general problems of the 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe

Valve cover leak or head gasket leak.

I change the oil on 4/18/2023 in walmart I park the car in my house I used on 04/23/2023 on I-75 southbound the oil light came out and them smoke star on the car fallow by fire me and daugther an husband where on the SUV was tereffied.

The sunvisors for passenger and driver are defective. I have had the car since 2013 and have had to replace both visors at least once a year, if not more frequently. The visor will suddenly break, swing down, impairing vision of the driver while the car is in motion, including highway speeds. I have been hit in the head several times when it breaks & swings while driving -- I am going to have a wreck eventually if huydai does not address this defect in their visors & it is clearly a defect (check youtube for all the hacks in how to attempt to fix it).

Vehicle had a recall in 2017 recall#947 to perform underbody corrision prevent service. In April of 2022 vehicle was taken to a service shop for a oil change at that point the tech sent pictures of the frame that was rotted and suggested bringing the vehicle to the dealer for them to inspect. Vehicle was taken to sansone auto mall in avenel n. J. On April 22,2022 at such time pictures of rotted frame was sent to Hyundai and dealer infomed me that vehicle was unsafe to drive. Two weeks have gone by with no response from Hyundai or dealer after numerous calls. What can I do?.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe. While driving the vehicle shutdown and was undriveable. There were no warning lights illuminated the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated the alternator needed to be replaced. . The vehicle was towed to dick smith Hyundai 825 congaree rd, greenville, SC 29607(864) 284-7777 where diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted who provided case number 15714282 and declined reimbursement. The failure was 165,000. Ap.

Driving up hill put gas pedal to floor to pick up speed and accelertor pedal stuck to floor. Tried to stop using brake and emergency brake. Could not stop var; threw it into neutral and coasted to stop; took to dealer but no problem found. Incident occurred 5/6/18.

Under the hood latch inoperative. I pulled the inside latch to gain access to the engine and the hood was free to open. The latch under the hood did not spring back to provide the additional interlock. This was observed in the garage while stationary.

Fdriving down a road at night and the sunroof suddenly flew off the top of car. I have been driving a rental since it happens and have contacted hyundia corp and finally recieved a call from them on Feb tues 27th but have not resolved what they are going to do about this with me or carstar collision center where my car is sitting now.

Over the last year, our Hyundai Santa Fe has developed a very troubling stalling problem that has only increased in frequency. The vehicle loses power while driving regardless of speed, often several times in the same trip regardless of distance traveled. It stalls on local, low-speed roads as well as freeway driving. When it stalls, all steering is lost. This is potentially dangerous. A simple google search indicates that this is a known issue among Hyundai customers and dealerships and yet I am not able to locate any information about a recall to correct this issue. This is a potentially fatal problem that should be addressed by Hyundai. I did contact them. Today, I received a response indicating that Hyundai has no explanation for the issue and will offer no assistance to repair it. Their only suggestion was that I contact a local dealership for repair. As I indicated, this is a problem known to Hyundai, some of their customers and dealerships. Since NHTSA is the agency overseeing issues of this type, I would respectfully request an investigation into this stalling issue before something tragic happens.

My car has stalled several times this past week without warning or indication that anything is wrong. The vehicle will suddenly stop and lose power completely while I anxiously try to restart it. It has put me at risk with other drivers where I've had to put my hazards on and hope vehicles are able to stop in time so they don't hit me. I've taken it in for service and they can't seem to replicate the problem. The car is a safety hazard and no one seems to be helping me. I found information online about Hyundai getting slapped with a class action suit for the same problems I'm reporting, but the suit appears to only cover 2010-2012 models, mine is 2008. I don't know what to do!.

While at a stop in a construction zone, my foot was on the brake, when the vehicle suddenly accelerated into the vehicle in front of me. Although my foot was planted hard on the brake, the engine continued racing, and it felt like my car was going to push his car down the street! I shifted into park and turned the car off. Luckily there was only $4,000 worth of damage to my car, and no one was hurt. I refused to drive it, and had it towed to the dealer. They said the computer showed no malfunction, and it had to be driver error. Three months later, it did it again to a lesser degree, in an open area. I turned the car off again, and it was fine until yesterday. It has been 4 months since that last incident, but this one even was worse than the first. Only thing is, now I know to put all my weight on the brake, shift to neutral and turn the car off as fast as I can. This one frightened me so badly, I will not drive it again. It is going to sit at the dealer until they find out what to do. I cannot in good conscience drive it, sell it or even trade it in until I know it is safe! every time it happened, the car was on a city street, stationary, and heading straight. The engine revs up so loud, it sounds like an airplane! yesterday I could tell the people in the car stopped next to me heard it and looked at me! I have owned this Santa Fe since it was brand new, and people tell me it looks like a new car. I keep up with the recommended maintenance and always take it to the dealer for service. Until last July, it has been an excellent car. The accident I had with it was the only accident I have had in 50 years of driving! please give me some ideas on what to tell the dealer to replace, repair or disconnect. Thanks for your help!.

I was driving my 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe approx 60mph on hwy 277 when the sunroof exploded. Sounded like a bomb going off.

Sun visor on drivers side drops down into vision of driver without warning. Other years of Hyundai have a recall for the same defect and this year continues the same problem.

I was driving to a stop light on a down hill slope with my whole family in the car when all of the sudden my car turned off. All at once my check engine light came on, my battery light came on, and I couldn't get the car to re-start. I turned on the emergency flashers and at the middle of a busy intersection I tried to restart my car but nothing happened. A few moments later I tried again and it started but it wouldn't let me accelerate almost at all (through an intersection!). There was also a clicking sound coming from the front of the car. I pulled into a parking lot, afraid if I was going to be able to drive anywhere, turned the car off, waited about five minutes, restarted it, successfully. I let it idle for a while unsure what else to do. I proceeded to drive home with no other incident. The clicking was off and on the entire drive home but has since gotten quieter.

The 2008 Santa Fe traveling between 55& 60mph on divided highway would not slow down when I took my foot off of accelerator. I applied brakes but difficult to make vehicle stop. I think I slowed it down a lot but did not or would not be able to stop. It was like idle got stuck on high! after 20 seconds or so the acceleration returned to normal & I proceeded. It was scary ! first time this happened. I just had it in for service to replace to headlights & missing screw under front seat.

I was moving my car in front of my carport. With my foot on the brake, the car suddenly accelerated. The brakes had no effect, there was only a few seconds to react. The car was stopped by the poll. Is it safe to drive it again?.

Was turning in to my housing development and car just cut out and stalled in middle of road. Thank goodness no cars were coming toward me. Put it in to park and it started back up. Very dangerous!!! has happened a dozen more times since the first incident.

My 2008 Santa Fe ltd that suffered a loss of the left rear quarter glass, including the frame molding, while driving on the freeway a few days ago. The glass company stated that it appeared to have actually break off of the bolts and simply fly off the vehicle. The only thing left on the vehicle was the urethane adhesive, which was stretched out around the back of the quarter panel. Another interesting note is that while inspecting the right rear quarter glass, it appears to be suffering from the same phenomenon, and may come off at any time. I contacted the dealership, which informed me that my auto is out of warranty and that there are no recalls for this issue at this time. Considering that my auto insurance deductible is $500, I was forced to pay for the replacement out of pocket for $338. 55.