1. Hyundai Santa Fe
  2. Problems
  3. 2009
  4. Automatic Transmission

2009 Hyundai Santa Fe Automatic Transmission Problems

4
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 4 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • August 31, 2011

    12v/24v/48v Battery · Automatic Transmission · Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control

    Recently while driving the car seems to hesitate then has a minor acceleration. It seems as if its about to stall but catches and accelerates or increases to original speed. This is concerning especially when it occurs during rush hour traffic. In addition, i had to replace the battery at 24, 348 miles as the car died on me twice while traveling. I purchased a battery from o'rielly auto parts as it was closer to my…

    ODI 10425504

  • March 11, 2011

    Automatic Transmission

    On march 11, 2011 i parked my 2009 hyundai santa fe in my driveway. As i was getting out of the vehicle it started to move. It dragged me down my driveway and as i was trying to get back into the vehicle i banged my right knee on the steering wheel and it turned and went down a hill and hit a tree with me still hanging half out of the vehicle. I broke my right tibia bone. I also have never had a ticket or an…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10390600

  • October 12, 2010 · 25,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    2009 hyundai santa fe accelerated on its own & could not be stopped until i put it in neutral & shut off the engine. This happened twice in two days. The first time this happened on the turnpike, the car accelerated to over 100mph before i put it in neutral but the rpms continued to rise until i shut down the engine. Applying the brakes did not help because the car was accelerating at too high a rate of speed. After…

    ODI 10360640

  • April 24, 2010 · 15,500 miles

    Automatic Transmission · Service Brakes, Electric

    On april 24,2010 i was unloading my 2009 hyundai santa fe in the driveway. When i got out of the suv and took my foot off the brake the suv rolled forward a few inches. I put my foot on the brake took it off and wiggled my body to see if it would hold. I exited the suv and spent the next 10 min, unloading it. When we were finished i decided to leave suv in driveway and opened the door to remove the key. I leaned in…

    1 injury

    ODI 10339549