The fuel level sensor has gone bad. From my research, this is a known problem with the 2007 santa fe. It has become necessary to use my trip meter to gauge how much fuel I have.
2007 Hyundai Santa Fe fuel system complaints
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The gas gas does not work, they said it was the fuel level sensors. This is a great danger as I ran out of gas at a high speed with my 3 year old son in the car. This needs to be addressed immediately. After this happened I have read a ton of other comments reporting the same thing, hyundai should be ashamed they haven't corrected this issue!
My check engine light came on. When I took it to my mechanic the reason was my fuel sensor is not working. My gas gauge does not tell me how much gas is in the car. The repair would be costly and requires the removal of the gas tank. Due to this defect, my car will not pass md emissions testing. The gas gauge works intermittently to let me know how much fuel is in the car so I need to monitor how many miles between fill ups in order to not run out of gas. It operates sporadically while moving or stopped.
I had just gotten on the interstate and the car started and continued accelerating on its own. I had the wipers going; cruise was not turned on or set, there was nothing obstructing brake or accelerator petals. I turned the lights to auto then down to running lights then to the on position. Just at that moment when I put the lights in the on position is when it took over the accelerator. I tried stepping on the break and it did nothing as the vehicle continued to accelerate. I made it to the off ramp to get off the interstate immediately. I tried turning cruise on then off and down shifting. Then I put it into neutral and it stopped accelerating but I still could not brake. I started to push on the emergency brake and we started to slow down until we coasted into a gas station and shut the car off. I called roadside assistance and was towed to a garage. I called hyundai service and they told me if nothing is found or it can't be fixed that I should contact consumer affairs. I did some research and found over 50 complaints for this same thing. Apparently this has to do with the fact that the throttle control is driven by the computer/electric. Because of this something like a power surge happens that causes the acceleration and the brakes to not work. If this would have happened to me with more traffic, I would have crashed. It appears to be fine now but I understand it is intermittent and can't be duplicated; therefore, hyundai will not do anything about it. The fact of the matter is they don't know what to do. But it doesn't change the fact that this causes accidents and is a safety issue. I am now scared to drive my own vehicle. Complaints/investigations/recalls were found on: forum.edmonds.com understanding issue found on: suddenacceleration.com
Fuel gage stopped registering fuel in tank, empty light is on, no guage movement of needle. Have to guess on amount of fuel in tank.
I bought tgis car in dec.2017 from a used car dealership..shoetly after the engine light came days later brought the car back and the salesman/owner said its the gas cap..came on 3 more times..they kept saying its the gas cap..well I tiggten that cap till it cant turn.another thing the back end of the car makes bumoing noises especially going over a bump!! It feels like back ends going to fall off..last week my w year old granddaughter was sitting in her carseat behind the driverside,I was in passenger seat and I heard a thump.I looked my granddaughter looked scared..uhoh she says.she didnt drop anything..the passenger front seat the back of it fell off!! Wth!!!
Fuel level sensor stopped working so can no longer tell how much gas is in the car. It caused the check engine light to come on. I am manually having to track how many miles I have traveled since last fill up. This is completely frustrating if not unsafe based on the fact that I see that numerous hyundai santa fe owners have reported this same issue. Please consider asking for a recall on this.
Fuel gage always changes levels. Constantly making the low gas light to turn on even after filling the gas tank up at the gas station. Its very dangerous to not know where you gas level is when many use the santa fe as their family car to transport their children. Its been happening the past week
Fuel gage reports inaccurate readings causes check ingine light to come on.
Fuel indicator gauge is broken. Does not properly indicate fuel level. Check engine light is always on due to this malfunction. Very common problem according to online search. Too expensive to fix when it should be covered under hyundai recall when it is such a common problem. I will not know if there are other engine issue with the check engine light always on. Dangerous.
Fuel indicator gauge is broken. Does not properly indicate fuel level. Check engine light is always on due to this malfunction. Very common problem according to online search. Too expensive to fix when it should be covered under hyundai recall when it is such a common problem. I will not know if there are other engine issue with the check engine light always on. Dangerous.
My engine light is still on after replacing the fuel sensor 2 times and fuel pump I do not even know how much gas is in my car because the gauge is not correct. No matter what they do the engine light remains on it failed the e check ?????? There has been thousands of people with this same problem
The sensors that read the gas went out about 5 years ago
2007 hyundai santa fe fuel gauge floats from full to empty. Bad sensors. Cost to replace is nearly 1000.00 considerable safety issue, as you never know precisely how much fuel is left in tank. Asking for recall.
Approximately 2015 the fuel level sensors began malfunctioning and then failed completely within a few weeks causing the vehicle to constantly show an empty fuel light even when full. In 2017 at some the passenger side rear brake caliper bracket pins seized with no noticeable driving difference until drivers side rear rotor began to fail. I do not know how long I have been driving with only 1 rear brake. Hyundai doesn't sell the parts that need to be replaced. The whole caliper must be purchased not just the defective parts.
The gas sensor is malfunctioning. Cause the tank to show out of gas when there is at least a half a tank in it. This has also caused the check engine light to come on and off whenever it wants to. I would travel to get it check only for the light to be off. I am unable to safely drive with out filling up my tank every couple of day to ensure that I actually have gas. It is causing the car to be slow in starting after a light or when trying to merge with traffic, hitting the gas does not really do much. It's a danger on the road. In doing a quick google search while trying to determine what the issue might be - it seems this is a wide spread and known hyundai problem that hasn't been addressed becuase there has not been a loss of life. It shouldn't have ot get that far to prevent what is an obvious and widespread issue.
Both fuel gauge sending units needed to be replaced at 91,000 miles. Check engine light and improper/inaccurate fuel gauge readings prompted the repair which cost over $400 at my local mechanic. Per the mechanic and internet research, this issue seems to be prevalent with pre-2010 santa fe models as he recently replaced another set of fuel gauge sending units in a santa fe. Clearly not normal wear and tear.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 hyundai santa fe. Upon starting the vehicle, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. After driving a short distance, the electronic stability control warning indicator also illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing, which produced failure codes for the fuel senders and brake light switch. The vehicle was not repaired. The mechanic stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v113000 (service brakes, hydraulic, exterior lighting). The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown.
Takata recall .gas gauge shows empty even when tank is full. I ran out of fuel on the highway and almost had a rear end collision . Gas gauge showed I had 1/2 a tank of fuel . I was stationary in the middle lane on I-77
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.
About a month ago the check engine light illuminated. I had about a half tank of gas at the time. While waiting on a passenger the fuel gauge went to empty. I thought perhaps I had a leak, but didn't notice or smell gasoline. I went to the fueling station and filled up. It only took about 7 gallons to fill the tank. When the tank gets to aprox half full the needle will travel to empty. I have searched for a recall, but found none. When researching the recall I noticed that this is a very common problem on these santa fe vehicles.
Intermittent failure of fuel gauge sensor caused fuel gauge to show fuel empty caution light to come if the tank was empty or not empty. Have run out of gas because of this issue. Have seen online many complaints about this problem with 2007 hyundais. Because of the extensive problem, hyundai should recall this and bear the cost of this expensive repair.
Faulty gas gauge. After filling up to a full gas tank, gas gauge will go up and down and eventually stop at an incorrect reading. This happens whether the vehicle is stationary or in motion. I never know how much gas I have which is incredibly unsafe and dangerous!!! When the gauge gets below half a tank, the check engine light will come on. This has been happening for months and now the check engine light will not turn off at all no matter how much gas the car has. Then, car started to smell like gas inside when driving on the highway. Took to hyundai dealership to fix and was quoted over $1,000. This vehicle should be recalled, the gas gauge issue is a safety issue because someone could run out of gas and be stranded.
While driving, "check engine" light illuminated. "low fuel" warning light illuminated. Fuel gauge indicated nearly empty even though tank was close to half full. Check engine" light always illuminated.
The fuel senders have failed in both tanks. Tank says empty when it's full but does not read right when empty. Have run out of gas twice when it says 1/2 full. Replaced both and now they have gone out again. This is a safety issue. Could run out of gas on the highway and cause a crash. You can run out of gas anywhere, driving or ideling. Found many others with this same issue.
This model vehicle has the following issue reported - see internet sites - all too often and hyundai has taken no remedial action. Together with the check engine light the fuel gauge is very erratic due to sensors failing in the fuel tank that sends the fuel level reading to the dashboard fuel gauge. In addition to being a costly consumer repair due to the manufacturer defect; this is very probably a safety issue in that without a reliable fuel indicator on the instrument cluster the vehicle operator could easily, unknowingly, run out of fuel while driving and causing an accident with the possibility of those in the SUV being injured or worse. This problem exists whenever the SUV is being driven on a roadway as well as when parked with the engine on or running. This SUV only has 44,000 miles on it.
Fuel gauge/ sensor fixed last year ...again this year with this problem ... There is tons of complaining on this when a recall will be issued when someone dies 1st ????????????????????????????????
The floats and sensor system in the fuel tank quit working in 2015. The gas gauge registers as empty even when the tank is mostly full. This is a common defect with this model santa fe, and the repair costs close to $1,000. I believe it presents a safety hazard, in that the vehicle could run out of fuel on a highway or a bridge. Hyundai should issue a recall or agree to fix this serious safety issue without cost to the owners.
Gas gauge is going up and down sometimes it's correct but most of the time it's not reading right . I have read alot of complaints about this same problem.also the engine light is on I'm 63 and my grandchildren ride in my car,there should be a recall before something major happens
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