The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle started shaking and vibrating abnormally. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. There was no warning light illuminated before the vehicle lost motive power and the power steering and brakes failed to operate as intended. The contact stated that the vehicle could not be restarted. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 17V226000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The failure mileage was approximately 147,000.
2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport engine complaints
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The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine seized. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact that the engine needed to be replaced. The mechanic linked the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 17V226000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that the low oil warning light was illuminated, and the vehicle displayed a slight hesitation while shifting gears. The contact took the vehicle for an oil change and there was only a quart of oil in the engine. The certified mechanic informed the contact that the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of engine oil. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the mechanic found no failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 76,000. The contact stated that the Hyundai dealership required another oil change for the vehicle despite the vehicle recently having one done. The manufacturer will not be covering any costs according to the contact.
The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle hesitated and started shuddering significantly. Additionally, the engine was skipping. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure subsided while driving for an extended period of time. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who inspected the vehicle and informed the contact that there was no oil leak. The vehicle was then taken to a second dealer, CMA's Colonial Hyundai (2200 Walthall Center Dr, South Chesterfield, VA 23834) where an oil consumption test was performed. The dealer advised the contact to bring the vehicle in every 1,000 miles in order to measure and record the oil consumption. The contact stated that the engine oil low was a 1 quart low per week after the last oil change. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while her husband was driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle hesitated then stalled. The check engine warning light illuminated. The contact’s husband was able to maneuver the vehicle off the road and restarted the vehicle; however, the contact and her husband then heard a knocking sound coming from the vehicle before the vehicle stalled again. The vehicle was towed to Kelly Tires Services; however, the mechanic was unable to perform a diagnostic test due to the knocking sound. The dealer was notified, and an appointment was scheduled for the vehicle to be diagnosed. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was provided a case number. The contact was advised to have the vehicle diagnosed by an authorized Hyundai dealer. The failure mile was approximately 40,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle went into LIMP mode with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle started sputtering and failed to accelerate. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer informed the contact that the vehicle had been updated with software under a recall previously; however, the contact had not received the extended warranty that came with the recall remedy. The approximate failure mileage was 118,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, several warning lights randomly illuminated. The ABS and check engine warning were among the lights that were illuminated. The contact indicated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on several occasions for the same failure but no cause for the failure was found. No further information was available. The manufacturer was not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 21,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. Due to the failure, the contact had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic where it was discovered that several fluids were low. The mechanic replaced the fuel injector and other unknown engine parts; however, the failure persisted. The contact also stated that while driving at various speeds, white smoke was coming from the engine. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer where it remained in their possession. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that the vehicle previously had the engine replaced; however, the failure recurred with the vehicle making abnormally loud sounds while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the pulley tensioner, bearings, and fan belt needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 88,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where the engine was replaced three times however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but no additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated while making a turn from a complete stop, the RPM’s started dropping and the vehicle was sputtering. The check engine warning light, the hill descent control warning light, and the steering wheel warning light illuminated. The contact pulled into a nearby parking lot and turned off the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the wheel speed sensors covers needed to be replaced and the ABS had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle with an unknown failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle decelerated inadvertently. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal however, the vehicle failed to respond. The vehicle then stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and the contact was informed that the vehicle would be repaired within 2-3 months. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure was associated to an unknown recall that was repaired previously. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated while his caregiver was driving the vehicle approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle went into a reduced power protection mode at 20 MPH automatically. The check engine warning light was illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer and diagnosed however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was notified about the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 21,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle however, the vehicle failed to restart. Due to the failure, the contact initially had the vehicle towed to his home and then towed to the dealer where he was informed that either the starter had failed or the engine had failed. Upon investigation, the contact discovered the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 17V226000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) which he linked to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed him that his vehicle was not included in the recall. The contact was also informed that the dealer had informed them that the cause of the engine failure was a result of no oil in the engine. The contact disputed the claim and stated that the vehicle was well maintained and that oil was in the engine prior to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 114,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was a knocking sound coming from the vehicle. Additionally, the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of engine oil. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic every month for the mechanic to add a quart of oil. The vehicle had previously been serviced by the dealer under Service Campaign Number: 953 (ECM & Cluster Update - Engine Monitoring Logic Product Improvement); however, the failure recurred. The dealer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the manufacturer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 73,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while driving 63 MPH, the cruise control was activated, and the RPM fluctuated between 2,200 and 3,500. Additionally, there was a burning odor detected, and lots of smoke was coming from the exhaust pipe that filled both directions of the street. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed that the PCV valve had carbon and that the spark plugs were corroded with carbon. The dealer performed an oil consumption test but did not complete the test due to the spark plugs needing to be replaced. The dealer informed the contact that the PCV valve and spark plugs needed to be replaced. The dealer removed the PCV valve; however, the vehicle was not repaired. Prior to the failure, the contact had an engine block code that was reset twice without repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. However, the manufacturer notified the contact that the case was closed and was sending out documents to the contact. The failure mileage was approximately 128,127.
The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated she received a recall notification for the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 21V303000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for recall repair; however, upon picking up the vehicle from the dealer, her husband noticed that several unknown warning lights were illuminated and the windshield was cracked. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, but the dealer advised the contact's husband that they could not repair the vehicle and he would be referred to another location for repair. The contact stated that as her husband was driving to the residence, the vehicle inadvertently lost power at the stop light. The contact stated that her husband was unable to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. Then the vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 61,499.
The contact owned a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle decelerated and stalled independently. The vehicle was restarted and while the contact continued to drive, the contact noticed that there was smoke coming from under the hood. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was pulled to the side of the roadway and the fire was intense under the hood. The contact jumped out of the vehicle and the vehicle exploded. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was filed. The contact was unaware of what started the fire. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard. The vehicle was destroyed. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 69,000.
The contact owns a 2014 hyundai santa fe sport. The contact stated that while his wife was driving approximately 50 MPH, the check engine and battery warning lights suddenly illuminated, and the vehicle loss motive power and stalled. The vehicle was towed to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the engine had seized and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 82,500.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 hyundai santa fe sport. The contact stated while driving at 50 MPH, the engine stalled. The vehicle started to smoke and the contact had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic. The contact stated all of the warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with the engine needed to be replaced. The contact was relating the issue to the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v226000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 hyundai santa fe sport. The contact stated that the engine was replaced however, the check engine warning light remained illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to spitzer hyundai (19991 villaview rd, cleveland, oh 44119) who stated that the evac system canister and vent valve failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
Having not driven the vehicle in over 24 hours, we were woken up to an explosion and the entire hood up in flames in the driveway. This happened at about 445 in the morning and the fire department was called to come extinguish it.
My vehicle started running hot, the coils were replaced, it continued to run hot periodically, then I had to keep putting water in radiator reserve container and made this bubbling noise when I was driving or stopped with the car running. The starter was replaced. My vehicle became difficult to crank and eventually the engine shut down and it wouldn't crank at all.
Blown theta ii gdi engine at 108,500 miles... Well-maintained car. Car suddenly lost power and started shaking on the highway. A piston broke apparently. Hyundai won't repair. I can submit reports from the dealership when I get them.
On july 5, 2019, the car suddenly stalled while in motion in city driving. I immediately attempted to re-start the car: it did not restart, no cranking of the starter. I then pushed the hazard light button: no response. There was no electric power, I.e., no lights, no radio, no A/C, no steering, etc. After 2 minutes, I re-attempted to restart the car, but it did not start, no cranking. The hazard light button then worked. Electricity came back on. Aaa came and jumped the battery, but car no start. Car went to hyundai dealership. Service manager, the engine seized because of major breakdown. "we could not turn the engine manually." he stated: "we have seen this before in other hyundai, but your vehicle was not in recall." please urgently investigate. This is a dangerous situation. If I was driving on the highway, or high speed city driving, the seized car could have flipped, endangering myself, passengers and other nearby vehicles and people.
The check engine light is blinking.
I've had my hyundai since 2015, it had 8,000 miles when we purchased it. The vehicle was a certified pre-owned. It's been great, we've kept up regular maintenance. It was repaired for a recall last year that causes the engine to seize (this was before we'd had an issue with it). Fast forward to mid may, I'm driving to work and it suddenly slows down and becomes disabled. I pull off into a parking lot, have it towed to my local hyundai dealership (kerry hyundai, florence ky). They give me a loner vehicle and tell me the repair has to do with the recall again, a part is ordered and 6 days later I have my car back. This past weekend my family and I were headed 6 hours away for a little vacation. We're close to our destination and the car becomes disabled again on a very busy interstate in a poor weather. Thankfully I could tell the warning signs quickly enough to try to safely get to the shoulder. We get a tow for the second time in a month and it goes to the nearest dealer in o'fallon, il. It was a big ordeal but we got a rental car and got our santa fe back within two days. I am told this is likely to happen again!! In which case my engine will need replaced. They say it will be free of cost to me when the day comes. I guess time will tell. So disappointed as we've had multiple hyundai's and still do.
When taking off with the vehicle it will die and almost come to a complete stop then the engine picks back up and continues on down the road does this every time you start and stop. Will not get on 200 rpms or 60 MPH. This is the second time I have had the car in the shop for the same issue. First time they kept my car two months said it was a wiring issue. 2000 miles later does the same exact thing almost causing me to get in a wreck because it starts with no warning at all. Car currently back in the shop been there now a week have not heard anything from them.
I was driving down the road about a week after the dealer supposedly fixed two recalls with the engine on my 2014 hyundai santa fe sport base. Suddenly, and without any audible warning, my ECM light came on and my vehicle starting lunging and lurching forward like it was about to stall. I pulled over and read the manual, and it noted that it was the ECM sensor and that I should immediately drive the vehicle to the dealership, so I did. Driving there, I was only able to maintain a speed of 60 MPH on the interstate, which put me and my 8 -year-old daughter in danger from faster-driving cars, especially since it was a torrential downpour. Any time I stopped or slowed down, the engine would shutter like it was about to stall and then would get better just past 10-20 MPH until I approached 60 again, where it would not accelerate again. When I got to the dealership, they immediately knew the problem and ordered a knock sensor harness. However, in reading the variety of lawsuits, issues, and service campaigns, it appears as though hyundai is knowingly allowing people to continue driving cars they know are defective, thus putting us and our children's lives in jeopardy. These vehicles need to be recalled and have all of the engines and related parts replaced, or they need to buy the vehicles back at original msrp so we can purchase a functional, safer vehicle.
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