2009 Hyundai Santa Fe Steering Problems
- 9
- 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 9 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Power Train · Steering
2 issues - (1 )while turning, loses power steering momentarily, battery and seat belt lights come on temporarily (2) while driving straight at low speeds, car "bucks" as if transmission jammed or brakes locked up momentarily --both issues are intermittent, and may be unrelated--
ODI 11307990
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Steering
On several occasions while driving the car completely shuts off no steering no gas nothing quite dangerous and quite scary while the car is in motion on the street
ODI 11048292
Service Brakes · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
When slowing down to make a turn the engine shuts off. Power steering and breaks are gone. The car will crank right back off but this us very dangerous. I'm not sure if weather is a factor but when it has happened which gas been multiple times, it has been in the 80's. Mechanics and dealership have not been able to find anything and no codes are recorded.
ODI 10970982
Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
When driving the 2009 santa fe the car will shut off without warning. Power to breaks and steering is lost. Sometimes the car will start again when the car is placed in neutral and restarted. Sometimes the car will not start again for several minutes. In both instances the car is moving on a hilly road. The most recent occurrence is 09/20/2016
ODI 10908449
Service Brakes · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
We were exiting a ramp off rt 75 in florida. Our speed was about 30 mph. Suddenly we loss power steering and braking and acceleration. We coasted to a stop. We turned off the ignition and restarted the car after about 2 minutes...everything returned to normal. It was the second such experience. The first was august 2013. The dealership replaced the throttle sensor at that time. This latest experience is the exact…
ODI 10715557
Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
I was driving my white hyundai santa fe limited, 3.3l, 6cyl suv home from work at approximately 4:30 pm eastern standard time. I was driving on the expressway at 70 mph when the engine suddenly shuts down and i lose steering control and brakes, veering onto a narrow shoulder and into a slope that sent my suv into a swamp ditch, submerging the suv up past the floorboards. My insurance claim specialist notified me…
Crash reported
ODI 10715370
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
When entering an up-ramp to a limited access highway at slow speed, less than 30 mph, and turning to the right, the engine suddenly died and power was lost to steering and brakes. We were able to pull off the road and restart, but were just lucky that this didn't happen on a curve at high speed or in heavy traffic. Took the car to the dealer the next day, and they were unable to repeat the problem. *tr
ODI 10537149
Engine · Steering
While slowing down, applying brakes to exit the highway into the cloverleaf off ramp, steering became very difficult and i was forced to continue in the current direction off the road into the grass. Upon stopping noticed dash lights were on and the vehicle had stalled. I was very lucky that i was headed into a grassy area and not into a wall as i couldn't steer in any other direction from when i lost power. Hyundai…
ODI 10533472
Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
This incident occurred at night time. About 10 min from a cold start, i turned onto the 210 fwy. There was a 270 degree downhill turn (a steep curve) so i had the brakes on while doing [redacted] into the turn, i suddenly lost brake and steering wheel froze. With some effort, i managed to turn the steering and stop the car. The engine died without warning. Later i sent the car to dealership but they could not…
ODI 10500712