general problems of the 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe

The contact owned a 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while the contact's daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact noticed a burning odor and the vehicle stalled. The contact idled the vehicle to the shoulder of the road and exited the vehicle. The vehicle burst into flames after the occupants exited the vehicle. The contact's daughter and daughter's friend were occupants of the vehicle at the time of the failure. No injuries were sustained. The fire department arrived and extinguished the fire. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a local tow yard. The vehicle was condemned to total loss. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 280,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the charger indicator warning light illuminated and the engine seized. The battery was recharged. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a failed valve cover gasket leak and the valve cover gasket and the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle will be taken to the dealer for inspection within the next week. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 126,600. VIN was unavailable.

I was driving the car on a 4 lane road when suddenly the engine shut off and the car was no longer functioning. I lost power steering and had to coast into a nearby parking lot, otherwise I would have caused a major accident in the middle of a busy intersection with another 4 lane road. Upon taking the car to Hyundai for evaluation, it was declared to be total engine failure. Given the other issues with Hyundai engines failing and the fact that I very narrowly avoided a massive collision, I would like NHTSA to be aware that this problem may go back farther than Hyundai has addressed so far.

My 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe had 75,000 miles on it in September 2022. It was bought and serviced by the same dealership and I am the original owner. It was last serviced at the end of June 2022. While returning from corvallis, oregon to forest grove, oregon, the car's display light all turned on and a second late the car completely stopped. I am thankful that I decided to take the back road home, if I had been on the highway, I am positive I would have been in a serious accident. It has been determined by the dealership that there was a complete engine failure. It has been at the Hyundai dealership for four months now and there is no replacement engine available for it. Not only that, they can't get a reasonably priced replacement engine anywhere. This car would have been a valuable trade in on a new car. The diagnosis was engine crankshaft seized. Metal particles on dipstick, large metal fragments on oil filter, engine replacement required. The car is now worthless, expect for parts.

Unknown warning I’m the owner of a 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe and a week ago at 185k mikes all of a sudden driving on the freeway it started hesitating and sounded like metal grinding and smoking really bad. Pulled to the side of the freeway on a ramp at that. Tried to restart the vehicle and I heard a bang noise which upon later discovery the engine blew a rod with no warning locked the steering wheel couldn’t get the keys out of the ignition do not buy this car still owe 5k on the vehicle.

We have (had) a 2011 Hyundai sante fe. On 9/21/21, driving to bozeman, just west of livingston mt, on I-90, the car had a sudden stalling, loss of power (check engine light, oil light came on), then knocking sound that increased in volume and frequency. Smoke began pouring from under the hood as we pulled to the side of the highway, then very quickly accompanied by flames. We exited the vehicle. I opened the hood, the flames shot into the air. We moved away from the car. 911 had been called and the local fire department arrived within 10-15 minutes. Fire extinguished after about 20-30 minutes, but engulfed (destroyed) the entire engine compartment. Flames did not spread to passenger area of the vehicle. No one injured from the fire (although possible smoke inhalation before and as we exited vehicle). Car totaled, towed from highway. 1. Component: engine, all components in engine compartment (available for inspection, see photos uploaded); 2. Safety threat: smoke, fire quickly engulfed engine compartment, threat of spread to passenger area of vehicle; 3. Not yet confirmed by dealer or independent service center; 4. Inspection: by police/fire department that responded to the incident indicating mechanical malfunction, without further detail; 5. Warnings: check engine light and oil light occurred prior to or at time of incident and before severe knocking sounds began, but at same time as stalling/power loss.

As I was driving my family home from a soccer match in denver to our home in breckenridge my car(Hyundai, Santa Fe 2011) lost all power with out the engine dying. We were heading west and in the tunnel. It was extremely scary and put my family in danger. No warning lights have ever come up on my car before or after. This is the first time of many incidents that this has happened and not only when I have been driving but also my daughter, she has her permit! it doesn't just happen on the interstate but also around our community while driving. I have had it checked it out with my mechanic and they couldn't find the issue as the diagnostic came up with nothing. This is a serious safety hazard not only for myself but my family and others on the road.

Engine blown shortly after �service engine� light came on.

While driving the vehicle the engine stopped running without warning or symptoms. It would not restart. It needed to be towed. Further investigation found the engine had seized.

While driving home on Wednesday December 12 2018 my Hyundai Santa Fe engine caught on fire and burned up the whole front end.

Tl the contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe. While driving approximately 5 mph and attempting to park, the engine suddenly revved very high, the rpms increased, and the vehicle attempted to accelerate. The driver immediately depressed the brake pedal and shut the engine off to prevent the vehicle from accelerating forward and crashing into a wall. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 123,279.

Car was driven about 10 miles and then parked inside an attached garage. No issues were present during the drive. The ignition was turned off and key removed from vehicle. After approximately 1 hour had passed the car started on fire. Flames were visible behind the front right headlight and front right wheel. Luckily no one was harmed. The fire caused significant damage to the garage and home. Fire department investigation concluded that the cause of the fire was not external to the vehicle.

Car smoking from exahust since around 42000 miles oil smoke started in 2017 . I have taken to dealership about 8 times in 3 years now oil all in the sparkplugs using over a quart of oil every 1000 miles now has 56000 miles and unable to drive it. Dealship telling me they will have car for one month or more with no replacement car given have been told may not fix replace the motor I called main company earlier this year. Nothing was done. Smokes at start up smokes out my garage . Then car was shimming when driving and engine light came on .

Several months ago the fan in engine continued running after vehicle was turned off. Ran battery down. We could hear the fan running but had no idea how to stop it. No problems until yesterday when the same thing happened. Only difference was we could not hear the fan running until we popped the hood to jump start the car.

Tl- the contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving in an parking lot after depressing the brake the vehicle experienced a period of unintended acceleration. This resulted in the vehicle hitting a brick wall. Prior to this failure the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number 13v113000 (exterior lighting , service brakes, hydraulic). The vehicle had to be towed and was deemed destroyed. A police report was filed. The contact experienced burns from the air bag and a neck injury. Medical attention was required. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle failure mileage was 40,000. Kh.

While driving the motor locked up with no warning. No oil left in the pan but no lights came on.

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.

I was stopped at a red light with my foot on the brake, when the engine suddenly revved very quickly and lurched forward towards the car in front of me. I turned the engine off and the car stopped. Fortunately there was enough room between my car and the one in front of me that I didn't hit it. When I restarted it, it worked fine.

While driving the engine died suddenly, I was able to restart the engine. This has happened multiple times and is very dangerous for a rear end collision, I have taken the car to Hyundai dealerships but they are unable to duplicate the problem and say that they can't find anything wrong with the vehicle. I have notified Hyundai of the problem and they just tell me to take it to a different dealership. I have researched this issue on the internet and there seems to be many Hyundai owners having the same issue with the same year and make of vehicle. There doesn't seem to be a fix for this problem that Hyundai is aware of. Please help! thank you.

While accelerating from a traffic light, vehicle dropped speed while I accelerated. It coasted along at 1-2 miles an hour. The check engine, antilock brake and 4 wheel drive 'skid' indicators all lit up on the dash board. I had to guide the vehicle to a safe stop by the side of the road after clearing a dangerous intersection. This has occurred four additional times after the dealership assured me this problem had been rectified. It is presently at the dealership after having been towed in for the fifth (5th) time. This car needs to be replaced by the dealer.

I took it in for service after the engine hesitated and bucked forward sept, 2012. It had approx. 29,500 miles. Today June 21, 2013 while putting it in reverse, I heard a loud "clunk" and also heard same "clunk" when I changed it from reverse to drive. Engine then proceeded to hesitate and buck all the way home. It is going in for service again (second time) tomorrow. This is very frustrating!!.

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.

I backed out of a parking spot and made contact with something which I could not see from my rear view or side view mirrors. Later, when the emergency workers were loading me into the ambulance, I would see that the object was a low, cement pole, which protected a fire hydrant directly behind the parking spot I pulled out of. As I put the vehicle in gear (drive) with my foot on the brake, to pull away from whatever I backed in to, the engine revved and the vehicle accelerated on its own. The vehicle lurched forward (the best way to describe it is the way a pinball bounces off of a bumper on a pinball machine) and continued moving forward, even though my foot was still on the brake pedal. The vehicle drove forward into the parking spot I had started from, over a curb at the front of the parking spot, through a patch of low lying plants and over a wall which is approximately four to five feet in height. My vehicle was airborne and came to rest in the lower level parking lot, striking a parked vehicle. It was only then that the vehicle stopped its forward motion. My arms had been locked on the steering wheel, my right foot on the brake pedal. My left leg absorbed the impact of the crash into the lower level parking lot. I was taken away in an ambulance with a broken leg and severely dislocated ankle. The vehicle has been deemed a total loss by my insurance carrier. I was advised that a claims investigator was sent to the insurance-company-authorized collision shop to where my vehicle was towed. Even though the emergency workers advised on the night of the accident that the car was not in a drivable condition, I was advised by my insurance company that the investigator drove the vehicle in the parking lot of the collision shop and he was not able to replicate the unintended acceleration.

When accelerating from a stop the vehicle slightly begins to move but no acceleration coming from the engine. This results in a very slow 1-2 mph movement. This has happened on a handful of occasions and is very dangerous. Often when pulling out into a highway when acceleration is needed the vehicle just creeps into traffic. Appears that the engine is just idling without any increase in rpm when the accelerator is depressed. Eventually when pulling off to safe area and stopping with trans in neutral, the engine acts normal with proper acceleration. Shifting into drive will return to the same problem. Problem will eventually slowly dissolve after "playing" with the accelerator when stopped and then shifting into drive to begin acceleration.

After light turned green, I pushed on the pedal and the car did not move for seconds. Car hesitates all the time. Afraid to make left turn from a stopped position because I am not sure if the vehicle will move. Vehicle also hesitates when accelerating to pass slow moving vehicles. Reported issue to dealer and dealer would not acknowledge problem. Read and heard of other Santa Fe acceleration issues.

The contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure could not be diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 50.

The contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe . The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the power steering in failed. The contact turned off the vehicle and all of the lights on the instrument panel illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The dealer stated that they needed to replace the computer in the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage was 20,500.