2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport

ACCELERATION PROBLEM. SOME TIMES TURNING LEFT EITHER FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR A SLOW TURN WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS IT TAKES OFF AND THEN HESITATE FOR FEW SECONDS AND THEN TAKES OF. IT IS SO SCARY WHEN YOU HAVE TRAFFIC COMING TOWARDS YOU. NOW IT IS STARTING TO DO IT MORE AND NOW ITS DOING IT WHEN I TURN RIGHT. HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND CAN NOT BELIEVE NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS. AS USUAL SOMEONE HAS TO GET KILLED BEFORE THIS IS TAKEN SERIOUS.

A ROCK KICKED UP WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A CITY STREET AND HIT UNDERCARRIAGE, DAMAGING THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. THIS IS A SPORTS UTILITY TRUCK, ADVERTISED AND MARKETED TO HANDLE OFF ROAD CONDITIONS. POOR DESIGN IN LACK OF PROTECTIVE METAL PLATE BARRIER AROUND THE CANISTER HAS LEAD TO AN EASY PUNCTURE AND DAMAGE TO EVAC COMPONENT AND EXPENSIVE COST FOR REPLACEMENT WITH NO PART WARRANTY.

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A SIDE STREET ON TO A MAIN HIGHWAY THE CAR QUIT MOVING . THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. NO POWER. THERE WERE NO ENGINE CODES DISPLAYED. AFTER COASTING TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND PUMPING THE GAS FEED MULTIPLE TIMES THE CAR FINALLY TOOK OFF. THIS IS A REAL CHANCE FOR A BROAD SIDE ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER SANTA FE SPORT 2.0 TURBOS THAT I PERSONALLY KNOW OF . THE LATEST ONE WAS A 2018 SANTA FE SPORT 2.0 TURBO OWNED BY -----------WHICH ALSO ALMOST CAUSED A BROAD SIDE ACCIDENT. THIS MUST BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED!

AFTER HAVING RECALL SERVICE COMPLETED ON GAS TANK AREA, ( FLVV PUMP FUEL REPLACED ON JAN 11TH 2018) I NOTICED AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL TO FULL CAPACITY, A VERY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IS PRESENT ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE CAR WHEN I PARK IT INSIDE AN ENCLOSED AREA (GARAGE). THIS GASOLINE SMELL PERSISTS UNTIL I USE 1/8TH OF THE TANK BY DRIVING. HYUNDAI DEALER SERVICE INSPECTED AND STATED IT IS A "SMALL LEAK AS A HISTORY CODE AND PERFORMED EVAP. SERVICE BAY TEST PASS. ACTUATED PURGE VALVE AND FOUND IT STICKING. ORDERED VALVE". I AM WAITING FOR PART PER DEALER TO BE INSTALLED UPON AVAILABILITY.

WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT 90 DEGREES TURN FROM A STOPPED POSITION EXITING A DRIVEWAY OR FROM A STOP SIGN ON SMOOTH SURFACED ROADS, UPON ACCELERATION, AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE TURN THE FORWARD MOMENTUM STARTS TO LAG AND PRESSING THE GAS PEDDLE RESULTS IN WHAT FEELS LIKE A LOSS OF OR REDUCTION OF ENGINE POWER CAUSING POTENTIAL FOR NOT GETTING UP TO A SAFE SPEED TO MERGE SAFELY IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. COMPLAINED TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER THAT STATED WAS A COMPUTER ISSUE HAVING TO DO WITH TRACTION CONTROL AND REQUIRES AN UPDATE WHICH IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

I HAVE A 2017 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT 2.0 WITH 8500 MILES ON IT. SINCE I TOOK POSSESSION OF THIS CAR, I HAVE BEEN HAVING REPEATED OCCURRENCES OF ENGINE STALLING COUPLED WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT GOING ON. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I MAKE EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS INTO TRAFFIC: ACCELERATION STALLS COMPLETELY FOR 2-3 SECONDS, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT FLASHES. I CANNOT GET THE CAR TO ACCELERATE AT ALL, EVEN WITH THE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE ENGINE REVS EXTREMELY HARD, BUT THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENS ON COMPLETELY DRY PAVEMENT. THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE 2017 HYUNDAI SANTA FE, AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO BEING REAR ENDED MULTIPLE TIMES, AND I HAVE NEARLY BEEN T-BONED WHEN TAKING A TURN IN FRONT OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, AND IT IS WIDE SPREAD WITH HUNDREDS OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IN THE 2017 HYUNDAI SANTA FE.

THE SANTA FE SPORT'S BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK AS ADVERTISED. OVER 50% OF THE TIME THE BSD DOES NOT PICK UP VEHICLES IN THE BLIND SPOT. THE AMAZING THING IS THE BSD CONSISTENTLY DOES NOT DETECT LARGE VEHICLES; LIKE SEMI-TRUCKS, DUMP TRUCKS, SCHOOL BUSES, AND PANEL TRUCKS. THE SANTA FE SPORT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE TO HAVE THE SYSTEM CHECKED OUT. BOTH TIMES THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM. THE SENSORS WERE CHECKED FOR ERRORS AND CALIBRATED BOTH TIMES. BOTH TIMES WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, EVEN THOUGH BOTH A SALESMAN AND MECHANIC VERIFIED THAT THE BSD SYSTEM DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY WORK. UPON FURTHER QUESTIONING AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE HYUNDAI DISTRICT OFFICE WAS CONTACTED. THE OFFICIAL RESPONSE FROM HYUNDAI WAS THE SYSTEM IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 16-BE-009 WAS REFERENCED AS AN EXPLANATION FOR THE SYSTEM. THIS WAS RELEASED IN DECEMBER 2016. WHAT HYUNDAI IS SAYING IS THEY DESIGNED, TESTED, AND MANUFACTURED A SAFETY SYSTEM THAT IS NOT RELIABLE AND DOES NOT DO ITS INTENDED SAFETY FUNCTION.

THIS INITIALLY STARTED AROUND 3K MILES. WE THOUGHT THE VEHICLE ADJUSTING TO OUR DRIVING PATTERNS; HOWEVER OVERTIME IT BECAME A CONSTANT PROBLEM. I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPT. & THEY'D NOT HEARD OF THIS OCCURRING. IT'S GETTING MUCH WORSE AND I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY AT NO SPECIFIC SPEED SEEMS TO EITHER GET STUCK IN A GEAR OR TRY TO STALL TURNING LEFT, RIGHT (DRY CONDITIONS) OR AS I'M ON THE HIGHWAY MOVING LANES; NO SPECIFIC MPH. (THIS IS A DRIVING DEATH MACHINE AND FOR SAFETY PURPOSES I REFUSE TO PUT OTHER LIVES AT RISK) THERE'S A 2-4 SEC. DELAY, FORCING ME TO PUNCH THE GAS (MY GRANDFATHER OR FATHER WOULD HAVE STATED; "SOUNDS LIKE SAWDUST IN YOUR ENGINE") TO GET MY VEHICLE TO MOVE; ULTIMATELY A NEAR MISS OF A FATAL INCIDENT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND BECOMING VERY CLOSE TO GETTING T-BONED DUE TO THIS DANGEROUSLY "UNPREDICTABLE & EXTREMELY UNSAFE" VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND WAS FED UP AND TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP.WE PROVIDED DETAILED EXPLANATIONS OF OUR EXPERIENCES. YESTERDAY RECEIVED BACK FROM SERVICE TECH OUR INVOICE OF SERVICE WORK AND THEY STATE NO PROBLEMS; & UPDATE CAUSE TO RESOLUTION :TSB 17-BR0002 TCS UPDATE. IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS FROM 5 MPH TO 20MPH THE RPMS SHOULDN'T SUDDENLY INCREASE TO 5K WITHOUT FORWARD MOTION. THIS OCCURS IN NORMAL, ECO, AND SPORT AT SPORADIC TIMES. MY VEHICLE HAS 10,223 MILES THIS MORNING.I SPOKE WITH HYUNDAIUSA & INQUIRED OF A BUYBACK FOR VEHICLE CONSIDERING THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY AND BECAUSE THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE'S NO FIX NOW OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AN ENGINEER FROM HYUNDAI CORP WOULD HAVE TO COME AND THERE'S NO IDEA WHEN (?). SO I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS SAFETY. IF THERE'S ANY POTENTIAL OF PREVENTING LOST LIVES OF CHILDREN AND BABIES, PLEASE HELP.