HyundaiSanta Fe2001
  1. Hyundai Santa Fe
  2. Problems
  3. 2001
  4. Steering

2001 Hyundai Santa Fe Steering Problems

9
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.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi3
100–150k mi2
150–400k mi1
1–30k mi1
30–60k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • December 29, 2016 · 130,000 miles

    Body · Steering · Suspension

    Subframe/engine cradle rot to point of separation, loss of steering and vehicle control. My newly licensed grand-daughter took it for a short about town drive, not getting more than a quarter mile before the wheel snapped out of her hands and the vehicle headed for the center line. She managed to get it to the side of the road. Both front wheels were in different directions, movement forward was sloppy. Aweful…

    ODI 10939003

  • May 11, 2015

    Steering · Suspension · Wheels

    While driving home with family in vehicle the control arms broke, ball joints broke and the sway bar broke.

    ODI 10717420

  • September 15, 2010 · 187,000 miles

    Steering

    2001 hyundai santa fe power steering lines and brake lines completely rusted through. There is a recall for the suspension. Makes sense if they didn't protect that properly, then they didn't protect these lines properly. Can not stop vehicle. Can not steer vehicle. *tr

    ODI 10358783

  • July 27, 2010 · 87,749 miles

    Steering

    Driving on expressway plastic garbage bag flew under car catching on power steering lines which broke due to rust corrosion. Only one line broke but replaced both lines as precaution. Hard to have the car towed. Total cost $444.07 ( 277.15 parts + 166.92 labor- aaa membership). Michigan winters! *tr

    ODI 10435432

  • October 16, 2009 · 89,000 miles

    Steering

    I had failure of the rear trailing arm on my 2001 santa fe. On the highway in the rain. I have yet to be notified of this recall by the hyundai corporation. Why? This recall is 6 months old and this is the first i hear about it. How many others don't know? This company has been slow to respond. *tr

    ODI 10289206

  • September 15, 2009 · 106,000 miles

    Base (Infant) · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Front · Steering

    I bought this car used from car mart less than a year ago.first my steering was very shaky. It got rapidly worse. I went through 3 sets of new tires in one year plus 2 alignments. I recently had trouble again and my car is in the hyundai dealership in fayetteville. First the bearings were rusted in. Both ball joints were nearly out. The control arm is going out. The steering linkage and the cradle above the…

    ODI 10286704

  • March 10, 2006 · 50,000 miles

    Steering

    2001 santa fe at about 50,000 miles, front driver side ball joint caused steering problem march 2006, part replaced. Then march 2009 front passenger side ball joint broken, as before part replaced. In both cases the steering caused the car to pull severly to the right. *tr

    ODI 10326205

  • June 1, 2004 · 68,000 miles

    Steering

    This vehicle is an "all wheel drive". The vehicle's transmission unevenly distributes power at around 35-40 mph - causing the vehicle to pull dangerously to the right. This "jerk" of power to the right occasionally causes me to almost swerve out of my lane of traffic!! *jb

    ODI 10098688

  • June 28, 2002 · 19,327 miles

    Power Train · Steering · Structure · Suspension

    Vehicle rattles and shakes when driving in city. Noise appears to come under the carriage. Taken several times to the dealer and they are unable to locate the source of the problem. Have a written complain with hyundai.*ak

    ODI 10045735