On several occasions the car, while in motion, feels like it downshifts causing driver and occupants to be pushed forward in the vehicle. The car has also failed to respond when accelerator depressed while car was already in motion. After coming to a stop, vehicle completely shut off.
2013 Hyundai Santa Fe acceleration complaints
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After driving car for over 1 1/2 hrs, losing acceleration after slowing down to pay tolls. Is happening more frequently. Safety hazard because even though I have gas pedal to floor will not go past 50 MPH on highway that is 65 MPH. Has happened 3 times and is happening more frequently. Two other times happened after driving 2 hours on turnpike. Car lost turbo boost and wouldn't go very fast.. No lights on dash. Gas pedal to floor and rpms were reading a lot higher. Took to dealership who ran diagnostic. Wanted them to check the turbo actuator. Was charged $120.00 and told they couldn't find anything.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai santa fe. While driving various speeds with the accelerator pedal depressed, the vehicle failed to respond. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 3,000. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai santa fe. While remotely starting the vehicle, it independently accelerated with no one in the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 41,000. The VIN was not available.
The vehicle was stopped with my foot on brake. The engine began to race for several seconds and then returned to normal. It seemed as if the transmission was in neutral when this happened as there was no laboring of the engine. The car was in drive.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai santa fe. While driving at 40 MPH, the contact attempted to disengage the cruise control but the vehicle accelerated independently. In addition, the contact stated that while attempting to set a speed, the cruise control independently deactivated. The contact stated that when the cruise control feature was engaged, the vehicle lost power. The vehicle was taken to multiple dealers who were unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 3,000. Updated 7/28/15*cn updated 10/11/2017
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai santa fe. While attempting to park the vehicle with the brake pedal depressed, it accelerated independently. As a result, the contact crashed into the driver side of another vehicle and then into a snow bank. The air bags did not deploy. The contact did not sustain any injuries. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 14,000.
Hyundai santa fe sport 2013 purchased new, single owner vehicle. There have been multiple incidents where the cruise control had one of the following issues. 1.failed to engage 2.failed to disengage 3.made the car accelerate when trying to disengage the cruise control feature it does not happen consistently but it has happened multiple times for me and the other driver within my home. Most recent incident took place 9.10.2014. I?m filing this complaint due to the safety concerns associated with the car accelerating when I?m intending for it to slow down by turning off the cruise control. I informed the dealership of this issue when I took my vehicle in for service and since it did not happen during a test drive they did not pursue the issue any further. The inability to duplicate the issue during a test drive does not reduce the safety impact of this software issue when the error occurs.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds , the accelerator pedal would become stuck to the floorboard. In addition, the vehicle would lunge forward without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was unable to be replicated. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 9,000 and the current mileage was 12,060.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that while traveling at various speeds, the vehicle suddenly lost acceleration power. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 300.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the vehicle lost acceleration power. The rpms increased but the vehicle did not regain acceleration power. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. A diagnostic was performed and located the failure at the throttle body. The throttle assembly was replaced. The failure mileage was 1,086 and the approximate current mileage was 1,088.
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