2010 Hyundai SANTA FE problems and owner complaints

I HAVE THE 2010 SANTA FE BANGING PROBLEM - STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT ONLY HAPPENS ABOUT 1 PER WEEK - DEALER CLAIMED THEY NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE - LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS SOME SORT OF CRAZY FOOL. I DESCRIBED IT AS -- IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE BUMPED INTO ME FROM BEHIND - THE FIRST FEW TIMES IT HAPPENED WIFE & I ACTUALLY LOOKED OUT OF THE BACK WINDOW EXPECTING TO SEE THE CAR THAT HAD RAMMED US. I REALLY FIGURED THE CAR WAS GOING INTO GEAR OR SOMETHING - MINE IS THE AWD MODEL - I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS SENDING SOME POWER TO THE…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10345122 at NHTSA ↗

ON TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2010 I WAS ON A BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH FAST MOVING TRAFFIC AND MY CAR LOST ALL POWER WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO BARELY GLIDE THE SANTE FE TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOLLOW UP: 3 PM VISITED HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT A THROTTLE PROBLEM. THEY ARE IN CONTACT WITH CA SERVICE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. FRIDAY, 6-11-10 AFTER COMPLETE TESTING OF ALL CIRCUITS, HYUNDAI DECLARES NO SOURCE OF PROBLEM. AUTO WAS PICKED UP AT 4:30 PM HYUNDAI ASSISTANT SER…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10345212 at NHTSA ↗

HYUNDAI SANTE FE 2010 WAS PURCHASED NEW IN FEBRUARY 2010. WITHIN 3 MONTHS THE VEHICLE STALLED AND DIED TWICE WHILE IN ROUTE.AND DISPLAYED DIFFICULTY UP-SHIFTING AND DOWN=SHIFTING, 1ST - 3RD AND 3RD - 1ST. RETURNED TO SERVICE DEPT OF DEALER. SERVICE DEPT UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF INCIDENTS. WITHIN 2-3 MONTHS POST THESE INCIDENTS, THE VEHICLE "CLANGED AND BANGED"AND CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION AND SHIFTING GEARS. ALSO BEGAN AN INTERMITTENT LOUD "VACUUM CLEANER" NOISE DURING GEAR CHANGES. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER SERVICE CENTER…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10346453 at NHTSA ↗

REPORT DATE: 08/26/2010. PURCHASED HYUNDAI SANTA FE 08/14/2010. VEHICLE HAS 1190 MILES TO DATE. VEHICLE HAS MOMENTARILY STALLED 5 TIMES - 2 IN TRAFFIC SITUATION WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN CRASH. ALL STALLS HAVE OCCURRED AFTER SITTING AND IDLING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR TURNS ON BOTH LEVEL SURFACE AND INCLINES. WHEN BRAKE IS RELEASED AND ACCELERATOR PUSHED VEHICLE STARTS MOVING SLUGGISHLY AND THEN STALLS FLAT FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN ENGINE RE-ENGAGES. NO WARNING LIGHTS ACTIVATED. ENGINE DOES NOT DIE REQUIRING AN IGNITION RESTART. IMMEDI…

Owner-reported narrative. 677 miles reported. Look up ODI 10352192 at NHTSA ↗

2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE V6 AWD LIMITED I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO START IT, AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHEN I STARTED IT. LUCKILY MY FOOT WAS NEAR THE BRAKE, SO I INSTINCTIVELY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE. I DO NOT KNOW HOW FAR IT WOULD HAVE GONE IF I HAD NOT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WAS FAR ENOUGH AWAY, ALSO LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NOBODY WALKING BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND THE ONE IN FRONT OF MINE. I TOOK IT TO SPORT HYUNDAI DODGE, THEY WERE VERY NICE. THEY P…

Owner-reported narrative. 870 miles reported. Look up ODI 10327208 at NHTSA ↗

ENGINE HESITATION AND ACCELERATION,PULLING TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD. WHEN BRAKING ALMOST COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. CAN HEAR WHEEL NOISE,LIKE TIRES ARE GOING TO FALL OFF. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 1,159 miles reported. Look up ODI 10328411 at NHTSA ↗

ON SATURDAY, JAN. 15TH, I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE V6 (4 1/2 MONTHS OLD, < 2000 MILES) WHEN I TURNED A CORNER ONTO A BUSY STREET, AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AS IF SOMEONE HAD TURNED OF THE IGNITION. LUCKILY WE WERE NOT IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN WE LOST POWER STEERING AND ENGINE POWER OR WHEN WE SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC SINCE THE CAR WOULD NOT RE-START. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS UNABLE TO SEND ANYONE FOR ALMOST 40 MINUTES, SO WE HAD TO HAVE THE POLICE PUSH US TO SAFETY. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER FOR SERVICE, THE CAR…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10379895 at NHTSA ↗

CONSTANT, UNSAFE, AND UNCOMFORTABLE STEERING TO THE RIGHT, ENOUGH TO CHANGE LANES ON ITS OWN.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10391368 at NHTSA ↗

2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SE / OWNED 5 1/2 WEEKS / 824 MILES. STARTED VEHICLE LATE MORNING, PREPARING TO DRIVE OUT OF THE GARAGE. SMOKE BEGAN POURING FROM THE A/C VENTS. IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE ENGINE & GOT OUT OF VEHICLE. CALLED 911 FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT. SMOKE CONTINUED FOR COUPLE OF MINUTES AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. EVIDENT FROM THE SMELL IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION/BURN. FIREMEN CONFIRMED THIS. FIREMEN CHECKED UNDER THE VEHICLE & THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BUT NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE, FIRE OR BURN IN EITHER LOCATION. I HAD VEHICL…

Owner-reported narrative. 824 miles reported. Look up ODI 10347802 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE SITTING IN CRAWLING TRAFFIC OR COMING TO A SLOW STOP AT A STOP SIGN, ON OCCASION THE CAR WILL LOSE ALL ELECTRICAL POWER (LIGHTS, RADIO, INTERIOR LIGHTING GOES BLACK) AND THE ENGINE THEN STALLS OUT. THE GAS TANK IS TYPICALLY HALF FULL OR BELOW BUT NEVER ON EMPTY. I HAVE TO PLACE THE CAR IN PARK OR NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE RUNS FINE BEFORE AND AFTER THE INCIDENTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES A MONTH SINCE JUNE 2011 AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED MULTIPLE CAR ACCIDENTS. THE CAR'S POWER ALSO SEEMS TO DIM WHEN APPLYING…

Owner-reported narrative. 18,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10447809 at NHTSA ↗