2005 Hyundai Santa Fe from Iceland - Comments

Nothing to make it stop functioning.

Clock and other electrical equipment quirky after an incident involving a horse and zero visibility! Broken power-assisted mirror triggered the fault.

This car is made for tiny people! My seat is always in the lowest and furthest back position and it's still uncomfortable. Two hour ride, tops, then I really need to stretch.

Also, MPG sucks on this car. Once upon a time I had a gasguzzling Jeep Grand Cherokee V8, and MPG is similar on these models.

I have a feeling that this SUV attracts more dirt than other vehicles, scientific reasons are unknown to me.

The interior is cheap, especially the upholstery. Air Con buttons are also loose in their slots, looks like they'll fall out at the next pothole.

Not the car I was looking for, and as for travelling, forget it. My whole family is sore after a days ride.

Going back to Jeep as soon as I get rid of this junk.

Did you not take this car for a test drive?

It hardly seems reasonable to comment on the car based on some unrepaired damage after striking a horse. If the repairs weren't completed satisfactorily, follow up with the repairer rather than bag the manufacturer.

These cars really have a problem. the gas mileage stinks and the engine squeaks and rattles all the time. the ten year hundred thousand mile warranty is not what it appears to be. before buying one of these cars you need to check with the better business bureau. ten year hundred thousand sounds good, but its not true. the actual warranty is two year twenty four thousand dealership warranty, and that's only if you can get the dealership to work on it. I did not have any luck with the dealership in monroe la. they told me they would not touch it for any reason. the big warranty sounds good, but that is to get your attention. think before you get stuck with a piece of junk.

Warranty?WHAT Warranty? I began having problems with the hyundai santa fe one week after I bought it. the people at hyundai motor america seem to think its funny that you have all these problems and there is nothing you can do about it. guess they never heard of the internet. there's not a hyundai anywhere with a 10 year 100,000 mile warranty. while it may sound good, it's not true. I tried hard for two years to get mine fixed and they never touched it, they told me that they had no intentions of repairing it. since they would not repair it I took white shoe polish and wrote LEMON in bold lettering and drove the car all over the u.s. so finally after two years and unable to get it fixed I traded the two year old death trap off. don't let the high mileage warranty fool you, it's not true. from my point of veiw hyundai does not make a good car, and they do not stand behind there product. be very careful when you buy. they probably don't sell a lot of hyundai products to people in ashley county. yes, i did tell the people that I traded with about the problems this car has and they said they would fix them. i was so glad to get rid of this pile of junk, i will never buy another one or have any dealings with this dealership in monroe, la on louisville avenue. they also sell other kinds of vehicles to, that's why it's called an autoplex... thank you.

I cannot fathom the previous post. What DO you mean the car has no guarantee and dealers won't touch it? That's illegal wherever you live. If a dealer won't touch it it's because you've carried out unauthorized work on it or are scamming. This gives a wholly distorted view of owning this car. Unconvincing and suspicious.

I own a 2005 Santa Fe... It is the worse auto I have ever owned. These so called 10 year 100,000 mile autos are total junks. I am going back to buying Toyota's. Those always got me at least 280,000 miles with no problems besides the small items.Brakes, tires, Belts, and maybe an occasional alternator, hose or something small like that.

Toyota's are the way to go people...

I know this is for 2005 Santa Fe's, I have a 2004 that is a total piece of crap. My Santa Fe is not even 4 years old and with no signs of damage or warning it locks up and now needs a new engine. Seriously, that is just ridiculous. I thought cars were supposed to be made to last longer than 4 year. Guess that not Hyundai's moto though. I have of course gotten the run around at the dealership and with their customer support line, but no resolution. And my 10 year, 100,000 mile warranty, non-existent. I am expected to pay $4,500 to have it fixed.

I will tell you something from my experience. I own a HYUNDAI Accent from 1998 and have only 92.000 klms (that would be about 65.000 miles). I also -and always- drive "gently". I don't drive fast, I don't accelerate strong, I don't go above 90 klms (70 miles) per hour because I want to have fuel economy.

HYUNDAI cars generally may be cheap to buy, seems to have enough good technical specifications and they're good looking. But I believe its not worth because:

a) It has poor construction quality

b) It appears often mechanical and electrical malfunctions

c) The fuel consumption usually is bigger than this described by its book

d) It has expensive genuine parts so an EXPENSIVE SERVICE

e) It burns lots of oils inside its engine (so, I have to carry always oil with me). The cost to fix it is very big

f) When I drive I hear sounds and “cracks” from the main body and the plastics of the car

g) Often, when I catch the door from the outside metal surface, there is static electricity that shocks me (its very unpleasant)

In the long term, I EXPERIENCED ALL THESE PROBLEMS. My opinion is absolutely NEGATIVE for HYUNDAI generally. When I will have to replace my car, I will not buy a HYUNDAI again (not only Accent, I mean any HYUNDAI). That's for sure! Don't make the same mistake I made. It's wasted money. The money that you earn by working hard.

If HYUNDAI had quality, it would have it in 1998 and today (as a principle). Often, the quality is better when someone has an older model, because every car industry by the pressure of lower cost, reduce the quality year by year. In the other hand, when a car factory is new in the game (as HYUNDAI was in 1998) makes better products because the industry is not known (famous) and want to have costumers. As the years passing, they reduce the quality because they gain fans. Fans have no brain. They want tell you the truth: they are fans. So, do not take HYUNDAI.

"This car is made for tiny people! My seat is always in the lowest and furthest back position and it's still uncomfortable. Two hour ride, tops, then I really need to stretch."

Dude. That is your fault not Hyundai. Every car company has their setting, and it is up to YOU to choose a thing. So please don't blame on other.