Alternator/generator/regulator Problems of Hyundai Santa Fe - part 1

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to a local dealer for an undisclosed recall repair, and the contact was informed that the valve cover gasket, and the alternator were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.

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In 2015 Hyundai issued service campaign 936 for 2007-2009 Santa Fe valve cover & alternator due to the valve cover leaking & dripping oil onto the alternator, potentially damaging the alternator resulting in the charging system becoming inoperative. My 2007 Santa Fe was repaired under this campaign. Now with less than 30k miles since the repair the same problem exists, the valve cover is leaking oil onto the alternator again. I've contacted my local Hyundai dealer but they refuse to repair the issue under the campaign a 2nd time. The issue was detected by the local dealership during a routine oil change & they advised me that the cost to replace the valve cover gasket & the alternator would be in excess of $1,000.

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The valve cover gasket failed after being replaced under a previous recall in the same manner and oil leaks directly into the alternator causing it to ultimately fail.

On highway, car would no longer accelerate and went into limp mode causing me to slow to 50 mph and not be able to keep up with speed if traffic. Pulled over, dash lights flashed and car would not restart. Oil had leaked out of valve cover gasket all over the alternator causing the car to malfunction and become inoperable.

Battery only five months old and something is bringing the battery down. Alternator has been checked as well as several other things including the battery. Nothing can be found that could bringing the battery down. Vehicle hadn't been started in 24 hours when this happened twice.

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Potential fire hazard and engine failure. Oil leaking from top, anterior, passenger side of engine again causing electrical issues and alternator failure. Multiple electrical issues, car not starting, clock resetting, draining of battery. Solution: replaced valve cover gasket at owners expense first time at 114900 miles, before service campaign 936 was known. Multiple electrical issues again, clock resetting, car not starting, tripometer resetting. Solution: dealership replaced valve cover gasket second time at 136,434 miles, under recall. Dealership also replaced faulty, oil covered alternator. Dealership noted that the timing chain cover was leaking oil. The timing chain cover is not covered under the service campaign 936, but should be as the leak is the similar issue to the valve gasket cover.

Oil leak from valve cover gasket onto alternator causing complete electrical system failure. Vehicle very quickly lost all power including power steering and brakes, brake/hazard/indicator lights, and ignition while traveling at highway speed in heavy traffic. Extremely high severity potential harm from this failure mode, which was the subject of previous service campaigns for older Hyundai vera cruz and Santa Fe with same 3. 3l v6 engine platform. Unacceptable to have occurrence of this known design issue with later model production.

Tl-the contact 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 5 mph, the vehicle stalled. The battery warning indicator illuminated. The contact also mentioned the failure occurred when it was raining ( three times on the same day ). The contact also stated that the vehicle alternator was replaced by the dealer bentley Hyundai, 3805 university drive, huntsville, al 35816, under a campaign generated by the manufacturer December 2019. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a complaint number: 16685619 was filed. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 159,000. Bp.

In January my alternator failed. I took the car to a dealership and they replaced the bad part. Two days later that part failed and took it back to the dealership and they swapped the part again free of charge. On Friday sept 6th my alternator failed again and destroyed the in-line fuse and killed the battery. Once its fixed it will be my 4th alternator in less than 80k miles. All of the times that this part failed it was while on the highway.

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My 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe has stalled more than 4 times while driving since 2010. It loses power without warning rendering the vehicle unsafe and not able to be driven. The first time in 2010 it stopped while on the exit ramp of a highway doing about 50 mph. The car was brought to the dealership and they "could not duplicate the problem" so they did nothing. Brought same vehicle back to dealership in 2011, 2014 and 2019. Each time we are told "could not duplicate at this time". The most recent on August 7, 2019 they replaced the alternator and battery commenting that "vehicle now operates normally. Vehicle does not stall". The vehicle has since stalled again during driving. The dealership will only look again at the vehicle at the cost of $100. 00 per hour. We have contacted the corporate office and they were not helpful, in fact rude and hung up. After reading so m;any complaints on just this site I hope our government can help get Hyundai to be responsible for their vehicles before someone gets hurt or killed.

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The battery light kept blinking, my battery is new, also the seat belt light for passenger seat kept blinking even when the seat belt was buckled. I stalled out and wouldn't start back up. I was in the street when it wouldn't start back up. I had it looked at when it was towed and the shop said there was alot of oil on my alternator and I would have to replace my value cover gaskets also.

Purchasing the Hyundai Santa Fe 2013 was the biggest mistake I made. Since purchasing the vehicle I have spent over 5k in repairs, towing, and car rentals. First I was made to believe if I change all the oil and did all updates to the filters my car would stop stalling and shutting down on me that didn't work. Then my car shut down on the highway with my kids in the car almost killing us on the highway. I was told it was the wastegate needed changing. Then it shut down on minutes I exit my home in delaware and I was told it was the alternator and the battery. I was terrified to get in that vehicle and so was my family I filed several corporate complaints over the 2 years I have been ignored and not offered help. I have ask Hyundai to repurchase the vehicle but refused so I had no choice but to take the vehicle back that was in June with the promise and guarantee the car was finally fixed and I was safe. In the end of July I was driving on the I 495 about 40 miles per hour on the highway in the middle lane all of the car just stops in busy traffic a large freight truck was behind me honking to move he almost crushed me he swerve to side barely missing I was beyond frightened cars was flying by shaking the car it was on the hottest day I had no ac and my asthma was flaring up. I beg Hyundai to pick there vehicle up I was denied I called my triple a and they got the car. Now I'm being told it's the engine it's due to a recall that they supposedly already had repaired. I am told it will take 2 months for the repairs and I'm paying for my own rental. Hyundai consumer affairs denied taking there car back. I cannot get in this vehicle again. They refuse to give me paperwork on the recent incident when the engine fail. I fear for my life and my safety I am in desperate need of help please.

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2007 sante fe alternator issue. Post recall fix, oil leak still happening and this time the alternator almost caught on fire. Smoke started pouring out from under the hood. Had to pull over and pour water on the alternator to keep it from catching on fire. Car became disabled and had to be towed. Family was in car while this was happening.

Hyundai recalls Santa Fe for alternator oil leak. Santa fe crossover to fix an oil leak, caused by a faulty valve cover gasket, that could affect alternator performance. . Dealer said they wont honor the recall cause its out of warranty. Also the coil was not replaced and a recall was sent out also on coil spring. The wont honor that.

Leaking valve cover is allowing oil to leak down onto the alternator. Car be stationary or running. Most notable when car engine is running.

Front corner of valve cover is leaking oil onto my alternator causing it to become saturated with oil and electrical shutdown. The same oil is spreading all around my drive belt from the alternator and saturating all pullies and the entire drive belt as well. I am having problems charging my battery electrical shutdowns on the highway and with other components such as steering, a/c and belt not wanting to grip the pullies that it rides on. Very dangerous. Numerous complaints simular to the same exact engine on the Hyundai crossover that has the same engine type but was recalled to fix. Why are Santa Fe owners left out of this recall if it is the same exact enging as the crossover that was recalled and fixed.

We have a 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe limited v6 3. 3l with ~80k miles that suffered an alternator failure while driving yesterday 8/car lost all power in the middle of the road and stalled. . . Hopefully without much traffic around. We thought it was a battery problem, so we got a new battery but problem happened again. We checked to see if others had similar problems and found there was a Santa Fe 2007's recall on a valve gasket in 2016. Now, it seems our old Hyundai dealer changed it during the 60k maintenance (we didn't receive a notice or were told about it at that time, although today we found they did it in 2016 b/c we were informed about that in the dealer this morning). In any case, we towed the car to a closer Hyundai dealer (car would not move even after battery jump) and they basically told us the replaced gasket didn't work and impacted the alternator. Problem is, the car is 11 years old and is 'out of warranty'. They are 'checking with corporate' whether they should charge us full price for the repair ($1700) even if the problem is -more than likely- related to that recall. . . So, my question: since the problem that the work done in 2016 should fix still happened, am I still covered by that recall? do free-cost recalls end with the warranty (10-yr) for the car? I really thought recalls do not end. Thanks in advance. P. S. I also wrote a similar note through your facebook page.

Tl the contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe. While stationary and driving various high speeds, the vehicle shook and stalled without warning. An independent mechanic diagnosed that the alternator failed. A dealer was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

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There was a recall on the valve cover gasket as its poor design caused it to fail and leak into the alternator causing the alternator to eventually fail. I've had it replaced twice and the third gasket has failed and is leaking into the alternator once again. Hyundai has failed to create a permanent solution to this issue and should continue to replace the gasket and alternator if necessary until they do.

I actually have 2 issues occurring. One of these was deemed to have been fixed by a previous recall (campaign 105/110 - fixed /closed Jun 23, 2014). However, my esc off light and abs light are again lighting up. I have (luckily) not yet had loss of engine power or control. The second issue is in regards to campaign 936. I've had the front engine valve gasket cover fixed, along with my alternator replaced (after my husband and I did it ourselves after losing all power on christmas eve in the middle of road before barely coasting into a nearby parking lot where we were able to sort of park out of the way). We changed my oil this weekend, have had no other work done on the car since (except oil changes) and my husband noticed that the alternator is again covered in oil. Between the 2 issues, it is most likely a matter of days (if I'm lucky) before my car loses power in some form and I am potentially in a wreck with my family in the car. I don't know how much the dealership wants to "re-fix" the first 2 campaigns that should have already been fixed, but for just the valve gasket work, it would be at least $500, not including the alternator that will need to be replaced when the car does go out. Apparently the gasket that is leaking this time isn't the front one, it is the rear one. My personal thoughts on this are that if the front one is faulty, then it's not a stretch to get to the rear one being faulty. My Hyundai dealership even warned me when replacing the front one that my rear one would most likely need to be done too (for $500+). If the dealerships know, it makes me wonder why the recall didn't include both valve cover gaskets or a new one hasn't been issued for the rear one. Hopefully, both of these issues can be re-addressed. The date below is of first warning lights. The lights come on from park or while driving.

There is a gasket leak that drips oil on to my car's alternator, affecting its ability to work. Last year, this problem caused my car not to start, and completely drained my new car battery (when I thought this was simply a car battery issue). Last year, it would not start for me at all - I discovered this problem too late. This problem with the gasket leak is occurring again and causes my battery light to come on while driving. While I was able to drive it to the dealership for evaluation and repair, I was by Hyundai's car dealership to not drive at night and to not drive while it's raining.

The check engine light came on because of the gas gauge. Now I have no clue how much gas I have because the reader on the dash keeps going up and down. A month ago, I had the alternator and gas line replaced because of the last recall/service announcement. These electrical problems stem from that replacement.

When driving and you hit the breaks, the vehicle attempts to stall, or if you use the high or low breams the radio shuts off and the gps turns on or you loses it all, while on high way way if you use your high or low beams the engine starts to stall then keeps going causing the vehicle behind you have to break quickly to avoid hitting you as you loose all power for a matter of seconds this happen while moving or parked, I mhave installed two new alternators in the past three weeks and the problem coniinues.

I am having the issue with the gas gauge, where a short time after filling up the tank, the gauge drops to empty and then the check engine light comes on. I believe this problem was caused by the same issue as a recent recall, where oil was dripping on the alternator. Just a couple days after I received the recall for that issue, I began having electrical issues. My radio came on and off, my windows rolled up and down very slowly. On my last drive home, my electronic brakes stopped working, the steering was hard and the transmission began shifting up and down before I was finally able to pull over and have the car towed. Upon my drive home from the dealer after the recall repair, I noticed that a headlight was newly burned out. In less than a week, the other headlight burned out. On the same tank of gas I had since getting the car back from the dealer, the gauge first dropped to empty before the tank was empty. I believe something was shorted out in the gas gauge system, just as the headlights and all the other electrical issues that resulted from the alternator not working. Hyundai should repair the gas gauge issue since it was caused by the issue of their last recall.

I received a service campaign notification re my 2007 Hyundai sante fe auto to inspect (& possibly replace) the alternator & replace the front valve cover gasket. I made an appointment with the van nuys CA service department. After persisting to get an answer as to how long the service would take, I was told I could expect 2 days. I need transportation to & from Hyundai. I was told their shuttle would only take me 6 miles. My home is 8. 2 miles away. I was told I could rent a vehicle for $30+ per day. It it appropriate that such a notification should cost me upwards of $60????? what agency oversees automobile safety or to whom should I complain about this?.

Fuel gauge has been faulty and check engine light would turn on and off after replacing what I thought was a bad battery one month ago. One week ago while driving, all lights on dashboard came on (battery, check engine, abs, esc. . . ), engine started to rev, electrical and power steering failed, and car had to be turned off in the middle of the road and towed home. This has happened twice while driving now. Issue is from a failing/failed alternator caused by oil leak from front valve cover. This problem is identical to issues with '06-'12 veracruz, recall #121.

I lost power steering and power brakes while stopped at a stop sign going up a very steep grade. I was unable to shift into park so that I could turn my car off. I had to lay on the brake with all my weight to keep from rolling backwards into cars behind me. There were no warning lights. After a minute, which felt like much longer, I was able to shift to park and turn my car off and back on. The second time I lost all power, was a couple months later. I was going about 40 mph on a curvy hilly road. I was unable to steer, accelerate, decelerate, or apply the brakes. There were cars behind me and I was terrified I would end up off the road or heading into oncoming traffic. The vehicle finally came to a stop when it didn't have enough momentum to make it up a hill. I was able to shift into park and turn the car off and back on. Both times my infant was in the car with me. Thank goodness both of us were unharmed, because we could have very easily been hurt or hurt others. I was in a several thousand pound vehicle which was out of control. I had it towed to the dealership the next day as I refused to drive it. They didn't seem to think it was a big deal and said I needed a new alternator. Luckily, I had purchased an extended warranty which covered the alternator replacement.

Hyundai dealer informed me that valve cover gasket is leaking onto alternator which will cause it to fail. Estimated out of pocket cost to repair is over $700. This is the same problem that caused the recall on the Hyundai vera cruz. I'm afraid that the alternator will fail at speed causing loss of power and diminish braking and steering capability.

Warning light came on while driving vehicle indicating an electrical problem. Was able to drive home, but next day car would not start due to drained battery. Battery was then recharged and car driven to local firestone store for diagnosis. Was determined that the alternator was not working properly due to oil that had leaked from the front valve cover gasket. The alternator was heavily caked with this oil/grime. After installing new valve cover gasket and alternator today, car now runs fine. This problem seems to me to be identical to that described in Hyundai's recall number 121 which covered certain veracruz models (NHTSA campaign number 14v415000) and therefore I believe that the recall should be extended to cover at least my car and probably others.

I had a new battery installed two days earlier and car was running fine. Driving on the freeway, my battery light came on and the the esc and brake warning lights. This was about a mile from my intended exit. After the exit more lights came on and the engine started running rough. If I stepped on the brake, the tach and temperature gauges dropped to zero. As I pulled into my driveway, the engine died. I looked to see if I had broken a belt but saw it was intact. I did notice that the alternator seemed to be shiny from oil. I went online and searched for the symptoms and found that there was a recall for the veracruz with the very same symptoms caused by a leaking valve cover gasket. The recall is NHTSA campaign 14v415000. As others have stated, if it's the same engine with the same issue, it should be covered by the recall and the repairs covered.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving, all warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not able to be restarted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that gasket leaked oil into the alternator and the alternator needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure, the failure mileage was 82,000. The VIN was not available. Kr.

Gasket leaks oil onto alternator causing it to fail. Hyundai has a recall on the sister car Hyundai veracruz for this issue, but not the Santa Fe. I have spent alot of money on this repair and think that I have the same issue again.

Leaking oil from front valve cover and causing alternator to fail, just like all the other Santa Fe and varacruz.

After engine start and while driving any speed the battery light and seatbelt light on the dashboard flashes intermittently. I searched this online and it looks to be an electrical charging issue, namely the alternator is bad. I searched more and found the reason for this is the front valve cover is leaking oil and dripping onto the alternator causing it to malfunction. A recall has been made ( #121) on the 07-12 veracruz for the same issue.

Exactly as per Hyundai recall #121, the valve cover gasket leaked oil onto the alternator and destroyed the alternator: but Hyundai dealer is telling me my auto is not covered in the recall. This does not seem fair or right to me. Please help!.