Other Fuel System Tank Filling/charging problems of the 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe

The fuel gauge fluctuates and is not accurate. After filling up the gas tank, the fuel gauge may show "empty", and it rises and falls very quickly. This can occur when driving straight, turning, or when parked while the vehicle is turned on. There is no way to accurately tell how much fuel is left in the tank. This faulty fuel gauge could leave any Santa Fe motorist and their passengers stranded in a dangerous area(e. G. Busy highway) or condition(e. G. Blizzard or heat wave in arizona). Please initiate a recall to have this fixed. Per online sources, many Santa Fe owners in this year range have this same broken fuel gauge.

The fuel gauge fluctuates and the check engine light comes on. Problem is intermittent. Can occur anytime, but mostly after filling the gas tank. Vehicle can be stationary or moving. Has been occurring for at least a year.

After filling my tank to full, a few minutes later while at a light, my gas light came on indicating low on fuel almost empty. Check engine light came on, went out, came on for few days. Took car to service at Hyundai and was told that fuel sensors are bad and need to be replaced. Will cost almost $800. Service said that this has been a common occurrence in the 2008 Santa Fe's. And, apparently, none if it is warranted. Did some research online and learned that many are complaining of the same thing. Why has this not been recalled? this is very dangerous and puts owner of car in a position to be taken advantage of by dealer. Frustrated!!! also, light is off for a while, then comes back on when driving and stationary.

Fuel gauge not working properly. Goes to empty when I put gas in to fill tank and fuel light comes on. After driving a few miles, needle on gauge fluctuates. Then check engine light comes on. I ran out of gas while trying to enter into traffic on highway and almost got ran over , almost causing a serious accident. Extremely dangerous situation! my mechanic just replaced both fuel sensors on 4/29/2019 as check engine readout indicated. This costly repair did not fix the problem. The fuel gauge still fluctuates, reads empty when filling, fuel light comes on and now check engine light is on again. This is a serious safty proplem and should be recalled by Hyundai. I am afraid now when driving my car because of this. Is Hyundai not recalling because they know even when replaced, the new parts are faulty too? NHTSA, you need to please step in before someone gets seriously hurt or killed. You have plenty of complaints of this problem and I feel I just wasted my money on this repair.

The fuel sensor/gauge reads as empty all the time no matter how much gas is in the tank, this includes after filling up. This causes the check engine light to come on as well. Although this is not a direct safety issue, after researching on line it is clear that this issue has been going on for several model years of this car. If you went by the number of complaints on this site, it might not look like much but an internet search would indicate otherwise. For some people this can be a safety issue due to problems when legitimately running out of gas on a major highway and in traffic without knowing the issue. The manufacturer should not be allowed to have this consistent and ongoing problem with no recourse.

Fuel gauge problem: when filling the car, the fuel gauge in the car will show empty, empty light is on despite filling the car with plenty of gas. Additionally, in 2009 my car stopped suddenly while we were on a bridge in 4 lanes of traffic. The fuel tank had to be pulled and replaced. Now, when I'm driving(knowing that I have enough fuel to continue) the fuel gauge is not registering properly and will 'wag' between full and empty. Dangerous!.

The fuel gauge does not read correctly unless the tank is 100% full. Even then it occasionally will read incorrectly. When filling the tank it occasionally shuts off as if full despite not being full. This is a major issue because it is impossible to tell how much gas is in the tank at any given time which is a safety concern when driving long distances.

Fuel guage shows false reading, engine light comes on when tank is filled and shows empty reading. Guage will start rising after many miles (one hundred or more). Fuel guage will drop to empty. Car is stationary when filling, but giving false readings when moving anywhere. We never know when we are going to run out of gas. This is a safety issue and should be recalled!.

The gauge on the fuel tank has stopped operating and doesn't accurately show how much fuel is in the tank. After filling up the gas tank the empty light comes on intermittently. This happens randomly when the car is in motion. The fuel gauge moves up and down and the check engine light has come on and stays on.

When the gas tank is less than half full, the fuel gauge displays tank as nearly empty and the amber low fuel light appears. The check engine warning light also comes on. The fuel gauge swings back up to nearly half full, drops down to 1/4 full, then drops down to almost empty, then swing back to half full. After filling the tank the fuel gauge is once again accurate until the tank goes below 1/2 full. . This is a fuel sensor issue with the two sensors in the gas tank. I'm going to have to reset the odometer every time I fill up and make sure I fill up the tank every 300-325 miles. I've done my research and this is a known, widespread issue with the 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe vehicles. I saw many complaints about this issue filed on the nhsta so this agency is well aware of the issue but has chosen not to recall the Santa Fe for the 2008 model year. I don't understand this: this is a safety issue as well as a gross design and manufacturing problem with this vehicle.

Filled tank, however, it did not register and tank showed empty. Eventually it went back up and seemed fine; about two weeks ago it did the same thing, showed empty after fully filling the tank. Just this week hit 50k miles, way too early for things to go wrong. Surprised at the # of other consumers affected by this disturbing malfunction. It appears it just a matter of time before this happens again. Concerned with safety as well as emission issues. Highly disappointed Hyundai has done nothing about this problem!!! in addition to the above we have had to replace a motor in the locking mechanism and the back seat (both)pockets have broken/come unglued, again, at just now 50k miles. Not impressed.

The fuel gauge started bouncing from full to empty and we keep our tank above half most of the time. We went in to our local dealer and they said it is "normal" for fuel sensors to go out this early. Upon further pressing they said that it is happening on a lot of the Santa Fe's, but there was no recall at this time. 500-600 dollars to replace the sensors. For now we are just running it while filling up every time and keeping track of our mileage. These need to be recalled and fixed.

After filling the gas tank at the pump and then starting the engine, I noticed that the dashboard fuel gauge indicated empty, with the "low fuel" indicator light on. Driving around for 5 miles did nothing to move the needle. After a day or so the gauge slowly worked its way up to register a full tank. This same problem re-occurred several times over 6-8 weeks, making it very difficult to know how much fuel was actually in the gas tank. At one point the "check engine" indicator came on and stayed on for a day and a half before turning off. Upon taking the car to the Hyundai dealership and explaining the problem, I was told immediately, before they even inspected the car, exactly what was wrong. The service manager said it was the fuel level sensors and that they've replaced "hundreds". . . "it's a common problem with Hyundais". Replacing two sensors cost a jolting $650, but I couldn't ignore the safety risk of never knowing when, where, and how I might run out of gas. When I asked why there hasn't been a recall issued, the sales manager said that there has to be a "safety issue" involved.

The gas gauge on our Santa Fe stopped working right after filling the tank to full. After driving for about 50 miles or so, the gauge will slowly rise to about 3/4 full but will drop back down if the SUV sits in idle for any time longer than 3 minutes. It will also fluctuate greatly after it hits 1/2 a tank of gas. For example, it will go from having over 1/4 of a tank to showing no gas and the gas light being on after one shut off and restart. The check engine light is consistently on in our vehicle now and I never know how much gas I truly have in my SUV. It now causes me to question the safety and reliability of the vehicle. We have loved our Santa Fe up until this point and are very disappointed in the large expense to have it fixed when it seems to be trend in the Santa Fe's that were made around the time of ours. This is now the second issue that we have had with the Hyundai brand related to a faulty part that causes an expensive fix. As a mother of a young child and currently expecting our second child, I am now reconsidering sticking with the Hyundai brand for future family vehicles. Hyundai needs to make this right or it will certainly cause families like mine to buy another brand going forward.

Fuel gauge and fuel sensor not working properly. The gauge registers less fuel than is in the tank. The gauge will indicate that the tank is empty when there's more than 1/2 a tank left, and the malfunction indicator light comes on. The issue occurs sporadically. It will register a false reading for several consecutive days with the warning light on even after filling up the gas tank, and then some days it will self correct and the warning light will turn off.

(2008 Hyundai Santa Fe) the vehicle gas gauge is sticking on empty after filling it up and the check engine light comes on. After 1/4 tank of gas has been consumed the gas gauge will read normal. The check engine light will also go off. There has not been a loss in power to the engine or any other indicators that there is a problem. This issue can be reproduced every time after fill up. The tank does not have to be on empty to reproduce the problem. I have seen TSB's for the 2007 model but nothing yet for the 2008.

The fuel gauge in my 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe is not functioning properly. Upon filling up it goes to empty with the low fuel light indicator. After driving 40-60 mile the gauge may read 1/4-3/4 tank. Other times it drops to empty and will not move. I am the original owner and the mileage is 75,000.

After filling tank gauge showed empty and check engine light on. Not sure of. How much gas I have, safety issue.

Fuel gauge intermittently fluctuates from empty to 1/4 tank. Digital display also not registering. After a few months of this, now the check engine light has come on and after diagnostic test it showed fuel sensors not working. Gas gauge not working at all at this point, becoming quite a concern because we never know exactly how much gas is left and finding that we are filling it up every other day just to be safe!.

After filling the gas tank I noticed that the gas gauge was not working. Later it moved off empty and the low fuel light went off. Now it reads what ever it wants to.