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2008 Hyundai SANTA FE Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1454596
Internal NHTSA #	11080101
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SANTA FE
Model Year	2008
File date	16/03/18
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The car will not shift into drive. Very hard to shift and when i finally got it into "drive", the transmission does not engage. Unable to move the vehicle forward. It will go into reverse, but not drive. Shifter becomes harder to move after attempting to move it several times. The car was stationary.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	162000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NATCHITOCHES, LA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders
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Transmission type
Vehicle speed	0
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

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 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Hyundai SANTA FE Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?