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2012 Hyundai SANTA FE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1445767
Internal NHTSA #	11071815
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SANTA FE
Model Year	2012
File date	17/11/17
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Faulty theta ii engine. Driving on the freeway,heard knocking noise in the engine. Took the car directly to the dealer, service advisor heard the same noise,said the car was unsafe to drive. He said some of their engines have this known problem & he'd check for a recall. Said mine was not recalled, i'd have to pay for a new engine. He sent the car back to the mechanic who put it on a lift,heard the noise,brought it right back down, agreeing it was the known problem. The sa said he would submit a request to corporate to pay for the engine. The fact that he recognized the problem immediately and knew to do a corp. Approval request to pay to replace the engine proves he knew it was a faulty engine & hma should pay for it. I rented a car to drive the 2 hours home. My car has been there 10 weeks. Hma denied my claim 3 times (once after the dealer escalated through his district manager). After much research i realized this engine has been recalled for millions of cars - hyundai & kia, different models, different years. Mine is not recalled - yet. The engine was manufactured so that shavings drop on to the engine and eventually cause the failure (it is much more detailed & technical that that). If i had continued driving, the result would have been the engine seizing while driving or throwing a rod out of the engine while driving. Hyundai has this engine on the road right now in millions of cars, it is extremely dangerous , they refuse to take responsibility (except in the lawsuit they lost). They are under nhtsa investigation for the delayed recalls. The other 2 excuses given to me by hma were: my car is 1k mi out of warranty & i did not buy it from a hyundai dealer. All 3 reasons (no recall being the first) are completely invalid. They manufactured a faulty engine. When the defect appears, where the car was purchased and whether it is recalled yet, are not valid excuses.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	101160
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SONOMA, CA
VIN pattern	5XYZGDAB7CGXXXXXX
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
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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	60
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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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2012 Hyundai SANTA FE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Hyundai SANTA FE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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