| Issue ID | 959766 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10493159 |
| Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor Company |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SANTA FE |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 12/01/13 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My wife's santa fe experienced a failure of the front passenger coil spring over the weekend while parked in the driveway. There were no warning signs that it was about to fail and we are very lucky that she was not driving it at the time. It does have 131,000 miles on it, but i have never had a coil spring snap like this on any other vehicle i have owned. Based on the number of complaints on this issue, hyundai needs to issue a recall for this problem. Right now we are looking at approximately $1500 (still getting quotes) for something that should have been resolved some time ago. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 131000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SOUTH BEND, IN |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| 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 |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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