| Issue ID | 506046 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10093310 |
| Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor Company |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SANTA FE |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 29/09/04 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | February we purchased a 2004 hyundai santa fe for our soon to be 16 year old son to drive. Most immediately we noticed an intermittent problem with the vehicle. When attempting to accelerate from a stop, the vehicle will stutter 3 times as if it were going to die and then it recovers. We have taken the vehicle into the dealership at least 6 times, the most recent this morning. Today they would not even take the car in as they could not duplicate the problem and had no idea what to repair. I took copies of other nhtsa complaints and service bulletins with me in an effort to help them with ideas, but to no avail. They made an appointment for us to come back on october 20, 2004 to see if there are any updates from hyundai that might fix the problem then. After leaving the dealership, the vehicle exhibited the problem and my son was almost in an accident. The car has only 3800 miles on it!*ak |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | |
| Number of Occurences | 3 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | TUCSON, AZ |
| VIN pattern | KM8SB12B24UXXXXXX |
| 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 | 28/02/04 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | RWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| 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 | JIM CLICK HYUNDAI |
| Dealer's telephone number | 520-747-2000 |
| Dealer's city | TUCSON |
| Dealer's state code | AZ |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 85710 |