2012 Hyundai Santa Fe Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 39
- 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 39 stored complaint records:
- 11 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- failure mileage · 6 records
- check engine · 6 records
- engine light · 6 records
- same thing · 6 records
- suddenly accelerated · 5 records
- throttle body · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 29 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
My car is shaking when the vehicle gets up to around 60 miles an hour.
ODI 11174293
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
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai santa fe. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle inadvertently accelerated without warning. The vehicle was taken to capitol hyundai (1050 capitol expressway auto mall, san jose, ca 95136, [redacted]), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 61,429. The vin was not available.
ODI 11103811
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
As early as last summer, my 2012 hyundai santa fe started to (intermittently) accelerate when i stepped on the brake. Frankly, i thought it was related to the sandals i was wearing. I thought i was occasionally stepping on the gas and the brake at the same time (i have very big feet -- size fifteen). The problem stopped when i switched shoes (which also corresponded to the end of summer). The problem came back…
Crash reported
ODI 10904321
Vehicle Speed Control
Accelerating away from stop light, accelerator pedal detached from firewall. The vehicle was 15-20 ft. Into a five lane intersection. The vehicle idled through the intersection safely into a parking lot. Fortunately this happened at 0610 on 26 june 2016 when traffic was lite.
ODI 10876725
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
All events occurred while vehicle was stationary.began to have a intermittent no start condition around the third week of january 2016. Theta 2.4 engine #165130 would not turn over. A jump start with 2nd vehicle battery supply and jumper cables were needed for engine to run.tested the battery voltage output on santa fe with engine cold 12.65 and engine running 13.96 to 14.02 range all starting and charging…
ODI 10845644
Body · Vehicle Speed Control · Wheels
I was turning into a parking lot doing about 5mph when the vehicle suddenly accelerated to a high rate of speed, took me over a cement barrier, a curb, went airborne, landed in a bush which it tore in half and took with me, across the sidewalk and spun in the middle of a busy intersection before the tire blew off the rim and i got it to stop. It was towed to the dealership where it has been for one month as hyundai…
Crash reported
ODI 10822671
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Today april 28, 2015, my mother, daughter and i were coming home from running an errand, when we came to are house we pulled up and went in reverse to pull into the drive way like normal so we can park the car in the garage. When we pulled in we were going just 5mph. Then suddenly when my mom was pushing the brake the stop and put the car into park. The car out of no where lurched and crashed into are washer, water…
Crash reported
ODI 10713354
Vehicle Speed Control
February 20,2015 about 7:30 in the evening as i was going up a grade towards a red light , my car surged forward when i was braking. I applied more pressure but the car did not stop until i threw it into park and had hit the car in front of me. I called 911 to report the accident. The car in front had some gate crack. My car had cracked plastic under the bumper and marks on the plastic part of the bumper. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10689747
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
I was turning right into a parking space, applied the brakes and the vehicle surged/accelerated. It went over a curb and hit another vehicle. When it stopped i looked down and my foot was indeed on the brakes, to the floor. A similar thing happened twice before. I was turning onto another street and the car felt like it surged. Fortunately both times there was no one in the other lane or in front of me. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10595387
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 mph, the engine stalled with the illumination of the warning indicator. The vehicle was merged to the side of the road. Upon restarting, the vehicle resumed normally. The failure recurred two times and the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer each time. The computerized system went into the limp mode which caused the…
ODI 10607288
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Engine light comes on. Has happened three consecutive days. Within initial 10-minutes of driving, car bucked/surged and engine light appears. Car would not accelerate in one instance. Pressing gas pedal had no effect. Could only coast to dealership maintaining whatever speed i had by having the car in drive and idling. Very unsafe to be unable to accelerate. Hyundai dealer 'fixed' problem by doing a software update.…
ODI 10585069
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 · Vehicle Speed Control
1st incident occurred while driving approximately 20 mph in morning rush hour traffic. The rpms dropped to idle and the engine malfunction light came on. The accelerator would not respond to increase speed or rpms. I rolled to the shoulder of the road and turned off the car. When i re-started it, the engine malfunction light was still on but i was able to drive off the road and to the dealer. Same thing happened two…
ODI 10543446
Vehicle Speed Control
We started the vehicle and the check engine light came on. We then checked the manual and it stated there might be an emissions problem so we checked to make sure the gas cap was tight. We started it again, but the light came on again. We backed up the car, but it would barely move. We called the dealership to have it towed and checked. The dealer called us the next day and said someone cut the wires above the…
ODI 10543339
Vehicle Speed Control
This is the third time this has happened but by far, the most significant. This incident occurred 9/8/13 - driving down nys interstate and was passing another vehicle when the car began to lose power. I was traveling at 70 mph and before i knew it was down to 35. I immediately pulled over onto the median, turned the car off and re-started it. (this is what i was told to do on 8/19/13 during the first incident).…
ODI 10543290
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated the vehicle suddenly accelerated after she made a right turn. The failure caused the contact to crash into another vehicle. No one was injured. The contact had to continue to applying the brakes in order to stop the vehicle after it crashed into the other vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and it was not determined whether or not the vehicle…
Crash reported
ODI 10525115
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
1) historical details / event: when i bought the car (august, 2012) i noticed the occasional sticking of the throttle and when pressing the break the car would seem to want to accelerate - this would happen once every three months: the dealer said they couldn't find anything. 2) recent event: on 07/07 while driving at 45mph the car immediately started slowing down to less then 10mph and the check-engine-light came…
ODI 10523831
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Just bought this car two months ago. At random, and when making a left onto a busy street, accelerating from a stop light, there is a hesitation and a very quick shut down when accelerating. It re-engages just in time to prevent a potential crash. I talked to the hyundai mechanic about this. They test drove it, but since the problem is random, it would make sense that they weren't able to detect it during the test…
ODI 10515914
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, the engine rpms increased excessively as the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was unable to be replicated. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The…
ODI 10542045
Vehicle Speed Control
Submission from congressman thompson on behalf of constituent re 2012 hyundai santa fe defects. *smd the consumer stated on two separate occasions, the vehicle behaved as if, it were in neutral, although the gear shift was in drive and the check engine light illuminated. The consumer was able to find a dealer, where they applied an approved update to the computer board. The vehicle performed as designed for the next…
ODI 10618566
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle picked up after inspection at dealer and driven approx. 1 mile when vehicle experienced sudden loss of power. Took back to dealer, miller hyundai, and they advised nothing wrong. Then on 11/11/13 same thing occurred. Miller hyundai advised they completed an ecm upgrade. Left dealer lot and drove approx. 1/2 mile and same thing occurred. Miller hyundai then replace the throttle body on 11/14/13. On 12/19/13…
ODI 10556649
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda santa fe. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the vehicle decelerated rapidly without warning as the check engine warning light illuminated. The failure recurred on three different occasions. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnosis however, the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was repaired but the problem persisted. The manufacturer was not…
ODI 10511183
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
My 2012 hyundai santa fe has lost power twice while driving. The first time this occurred was on april 11, 2013. It happened again on march 1, 2014. Both times the vehicle shut off while driving at a slow speed. The first time was on a roadway, the second time was in a parking lot. I have read of similar experiences on the internet. I have notified the dealer and hyundai customer service of both incidents. Hyundai…
ODI 10566936
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate from a brief stop. The contact had to disengage the traction control, turn off the vehicle and restart in order to resolve the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic and the computer was reprogrammed. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no further…
ODI 10511707