2008 Hyundai Santa Fe Fuel/Propulsion System Problems
- 205
- 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
- fuel gauge · 88 records
- engine light · 72 records
- check engine · 69 records
- fuel level · 27 records
- fuel tank · 25 records
- light comes · 24 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 103 |
| 100–150k mi | 45 |
| 30–60k mi | 27 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Fuel/Propulsion System
The fuel sensor fails to show the correct amount of fuel. The indicator moves from full to half empty to full to 1/4. The range indicator does not indicate the correct range either. It will show 320 miles remaining and then immediately move to 100 miles and back to 300...etc.
ODI 10806369
Fuel/Propulsion System
Defective fuel sensor. Driving on the highway fuel gauge began fluctuating erratically. Check engine light came on. Had to stop due to unsure if i had a fuel leak or if something would happen to the engine. After checking there was no leak i continued home even though the check engine light was on and fuel gauge showed no gas. I have researched and found thousands of people on the internet with the same issue with…
ODI 10854641
Fuel/Propulsion System
My wife and i were driving through the city the other night. There was a lot of traffic and as we approached a green light at the intersection the car dies and comes to a stop in the middle of the intersection as the light was changing. Luckily we weren't rear ended or t boned. Come to find out we ran out of gas even though it read half a tank. Thanks hyundai for trying to kill us.
ODI 10808168
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
2008 hyundai santa fe, 78k miles. Fuel gage reading starting bouncing around. Showed half full on a freshly filled tank. Eventually check engine light came on. Error code p0464 (fuel level sensor 'a' electrical circuit was intermittent for a predetermined period of time.). Fuel sensors required replacement. An inaccurate fuel reading is a safety concern, just like any other issue that can lead to unexpected vehicle…
ODI 10811453
Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. While driving 35 mph, the fuel gauge displayed an incorrect reading. The check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the two fuel sensors needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 77,000.
ODI 10808200
Fuel/Propulsion System
Check engine light came on. I then noticed when the low fuel light came on and i filed the tank it only took 12 gallons instead of the usual 15-16. I called the dealer and they immediately stated it was the fuel level sensor. Causing both issues. It must be a common issue. $500 quoted repair. Now when the light comes on and you fill it takes between 10 and 12 gallons. Not sure if that means there was 4-6 in the tank…
ODI 10787533
Fuel/Propulsion System
I also have the fuel leveling sensor issue on my 2008 hyundai santa fe limited. The check engine light came on and the code indicated a failing fuel leveling sensor. This is accompanied by fluctuation in the fuel gauge and makes it difficult to determine how much fuel is left and when the code is cleared will come back on randomly. It appears to happen to a lot of these vehicles between 60,000 and 120,000 miles. I…
ODI 10780801
Fuel/Propulsion System
Gas fumes and smell are in the interior of the vehicle. This is most prevalent when the vehicle has a full tank of gas. This occurs both when the car is in motion and when it is garaged. The dealership service department could find no cause but this has been occurring for approximately 18 months. I am concerned with the safety and health aspects of the gas fume build in the interior of the vehicle.
ODI 10934038
Fuel/Propulsion System
The issue began about a month ago during a long interstate trip. If the fuel gauge reached the 1/4 tank mark, it would plummet to empty. As the car ran, the gauge would rise up and fall again repeatedly. Sometimes when the car was started (even with a full tank), the gauge would never rise above "e." thankfully, the car never stalled and always started. I just had it serviced today. Both sending units were replaced…
ODI 10785631
Fuel/Propulsion System
I filled up my tank to full one evening. After which i came home and parked for the night. The next morning i was leaving and noticed my low gas light came on and it was on empty. This had happened presviously to me but correctly itself so i continued to drive. While driving my check engine light also came on. Eventually the tank read 1/2 full and the low gas light turned off. However the check engine light is still…
ODI 10763314
Fuel/Propulsion System
The gauge on the fuel tank has stopped operating and doesn't accurately show how much fuel is in the tank. After filling up the gas tank the empty light comes on intermittently. This happens randomly when the car is in motion. The fuel gauge moves up and down and the check engine light has come on and stays on.
ODI 10779567
Fuel/Propulsion System
Check engine light came on and the fuel gauge began jumping all over the place. It would say i had 88 miles to empty and then jump back up to 130. The next day the check engine light was off and then the next it would be back on again. Had a mechanic check the codes and it was a bad fuel sensor. I took my car to the dealership and they replaced both fuel sensors for $416. If i hadn't gotten it fixed, i wouldn't have…
ODI 10763936
Fuel/Propulsion System
In july/aug of 2015 my gas gauge and miles-to-empty indicator started going crazy. I would fill the tank with gas but the gauge read empty. While driving, the miles-to-empty indicator would constantly, rapidly change from 200 to 40 to 68 to 113 to whatever so i couldn't tell how much gas i had left. I took the car in for an oil change at hyundai on aug 8, 2015 and asked them to also look at the gas gauge. He said…
ODI 10885256
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Steering
While i was driving along at approximately 25 mph in my hyundai santafe the steering became very difficult and there was no throttle response. I stopped the vehicle completely in the middle of the boulevard street and put the vehicle in park and restarted the engine. I was very frightened during the incident that someone was going to run into the back of my car and that the vehicle would stop again before i got…
ODI 10750206
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
When the gas tank is less than half full, the fuel gauge displays tank as nearly empty and the amber low fuel light appears. The check engine warning light also comes on. The fuel gauge swings back up to nearly half full, drops down to 1/4 full, then drops down to almost empty, then swing back to half full. About 3 months after this problem started, the fuel gauge remains near empty with the amber low fuel light…
ODI 10785212
Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving on the highway the fuel propulsion system light came on and the fuel gauge read empty. However, based on mileage and the last time i had filled the gas tank, i knew i should have close to half a tank. The next morning the gauge read close to half a tank. While driving the fuel gauge marked once again empty. As a driver, i had no idea how much gasoline the car really had. I took the car to the…
ODI 10734675
Fuel/Propulsion System
Fuel gauge stopped working and service engine light is on. Fuel gauge now reads empty even if tank is full. This is a safety issue as amount of gas in tank is unknown and should be recalled by hyundai.
ODI 10786575
Fuel/Propulsion System
Fuel gauge started intermittently going up and down, then stopped working completely. While driving in the left lane on i95, at 70 mph, the vehicle stalled running out of gas almost causing a crash, due to the loss of all power.
ODI 10781406
Fuel/Propulsion System
The fuel gauge does not accurately read the amount of fuel in the tank. It constantly moves from empty to full. The problem is known to be a faulty fuel level sensor. Expensive to repair. Hyundai should own up to this problem and recall affected vehicles. Nhtsa won't do anything about it because no ones gotten killed yet due to this issue.
ODI 11006189
Fuel/Propulsion System
Just as the other noted complaints, my check engine light has been coming on and off and my fuel gauge indicator has been extremely temperamental. Rarely it'll show the correct level - usually once i fill my tank, my fuel gage shoes i am below empty and flashes that i have no miles left to drive until my tank is empty. I have resorted to tracking my mileage with the trip function because as others have discovered -…
ODI 10767566
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filled tank and read empty with low fuel light on. The next day while driving the more i drove the more the fuel needle went up until it eventually read full and the low fuel light went out. Now usually when it gets down to about 1/2 tank needle will drop to empty, fuel light will come on, range indicator will read----and now the check engine light comes and goes.
ODI 10733973
Fuel/Propulsion System
Erratic fuel guage registration. Then empty with low fuel light on. Tank had just been filled.
ODI 10731528
Fuel/Propulsion System
After fueling up, to a full tank, the fuel gauge still registered empty and fuel light and check engine light came on. Updated 09/01/2015*lj updated 10/14/2015 *js
ODI 10726677
Fuel/Propulsion System
When the gas tank is less than half full, the fuel gauge displays tank as nearly empty and the amber low fuel light appears. The check engine warning light also comes on. The fuel gauge swings back up to nearly half full, drops down to 1/4 full, then drops down to almost empty, then swing back to half full. After filling the tank the fuel gauge is once again accurate until the tank goes below 1/2 full. . This is a…
ODI 10785452
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