Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / SANTA FE / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005096232 Incident Date: May, 31 2005
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: SANTA FE Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KM8SB12B83U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 22 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Mar, 10 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*- the contact stated that 2 years ago he started having stalling problems with the 2003 hyundai santa fe .s while driving at 55 mph or about 15-25 mph the vehicle will stall. he stated that the dealership had the vehicle on numerous occasions, and they could not find anything wrong with the vehicle. the dealership informed him that unless the check engine light turned onthey would not be able to do diagnostic testing to see what could be wrong with the vehicle. the dealership informed him that he may have to take the vehicle back to the dealership where he purchased it. the contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer and was given a case#, will submit with the hard copy. also, he has contacted the bbb and filed a complaint. the usual driver was too afraid to drive the vehicle now because of the stalling problems. he stated that when the vehicle lost power everything in the vehicle shut down and the steering locked. the failure mileage was 19999, and the current was 61480. the vehicle stalled 101 times azs of 02/23/2007. *ak