One problem related to timing tensioner has been reported for the 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe based on all problems reported for the 2009 Santa Fe.
Just bought a 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe. I didn't even make it out of town before it stalled on me several times. I would hurry up put in park and start up. I took it to the Hyundai dealership and they said they seen this a lot of times before. Its the timing chain and tensioner. 2375 dollar fix.