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2014 Hyundai SANTA FE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1646369
Internal NHTSA #	11310682
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SANTA FE
Model Year	2014
File date	19/02/20
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Oil leak from valve cover gasket onto alternator causing complete electrical system failure. Vehicle very quickly lost all power including power steering and brakes, brake/hazard/indicator lights, and ignition while traveling at highway speed in heavy traffic. Extremely high severity potential harm from this failure mode, which was the subject of previous service campaigns for older hyundai vera cruz and santa fe with same 3. 3l v6 engine platform. Unacceptable to have occurrence of this known design issue with later model production.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	157000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SHREWSBURY, MA
VIN pattern	KM8SRDHF5EUXXXXXX
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
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Vehicle speed	55
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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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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2014 Hyundai SANTA FE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2014 Hyundai SANTA FE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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