2007 Hyundai Santa Fe Electrical System Problems
- 82
- 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 82 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 5 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine light · 24 records
- check engine · 22 records
- light came · 15 records
- valve cover · 12 records
- fuel gauge · 12 records
- cover gasket · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 35 |
| 100–150k mi | 13 |
| 30–60k mi | 9 |
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
Re: 2007 hyud santa fe g. 49880 miles (at oil change 11/02/2009). I drove my car approx 90 miles on a shopping trip. I parked the car in front of the house approx 3 pm, went inside the house and approx 5 minutes went to the car to remove the items i bought. I found the car burning at the dash board in front of the steering wheel. I call 911 and the fire dept arrive to extinguish the fire. The entire inside of the…
Fire reported
ODI 10292452
Electrical System · Equipment · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Three major complaints. At 18,000 miles the top seal of the engine had to be replaced, repaired under warranty. At 21,000 mile the rear brake calipers had to be repaired for sticking and pads replaced at owners expense. Owner told by dealership the cause was "probably from salt used to treat road surfaces during snow removal". Hyundai refused warranty claim and would not admit improper materials used for braking…
ODI 10349935
Electrical System · Frontal
Air bag light comes on and panic alarm goes off by itself. After each event, alarm will not fully reset. *tr
ODI 10237957
Air Bags · Electrical System
The airbag light has come on multiple times in my vehicle. The clockspring replacement recall was performed on my vehicle. The airbag indicator has continued to come on intermittently since then. Finally, about two months ago, the light came on and stayed on. I took the vehicle into the hyundai dealership and they stated low voltage and reset the light. The light came back on immediately when i drove it off their…
ODI 10606352
Electrical System
On monday december 18, 2007 i got a 2007 santa fe to drive as a loaner from a hyundai dealership. Tuesday night when i filled the gas tank, the vehicle would not start for about 20 minutes. I called roadside assistance who told me to call the dealership, who in turn told me to call roadside assistance. Brown's manager, ishmael told my husband that he could not help us. The next day i called the dealership service…
ODI 10212687
Electrical System · Visibility
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 hyundai santa fe. The contact started the ignition in the vehicle and smoke erupted from the front windshield and instrument panel. There was no warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact immediately exited the vehicle and inspected underneath the hood, but there was no smoke or flames. The windshield was damaged. There were no injuries. The fire department was not…
ODI 10237384
Electrical System · Steering
While driving in a southern direction i made a left hand turn in an eastern direction, as i was making the turn i heard a loud sound similar to the dropping of a heavy object and immediately afterward the power steering on my car went dead and the red battery light in the dash came on. I was able to pull the car to the side of the road and i stopped. The red battery light was still on, i than turned the key to turn…
ODI 10319463