Major Problems with 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe

2009 Hyundai Santa Fe BODY Victims: 5 Mileage: 30000 miles

2009 Hyundai Santa Fe VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 2 Mileage: 10000 miles

2009 Hyundai Santa Fe AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 80000 miles

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Problems with FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL and ENGINE are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Hyundai Santa Fe owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i was on a return trip of 5 hours or so each way which i took at about 30 000...	99 ~ 79403 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai santa fe. while driving between 75-80 mph the vehicle began to accelerate without...	46 ~ 38701 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai santa fe. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled numerous times without warning...	42 ~ 84836 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM my 2009 hyundai sante fe just purchased with 50 miles on in 07/29/09 blew up on me while i was...	41 ~ 62386 miles
SERVICE BRAKES right rear break started to squeal when applied for slow down to stop. when starting to proceed it will drag...	32 ~ 47949 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER on march 24 2010 my co-worker and i were in my 2009 hyundai santa fe when it suddenly accelerated. i...	21 ~ 87025 miles
AIR BAGS on may 2010 the air bag warning indicator light on my dashboard suddenly illuminated and would not go out even...	20 ~ 67070 miles
POWER TRAIN my wife and i were driving out to eat at a local restaurant. we were slowing down upon entering the...	17 ~ 85306 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE incident 1: (10-20-2010) driver side head light was fogging up constantly. dealer replaced the head light under warranty. incident 2:...	17 ~ 69598 miles
STEERING this incident occurred at night time. about 10 min from a cold start i turned onto the 210 fwy. there...	9 ~ 61778 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE i was a passenger in my vehicle on the way to the license branch and was sitting still at a	8 ~ 62729 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC when brake pedal is applied the vehicle does not stop right away. *tr...	7 ~ 19888 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER the windshield wipers failed to work on very cold winter days (all day multiple days). *tr...	6 ~ 73833 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL was going about 70 mph around topeka kansas when the vehicle lurched then the esc engine and chassis lights flashed....	6 ~ 78006 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING the light emitted by the low beam headlights is so focused as to create a tunnel effect. this non-diffused light...	6 ~ 55478 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING check engine light came on and it would not go over 20 miles per hour. and had to towed to	5 ~ 37088 miles
SUSPENSION at around 4:50 pm on august 11 2015 my wife was driving our 2009 hyundai santa fe limited 2wd 4...	4 ~ 69009 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN on april 24 2010 i was unloading my 2009 hyundai santa fe in the driveway. when i got out of...	4 ~ 10125 miles
SEATS tl*the contact owns a 2009 hyundai santa fe. the contact noticed the front drivers seat manual handle was touched by...	3 ~ 20017 miles
SEAT BELTS upon trying to switch my daughter from her car seat to a booster seat we noticed out back seat seatbelts	2 ~ 68142 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS on 01/02/2010 i bought a hyundai santa fe limited from a car dealer named southern states imports in raleigh. a...	2 ~ 5000 miles
EQUIPMENT hyundai santa fe purchased on 12 sept 2009. dvd screen not functioning could hear movie not see it. dealership replaced...	2 ~ 685 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING my 2009 hyundai sante fe just purchased with 50 miles on in 07/29/09 blew up on me while i was...	2 ~ 1500 miles
TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2009 hyundai santa fe. the contact stated that there was a factory decal indicating that the...	2 ~ 14650 miles
FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai santa fe. while attempting to start the vehicle there was a strong fuel...	1 ~ 77500 miles
REAR WINDOW > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai santa fe. while driving approximately 30 mph the rear window defroster was activated...	1 ~ 87000 miles
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai sante fe. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph the vehicle suddenly...	1 ~ 8900 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM recently while driving the car seems to hesitate then has a minor acceleration. it seems as if its about to...	1
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER engine stalled at highway speed. fuel pump failure. *tr...	1 ~ 21093 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES i am in the process of financing a 2009 hyundai santa fe that has bridgestone dueler ht tires on it....	1 ~ 29000 miles
ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT > MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT had a flat tire on 2009 hyundai santa fe. set brake and jacked the car up to remove flat tire....	1 ~ 12579 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC on april 24 2010 i was unloading my 2009 hyundai santa fe in the driveway. when i got out of...	1 ~ 15500 miles
PARKING BRAKE on march 24 2010 my co-worker and i were in my 2009 hyundai santa fe when it suddenly accelerated. i...	1 ~ 14012 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY tl*the contact owns a 2009 hyundai santa fe . while driving 40 mph the windshield was very difficult to see...	1 ~ 3097 miles
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT continuation of complaint 10302521. since last service dept visit dvd player worked fine for approx. 2 months. now in july...	1 ~ 270 miles
LABELS > OTHER > EQUIPMENT tl*the contact owns a 2009 hyundai santa fe. the contact stated that there was a factory decal indicating that the...	1 ~ 300 miles

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