Engine Shut Off Without Warning Problems of Hyundai Santa Fe - part 1

On 8/14/23/ I got the first oil change for my new car at the dealer. On 8/15/23 as I cruised at 65mph on a crowded detroit expressway, I pushed further on the accelerator to get away from an aggressive driver on my tail. Nothing happened; the car engine shut down. No warning, no lights, no beeping, no alarm, no dash screen message. Dead engine in the middle lane with cars all around. After I miraculously made it to the shoulder of the freeway, the engine light and oil light came on. Not before, only after the car died. The dipstick indicated the car was out of oil. Unbeknownst to me the parts used to change the oil the previous day were defective. The oil had leaked out over the course of the day and over night. (I later discovered my driveway full of oil). The problem, additional to the defective parts is the fact that I had no warning that the engine shut down was imminent. I had no warning that the car had no oil. I came close to getting killed that day, and still have nightmares. Had I known the car was oil-less, I would not have driven it. This is a car that beeps and pushes and tells one how to drive at every juncture. It tells low gas, low tire pressure, etc. Why would it not warn about the low oil or the imminent engine shutdown??? I was told the car has a “failsafe” feature for the oil. How safe is a failsafe if the driver gets killed while the car engine protects itself???.

Car started to whine when started, then I was at about 30 mph it made a high ping noise like something fell out and the car shut off, never started again, mechanic said engine blown.

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I was driving on the interstate and the car just shut down.

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I was driving down the interstate and the engine shut off. My luck after looking into this my VIN does not meet the recall for the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe 2. 0t. But the dealer who sold me the car will gladly take my money for an engine replacement.

Engine shuts down while driving on the highway or I experience a lurching. At time it just won't accelerate. This happens on several occasion this year.

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While driving about 65 mph on the highway all of the warning lights (engine, oil, etc. . . ) came on at the same time and the car just shut down and lost power steering. Luckily I was able to pull over without any problems. The vehicle wouldnt start. It just mad a click when turning the key. All of the lights work in the vehicle. The vehicle has about 82,000 miles.

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While driving. Dash board lights flickered, car shut off, (luckily not while on the highway) when trying to start the car, engine would not turn over. Hazard lights did work. Towed to dealership. Hyundai assessed and claimed an engine recall. It's been a month. But Hyundai did replace the engine alone with additional part.

Driving the vehicle when it just shut off. Took vehicle to a shop and they told me engine had a hole in the block from a connecting rod. That came off the crankshaft . Vehicle only has 104358 miles on it and has always been maintained with frequent oil changes.

When sitting at red lights, the engine completley shuts off. I have to push the push start at least 10 times before the engine will restart. This keeps happening. I'm worried I will get stranded. I would like to leave it with Hyundai service, but to my understanding they do not offer rentals. My vehicle only had 16000 miles when this issue began. I paid 38000 for this vehicle and now to my understanding, to have it serviced I will have to pay for the rental. My safely should be more of a concern. Hyundai motor America should be very concerned. They should have requested a tow and offered a rental as soon as I mentioned this issue!!! no, instead I have to leave it at the dealer in hopes the issue is found quickly, so I don't run up a huge rental bill plus pay my monthly car note. What if my vehicle just shuts down going 65 on the freeway? will I have braking power? I don't know what to do. I could be in major danger.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving about 40 mph, the vehicle shut off. Without warning. The vehicle was towed to the hanlees hilltop Hyundai dealer (510-222-8882, located at 3285 auto plaza, richmond, CA 94806) where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number: 16263442. The vehicle was not repaired, the failure mileage was approximately 58,000. Fe.

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Takata recall. We were driving on a state hwy at 55mph and starting to hear a knock from the engine. In the year and a half of owning the vehicle there were no issues. No indicator of issues or anything. We even had it serviced 2 weeks prior and there were no problems. Within a 2 mile span of the knock starting the vehicle engine seized and shut down. Fortunately, no one was behind us because there was nowhere safe to pull over to for about 1/8mile so we coasted and crept at about 5mph to a driveway where we then were towed to a safer location. No lights or indicators came on until the moment the vehicle shut down. Apparently, this is common with 2013 model Hyundai Santa Fe sport engines after discussing it with their customer service representative.

Was driving for an hour on the highway and just after I took an exit and was driving about 60km/hr my car shutdown and I had to come to a rolling stop off the side of the road, lights came on the dash, and I was unable to start the car again. Initial thoughts was the alternator as it was a hit day with the a/c full on. Then I had the vehicle towed an hour to a local shop, who informed me that the engine had blown up.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe. While driving the vehicle shutdown and was undriveable. There were no warning lights illuminated the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated the alternator needed to be replaced. . The vehicle was towed to dick smith Hyundai 825 congaree rd, greenville, SC 29607(864) 284-7777 where diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted who provided case number 15714282 and declined reimbursement. The failure was 165,000. Ap.

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Tl the contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe. While driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle shut down without warning. The engine was restarted and the vehicle was towed to an unknown dealer in jackson, TN. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated there was no recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 100,000.

In February 2019 while driving down a highway with 5 occupants in the car, I was flagged down by another driver who noticed sparks coming from under my vehicle. I pulled over and immediately the car shut down. It was towed and later determined that the engine had blown at 88,000 miles. Even though the vehicle gave no prior indication of loss of oil pressure or any issues with the status of the engine, the Hyundai warranty group turned down the claim stating that maintenance level was not followed to their specifications. I noticed that Hyundai has experienced similar issues with several other recalled engines in their product group. I have spoken numerous times to both Hyundai and the dealer to work out a compromise to repair the vehicle without any support from either. I have owned vehicles for over 40 years, with my last one reaching over 250k miles and have never had a engine blow. I can't believe this is an acceptable situation for both the overall safety or performance of Hyundai products.

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While driving straight down a busy city street at about 35 mph, the engine stopped and the car shut off without warning. I was nearly hit by a passing car when I stepped out of the vehicle. It would not start again. I was towed to the local Hyundai dealer who said the engine needed to be replaced. They also said it is still under warranty with just 40,000 miles, but that Hyundai may not cover the replacement/repair. The authorized dealer was required to send a detailed description and photographs to Hyundai for them to determine if they would honor the warranty or not. I did receive an engine recall notice and had it inspected. I'm baffled as to why Hyundai may not pay for it.

Accelerating from 0 to 50 miles per hour onto route 50 ( major highway), going west bound, the card shut off completely. The vehicle was in motion, pressure was applied to the accelerator and the car shut off. I had to pull off the road to safely. I believe the issue was caused when I tried to accelerate. The car reacted to acceleration and started to go, but then froze up, and died. I call a dealer in preston, MD and they said if might be a recall issue. Got the car towed to them for analysis. After speaking with the dealer today, the 22nd, they said it appears it is an engine replacement. They are reaching out to Hyundai for assistance.

The car shuts off while driving. No pre-warning or alert before it happens.

My husband was driving and car shut off on him, while in motion, and wasnt able to be restarted. It had to be towed to an auto shop where they told us the engine needs to be replaced. No warning light ever came on to indicate engine problems.

The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe sport. While driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle shut off and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road and towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was later towed to larson Hyundai (7601 s tacoma way, tacoma, wa 98409, 253-474-0621) where the technician stated that a diagnostic test would be done and the results would be sent to the manufacturer for advice. The contact made the manufacturer aware of the failure and stated that the dealer did not properly handle the recall repair for NHTSA campaign number: 17v226000 (engine and engine cooling) last December. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 103,176.

I was driving along and made a right turn into a intersecting road when I encountered loss of steering control. After almost hitting a car I got it off to the side of road and discovered that the engine had just shut off with no warning. It cranked right back up and I drove it home but now I am afraid to drive it.

The contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe sport. While driving approximately 70 mph, a metal noise was heard from the engine compartment. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road and the engine shut off without warning. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

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Engine shutdown and I cannot steer the wheel.

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The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe sport. While driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle made a shrieking noise and shut off without warning. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road and towed to Hyundai of slidell in slidell, la, 985-641-0671. The dealer diagnosed that a piece of metal was in the oil and clogged the engine. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The vehicle was repaired. Additionally, the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v358000 (latches/locks/linkages); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000. Updated 7/27/jb.

We have had 3 separate instances when our SUV stalled and the engine shut down when proceeding to drive once a stop signal changed. The most recent occurred yesterday when we made a right turn onto us 101 from steiner street in sf. The power steering went out, the brakes failed and the engine shut down. The car restarted once I got it back into park. It was a harrowing experience on this busy street.

Driving at slow speed one block from home, engine suddenly shut down without warning in the middle of a turn.

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Original NHTSA report #10621330. Engine shuts down while making right turns. Several occurrences in 2010, Sep 2014, Jan 2015, supposedly repaired under recall in may 2015. Another occurrence in June 2015. Now today, March 7, 2017 it shut down again while making right turn. Put car in park and engine restarted.

(1)on 11/01/2016 my wife heading to work experienced the engine shutting off while driving down hill luckily she was able to pullover to a safe spot to restart engine. (2) 0n 11/12/2016 we were headed to the store stopped at light the engine shut off again while in drive that was second incident that happened. 11/14/2016 the car was at future hyundia concord CA for inspection, according to dealer nothing wrong with car. Is there any history concerning engine shutoff ?.

The contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe. While the vehicle was idling at a traffic light, the engine shut off. The check engine indicator illuminated when the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 58,000.

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When driving the 2009 Santa Fe the car will shut off without warning. Power to breaks and steering is lost. Sometimes the car will start again when the car is placed in neutral and restarted. Sometimes the car will not start again for several minutes. In both instances the car is moving on a hilly road. The most recent occurrence is 09/20/2016.

Multiple times the engine just shuts off. This has happened at idle and at speed. Full loss of power, all lights on dash illuminate, loud bang when at speed. If you put in neutral and re-engage ignition car will start. This has happened multiple times. Last was 9/6.

The engine shut down on a slow speed exit and left me with no power steering or power brakes in a curve. The vehicle started up after I was able to stop and I continued on with no more issue. July 21, 2016 at 4:45pm. This has been the only time this has occurred in the 2 years I have owned it but its a concern.

While driving at any speed while turning left or right car shuts off. Happened on the street and highway. Also while coming to a stop tranny keeps trying to push forward while trying come to a stop. Went to dealer I was completely ignored me like they didn't want to know about it.

I noticed that when I was in park, the car would just shut off. This happened three times within a few week's time. I was concerned and wondered if the car would ever just shut off while I was driving on the freeway or a busy street. To my horror, it happened! a few days ago I was turning into a parking lot and the car just shut off!. . . There was a car behind me that came to a screeching halt! again my greatest fear is that the car will stall on me while the vehicle is in motion and if that happens on a road where cars are travelling at high speeds, then I would probably not live to tell the story.

While driving at freeway speed, car shut down unexpectedly, and restarted. During interim 20 seconds, attempted to pull vehicle to left shoulder as I was driving in far left lane. I felt "engine drop" or a feeling whereas the car no longer felt powered, cue that the engine had went off. Power steering went manual along with other power assist devices like power steering. On dirt shoulder of freeway attempting with manual brakes and steering to bring vehicle off roadway. Vehicle restarted during maneuver. Still moving at safe speed attempted to merge back onto the freeway, having not yet decelerated enough yet to continue to pull over. . . . Clear and dry conditions in north la county. This vehicle however has always had "overly responsive" or "very tight" steering, for lack of better terminology. I leased the vehicle and did not fully realize, until some time passed, what this 'steering characteristic' would mean in the future, in an event requiring accurate and responsive steering combined with the ability to maintain control. The sudden engine power resuming, combined with, what this writer would describe as "tight steering" to begin with, made the vehicle roll. The vehicle, with what felt like a "high center of gravity" always felt like it would roll if one were to have to move quickly to avoid something in the road for example. I did not realize this feature during my test drive. Being a lessee I was obligated to keep the vehicle for 3 years. The vehicle rolled several times while crossing 3 lanes of an occupied northbound highway 14. A sudden jolt resulted in a fracture of l1 vertebrae. During roll, jack became undone from where it was factory mounted underneath lift up cover, and had never been removed. Flailing around in the vehicle now was this heavy scissor jack bouncing around in the vehicle compartment with me. I am glad to be alive.