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

2001 Hyundai Santa Fe Body Problems

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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
100–150k mi3
150–400k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • October 1, 2017 · 136,000 miles

    Body · Suspension

    I had been driving the vehicle home and noticed the car was rubbing against the car. The subframe has rusted so much that i can't drive it. Had taken the vehicle to firestone. They said not to drive it and you should have it towed to our house. They said the tire would fall off or worse. They wouldn't touch it. So i had it towed to the hyundai dealership. They told me that to replace the sub frame in the front on…

    ODI 11053798

  • April 12, 2017 · 126,000 miles

    Body

    Tl* the contact owns a 2001 hyundai santa fe. While the vehicle was at an independent mechanic for an oil change, it was diagnosed that the subframe failed due to corrosion. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 126,000.

    ODI 10972134

  • 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

  • February 10, 2016 · 184,215 miles

    Body · Suspension

    Tl* the contact owns a 2001 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that the front passenger side suspension and subframe that the suspension was mounted to was severely corroded. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be inspected. The contact was informed that the subframe and suspension needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v435000 (suspension). The manufacturer…

    ODI 10846159

  • January 17, 2012

    Body

    Driving straight on highway at about 55 mph. Car hood blew wide open and was laying up, over my windshield. Left me almost blinded; able to see out a small opening, about 2-4 inches at bottom of windshield where hood is raised up by hinges. Was able to get to shoulder of road safely. Both hood latch and safety latch failed. Car is in exceptionally good condition except for my now bent and damaged hood. I am very…

    ODI 10444297

  • June 15, 2004

    Body

    The paint fades very badly on this vehicle, depreciates the value of the vehicle tremendously. Also the driver seat does not click in place, it moves around a small amount. *jb

    ODI 10112457