| Issue ID | 851924 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10394086 |
| Manufacurer | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SANTA FE |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 01/04/11 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The driver's side coil spring broke on my 2004 hyundai santa fe at 40,000 miles. I was driving down a street and there was a loud explosion type sound, my vehicle actually felt like it jumped, all the dash lights came on and the engine died. I wrestled with the wheel to get the car over to the side of the road but i was still in the road. There was a woman in front of me getting out of her car with a toddler and i came close to hitting them as i tried to control my truck. I'm so glad i wasn't going faster than 10-15 mph. The repair agent said he'd never seen this happen at less than 100k+ miles, and it took out the brake line and fuel line on that side as well. Total cost will be $1500. As the timing belt also needs changing. Not happy. I see many other complaints of this situation (coil spring going on hyundai santa fe at low mileage), but i don't see any kind of reparation offered by the company or any recall. There should be - this is not acceptable. I'm not likely to buy a hyundai again. W |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 40000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | OLD ORCHARD BEACH, ME |
| VIN pattern | KM8SC73D24UXXXXXX |
| 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 | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| 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 | 10 |
| 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 | ROWE FORD SALES |
| Dealer's telephone number | 207-854-2555 |
| Dealer's city | WESTBROOKE |
| Dealer's state code | ME |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 04092 |