Frontal Driver Clockspring/spiral Cassette Problems of Hyundai Santa Fe

Hyundai Santa Fe owners have reported 3 problems related to frontal driver clockspring/spiral cassette (under the air bag category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Hyundai Santa Fe based on all problems reported for the Santa Fe.

1 Frontal Driver Clockspring/spiral Cassette problem of the 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe

Failure Date: 03/07/2025

The contact owns a 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the controls on the steering wheel became inoperable. In addition, the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with clock spring failure. The contact was informed that the clock spring needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. In addition, the contact stated that the department of motor vehicle declined the registration renewal due to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and several cases were filed. In addition, the contact was informed that the repair was not covered under recall nor special program. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

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2 Frontal Driver Clockspring/spiral Cassette problem of the 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe

Failure Date: 05/20/2022

The contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe sport. The contact stated that some of the accessory buttons were inoperable. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who confirmed that the clockspring had failed and could affect the deployment of the air bag. The clockspring was replaced and the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 71,300.

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3 Frontal Driver Clockspring/spiral Cassette problem of the 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe

Failure Date: 11/20/2020

The contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe sport. The contact stated that while driving, the driver's side steering wheel control buttons stopped functioning as designed. Additionally, the air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact had an independent mechanic diagnose the vehicle and it was determined that the clockspring had failed and needed to be replaced. The contact notified headquarter Hyundai (985 rinehart rd, sanford, FL 32771) of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was informed that the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 86,000.


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