2002 Hyundai Santa Fe acceleration problems

Filed Nov 19, 2018 · Acceleration · 75,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 hyundai santa fe. While driving 55 MPH, the vehicle independently accelerated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed, but the mechanic was unable to retrieve a fault code or duplicate the failure. Fox ann arbor hyundai (located at 3975 jackson rd, ann arbor, mi 48103, (734) 663-7770) was notified. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

Filed Nov 7, 2015 · Acceleration · 190,000 miles · NC

My 2002 2.7 santa fe reved way up spontaneously tonight. I banged gas pedal repeatedly with foot but did nothing. As I approached stoplight brakes would hardly stop the car; shifted to neutral, rpms went way up and I turned off car. Continued my 1 mile trip home and engine would by itself rev down only to immediately rev way back up. Could smell my brakes burning by the time I got home. What ever is going on here is very dangerous.

Filed May 13, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 145,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 hyundai santa fe. While driving at 10 MPH, the vehicle auto accelerated without engaging the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 145,000.

Filed Mar 21, 2014 · Acceleration · 196,000 miles · WV

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The contact stated she had to shift into neutral and turn the vehicle on and off in order for the vehicle to work normally. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 196,000 and the current mileage was 197,000.

Filed Sep 16, 2013 · Acceleration · 120,000 miles · GA

Car turned left onto 30 MPH speed limit n. Highland ave. Atlanta, car immediately lurched into wot (wide open throttle) executing an unintended acceleration. Standing on the brake with both feet, engaging emergency brake, and finally knocking it out of gear, the car stopped 10 feet in front of an outside patio of beer drinkers sitting at tables at a local bar. No one was hurt, but, it was by pure luck and fast reaction by my son who is deathly afraid of this car now. I personally removed the engine cover to find the cruise control cable had separated where it is staked into it's mounting hardware. The staked end sheath of the cable is pulled out of it's staked housing tube and in some cases may go back into it causing the problem to be intermittent and unrepeatable on request, however, our cable end was unable to reenter it's position resulting in the throttle remaining open. The cable is too short by design leaving it to be on a constant pull until it overcomes the staking and slips out. Jim ellis hyundai has never heard of this happening before this date. Never, said their parts dept., and service manager. They told me to call hyundai corp, or, they would be glad to quote me a cost to repair. Like hyundai corp. They went into immediate rear end coverage mode.

Filed Jun 17, 2013 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 87,000 miles · OR

My 2002 hyundai santa fe lx went full throttle today and stayed there. I was driving along at 30 MPH with the gas pedal normally pressed and the car felt like cruise control was turned on. I applied the brakes and the throttle kept climbing, so I pulled over and put it in neutral. The throttle was now fully open at this point so I turned the engine off. With repeated starts, the engine immediately went into full throttle while in neutral. The gas pedal wasn't pressed down or stuck. I've had it towed to an independent shop so they can identify the problem. Tomorrow I should have answers. Very dangerous! First major problem with this car in 11 years and it ends up being life threatening.

Filed Oct 3, 2012 · Acceleration · 121,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that while traveling 25 MPH the vehicle accelerated unexpectantly. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 121,000.

Filed Feb 7, 2012 · Acceleration · 163,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated with out any warning. The contact mentioned that the driver was able to control the vehicle by shifting gears and engaging the brakes. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop, who diagnosed that the cruise control cable was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileages were 163,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Dec 8, 2011 · Acceleration, Transmission · 40 miles · FL

I had just dropped off my son to school when the accelerator started to rev up and after dropping him off it continued to do so until I got close to my place of employment when the car started to accelerate more and I had a hard time stopping it I had both feet on the brakes and was pulling the emergency brake at the same time, as I pulled into a parking spot the car would not stop and I went over a parking bumper and turned the car off! It scared the day lights out of me I could have if not killed someone, but severely hurt someone else on the road and not to mention possibly my son....I had my boss check it and the cable throttle came out how I do not know...I have never had this happen before and I looked up to see if others who owned the same make and model and year had the same problem and they did!!

Filed Jun 28, 2011 · Acceleration · 96,000 miles · MO · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated after shifting into drive gear the vehicle suddenly accelerated crashing into a garden and a vehicle. The vehicle was destroyed. There were no injuries. The contact did not notify the manufacturer of the failure. The failure mileage was 96,000.