2008 Hyundai Santa Fe Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 46
- 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 46 stored complaint records:
- 7 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- accelerator pedal · 11 records
- slow down · 8 records
- suddenly accelerated · 7 records
- throttle pedal · 7 records
- cruise control · 6 records
- check engine · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 14 |
| 30–60k mi | 13 |
| 60–100k mi | 13 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Vehicle Speed Control
I was pulling into a parking space with my foot on the break pedal when the car inexplicably accelerated and would not stop. Luckily there was a fence to hold me until i was able to turn the car off to stop the acceleration. The engine revved and took off even when foot was applied to break with force. I see many other cases of this and yet still no recall. Hyundai takes zero accountability for this problem. This…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11307829
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving acceleration stops. Have to try to coast to side of road, turn off vehicle and restart. Then its fine until the next time. Has happened 5 times in 4 days. No recall but many others experiencing same problem. On a side street, at an intersection, while driving 45,on a busy hwy, at a stop sign. Once turning at a light.
ODI 11204921
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
This morning (11/11/18) i was traveling with my wife and kids on highway i-290 eastbound approx. 60 mph, when our car has started accelerating without me pressing down gas pedal. I hit the brakes, however car was still accelerating and the only way to slow it down was to put it on neutral (i was already speeding over 80mph). When i did it, rpm were at 7000 per min. And didn't go down a bit. I pulled over and turn…
ODI 11150843
Vehicle Speed Control
When attempting to accelerate to merge onto highway, the car is unresponsive to the accelerator pedal causing long delay and inability to merge properly. It is a throttle sensor failure that occurs randomly and frequently. Causes a driving hazard and i have narrowly escaped collision due to accelerator failure. Ongoing problem since purchase in 2008.
ODI 11057110
Vehicle Speed Control
I was on the high way i changed lanes and when i did i needed to accelerate to change lanes. After changing lanes i had to hit the breaks to slow down, the break seemed to act like a gas pedal. The car would not slow down the breaks would not slow the car it accelerated to 80mph. I was not hitting the accelerator by mistake. There was nothing stuck under the pedals. I believe it was the throttle positioning…
ODI 10966322
Engine · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
While at a stop in a construction zone, my foot was on the brake, when the vehicle suddenly accelerated into the vehicle in front of me. Although my foot was planted hard on the brake, the engine continued racing, and it felt like my car was going to push his car down the street! I shifted into park and turned the car off. Luckily there was only $4,000 worth of damage to my car, and no one was hurt. I refused to…
Crash reported
ODI 10958268
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the accelerator pedal went entirely to the floorboard and remained stuck when it was released. The contact violently depressed the brakes and maneuver to the side of the road. After few minutes, the accelerator pedal released and functioned as normal. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer…
ODI 10837416
Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle so far has had two instances of uncontrolled acceleration, not just sudden but while driving and performing a passing maneuver or need to accelerate quickly the transmission will get stuck on a gear, pressing the brake or shifting to manual mode, attempting to shift up or down or back to d or n will not stop the acceleration. I just kept my foot on the brake, put hazards on, turned off the engine (left…
ODI 10790119
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
My santa fe awd 2008 was bought in june 2009 and now has ~99k mileage. I had four or five similar incidents with my santa fe starting on 4/21/15, which led to significant power loss and speed loss of the car on the road. The first time, i was driving on a local road at ~25 mph. Suddenly i felt the car lost the power and began to slow down. I stepped down on the accelerator, but the car could not accelerate (the…
ODI 10744337
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The car accelerated while brake pedal was being depressed and would not stop accelerating. Car had to be thrown into neutral and key turned off. All four brakes were burnt up. Thankfully no one was injured nor was there a crash. The repair shop could not find any issue on their diagnostic machine other than the rpm's rising even though brake was being applied. So they know it happened but just don't know why. Called…
ODI 10654681
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
My santa fe limited awd 2008 was bought at the end of feb 2009 and now has ~44k mileage. I had two similar incidents with my santa fe today (7/6/2014), which led to significant power loss and speed loss of the car on the road. The first time, i was driving on a local road at ~45 mph. Suddenly i felt the car lost the power and began to slow down. I stepped down on the accelerator, but the car could not accelerate…
ODI 10608491
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
6/25/14, on interstate with cruise control at 65mph. Depressed the throttle pedal to pass a vehicle. Throttle stuck wide open. Applied brakes but kept on increasing speed. Depressed throttle pedal several times but no change. Turned cruise control off, no change. Turned key to acc and then back to on but no change. Turned key to acc and waited several seconds then back on. Throttle pedal started to respond. Pulled…
ODI 10607137
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Was on an interstate with cruise control set to 65 mph. Was attempting to pass another vehicle, thus depressed the throttle pedal. The throttle stuck wide open. Applied brakes but kept on increasing speed. Depressed throttle pedal several times but no change. Turned cruise control off, no change. Had to pull over, put vehicle in park with brake pressed and turned key off. Waited several minutes then back on,…
ODI 10618770
Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
The 2008 santa fe traveling between 55& 60mph on divided highway would not slow down when i took my foot off of accelerator. I applied brakes but difficult to make vehicle stop. I think i slowed it down a lot but did not or would not be able to stop. It was like idle got stuck on high! After 20 seconds or so the acceleration returned to normal & i proceeded. It was scary ! First time this happened. I just had it in…
ODI 10592885
Vehicle Speed Control
I was moving my car in front of my carport. With my foot on the brake, the car suddenly accelerated. The brakes had no effect, there was only a few seconds to react. The car was stopped by the poll. Is it safe to drive it again? *tt
Crash reported
ODI 10583034
Body · Fuel System, Gasoline · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Was second vehicle at stop light with foot on brake. Vehicle suddenly lunged forward overriding brake, and hit back of vehicle in front causing damage and possible injury to other driver. Had pedestrians been in front, could easily have run over them. Months prior, twice on same day engine power died while driving. Hyundai replaced throttle position sensor. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10576083
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated as the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer, who stated that the throttle control sensor was defective. The dealer replaced the throttle control sensor. The failure mileage was 97,000.
ODI 10535516
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai sante fe. The contact stated while driving 20 mph, the vehicle accelerated without manual force causing the front driver side to crash into a tree. The contact sustained a broken neck, stomach and chest bruising, as well as lacerations. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10533629
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the engine rpms increased excessively as the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The contact stated that the brakes failed to respond and the vehicle was placed in neutral in order to stop the failure. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the failure was unable to be replicated. The manufacturer…
ODI 10508685
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was driving at approximately 35mph going up a hill, my 2008 hyundai santa fe accelerated at a very high rate of speed and pushing the brakes at full pressure only slowed the vehicle it would not stop and the engine revved. I was in a panic because vehicles were in front of me and i almost slammed into them. I managed to pull to the side and travel on the side of the road trying to stop my vehicle. I finally…
ODI 10491493
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Vehicle Speed Control
The are three layers of floor covering on this vehicle. The first is the wall to wall carpet. The second is a floor mat, made of carpet material which is securely anchored to the floor of the vehicle. The third layer of floor covering is a thick rubber mat. The rubber mat rests atop the carpeted floor mat unanchored. It slides around on top of the carpeted floor mat and prevents a severe hazard because it…
Crash reported
ODI 10482084
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that the check engine light was illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the throttle body sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact then experienced a failure in which there was an increase in the engine rpms, but the vehicle did not immediately accelerate.…
ODI 10461647
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
I was backing up and as i turned the wheel the car engaged in a sudden acceleration as the motor started to rev. I applied the brakes, but the car would not stop until it plowed through a brick wall at my school. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10439287
Vehicle Speed Control
Was driving on a [redacted] approximatly 20 mph following a backhoe. As backhoe moved to berm and i was considering passing, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. I removed my foot from the gas pedal but the vehicle continued to accelerate. I placed all of my weight on the brakes and was eventually able to bring the vehicle to a halt and forcible put in park. As i turned off the ignition, the engine was revving at a…
ODI 10427867
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on the freeway i accelerated and my car continued to accelerate rapidly by itself. I was going approx. 65mph, and within a few seconds my car was accelerating on its own to 80 or more mph. I applied my brakes but they couldn't counteract the acceleration very well. I was able to pull over to the side of the freeway and put the car into neutral. When the car eventually slowed down, the gas pedal made a…
ODI 10428125