| Issue ID | 1069092 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10593417 |
| Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor America |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SANTA FE |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 09/05/14 |
| Component | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Fuel gauge was not registering correctly the amount of fuel in the tank. We would fill up the tank and the gauge would read empty. Investigated and found that gm vehicles had the same issue in many models from 2005-2007. They were recalled, there is no recall to date for hyundai vehicles with the same problem. This issue could be extremely dangerous, people don't have any idea how much fuel is in their tanks and they can inadvertently run out of fuel on the highway or on rural roads. I have the sensors that were removed from our vehicle. I am guessing car manufactures probably buy these parts from the same company. So why weren't all vehicles with this sensor recalled? Or if they don't buy them from the same company then around the 2007 time frame a lot of sensors were bad. We paid around $500 to get our vehicle fix because we had to travel 400 miles and did not want to run out of fuel on the interstate, that has many semi trailers traveling it. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 107000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MADISON, WI |
| VIN pattern | 5NMSH73E1H1XXXXXX |
| 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 |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 06/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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