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2008 Hyundai SANTA FE Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	743742
Internal NHTSA #	10289004
Manufacurer	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SANTA FE
Model Year	2008
File date	21/08/08
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	In my 2008 hyundai santa fe the front passenger air bag does not work properly. It intermittently works when my daughter and i (115 & 120 lbs) sit in the seat. I can sit perfectly still and it will be engaged, and then it will disengage, and then engage, again or visa versa. It has been to the dealer to be repaired 4 times, but they say they cannot reproduce. They just hook it up to a computer and say it works as designed. Humble hyundai service manager even told me to sit in the back seat (i'm 51 years old). I am afraid if we are in an accident that the airbags will not deploy. I have notified hyundai consumer affairs and hyundai pr as well. Does someone have to be killed in an accident for nhtsa and hyundai to issue a recall? I have been given weights of 30, 80, 150, 115 and 120 lbs to activate the airbag sensor by humble hyundai. Also given 35, 45, 150, 130, 135, 145, 40, 100 & 105 lbs by service departments of other dealerships. Also talked to consumer affairs about this, why can't hyundai tell anyone what the actual weight to activate is? There was a safety recall issued for sonatas for this exact problem why can't one be issued for santa fes. There are 48 complaints listed on http://www. Aboutautomobile. Com/complaint/2008/hyundai/santa+fe and they all say they were filed with nhtsa. The initial problem began on 8/21/08 with 300 miles on odometer and continues to be a problem until today 10/19/09 with almost 18000 miles on the car. The speed i am driving is not a function of the problem as it happens at varying speeds.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	300
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	KINGWOOD, TX
VIN pattern	5NMSH13E98HXXXXXX
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	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	40
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Hyundai SANTA FE Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Hyundai SANTA FE Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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