Three problems related to gas recirculation valve (egr valve) have been reported for the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe based on all problems reported for the 2013 Santa Fe.
I was driving on a two line highway in the country and as I went to accelerate the car engine quit. I could not restart the car. As I was pulling off to the side I saw smoke coming out of the engine or hood. I got my daughter and myself out of the car safely and once we stepped away from the car I saw an orange glow in the engine and then that glow burst into flames. I was in motion and I was driving straight without turning. I believe I was going approximately 45 miles an hour and accelerated when the car engine died. We did smell gas as I was pulling off to the side of the country road. I did not have a collision, an accident or hit anything in the road. Again, I started to accelerate and the engine died. I had control to get the car over to the side of the country road. I was surrounded primarily by farm fields and no sidewalks. I was on route 47 and I was on the straight part of the highway without any bends. I called nine-one-one immediately and they dispatched the fire department and the police department. . The fire was extinguished and the car towed to my preferred auto shop. This happened on Friday, January 11th, 2019 at approximately 5:15 p. M. The temperature outside was approximately 16 degrees. I have called my insurance company and they are sending out someone to look at it.
Driving down the highway at 70 mph the car stalled and then turned off completely. No power brakes, no power steering. Luckily I was driving and was able to coast of the road and down a ramp. Car failed to re-start or turn over. We were stuck on the side of the road for 3 hours in 100 degree heat waiting for help. I will never buy another Hyundai. Nhtsa please do something about these faulty motors. . . Someone will get killed if they have not already been. Hyundai looked at the car and said they will replace the motor under warranty.
6/10/13 while driving 45 mph with outside temp around 90 degrees my air conditioning stopped working. Tried turning off and on but would not work. Pulled to the side of the road turned the car off and restarted and the air conditioning worked again. I thought it was just a fluke. 6/28/13 while driving 65 mph on the interstate the car lurched and the rpms went up and down. I pulled to the side of the road but no lights were on and everything looked normal. I pulled back on the road and took the next exit. At about 35 mph the car started hesitating and then died. I coasted to the side of the road and it restarted on the first attempt. I was close to my destination so I drove there and called Hyundai assurance. They towed the car to the closest dealer and they have had the car for 3 business days and have not been able to duplicate the problem and the computer shows no errors. They said they would probably have to have a field engineer to come look at it. I don't know yet how long that will take. I loved the car until this happened. Now I don't think I will feel safe if they can't find the problem and fix it. Am I just supposed to keep driving it and hope this doesn't happen again and hope that no one is hurt next time.