general problems of the 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe

A car in front of me lost control and I braked to avoid an accident but the car turned and had no stability, forcing me to maneuver it to avoid crashing by leaning on my neck.

The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the frame was rusted and could potentially fracture. An independent mechanic diagnosed that the vehicle could fail an inspection due to the frame needing to be re-welded. The dealer (tarbox Hyundai, 3665 quaker ln, north kingstown, ri 02852, (401) 826-1500) was contacted. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle was excluded from NHTSA campaign numbers: 14v435000 (suspension) and 09v123000 (suspension). The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000.

I purchased this vehicle from used dealer in March 4,2016 despite not wanting to but had little choice after dealer sold the car I put money down on that day for cash while I wad retrieving the last document she sent ne home for when,I returbedvmy car was gone and the car in stuck in now is this Hyundai with a very shaky front end that rattles and literally skips off the road into the shoulder if in not very careful ,my mechanic days its the strut on driver side ,additionally the air bag light stays onbat all times and I just failed a safety inspection foe this vehicle and can not be allowed to drive fir lyft or number until its repaired I already had to fix brake lights tires battery and other safety issues on this car in addition to 1400 in air conditioning system estimates to,learn it was merely a electrical connection to the compressor as it appears to be the case fir dozens of others with no cold air on this car model see axil adaddicrepair comments on 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe ac blowing hot air. So im very upset Hyundai will not even look to see why my air bag light is on despite a known,issue with air bags and it being recalled . My VIN number doesn't show a recall open however I feel as long as I am driving it and the issues remains unresolved. I am at serious risk if the air bag is defective or the fact it remains on all the tine and when there's a passenger in the front seat the passenger bag off light appears.

Took my 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe in to the shop for an oil change/tune up and was told the frame on the vehicle is almost entirely rusted out in two different locations, the front passenger area near the engine and the driver side area below the front door. The car is 10 years old and I do live in a salt belt state, but I see that there were recalls for the 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe for similar frame rust issues, so I now recommend that the recall investigation be extended to the 2005 models as well. I wonder if I am only narrowly avoiding loss of life for myself and my 4year old daughter because of this rust issue? I can only imagine what may have happened, had waited just one more month before having the undercarriage of the car reviewed by a professional? I shudder to think of it!! at any rate, this will be my last Hyundai purchase since they clearly have not met my own personal standards for safety. I hope you will agree with my own opinion on the lack of safety of this vehicle (in salt belt states) by beginning an investigation into the later model Santa Fe frame rust issues, as well. Thank you very much.

The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact received a notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14v435000 (suspension). The contact was concern about the safety of the vehicle since there was no remedy for the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced and failure.