Exterior Lighting Problems of Hyundai Santa Fe - part 1

There is a problem with the car's headlights. They are having to be replaced every couple months. I have taken it to the dealership and they told me it would be several hundreds of dollars to diagnose, but cannot tell me anything upon inspection other than needs replacement. We are having to purchase new bulbs every 2-3 months. One side goes out, then the other. We are being careful when replacing them, not to handle them with our fingers and using the bulb lubricant as advised per the parts store. I have receipts for multiple headlamp purchases.

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My wife was parking the car at carport, all of sudden unintended acceleration happened and hit through the wall. The damage on the car was $12478. 57 and damaged the wall and storage on both sides of carport. My wife is scared to drive this car.

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The low beams on the 2014 and many other year Hyundai sant fe models do not work properly. While you are driving at night the low beams do not light up enough or shine bright enough on the roadway so you can see and drive safely . . . I even installed brand new bulbs , and nothing changed as far as the brightness . The headlight housings are clear and do not have any type of damage that would prevent the bulbs from providing plenty of light on the roads . This is very dangerous for anyone trying to drive these vehicles on any kind of roads at night time .

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Between [xxx] am on [xxx]. I powered on my vehicle and the rear trunk door simultaneously opened. As I was driving my son to school that morning, I noticed water dripping onto my foot. I continued to drive but was distracted by beeping and warning messages but because the dashboard display was constantly switching from daytime to night lighting I could not readily see the dashboard. I tried to manually adjust the light by turning the knob off "auto" and also turning lights to "off" but it would immediately switch back. I made it to the first stop light and while stopped I was able to observe water droplets on the front panel of the interior fuse box. I pulled open the panel and water dropped out onto to floor. I replaced the panel. I continued to drive but was panicked and worried that water was in the fuse panel area. I arrived at my son's school and left the car running as he was dropped off. On the drive home, the beeping continued. This time, I saw the warning message about vehicle in my blind spot but I was on the street corner about to make a right turn and there was no vehicle next to me! the lights also kept switching as before. There was rust observed in the fuse panel area. When I got home, I called the dealership to inform them what happened. They refused to give me a loaner. I told them that water intrusion should not have occurred (we had severe weather and heavy rains the day prior) and now my car was having electrical issues and I was concerned for my safety and the safety of driving my 3 young children in car seats should there be an electrical fire. I mentioned the recall on my vehicle for water accumulation in the tow hitch and risk of electrical fire. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed with the cruise control activated, the contact stated that after depressing the brake pedal the cruise control briefly failed to disengage. The vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. The electronic power control (epc) and power train warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the stop lamp switch. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 13v113000 (exterior lighting); the VIN was included, but the vehicle had already been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 195,000.

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"check turn signal error". This message pops up at random times. When this error does pop up, the rear turn signal ceases to operate until the error message clears itself. Dealership "cannot duplicate". I have photographed the warning many times. Hyundai corporate is of no help. Check led headlamp error issue as well.

The closed recall of the brake light failing to illuminate has returned and I’m not sure of my future steps in getting it fixed. The Hyundai repair website mentions it as completed in 2014, when I did not have the car. At random, my driver tail light will not illuminate whilst braking. It has recurred repeatedly, so I’ve put the incident as the most recent time it happened.

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The contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds with the cruise control activated, the cruise control failed to disengage when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact pulled over, placed the vehicle in neutral, and restarted the vehicle for the cruise control to disengage. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The brake pedal was depressed, but the brake lights failed to illuminate. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 09v122000 (exterior lighting); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The failure mileage was 82,500. Parts distribution disconnect.

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The infotainment screen on my 2024 Santa Fe hybrid started flickering around 3k miles and right now at around 4. 5k miles, 95% of the times it stays dark and unresponsive, 5% of the time it comes on but constantly flickers and only works the other 5%. We have no way to monitor reverse camera and for a car with lots of blind spots, this has become a safety hazard. I tried the small reset button next to the right knob on the center console but no results. There's an open reddit thread on other owners expressing the same concern. This is nothing short of a major safety malfunction that could lead to potential damage to property and/or loss of life.

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Continuous issue of front driver passenger power seat front level button failure. Continuous headlights, fog lights getting fused every 4 months. Indoor back roof light works and sometime just does not work for months.

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I have complained about this previously to recall, and it's doing it again. My engine shut off while driving its happened on the fred harrman bridge twice now. All the dashboard lights come on and the engine shuts off I had to put it in neutral and restart it. It very dangerous and scarey experience. Also one of my passerger head light doesn't come on sometimes and the back driver side tail light. I can get out and hit it then it will come on. I have been pulled over by the police for it once before I told them it works just hit it. He did told me to get that fixed and gave me a warning. I can't afford to eletbeledtrical done little alone an engine please help. Call should have the first report as well.

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My car has a recall, and the dealership is unable to fix it. There is also an issue with the oem control module that they are unable to get the part and unable to fix this because they do not have the correct software.

My issue - when making turns at night with the low beam headlights on automatic and switching on the left turn signal the headlights go out for up to 30 seconds then come back on. This is very dangerous when driving in rural or low light areas. Possible headlight switch issue. Taken from the internet - I have a 2017 Hyundai tucson and last year this problem only happened once, but now it has been going on for the past 3 consecutive days. If I have my headlights on or on auto and I use the left signal, the headlights turn off. Only the left, not the right. The display on my dash displays the lights going to off and back to auto or on when the signal has been activated and then stopped.

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Incident: I have been almost rear ended numerous, numerous times despite having my turn signal on an appropriate distance from my turning point. Safety issue: the rear signal lights are small and are only located on the bumper. The location of these signal lights are way too low for most driver's to even notice them! the signal lights also look like reflectors on the rear bumper especially in broad day light, making the detection of a signal even more difficult! I do like the Santa Fe, it is my second one, but had I known that the turn signal lights were located where they are, I would have never purchased this vehicle as the risk of getting rear ended is too high.

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 13v113000 (exterior lighting) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Intermittently when you turn the left turn signal, it will be a delay of 2-3 seconds to actually turn on the lights. Usually it happens in the morning when cold.

The blue link on all older models is not being supported which cause the screen to become stuck on loading screen. This is a visibility and safety issue because it cause blue link to reload and bright lights to flash as you are driving at night every time it reloads. It is a distraction from the road if you shut it off completely you have no access to radio or sound. The issue it cannot be fixed unless you pay for manual update but you have to it working to actually get the update to run. There are many forums discussing the issue.

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Car engine is over heating car engine locked up care engine manufacturer recall needs to be requested on all 2013 Hyundai sante fe 2. 0t model vehicles this is a safety risk to all customers driving this model. The car engine was diagnosed and verified by the Hyundai dealership service department. There were no warnings prior to failure. The service department notified me on August 10 2023 of the services needed due to auto risk and recall statements on the Hyundai model vehicles.

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Per the mandated law in September of 2001 all vehicles sold in the united states are required to have a trunk release on the inside. The 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe does not. The 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe small SUV are very known for the lights to go out due to condensation in the tail lights. So needless to say it was built poorly as an owner like myself has to constantly change the tail lights or be rear-ended because I have no brake lights. To me this is a serious issue. One that Hyundai has failed to correct. However, I recently took my vehicle in to be serviced and to have the tails lights changed. The dealership lithia Hyundai of alaska informed me they could not do them because I had to much water in the tail light cover and that they couldn't get into the trunk due to my junction box having failure. Well I suggested they fix the light cover and change the bulbs so I wouldn't get hit from the back. Service advise there was no way to open the trunk from the inside. That I had to pay 5000. 00 to fix one part to be able to open the trunk. I advised that was illegal per NHTSA and they stated they never heard of that. I would like to make this complaint because even though I cannot get one thing fix I should still be able to get my trunk open from the inside, to fix my brake light bulbs.

Brake lights keep failing. Have replaced wiring harness, bulbs and brake switch twice now. Super unsafe to not have brake lights on your vehical.

About this date had accidentair bags failed to go off for any off us.

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Low beam headlights are very dim. I have taken it in to be checked and have had the bulbs switched out numerous times. It does not help. They said the inside of the headlight assembly is flaking off and that both of the headlight assemblies need replaced. I can not afford to do that! it is a defect on the inside of the assembly its self. I have to drive with my brights on if I drive it after dark. It is very dangerous.

The low-beam headlights are terrible, almost useless. I replaced both low-beam bulbs with high-quality bulbs and it did not help, at least not noticeably. The high beams work fine. The low beams are so bad that it is actually hard to see the road right in front of the car at night and the glare from oncoming headlights renders the low beams practically useless. This results with us doing most of our nighttime driving with the high beams on, even in traffic. We can't see the road without doing that.

I bought the vehicle 2 months ago, and 2 weeks ago, I noticed the car was shaking when I applied the brakes. The engine light came on and I took it to the shop, and was told I needed a new engine.

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for a recall notification of NHTSA campaign number’s: 21v936000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 12v354 (air bags). The dealer diagnosed the vehicle that the brake stop switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the contact stated that while driving, the tire pressure monitoring system, measuring system, passenger seat belt and the esc indicator warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the valve cover gasket and alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was provided a case number. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

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 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 mph the "electronic stability control" light would illuminate. The contact had also noticed a slight hesitation in the transmission as she slowed down or sped up. Additionally, the vehicle cruise control had stopped functioning, however when the "electronic stability control" light was not illuminated the cruise control would function. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic to have the failure diagnosed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 09v122000 (exterior lighting). The contact felt that her vehicle should have been included in the recall. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 165,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and depressing the brake pedal, the driver’s side front wheel felt like it was wobbling. The contact stated that the tpms warning light was illuminated. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 13v113000 (exterior lighting) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 185,000.

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The drivers side low beam headlight did not come on. . . . Replaced the light bulb and it worked, so reinstalled the light assy into its housing,,checked it and it did work. . . . 5 hours later as I was leaving home the drivers side low beam was not lite again. . . . . The next day, replaced the bulb with a new one thinking I got a bad bulb. . . . Same thing happened. . . I have a lite headlight on the passenger side, high beams work, turn signals work, fog lamps work. . So it is not a fuse or a relay. Googled 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe low beam headlight and found this is a common, constant, and unresolved issue. . Called my Hyundai dealer, earliest he can look at the car is weeks away. So the safety issue is how do I drive at night ? Hyundai must be aware of this issue, but there is not any recall I can find. . I know I am using a correct replacement bulb, and they cost $18. 00 each. . . . . . Thank you.

Break lights is not working and esc lights is on in my dashboard.

The forward facing lights on my 2014 Santa Fe are so dim, I have to drive with the bright lights on just to be able to see at night. I’ve replaced the bulbs twice and they are still dim. Fog lights work, brights works, it’s just the regular night vision lights. I have resort to go slower than normal speed when driving at night because I can’t see. Thank god for street lights and road lamps. Hyundai try and resolve this issue. Thanks.

Car burned oil putting 2 quarts back in it every week/ topping it off. Oil light doesn't indicate oil is getting low and or does it come on. Left side of steering wheel controls don't work at all. What's the point of the bluetooth if you cant use the important part of the function that's supposed to help. Both in motion and stationary.

Fuel consumed more , lightening in back not clear , engine sound ,.

My head lights will cut off at night driving. When I lightly move the head light controller, it will usually turn back on.

Ever since I have had this vehicle the driver side break light has gone out. I keep replacing the bulb but I find out it's the socket. As well the driver side parking light the halo over the front light has gone out this has to be a defect please help me to understand how this keeps going out. The halo cannot be repaired easily.