Table 1 shows one common equipment related problems of the 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Equipment problems |
The brakes on this Santa Fe have produced some unexplainable issues? a complete brake job was done approximately six months ago by a reputable brake shop because of similar issues with the brakes that occurred again last week and yesterday. Additionally, all fluids were normal during routine oil change and fluid check on Aug 13th. Last week while backing up the normal brake would not stop the vehicle and the car was stopped by using the emergency brake. On oct 4, 2021 the brakes did not work causing the Santa Fe to "rear-end" another car at a red light. Speed was approximately 35-40 mph. Air bag deployed and no one was seriously hurt in the accident. Problem has not been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer; just a complete brake job 6 months ago by a brake shop. Vehicle is now at the tow facility awaiting the inspection by insurance company and can be inspected by anyone interested in doing so. There were no warning lamps or messages of the problem prior to failure. Additionally, this car's blinkers have randomly stopped working with no notice and just randomly started working again after a period of time. Emergency flashers worked but not the normal blinkers during this malfunction. This vehicle definitely has some gremlins!! it's unknown why this model Santa Fe has produced a similar problems as other Santa Fe's with no recalls on this particular model or VIN # ?.
Unexplained battery drain has been an issue.
When I am driving the car simply stops on the road. The vehicle reduces the velocity to 5mph and other cars coming in my back have to stop also stop or move to the other line to avoid collition. At this moment we can't be in the road safety. I have noticed that this problem is a reason for recall yet. My car is a 2012 model with 64k miles! another problem is the car jerked when I want to park so the car does not change from drive to park or reverse.
Hi, I have had to replace (2) door lock assembly/actuators on both driver side doors. The locks would not open or close when using key fob or mannually. 7-18-17 & 4-20-18.
Engine stalled twice during 35mph drive home this eve, making steering away from oncoming traffic extremely challenging and terrifying. Occurred on #3 and #4 of 6 right turns.
When l was in traffic waiting for the traffic light to change the car cut off and I immediately put it in park to restart the car it has done this for about 10 times it is back in the shop the dealer cannot resolves the problem! the vehicle was stationary!!.
While driving at a rate of less than 5-10 mpg in heavy traffic on the 105 west freeway. The car suddenly lost power steering abilities and all power in the vehicle without notification lights or any other strange peculiarities. Both the check engine and oil lights went on. I managed to pull over with whatever residual power remaining as not to impede traffic but it was a terrifying struggle. The gears were also locked and unable to shift. I turned off the ignition and restarted the car. All the lights on the dashboard cleared and there are no diagnostics on the computer that reflect this problem. It is unknown what is causing the issue. Months prior (6 months) I was driving at a higher rate of speed (approx 30 mph) on the same freeway, early morning, and the same problem also happened. This could have caused me to be rear ended badly or worse.
I was driving down the road. There were not any other cars near me. My sunroof literally exploded! it sounded like a gunshot went off. The glass seemed to have disappeared into thin air! I posted on facebook how crazy this is and I started receiving information from friends how this is common with Hyundais. The dealership will not even consider that it may be a defect, despite me finding several Santa Fe owners that have had their sunroofs replaced because of this.
We own a 2011 hynudai Santa Fe and had an incident last night pulling into a parking spot, which appears to be something others have experienced: sua sudden unintended acceleration. I was pulling into the parking space with my foot on the brake and the motor just started racing full throttle for no apparent reason. I mashed on the brake and felt it fade out under the force of the increased motor rpm. I quickly shifted into neutral and the engine continued to race but I had my foot completely removed from the brake or accelerator pedals. I then shut the engine off. My wife and I were shaken but uninjured. After completing our reason for the stop, the vehicle started normally and we returned home with no further incident. But our confidence in the vehicle has gone to zero. This was the first and only time this has occurred so far on this vehicle.
Vehicle stalled when leaving stop light lost speed would not accelerate have read other complaints on line some are afraid to drive vehicles I agree saftey is an issue dealer or manufacture cannot find solution to problem.
My daughters and I pulled into our driveway, parked the car and turned off the engine. Before getting out, the rear view mirror fell off and and took a chunk of glass from the windshield. My car still has manufacture warranty, so I made an appointment for Monday July 29. I went to burlingame Hyundai where the service manager said "no way did that mirror fall off. Hyundai won't cover it. " I then called Hyundai corporate who said it's up to the service personnel to decide if the warranty covers the work. They suggested I take the car to another dealership. I went to serramonte Hyundai and they said that my mirror was not original manufacture installed mirror and would not cover the cost to replace the glass. I then went back to enterprise car sales where I bought the car and they determined in their records that the mirror was original and not replaced. Enterprise talked to serramonte Hyundai about warrantly replacement, however they also said "the mirror came off with a forceful pull. " I am complaining that the glass and or glue used on the rear view mirror caused the mirror to fall off and damage the windshield. I believe the Hyundai warranty should replace it. I did not pull in any fashion on the mirror. I have read via google search that this has happened to other people in various car makes. This occurence is not the first time a mirror has fallen off the glass left a chunk of glass missing. It is most likely a glass manufacture defect. Please help make Hyundai honor their warrnty.
Twice, the engine has shut off, while trying to accelerate from an idle or stopped position. Luckily, both incidents were in an empty parking lot. The engine simply stopped running and I had to put it into parking gear, and restart the engine.
On June 11, 2013 I was driving my 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe. I was in a parking lot and had pulled into a parking place. I was stopped and putting my car into park. As I reach neutral my car accerlated fast. . . This was more then a lunge forward, it was more like a power surge. My car continued forward at a very fast speed, despite my braking ( there were skid marks) and hit a wall. I ended up with lots of massive bruising and sprained muscles. Plus I was very frightened. There was lots of damage to my car. It was towed to the dealship, where I purchesed it. It is sill in their body shop. A few days after the accident I checked the internet to see if anyone else had this problem. There were lots & lots of examples of this, sudden unintended acceleration problem, with the 2011 Santa Fe. I don't see any responses from Hyundai. This problem has to be dealt with.