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2008 Hyundai SANTA FE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	851403
Internal NHTSA #	10393709
Manufacurer	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SANTA FE
Model Year	2008
File date	27/03/11
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving home recently on a 70 mph 4 lane highway at approx 11 pm our 2008 hyundai santa fe suddenly loss power while climbing a small grade. The check engine light, esc and traction lights all turned on, the engine was still running but we could not maintain speed, i immediately turned on the hazard lights and looked for somewhere to pull off the road unfortunately i was on the inside lane just passing a semi-truck and trailer, there was a guardrail next to the inside lane so i had to wait for the semi to pass before i could merge to the outside lane to pull off to the right, by the time i was able several vehicles came from behind and two vehicle slammed on their brake to avoid hitting our vehicle. I was lucky to not be rear ended and had just enough momentum to get to the shoulder. I noticed that the vehile was not running correctly and shut off the engine. I checked all fluids and made sure that all belts and hoses were in good order, there were no visable issues. I restarted the vehicle and all lights reset except the check engine light. I slowly drove the vehicle to the closest exit and the vehicle did the same as the first time cutting out and losing power but i was off the highway by now and safely in a parking lot. This vehicle we have owned since new and have had all services done at hyundai dealers according to the manufacture's prescribed maintenance schedules and the vehicle has only 35,700 miles on it. The vehilce was towed to the closest dealer and to my surprise the service department knew about this issue because of 2 tsbs (tsb09-fl-003-2, tsb-10-fl-010)(nhtsa item numbers: 10032793,10034649) that were existing on this vehicle that can cause this failure. I seriously think that this kind of failure should be a recall rather than just a tsb if it is a known issue with the vehicle to prevent possible crashes in the future.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	35729
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WENDELL, NC
VIN pattern	5NMSH73E68HXXXXXX
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
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	65
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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 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Hyundai SANTA FE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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