general problems of the 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe

Nine problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe based on all problems reported for the 2003 Santa Fe.

1 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 02/13/2017

On 2/13 2017 my air bag on passenger side explored,which all air no good. Call hyn dearler told me 2500 dallors to fix no accident just driving. I thought I blue a tire and it was my passenger seat air bag my name is cheryl talley 8434 east 34th street indianapolis in 46226.

2 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 02/13/2017

Was driving down pendleton pike going south turn on 38th street going west,their was big loud pop I though I blew a tire over seen the air bag had explode on the passenger seat this happened on 2/13/2017 my name is cheryl talley 317-960-7656 email cheryltalley41@yahoo. Com.

3 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 11/16/2014

750. 00 dollers for part 500. 00 to put it in passager side dash cant Hyundai take pride and eat this bill safty problems with this big .

4 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 07/01/2014

I was in a minor accident when the braking system failed on my 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe. I could not stop the SUV and ran into a guardrail . I could have been hurt or killed because of this. Others could have been hurt or killed. The dealership in beaver falls, PA has done nothing for the problem and I have brought it in and they said that my model is not affected which I find that very hard to believe. I am selling the car but I also want to let someone know that I am taking it to the dealer in the morning to get the coil recalls done. If the dealer decides not to do that either and with the air bag problem someone is going to get hurt or maybe killed driving this car and I just want to do my part and I do not want a law suit on my shoulders. I will give them one more chance to do the right thing. I have not drove the car since I had the accident and want to sell it and to do so I am having it inspected too. All the work should have been under warranty at the time I had the accident ! I guess it must be to expensive to fix and a life does not matter anymore to anyone in this sick world.

5 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 12/05/2012

The contact owns a 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, the air bags deployed without warning. The contact sustained a minor injury to her back. The vehicle was later towed to the dealer for diagnosis where they advised her that the vehicle indicated that it had been involved in a crash. They also advised her that the vehicle could possibly be deemed destroyed. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure and current mileages were approximately 110,000. The VIN was unavailable.

6 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 08/01/2011

The air bag illustration light came on about eight months ago, at first it goes on and off, but finally it stayed on a month after that. When I took it in for a mechanic to run a diagnosis test, he could not find any error code. I asked the dealer if there were any recalls on the airbag, they said no and want to charge me $99 for diagnosis.

7 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 07/17/2009

The contact owns a 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle rolled over 4-5 times. None of the air bags deployed. The contact sustained several broken bones and the driver sustained several bruises. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. A police report was filed. The current and failure mileages were 150,000.

8 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 10/13/2003

While driving 35 mph consumer's vehicle rear ended another vehicle. Upon impact, none of the airbags deployed. The police stated the air bags should've deployed. Vehicle sustained $5000. Dollars in damages. The person who vehicle she hit, left the scene before the police arrived.

9 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 09/29/2003

At 5,980 miles engine started to create engine noise. Dealer said that there's a problem on the vehicle's crankshaft. The consumer began to hear noise in the engine compartment. The dealer replaced many components; crankshaft, transmission, belt tensioner and pulley. None of those repairs corrected the noise. The clock spring failed and caused the horn and cruise control to be inoperative.


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