Alternator/generator/regulator problems of the 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to a local dealer for an undisclosed recall repair, and the contact was informed that the valve cover gasket, and the alternator were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.

On highway, car would no longer accelerate and went into limp mode causing me to slow to 50 mph and not be able to keep up with speed if traffic. Pulled over, dash lights flashed and car would not restart. Oil had leaked out of valve cover gasket all over the alternator causing the car to malfunction and become inoperable.

Tl-the contact 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 5 mph, the vehicle stalled. The battery warning indicator illuminated. The contact also mentioned the failure occurred when it was raining ( three times on the same day ). The contact also stated that the vehicle alternator was replaced by the dealer bentley Hyundai, 3805 university drive, huntsville, al 35816, under a campaign generated by the manufacturer December 2019. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a complaint number: 16685619 was filed. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 159,000. Bp.

Leaking valve cover is allowing oil to leak down onto the alternator. Car be stationary or running. Most notable when car engine is running.

I actually have 2 issues occurring. One of these was deemed to have been fixed by a previous recall (campaign 105/110 - fixed /closed Jun 23, 2014). However, my esc off light and abs light are again lighting up. I have (luckily) not yet had loss of engine power or control. The second issue is in regards to campaign 936. I've had the front engine valve gasket cover fixed, along with my alternator replaced (after my husband and I did it ourselves after losing all power on christmas eve in the middle of road before barely coasting into a nearby parking lot where we were able to sort of park out of the way). We changed my oil this weekend, have had no other work done on the car since (except oil changes) and my husband noticed that the alternator is again covered in oil. Between the 2 issues, it is most likely a matter of days (if I'm lucky) before my car loses power in some form and I am potentially in a wreck with my family in the car. I don't know how much the dealership wants to "re-fix" the first 2 campaigns that should have already been fixed, but for just the valve gasket work, it would be at least $500, not including the alternator that will need to be replaced when the car does go out. Apparently the gasket that is leaking this time isn't the front one, it is the rear one. My personal thoughts on this are that if the front one is faulty, then it's not a stretch to get to the rear one being faulty. My Hyundai dealership even warned me when replacing the front one that my rear one would most likely need to be done too (for $500+). If the dealerships know, it makes me wonder why the recall didn't include both valve cover gaskets or a new one hasn't been issued for the rear one. Hopefully, both of these issues can be re-addressed. The date below is of first warning lights. The lights come on from park or while driving.

When driving and you hit the breaks, the vehicle attempts to stall, or if you use the high or low breams the radio shuts off and the gps turns on or you loses it all, while on high way way if you use your high or low beams the engine starts to stall then keeps going causing the vehicle behind you have to break quickly to avoid hitting you as you loose all power for a matter of seconds this happen while moving or parked, I mhave installed two new alternators in the past three weeks and the problem coniinues.

Fuel gauge has been faulty and check engine light would turn on and off after replacing what I thought was a bad battery one month ago. One week ago while driving, all lights on dashboard came on (battery, check engine, abs, esc. . . ), engine started to rev, electrical and power steering failed, and car had to be turned off in the middle of the road and towed home. This has happened twice while driving now. Issue is from a failing/failed alternator caused by oil leak from front valve cover. This problem is identical to issues with '06-'12 veracruz, recall #121.

I lost power steering and power brakes while stopped at a stop sign going up a very steep grade. I was unable to shift into park so that I could turn my car off. I had to lay on the brake with all my weight to keep from rolling backwards into cars behind me. There were no warning lights. After a minute, which felt like much longer, I was able to shift to park and turn my car off and back on. The second time I lost all power, was a couple months later. I was going about 40 mph on a curvy hilly road. I was unable to steer, accelerate, decelerate, or apply the brakes. There were cars behind me and I was terrified I would end up off the road or heading into oncoming traffic. The vehicle finally came to a stop when it didn't have enough momentum to make it up a hill. I was able to shift into park and turn the car off and back on. Both times my infant was in the car with me. Thank goodness both of us were unharmed, because we could have very easily been hurt or hurt others. I was in a several thousand pound vehicle which was out of control. I had it towed to the dealership the next day as I refused to drive it. They didn't seem to think it was a big deal and said I needed a new alternator. Luckily, I had purchased an extended warranty which covered the alternator replacement.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving, all warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not able to be restarted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that gasket leaked oil into the alternator and the alternator needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure, the failure mileage was 82,000. The VIN was not available. Kr.

Leaking oil from front valve cover and causing alternator to fail, just like all the other Santa Fe and varacruz.

After engine start and while driving any speed the battery light and seatbelt light on the dashboard flashes intermittently. I searched this online and it looks to be an electrical charging issue, namely the alternator is bad. I searched more and found the reason for this is the front valve cover is leaking oil and dripping onto the alternator causing it to malfunction. A recall has been made ( #121) on the 07-12 veracruz for the same issue.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving 25 mph , the vehicle was driving strangely which led the contact to coast over to the emergency lane and shut the engine off. After multiple attempts the vehicle would not restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for a diagnosis and the mechanic observed that there was an oil leak from the front cylinder bank valve cover gasket and there was sufficient amount of oil on the alternator. The leak had caused the alternator to damage the charging system and to become inoperative. The mechanic had thought the vehicle was under NHTSA campaign 14v415000 and later gained knowledge that even though the failures were adjacent to the recall,the vehicle was not the correct model to service under the recall. The vehicle was repaired with individual expenses. The manufacturer was notified of the failures and they also informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign 14v415000. The approximate failure mileage was 65,271. Gb.

While driving on I-95, the charging system warning light came on followed by a loss of engine power and then engine stopped completely. Was able to safely make it to the road side. Dealer diagnosed a defective valve cover gasket allowed oil to leak which dripped on and into the alternator causing it to fail. Second identical failure on vehicle in two years. V-6, automatic, 2wd. Found manufacturer just issued a recall on veracruz model which shares the same platform for identical symptoms and failures.

The dash lights started flashing, the wipers stopped working in the middle of a down pour, the lights went dim. The traction system started detuning the engine. All dash lights on. We find that it is a leaky value cover gasket. Drips on the alternator and causes it to go bad. The service manager said "they are all starting to have this problem and it's $700. 00. If I was the orginal owner Hyundai would replace the gasket, but I would need to pay for the altenator. $600. 00 uhgg!!! now for the fuel guage. Two sensors under the back seat and good as new. $200. 00.

Front valve cover gasket keep leaking oil on to the alternator causing the alternator to go out . The second time it happen the core of the alternator burned . I have replace the alternator 3 times and valve cover gasket twice. Hyundai have a recall on the veracruz for this some issues but will not recall the Santa Fe for this issues .