Two problems related to speed control cable 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.
The contact owns a 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who diagnosed that the failure was caused by a fractured cruise control cable. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and the vehicle was repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 99,714.
My vehicle experienced unintended acceleration while traveling down a busy road travelling at a speed of 55 mph. The vehicle did not slow down while applying the brakes at full force. The vehicle did eventually slow down to a speed of about 40-45 mph at which point I was able to successfully make a right hand turn at that speed! once off the main highway, I was able to shift the car into neutral and turn it off to a complete stop! the vehicle was towed to the nearest Hyundai dealership. A diagnosis was made that the accelerator cable assembly was damaged and needed to be replaced. At this time, the repair has not been completed as the dealership cannot have the part there until Thursday, which is 3 days after the incident occurred! I cannot stress enough how dangerous and scarey this situation was! luckily, this time, no one was injured or killed, but the potential for that outcome was definitely there. I have seen other reports of this occurring with this model vehicle. I hope Hyundai takes responsibility to permanently correct this potentially live threatening issue!.