22,000km - Air bag light came on and service dept. Replaced the faulty sensor.
22,000km - Front grill replaced due to faulty plating.
24,000km - A/C not working due to core valve failing, service dept. did a core charge.
29,000km - Air bag light came on and service dept. replaced impact failing sensor.
29,000km - Rear brakes showing abnormal wear, replaced discs and pads.
39,000km - Front suspension links failing, replaced both link assemblies.
45,000km - Air bag light came on, replaced faulty sensor.
45,000km - Temperature controls not functioning properly, replaced entire unit in front dash.
45,000km - Clunking when putting vehicle into gear replaced gear shift. (This is a recall issue)
50,000km - Air bag light came on, replaced fuse box and wiring harness.
50,000km - A/C not working, replaced faulty lines in ceiling of vehicle. Upon examination the lines were leaking in two places.
52,000km - Transmission making a funny noise when shifting into lower gears, and front end grinding when turning to the right. These issues have not been addressed yet.
This vehicle is not reliable or safe. I worry that my air bags will not deploy in an accident and my family and I have been breathing in air conditioning chemicals for the last two summers due to the leaking A/C lines in the ceiling of the vehicle.
All that Hyundai Consumer relations will do about this vehicle is make note about my complaints. I paid a lot of money for this vehicle, and as far as I am concerned I didn't get what I paid for. I will never purchase a Hyundai vehicle again.
I have the same vehicle and I absolutely agree with you. I have had problem after problem. Once I pay off my piece of crap, I WILL NEVER BUY FROM HYUNDAI AGAIN!
We have been happy with our 2007 Santa Fe until today. We just picked it up from its routine 30k servicing and just about fell over when we got the bill of $728 for routine servicing. We have a Toyota Tundra with the same miles and the 30k servicing was half the cost of the Hyundai. We get new vehicles every two or three years. The last ones prior to this were the Cadillac STX and BMW Z-4, both of which were less expensive to maintain than the Santa Fe. I should have paid closer attention to the total operational cost of a vehicle. We are just about ready for the next round of vehicles and it looks like Toyota gets the business.
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