Engine Failure problems of the 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe

2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. Consumer writes in regards to engine malfunction. The consumer stated the engine failed while driving. The consumer were stranded out of state. The manufacturer was contacted but, did not offer any assistance.

While driving on the hyway at 65 the engine seized and broke the engine block spraying oil onto the hot exhaust almost catching fire. This engine has been very well maintained and gave no warning signs of haveing a problem. A connecting rod bearing starved for oil and broke the rod. Hyundai was contacted and declined to inspect or investigate this engine failure and almost catching fire. They also declined to help with the repairs or costs I spoke to maria at Hyundai corporate and my case number with Hyundai was 17260696 also the avaliabillity of the replacement engine is limited to a short block because Hyundai does not have enough engines to replace them all that are going bad sadly my car is one year off from falling under the engine recall so im stuck footing the bill.

Tl- the contact owns 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving the engine failed. No warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed that the alternator and engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer and was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. Aw.

Driving CA i580 westbound, bright sunny day (2:45pm 9/24/19) in 2012 Santa Fe with 111k miles on it. Going highway speed, without warning (no knocking, no acceleration issues) the engine shut down: oil, battery and engine lights illuminated. Having no power steering, I muscled the car down the nearest off-ramp (coasting 3/4 mile, I was lucky to be in the far right lane). I had also owned a 2011 sonata that went thru 3 engine failures with symptoms (each time, acceleration issues, gearing hesitation and knocking occurred). With the Santa Fe, no such symptoms, it just shut down after running perfectly. I called roadside assistance and they tried to jump start the car -- no luck. A tow truck took the car to a local Hyundai dealership in dublin, CA. They determined that the crankshaft was frozen causing an engine seizure. I asked if this car was covered under the various engine recalls that have plagued numerous other Hyundai models and they said "no". So it seems I am another victim (4 times over; the sonata was lemon lawed) of Hyundai's engine shoddy manufacturing issues. I am awaiting the Hyundai service department's official report and cost analysis. I will be contacting Hyundai America's customer service tomorrow.

While driving straight at highway speed, the engine warning light came on and within 30 seconds the engine completely shut down. The vehicle lost all power and control so abruptly that I was not able to get it out of the traffic lane. After having it towed, two separate mechanics advised that the engine has seized due to lower engine failure, likely a defect in the oil sending unit. The vehicle has 116,000 miles, just being the factory warranty limit, and had had regular documented maintenance and shows no sign of abnormal wear or neglect. I an having a complete and costly engine replacement. I have contacted Hyundai and they refuse to take any responsibility for the defective engine.

Catastrophic engine failure on the highway at 112k miles. Connecting rod through the block. This same engine has been recalled in sonatas and kia sorentos of the same year, but for some reason not the Santa Fe. The sonata and sorentos were recalled due to manufacturing processes leaving metal debris in oil passages, which eventually blocks oil from reaching the rod bearings leading to the same failure our Santa Fe experienced. Hyundai needs to expand the recall to all effected models.

July 17, 2017 - while travelling from angier, nc to fayetteville, nc; I started hearing a noise coming from my engine, had car towed to aaa car care center. Informed of recall on engine by aaa representative. Called johnson Hyundai of cary located in cary, nc to confirm car can go there. July 18, 2017 � car towed to johnson Hyundai of cary located in cary, nc. Talked to car maintenance consultant: matthew (matt) browning. Informed my car was of 5 cars there with engine failure. Informed of recall problem with engines. August 09, 2017 � went to johnson Hyundai. Informed I was #5 and informed by matt the process of sending the engines to be diagnosed. August 11, 2017 � matt called me to inform me that my car did not meet the recall specifications but an engine could be installed for the cost of $4400. 00 and I okayed it. August 14, 2017 � I called for a loaner. August 15, 2017 � matt call me and informed me that the engine they had did not check out and my only good option was for them to rebuild my engine for $7000 to $8000, they put in a high mileage engine that they would not guarantee or come pick up my car. Informed the other cars there with engine failure had warranties or extended warranties. I asked if I could find an engine and matt said okay. Later, texted matt back that I found an engine online from swengines. Com. He called me and told me he need the VIN number of the engine. August 16, 2017 � matt called and said he need to see the engine before he could say he could install it or give me a price for installation. August 17, 2017 � I went to johnson Hyundai to retrieved my car, matt told me that he was looking out for me and told me the car was stored at another lot. The aaa tow truck retrieved my car.

Purchased vehicle new 6/15/12. We changed oil at proper intervals. I noticed when we first started car a tappet noise coming from engine. No lights shown on dash. I immediately took it to the nearest Hyundai dealer in fear of causing damage to engine. They kept car for about 4 hours . They called and told us engine was gone. We purchased extended warranty at time of purchase. They told us sludge was in engine. This was caused by owner neglect. Found numerous owner testimonies on line which the same thing. Hyundai has numerous class actions suits on them. They have major manufacturing problems with the cleaning process with metal filings left in engine. Look on line under Hyundai engine failures there are numerous websites regarding this issue. Consumer needs to be made aware of this if they don't already. Word of advice , stay far away from Hyundai. They don't stand behind their so called warranty. The extended warranty is not even worth the paper its printed on. The best thing they could do is take care of all complaints against them and then go bankrupt.