2014 Hyundai Santa Fe: pulls to one side

Filed Mar 4, 2017 · Steering · 29,000 miles · AL

When driving, the wheel sticks into what it thinks is center .we must use two hands to drive the car at all times and clutching the steering wheel is a must. When the wheel is in the center position you have to lightly jerk back and forth to keep it straight, even when changing lanes on the interstate. The vehicle drives a lot like a SUV with a really bad alignment, however it doesn't need one according to carmax. We are newly wrapped in a 30,000.00 car loan financed by capital one and we are getting more fearful of this vehicle the more we drive it. We don't have as much of a problem within the city limits at 30 or below in speed, however anything above that is going to feel very noticeable. I have 29,000 miles on the vehicle and have had the vehicle since 2/23/2017. The vehicle was purchased from carmax, a reputable company in birmingham, alabama. The car is being financed through capital one credit. The 2014 santa fe is white, gls, 3rd row, drive assist. We suspect that while the car has drive assist ability (especially in turns) that the vehicle isn't aware we aren't turning as we pull the steering wheel to keep it centered in the lane. Thus we are pushing the wheel left to right to balance out the wheel to keep the vehicle straight constantly. Example: driving on interstate 20 heading to the doctors office at uab kirklin clinic at 8:00 rush hour traffic. Trying to maintain the center position of the wheel while pulling the wheel left to right to keep it straight. The wheel seems to pull to one side or the other and while checking mirrors and for other cars before getting over in another lane, I could be in another lane without even realizing it. I am afraid a policeman will see me and think I am a drunk driver. I have driven off onto the shoulder of the road a few times by accident after looking for a second to check my speed or check my gas gauge.

Filed Jun 16, 2016 · Acceleration, Steering · 35,000 miles · TN

I have a 2014 hyundai santa fe sport awd. This is my 3rd hyundai. I have really been impressed until now. My car wanders all over the road when driving over 50mph either on a road or interstate. I have to work hard to hold the wheel to keep the vehicle straight. The handling is awful I feel like my car is skating all over the road. Like I am driving on ice. The car is unsafe to drive. I have been to the dealership, had the alignment checked, had a new alignment performed, as well as replace the tires. This has not fixed the issue. I feel it is unsafe to put my 5 year old in the vehicle. I cannot keep the steering straight. What is hyundai doing to fix this issue? I am making payments on a vehicle I feel is unsafe to drive and no one can tell me why?

Filed Jun 17, 2015 · Steering · 2,000 miles · OH

Vehicle wanders right and left at 55 MPH and above. Will not maintain a straight line. Have been to the dealer three times and the regional service manager has been called in and has driven it. Also have taken out a case #. Everything checks out fine but the problem still exists. Dealer states it is normal for this type of electrical power steering. Vehicle is not drivable on the freeway. Hyundai is no longer willing to work on it. .. .updated 07/21/15

Filed Apr 8, 2015 · Steering · 100 miles · IA

When driving at highway speeds, it is difficult to keep the vehicle driving straight. The vehicle tends to wander and requires constant steering corrections to keep it going in a straight line even on a straight level road with no wind, and will sometimes veer off quickly in either direction, leaving its lane, for no apparent reason.this can be particularly difficult to control when passing another vehicle--especially a truck. When driving for a long distance, it is also very tiring to constantly have to be "steering" the vehicle all day long. My description of driving this vehicle is that, "it is like herding a cat down the highway.". I have taken the vehicle back to my dealer twice: the first time they checked alignment (nothing found), the second time they replaced the original kuhmo tires with continental tires from a 2015 santa fe (this made a huge improvement, and made the vehicle drivable, but the problem still exists). I then went to another dealer (they could find nothing wrong, but did suggest increasing the tire pressure to 40 psi). I then contacted hyundai corporate customer service to see if they had any suggestions/recall/etc. & although they were very pleasant to talk with, they did not seem to know anything about the problem. Although it will cost me almost $10,000 to make a change; because of the safety issue, I have decided to sell the vehicle, as I feel that it is too unsafe to continue to drive. (I also have a 2008 santa fe, which I purchased new, and which has never had any kind of steering/handling issue.).

Filed Nov 12, 2014 · Steering · 1,900 miles · MO

Steering issue on hyundai santa fe 2014. Vehicle wanders back and forth across driving lane at speeds over 45 MPH. It is impossible to hold the vehicle on a straight line.

Filed Apr 14, 2014 · Steering · 300 miles · NY

2014 santa fe sport awd - the car wanders excessively at highway speeds and the problem becomes worse as the speed increases. The car needs continuous steering correcting just trying to travel in a straight line. The car will dart front right to left at varying degrees of intensity. The car was taken to the dealership with less than 500 miles to address this issue and the dealer checked the alignment but found no issues with it. As described by others, the car behaves as if it had worn out ball joints, however it is a brand new vehicle. I had thought that this was an isolated issue with my vehicle, but after test driving another santa fe sport awd and reading online reviews from places such as edmunds.com and numerous owner community forums by simply searching "santa fe wandering", it appears that a vast number of people are experiencing this terrifying anomaly. This issue makes me feel incredibly unsafe driving on the highway especially when passing traffic or next to other vehicles as the car does not want to drive in a straight line.