| Issue ID | 876187 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10419785 |
| Manufacurer | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SANTA FE |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 13/08/11 |
| Component | VISIBILITY |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 2007 hyundai santa fe driver's side sun visor breaks and hangs down from roof and blocks the driver's vision. 1) i rarely use the sun visor; however, one morning i came out and the visor was hanging from the roof by wires (these power the vanity mirror light). The visor blocked my vision. 2) i pushed the visor back up into the roof bracket. It immediately fell down again. I really applied pressure and pushed it back up in the bracket. Five minutes later it fell down again blocking my vision. I then removed the holding bracket from the roof, inserted the visor post inside it again, and reattached the bracket. The visor fell again. 3) i have to order a brand new sun visor to replace what is/was a perfectly good, electrically light functioning, working sun visor. The hyundai service manager tells me he sees a lot of these visors that fall, but they can't be repaired as supposedly a spring has broken up inside the mechanism. *kb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 70300 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | FAIRFAX, VA |
| VIN pattern | 5NMSH73E27HXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 06/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | AWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 30 |
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