HyundaiSanta Fe2011
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  3. 2011
  4. Engine And Engine Cooling

2011 Hyundai Santa Fe Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

6
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 6 stored complaint records:

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

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi4
30–60k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • July 11, 2014 · 55,369 miles

    Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling

    On june 11, 2014 my 2011 hyundai santa fe ( 55051 miles) started making a whining sound when the car is first started. I took the car into a hyundai dealer and they discovered that the pulley idler needed to be replaced. Fortunately my car is still under warranty. On june 27th, 2014 my hyundai santa fe (55376 miles), check engine light came on. The car did not want to accelerate. Above 20 mph. I took the car back to…

    ODI 10611353

  • July 4, 2013 · 26,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control

    Twice, the engine has shut off, while trying to accelerate from an idle or stopped position. Luckily, both incidents were in an empty parking lot. The engine simply stopped running and i had to put it into parking gear, and restart the engine. *tr

    ODI 10525493

  • May 13, 2013 · 31,095 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train

    Vehicle has stalled in traffic when driving under 10mph and also when at a standstill at a four way intersection. Took the vehicle to hyundai dealership 5.13.2013 and a throttle body part was ordered and installed 5.21.2013. Vehicle again stalled twice at low speed and on 10.11.2013 (mileage 37,710) an ecm upgrade was done. Yesterday,10.26.2013, the car stalled again. *tr

    ODI 10549692

  • March 10, 2012 · 7,600 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Steering

    Driving slowly in traffic down a hill my steering wheel, gear shift and brakes locked up. Immediately my generator light came on my dashboard. I managed to pull over and somehow get the car in park. I turned the car off and realized through my manual my generator light was on. I opened the hood and couldn't see anything. When turning the car back on the light went off and everything was fine. That monday i took the…

    ODI 10453272

  • November 8, 2011 · 673 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Tl* the contact owned a 2011 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that while driving 68 mph, the engine began to emit a loud banging noise and caught on fire. The vehicle was maneuvered to the shoulder and stopped. A state trooper appeared on the scene to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an authorized dealer. The failure was not diagnosed and the manufacturer was not made aware of the…

    Fire reported

    ODI 10436180

  • June 26, 2011 · 2,900 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Steering

    On may 26th 2011 around 6:20 pm when i drove on a local down hill road which is about 400 yard long, at a speed about 20 mph, my car lost brake and power steering. I supposed to stop at a stop sign and make a left turn. When i pressed my brake pedal, my car can't stop and the pedal was very heavy, and i can't turn the steering wheel either. My car kept going straight. I kept stepping on the brake pedal very hard and…

    ODI 10412636