2002 Hyundai Santa Fe Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 15
- 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.
Among these 15 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- failure mileage · 4 records
- suddenly accelerated · 4 records
- emergency brake · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 6 |
| 100–150k mi | 5 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Vehicle Speed Control
My 2002 2.7 santa fe reved way up spontaneously tonight. I banged gas pedal repeatedly with foot but did nothing. As i approached stoplight brakes would hardly stop the car; shifted to neutral, rpms went way up and i turned off car. Continued my 1 mile trip home and engine would by itself rev down only to immediately rev way back up. Could smell my brakes burning by the time i got home. What ever is going on here is…
ODI 10789038
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 hyundai santa fe. While driving at 10 mph, the vehicle auto accelerated without engaging the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 145,000.
ODI 10716165
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The contact stated she had to shift into neutral and turn the vehicle on and off in order for the vehicle to work normally. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vin was not available. The failure mileage was 196,000 and…
ODI 10574045
Vehicle Speed Control
Car turned left onto 30 mph speed limit n. Highland ave. Atlanta, car immediately lurched into wot (wide open throttle) executing an unintended acceleration. Standing on the brake with both feet, engaging emergency brake, and finally knocking it out of gear, the car stopped 10 feet in front of an outside patio of beer drinkers sitting at tables at a local bar. No one was hurt, but, it was by pure luck and fast…
ODI 10543896
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
My 2002 hyundai santa fe lx went full throttle today and stayed there. I was driving along at 30 mph with the gas pedal normally pressed and the car felt like cruise control was turned on. I applied the brakes and the throttle kept climbing, so i pulled over and put it in neutral. The throttle was now fully open at this point so i turned the engine off. With repeated starts, the engine immediately went into full…
ODI 10520056
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that while traveling 25 mph the vehicle accelerated unexpectantly. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 121,000.
ODI 10478434
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated with out any warning. The contact mentioned that the driver was able to control the vehicle by shifting gears and engaging the brakes. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop, who diagnosed that the cruise control cable was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not…
ODI 10447056
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I had just dropped off my son to school when the accelerator started to rev up and after dropping him off it continued to do so until i got close to my place of employment when the car started to accelerate more and i had a hard time stopping it i had both feet on the brakes and was pulling the emergency brake at the same time, as i pulled into a parking spot the car would not stop and i went over a parking bumper…
ODI 10439058
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated after shifting into drive gear the vehicle suddenly accelerated crashing into a garden and a vehicle. The vehicle was destroyed. There were no injuries. The contact did not notify the manufacturer of the failure. The failure mileage was 96,000.
Crash reported
ODI 10409259
Vehicle Speed Control
While i stopped at a red light my vehicle stalled which this has occurred several times previously. I turned the car odd and on again and proceeded to turn at the light and the car stalled again in the middle of this busy intersection, i turned it off again and back and began to drive up a small incline. I pressed on the gas pedal and it did not feel as if were speeding up, all of a sudden i began to accelerate and…
ODI 10378575
Vehicle Speed Control
On august 25, 2010 i was driving my hyundai 2002 sante fe when without warning it accelerated to full throttle. I was able to stop it using the brake and emergency brake and turning it off. My mechanic found the cruise control cable had broken and held the throttle wide open. The cable was stretched too tight. I had it removed. *tr
ODI 10352015
Vehicle Speed Control
My 2002 hyundai santa fe has experienced two throttle position sensor failures within the last 4 months. This causes sudden acceleration and transmission downshifts and up shifts. Fortunately both times occurred on in town streets and i was able to keep control of the vehicle. Could be serious if it occurred while trying to merge into highway traffic. *tr
ODI 10348416
Vehicle Speed Control
I drive a 2002 hyundaid santa fe (engine 2.7l 6 cyl. This morning i pulled into a parking space and suddenly my car accelerated forward. I hit the brake yanked the emergency brake up and it stopped. I then backed it up since it was way overshot in the space. I called the dealer and they said to bring it in ,but explained in great length that hyundai's have a different throttle control system than toyota's and bmws.…
ODI 10314613
Vehicle Speed Control
In july 2009 and again in dec 2009 i experience "sudden acceleration" in my 2002 santa fe with the 2.7 v6 engine. I had about 92,000 miles on the odometer in july and about 95,000 in december. Both times the "sudden acceleration" occurred while i was in "manual mode". Some refer to this as "sport mode". I was driving in the mountains on pennsylvannia when these incidences occurred. The first time i was completely…
ODI 10299043
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 hyundai santa fe. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle independently accelerated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed, but the mechanic was unable to retrieve a fault code or duplicate the failure. Fox ann arbor hyundai (located at [redacted], ann arbor, mi 48103, [redacted]) was notified. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The manufacturer was…
ODI 11152409