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.
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.
Yes I do agree that the transmission is a week point with Hyundai. Also this vehicle is not a real 4x4 vehicle as it is built on the very old Sonata platform. I call the Santa Fe a glorified car. I also had rust problems.
I've had my Santa Fe for almost two years and have had very little problems with it. One sensor was replaced after the first year due to a stalling problem and the AC's evaporator had to be replaced last month. This took almost a month and a half to get to Puerto Rico due to the fact that Hyundai does not stock many spare parts here and they have to be ordered in the U.S. I really do like this car so far.
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