2009 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:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body · Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
Paint comes off the car in large pieces that, if raining, will stick to windshield of the car and the car behind you, while driving. This blocks the visibility out of the front of the windshield and causes wiper problems as the large pieces get stuck to them. Again this will happen while driving in the rain. The large piece of paint will still come off during normal driving, but the safety concern is while driving…
ODI 10991234
Body
After routine inspection, engine cradle is rusted through and will not pass inspection. Car has 54,000 miles. #1 cochran took pictures and submitted them to hyundai, said they never saw anything like this for a 2009 santa fe and thought hyundai would replace the subframe. Hyundai declined replacement of subframe. Hyundai has pictures that were taken by #1 cochran.
ODI 10939996
Body · Suspension · Unknown Or Other
At around 4:50 pm on august 11, 2015, my wife was driving our 2009 hyundai santa fe limited 2wd 4 door wagon north-bound on second avenue, through the intersection of second avenue and foothill boulevard in upland, california. While crossing the intersection the hyundai santa fe was struck by a car entering the intersection from the west. The impact to the hyundai santa fe by the other car was severe enough to cause…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10749621
Body · Vehicle Speed Control
I was attempting to parallel park between two cars and as i was about to cut the wheel to the left to finish the park, my vehicle suddenly accelerated (without my doing) into the car behind me. I had no time to compensate and ultimately crushed the right headlight/frame of the car behind me. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10628033
Body
The paint on our vehicle keeps bubbling up and peeling off causing the exterior metal on the car to rust in those spots. This has been a recurring problem with the vehicle since 2012 and is occurring in multiple random spots on the vehicle. We have seen multiple other same make and model vehicles with this same problem. We called the local hyundai dealership who recommended a body shop to fix the paint issues. The…
ODI 10874049
Body · Vehicle Speed Control
Entered horseshoe casino parking garage and turned into parking level. As i followed ford taurus, hyundai engine changed from normal speed to a roaring acceleration in an instance. I couldn't brake it to a stop and it rammed the rear end of the taurus. Damage to the sante fe was limited to front bumper damage while the back end of the taurus was driven forward and torn up. My husband thought the cruise might have…
Crash reported
ODI 10557661
Body · Engine · Unknown Or Other
I was a passenger in the vehicle when it crashed into a fire hydrant doing approximately 40mph. The seatbelt failed to lock and the airbags failed to deploy. The car has major damage to the underbody, front-end, the inside of the vehicle dash, the motor mounts, engine and other damages are unknown at this time. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10534413
Body
I was a passenger in my vehicle on the way to the license branch and was sitting still at a stop light, when a vehicle rear-ended my car. *tr
Crash reported · 5 injuries
ODI 10534412