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2012 Hyundai SANTA FE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	974054
Internal NHTSA #	10507395
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor Company
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SANTA FE
Model Year	2012
File date	06/04/13
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	This complaint involves the intermittent total lack of engine power with no throttle response. Please note that the engine does not stall nor do any instrument panel lights come on. For two to four seconds, there is absolute silence and then all of a sudden the engine springs to life and, depending on where you have your foot on the accelerator, the vehicle proceeds or lurches forward. All three incidents were while driving slowly in grocery store parking lots, involving several stop and go incidents through slow moving traffic. The first incident took me by surprise and i thought the engine stalled. I was going to shift to neutral for a restart, but before i could, the engine came back to life and i nearly rear-ended the car in front of me. The second incident was when leaving this same parking lot, except i was entering a divided highway, expecting to merge into 55+mph traffic, when the loss of engine occurred again. Luckily i avoided being hit by oncoming vehicles and was able to get in to the next opening after the engine again came back to life on it's own. The latest incident took place in a different market parking lot. I was in a line of vehicles stopped at the stop sign at the entrance to the market where pedestrians cross. The truck ahead of me proceeded through and when i started to come up to the stop sign, the engine died, but restarted it self as before. My foot was approximately half way down on the accelerator and when everything engaged, the front tires screeched and startled several people in the cross walk, along with myself. Fortunately i was able to brake quickly and avert a possible disaster. This situation is extremely dangerous and i can foresee the potential for serious injury due to this problem. Internet research shows many more of these same vehicles are prone to this same defect. Thank you.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	3200
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LEESBURG, FL
VIN pattern	5XYZG3AB2CGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	4
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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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