Car Will Not Start Problems of Hyundai Santa Fe

New 2020 santafe took delivery on January 4th, 2021, with less than 5000 miles on March 21st the vehicle refuse to start after it was started and shut off while we were sitting in a parking lot. While attempting to start it getting forward collusion warning but the engine would not crank. Towed to the local dealer was told they cannot diagnose the car because they could not read the onboard computer, unable to say what's wrong. The car was towed back to the dealer where purchase and was told it was a blown fuse maybe lighting strike and other theories what's wrong. The dealer would replace the fuse and computer after 52 days the care is still at the dealer waiting on parts. Total electrical failure with no recourse at the moment, Hyundai motor of America consumer affairs wants us to sign a settlement agreement to refund our expenses and have not fixed or replaced the car. The manufacture is totally dragging their feet and denying the car suffer a total electrical failure, while the battery was still in working condition according to aaa.

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Driving conditions were clear weather and dry roads with heavy traffic. While traveling approximately 65 mph westbound on interstate 4, the vehicle lost all power and all the warning indicator lights came on. Fortunately, was able to coast across traffic to the emergency lane. Tried to restart the car and all the indicator lights came on but the car didn't start. Exited the vehicle and walked towards the front to see smoke, at first, then saw flames coming from under the engine compartment. Tried to dial 911, but had weak cell signal. Apparently 911 was notified. Highway patrol arrived, the flames were spreading and getting larger. By the time the fire department arrived, the vehicle was totally engulfed in flames, which reached almost 10 feet high. The fire fighters were able to contain the fire before it reached the fuel tank, but the vehicle and its contents were totally burned. The vehicle was a shell of metal and ash when it was towed away.

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Brake has been sticking last couple of weeks so that I had to pump brake to release to start. This morning I went out to the driveway and could not get into car with either remote or by using blue link on my phone. I used the manual key but could not release any other doors or lift gate. No lights, hazards, radio no nothing. I have had a few dead batteries and never had a car that dead overnight. I drove home from work previous night and I was outside after dark next to my car, no lights left on. I called roadside assistance, first guy said he thought there was a short, parking brake would not release and car still did not start. A different tow truck had to come with dollies and it was towed to the dealer. Dealer said it was a dead battery at 4918 miles! thankfully I was at home and the heat index was not at 105 degrees yet for the day.

Stopped the car at a red light and the idle stop and go (isg) feature has turned off the engine. . . Once the green light turned on, I pressed gas and the engine did not start and after couple of attempts all warning lights turned on and I was not able to use the key to start the engine aswell. And so I had to turn off the key completely and then start the engine. . . Bought the certified pre-owned car at 38000 miles in Feb 2020 and this happened only once in August 2020 and the mileage was about 39800 during that time. Luckily I had only one car at my back who honked on me continuously. . . I was not able to reproduce the issue afterwards but to be honest I kept only about 50 miles since then. I am afraid if I would get stalled one fine day. . . And also afraid Hyundai service center would just say not reproducible and may just say to turn off the feature may be?.

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Leased a 2020 Santa Fe on April 24, 2020 and on July 9, 2020 it stalled and all the lights on my dashboard lit up like a christmas tree and after 20 mins. Was able to start it. The dealer said nothing wrong. In August 2020 the car wouldn't start, after a road side assistance jump the dealer said I'm not starting it enough. In October same thing happened I got a new battery from the dealer. In December the same thing happened I got another new battery. They refuse to admit something is drawing power from the battery in the off position. Instead they say I'm not starting the car enough. I start the car 2 to 3 a week.

After driving my sante fe for little over 1000 miles, I was waiting behind several vehicles at a stop light in hyattsville and my vehicle shut off and wouldn't start. After trying to restart the vehicle for more than 15 minutes, it finally started. I drove to the next stop light and had to stop and the vehicle failed to restart. This happen two more times and then finally it started and I drove back to the dealership in gaithersburg (fitzgerald auto mall). I reported the incident and they claim to be unable to recapitulate the incidence. At around 5014 miles, when I came to a stop light in DC, the vehicle shut off again and would restart. The cops came and push me out of the road and I was then able to restart. I drove to the next stop light and the vehicle shut off again and would start. Eventually, the vehicle started after approximately 10 minutes. I drove the vehicle back to the dealer and was told that there was a performance recall on the vehicle. The vehicle was service and given back to me. The following day driving on germantown road the vehicle shut off again at a stop light. I call the dealer and they asked that I take it back the next day. On my way to the dealer in bumper to bumper traffic the vehicle shut off again. I took back the vehicle to the dealer and told them that I have no confidence in the vehicle anymore and they should replace it. The matter was reported to the manufacturer who refuse to replace the vehicle and offer $500 compensation for my inconvenience which I refuse to accept. I am seeking your assistance to this issue. P. S. I do have picture of the information that was displayed on the dashboard at the time of the incidence and my niece was with me on two of those occasions.

Randomly, and lately more frequently, the car will not start thus stranding my wife and 18-month old son in 96 degree georgia summer heat. I have searched the forums and this issue is quite common from this brand car. Something between the push button start and the brake pedal sensor is not functioning properly leaving the motorist stranded. Some time later, 5-10 minutes, the car starts as if nothing was wrong. This happens on a weekly basis now for my wife. It is not safe. The dealership replaced the car battery the first time will no effect. Now we have to take it in again.

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My car wouldn't start had my car for service. I was charged a service fee which they would tell me whats wrong with the car. I was only told the battery was an issue. That was replace. The person who attend me did not tell me anything about getting an oil change or any other problems in February. Went back in April because my car stop running turned off in the middle of the road. Went back to the same dealer I not fix cars so when I get servive for the vehicle. I would think someone would tell me otherwise but no. I toke it back I was told the vehicle doesnt have warranty. That it expired but in the system there was no warranty even recorded. Now I am stuck with harassment calls about a vehicle I no longer have due to lack of maintenance. I purchase the vehicle last year in June 2019. I didnt have the car for then a year.

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Navigation screen does not turn off after the ignition is turned causing the battery to drain and car will not start.

My new 2019 Hyundai sante fe from the time I bought it had the yellow check engine light come on. It said the bsm system wasn't working. Then the engine would not start on 4 separate occasions. I had to wait to get it to start. There have been 3 occasions when it did start it sounded like it was going die, very sluggish and didn't want to accelerate. The rpm would not increase. It also started 2 separate occasions it lost steering wheel power and the a/c stopped blowing cold air. I had to turn it off and wait to restart it. It is currently at the dealership waiting for the blind spot monitoring modules. The first time they replaced the module it still showed it not working. So now it is undrivable at gene messer Hyundai in lubbock texas, they say it's not safe to drive so I am driving a loaner. They say they can't determine why the engine did the described things above. These things happened while in motion and parked.

This is the third occassion where my 2017 Santa Fe will not start. When I turn the keys in the ignition there is no sound at all, no electricity is being sent to start the engine. However, all my lights and radio funtions work just fine. After a while the it will work again. My battery has been tested and shown to be working fine. I leave no interior lights on and cant figure out what changes to make it start working .

I have a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe. On 5/27 while I was driving the car with my 3 year old inside the car it stalled. The stall happened immediately after I completed a left turn and was going 10 mph and under. It started with me not feeling any acceleration as I pushed down on the gas pedal. Subsequently there were multiple emergency indicators that got activated. The engine did not start and I could not change gears either. The ac and stereo system were running as I tried to start on the ignition but the indicator showed that the battery was discharged along with other malfunction indicators like engine oil, blind side detector, awd lock etc. I had the car towed to my house and later to the service center today. The service center confirmed they could not find any fault and after consultation with Hyundai are going forward to replace the pcm/ecm. I'm really concerned now that this can recur under much more difficult road conditions.

Car will not start in the morning,dead battery,have to use battery charger every night. Car emits white smoke. When on freeway car will not go above 60mph, seems like it is in limp mode.

Car wouldn't start. Everything went dead. Had car towed from NY city to dealer in NJ. They checked everything and found nothing wrong. This occurred on sept 27, 2015. It happened again on Dec. 27, 2015. Several people tried to jump start it to no avail. Tow truck arrived and was going to tow it from NY state to NJ dealer. Tried to jump it again and it took a jump. Took it to a mechanic on Dec 28, 2015 and they found battery was good and checked electrical and found no problem. My concern is it happens while driving and I lose power and have no brakes or steering or stop lights and I could be killed or someone else could be injured. Both times the vehicle was in a parking space on a city street or parking lot in a mall. Cause unknown. I have no records of the tow from NY city but it was towed by Hyundai so they have a record.

This is not a safety issue but rather a design issue that could lead to problems starting the vehicle. The key fob is designed such that a very slight amount of pressure on a button can remove the entire electronic portion of the key inadvertently. If this is done on accident and the electronic portion of the key cannot be found then the car will not start. Contrary to most key fob designs, where the metal key (valet) portion flips out from the body or has to be removed using some force, the key fob on the new Santa Fe will detach without almost any force. I have already lost a fob at a cost of $280 to me and the key has become detached multiple times in pockets and around the house without hardly any force. I believe this is a design issue and consumer protection issue that needs to be addressed. It seems Hyundai designed this part for the sole goal of increasing replacement key fob sales.

Dear safercar, a letter was sent by me to Hyundai motors in regards to a safety issue with our 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe. The issue is that our car fails to start at various time or has engine failure while driving. We purchase this car from an elderly friend who had the car in the repair shop for the same reason we are writing this letter. She was told after all attempts at repairs that the car was not repairable and this was just a characteristic of this make and model. The response we received from Hyundai was that it is unfortunate but we should never have purchased the car from a friend and the responsibility for repairs lies with us at our expense. We feel that the issue is not our purchase but the heartless negligence of taking advantage of a 80+ year old lady, who had no one to back her up. I feel that the potential for loss of control of the vehicles steering and or brakes and acceleration while at highway speeds is critical to our safety. The engine has failed to start and stopped at various time and situations. Please inform us if there is any recourse for us and our situation. Ps this car was under warranty and was never repaired by the dealership. Hyundai also contends ,in their reply that it is unfortunate that the dealership is no longer active and there are no records that can be recalled. How unfortunate for us!!!!.

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The contact owns a 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the electronic control module was reprogrammed. Approximately four months later the failure recurred and the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the electronic control module was again reprogrammed. The following day while driving at approximately 55 mph the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where it was being examined for the cause of failure. The vehicle has not been serviced. The failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 78,000.

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There is a failure in the electrical system. When heat is running lights dim. When I roll up windows, the lights dim. When using windshield wipers the heat gets colder. Little things that weren't so bad at first. Heat would fail to turn on occasionally and now will not come on at all. This is causing my windows to frost while driving making visibility very hard. If it weren't for all the other little electrical problems I would just think the heating system went bad. But it has been a pattern in everything electrical on this car. A few times I would go to start the car and it would not start. If I turned everything off then it would start. Thought maybe was bad battery until I got a new one and it still wouldn't start. I had the new battery tested and it was ok. I believe it is another electrical issue.

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Suspension /check engine light /lower ball joint: dealer replace @54,353 miles, lower arm in 2004 and 8/2006 replacement is needed I have taken my 2001 Santa Fe to dealer 8 plus times for check engine light and was told found tether on gas cap not letting cap close tight enough /moved tether and ran evap test and check out ok . I was told cap loose 8 plus times this problem is on going. Return to dealer for jerk transmission issues I have to push the accelerator pedal to the floor and it takes off slow and once gets power the car jerks starts as if the gears or not switching over. Dealer said do the pressure in gas cap and gas cap not closed tight enough eval test was done. Back at dealer after road trip my car was running after begin parked with a/c running and I turn car off and car would not start thought may battery check and no water was in battery I put water in battery and let car sit for about hour and car restarted back at dealer explain this issue my battery was replace I was told factory battery wasn't strong enough was for Santa Fe this is 3rd battery with in five years.

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