The fuel gauge isn't giving the correct readings. Twice my wife and kids were stranded on the highway because she was thinking she had 70/75 miles to go and get to a station. 1st time, she was driving home and it suddenly shuts off and 2nd time it shuts off at a traffic light. If it's reading 75 to 84 and you add gas, it stays on 75 to 84 until you go back and add more. So even after adding gas, sometimes she's scared that the car may be going by the guage reading instead of what's actually in the tank and may still shut off. P hyundai says it's not a danger but hows your car suddenly kills on the highway away from family or friends or maybe struck by another vehicle, not danger?
2013 Hyundai Santa Fe: wrong fuel gauge reading
6 of the 605 complaints about the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe describe wrong fuel gauge reading.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 2,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Wrong fuel gauge reading by model year
What owners say
Purchased car 7/2013. Brought car to lester glenn hyundai at toms river nj for service on 3/5/2013. They had vehicle for 3 days which included other repairs. In the past 3 months, the digital readout that shows remaining miles to fuel capacity is not accurate or close to it in comparison to other fuel gauge that shows fuel in tank. The gauge reads only 250 to 270 miles distance when I refueled my car to the brim. Dealer said it shows this reading because of my driving habits. I'm the only driver and treat this card with kid gloves and do not drive fast or sudden stops (64 age). If you divide the fuel capacity in the tank 19 gallons by 270 miles gives you 14.2 miles. The gauge on my dashboard for average miles per/gallon is 23 miles. If you calculate 23 miles by 19 gallons results show 437 miles. I called corporate hyundai yesterday case # 6456349 and they couldn't help me or explain the reasoning behind the problem other than my driver habits. Either the gauges are defective or worse the mileage reported to epa/dot is false and not 18 city and 24 highway miles as shown on window sticker description when I purchased the car. Please help me because hyundai will not respond to my concerns and factual complaints. The service representative gave me a blank look when they return the car to me when I showed them the gauge after servicing. Could not explain and recommend resolution! When exiting the dealer, I ran into another person with similar complaint about fuel gauges giving conflicting information. Please help me because hyundai doesn't listen to little guy consumer. Thank you in advance for your help and assistance.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that the fuel gauge failed without warning. The failure would recur whenever the contact refueled the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer multiple times and they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 2,500.
2013 santa fe 2.0 awd- fuel gauge does not read correctly therefore you do not know how much gas you have in the car. First time I pumped gas it stopped at 3/4 and met clicking. 2nd time pumped it never stopped and the tank over flowed. My average mpg does not go higher then 15 mile per gallon! My range shows only 250 on a full tank. Hyundai knows this is an issues and I don't believe they know how to fix it. I recommend everyone contact their local lemon law attorney and start the process if you have tried 4 or more time with hyundai to resolve this. I started my process and its looking like they have to give me 100%'of my money back and no less. Oh also excessive wind noise on driver side when driving.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that the fuel gauge provided inaccurate readings. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 2,000. *tr updated 05/23/13*lj the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired on may 6, 2013. The gas tank assembly unit and fuel pump was replaced. Updated 05/28/2013
Gas gauge does not read correctly and causes trip calculation and driving range to be displayed incorrectly. This could cause car to unexpectedly run out of fuel and cause an accident. *tr ## VIN failed ##
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe fuel gauge
Is wrong fuel gauge reading a common problem on the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe?
6 of 605 owner complaints about the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe (1%) mention wrong fuel gauge reading. The model year with the most reports is 2008.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe
Engine failure 100Stalling 64Check engine light 62Knocking 47Fire or smoke 40Oil consumption 34Loss of power 29ABS 28Sunroof shattered 21Pulling 19Hesitation 18Won't start 17Steering noise 15Harsh shifting 10Headlights 10Jerking 8Door locks 7Won't shift 7Adaptive cruise 5Fuel pump 5Misfire 5Slipping 5Warning lights 5Wipers 5
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