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2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE — POWER TRAIN

crash · 1136827 · 2014-12-06

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SANTA FE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
11,922

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT. CAN START/STOP ENGINE IN VARIOUS GEAR INCLUDING REVERSE. PURCHASED APRIL 10, 2014. AFTER DRIVING MY NEW HYUNDAI FOR A WEEK OR SO, DECIDED TO WASH IT. MY HABIT IS TO WIPE OUT THE HATCH AND UNDER THE HOOD. UPON OPENING THE HOOD DISCOVERED NO COOLANT IN RESERVOIR. EVIDENT THERE NEVER WAS ANY FROM THE FACTORY. MONTH LATER REPLACED BACK-UP CAMERA. 5 MONTHS LATER SHIFTED TO REVERSE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WENT TOTALLY BLACK. COULDN'T GET SERVICE APPOINTMENT UNTIL WEEK AND HALF LATER. ONE WEEK TO DATE, AFTER NAVIGATION BLACKED-OUT WHILE IN PARK AND NO ONE INSIDE AUTO DRIFTED BACK. VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. FOUND HYUNDAI SANTA FE CAN START OR STOP IN VARIOUS GEAR INCLUDING REVERSE WHICH IS DANGEROUS. I COULD NEVER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE AUTO AGAIN. FILED COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA EATING FOR RESOLUTION. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10662556
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