2001 Hyundai Santa Fe Frame And Members Problems
- 6
- 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
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Frame And Members
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 hyundai santa fe. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle veered to the right and the steering wheel seized. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the subframe was fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 98,592.
ODI 10668693
Frame And Members
After turning a corner @ 15 mph i had to leave the steering wheel at the 9 o-clock position in order to drive straight. I noticed the vehicle pulling to the right. I thought i had an alignment problem so i schedule an appointment at the local tire repair shop. Once they lifted the vehicle up for inspection they noticed that the subframe had rusted through and broke. After speaking with the mechanic i fell very…
ODI 10262883
Frame And Members
While driving my 2001 hyundai santa fe i noticed that my vehicle would sway to the right and i had to compensate by steering the vehicle to the left. A preliminary inspection showed that i needed a wheel alignment and new tires due to the excessive wear to the tires caused by the vehicle not being aligned properly. The vehicle was brought to a local tire shop for tire replacement and wheel alignment. Upon inspection…
ODI 10251569
Frame And Members · Wheels
While driving my 2001 hyundai santa fe in the evening on the southern state parkway (55 mph, left lane, pkwy traffic heavy but moving well), steering suddenly began to shimmy, followed by grinding noise emanating from right front wheel. Assumed a flat, pulled foot off gas pedal, put hazard lights on and began to pull over to right lane. Steering almost impossible to control as steering wheel was whipping from right…
ODI 10257302
Frame And Members
The rear trailing arms rotted and one broke as i was driving. Ii took the vehicle to my mechanic, who was told by his parts contact that this is a frequent occurrence with hyundai santa fe's. Both the rear trailing arms needed replacing. I contacted hyundai and they refuse to look into it. They told me that because i didn't take the vehicle to a hyundai service center, they couldn't confirm it and they don't feel…
ODI 10252061
Frame And Members
After driving over a pot hole the vehicle continued to pull to the right as it was driven. The next day i took it to a repair shop for wheel alignment. The shop said they could not repair it as there was a fist size hole in the frame where it had rusted through where the control attaches to the frame. While researching the internet i learned of many similar defects reported to nhtsa i believe some hyundai models…
ODI 10241989