2006 Hyundai Santa Fe owner complaints

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that the passenger's side air bag on-off warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the passenger's side tracking position sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 85,000.

The passenger air bag on my 2006 Hyundai santa fe does not activate (arm itself) when my daughter sits in the seat. My daughter is an adult, weighs approximately 110 lbs and is properly seated and with seat belts on. This situation was presented to the salisbury Hyundai dealer when I first got the car, and recently to the oursidman Hyundai dealer in laurel, md where I purchased the car. Both dealers claim they can not duplicate the event, using another purson as the test subject. They have not performed any test to confirm that the installation of the safety feature is proper, meets your standards, or even at what weight the lightly finally turns off. This situation is dangerous to my daughter and other children or grandchildren riding in the front seat. My daughter is a practicing lawyer

The air bag light is constantly on. When I turn the car on the passenger restraint light goes on to show restraint system off.. However when there is nobody sitting in front seat the light goes out and it should stay on

To whom it may have my airbag light is lighting up.

I own 2006 Hyundai sonata, and the air bags lights warning lights are constantly illuminated. I brought my vehicle to the dealer who performed a diagnostic and came back with eror codes b1706, although the meaning was not explained, due to reasaerch I performed I now know that it is for passenger buckle pretensioner resistance being too high. I found this particularly odd as I use this as my car to commute to work thus the passenger seat is rarely used. The dealer went on to say that the belt buckles needed to be replaced and that it was going to cost over $600. I did not have adequate funds to adress the issue for that amount at that time, however came home and performed extensive reasearch on-line and through the NHTSA site regarding the issue noting that this is a very common safety iss

Brakes failed to apply when coming to a stop at a red light causing me to hit the back of the car in front of me; speed less than 10 MPH; brakes "bucked" and would not re-engage and did not stop the car in time to prevent accident; applied emergency brake and turned off ignition to stop process; reported to local police; car has been impounded for investigation and confirmation of technical difficulties. *nm

2006 Hyundai santa fe had brake pad issues. *nj the dealer discovered that one of the four disk brake pads was beginning to separate. The consumer stated for such low mileage and minimal wear, he believed the single pad in question was a defective brake part. *jb

#1 car would not stop, rolled through a stop sign and pulled over into empty lot and tested brakes a few times and then it was okay. #2 was stopped behind a vehicle about 2 feet away, with my foot on the brake when car accelerated and felt like it jumped and I bumped the car in front. This was on 11-28-06 about 1 1/2 hours after bringing my car to the dealer to tell them that my brakes sounded like metal against metal and was told that it was normal on foggy mornings. The same thing happened the morning before but I was told to bring it in the next day because they were busy. I don't remember the date of the first incident when I rolled through the stop sign but it was about 4 weeks before the second time. Dealer had my car for 2 days but could not duplicate the incident. *jb

Dt*: the contact stated while driving and depressing the accelerator pedal, the engine accelerated and when the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to stop. The gear was shifted into park and the vehicle stopped. It was driven to the dealer who could not duplicate the problem. Updated 12/18/06. *jb

got in a roll over accident where the air bags did not deploy and caused serious injuries.

I bought a 2006 Hyundai santa fe on june 22, 2006 . In july 2006 I took a trip to san antonio, texas. While I was out there, my engine light came on and went off a few days later. After a few months when it came back on I took it to ray bryant service center where I bought the vehicle. They checked it and got the light to go off. As I was on my way home the light came back. Every time I brought it back the light would come back on and is still on. Sometimes as I'm driving it feels like it loses power . I also brought it in for the front end because it always feel like I have an egg in the left front tire. Instead of the service worker didn't check it out he said he had a santa fe just like mine and that his didn't do that and never did a thing about it. I've brought it to another mechanic

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Hyundai santa fe. When driving over a small puddle of water,the brakes would lock. Usually when the failure occurs,the brake light and battery lights would illuminate for about 35 seconds and then the steering wheel would lock. After a short time, the brakes and steering column would unlock. The vehicle was taken to the dealership on many different occasions. The technician finally concluded that water was entering into one of the pulleys. However he stated that he could not remedy the failure. She called the manufacturer and a representative was sent out to inspect the vehicle. No assistance has been provided. The current mileage was 41,763. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000. Updated 01/1410 *bf updated 01/20/10.*jb

Dt*: the contact stated while driving any speeds at night, the headlights failed to illuminate. This occurred without warning. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who determined an electrical sensor failed and needed replaced. After the repair, the problem persisted. The manufacturer was not alerted.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Hyundai santa fe. While driving various speeds and making a right turn, a squealing noise emitted from underneath the vehicle. Also, the vehicle lunged forward when making a turn. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician discovered that the steering shaft was bent and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the squealing sound continued to occur. In addition, the failure caused the front passenger side tire to deflate. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 5,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that the vehicle was exhibiting a winding sound when turning in any direction. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where both the power steering pump and the rack and pinion were replaced. The contact had to take the vehicle back three times after the repair due to the recurrence of the failure. The dealer replaced the power steering oil pump and the power steering pump was replaced a second time. In addition, the reservoir for the power steering was replaced and the steering gear was replaced. The contact stated that two years later, the failure recurred. The failure mileage was 42,416 and the current mileage was 92,697.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 Hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that his windshield wipers stopped working. The dealer stated that the windshield wiper arms were stripped at the point where they were connected to the motor. The repair was not covered under warranty because too many consumers were experiencing the same failure. The failure mileage was 28,770. Updated 3/9/09 *cn updated 03/10/09. *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that the cigarette lighter was activated and once it became hot, it ejected from the holder independently. The contact attempted to retrieve the lighter from the floor to prevent starting a fire and was burned. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was neither inspected nor repaired. The failure mileage was 40,000.

Brake switch failure which caused recall of all 2006 Hyundai models except sante fe which was recalled in 2007 for that same issue. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Hyundai santa fe. While driving approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but the failure was unable to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 59,000. Updated 1/15/16 *cn the consumer stated the dealer performed two ECM updates. Updated 01/25/16.*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that there was extreme difficulty opening the driver's side front door. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic as well as the dealer where the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the issue. The failure mileage was 27,000 and the current mileage was 28,000.