2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport: jerking or lurching

Filed May 12, 2025 · Engine · 105,000 miles · NJ

The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was jerking abnormally. Additionally, the contact stated that while accelerating from a complete stop, the vehicle responded after several attempts and was significantly sluggish while responding. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the engine was replaced under an unknown recall; however, the contact stated that the vehicle had stalled several times while driving. The contact was able to pull to the side of the road. The vehicle was able to restart within 45 minutes after several attempts. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the failure could not be duplicated. Additionally, the contact stated that the air conditioning system was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the A/C hoses had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000.

Filed Dec 4, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 23,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai santa fe sport. While driving 50 MPH, the vehicle jerked, lost power, and accelerated without warning. The contact veered to the shoulder of the road, turned off the vehicle, and waited for a few minutes. The vehicle was restarted and failed to resume normal operation. The vehicle was towed by roadside assistance to hyundai of long island city (34-54 44th st, long island city, ny, (718) 819-6160) where it was diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred multiple times. The contact mentioned that the battery was replaced two additional times. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The failure mileage was approximately 23,000. The VIN was unknown.

Filed Dec 29, 2018 · 117,000 miles · VA

On multiple occasions over last month my vehicle RPM shoot way up and the engine revs up when excellerating from a stopped position. Could be a stop light, to make a turn or from backing up and going into drive. Lasts about 15-30 seconds. When this happens the vehicle jerks forward. There are no check engine or any other lights that come on. I have taken to two separate shops and they say they can not find anything wrong, especially because the engine light doesn't come on. I carry small children in my vehicle and I am concerned of our safety. I have seen multiple reports of people's vehicles accelerating on their own and causing crashes.

Filed Jul 20, 2017 · Engine, Fuel system · 50,000 miles · TX

There are two separate incidents where I experienced complete engine failure in my sante fe sport 2.0t. Invoice number ' 359131 first occurred at 47,031 miles. On february 16, 2017 I was driving my vehicle with my son on the freeway when the check engine light appeared and my vehicle began jerking and making a loud clicking tapping sound slowing me down almost immediately. I lost power in my steering, vehicle was hard to maneuver. Hyundai attempted to repair the problem returned my vehicle and charged me partially for repair. Made contact with them about repair being a misdiagnosis as they first blamed the incident on air filter, serpentine belt, spark plugs, fuel injector cleaning, they replaced my fuel pump and engine block at no cost but charged me the other items. Work order number 201868 the second incident occurred at 50,897 miles on july 14, 2017 I was traveling across states from el paso, texas to colorado springs, colorado with my 5 yr old son and my husband. We were traveling north on highway I-25 when our vehicle began to lose power and starting making the loud vibrations and tapping sounds like it had done the first time about 3,000 miles ago when I had the engine replaced. We were over taking a semi truck on the road when this happened we were barely able to recover our lane and pull off to the side of the road as we slowed down almost immediately the semi was able to brake and avoid rear ending us. We were stranded in the middle of nowhere about an hour away from alburquerque, new mexico. This was terrifying for my family and I. We had very little time to react and find a safe place to pull over. I believe my vehicle was not inspected properly through their quality control personnel. If there is debris inside my engine and it has continuously presented itself it will eventually travel through the rest of my engine ex. Turbo seals bearings.

Filed Jun 21, 2017 · Engine · 75,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai santa fe sport. While driving 20 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart. Also, the vehicle experienced a jerking motion and the check engine indicator illuminated periodically. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (major hyundai 1534 n. 9th street, stroudsburg, pa 18360), but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v226000 (engine and engine cooling). The parts were not available. The manufacturer stated that the remedy was not available and could not provide a time frame. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.

Filed Jun 16, 2017 · Engine · 79,000 miles · CO

My car is stating to show signs of loss of power and hesitation as noted as some of the affects from this recall. I did notice this same type of actions back in september, and my check engine light came on and my car completely died on me and was jerking and hesitant when it would run. I took it in for repair to phil long hyundai of motor city and paid $624.03 for repairs, and not the same actions are occurring. I would like action to be taken prior to a complete stall and would like to request to be reimbursed for the $624.03 I paid out back in september 2016 for repairs.