general problems of the 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe

Car all of a sudden stopped running like normal. Can't go above 20 mph without sounding like backfiring or dying.

Emergency brake light does not turn off even when not used, since I finalized the vehicle when I fill the gas tank up the car doesn’t want to start unless you rev the engine giving it some power, recently the vehicle has been not turning off after keys out of ignition unless pressing on the gas to kick start the engine turn off.

While backing out of garage throttle stuck nearly causing a major accident. Faulty tps seen many with same complaints. .

I was driving coming up to a turn, took the left turn, and accelerated like a normally do, the car's rpms went up to about 5 thousand rpms. I heard a pop like noise and the rpms just started dropping and there was no restriction on the gas pedal (felt like I was pushing air). The vehicle then just rolled once it was at about 10 mph rpms went under 1 thousand and the vehicle died. When I tried to restart it it was just crank and crank, doesn't even sound like it wants to turn over. Please help.

The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that there was a strong fuel odor coming from the vehicle, as well as a fuel puddle under the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 06v317000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe. While driving 35 mph, the contact noticed a fuel odor inside the vehicle. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the evac canister needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000.

In cruise control mode, the vehicle would not decelerate when the reduce speed/coast button was pushed. This incident was not the first such incident; at least 10 similar incidents occurred previous to that incident, and 4 incidents since.

Hyundai, Santa Fe--2005. Sometimes after stopping, when you again press the accelerator to resume driving, the car will surge ahead quickly. The surge is not continuous but does require the operator to let up on the accelerator in order to maintain control (not hit the car in front of you). This primarily appears to happen after making a stop that is followed by an immediate resumption of driving. No incidents have occurred that have caused any accidents or injuries as of this date.

I am experiencing a problem that threatens my safety every time I drive the vehicle. The problem has to do with delayed acceleration when applying the gas pedal, which causes fear when entering traffic or making a turn as opposing traffic approaches. The delayed acceleration is then followed by a lunging acceleration which reduces the feeling of control over the vehicle. I went back to the dealer in elgin, IL a few days after purchasing the vehicle, but they brushed it off as a common characteristic of Hyundai vehicles with the 3. 5 liter engine. They claimed that after some time the vehicle would ã‚adjustã‚쳜 to my driving habits and the symptoms would go away. After driving the vehicle for a month, I made an appointment for service to have them check the vehicle over. The problems that I had described previously had not subsided at all. The service manager and I took a ride and he acknowledged the symptoms as they occurred and told me they would do a very thorough check of the vehicle. When I picked up the vehicle, the service manager told me that they could find nothing out of the ordinary with the vehicle. After driving the vehicle for about four months, I received a call from the dealership's new service manager and from a sales person who replaced the sales person that I had bought the vehcle from (he was fired). I told them about the problems with the vehicle, and they had me bring it in. The computer that controls the acceleration was swapped with one from another vehicle. The problem lessened in severity, but continued to be quite noticeable. I never did get a response from Hyundai corporation to a March 17, 2006 letter complaining about the problems. To this day, the acceleration was still erratic and makes me very uncomfortable when accelerating from a stop or even when accelerating on the expressway. The dealer service department says there is nothing more they can do, because no official recall has been issued.