general problems of the 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe

In late August my car was due for inspection, so I drove it to my mechanic who informed me that everything was good to go except what I believe was the front rocker arm(could be wrong) was rusted but was do for a free recall because of rust issues. He instructed me to take it to the dealer and have it done for free, and he kept telling me not to let them trick me into paying for it like dealers tend to do, so he highlighted on the recall the lines which reads "all parts and procedures will be done free of charge" so I drive to the dealer and they say it shouldnt take more than a couple days, but months started going by with no word from them and anytime I called to check up on the cars status, they would lie to me and say "the part just arrived and we're workin on itnow" but they told me this like 6 times, so I asked them to return the car until parts arrived, they refused and claimed legal reasons. Then they did randomly contact my sick mother and try to get her to pay 2400 dollars! before they would begin work, explaining they would break so much stuff in the process that it would cost 2400 for the free recall, but 2 mechanics including the 1 that sent me assured me that was a lie, and that the only thing they should have to touch during the procedure is bolts. So I call them back and ask whats going on with my car and finally someone comes clean saying that while they had my car, they started having problems with the transmission, so they start telling me they need to work on my transmission before releasing the car. I said no, dont worry about the transmission, ill will have my guy work on that after the recall is complete. But they refused to work on the recall unless I paid them. They also refused to release the car, then a few months later I received a letter telling me to have my car towed, they r not fixing it. So now the car I drove there no longer works.

Car has clunking noise in front end. Mechanic said it's the subframe bushings going in and out of the subframe and recommended replacing subframe. Said car is "unsafe to drive in this condition. " there is a recall in "salt-belt" states. Not sure it they consider utah a salt-belt state, but salt is used here extensively in the winter.

I have owned this vehicle for 3 years now. This now makes 3 years that I have had to replace the ac condenser. Due to the design of the oil coolant filter and the two piping that run in between the oil coolant filter and the ac condenser causes it to rub against the ac condenser and overtime puncture it and put a hole through the condenser.

I got a recall letter in the mail on sept. 19, 2014. I call the people about the letter but no one got back to me about the recall. I need to know is my car in danger of hurting me or my family. I would like to know.

3 times this happened on said day. Driving on freeway. With cruise control on car lurched forward jerking all three of us. A couple days later sitting at an intersection waiting for the light to change green. The car lurched forward again. Tossing me back causing my foot to come off the brake! luckily I was able to get my foot back on the brake before I moved too many feet into the crosswalk. I spoke to beaverton Hyundai and they said they were unaware of this. . . I mentioned it was out on the internet and on the Hyundai forum. I was told it was not their forum therefore they don't look at it. . . I have owned the car for 10 years. This has happened several times through the years I have driven this car but it is getting worse and scarier!!.

I called Hyundai after having an issue with my rear tire and just purchasing 4 brand new tires. The rear of the vehicle looked bent and after not understanding why it appeared this way I looked up recalls. I was given a recall champagne #090 by Hyundai and told my vehicle was coved for repair. I brought the vehicle (unsafely) drove it 10-15 mph to the location to have it repaired. Approximately a month late the dealer contacts me and says that my vehicle is ready for pick up. I ask more questions about it and find out that they did the front frame of the vehicle and never even looked at the back! the dealer claims the champagne # 090 is for the front and the back frame is not covered. I went back and forth between Hyundai and the dealer and I was told by Hyundai it was covered but they never called the dealer directly. I was then told by Hyundai I had to wait for the regional office to contact me. I literally waited till December 16. 2013 and still ended up with no help from Hyundai. I did research and even being told afterwards that Hyundai gave me a incorrect champagne # I still should of had the rear sub frame repaired and any parts which it caused other damages, for example; the bushings and a new rear tire. I also have proof that all 2003 Hyundai santafe vehicles made from Jan 2003 through June 2003, which covers my vehicle. Any help from your company is much appreciated since my twin boys who are in college was using this vehicle.

I have a 2003 Santa Fe (March 2003 purchased). Shortly after purchase I reported to dealer that it jerks violently (stalls) and restarts at highway speeds and would sometimes just die at a idle stop light for no apparent reason (always started back up). The dealer inspected and could not find or replicate any issues. I called back again as this would continue to happen intermittently and is quite alarming. I travel as a healthcare consultant so I need a dependable car. Just this week the car would not start at all and the check engine light came on. I finally got it started and it ran quite bad I drove to the dealer where they diagnosed a bad crank and temp sensor. They replaced the crank sensor and I was completely surprised at the cars performance on the highway. It accelerated smoothly and no more jerky violent stalls. The dealer said the sensor may have been bad all along and finally gave out. I was charged 440 dollars as they said it was not covered under the 100,000 mile warranty. I think this needs investigated further after reading all the similar reports I do truly believe there is a manufacturing problem with the emissions assembly at the very least the sensors being used in the vehicles. I am requesting a refund from Hyundai in this matter.

The VIN on my new 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe is an invalid one. The dmv database that my inurance accesses has no record of this number. I spoke with the dealership who were less than helpful. At this moment, I have 9 days of temporary insurance for the car, but my agent informs me that unless the VIN number is corrected or resolved, the car cannot be registered, licensed or insured in the state of California.