general problems of the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe

Circuit board inside the fuse box stopped working and there was no speed indicator, no cruise control, no odometer registering while driving. Also the mechanical fuel pump started leaking fuel at 148,000 miles and now at 156,000 miles it is burning through oil and no oil light came on and the engine went into limp mode and is also now going through coolant too.

I was driving the vehicle on the left lane of the freeway and the acceleration suddenly gave out. The car began to slow even when I pushed on the gas. Heat gage was fine and no lights went on. I quickly got over 4 lanes of traffic to the next exit and was able to pull over to the side of the road. White smoke began to billow out of the hood on the offramp and all the emergency light indicators came on at once. I turned the car off and the smoke turned black. I popped the hood and flames lept out from under the hood. I jump out of the car and ran, leaving everything behind. I got safety away from the car and called 911. All of this happened within 2 minutes of losing acceleration. I typically have my two children in carseats in the car for school drop off and, thank god, they weren't with me. The fire overtook the front quickly and spread to the main cabin. By the time the fire department arrived (appx. 5-7 min) the car was completely engulfed. Nothing was salvaged. There is a fire report with the fire department. The police were not called. The car had gone through a full inspection and oil change one month prior and had no warning signs or issues. I lost a number of things in the car, including my purse, work items, kid's items, carseats, etc. Just after the incident, I developed a cough and severe headache that lasted two days. I also twisted my knee while running away, exacerbating an old injury. I am also dealing with acute mental health symptoms and am seeing a psychologist. I have not yet returned to work due to brain fog and exhaustion.

The abs sensor failed on my vehicle, causing it to no longer accelerate past 20 mph on the highway. This put my safety at risk, as well as my passengers and others on the road because it happened suddenly while I was on the highway. My car could no longer accelerate suddenly while all cars around me were traveling at high speeds. The abs light came on my dash, as well as the traction control and incline warning. I can no longer drive my vehicle so it has not been inspected yet.

I was driving on a highway going 65mph when my engine suddenly, and without warning, failed. My foot was on the gas pedal when it suddenly went to the floor, but my car stopped accelerating. My check engine light began blinking as well. I was in the far left lane and, without the ability to accelerate, had to merge over through 3 lanes of highway traffic in order to safely pull my car over on the side of the highway. This put not only my own safety at risk, but also that of every car around me while I tried to maneuver my car safely to the side of the highway without the ability to accelerate. There were no signs or lights illuminated prior to the incident that would of given me any warning to the impending failure. My car was towed to the closest mechanic then towed to my local Hyundai dealership. Both the mechanic and the Hyundai service department found the engine knocking and determined it was a total engine failure and my engine needed to be replaced. I discovered my engine was affected by the Hyundai engine recall 162.

On January 20, 2023 I was on my way home from work and was stopped at a traffic light. The light turned green. As I tried to accelerate forward the engine light started blinking and the vehicle moved slow and lost a lot of power and a knocking sound began. As I tried to accelerate more the knocking sound became louder. I found an engine issue after entering my VIN# on the Hyundai site. It was found that for the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe sport there was an engine issue. I have attached this issue pertaining to my VIN#. I printed this information and took these to my nearest Hyundai dealer, who stated to me that these were not official recall papers and they can't use them. I am the 3rd owner of this vehicle so I never would have received an official recall paper. I proceeded to email consumer affairs at Hyundai and sent these same attachments showing the vehicle issue with my VIN#. Hyundai has emailed me back stating and I quote "we have determined your vehicle is not currently affected by any campaigns. " I do not see how they determined there isn't a campaign that affects my vehicle when I have proof on paper there is an issue with these engines. My vehicle is a 2013 and under 10 years old. I found a local independent auto garage to look at my Hyundai and they have stated I need a new engine. I am at this time stuck paying out of pocket for a new engine that has clearly an issue Hyundai has had with this particular engine. Thank you for you time. Julie lehouillier.

While driving abs light, stability control light, and hill decent light came on. Abs and stability control are important safety features to prevent loss off control and potential collisions. Seems to be a common problem for Hyundai.

While driving on the freeway, without warning the driver was unable to accelerate to change lanes and suddenly multiple warning lights illuminated. Car was able to coast and driver slowly made way to exit and left the freeway to off ramp. Steering and brakes were still operable. No signs of smoke, odors or noises during incident. Once stopped car was placed in park and turned off and engine would not turn over. Slight smell was noticed a few minutes later. Before driving no indicator lights were illuminated warning of possible issues with car. This was a dangerous situation as the driver and family was on a freeway at high speeds. Automobile is currently at dealer who has confirmed that the engine has seized and is no longer operable. Dealer is in contact with manufacturer on next steps. Automobile is up to date on all recall repairs. Last service maintenance was conducted 2 months prior.

When I engaged the cruise control it caused the vehicle rpm's to quickly jump from about 3 up to over 5 rpm's and the gear would slip not accelerating but slowed down in traffic.

When the cruise control shuts down, the tachometer cuts out and the vehicle seems to go into limp mode. Brightening or dimming the headlights causes an intermittent bright flash to the interior lights. This could be potentially dangerous seeing as you have no acceleration, which could cause very extensive damage to person and property. The intermittent bright flash could be a result of an unregulated power surge, which could cause damage to person and property.

The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe sport. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with engine failure and waste gauge. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the original engine was previously replaced under an unknown recall repair in 2021, however the failure reoccurred. The contact stated that the mileage of the new engine was approximately 20,000. In addition, the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the doors independently unlatched. The contact stated that the driver's side rear door independently unlatched and independently opened. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 111,000.

El problema DE mi Santa Fe ES el siguiente,aranque no sube su nivel DE acelerar y se queda baga no quiere acelerar,en ocasiones esta corriendo y luego baja la velocidad y si movimientos esta muy lento,,si vas a entrar a una intersection tienes que tener sumamente el control que no venga ningun vehiculo por que ella no quiere correr lo suficiente se ahoga en el arranque y aparte en una subida no quiere correr ella baja velocidad y se ahoga sube la revolution mas DE 5,000 y no corre esto me sucede desde que la compre desde la misma semana y aparte ella no tiene bien sus dirreccion siempre corre muy inestable. . . . .

In July purchased this used vehicle in florida. In November of 2021 while on a road trip from florida emergency lights came on and engine stopped on I-75. Was towed after 45 minutes to dealer who had vehicle for 3 weeks and said item was was repaired. In January of 2021 the same thing happened, this time on a one lane mountain road. It did not catch fire but the rpms were very bad and slowly drove the 9 miles to home. The dealership that Hyundai national told me to contact refused to tow the car even after telling him I was 76 and in a wheelchair and was scared to death to drive it the 40 miles to get there. After 2. 2 weeks he contacted me and told me it was once again repaired and to come get it. Knowing my husband had just passed away and I had no one and living in the rural mountains of georgia. Three weeks again the emergency lights have come on and sometimes will drive but rpms are very low and I am very fearful to drive it. Hyundai national told me to call the dealer who said there were no recalls as he did before.

On September 20th 2018 after having the car a week, the car made a noise would not start all the dashboard lights were blinking on and off then never came on again. The car was taken to the dealer for them to say it was a battery, which they never gave a service receipt for no matter how many times I asked. Then again on August 7 2019 my engine light came on and car stop while driving on the expressway with my kids in the car. Thankfully we were able to get off the expressway which was a very scary situation. After about 30 min that did restart but would not accelerate of 60 mph. As we coasted the remainder of our trip. Then again on October 7 the light came on again after receiving an oil change and tune up. This time smoking and stalling and never coming back on again. The brake would be pressed when the push to start betton never went to the on position.

On several occasions the car, while in motion, feels like it downshifts causing driver and occupants to be pushed forward in the vehicle. The car has also failed to respond when accelerator depressed while car was already in motion. After coming to a stop, vehicle completely shut off.

After driving car for over 1 1/2 hrs, losing acceleration after slowing down to pay tolls. Is happening more frequently. Safety hazard because even though I have gas pedal to floor will not go past 50 mph on highway that is 65 mph. Has happened 3 times and is happening more frequently. Two other times happened after driving 2 hours on turnpike. Car lost turbo boost and wouldn't go very fast. . No lights on dash. Gas pedal to floor and rpms were reading a lot higher. Took to dealership who ran diagnostic. Wanted them to check the turbo actuator. Was charged $120. 00 and told they couldn't find anything.

My car has been stalling every time I start it . It's been happening since April and I just bought it in September.

The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe. While remotely starting the vehicle, it independently accelerated with no one in the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 41,000. The VIN was not available.

The vehicle was stopped with my foot on brake. The engine began to race for several seconds and then returned to normal. It seemed as if the transmission was in neutral when this happened as there was no laboring of the engine. The car was in drive.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while attempting to park with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle accelerated independently. As a result, the contact crashed into the drver's side of another vehicle and then into a snow bank. The air bags did not deploy. The contact did not sustain any injuries. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 14,000. Oo.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while traveling at various speeds, the vehicle suddenly lost acceleration power. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 300. Kmj.

The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe. While driving various speeds with the accelerator pedal depressed, the vehicle failed to respond. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 3,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, the vehicle lost acceleration power. The rpms increased but the vehicle did not regain acceleration power. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. A diagnostic was performed and located the failure at the throttle body. The throttle assembly was replaced. The failure mileage was 1,086 and the approximate current mileage was 1,088.