2011 Hyundai Santa Fe Exterior Lighting Problems
- 7
- 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 7 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Exterior Lighting
While driving,i signaled a turn and smoke came from behind my steering wheel.my blinker worked but was making a fast clicking sound as if the blinker was going out.the noise will not stop and the smoke is intermittent.contacted hyundai because it is a known problem per the internet but they acted like they had never heard of it.
Fire reported
ODI 11021322
Air Bags · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that after depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle experienced a period of unintended acceleration. As a result, the contact crashed into a brick wall. Prior to the failure, the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 13v113000 (exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic). The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The contact…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10781147
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai santa fe. The contact received recall nhtsa campaign number: 13v113000 (exterior lighting , service brakes, hydraulic). The contact notified the manufacturer about the parts not being available and they stated that they did not know when the parts would be available. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10509824
Exterior Lighting · Power Train · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that on seven occasions, the gear shifter would not move out of drive into reverse or neutral until after several attempts. There was a recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 13v113000 (exterior lighting , service brakes, hydraulic). The vehicle was included in the recall however, the failure the contact experienced was not mentioned in the…
ODI 10512783
Exterior Lighting
This is not about an incident. The car has very week head lights, i use my high beam at all time. Never got any signal from on coming car that my high beam are on, and it's been going on for over 2 years. I changes the bulbs and no change. I went to 2 dealerships, one in de and one in md , and the answer i got was that all hyundai has problem with weak lights. I contacted hyundai and got a stupid answer "the dealer…
ODI 10683034
Air Bags · Body · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
First of all i know our 2011 hyundai santa fe is not made in usa, it is a korean 2.4 l, 7 seater bought in panama. I wrote to the hyundai complaint website and they very politely answered that the car was a non-us model and they sent me a link to a website where i could file the complaint. I did it but i have not received an answer, yet. My first problem after the crash was the unavailability of parts for repairing…
Crash reported
ODI 10541823
Exterior Lighting
The low beam head lights have a very short range. There is a definite horizontal cut off just a few feet off the ground. Any thing above the cut-off line is not illuminated at all, night visibility is far too short just a few feet before the car. Difficult to see people crossing the road at night or any objects, creating a very unsafe situation. Exam of the head lamp assembly reveals a definite cut-off of the upper…
ODI 10736102
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe.
Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.