2009 Hyundai Santa Fe: engine overheating

5 of the 359 complaints about the 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe describe engine overheating.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 1%
typical mileage: 20,773
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 19 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Engine overheating by model year

2025
1
2024
3
2023
3
2022
2
2020
3
2019
1
2018
2
2017
8
2016
3
2015
3
2014
4
2013
2
2012
2
2011
4
2010
3
2009
5
2007
6
2004
1
2003
1
2002
1
2001
2

What owners say

Filed Jan 2, 2019 · Electrical, Lights · 94,570 miles · FL · fire

Right front fog light inoperative. Dealer replaced halogen bulb. Within a few days fog lamp overheated causing bulb socket and lens bulb holder to completely melt down causing bulb to fall down onto the inside of the right front bumper and burned two holes through bumper almost causing a fire as bulb was still functioning. No circuit breakers or fuses blew. Dealer states this has happened before to other vehicles and now dealer needs to replace both socket & wiring and complete lens body.

Filed Mar 20, 2014 · Brakes · 52,000 miles · PA

Rear brake caliber locked up, brakes overheated. Had to have both calibers replace.

Filed Aug 18, 2012 · Brakes · 15,292 miles · MA

We have been complaining about the brakes on this car since we bought it. The brakes have been making noise when you depress the pedal. We were told by the dealer that it was the "breaking in" period. The brakes were making loud noises and not working correctly when we brought the vehicle in for service on sept 12, 2011.the rear brake pads were sticking to the rotors overheating the rotors. The pads and rotors had to be replaced. We just brought the vehicle in again for service and the indication is the all the brakes may need to be replaced. This is at 22,000 miles. There is a serious problem with the brakes in the car and the dealer can only explain that it is due to the hills in our town and that the brakes are no longer made of asbestos. I never replaced my brakes in other cars until I had between 35k & 45k miles and I have lived in this town for 30 years. I believe the "breaking in" period for the brakes is broken! Hyundai should step up to the plate and correct the problem. There seems to be a many complaints about the rear brakes.

Filed Jan 17, 2012 · Brakes · 15,292 miles · MA

My rear brakes were making noise so I scheduled an appointment.the rear brake pads were sticking to the rotors overheating the rotors. Both the rear pads & rotors needed to be replaced. I could not understand why this happened so soon so I called the owner of the dealership. Owner said it was due to the hilly area where I lived. I have lived in the area for about 30 years so I asked why I never had to change my brakes on other new cars I had bought at the dealership until well after 30,000 miles. He had no answer. What a joke! The only conclusion that I can arrive at is that there is a defect and hyundai does not want to pay for it. This is my third hyundai and I have not had problems with the other models, a 2002 sonata and a 2010 elantra.

Filed Jan 6, 2012 · Brakes · 20,773 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that she heard a squeaking noise coming from the rear end of the vehicle while driving. The contact also saw smoke coming from the rear end of the vehicle. The dealer performed a diagnostic test and stated that the rotors overheated because the rotors were not properly greased. The dealer replaced the rear brake pads and rotors. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and denied assistance with the repairs. The failure mileage was 20,773 and the current mileage was not available. Updated 02/09/12*lj updated 02/13/12