2003 Hyundai Santa Fe Underbody Shields Problems
- 4
- 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 | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Suspension · Underbody Shields
Hit a nasty pothole and knocked the alignment out on my sante fe, or so i thought. When i took it to my mechanic he put it on the lift to check the front end. He found the right side sub frame was rotted and the lower control arm pulling out of the frame. Called hyundai 800 #. "sorry your car is not covered". This is nuts. *tr
ODI 10565696
Suspension · Underbody Shields
Right front lower control arms has corrosion damage showing in rusted broken frame. Description is similar to hyundai recall no 091. *tr
ODI 10559414
Suspension · Underbody Shields
I own a 2003 santa fe and just found out about the carriage corrosion problems with the 2001-2003 hyundai and subsequent recall in the "snow belt" states. I live in kansas, where they treat the local highways in the winter with salt and other corrosives. Why isn't kansas included in this recall? Has hyundai included vehicles in this state for the recall? The little truck has been terrific, with nothing going wrong…
ODI 10556815
Steering · Suspension · Underbody Shields
The right front rocker arm rusted out causing the right front wheel to no longer be properly supported. The lower support arm is no longer fastened to the front support frame. This caused the alignment to be off, improper and excessive tire wear (replaced tires well before the warranty was up). Hyundai had a recall for this problem on other models (front sub-frame) but not on santa fe's (only rear trailing arm was…
ODI 10468038