Major Problems with 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe

2008 Hyundai Santa Fe FRONTAL Victims: 2 Mileage: 1700 miles

2008 Hyundai Santa Fe SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 1 Mileage: 120000 miles

2008 Hyundai Santa Fe BODY Victims: 1 Mileage: 36500 miles

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Problems with FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM and GASOLINE are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Hyundai Santa Fe owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. the contact stated that the fuel gauge would fluctuate from one...	205 ~ 74983 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. the contact stated that the vehicle has been at the dealer for...	58 ~ 80492 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE shortly after purchasing our 2008 hyundai sante fe limited we began having a problem which still exist to this day....	57 ~ 79011 miles
ENGINE as i was driving at approximately 35mph going up a hill my 2008 hyundai santa fe accelerated at a very...	46 ~ 82133 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl*the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. while driving approximately 60 mph on normal road conditions and applying pressure...	46 ~ 52963 miles
AIR BAGS 2008 hyundai santa fe - passenger side airbag sensor malfunction with airbag warning light on @ 250 miles - less...	44 ~ 59182 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. the passenger side air bag light constantly illuminates when the contact's wife...	19 ~ 2276 miles
POWER TRAIN i have a 2008 hyundai santa fe with 35 000 miles on it. last week i was driving at 25...	16 ~ 71902 miles
SERVICE BRAKES tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. the contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed the...	14 ~ 151740 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. the contact was driving approximately 40 mph and attempted to accelerate...	14 ~ 90814 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER i have a 4 month old 2008 hyundai santa fe. i was driving it on the freeway and took my...	14 ~ 83126 miles
STEERING tl*the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. while driving between 60-65 mph on normal road conditions the vehicle vibrated...	12 ~ 76878 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC i have a new 2008 hyundai santa fe with 1 500 miles. after driving on an interstate and driving a...	12 ~ 22648 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. while driving at 80mph the contact attempted to change lanes and...	9 ~ 34804 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE 2008 hyundai santa fe off center head on collision resulting in severe leg trauma. integrity of the fire wall failed...	8 ~ 85063 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. the contact stated that the headlights fog lights license plate lights...	6 ~ 81991 miles
SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. the contact stated the rear seat belt latch plate which connects...	5 ~ 48683 miles
SUSPENSION my 2008 hyundai santa fe limited has a vibration between 40 - 60 mph and hyundai has not been able...	4 ~ 61011 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER the dash lights started flashing the wipers stopped working in the middle of a down pour the lights went dim....	3 ~ 56736 miles
STRUCTURE tl*the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. the contact purchased the vehicle for its fuel economy and weight capacity...	3 ~ 13500 miles
TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. the vehicle has bridgestone dueler a/t 693 tires size lt225/75r16. within one...	3 ~ 17687 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. while driving 50 mph the battery warning light illuminated on the...	2 ~ 87500 miles
SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds the air...	2 ~ 34750 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY the are three layers of floor covering on this vehicle. the first is the wall to wall carpet. the second...	2 ~ 17500 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. the contact stated that when the vehicle was started it would run...	2 ~ 70500 miles
VISIBILITY driving ~10-15 mph in public park 2 kids in carseats in back seat. weather was rainy. i had just turned...	2 ~ 28790 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. the air bag sensor does not detect an adult occupant in the...	2 ~ 12678 miles
ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. while driving the vehicle shut off and was unable to be...	1 ~ 165000 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. while driving 55 mph the accelerator pedal became stuck underneath the...	1 ~ 165000 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 2008 hyundai santa fe. consumer writes in regards to broken driver inside door handle that split in half. also water	1
SEAT HEATER/COOLER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. while driving 45 mph the passenger side seat became excessively hot....	1 ~ 120002 miles
PARKING BRAKE tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. the contact stated that the emergency brake would erroneously activate while...	1 ~ 160000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL fuel level gauge becomes erratic and does not indicate correct fuel level in gas tank. recently "check engine light" came...	1 ~ 58000 miles
RACK AND PINION > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. while driving at an unknown speed the contact heard a squealing...	1 ~ 58000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM my fuel gauge is very erratic we never know how much fuel we have.it fluctuates from full to empty at...	1 ~ 81000 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT fan keeps going on and off. dealer said there is a "short in the a/c control head". *tr...	1 ~ 79974 miles
FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE 2008 hyundai santa fe off center head on collision resulting in severe leg trauma. integrity of the fire wall failed...	1 ~ 36500 miles
MARKINGS > TIRES kumho solus kr-21 tires are missing date of manufacture on the dot line. *tr...	1 ~ 51541 miles
EQUIPMENT safety defect with horn activation in emergency situations. excessive pressure on the steering wheel horn pad is need to activate...	1 ~ 8000 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. the contact stated that while driving the vehicle started jerking and...	1 ~ 5 miles
HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE on february 14 2009 i incurred a scalp laceration that required 6 staple sutures when i hit my head with...	1
LABELS > OTHER > EQUIPMENT tl*the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. the contact purchased the vehicle for its fuel economy and weight capacity...	1 ~ 4000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl*the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. the contact stated that the vehicle has been at the dealer for...	1 ~ 300 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES i purchased a 2008 -awd -hyundai santa fe in april 2008... the problem is with my "tire pressure monitoring system...	1 ~ 8 miles
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT tl*the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. the contact heard a high-pitched noise coming from the radio. she called...	1 ~ 12 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2008 hyundai santa fe low beam headlights. *nj while driving on an un-lighted or hilly roadway there was a discernable...	1

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