I took my car to get checked after a air bag light came on at the dealership. After their diagnostic they want to charge me $2500 to fix a seat belt buckle and a sensor under the occupant seat. I have had this car under a year and do not have the type of income to correct this asap. The light is keeping me from getting my car inspected which in the long run can cost me my job. I called the phone number here provided here to be told 61 cases have been reported with the same complaint. This needs to be recalled. This is the second problem I have had with this car,the first being a recall on the coil springs. I was driving when this light came on.
2005 Hyundai Santa Fe: broken coil spring
14 of the 216 complaints about the 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe describe broken coil spring.
- owner complaints
- 14
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- typical mileage
- 77,000
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 3 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Broken coil spring by model year
What owners say
This recall notice applies to your vehicle, [xxx] dear hyundai santa fe owner, we previously sent you a letter about a safety recall regarding the front coil spring on your 2001-2006 hyundai santa fe. To date, it appears that this important safety recall has not been completed on your vehicle. Please click here for more information about this safety recall, to validate that your vehicle is affected and to schedule an on-line appointment with your local hyundai dealer. We urge you to have this important safety recall completed as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please contact the hyundai recall hotline at 855‑671‑3059. You can also find information on the federal safety agency website at I went on line and scheduled this recall maint. When I called two days later to the shop to verify appt. They informed me they don't do this type of maintenance on saturday. I asked him who was going to call me and let me know that, before I drove 100miles round trip to the shop from my town. He said he didn't have any way to call me & not enough labor to do this type of job on saturday. I said well I can't take off work, so how will I get it fixed. He said I don't know mam, "it is what it is" . This man over your service dept on covington pike is very rude and could care less if I got my hyundai fixed or not... With that kind of service and lack of concern for the customer, I doubt I would buy another hyundai!!!!!!!! So I have one of your cars that has a recall due to your negligence that I can't get fixed because your people will not do it on saturday and I have to work on weekdays. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
The car is registered to me and my daughter uses it. She went to get an oil change and was advised that there was a serious situation with corrosion in the front coil spring and it is dangerous to drive as it could cause a tire to blow out. A week later I received an "interim notice" of an important safety recall from hyundai. Apparently there is no remedy at this time. I called two dealers and they have no parts or instructions to remedy the situation at this time. When will there be a remedy? Hopefully it happens before a fatality occurs!
Started to back my vehicle out of the driveway and heard a loud grinding noise. Stopped, got out and inspected to find that the front right coil spring had snapped and punctured my tire. Vehicle is undrivable and had to be towed. There was absolutely no warning. I have read dozens of other complaints about this same thing happening on other 2005 hyundais. Hyundai really needs to look into this problem/defect. Thankfully, I was not driving at 55 MPH on a highway as I'm sure serious injury/damage would have occurred.
Driving home from work at 9 pm loud pop and pulled over thought had blowout on my 6 week old new front tires! Discovered my front right coil spring broke. Popped thru my tire. Out in freezing cold had to be towed and now have no car til fixed, seeing others on here with same car same issue.
Driving down the highway a loud bang was heard. Discovered the driver front coil spring had broken. Fortunately no damage to the tire. I am surprised by the amount of similar failures reported. This certainly could have been much worse. I am a bit concerned that has not been investigated!
Driving home from work, on a major local interstate, my check brake light appeared on my dashboard. I pressed the brake pedal to slow the car down, but found out that the brake pedal had gone soft and I ended up having to push the pedal all the way to the floorboard to get any resistance. I managed to drive it to the hyundai dealership a mile away where they realized that the brake fluid was empty due to a ruptured seal in the brake caliber on the passenger side. Upon further inspection, they found that both front suspension coil springs were damaged. The passenger side coil had literally snapped in half and the driver's side coil was dislocated and broken. My car had just been in the same dealership one week prior having a new transmission installed in it (under warranty). As no loud bang or noise occurred as with the many others that have had this happen to them, I can only assume the coils broke or shifted during the transmission replacement when the weight of the car was on the lift, and not on the suspension. The gross negligence that neither of these coils were found broken at that time has me incensed. The fact that a solid steel coil that takes 4,000lbs to compress can break in half like that is disturbing. I assume that without the suspension, due to the broken coils, the brakes suffered damage and the above incident occurred. I was very lucky indeed that nothing worse happened, but as this is a recurrent issue with the hyundai coil suspension and it should be addressed through a recall. Pictures are available of the damage, as are the suspension coils (we saved everything).
Front driver side coil spring snapped damaging front strut. There have been numerous similar complaints of premature unexpected breakage that has resulted in sudden tire puncture when the spring hits the tire. This is a very serious life threatening flaw. Hyundai has not initiated a recall but should. I was very lucky that this failure occurred at a low speed.
Noise and rubbing occurred while backing car out of driveway. Discovered left front coil spring broken and rubbing on tire causing damage to tire, dealer replaced coil under extended warranty and advised us to replace tire . This car did not arrive home the nite before this way as it was very obvious something was very wrong . The dealer wrote it off as normal wear and tear and said other side was fine . After reading other histories they will be hearing back from me ! In my opinion if this happened at road speed it would have taken out the tire, no if's and's or but's about it . It would not have been pretty as the broken end was dug into the tire. Can we say class action ? Where do we start ? Btw this car is serviced by the dealer only and properly taken care of !
The left front strut coil spring broke in two,while vehicle was parked, I am a 30 year ase master technician, and this failure is not a normal wear occurrence, I have done some research, and have found this to be happening all over the united states. This is definately a safety issue , that the hyundai corporation should be addressing before someone gets seriously hurt or worse.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 hyundai santa fe. While examining the vehicle the contact noticed that the front driver side tire was flat. After further examining the vehicle the contact noticed that the coil spring had punctured the tire. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where the coil spring was replaced. The current and failure mileages were 99,000.
Right front coil spring broke as has been noted numerous times by other hyndai santa fe owners...should be recall!
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Suspension: front: springs: coil springs
- What is wrong
- Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model Year 2001-2006 Santa Fe vehicles manufactured from March 31, 2000, through February 15, 2006, that are registered and operated, or which were originally sold and registered, in the following 20 salt belt" states and the District of Columbia: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The affected vehicles may experience front coil spring corrosion from road salt, causing the coil spring to fracture and make contact with the tire.
- Risk
- If the front coil spring fractures due to corrosion it could cause the coil spring to make contact with the tire, possibly puncturing the tire and increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and if necessary replace the coil spring, free of charge. The recall began on October 24, 2014. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1‑800‑633‑5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 124.
Recall number 14V435000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe coil spring
Is broken coil spring a common problem on the 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe?
14 of 216 owner complaints about the 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe (6%) mention broken coil spring. The model year with the most reports is 2004.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe?
There is 1 recall and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe
Airbag light 55Seat belt 15Jerking 13ABS 12Sudden acceleration 11No deployment 10Check engine light 8Fuel leak 7Fuel smell 6Tire blowout 6Grinding brakes 5
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