Gasoline Fuel System Problems of Hyundai Santa Fe - part 1

The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the exhaust muffler detached and fell off the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with fuel tank failure. The contact was informed that the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Additionally, the contact stated that upon arriving at the dealer, the dealer noticed fuel leaking underneath the vehicle. The contact was informed that the exhaust muffler had detached because of the fuel tank failure. The contact was initially informed that the repair was covered under an extended warranty. The contact was later informed that the repair was not covered under the extended warranty. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA hotline to report the safety failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

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The contact owns a 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle suddenly lost motive power. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined that one bolt on the fuel pump was sheared off and another was extremely loose. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 63,000.

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The contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 mph the check engine light illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the vehicle was "running lean on bank 1" and determined that the engine control module needed to be reset. The vehicle had been repaired. Additionally, the contact noted that she would see the check engine light illuminate when her gasoline gauge would drop to 1/2 tank of gasoline. The contact stated that "check engine" light illuminated again. The vehicle was diagnosed by the same dealer and it was determined that the timing belt, spark plugs and fuel injectors needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred and the contact took the vehicle back to the same dealer. The vehicle was diagnosed and it was determined that "running lean on bank 1 and 2" and it was determined that there was a small leak on the manifold and the manifold needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

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The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, she smelled a strong gasoline odor. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact's daughter's veered to the side of the road and noticed that gasoline was leaking from the fuel pump location. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump hose was leaking, and the fuel pump and hose needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The manufacturer informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 18v934000 (engine, fuel system, gasoline). The failure mileage was approximately 110,000. The VIN was unavailable.

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The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that fuel had began to leak from the vehicle's fuel line without warning. He also stated that the engine would hesitate upon start up due to the failure. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA campaign number: 18v934000 (engine; fuel system, gasoline) which he linked to his failure. The dealer was notified of the matter and informed him that his vehicle was not included in the recall. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was 114,964.

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The contact owns a 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power with the check engine and oil warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that there was 1/3 amount of water in the fuel tank, causing damage to the fuel injector. The dealer informed the contact that the fuel injector needed to be replaced; however, the part was not covered under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that she had received a copy of the state inspection notice that it had passed for clean fuel from the gas station where she refueled. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 11,000.

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The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle started losing motive power, then started jerking before independently accelerating. The contact also stated there were times when the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power and stopped. The contact would then restart the vehicle and continue driving. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer but was diagnosed with no failure being found. The failure reoccurred often. The vehicle was also taken to another local dealer who diagnosed the vehicle but also found no failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 73,399.

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The contact owns a 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 21v524000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available and would not be available for another three months. 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.

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The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 mph the passenger cabin would fill up with the odor of gasoline. The contact stated an unknown warning light was illuminated. The contact had the vehicle towed to a local dealer who diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the failure occurred again, with the passenger cabin filling with the odor of gasoline. The vehicle was towed to another dealer who diagnosed that the high pressure fuel line needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the failure re-occurred and returned the vehicle to the same dealer. The vehicle had been repaired. The contact felt that the fuel line had been damaged due to the first engine replacement repair. The contact researched online and related the fuel line failure to NHTSA campaign number: 18v934000 (engine, fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

Our Hyundai sante fe sport smells like gasoline. The odor is very loud and nauseating. We parked it outdoors and the smell is still very loud and immediately noticeable from inside the vehicle and even walking by. We looked it up and saw an article in consumer reports (by [xxx] on may 18th describing this same thing. The article states the cars are being recalled however, we had our vehicle towed to thornton road Hyundai and were told there is no recall. They have diagnosed it as a leak in the top valve of the cover gasket and are charging $365 to repair it. Additional note - on July 8th, as we drove from atlanta to orlando, we witnessed a silver Hyundai sante fe sport on fire (completely engulfed in flames) on the highway. We are very concerned and would like for this concern to be taken seriously. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while operating the vehicle, there was an abnormal fuel odor inside and outside the vehicle. The contact discovered that there was fuel leaking underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the fuel tank was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 118,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being transported, the contact learned that the gas cap had detached from the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to o'brien Hyundai of fort myers (2850 colonial blvd, fort myers, FL 33966; (239) 277-1222) where the gas cap was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and opened a case. The approximate failure mileage was 4,862.

The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated he smelled a strong smell of gas, the contact opened the hood and notice the fuel line leaking. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis and the dealer stated that the vehicle needed the fuel hose replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact researched and noticed that the vehicle failure were similar to NHTSA campaign number: 09v468000( fuel system, gasoline) the manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 200,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the fuel gauge reading fluctuated continuously. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel sender assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 73,500.

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Highway driving at 55mph, complete and total loss of drive train and engine power, check engine light illuminates. No throttle capability. Engine reduces to idling speed, but transmission stays engaged. Vehicle slows down and driver pulls off road. All electronics appear to work. Gas pedal has no interaction with engine throttle. Required tow off highway to Hyundai dealer. Hyundai dealer repaired problem with computer revision update. TSB unknown.

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The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai sante fe. The contact stated that when refueling to capacity, the low fuel warning light would illuminate and the fuel level gauge would shoe empty within 50 miles. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but the failure was unable to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 86,000.

I own a 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe, and there is a problem with the 2007 to 2010 Santa Fe's that need to be looked at. The fuel level sending units tend to go bad which causes the fuel gauge to read empty, and activates the check engine light. After checking this info on the web, it seems this is a common problem with Santa Fe's and the company knows about it but won't do anything but charge the consumer anywhere from $500 to $1000 to repair it. I also found that this has been reported on thousands of these vehicles. I feel this is a safety matter because the fuel gauge will drop to zero and check engine light comes on while driving. It's scary not knowing if you have fuel or not or how long you can drive when it drops to "e". Please look into this. Thank you in advance.

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the fuel level sensor circuit was providing erroneous fuel level readings. Additionally, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The dealer and manufacturer were both notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 72,000. Updated 02/27/lj.

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Started engine. Placed the automatic transmission selection into reverse. The engine immediately had an unintended acceleration to perhaps 2500 rpm. Operator immediately applied very heavy pressure on the brake pedal to stop any rear direction movement. Operator immediately moved the shift lever back to the park position, shut off the ignition and restarted the vehicle. After restarting, everything was back to normal. This had also occurred one other time in September, 2013 under the same circumstances. Operator initially assumed that perhaps his foot had moved to the right and was depressing both the accelerator and the brake at the same time, but when attempting to see if this could be done, operator could not replicate. It is assumed the throttle sensor locator may be faulty. Very disturbing when this happens and could easily result in property or personal damage. .

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I also am having many issues with my SUV. As others have states the driver side sun visor broke off while driving. I had to cut the wire to get it to stop dangling. I now have no driver side sun visor. I also have a check engine light on due to my fuel sensors. My gas gauge fluctuates. I have to go based off mileage when to get gas. I think it is ridiculous that none of this is covered under a warranty and there has been no recall on anything that has affected many or people.

The contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that he was driving approximately 35 mph when the fuel gauge suddenly began to fluctuate from half full to empty. In addition, the esc (electronic stability control) sensor light illuminated followed by the vehicle stalling. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the software for the esc computer was updated. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 80,000. Updated 1/29/cn updated 01/29/14.

My 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe lx went full throttle today and stayed there. I was driving along at 30 mph with the gas pedal normally pressed and the car felt like cruise control was turned on. I applied the brakes and the throttle kept climbing, so I pulled over and put it in neutral. The throttle was now fully open at this point so I turned the engine off. With repeated starts, the engine immediately went into full throttle while in neutral. The gas pedal wasn't pressed down or stuck. I've had it towed to an independent shop so they can identify the problem. Tomorrow I should have answers. Very dangerous! first major problem with this car in 11 years and it ends up being life threatening.

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My vehicle is constantly showing a light indicating I am low on fuel even after putting gas in it still shows. I am concerned because I am having to guess where I am fuel wise and I travel quite a bit and my son sometimes drives my car and would pray I never guess wrong because I shutter to think what would happen if I miscalculated and run out of gas in the middle of rush hour traffic on 20 east or west . This is a danger for me, my kids and everyone around me on the road.

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to display the accurate fuel level readings. The contact mentioned that after refueling the vehicle, the low fuel warning light would continuously illuminate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.

Fuel gauge stopped working.

I purchased the car used on Aug. 10, 2012. I went to gas station on Aug. 12, 2012 to fill it up with gas, and had trouble starting it afterward. I have had the same problem everytime I have put gas in it since, and it does not make a difference which gas station I go to, I have the same trouble. I even tried to leave it running one time and it ended up dying and had trouble restarting. I have to push the gas pedal all the way to the floor and hold it there to start it and keep pumping the gas pedal as I pull away from the gas pump and for several seconds after I pull away it is still trying to die. I have filled up with gas about 5 times since I purchased the vehicle and every time I have had the same problem. The only time it has a problem starting is while I am sitting at the gas pump. Once I leave there, it starts fine everytime until I stop to get gas again. I am writing this on sept. 24, 2012.

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Fuel filler neck , completely rusted through. Had car in 7 months ago for the salt recall on the trailing arms.

Sudden unintended acceleration. While driving my vehicle, the car "lurches" forward and the engine "reves" up. I've had it to the mechanic numerous times and they can not seem to find a reason for this to be happening. It is a very scary situation. I have 2 small children and have become fearful when driving my car. This happens on the highway as well as regular street roads. I've seen many forums on line with the same complaints from other Hyundai owners. I really hope that someone looks into these complaints.

Throttle position sensor failed, resulting in no response when accelerator was depressed. Car would only idle.

When pushing the gas pedal to accelerate from stopped position there is a notable pause. (1-3 seconds??)this then causes you to push accelerator further ,thereby causing a much more sudden acceleration. I am used to it because it has happened intermittently since car was new, but someone could get in trouble. Hyundai service says its because the pedal is sending a position of pedal through an electronic signal to fuel metering system.

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Sudden declaration of auto . On the highway traveling at approximately 60 miles per hour the car just slowed to a craw . This sudden slowing almost caused a pile up and I had to limp to the side of the highway. This car is a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe a fly by wire system . It has 67,000 at the shop I was told by a mechanic not for publication that this is a problem with the fly by wire car when they reach about 6o, 000 cars 2008 Santa Feys, cars are just reaching this point and this should be investigated before this sudden deceleration causes a death or serious injury.

I purchased a Hyundai, not even one month ago. December 12th 2010. VIN [xxx] Hyundai Santa Fe 2011 it is supposed to get 20-26 miles per gallon. While driving the highway from florida to nc it got 15 miles to the gallon. On the way back the same thing. In addition the transmission was not right, the car would not shift and made a horrible noise several times. We did not think we would get home. It would not shift at all. I took it to the local Hyundai service center and reported it to Hyundai. They claim there is nothing wrong and that the car just needs to be broken in. I went on line and saw many consumers had the same complaints and Hyundai ignored theirs as well. I don't know where to turn. I never heard of a car needing to be broken in. The mileage is a lie. The car is not getting what they claim it should and others have reported the same thing to Hyundai. There appears to be a transmission problem with my car and with those of other consumers and they refuse to help. Can you help me please? information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

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The vehicle for the last 3 years was not getting the gas mileage suggested by manufacturer. It was taken repeatedly to dealer where we were told, "everything checked out just fine". All maintenance was done as required by dealer". As car became more sluggish and finally quit running altogether- we took it to an outside mechanic and learned that the catalytic converter had gone bad. I checked the internet and this is a common complaint with this vehicle- dealers are repairing transmissions and emission controls and customers are still complaining about bad gas mileage, sluggish vehicles. Now that the catalytic converter has been replaced- the car is getting the correct gas mileage and running better.

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On our 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe limited with 45,391 miles, VIN # [xxx], the check engine light started coming on when it was about 1 year old. It has now come on approximately 10 times. The dealer always says it's the gas cap. We have tightened the gas cap varying degrees and it does not matter how tight it is. The check engine light continues to come on. They claim to have replaced the gas cap 3 times out of 10 trips. Whether that is true or not, I don't know. Additionally, the red "air bag" warning light came on about a week ago and will not go off. I understand Hyundai has a history of airbag problems and would like to know if you can force them to fix this problem as well as the check engine light. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Every summer when the temperature reaches 100' randomly with out cause my 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe experiences a problem while driving with the a/c on, where the passenger compartment suddenly fills with the taste and smell of raw fuel fumes, choking me and any passenger in the vehicle,. The vehicle has been to my dealer every summer for this same reason,. This 12 August, the 'incident happened when I was only 4. 2 miles from the dealer, and rove directly there, while on the bluetooth with Hyundai America. The Hyundai service manager and several senior service writers witnessed the 'incident' gas fumes could bee seen roiling from under the hood,. For four years, since I purchased this vehicle, the dealer has been unable to re-create the problem, not only did they witness this first hand , but duplicated it again,. After my car was returned to me, as Hyundai America refused to buy the vehicle back, I was told by a regional 'parts manager', who called me from a cell phone so the conversation could not be recorded, and told me the problem had been documented, however, it is a problem unique to my car, and for me not to drive with the a/c on in the arizona desert, during the summer,.