| Issue ID | 1556468 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11196698 |
| Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor America |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SANTA FE SPORT |
| Model Year | 2014 |
| File date | 12/04/19 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was driving down the road about a week after the dealer supposedly fixed two recalls with the engine on my 2014 hyundai santa fe sport base. Suddenly, and without any audible warning, my ecm light came on and my vehicle starting lunging and lurching forward like it was about to stall. I pulled over and read the manual, and it noted that it was the ecm sensor and that i should immediately drive the vehicle to the dealership, so i did. Driving there, i was only able to maintain a speed of 60 mph on the interstate, which put me and my 8 -year-old daughter in danger from faster-driving cars, especially since it was a torrential downpour. Any time i stopped or slowed down, the engine would shutter like it was about to stall and then would get better just past 10-20 mph until i approached 60 again, where it would not accelerate again. When i got to the dealership, they immediately knew the problem and ordered a knock sensor harness. However, in reading the variety of lawsuits, issues, and service campaigns, it appears as though hyundai is knowingly allowing people to continue driving cars they know are defective, thus putting us and our children's lives in jeopardy. These vehicles need to be recalled and have all of the engines and related parts replaced, or they need to buy the vehicles back at original msrp so we can purchase a functional, safer vehicle. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 98820 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BURLINGTON, NC |
| VIN pattern | 5XYZU3LB8EGXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | |
| Drive train type | |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | 60 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | |
| Dealer's state code | |
| Dealer's ZIP code |