Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / SANTA FE / 2004

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007106726 Incident Date: May, 16 2007
Consumer's City: NIAGARA FALLS Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: SANTA FE Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 22 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 21 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: No prior warnings or conditions existed prior to failure. the vehicle would not start and it was diagnosed by a fellow coworker to be the fuel pump. aaa was called to tow the vehicle , and upon arrival, put car in neutral to back it up in order to tow. immediately, the front driver tire when flat, and it was a result of the front strut assembly breaking and causing the coil spring to snap and pierce the front tire. it has been 6 days , and i was still without the vehicle which was only 3 1/2 years old with 65,000 miles. i was told that nothing was covered by warranty and replacement parts were not available. in order to get the vehicle fixed quickly i had to accept parts from a 2006 vehicle.*ak