2001 Hyundai Santa Fe Reviews - Page 2 of 5

Nothing.

Rear tires were cupped (Good Year HP), resulting in some additional tire noise.

One of the best cars I have ever owned. No problems at all, real value for money.

This was the basic 4WD model, so no fancy options, but everything worked as designed.

No problem to get it through the MOT.

Because of short travel distances (in city) the mileage was bad, 6-7 kilometers to the liter. That was the reason we traded it in.

My clutch failed at 35 000km.

I was on the beach. Was told I was not covered. Repair was $3500. Dealer was going to charge me $4500.

About 6 months later, I was not happy with the clutch. Took it to the dealer. A test was done. Clutch failed.

So a whole new clutch was replaced under warranty. I was told a new updated and better clutch was installed. The first was a dual mass system. New system was an old, solid flywheel.

12 months later, on the beach again, the clutch failed again on hard sand and normal dirt track work.

This time the dealer will not pay for repair.

I am off to court to get my money back.

If there are any other people in Australia that have had the clutch failing, please contact me at

caddenpd@msn.com

As a result, the 4 cylinder model is no longer imported into Australia.

The Battery required replacement at 52000KM/ 22 months.

The rear-passenger window gasket needed replacement (it was starting to peel away) but warranty covered it.

When running cold, the front shocks seem to clunk a little, but the dealer has not been able to correct the problem. There is no impact on the performance or handling however.

Vehicle could use better insulation in the cabin, for example, the coin slots in the front console cause annoying rattle when being used.

The passenger side window rattles a little on the rare occasion even though the dealer has adjusted it several times.

This crossover is great to drive in any weather or traffic condition. The 4WD works great in the snow. Visibility is great!

I find the 2.7L engine plenty of power even when carrying 5 passengers and gear. I only wish the 'shiftronic' transmission worked a bit quicker when changing gears manually.

In comparison to other vehicles of similar size, gas mileage is quite acceptable.

Regardless of the job (furniture shopping, groceries, hauling whatever...) this vehicle has never let me down. There always seems to be enough room.

I was concerned about purchasing a newly released vehicle, but so far I have had no serious problems. The Santa Fe has always come through be it driving to work during a blizzard or taking a 6hour trip on vacation.