Door Latch Problems of Hyundai Santa Fe

The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe sport. The contact stated that while closing the driver's and passenger's front doors, she noticed that the rubber piece covering the metal had deteriorated. The doors failed to lock while inside or outside the vehicle. The interior lights failed to turn off after closing the doors. The door ajar message was displayed. The contact was unable to view the fuel gauge. The thumb-to-touch feature was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who repaired the driver's side door. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who informed the contact that the vehicle was not under recall. The mechanic diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the door actuator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 186,872.

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The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that upon exiting the vehicle, all four doors and tailgate would lock independently. The contact stated that over some time, all four doors failed to unlock while outside the vehicle with the key fob. The contact was only able to unlock the driver’s side door with the key. The contact had initially taken the vehicle to a dealer where she was informed that the door actuator needed to be replaced; however, after the repair, the failure persisted. The contact then took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it remained in their possession. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000.

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Driver’s door is not opening brought it to freeman Hyundai here in irving and after a month I am still experiencing the same problem.

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The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the driver side door failed to lock. The instrument cluster was flashing and the interior lights were illuminated. The door ajar message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that door lock assembly needed to be replaced and there was a internal failure. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. While driving with a young child occupying the passenger side, the rear seat passenger side door opened. . The contact stated that she was unable to determine if the doors were locked. The manufacturer was contacted, who provided case number 21433846 but no additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000 and 94,000.

2008 Hyundai Santa Fe. Consumer writes in regards to broken driver inside door handle that split in half. Also, water solvent container split due to cold weather temperatures. Consumer unable to add washer fluid.

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Vehicle pulled hard to the left (the side I wanted to pass on) when passing gear was used. I came very close to hitting the car to my left. The dealers service manager claims this is normal due to torque knuckle steering. (it happened when he drove my SUV and he told me that I would have to get used to it!!! we also tried another SUV and experienced the same problem, please note; the service manager told me that bigger tires would probably solve the problem. When I told him that the SUV is under warranty and that I would not pay for them he dropped the subject). I have tried the maneuver indicated when there is no traffic and it happens more often than not. I am concerned for my safety and the safety of anyone without my quick reflexes. I had noticed this problem several times prior to the passing incident on a straight acceleration, but believed it might be an uneven pavement causing it. )I am not a mechanic, but think there is a correlation between the steering and the drive train that is causing the problem. Updated 02/14/11 the dealer informed the consumer it was a normal characteristic of the vehicle. The consumer also stated the right rear passenger door would not open from the inside. Updated portable 02/25/11.

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The contact owns a 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe. While opening the passenger side door, the contact's finger was gashed by the handle. He found a split in the chrome plating of the door handle. The dealer was unaware of this defect. The manufacturer stated that they would send a packet and check back within 4 - 6 weeks. The contact feels that the manufacturer is covering up the issue because they have not inspected similar models with the same construction. The current and failure mileages were 100,000.

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The latch on my left back passenger door is loose. It looks as if the door is not closed all the way. The screws that hold the latch in place inside the car is loose. I have had to tighten it with a screw driver several times. I have children riding in the back seat of my car and if that latch ever came totally off it would be disastrous.

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Mainly the passenger side rear door and once in awhile the driver side rear door will lock automatically and the rest of the other doors remain unlocked. I can not get the door unlocked unless I use the electronic key. However, I have to first lock all the doors and unlock them for this to unlock. The door does not lock everytime, but it happens enough that I am very worried. Luckily, there has only been a few "emergency" situations that I had to quickly get to my son and I was unable to get there because the door locked. He threw up one time and started choking, I had to go through the passenger side and hop the seat. Fortunately, I was fast enough and he was ok. If I got into an accident I would not be able to get my son to safety because I could not get the door opened. I have 3 children at times in the car and a handy capped father who has to sit on that side. I am very concerned on the safety of my child and family members. I have brought this to the attention of the dealer ship I purchased my vehicle from since day one, on uncountable amount of times and I kept getting told, there is nothing they can do about this. I had know idea what to do as nobody was helpful. I wanted to buy a new car, but I can not afford it. My son got the "cars" movie for christmas and within it was this "brochure" and I found this site. Please help.

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