Major Problems with 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe

2012 Hyundai Santa Fe ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Victims: 1 Mileage: 32000 miles

2012 Hyundai Santa Fe AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 37347 miles

2012 Hyundai Santa Fe ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Victims: 1 Mileage: 9200 miles

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE the vehicle engine stalled randomly during driving total 4 times almost causing 4 accidents. the dealer mechanic inspected the vehicle...	130 ~ 61369 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL driver was pulling into a parking space when santa fe suddenly surged or lunged forward and to the right causing...	39 ~ 24529 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM while driving i smelled electrical smoke parked car shut off engine opened hood and found an electrical motor of sorts	24 ~ 48989 miles
SERVICE BRAKES i pulled into a parking lot in front of a bakery and stopped to allow a car to leave a...	23 ~ 39463 miles
POWER TRAIN driver was pulling into a parking space when santa fe suddenly surged or lunged forward and to the right causing...	22 ~ 27881 miles
STEERING engine died when slowing down - coming to a stop or making turns approximately 8 times since the time of...	14 ~ 53985 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai santa fe. while driving approximately 30 mph with the low beam headlights illuminated...	9 ~ 53093 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER engine would intermittently run rough sputter and choke while driving. *tr...	7 ~ 97943 miles
SUSPENSION front coil spring rusted and broke it rubbed against my tire. not sure how tire did not rupture while i...	6 ~ 76431 miles
WHEELS hi i am sending this paper due to the unexpected flattened tire accident on 81 i highway in may 26...	6 ~ 53580 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE in stop and go traffic i took my foot off the brake to coast towards the car in front of...	6 ~ 9917 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM while driving i smelled electrical smoke parked car shut off engine opened hood and found an electrical motor of sorts	5 ~ 62040 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING on thursday mar 22 2012 i was driving my hyundai santa fe se awd with 2400 miles on it in...	5 ~ 31391 miles
AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai santa fe. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph she lost control...	4 ~ 39837 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE just bought this car two months ago. at random and when making a left onto a busy street accelerating from...	4 ~ 22639 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL driver was pulling into a parking space when santa fe suddenly surged or lunged forward and to the right causing...	4 ~ 76048 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai santa fe. the contact was driving approximately 35 mph when the brake pedal...	3 ~ 10528 miles
SEAT BELTS a passenger in the back seat went to put on her seatbelt and found that the shoulder harness just came...	2 ~ 3000 miles
TIRES 2012 hyundai sante fe. consumer writes in regards to problems with tires on vehicle. *smd the consumer stated while driving...	2 ~ 11500 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2012 hyundai santa fe. consumer writes in regard to safety recall due to fires and meltng wires and questions if	1
STARTER ASSEMBLY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai santa fe. while attempting to start the vehicle it caught on fire. the...	1 ~ 48143 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER while driving home from work it got dark so i turned on the lights ( the low beams) i was...	1 ~ 16130 miles
NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT we were on a an extended trip and had programmed the gps to take us to a remote point we...	1 ~ 22000 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai santa fe. while driving approximately 30 mph with the low beam headlights illuminated...	1 ~ 5 miles
SEATS impossible to sit with back fully up against the seat back because the headrest pushes my head forward so that...	1

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