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The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the passenger cabin would fill up with the odor of gasoline. The contact stated an unknown warning light was illuminated. The contact had the vehicle towed to a local dealer who diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the failure occurred again, with the passenger cabin filling with the odor of gasoline. The vehicle was towed to another dealer who diagnosed that the high-pressure fuel line needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the failure re-occurred and returned the vehicle to the same dealer. The vehicle had been repaired. The contact felt that the fuel line had been damaged due to the first engine replacement repair. The contact researched online and related the fuel line failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V934000 (Engine, Fuel System, Gasoline). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.
I have a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe sport that burns an exsessive amounts of oil. I do alot of driving maybe around 36 miles a day. Every two weeks another oil change is needed. Bought this vechle in 2017 with only 20,000 miles on it the everytime I goes to jiffy lube it shows that the engine was supposed to be replaced. There has been multiple problems with this vechile since day one of having it. I never gotten a notice about this information. Hyundai has been called numerous of times concerning this matter. The engine was never replaced oil still burning really fast. Its causing a lot of time and money. I dont think any of the problems were taken care of.
Engine started to make a knocking noise right at 100k miles. We bought the car used with 78k miles on it and kept up with oil changes and tires. Once we noticed the noise we changed the oil again just to make sure everything was lubricated correctly. There were a lot of metal shavings in the oil and the noise just kept getting louder and louder so we stopped driving it and it has been sitting for about 9 months now and everyone we talk to says that the engine has blown. After looking into it, Hyundai has had many vehicles with this exact issue. This model and year needs to be covered under the engine recall that is for the Santa Fe sports and Sonatas.
Engine blew out while driving through an intersection. Car turned off and could not use the break. Ended up coasting through the intersection. Oil change was performed at Hyundai and no information was given about potential engine failure. No issues with car previously and the check engine light did not turn on. Car still turns on and runs, but now the engine makes a loud noise. No check engine light still.
- Wildomar, CA, USA
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While driving on the highway, the car started stalling, then a check engine light turned on. When going up hill, and when at a stop sign or stop light, the vehicle fully shut down. On the side of the road, I checked the spark plugs - one was fouled. I replaced the spark plug and the ignition coil but that did not solve the issue. Prior to this, there was excessive oil consumption. I used a quart every 6oo miles. I had the vehicle towed to Healey Hyundai in Beacon, NY where they determined there was no compression in a cylinder and that it was not covered by any existing recall or warranty. I had the issue confirmed by a mechanic shop in Poughkeepsie, NY as well, same conclusion, no compression in a cylinder.
My 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport broke down while driving home on 5/30/2022. No active warning lights at time of incident. Vehicle slowed down while driving on interstate and lost the ability to accelerate. A noise was made (may have been considered knocking). Once parked on the side of the highway, nothing happened when START/STOP button was pressed except random lights across dash (NO WARNING LIGHTS). Vehicle did not appear to be ON. Vehicle had to be towed to local Hyundai dealership. Dealership replaced the starter, performed an engine diagnostics, then parked vehicle on lot. The vehicle caught fire on 6/20/2022 after service tech exited it; considered a total loss. The vehicle was inspected by Hyundai Dealership representative, owner's insurance company, and vendor for Hyundai Motor America. HMA ruled incident as No Root Cause for engine seizing: no fault of workmanship nor manufacturer. In addition, in January 2022, this vehicle went into LIMS mode, no active warning lights were observed, and the same dealership replaced Knock Sensor. The vehicle passed engine diagnostics test.
We were driving at the interstate then all of a sudden it went on a limp mode. Then the check engine light came on. There's also a rod knock as well. We were able to pull on the side or the road. We were like 70 miles away from home so we had to towed my car back to the dealership. They still haven't diagnosed it. They said it would take 2-3 months before they could take a look at it. But I believe it was under the warranty under the Campaign 953 for Hyundai. They cant provide a loaner or even a rental car for me. Im out of car for the next 2 to 3 months and may affect my job. This is very frustrating. I only had 71000 miles on it.
We were driving in the highway and all of a sudden the engine started making a loud knocking noise. After safely pulling over, we checked the oil and there was none. There was no low oil light indicating a problem as well as no oil leaks or smoke. The oil just disappeared. We were lucky to get off the highway before the engine seized. The dealership confirmed the engine is blown and needs a replacement. The cost is $17,000 but Hyundai will only cover 50%. We are going the cut our losses and get a new car instead of repairing. To me this is a factory defect that should have been covered event though it-€™s beyond the warranty: we have service records showing an oil change every 5,000 miles. We are the original owner.
Driving on interstate when car went into limp mode and started ticking and knocking. Again. Flashing engine light. P1326 knock sensor code, again. Another $250 for towing to dealership and life without a car again As a single mom of a disabled child
On June 1, 2022, the vehicle was towed into the dealership. Customer complained it stopped while running and wouldn't start. Initial engine Dx was completed. The battery and starter were replaced. Upon replacing both, the engine started, but was making a "clicking" sound. On June 20, 2022, another engine Dx was performed. Dx revealed DTC P1326 - Knock Signal Range/Performance and DTC B1688 - Cluster Ionizer Fault. Engine was under an extended warranty. Given known engine issues with these vehicles, Dealership planned to request Hyundai replace the customer's engine. Customer was the original owner and routinely serviced vehicle at the dealership. The vehicle was moved to the back of the storage lot. Several minutes after parking same, they observed smoke coming from the engine compartment. Three fire extinguishers were used in an effort to suppress the engine fire. The Fire Dept. was ultimately called to extinguish the blaze.
While driving to an appointment on 6/16/22, i went to pass someone in the left lane. I was able to accelerate enough to pass the vehicle. After that, my vehicle lost power and I was able to coast to the side of the road safely. I was stuck on the side of the road for a few hours and was finally able to be rescued. Got the car home, took it to the local maintenance shop where they couldnt find anything wrong with it. I got my car back the next day, only to have the engine start a tick noise in the engine. I checked the oil level and it was below the L on the dipstick. No low oil light or check engine light ever came on. I put 2 quarts of oil in. Started the car up to now have a loud knocking noise when i accelerate. Since this just happened over the weekend, i havent made it to a shop to have the car inspected.
The engine began to knock when accelerating from stop signs and green lights then engine quit entirely. Check engine light came on but did not flash. Vehicle was towed to Hyundai dealer service department. Service department says engine needs to be replaced. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THE MANUFACTURER HONOR THE WARRANTY DESPITE IT BEING EXPIRED.
We were not advised that the vehicle was burning oil when serviced and there were no signs of leakage in the garage where kept. On an extended road trip the engine began to make a rattling noise that got worse as we drove. I stopped at an automotive store and checked the oil just to be surprised that no oil was in the engine. Again, no external damage or leaks. I serviced the vehicle with oil and continued driving home. On the interstate in traffic the vehicle stalled and I coasted the vehicle to the side of the road. The engine would not turn over and we had to be towed. Hyundai says they don't have parts to fix the vehicle, but that when they do it will cost $14,000 to replace the engine. This engine model needs to be put on re-call just like the other engines that Hyundai has been penalized for bad and unsafe engineering.
A worn connecting rod bearing which produced a knocking noise from the engine and engine warning light. Engine had 80 thousand miles with routine oil changes using 100% synthetic oil
I was driving to pickup my dog from daycare centre and when I arrive to house, put my car in Park then a huge amount of smoke came out from the front hood of car. The smoke got bigger and bigger within 30 seconds I couldn't see anything from front of car and around driver's seat. There was no Hazard alerts or signs on my car that my car was overheating. There was no signal or emergency shut off on the car when the overheating began. My boyfriend was in car at time. My dog was walking outside with daycare caretaker when a flame started on Driver's side engine. The flame lit and sparked into a huge flame. I ran out of car while my boyfriend yelled for everyone to back away from car before it explodes. The flame grew and engine bursted into flames, a loud explosion followed. I did not have any time to even gather what was going on before my eyes, I was trembling in shock and could not speak clearly. Immediately, I called police to come put out the fire. The fire department was transferred into my phone call. I was able to give address and they arrived on scene within 3-4 minutes. Fire department put out the flames with a water hose. The car was completely damaged, falling apart into pieces, front hood was on fire to the back seats, doors were on fire, steering wheel was gone, entire front dashboard and chairs were melted and gone in pieces. I started feeling sick and overwhelming stressed.
Bearing wearing that resulted in engine seizing. The vehicle started to make an engine noise without any light bulb on the dash or any signal of damage or oil leak. Due to the increment in noise I opted to stop the vehicle and tow it to the Hyundai dealer. Consumer's vehicle (2014 Santa Fe xl) started to sound bad out of nowhere on December 2021 and decided to stop it and take it to the Hyundai. The vehicle never light any bulb or lack any power, just the noise. Consumer was told by Hyundai engine needed replacement but they won-€™t cover because consumer is the second owner. The vehicle have 97,000 miles and all the oil changes had been made according to the recommended time by the manufacturer. There is a recall due to the same issues for the Santa Fe sport but consumer's wasn't included.
At highway speed during moving to exit ramp car stalled and luckily coasted to safety without an accident but was very scary and could have ended badly. Restarted car and all seems to be working fine currently but worried it will happen again, this is the first time. No engine codes and had it checked with a odb2 scanner.
While driving on the MA Route 90 on April 29, 2022, the vehicle stopped accelerating and became unsafe drive. I brought the car to Midas and was told that the car needed a new engine. I contacted a Hyundai dealer and was told that they could not look at the car as they had over a hundred Hyundai engines to replace. Prior to this incident, there were no warning lights or messages. I have learned that there seems to be significant problems with many Hyundai models. I believe this was extremely dangerous as the car would not accelerate whileI was in the fastlane of the highway.
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- Canton, GA, USA