Check Engine Light On problems of the 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v746000 (engine). The contact took the vehicle to brown Hyundai of laredo (2420 jacaman rd, laredo, TX 78041) for the recall repair. Upon retrieving the vehicle, there was a leak underneath the vehicle. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was later diagnosed and the contact was informed that the map sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The manufacturer informed the contact that the vehicle was not under warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 60,519.

My 2012 hyundi Santa Fe stalled on me as I was approaching a traffic light 3 weeks ago. . Last week my check engine oil light came on my dashboard. I took it to a certified mechanic and he said the problem was a rear crankshaft main bearing seal. He has seen this before regarding Hyundai engine problems as well as with the kia brand. I learned that there will be a recall for my car but it will not begin until 1/22/21. My vehicle is not listed with this recall, yet I am having the same problem. I need Hyundai to ad my VIN number to this recall list.

The engine stalls while driving on the free way and the check engine light comes on. Just like the one that's being recalled.

While driving on the highway, without any warning, an internal piece of my engine shot a hole through my engine block. Fire started shooting out of my engine and thankfully I was able to pull over and get out without the fire getting worse. The driver behind me pulled over and told me that he could see the fire under the car while driving behind me. He stopped traffic until we confirmed that the fire was out. The fire was still visible from the underside of my vehicle for a couple minutes but it stopped without the whole car igniting. I reported this incident to Hyundai USA. They assigned a case number to me but told me that the Hyundai dealership, that my car was towed to, did not see evidence of fire so they dropped the case. I told them that I had a witness, the driver behind me from the national guard, and they told me that it didn't matter because they didn't see fire damage and therefore couldn't validate my claim regardless of the witness. The car had no check engine light on, the oil was changed regularly, and there was no reason for the engine to suddenly, without warning, blow out the block and shoot fire. I can only assume that this was a very dangerous and potentially deadly manufacturing defect. My attempts to pressure Hyundai to check my engine again has only led to them to telling me that in 30 days they could get someone else to look at the engine to validate my claim.

My car started to randomly stall without any notice or check engine light. I brought my vehicle to a mechanic and was told all I needed was an oil change. Then one day my car stalled on the highway. The police were notified by another vehicle because they thought my car was on fire. I cannot believe they havent recalled this engine yet. I could have been killed. I sat on the highway in the police car until the tow truck arrived because my car stalled in a bad location and was smoking. My car was towed to the nearest Hyundai dealership and is now going through diagnostic testing. Hyundai manufacturer was directly engaged and they are asking for photos of the engine. How about keeping people safe Hyundai and recall this engine as well and pay for the repairs as the next person this happens to may not make it out of their car to tell their story. . . . Terrible horrifying incident.

When driving the vehicle, the vehicle will lurch forward. This could be done as I am accelerating, as I am breaking, or as I am coasting. The dashboard lights will then all come on including the check engine light. The vehicle will start to shake and unable to accelerate. Forcing you to pull off and park the vehicle. When you turn the vehicle off and turn it back on it's like nothing ever happened. The vehicle has also has instances where the rpm gage registers zero, even after you are accelerating. We have had the spark plugs replaced, the fuel system line cleaned out, we started noticing the problem in February is 2020 and the frequency of the problem has only increased. This now happens about every 3-4 days. I have 2 children and I do not feel safe driving in this car with them. I believe that my vehicle should be a part of the recall number 20v746000, or from hyaundai's recall number 198.

I was driving 65 mph on the highway. I heard a clunk in the engine and my oil light and check engine light came on. The car lost all power and now I'm told I need a new engine. Car only has 108,000 miles on it.

My vehicle is a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe with 131,000 miles. I was driving on the highway traveling about 65 mph and lost power steering, power breaks, and speed control. My car began to slow and would not accelerate and was difficult to steer. Fortunately I had enough power/speed still to get over into the breakdown lane. I was able to use my directionals and hazard lights once on the side of the road. I shut off the car and attempted to start it again several times without success. The check engine light was on, as was the oil light and battery light. There was no discernible warning that would have indicated an impending engine failure. I had already driven 75 miles of my trip and it simply stopped running. In the middle of the highway! the cause of the problem is unknown to me and currently unknown to my mechanic. I had to have my car towed 50 miles to the mechanic. Getting it to a dealer would have been even father.

Was driving on the highway and heard a rattling/clunking, my rpm's shot up and I couldn't accelerate past 60. The check engine light came on and then shut off briefly. Then all of the lights on my dashboard came on and I pulled over but had no power steering. Once I pulled over the car began to smoke so I turned it off. I then heard a loud pop and saw a thick black smoke coming from the hood and within 30 seconds the front of my car was in flames. It is believed to be an issue with the engine and there is the start of a class action law suit on this engine.

Was traveling on interstate at 70 mph. Exited and slowed to about 35 mph, at which time the engine shut down. Engine started right back up and ran ok rest of way home. The next day when driving up a hill, engine began to knock and check engine light came on. I continued on to an autozone where I had it checked with a code reader. Code retrieved was p0014 which is b camshaft timing over-advanced or system performance bank 1. Removed valve cover and front cover and inspected the camshaft and timing components. These checked ok, removed oil pan and discovered that the #4 rod bearing had spun on crankshaft. I then found that Hyundai had had this problem with many of their 2. 4l engines and that there was actually a recall on some. I contacted Hyundai by email and was informed that my VIN# was not included. So now I am stuck with a vehicle that I owe on and that will cost me at least $5,000 to have a new engine installed, which I can not afford.

Highway driving at 55mph, complete and total loss of drive train and engine power, check engine light illuminates. No throttle capability. Engine reduces to idling speed, but transmission stays engaged. Vehicle slows down and driver pulls off road. All electronics appear to work. Gas pedal has no interaction with engine throttle. Required tow off highway to Hyundai dealer. Hyundai dealer repaired problem with computer revision update. TSB unknown.

Had just left the house and was a few blocks down the road when check engine light came on and engine lost acceleration power. Engine had idle speed and was able to make it back home under idle speed. Turned engine off and when I restarted the engine it seemed to have regained acceleration and drove around the block with a little more power but check engine light is still on. This is the 2nd time in the last two months for the same problem. Taking it to the dealer when they open tomorrow, but last occurence they stated carbon build up on the injectors as the problem. Wife is now scared to drive the car as this problem creates a dangerous driving situation if it happens during heavy traffic.

While driving on the highway, the car sputtered and then lost the ability to accelerate. The car did not shut down,but the check engine light was on. I was able to pull the car to the side of the road without incident. The car, even after being shut down and re-started, would not gain the ability to accelerate, so the vehicle was towed to the dealer. The dealer stated the car needed a software update, which was performed. Two days after picking the vehicle up from the dealer, the same circumstances occurred. This time, however, after turning off the vehicle and re-starting, the car was drivable, however the check engine light remained illuminated. Heading back to the dealership tonite. As I do all highway driving, and this is a clearly unsafe situation.

Thankfully I was not on the highway. . . Was traveling about 40mph and the check engine light came on. So I did what appears everyone else has done - pulled over shut the car off for a few minutes was able to restart the car with power to the accelerator (light was still on). Made it to work - called the dealership to bring the car in that afternoon. Of course the light goes off on my way there. The dealer runs diagnostics to tell me that the computer just needed an update. . . Wth??? an update causes me the ability to accelerate???.

When going up a hill the engine lost power and had no throttle response, I got it off the road and parked and shut off the engine, waited a few min. And restarted the engine and drove home with out any more power loss but the check engine light was on and engine was surging, took it to the dealer on 5-21-13 for repair, left dealer and drove home, on 5-23-13 the check engine light came back on with power loss and no throttle again, shut off and restarted and had throttle response and power but engine light is on, now today 5-24-13 the same thing happened, check engine light came on and no throttle, I called dealer and now have an appointment for Tuesday due to the holiday, if this would happen in traffic there could be an accident and someone could get hurt. This will happen anytime when the check engine light is on, and the dealer states its ok to drive.

2012 Hyundai Santa Fe had complete power loss on interstate while moving at 65mph in the left most lane. Engine shuttered, check engine light came on and engine power went to idle rpm. There was no throttle responce and steering became heavy. Managed to cross two lanes and get the vehicle to the shoulder. Shut vehicle off and restarted it. Check engine light stayed on and engine appeared to function normally. Accelerated from shoulder into traffic. Drove for 1/4 mile and incident again repeated itself as described above. Fearing for my safety, I parked the vehicle and had it towed to dealer whom I purchased vehicle from. I called (on 5-2-13) the dealer and told them what was happening. The next morning (5-3-12) I called them at 9am to find status of repair. They stated it was already repaired. They stated it is related to the trottle position sensor. They stated they were well aware of the problem. They stated they were having many of the same issues with this type of vehilce. They stated there was a TSB on the problem. Does someone have to be injured or killed before a manufacture has the obligation to correct a known problem that repeats itself? look at all the other reports and complaints! I have a wife and 2 children that ride in this vehicle. What now?.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, the vehicle lost acceleration power and did not accelerate over 30 mph. The engine had to be shut off for the vehicle to regain acceleration. The dealer replaced the throttle body and the computer system was updated. Less than two weeks later, the failure recurred. The vehicle was returned to the dealer and the throttle body was again replaced and the contact was awaiting the results of more testing. The manufacturer was notified and advised her to take the vehicle to a different dealer. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure was 9,805 according to the invoice, the check engine light illuminated several times, and each time the vehicle was taken to the dealer. Updated 02/27/13.

This is the 6th engine stalling during driving. The engine light, engine oil pressure and charging system lights were on. The dealer could not diagnose or fix it.

The engine stalled while driving. I was driving at a low speed and making a right-hand turn, and the engine shut off. The check engine light illuminated. I lost power steering and wound up on the opposite side of the road; fortunately, there was no oncoming traffic or it could have been an even more dangerous situation. I was able to restart the car and continue driving. The dealership did not see a diagnostic code recorded. They were also not able to recreate the problem. No repairs were made. This incident happened again at approximately 9,000 miles, and most recently at 24,184 miles. In all cases the scenario is similar: driving at a low speed, either turning or on a curvy road. The vehicle has restarted without incident, but the complete loss of power steering and braking makes this an incredibly dangerous defect. The dealership was unable to find a diagnostic code for the most recent incident.