| Issue ID | 673297 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10226314 |
| Manufacurer | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SANTA FE |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 06/04/08 |
| Component | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | One month ago,with 40,600 miles on my hyundai santa fe the right front spring broke and shredded my tire which the hyundai dealer replaced under warranty. Three weeks later the left front spring broke and shredded that tire also. If i had been on the express way, i probably wouldn't be here to tell about it. In the past fifty years i have owned 15 cars and never had a front spring break down much less two in three weeks. Even though the hyundai dealer,patrick of schaumburg, replaced these springs under warranty, i still incurred a $200. 00 car rental bill. Hyundai doesn't seem to know what the cause is of these spring failures at only 40,600 miles. Any help as to the cause of this problem would be greatly appreciated. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 40600 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SCHAUMBURG, IL |
| VIN pattern | KM8SC13E74UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | 0 |
| 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 | PATRICK HYUNDAI |
| Dealer's telephone number | 847-519-9600 |
| Dealer's city | SCHAUMBURG |
| Dealer's state code | IL |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 60173 |