2004 Hyundai Santa Fe Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
- 14
- 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 14 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine And Engine Cooling
Vehicle shuts off while driving. While driving it will stall and then take off. *tr
ODI 10468973
Engine And Engine Cooling · Seat Belts · Visibility
So many things going wrong back seat belts don't work, washer pump don't work tried to order part from dealer do not have any in us the camshaft sensor pigtail disintegrated from being to close to the engine and no one sells the part have to buy the complete engine wiring kit for one little plastic piece there should be a recall on this i read online that everyone with this car had the same problems. *tr
ODI 10446991
Air Bags · Engine And Engine Cooling · Suspension
My air bags light is always on and will not turn off. The suspension is horrible, i took it to a mechanic and he said" there was nothing he could do. And sometimes when i turn my vehicle on the engine revels up and sounds as if the acceleration is stuck. Scares me to death. *tr
ODI 10456747
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel/Propulsion System
Dies in the middle if road! Almost die. All the time!!!!!! Dies in the middle if road! All the time!!!almost died. *tr
ODI 10596553
Engine And Engine Cooling · Suspension
The driver's side coil spring broke on my 2004 hyundai santa fe at 40,000 miles. I was driving down a street and there was a loud explosion type sound, my vehicle actually felt like it jumped, all the dash lights came on and the engine died. I wrestled with the wheel to get the car over to the side of the road but i was still in the road. There was a woman in front of me getting out of her car with a toddler and i…
ODI 10394086
Engine And Engine Cooling · Front
I tried to start my 2004 santa fe but the engine would not turn over (it cranked fine so we knew it was not the battery). While it was being dragged onto the tow truck the driver's side front tire deflated. The wheel did not turn while being dragged up the truck ramp. The repair shop said that the front spring had snapped and triggered a kill switch to the fuel line which prevented the car from starting. I never…
ODI 10381163
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated while driving at approximately 20 mph in heavy traffic, there was an abnormal increase in engine rpms and the vehicle stalled. In addition, the temperature gauge would fluctuate up and down as the failure occurred. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was left with the dealer where the contact was awaiting further diagnostic of…
ODI 10343119
Engine And Engine Cooling
Was driving on the freeway doing freeway speeds at 5:30 am going to work when my truck just shut down. Check engine light came on, i lost all power coasted about 300 feet, pulled off on left and engine died and would not restart. Come to find out, timing belt went bad, also had to replace the crank position sensor. I've got less than 75000 miles on this truck and am very upset that this is not covered on the…
ODI 10244545
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that this was the forth time they had to replace the oxygen sensor. The check engine light came on when the failure occurred and the vehicle overheated. During the last failure, the main circuit board on the vehicle burned and was replaced three times in the past two years. The failure mileage was not known, but the current mileage was 135000.
ODI 10366863
Engine And Engine Cooling
Allstate found that there was 1) water pump failure 2) some form of drive belt failure, and 3) the interference engine had parts collide within the engine leading to a fire. This occurred as my pregnant wife was driving down the road. Hyundai is currently negotiating with me to reimburse me for the total loss. Of course, they are not offering me what i lost on the investment at this point. The dealership was found…
Fire reported
ODI 10165296
Engine And Engine Cooling
My pregnant wife was driving down the highway. There was no accident. There were no warning signs before it was to late. Wife saw smoke coming up from the engine of our 2004 hyundai santa fe (odo 24,000 miles). She pulled over to the curb. The vehicle had never done this before. My pregnant wife was pulled out of the burning vehicle by a passerby. Wife suffered a contusion to her right cheek during this incident.…
Fire reported · 1 injury
ODI 10154358
Engine And Engine Cooling
The vehicle would cut off, the steering would then lock up and the vehicle would turn itself back on again. *bf *sc
ODI 10109396
Engine And Engine Cooling
When coming to a stop, the engine revved at a high rate. The consumer shut the vehicle off applied the parking brake to try and stop the engine from revving. Please provided additional information. *jb engine revved repeatedly despite brake being pressed all the way to the floor and car leaped forward with every surge at least 6 times. Dealer could not find the problem. The consumer traded in the vehicle. *tc
ODI 10097056
Engine And Engine Cooling
While driving at any speed the consumer felt the vehicle shaking. When the vehicle was being shifted from reverse to drive the consumer could feel the engine slipping. The dealer has examined the vehicle three times concerning the engine. The dealer found there is a component that is missing from the engine. The dealer did not explain what the component was that is needed. *nm *sc
ODI 10074356