2007 Hyundai Santa Fe fuel/propulsion system problems

“Check Engine Light was lighting up on and off sporadically and fuel gage was showing E with light on and now both are not working properly. The check engine light stays on and fuel gage always shows empty even when it is full.”

“When I bought this vehicle they were in cahoots with the nearby dealership, so no issues like this recall were found. I was NEVER TOLD ABOUT THE RECALLS because they trying to CHARGE ME!!!! This HAS always HAD this PROBLEM AND AT ONE TIME HAD A FUEL SENSOR problem.....I was told it was no problem to make the appointment at one Hyundai dealership and they had the VIN & NOW .....Now, that I had made an appt. with another dealership this is an issue and ALL of the factory recall issues were fixed, except for the hitch. IT NEVER was. I called the Hyundai Recall customer service # number and of course, they say there are no issues...The recall # is 077.”

“FUEL SENSOR BAD, GAUGE MOVES FROM FULL TO EMPTY BEFORE MY EYES ON A FULL TANK OF GAS. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY HYUNDAI WITH A RECALL BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. WORRIES ME CONSTANTLY, HAVE TO FILL UP AFTER 60 MILES EVERY TIME”

“FUEL SENSOR PROBLEMS, FUEL LIGHT ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, BOTH GO OUT WHEN TANK IS ABOUT (I WOULD ESTIMATE) 7/8 TO ABOUT 1/2 A TANK BUT ARE ON AT FULL AND I'M GUESSING 7/16 AND BELOW. I CAN PRETTY MUCH ESTIMATE MY MILEAGE BUT WITH 2 CHILDREN ABOUT TO GET THEIR LICENSE I FEEL THIS WOULD BE HAZARDOUS IF NOT DANGEROUS SHOULD THEY RUN OUT OF GAS ON A PARKWAY OR EXPRESSWAY. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS IT SHOULD BE RATED AS A RECALL AND FIXED. SEEMS TO ME THAT IT OCCURS ONCE THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY EXPIRES AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY.”

“ISSUE 1) FUEL SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, ONE WAS DONE BY ME THE OTHER BY MECHANIC. IT STOPPED SHOWING HOW MUCH GAS I HAD IN TANK SO I HAD TO GUESS. SEEMS TO BE A KNOW. AND RECURRING ISSUE ISSUE 2) HEADLIGHTS HAVE ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING, THE HIGH BEAMSS WORK ISSUE 3) THE DRIVER LOCK NO LONGER WORKS BUT OTHERS DO AND THE GAS DOOR NO LONGER UNLOCKS FROM DRIVER DOOR SO I HAVE TO USE THE EMERGENCY RELEASE TO GET AT THE TANK. ISSUE 4) THE LATCH FOR THE HOOD IS STUCK OPEN, THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE ON ANOTHER MODEL FROM THE SAME YEAR. I CAN GET MECHANIC RECORDS FOR FUEL ISSUE, THAT WAS ABOUT 1.4 YEARS AGO. HEADLIGHTS WERE YESTERDAY AND HOOD AS OF TODAY. THE DOOR ISSUE WITHIN LAST FEW MONTHS AND GAS DOOR WITHIN 2 YEARS.”

“ACCELERATOR STUCK WHILE MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY, VEHICLE WAS GOING 85 MPH WHEN I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND USED BRAKES TO STOP. THE ENGINE CONTINUED "RACING" AFTER STOPPING AND STOPPED ONLY AFTER I SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. NOW ALSO HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING ON CITY STREETS. EXTREME DANGER IF SOMEONE DRIVING HAS THIS HAPPEN AND PANICS.”