2007 Hyundai Santa FE problems
Owners have filed 983 complaints about the 2007 Hyundai Santa FE with NHTSA. Fuel/propulsion system accounts for 12.3% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of air bags at 10.7%.
Complaints983
Crashes42
Fires12
Injuries45
Deaths2
What owners report breaking
Fuel/propulsion system 12.3% · 121
Air bags 10.7% · 105
Electrical system 9.9% · 97
Electronic stability control (ESC) 6.9% · 68
Vehicle speed control 5.9% · 58
Engine 5.4% · 53
Exterior lighting 4.6% · 45
Service brakes 4.5% · 44
Severity
Of those complaints, 42 describe a crash, 12 describe a fire, 45 report an injury and 2 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 25 model years of the Hyundai Santa FE in this data, 2007 ranks 2nd by complaint volume — 2017 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 21 in the last three years against 40 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 75,534 miles.
In owners' own words
On the way to take my children to school my fuel light came on. I thought this was odd as I had a half a tank of gas when I parked it in the garage for the night. I went to the gas station filled up the gas tank (it only tool $13.00 To fill up) even though I knew I wasn't empty. Well the very next morning again my gas light was on saying it's empty. My check engine light was never been on during this. Fuel/propulsion system · reported at 169,000 miles
When I filled up my car the gas gauge said it was empty and the light came on. I took it to get repaired and the sensor was bad. There are sensors on both sides of the vehicle. After paying $700 it still doesn't work. I travel on the highway everyday and need to know how much fuel is in my car - this is a safety issue for me. There are several complaints about this same issue but no recall - why?? Fuel/propulsion system · reported at 106,500 miles
Fuel level sensor stopped working so can no longer tell how much gas is in the car. It caused the check engine light to come on. I am manually having to track how many miles I have traveled since last fill up. This is completely frustrating if not unsafe based on the fact that I see that numerous Hyundai Santa FE owners have reported this same issue. Please consider asking for a recall on this. Fuel/propulsion system · reported at 108,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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