2002 Hyundai Santa Fe: engine stalls while driving

Filed Feb 8, 2018 · Electrical · 160,000 miles · CO

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 hyundai santa fe. While stationary and driving various high speeds, the vehicle shook and stalled without warning. An independent mechanic diagnosed that the alternator failed. A dealer was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

Filed Sep 25, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 71,000 miles · FL

When ever the under engine gets wet the car turns off and the brake light and oil lights come on. When it stops I can't turn the wheel and it locks up. I was driving on interstate in the rain and the car started jolting that the car was off then on then off then on again. I had no control of the car in the torrential rain going 60 miles an hour. Whenever it rains or if I go through a puddle of water this has happened again and again. When I took it to the auto dealer that I bought the car from, I was told that normally there is an engine undercover but there is not one on my car nor was there ever one put on by the manufacturer. Having no engine undercover causes the car to stall out whenever water is splashed up onto the engine. This causes the belt to ajar and that stops electrical from flowing to the car and therefore it stalls out at very dangerous times; like driving in traffic or driving on the interstate. No engine undercover is available and therefore the problem can not be fixed. What do I do about this dangerous behavior of the car??

Filed Jul 3, 2013 · Electrical · 86,000 miles · NJ

The 2002 hyundai santa fe v6 will either not start, stall when moving or run extremely rough. The problem is more noticeable when it is raining or humid out. We are the original owner of the santa fe and have maintained the vehicle. This has been a recurring problem for the past eight years. The issues comes and go but have been more constant over the past four years. In the past, I have replaced the battery and had a tune up performed by the lester glenn hyundai dealership. I bought the santa fe in service several times for this problem to be told they can not find the problem. On our last visit to the dealership they believed it was due to old spark plug wires. The tune up did not resolve the issue at all. As I researched the problem and became aware of hyundai recall 049 which replaces the crankshaft position sensor. I spoke to hyundai and they explained my vehicle was not part of the recall due to its production date. However, the problems I am experiencing is exactly identical to the problem specified in the recall. Hyundai needs to expand the perimeters of the recall to resolve this problem.

Filed Jan 25, 2011 · Acceleration · 101,085 miles · OH

While I stopped at a red light my vehicle stalled which this has occurred several times previously. I turned the car odd and on again and proceeded to turn at the light and the car stalled again in the middle of this busy intersection, I turned it off again and back and began to drive up a small incline. I pressed on the gas pedal and it did not feel as if were speeding up, all of a sudden I began to accelerate and I pressed the brake and it continued to go faster. My destination was coming up, and there was a lot of traffic ahead of me. In fear of speeding up any faster and having a collision with my 5,1 1/2, and 11 month old in the back seat. I turned into a parking lot and put on my emergency brake which caused me to spin out of control and luckily run sideways into a bank of snow. The vehicle continued to accelerate while the car was in park and the emergency brake was on. I turned the key off and the vehicle stopped. My driver side was up on a pile of snow tilted and I had to get all of my babies out of the passenger side door. I don't ever want to put my kids in that car again and they say they never heard of this at the dealership but I have seen plenty of complaints on line. This was the one of the worse feelings I ever had I really just feared for my children and with all the complaints I have read on line about this I think this is a dangerous situation.

Filed Jun 19, 2010 · Electrical · 60,250 miles · NJ

Engine stalled suddenly on several occasions while during low speed, at idling or at a constant speed as a result with full loss of power, braking, and steering. Car did start back up fine, but would eventually exhibit same behavior again along with erratic RPM surges. My local mechanic attributed the problem to a bad crank shaft position sensor cps. He advised I contact the dealer since there is an open recall on this exact part and same issue regarding 2.7 v6 engine recall #03v030000 I contacted the dealer to discuss and provided my VIN number, however they indicated my vehicle was not part of the recall. My local mechanic replaced the cps sensor as per recall, and confirmed the damaged cps sensor was the original part, and the issue was ultimately resolved. This open recall 03v030000 affects approximately 25,000 vehicles, I believe this safety issue is much larger and several complaints exist where consumers are being told by the dealer that there VIN number is not part of recall 03v030000, yet exhibiting the same issues with the defective cps and ultimately paying for this part themselves. This recall should be expanded.

Filed Jun 14, 2010 · Engine · 132,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated while driving at speeds of 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The tachometer read zero and the vehicle violently jerked and then restarted itself. The failure would occur intermittently and often times, the check engine light would illuminate. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where he was informed that the crankshaft position sensor had failed and would need to be replaced. The manufacturer advised there were no recalls on the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 132,000.

Filed Sep 29, 2009 · Electrical · 78,000 miles · NJ

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that while driving, the transmission began shipping in and out of gear. At low speeds the vehicle stalled, shut off and immediately restarted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. A technician concluded that since his vehicle identification number was excluded from recall # 03v030000 (electrical system:starter assembly), he would have to pay $350.00 to have the vehicle repaired. No repairs were made. The manufacturer was notified and no assistance was provided. The failure and current mileages were 78,000.

Filed Sep 29, 2009 · Engine · 78,000 miles · NJ

Started my car, it didnt feel right, pulled out of my driveway and started to drive when the car started to stall but didnt and between 1 st and 2 nd gear the car was jerking. I pulled over shut car off and try it again, same thing. I drove for a few blocks seem to drive better after 2nd gear. So I drove it to the dealer to have it checked out. The check engine light was on. I was told there was a recall on the 2002 santa fe regarding the crankshaft position sensor which would cause a engine stall and the sensor would need to be replaced. But I was told that my 2002 santa fe did not make the recall list. Why wont they fix the problem that was recalled ? But they will fix it if I pay for it.

Filed Mar 11, 2009 · Engine · 112,000 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 hyundai santa fe. The contact noticed that the vehicle drove abnormally rough and the engine warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. On one occasion, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to be restarted immediately. She took the vehicle to the dealer on numerous occasions, but they were unable to successfully identify the cause of the failure and provide a sufficient remedy. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 112,000 and current mileage was 118,000.

Filed Jun 2, 2008 · Engine · 96,000 miles · AL

My 2002 hyundai santa fe stalled in the middle of traffic several times. I took it to the dealership and explained what happened. They called me and said I have a bad crankshaft positioning sensor. I noticed that there was a recall for 2002 santa fe for this same problem. But when I told them that , they responded with my VIN # not being attached to a recall. I am very upset about this. I feel this is a huge safety concern, what if something bad happened during traffic when my car stalled. The company should warranty this issue, but they won't.

Filed May 21, 2007 · Electrical · 60,000 miles · UT

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 hyundai santa fe. The vehicle's crankshaft sensor has been replaced three times. The sensor was replaced at 60,000, 62,000, and 80,000 miles. While driving uphill, the engine stalled and shut completely off after 100 yards. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and the mechanic stated that the crankshaft sensor was bad. The manufacturer stated that his VIN was not included in the federal safety agency recall # 03v030000 (electrical system:starter assembly). The current mileage is 100,211 and failure mileage was 60,000.

Filed Sep 26, 2005 · Engine · 61,000 miles · NJ

Dt: 2002 hyundai santa fe - vehicle stalled while driving any speed and under any condition. As a result vehicle lost power. Sometimes the vehicle will restart back up, and at times the consumer has to wait a few minutes to restart vehicle. The car is at dealership for repairs. They said the problem was crank shaft sensor. A recall was issued on the six cylinder engines of the hyundai santa fee. But this vehicle, not a four cylinder engine was not included in the recall, asked the manufacturer, and they said they did not know why.