2012 Hyundai Santa Fe: broken coil spring

5 of the 355 complaints about the 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe describe broken coil spring.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 1%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below

Broken coil spring by model year

2015
1
2012
5
2011
7
2010
4
2007
2
2006
10
2005
14
2004
49
2003
11
2002
3
2001
5

What owners say

Filed Jun 1, 2022 · Suspension · MA

Front coil spring rotted and broke while driving vehicle. 2007-2011 vehicles had recall for this but the 2012 did not. Broke after 115K miles which is not excessive.

Filed Mar 3, 2021 · Suspension · 103,387 miles · PA

Broken right front coil spring foiund during routine auot inspection by service mechanic

Filed May 1, 2020 · Suspension · 96,000 miles · MD

I was driving home on a rural street and heard a long clanking sound and then starting to smell rubber. I drove about 1.5 miles like this and when I got home, the strut/coil spring on the right front was broken off and scraping my tire on the inside. Had I been on the beltway, my tire could have blown and a major accident would have occurred. Hyundia refuses to cover even though they have recalls for other models/years. I no longer trust this car.

Filed Jul 19, 2018 · Suspension · 43,159 miles · IL

Had my 2012 santa fe towed in to a local repair shop for a horrible noise, and was advised not only did I need new brakes at only 43,159 miles (seems early for this too) but that both front coil springs and strut mounts were extremely rusty and completely broken. These springs already had the 'boot' from the factory which was their 'fix' for prior model years with this same problem. There have been recalls for this problem up to 2011 model year - but not the 2012. My vehicle was just out of warranty. --- note - I still have the broken coil springs as proof.

Filed Mar 19, 2018 · Suspension · 87,824 miles · NJ

Front coil spring rusted and broke; it rubbed against my tire. Not sure how tire did not rupture while I was driving on I-95. The other front coil spring was rusted, but it did not break yet. Clearly this part is defective. Coil had plastic sleeve on it, water must collect underneath and rust it out. Created case number 11066195 with hyundai, but they have not acknowledged any responsibility, despite my repeated concerns about safety. They also would not reimburse me for repair because 'it was outside warranty' and that I went to my family mechanic (due to lack of responsiveness from hyundai). I saw online that hyundai has had a history of defective front coil springs (even as recent of 2018), yet they have not taken my complaint seriously.