| Issue ID | 1379282 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10990735 |
| Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor America |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SANTA FE |
| Model Year | 2014 |
| File date | 20/03/17 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Takata recall very low quality of material used for the rubber hose that connects the coolant . My santa fe's rubber hose deteriorated which caused a leak. Without any warnings or changes in the temp gauge, i drove the car normally until one morning i was on the parkway and each time i would accelerate the engine would have a hard time, it felt like i am dragging. Finally got to my destination half an hr later and the engine overheated. Drove it next block over to a gas station popped the trunk open and the coolant was completely empty even though i just topped it off few days ago. Turned off my car to run in and get a bottle of coolant. Tried starting the car and it stalled. I waited about an hr and a half at the parking lot sitting and waiting and it finally started back up. Electrical issue: a couple of days ago, i was driving in my 2014 santa fe sport and the radio suddenly shut off thinking i pressed a button by accident. After a couple of minutes it turned back on. It was randomly doing it until two days ago it finally stopped working. I made an appointment with a hyundai service agent. Vehicle at 40,000 miles apprarently it is not under warranty (36,000mi) ofcourse, for them to diagnose the problem they charge you about $140 after tax just to diagnose it. How much to fix the radio? Agent said, "it will be about $1700 but since the lease is up i can put you in a brand new tucson and i will fix the radio free of charge and credit you back for the diagnostics charge". I walked out of the dealership. And airbag light keeps coming on pas side. |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LYNBROOK, NY |
| VIN pattern | 5XYZU3LB0EGXXXXXX |
| 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 | 50 |
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