2013 Hyundai Santa Fe visibility problems

Filed Feb 7, 2023 · Visibility · VA

While driving the Panoramic Glass Roof exploded on its own.

Filed Oct 4, 2020 · Engine, Transmission · 62,000 miles · IL

Air and defrosters quit turn engine off restart and it worked.5 times .the engine is a 2013 2.0 turbo santa fe using oil 2 quarts a week, engine is making a noise. Also, dealer said they could not do anything until it gets bad? You must check the oil all the time..

Filed Sep 21, 2020 · Driver assistance, Steering · 85,000 miles · AL

1. Speed sensor- replaced by recall and continue to fail. 2. Rear glass in hatchback, just broke origination from wiper hole in glass while the car was occupied sitting not moving a a parking lot. 3. Steering rattles because a shock damper wears out prematurely. 4. Seats- electric control button contacts tarnish with use and quit working.

Filed Aug 30, 2016 · Visibility · 61,000 miles · CA

I have a 2013 hyundai santa fe limited. We were driving on highway 85 in north dakota when the forward section of the panorama roof suddenly and without warning exploded and shattered into thousands of fragments. It sounded like a shotgun blast inside the car. Fortunately, the sunshade was closed at the time so most of the glass fragments were contained. When we stopped and examined the roof, we saw a hole about 15-18 inches in diameter. We were traveling at 65mph and the temperature was 65-70 degrees f. The car had 61,000 miles on it at the time. It is currently at the hyundai dealer for repairs. The service rep left me with little confidence that hyundai would cover the cost of the repair.

Filed Feb 29, 2016 · Visibility · 52,500 miles · NC

My wife was driving down the interstate at about 70mph on wednesday 2/24/16 in charlotte, nc when all of the sudden the sunroof exploded with our 3 year old and 2 month old in the back seat. The shade was back and glass dropped down on all of them. My 3 year old had some very small cuts on her face. There were no vehicles or bridges near the vehicle when this happened. The vehicle was towed to the dealership and they advised that they were going to put it in as a warranty claim with hyundai because they had another one, same year make and model, come in the week before with the same thing. After googling it, I have read several incidents where this has taken place. I would like to see a recall on this due to the safety concerns that it poses. She could have been startled and lost control of the vehicle. If you look closely you can see that the glass goes up out of the vehicle, not down. I believe that it would be going down had something hit it.

Filed Jun 25, 2015 · Visibility · 83,590 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai santa fe. While driving at 60 MPH, a loud abnormal sound emitted before the sun roof exploded without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 83,590.

Filed Jun 8, 2015 · Visibility · 4,500 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai santa fe. While driving at approximately 70 MPH, the sun roof shattered. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 4,500.

Filed Apr 13, 2015 · Body, Visibility · 25,000 miles · TX · 1 injury

While traveling at 70 MPH a loud explosion was heard and the panoramic sunroof exploded covering me and my passenger in shattered glass causing minor cuts to one of us. No object appeared to hit the car. Glass covered the occupants as well as any following vehicles potentially causing damage. No object was found to indicate that the vehicle was struck. The glass was pushed outwards as though it was pushed from inside the cabin.

Filed Mar 27, 2015 · Body, Visibility · 23,467 miles · MI

The panoramic sunroof on my 2013 hyundai santa fe exploded, sending glass shards everywhere. It sounded like a shotgun went off inside the vehicle. Fortunately, the inside roof cover was closed, so most of the shattered glass was sent onto the roadway, instead of inside the vehicle. Internet investigation revealed that this is not an isolated incident. Exploding sunroofs on hyundai vehicles, including the santa fe and veloster, have occurred in the past. To me, this is a serious safety issue. Not only because glass could be blown with significant force throughout the vehicle, but because if it happened at highway speed, it might make it impossible to control the vehicle due to shock of the explosion and glass being shot everywhere. Since this is a recurring problem with hyundai, there needs to be a permanent fix applied to any vehicle that has experienced this sunroof problem when it is repaired. To simply replace the broken sunroof with an identically flawed sunroof does nothing to ensure the safety of the vehicle during subsequent road driving. I do not believe this vehicle is safe to drive without this permanent fix.

Filed Dec 13, 2014 · Visibility · 1,000 miles · NJ

I have contacted hyundai and have been getting the run around about the windshield wipers. The wiper on the passenger side does not clean the window properly - there is a pie shaped area on the bottom of the wiper, on the passenger side only, that does not hit the window. After many discussions with hyundai and going to 2 different deals, they have said that it is a defect and that all or most hyundai's have this defect. I feel that it is a safety issue since when it is raining hard, the wiper splashes back onto the window due to the fact that the wiper is not hitting the entire window properly. I feel this is a safety issue and since most of the hyundai's have this problem, it is a defect that the manufacturer knows about, but does not want to take care of.