2000 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS review from Australia and New Zealand
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Radio/CD onto my 4th player. All had the same fault, kept switching on by itself. This last one seems to be OK as it has been in for 9 months. I last reported that at 65,000kl-ms the front transfer case had total failure. This was replaced under warranty. At 90,000 klms the transmission began to knock when changing between 2nd & 3rd gear. Dealer checked it out with Hyundai Engineer and wanted to 'monitor the situation until its next service'
It has now got 98,500kl-ms and after revisiting the dealer its is booked in to have the final drive gears, bearings and transmission seals replaced.
General comments?
I would still love the car if it was not for the weak transmission.
As I stated in my first entry. I now have major doubts over the build quality of the transmission.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 2000 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2003 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.7 V6 petrol Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 5 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 8 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 4000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 98500 kilometres |
| Previous car | Holden Astra |
| Date of Entry | 15th May, 2003 |