2007 Hyundai Santa Fe Visibility/Wiper Problems
- 35
- 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.
What owners report
- side visor · 25 records
- drivers side · 8 records
- passenger side · 8 records
- visor fell · 8 records
- fell down · 8 records
- visor broke · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 18 |
| 100–150k mi | 8 |
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
The headlghts on low beam block out the top 1/3 of the headlight beam and 2/3 of the headlight beam when the car is going down hill. This eyebrow effect is not showing when the high beams are on. In addition when the low beams are in use, the myvision on both sides of the car is blocked out. This seems to be a common complaint which hyundai will not address claming there is no fix since the lights are performing as…
ODI 11142355
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 hyundai santa fe. While driving approximately 55 mph, the visor fractured and detached from the vehicle. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 101,000.
ODI 11053452
Visibility/Wiper
The driver-side sun visor broke after a road trip, during which it was not even used much. I have read online that this is common problem, and i have attached a picture which gives an example of the common problem that has exactly occurred for one of my sun visors. This is a frustrating problem, and i have needed to spend the past 3 weeks driving one-handed because my other hand is needed to keep the sun visor from…
ODI 10899117
Visibility/Wiper
The sun visor on the driver's side became disengaged, so the visor fell down. It fell down while i was driving and completely distracted me and blocked my view. It could have caused an accident. It is not just "loose". It is actually disengaged. I tried (unsuccessfully) to hot glue gun it together.
ODI 10887838
Visibility/Wiper
Drivers side sun visor arm broke while driving on the highway. Part broke inside recessed body. It sheared off where the plastic arm has a larger diameter for retention. Visor hung down by electrical connection obscuring vision. Visor was not in use at time of failure. Vision forward was completely obscured until i was able to grab the visor and hold it out of the way.
ODI 10861055
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 hyundai santa fe. While driving at an unknown speed, the driver side sun visor opened, swayed from side to side, and failed to lock back in place. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. One day later, the visor completely fractured from the attachment point. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the visor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired.…
ODI 10821174
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 hyundai santa fe. While driving 50 mph, the driver side sun visor detached and obstructed the driver side view. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver side sun visor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.
ODI 10761289
Visibility/Wiper
As i was driving, the driver's side visor became detached unexpectedly and blocked my vision. Because it was attached by a wire (for the lighted mirror), it was dangling and i had to hold it up with one hand while trying to drive to a safe location to park. It was extremely difficult to hold the visor high enough out of the way and be able to drive. This was a very dangerous situation, which could have caused an…
ODI 10744841
Visibility/Wiper
I was driving on the highway when all of a sudden the drivers side sun visor was hanging by the mirror wires. Luckily it was held up somewhat with the clip. The plastic on the pivot side is cheap and cracked right off, there is no way to repair it and a replacement is 140.00. This is a known issue and there is a recall for the 2007 hyundai sonata sun visors for the same issue
ODI 10725619
Visibility/Wiper
Drivers side visor came down in heavy traffic thus blocking the view of the roadway. Visor ultimately fell completely off with only wires dangling. A crash was barely avoided had it not been accomplished by a young experienced female driver. Within 30 minutes the passenger side visor did the same although it held on by the wires. This occurred with a passenger occupying the seat. This situation in front of the…
ODI 10659599
Visibility/Wiper
Drivers side sun visor was hanging by wires then came off at 75,000 miles now at 114,000 miles passenger side hanging by wires
ODI 10918134
Visibility/Wiper
This is not the 1st time. My passenger sunvisor arm broke while i was driving and hit my passenger in the head. Several years ago my driver side sunvisor broke and hit me in the head while driving, very dangerous. I have researched this an apparently there is a defect and a recall for the 2007 sonata, but not the santa fe. Not sure why because it is the same problem and a known defect. This is very dangerous and…
ODI 10593843
Electrical System · Engine · Steering · Visibility/Wiper
As i was driving is a rain storm, my battery light came on. I lost my window defrosting capability, my lights dimmed and i had no power steering. I am not sure what else was affected at this time as i was just concentrating on getting home alive. When home, i opened the engine compartment and found that the crank shaft pulley had come apart. Lucky, it was laying on a small ledge in the car. This could have fallen…
ODI 10588022
Visibility/Wiper
While driving the sun visor fell down just hanging by the wires blocking my site of the road. I pushed the post back up into the hole and it fell again. It stays for a while but i never know when it will fall again. It is a safety hazard. Dealer says the visor must be replaced. It is out of warranty. *tr
ODI 10551227
Visibility/Wiper
Driver side sun visor mount failed unexpectedly, causing the sun visor to fall down and dangle in front of the driver by the electric wire that runs inside the hinge. The visor dangled in front of the driver blocking the view, and startling the driver. Had to disassemble the visor hinge to remove the visor before the vehicle could be safely driven. Upon inspection it is clear that the visor hinge / ball joint is…
ODI 10543929
Visibility/Wiper
The drivers side sun visor broke while my pregnant wife was driving down the freeway. It came down blocking her line of site and nearly was in an accident as it was stop and go rush hour traffic. After researching, this has been an issue for years back to 2007 and there are endless posts about this issue. It appears hyundai has done nothing about it except take money to replace it with the same defective part. The…
ODI 10535826
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the driver's side sun visor fractured and would hang abnormally, blocking the driver's vision of the roadway. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 130,000.
ODI 10537554
Visibility/Wiper
Sunvisor fell off. Small plastic ring holding the sunvisor post broke allowing the visor to fall and block visibility. There are many posts on line commenting on the same issue. *tr
ODI 10535769
Visibility/Wiper
While driving on interstate 295 in new jersey during the morning rush hour, the driverside sun visor detached from its mounting point and dropped into my line of driving vision. This event startled me and prevented me from seeing where i was driving. I moved to the highway shoulder and temporarily propped-up the sun visor to prevent my vision being blocked again. This could very well have been a serious accident if…
ODI 10533042
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that the sun visor failed and became separated from the plastic mount holder, causing the sun visor to hang by the wires. The sun visors were also obstructing the contact's view of the roadway. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The sun visor was not replaced. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the approximate current mileage was 70,500.
ODI 10524190
Visibility/Wiper
The passenger side visor fell down. We popped it back in but could see the wires hanging out. We continued to pop it back in. Within a few weeks it eventually broke off and now it is not able to be used at all. Approximately 6 months later the drivers side visor has fallen down. I can currently pop it back it but it does not stay up long. I have never even had to replace a visor on a car before. You can see on both…
ODI 10550589
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Visibility/Wiper
I was driving and my gas gauge read empty, i went immediately to a gas station to fill it and it only took $8.00. After that the gas gauge would fluctuate full to empty whenever it felt like it. This was a serious defect because if i would have run out of gas on a highway going 55 mph, i would have lost control of the steering and brakes. My father has the exact santa fe and has the same exact problem; what are the…
ODI 10573207
Visibility/Wiper
We own a 2007 santa fe that overall we have been very happy with. In december 2012 with just over 60,000 miles on our vehicle we were driving with our 2 young children in the car and the driver side visor suddenly dropped from the left side. This was extremely dangerous and affected the safety of our family while we were driving. We tried to put it to the side, and pulled over the side of the road to push the…
ODI 10521739
Visibility/Wiper
The sun visor on the passenger side suddenly came off from the mount that holds it in place. The actual mount was still on, held by three screws. However, the visor came off at the hinge. I was changing lanes on the highway and it completely blocked my view of the lane to my right hand side and i came close to crashing. This appears to be a common problem. The internet is full of reports noting that these visors…
ODI 10489321
Body · Visibility/Wiper
Driver's sun visor attachment to roof of car broke without being touched. Sun visor fell down in driver's vision, hanging by two wires. *tr
ODI 10476541
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe.
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