2007 Hyundai Santa Fe: engine stalls while driving

Filed Aug 12, 2026 · Engine · 96,538 miles · NH

The contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal odor coming from the engine compartment. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and discovered that there was oil leaking from the valve cover onto the alternator. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and was repaired under the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 14V415000 (Engine and Engine Cooling); however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that the battery, check engine, and ABS warning lights were illuminated and the vehicle intermittently stalled. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and restarted the vehicle; however, the vehicle failed to return to normal operation. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed and determined that the alternator was covered in oil from the head gasket leak, and the alternator was failing. The independent mechanic stated that the alternator and head gasket needed to be replaced. The contact researched and became aware of Voluntary Service Campaign: MC-10245012-0001. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 96,538.

Filed Nov 22, 2024 · Electrical, Engine · FL

The E .C. M. PART# 39110-3C561 started faulting out, causing stalling abruptly while stop at an intersection an merging into traffic.This events were randomly happening causing higher risks of accidents. I took the vehicle for service an was informed that the "ECM" was causing this faults. The vehicle had the check engine light on during this time. The service shop advised me to bring the vehicle in to the Hyundai dealer, because the problem is likely to increase. The Hyundai dealer verify that the "ECM " is faulty an extremely difficult if not impossible to find. This faulting "ECM " part has literally but my vehicle totally useless.

Filed Dec 21, 2022 · Engine · 200,169 miles · NC

The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving at approximately 65 MPH, excessive force was needed to depress the accelerator pedal, and the vehicle then stalled. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road and turned off the vehicle. The contact also stated that when he exited the vehicle, there was fluid leaking from underneath the engine compartment. The check engine and ABS warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was able to be restarted and was then taken to an unknown local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 200,169.

Filed Sep 7, 2022 · Brakes, Engine · PA

The contact's daughter owns a 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that her daughter informed her that the vehicle stalled while driving at various speeds and also while the vehicle was idling. The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced tire failures with the vehicle despite having the front-end aligned. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle had been taken to a certified mechanic who aligned the wheels and replaced the tires. The contact was unsure if any other repairs had been performed on the vehicle. The failure had persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Mar 6, 2020 · Electrical · NY

My vehicle stalls and experiences a loss of power at approximately 20 miles per hour frequently, which shuts off the vehicle in a middle of traffic, posing a safety risk.this happens everyday and I'm worried about the safety of my children

Filed Aug 15, 2018 · Electrical · 80,000 miles · GA

We have a 2007 hyundai santa fe limited v6 3.3l with ~80k miles that suffered an alternator failure while driving yesterday 8/14: car lost all power in the middle of the road and stalled... Hopefully without much traffic around. We thought it was a battery problem, so we got a new battery but problem happened again. We checked to see if others had similar problems and found there was a santa fe 2007's recall on a valve gasket in 2016. Now, it seems our old hyundai dealer changed it during the 60k maintenance (we didn't receive a notice or were told about it at that time, although today we found they did it in 2016 b/c we were informed about that in the dealer this morning). In any case, we towed the car to a closer hyundai dealer (car would not move even after battery jump) and they basically told us the replaced gasket didn't work and impacted the alternator. Problem is, the car is 11 years old and is 'out of warranty'. They are 'checking with corporate' whether they should charge us full price for the repair ($1700) even if the problem is -more than likely- related to that recall... So, my question: since the problem that the work done in 2016 should fix still happened, am I still covered by that recall? Do free-cost recalls end with the warranty (10-yr) for the car? I really thought recalls do not end.thanks in advance. P.s. I also wrote a similar note through your facebook page.

Filed Mar 21, 2018 · Transmission · 150,000 miles · NY

'intermittently' hesitates to almost stall on moving forward from stop, and 'bucks' while moving steadily at constant speeds below 40mph. Average gas mileage has deteriorated from 19 - 20 to 15 - 16. Car has always run on mobile one and regularly serviced. Car has stalled while in motion on open road!

Filed May 9, 2017 · Electrical, Fuel system · 86,000 miles · IL

For the last 3-6 months my engine light and fuel gauge have been acting up. My engine light comes on to check engine at same time my fuel amount reads empty of 1/4 tank amount after I just filled up. I'm told that I need to replace defective sensors for 600.00 plus dollars as soon as possible. I dont want to run out of fuel by a bad read out or stall in traffic.

Filed Mar 15, 2017 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 143,000 miles · WV

For the last three years I have had issues with my fuel gauge not working. I have taken it in and was told it would cost a good amount of money to fix. I asked if this is a common problem with massey hyundai and they told me yes this is a current issue, and could not be recalled because it was not dangerous. So on 3.9.17 as a result of not fixing this issue with my vehicle because of the price. My car has stalled out once while on the interstate and almost lost control of my car and crashed. And a second time while turning into work road and stalling out again mid turn and almost turning into a ditch. I was told that the fuel sensor needed to be replaced and they had to do both because they weren't sure which one it is. If not fixed could result in an accident, well if this is a problem for most hyundai vehicles this should be fixed by the company who makes it not the people who buy faulty products.

Filed Feb 18, 2016 · Driver assistance, Electrical · SC

This is actually my third complaint. I have spoken to hyundai no one will acknowledge that there is a problem. First my check engine light came on. I was told it was a fuel gauge sensor. I recently had them replaced now my car's check engine light is flashing and the car has stalled on me several times while in traffic or on the interstate. Hyundai is ignoring this. I think it's my fuel/ proposition system. I had a tune-up the car shakes like it's going to stall constantly. I can smell the fuel from inside of the car. I cannot believe after all the complaints they still say that the cars affected were either only 2006 models or were never sold. That's a lie. They've had over four hundred complaints and three years to do something about this.

Filed Aug 6, 2015 · Acceleration · 65,000 miles · FL · 1 injury

We bought the car from on a sunday afternoon it was my gift for mother's day, the same day we drove the car of the lot the car stall for the first time and we call the dealership to ask about the problem. The dealership stated to bring the car in. After a few hours I received a call to come pick up the car. My husband was very surprise to know the car had stall and asked if there was something wrong with the car and we were told all it needed was a battery change. My husband proceeded to ask for management but the sales associate told us that it was normal for a car to stall once in a while??? My husband was frustrated with everyone, the sales associate informed us that the car had 3 previous owners only because they had purchased the same car newer. We did notice damage on the back bumper of the car but it had been painted over and also my husband notice the front had also been painted over. Again we argued with sales but got no where!!! Something should be done about this! A dealer-sales-associate should not put my family at risk just to make a dollar! There is something very wrong about that. Sincerely yours [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Jul 30, 2015 · Fuel system · 100,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 hyundai sante fe. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted; however, there was the smell of fuel inside the cabin. The contact stated that the smell increased when the air conditioning was activated. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel tank fractured and was leaking. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 06v317000 (fuel system, gasoline). The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.