Tl* the contact owns a 2003 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated the bottom of the fuel tank was rusted and leaking fuel. Whenever the vehicle was parked there was fuel on the ground under the vehicle. The dealer was contacted who advised that they had never heard of the type of failure and there were no recalls for the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired at the contacts expense. . The manufacturer was notified, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 86,000.
2003 Hyundai Santa Fe fuel system complaints
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The vehicle for the last 3 years was not getting the gas mileage suggested by manufacturer. It was taken repeatedly to dealer where we were told, "everything checked out just fine". All maintenance was done as required by dealer". As car became more sluggish and finally quit running altogether- we took it to an outside mechanic and learned that the catalytic converter had gone bad. I checked the internet and this is a common complaint with this vehicle- dealers are repairing transmissions and emission controls and customers are still complaining about bad gas mileage, sluggish vehicles. Now that the catalytic converter has been replaced- the car is getting the correct gas mileage and running better.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 hyundai santa fe. The vehicle was parked when the contact noticed fuel on the ground and that the fuel tank was leaking. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop where the contact was informed that the fuel tank was corroded and rusted. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that the vehicle was no longer under warranty and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 90,060.
While driving my 2003 sante fe, something happened to the fuel lines causing gasoline to pour out of the vehicle.
Gas tank gauge is giving false readings. Consumer feels this is very unsafe, never knows when vehicle may run out of gas.
Fuel gauge failed to read the correct fuel level in the gas tank. Dealership serviced the vehicle 4 times, and replaced the fuel gauge once in an attempt to correct the problem. However, problem still exists.
I purchased a 2003 santa fe lx 4wd with approx. 250 miles on it. Less than 2 months after purchase and with only 1,781 miles I had to have the vehicle towed to the dealer for a check engine light. They replaced a faulty vent valve.
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