2008 Hyundai Santa Fe Body Problems
- 8
- 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 8 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. The contact took the vehicle to wright hyundai (10677 perry hwy, wexford, pa 15090) because he heard squeaking noises coming from the front end of the vehicle. The contact was informed that there was a hole in the frame of the vehicle. The contact questioned the dealer about the noises, but no diagnostic test was rendered. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and…
ODI 11278497
Body
The interior driver's side interior door handle broke when i tried to open it.
ODI 11251901
Body
Driving down a road at night and the sunroof suddenly flew off the top of car. I have been driving a rental since it happens and have contacted hyundai corp and finally received a call from them on feb tues 27th but have not resolved what they are going to do about this with me or carstar collision center where my car is sitting now. The consumer stated the sunroof was repaired under the recall, the under carriage…
ODI 11075575
Body · Fuel/Propulsion System
Peeling paint on roof gas tank doesn't register if tank is empty or full.
ODI 11024924
Body
Takata recall my 2008 hyundai santa fe has paint that chipped away above the driver side, right above the windshield. The paint still continues to remove itself from the body in chunks. The issue began about a year ago. And i do not expect paint to remove itself with any rust/ rock chips in the area of paint missing. The suv has 136,800 miles on it, but paint should not be coming off in chunks. I looked online and…
ODI 11055143
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
Body · Visibility
My 2008 santa fe ltd that suffered a loss of the left rear quarter glass, including the frame molding, while driving on the freeway a few days ago. The glass company stated that it appeared to have actually break off of the bolts and simply fly off the vehicle. The only thing left on the vehicle was the urethane adhesive, which was stretched out around the back of the quarter panel. Another interesting note is that…
ODI 10508047
Body · Frame And Members · Structure
2008 hyundai santa fe off center head on collision resulting in severe leg trauma. Integrity of the fire wall failed resulting in metal pushing past the firewall in to the drivers side area entrapping the leg on the femur. This injury resulted in a dangerous amount of blood loss in to the cavity of the thigh. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10295170