2012 Hyundai Santa Fe Steering Problems
- 14
- 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 14 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 7 records
- stop sign · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
While driving the engine would decelerator then cut out. I can be on the highway going speed limits of 70 or on a side street going 30 or under. It even happened when i pulled out of my drive way and drove down my street (4 houses down) and got to my cul-de-sac and all power shut down. Neighbor had to stop to avoid hitting me because i was rolling and could not stop. All power to steering wheel and brakes would be…
Crash reported
ODI 11173180
Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
While driving on a busy street, i slowly turned a corner and suddenly lost my power steering and brakes and the engine stalled out. I immediately turned off the engine, sat briefly blocking the heavy traffic, after being slightly shaken in the incident, started it up again and proceeded to park and get lunch. After lunch, the car started up ok, i got on the road and shortly after, i noticed the engine light come on…
ODI 11183283
Engine · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
My vehicle is a 2012 hyundai santa fe with 131,000 miles. I was driving on the highway traveling about 65 mph and lost power steering, power breaks, and speed control. My car began to slow and would not accelerate and was difficult to steer. Fortunately i had enough power/speed still to get over into the breakdown lane. I was able to use my directionals and hazard lights once on the side of the road. I shut off the…
ODI 11164542
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
I was at a four way-year-old and stop where i had to yield as i was doing the santa fe cut off and i lost all power steering wheel locked up and i couldn't control vehicle turn the key off and then turn the key back on the truck started 20 minutes later the truck would not start it when you return on the antitheft alarm keeps beeping
ODI 11057872
Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
We have had 3 separate instances when our suv stalled and the engine shut down when proceeding to drive once a stop signal changed. The most recent occurred yesterday when we made a right turn onto us [redacted] in sf. The power steering went out, the brakes failed and the engine shut down. The car restarted once i got it back into park. It was a harrowing experience on this busy street
ODI 10992058
Steering
The steering wheel makes a "scraping" noise when turned. Hyundai says this is "normal"; however, up until a few months ago, the car never made this noise. My wife and i do not feel safe driving the car anymore; however, hyundai refuses to address the problem. My wife and i own a second vehicle that is the exact same make and model and it does not make this sound. Since the steering column is critical to the safety…
ODI 10850000
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
When making a right hand turn at slow speed the cars stalls out. Today 7/16 is the 3rd time this has happened. The same event happened twice in the same week about 6 months ago then not again. This sounds too similar to the problems w/ gm cars. *tr
ODI 10611004
Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
My family has a 2012 hyundai santa fe. We started experiencing problems with the vehicle stalling while driving in 2013. The car stalled multiple times on city streets and once on the highway. When the car stalls, the driver loses power steering and brakes. It is a very dangerous situation. After the third time the car stalled we took it in for service in april of 2013 to the local hyundai dealership. The technician…
ODI 10598590
Engine · Steering
Vehicle driven shopping center (approximately 15 mi.) upon leaving vehicle stalled going approximately 15 mph. Steering cut out and difficult, but was able to get to the side of the road. Was able to restart vehicle after approximately 3 minutes. Gas was purchased approximately 1 week prior and vehicle ran fine. Will take to the dealer, but based on other reports i do not expect them to find any problems. *tr
ODI 10596915
Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
This is the second incident. The first was in september 2013. Both times i was traveling at 15 mph when the car engine stalled and i lost steering power and braking power. I was able to pull over to side of road and put car in park it then restarted. Engine warning light came on both times. I call hyundai customer service and was told to have car towed to closest dealer which is over 60 miles from me. They are not…
ODI 10594085
Engine And Engine Cooling · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Steering
1st of many total engine de-powerments happened at a stop sign, going approx.15 mph. I had filled the gas tank and at the first stop sign i came to, the engine check light came on; and it died, powerless. I coasted to my destination (less than a block away) and called my service rep at danbury hyundai (ct). She told me it was due to an incorrect gas cap replacement, to undo the gas cap and start the car. It worked.…
ODI 10598194
Service Brakes · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Please investigate the hyundai line of cars. I was driving this car that i owned. I had just driven 140 miles, and i was on city streets making my way to the inlaws. I stopped at a stop sign and as i accelerated and proceeded to make a right turn on to another city street, the engine completely died. I noticed it when my power steering locked up, i had no brakes and i was headed right toward a home's front door. I…
ODI 10584639
Engine · Steering
Driving aprox 20 mph, with no warning engine shuts down, unable to steer. Second time was driving at 40 mph. This has happened three times. Dealer cannot find or reproduce problem. *tr
ODI 10587679
Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
Engine died when slowing down - coming to a stop or making turns approximately 8 times since the time of purchase. First time was when coming down an incline to a stop sign. The next time happened when making a turn around a corner on a residential street. Since that first time, service dealer checked for recalls, but there were none., it randomly happens, normally when slowing down from traveling speeds of 45 mi/hr…
ODI 10542456