Two problems related to vehicle shudder have been reported for the 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe based on all problems reported for the 2004 Santa Fe.
Few weeks after the purchase of my Santa Fe, the car began to shudder during acceleration. I have been to the dealership twice for this problem. The first time they could not duplicate the problem. The second time they duplicated but they could not figure out what was wrong before the three day rental car rule. So they gave it back to me sayings it still is bad. We are currently waiting for the service sheet from that time.
Car shudders 3 times when go to drive after car has been off. Definite transmission problems, also, transmission does not engage correctly when trying to pass at low or high speeds. Only has 7500 miles, dealer can not find anything wrong. On doing research, found many complaints about Santa Fe transmissons.