2009 Hyundai SANTA FE problems and owner complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 75-80 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT INTENTION. EVEN AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. HE HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO DECELERATE. 5 DAYS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-35 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THERE WAS NOT INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE FLOOR MAT AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE TECHNICIAN HAVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE M…

Owner-reported narrative. 20,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10296110 at NHTSA ↗

ON MARCH 24, 2010, MY CO-WORKER AND I WERE IN MY 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I PUSHED THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR AND IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I THEN PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. BOTH FEET WERE EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR HOLDING THESE BRAKES DOWN. THE CAR DID SLOW DOWN BUT WOULD NOT STOP. I HAD TO TAKE A LEFT TURN ACROSS THE HIGHWAY (THERE WAS FORTUNATELY A BREAK IN THE TRAFFIC), I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. IT MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE THAT LASTED ABOUT 10 SECONDS OR SO. WE JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AS IF IT WERE ON FI…

Owner-reported narrative. 14,012 miles reported. Look up ODI 10322626 at NHTSA ↗

2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN & COULD NOT BE STOPPED UNTIL I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL & SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN TWO DAYS. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED ON THE TURNPIKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED TO OVER 100MPH BEFORE I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL BUT THE RPMS CONTINUED TO RISE UNTIL I SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. APPLYING THE BRAKES DID NOT HELP BECAUSE THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING AT TOO HIGH A RATE OF SPEED. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER & IT WAS DIFFICULT TO APPLY THE BRAKES BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER TO THOS…

Owner-reported narrative. 25,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10360640 at NHTSA ↗

ENGINE STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 21,093 miles reported. Look up ODI 10407175 at NHTSA ↗

HYUNDAI SANTA FE PURCHASED ON 12 SEPT 2009. DVD SCREEN NOT FUNCTIONING, COULD HEAR MOVIE NOT SEE IT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED SCREEN IN OCTOBER 2009. SINCE THEN, THE DVD RSE SYSTEM HAS INTERMITTENTLY CHANGED FROM DVD TO XM OR CD AT WILL. REAR PASSENGERS ARE NOT ABLE TO REACH THE DVD BUTTONS DUE TO AGE AND CHILD SAFETY SEATS. RSE IS LOCKED FROM FRONT CONTROLS. DVD SYSTEM CONTINUES TO SWITCH FROM DVD TO XM OR CD AT LEAST ONCE PER DAY CAUSING THE PASSENGERS TO BE BLASTED WITH HIGH VOLUME MUSIC. IN OCTOBER 2009, THE INTERNAL ELECTRICAL CONTROL SYSTEM (F…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,370 miles reported. Look up ODI 10302521 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE PULLING INTO HEAD-IN PARKING SPACE, 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HIT A CONCRETE WALL, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT RADIATOR AND FENDER DAMAGE (ESTIMATED TOTAL REPAIR COSTS OVER $8000). DRIVER SUFFERED SCRAPES AND BRUISES ON NECK/CHEST FROM SEATBELT/STEERING WHEEL, BRUISING ON KNEE, AND HEAD PAIN . CHILD IN REAR BOOSTER SEAT SUFFERS NECK PAIN. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10334523 at NHTSA ↗

INCIDENT 1: (10-20-2010) DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WAS FOGGING UP CONSTANTLY. DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD LIGHT UNDER WARRANTY. INCIDENT 2: (02-22-2011) UPON FILL-UP OF THE GAS TANK, JUST BEFORE IT WAS TOPPED OFF, THERE WAS A SERIES OF CLUNKING NOISES. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE GAS TANK WAS REPLACED. INCIDENT 3: (05-01-2011 APPROX.) UPON REMOVAL OF THE CABIN AIR FILTER COVER, THE LITTLE PLASTIC PARTS THAT ARE SQUEEZED TO REMOVE THE COVER BROKE, WHICH WOULDN'T ALLOW THE COVER TO GO BACK ON. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART AND I HAVE NOT YE…

Owner-reported narrative. 15,546 miles reported. Look up ODI 10470941 at NHTSA ↗

(INTERMITTENT ISSUE)RADIO STAYS ON AFTER SHUTTING OFF IGNITION AND REMOVING KEY. IT SHUTS OFF BRIEFLY WHEN CAR DOOR IS OPENED, BUT WHEN YOU SHUT CAR DOOR, THE RADIO AND CLOCK COME BACK ON. I AM CONCERNED OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES IN MY VEHICLE, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY START A FIRE BY REMAINING ON. ALSO, MY POWER WINDOWS, BY PUSHING THE BUTTON AFTER THE KEY IS REMOVED CAN ALSO MOVE UP AND DOWN(INTERMITTENT ISSUE). TO TRY AND CORRECT THE RADIO ISSUE, I HAVE REMOVED THE CABLE FROM THE USB PORT (FOR IPOD USAGE) WHILE THE CAR IS ON, TURNED OFF THE ENG…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10312148 at NHTSA ↗

PURCHASED 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE FROM HERRNSTEINS HYUNDAI OF CHILLICOTHE, OH. IN JANUARY 2010. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS; ONCE IN MARCH, AND ONCE IN JUNE ON 315 COLUMBUS, OHIO. THE FIRST TIME IT OVER ACCELERATED I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. I ACCELERATED TO PASS AND THEN WAS ATTEMPTING TO SLOW BACK DOWN WHEN I HEARD THE ENGINE REV AND FELT THE VEHICLE SPEED UP. I DO NOT AND DID NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE BREAKS ONLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE I COULD NOT GET IT STOPPED. I DID MANAGE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND AS THE ENGINE CONTIN…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10335780 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN SHE TRIED TO ACCELERATE SLIGHTLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO TWO PARKED VEHICLES BEFORE THEY WERE ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT DIDN'T MENTION IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE WHEEL WAS TURNED AND STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEN TO A BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE FAILURE …

Owner-reported narrative. 22,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10404570 at NHTSA ↗