# 2003 HYUNDAI SANTA FE — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1243441` · 2015-12-07 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** SANTA FE
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 74,900
## Narrative
MY WIFES VEHICLE IS A 2003 HYUNDAI SANTA FE WITH APPROX. 75,000 MILES ON IT.  WE'VE PURCHASED IT NEW.  ABOUT A YEAR AGO, SHE BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP AND IT SUDDENLY STARTED LURCHING FORWARD.  SHE WAS ABLE TO ARREST IT IN 10-12 FEET.  NO DAMAGE OCCURRED.  ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER, THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE SAME RESULTS.  THEN, SIX WEEKS AGO, AS SHE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, AND ROLLING A FEW MILES AN HOUR IN REVERSE, IT HAPPENED AGAIN.  THIS TIME, AFTER DOING A UNCONTROLLED DONUT IN THE STREET SHE HIT A NEIGHBORS GARAGE AND A UTILITY POLE BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED, IN SPITE OF HER FRANTICALLY BRAKING.  FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE STREET AT THAT TIME.  DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE WAS $2300.+ AND THE CAR WAS ANOTHER $1925.+.  TWO WEEKS AGO, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER STOPPING IN TRAFFIC.  THIS TIME SHE HIT THE BACK OF A PICK-UP TRUCK.  NO DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK, BUT $1710+ TO HER FRONT END.  EACH ACCIDENT COST US $250 IN DEDUCTIBLE.  THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED RIGHT NOW AND WE WILL TRADE IT IN AS SOON AS IT IS FIXED.
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