2001 Hyundai Santa Fe Rear Problems
- 29
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
What owners report
- right rear · 8 records
- lost control · 7 records
- rear trailing · 7 records
- heard loud · 6 records
- side rear · 6 records
- rusted through · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 18 |
| 60–100k mi | 7 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Rear · Structure
For a few days prior to the incident, i thought i needed to have the brakes replaced on this vehicle. Everytime i applied the brakes, the car would swerve a little; then there would be a "thump" at the rear of the car. On the day of the incident, there was a significant noise at the rear of the car, so i looked in the back storage area thinking something was rolling around-found nothing. I continued driving a few…
ODI 10215997
Rear
I was driving my 2001 hyundai sante fe eastbound on interstate 275 in wilder kentucky at approximately 65 miles per hour at approximately 10pm , when i heard a popping sound and suddenly lost control of the vehicle. My wife and two children ages 8 and 11 were in our suv with me. The car swerved over three lanes of traffic and the median strip veering wildly from lane to lane. The vehicle almost tipped over several…
ODI 10197266
Rear
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 hyundai santa fe. While driving 65 mph, the contact heard a loud cracking sound coming from the passenger side rear wheel. The contact lost control of the vehicle and became worse when he depressed the brake pedal. The vehicle began to fishtail, but gradually decelerated to a complete stop. The contact noticed that the passenger side rear wheel looked as if it were turned at a 15 degree…
ODI 10195117
Rear
Traveling on the highway about 65 miles per hour the vehicle suddenly turn to the right and lunged downward to a point the vehicle felt as if it was going to flip over. I brought the vehicle to a repair shop and found the right rear lower control arm had rusted completely through. I have pictures of the part if needed. When the repair shop called the hyundai parts department the person answering the phone said this…
ODI 10175002