Hyundai Santa Fe pulling problems

Filed Jul 10, 2026 · Brakes, Driver assistance · TX

I left work and my car pulled back I looked at my dash I just saw all the lights on indicators telling me I may stop or not I was so scared I live 45 mins from my job and this isn’t the first incident after the second day I bought this brand new car my low oil light came on and the dip stick was dry on a brand new car the following day and from that point on my car is like a magnet and pulls to the right lane to another car this is causing me PTSD I BEGGED my husband to drive me to work in my 48 years I’ve never been afraid of a car when I let the dealership know they don’t care it’s a stupid woman well I’ve owned 2 brand new Palisades and they were amazing vehicles this one is just not working right

Filed Aug 2, 2024 · Brakes, Electrical · MO

Abs system is randomly locking up calipers causing a dangerous speed wobble. Dealership can't re create so won't diagnose. Have had to replace all brake calipers and components were near new but ruined because of abs applying brakes when unnecessary. Vehicle is very unsafe to drive, pulled hard to left at one point veering me into oncoming traffic. Independent mechanic has made caliper release by manually releasing abs system. Same results were not found by releasing pressure at master cylinder making abs the obvious culprit. No warning lights but I just replaced two cracked rotors on rear at 130k miles. That should not happen. Has caused hub readings of 270 on three different tires at 3 different times. Santa fe has recall on this system for every year but mine, very curious as to why not. If this was not a dealership only part , it might not be such a big issue, but being it is main source of stopping a 4000 lb vehicle, I have concerns. Hyundai dealership was very condescending and of little to no help. I have an Independent are certified mechanic who is happy to talk with you if needed. Please help, as of right now am.making payments on an unsafe vehicle with not much hope of it being fixed.

Filed Dec 23, 2022 · Steering, Suspension · WA

On delivery the vehicle pulled to the left on the highway. Vehicle returned to dealer next day and 4 wheel alignment supposedly done. Car no longer pulled to left. Vehicle seemed very unstable in wet weather but owner assumed it was ok. At 3000 miles owner discovered all 4 tires wearing severely while adjusting tire pressures. Called dealer and dealership wanted a month to get back into service dept. Took vehicle to a local tire dealership for wheel alignment check. Front tires toe was -2 degrees. Rear tires plus 1.7 degrees. Owner parked vehicle when driving in icy weather became too dangerous as vehicle would try to spin out without driver input. Alignment assumed to be off from factory and dealer staff only corrected what they thought was wrong with front tires instead of doing a full re-alignment.

Filed Feb 8, 2022 · AZ

2016 Santa Fe - While driving on interstate all warning lights came on - antilock brake, check engine, electronic power steering, vehicle grade, outside temp blinking blank. Took to reliable shop and they said it was right front speed sensor, had that replaced still all warning lights on. Engine code that caused the lights was P2159 (Vehicle Speed Sensor B range performance) I took the car to Jim Click dealership in Green Valley they had the car for 7 days said they finally figured out that it had wires that were shorted that fed back to modules and they would have to do an overlay of these wires, so they would run new wires in the area that was bad, we got the car back after repairs and it is all working now, the car only has 86 k miles and has never been in an accident all wiring in the vehicle look still brand new. I read online of this same year of car has problems due to engine fires and suggest to park car away from anything in case it does catch fire, the article also talks about it starts with the antilock brake control module that can cause an electrical short. I am wandering if this is going to happen again because they repaired shorted wiring but did nothing to replace any bad control modules that may be causing fires in these vehicles. These repairs cost me over 700 dollars in which I think should be under warranty, But the real scary thing is I don't want to be driving down the road and have this car go up in flames. The article on the internet I read was written by Tom Krisher AP Auto Writer he also states that Kia is also also included with this problem.

Filed Jan 5, 2021 · Steering · WV

2013 santa fe 2.0t - car will not keep in the lane, it wanders all over the road at speeds over 40mph. I have filed this report twice now, this is my 3rd time. The steering is erratic, unresponsive and completely uncontrollable. The car wanders all over the road and if it happens to be windy outside, forget about it. I have spend hundreds of dollars to get this diasnosed with every solution and I still have the same problem. Hyundai you need to fix this! I was almost in two accidents because I literally can not control my car on highways!! The car drifts all over the place and I'm sick of it!! Your product has almost caused me to run off the road or into other cars! I'm tired of the runaround from all the dealers I've been to. The car simply can not be controlled. I spent $35k on a car I can't drive unless I'm in town getting groceries!! I'm tired of fighting my car just to drive it. You put out a faulty product and people are now left with cars that can not be driven at highway speeds. The car is all over the place and I constantly have to fight the car to drive it straight!!

Filed Jan 5, 2021 · Steering · 10,000 miles · WV

This will be my fourth complaint and I will keep filing these until hyundai resolves this! 2013 santa fe 2.0t - car is uncontrollable at highway speeds. The car erratically wanders all over the road. I constantly have to fight the car to keep it in the lane. If you get anywhere near a 18 wheeler or it's windy outside, you can forget about controlling the car, it literally wanders all over the road and it doesn't matter what mode the steering is in. This car is unsafe! I cannot take my family anywhere that involves the highway because the car is unpredictable. I have been to a total of 7 dealers and they all say the same thing 'nothing wrong with the vehicle'. However when the technician drives it, he definitely acknowledges the ongoing problem. Hyundai needs to recall this vehicle and fix this issue. I have spend $35k on a car that's not as safe as a $2k car on the highways

Filed Jan 5, 2021 · Steering · 40,000 miles · WV

2013 santa fe 2.0t - car is unsafe to drive, the erratic steering and continuous wandering all over the highway has caused me to park my car more than I drive it. A majority of my driving involves highway speeds of at least 60mph and over which I can not achieve in this car due to its poor steering, unsafe wandering and unpredictable steering behaviors. I have had witnesses to this and actually state that it looks like I'm driving drunk. The car wanders all over the road! If it's windy outside, you might as well forget driving the car even at speeds below highway normal speeds. This car is unsafe and hyundai knows this!!

Filed Jul 13, 2020 · Steering · 33,000 miles · FL

When I first "tested" the car I mentioned to the sales person that I thought it was pulling to the right. He convinced me it wasn't. On 7/31/19 I purchased 4 new tires and had a wheel alignment. I took it back for adjustments to the alignment 3 times before the covid outbreak (twice before january). It is now majorly veering to the right and I have to keep it from going that way when driving. I don't drive far to work which is why it wasn't as much of a problem before.

Filed Oct 22, 2019 · Steering · 30 miles · CA

As I was driving on curves, the wheel going out of control pulling to left toward emergency lane and getting extremely hard to control by hands. The car was driving good under 50 miles, however when I speed up to 65 or 70, I was not able to control the steering wheel. Driver attention warning sets to high" which will cause the steering wheel to acts haptic to shake steering as designed". I contacted the hyundai customer service with case # 16268782 addressing the issue and requested the compensation for $4,500 each for myself and my other family members of two in the car for emotional stress, fear, anger and anxiety during the trip . They send me a response that hyundai is only able to offer reimbursement for hyundai owners which is enterprise rent a car. Today, I received a phone call from enterprise rental car, indicating that I should not call, emails regarding this issue to enterprise rental car area manager, as they done their part to take the car to dealership and my future email will be consider as harassments to them. We have been suffering from emotion stress, fear, and anxiety during the trip, and hyundai would send a compensation to enterprise rental car and enterprise rental car asking to not to further contact them regarding this issue. Please follow up the issue with hyundai dealership, enterprise rental car and make sure the compensation make to people who suffer from incident not the enterprise rental car, and if they send a compensation to owner (rental car), they will forward it to me.

Filed May 20, 2019 · Steering · 129,000 miles · MA

While driving near 40 MPH, steering pulls to the left during acceleration.