| Issue ID | 915216 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10454525 |
| Manufacurer | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SANTA FE |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 21/04/11 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | At 59,000 miles left side running lights inop. Sent to dealer they said they adjusted the wiring harness. This stated at 50,000 miles. Worked good for 3 weeks took on a trip put 10,000 miles on it. Now at 70,000.. Electrical issues started back up. No taillights left back,touch brake dashboard left turn glows 1/2 brightness. Put left turn signal light on works. Touch brake left side blink acts like burned out light. Fill with fuel reads correct most of the time. Went to stop started car back up gauge read empty with light on, stopped for gas 30 miles later put gas in took 1 gal gauge went to 1/2 tank. Let set overnight next day read 3/4. Drove the rest of the day . Next day read correct. This happened 2 times already. Do not know if this is related the left side electrical problem. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 59000 |
| Number of Occurences | 2 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CORTLAND, OH |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| 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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