ten years. He also said the frame could break at any time to contact a Hyundai dealership. I contacted the dealership and was told there were no recalls for this problem for my vehicle. I called Hyundai's 800 number only to be told the same thing.

Rear suspension trailing arms have rusted out to the point the vehicle is unsafe to operate rear wheels are severly out of alignment. Cannot control vehicle.

The back right suspension bracket connected to the rear spring corroded to the point that it broke in half. This suspension component holds the wheel to the frame. This resulted in the vehicle becomming non driveavble. The wheel is grossely misaligned and the car cannot be driven. Iam fortunate this did not happen a higher rate of speed or serious injury or death may have resulted.

The contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while having the rear bumper repaired by an independent mechanic, he was informed that there was a hole in the rear trailing arm due to corrosion. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 09v123000 (suspension:rear). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileages were 126,000.