Maybe this is the first report outside USA. However, the unfixed problem of stalling engine of Santa Fe 2011 2.4L is well documented worldwide by hundreds of car's owners. I do not see any movement of Hyundai manufacturer of recalling affected vehicles, included all others years and models, to fix the inherent car's issue which represents a substantial risk of death, once the engine, and without any dashboard warning, shutdown by cutting off the power steering and servo brakes, both at same time.

It happened in 2019 December 17th, and the car returned to work 2 hours later (problem disappeared), come back again in 19th. It is still under technical diagnosis at shop, first replaced part was not useful.

There is no fix to VIN KMHSH81BBCU842198 here in Sao Paulo city, unfortunately the VIN is unknown in Hyundai sites of Korea and also USA. By the way, I am the owner since of this car was brand new, it is low mileage, all 6 years of revision was done in Hyundai shops. Since year 2000, I experienced other models such as Azera and Tucson without any meaningful problem. My guessing Santa Fe 2.4L become a real lemon car due it was projected over Sonata engine/electronic platform, THETA II, and if you make a quick research on internet you will find the same problem happen with Sonata. Is it a coincidences? But, and this is fact, Hyundai is ignoring the complaints.

We bought this car used in 2020 and began to have stalling problems from the beginning. Though not continuous, this stalling has occurred over 200 times during our ownership. We have had the car to the dealer numerous times and always get the same response "Nothing shows on our diagnostics and we cannot replicate it when we drive it. Sorry, we just can't do anything because we don't know if or what may be wrong".

We are so disgusted with Hyundai and with our local dealership for failing to take any kind of responsibility for selling us a lemon and for failing to make any effort to resolve the issue, to the point that we will NEVER buy another. And we certainly are telling everyone we know to stay away from this car dealership. Sad, because we have owned 2 earlier Santa Fes and absolutely loved them.

Is there anyone out there who can tell us where to go or what to do to get this car fixed? This vehicle is dangerous! Just yesterday it stalled in front of a very large truck going over 40mph. I just this morning found info online that indicates many others have had the same problems. HELP!!!

I bought a 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe on the recommendation of the dealership manager and salesman. due to the higher miles I was skeptical but I don't drive much and thought this would be ok for me and the car was beautiful and in excellent condition. In the second week I was sitting at a light in rush hour traffic and it died and took about 3 min to start up again like nothing happened. I thought it was just a fluke until it happened again twice in the same week so I called the dealer and they said they never heard of anything like this. I scheduled the car to be brought in and they did a software update and also got me for some maintenance that I thought I better take care of while its in there ($900). Got the car back and less than a week later the car was dead when I tried to start it, called triple A and just before they got there I decided one more time to turn the key and up it started. I made up my mind that they will never fix this car and traded it in only to receive an e-mail about a law suit being settled with Hyundai regarding stalling of these vehicles. This was the most frustrating car purchase I have ever encountered, I had anxiety just getting into the car to drive on the xpressway waiting for the stall to happen again and Lauren Hyundai of Glenview is not even returning my phone call any longer, as I want my extended warranty cancelled to at least help with the down payment on my new car.

I thought that I was the only one experiencing this problem. Since I purchased this car brand new, I have been having problems with it. I had an automatic starter on the car, and I had it removed because I thought it might have been the source of my problems. Every time I take the car to the dealership, they could not find the problem. They would give it back to me the same way. I keep complaining that the car stalls when I am driving, but no one seemed to believe me. Until one day when my son borrowed my car and was almost killed on the highway when the car stalled while he was driving. He refused to drive the vehicle home, and now my family understands the danger of the car. I only drive short distances with the car, and will not sell it to anyone knowing how dangerous it is. I wish the company will do a recall, and fix the problem, instead of placing people's life in jeopardy.

Since we purchased the vehicle, brand new, the engine has stalled three times with no indication of hesitation. Most recently, it stalled on July 09/2016. It is like all sources of electricity are cut-off. Though it has only happened to my wife, it is a serious concern, given her understanding of the mechanics of the car. Fortunately, when it has happened, she has been able to drive the car to a safe stop but now is afraid of driving the vehicle considering that her commute to work is 75% on highways.

We love the car and appreciate the decision from the manufacturer to address the issue. That is an indication that they are concerned about the problem. We understand the time they have taken in settling the matter; it appears to be a challenge to replicate the reason of the engine stalling, but it is obvious that something is wrong with the electronics of the car. When it stalls, it is like the gas has been cut-off and the electricity for ignition is non-existing. For the next 5 to 10 minutes the engine does not crank but the dash is illuminated because the ignition is in the "on" position. After that time, the car starts like nothing has happened (possibly an indication of some overheated electronic component.)

We love the car and plan to keep it for a longer time. Up to this point, the engine stalling and the leaking oil pressure switch (which I fixed myself) have been the only issues with this car. We most likely will take the repair of the car from the manufacturer, The car is solid/comfortable and elegant.

We just purchased this 2011 Santa Fe at Bolton Hyundai April 2016. This morning May 9th 2016 my wife called to let me know it stalled on her 2 times when she arrived at work. She was idling for approx 1 minute in a parking space and she noticed the rpm gauge starting moving on its own and than it stalled. she started it again immediately and it stalled after 10 seconds. after that it started and hasn't yet stalled a 3rd time but she is currently at work. After reading about others 2011 Santa Fe owners stalling issues I am terrified, I have 2 girls in car seats and I am now scared this may stall on us while driving as well. I called Hyundai Canada who gave me a case number and told me to contact my local Hyundai dealer to update the computer for free as there is a service complaint.

Update from Jun 1, 2016: Brought vehicle into the local hyundai in Huntsville ontario and they knew about the recall or more specifically called a "service complaint" and completed a free software update to solve the problem. On May 29th 2016 the santa fe stalled while making a right hand turn on a busy intersection. Called Hyundai Canada again and was told to once again bring the santa fe in to the local dealer... How am I to feel safe driving this with kids in the car now that I know this vehicle does stall while operating?

I have a 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe purchased new. This problem has repeatedly occurred over the last 3 years. As I was driving to work this morning (on the freeway), it happened yet again, luckily I was in traffic strolling no more than 5 mph, my car suddenly loses power steering and the power dies (almost as if the battery was drained). I struggle to pullover with what residual power remaining. Both engine and oil lights come on. I am also unable to change into any gear. Then I power off the ignition and it restarts again as if there was nothing wrong. This happened 6 months ago and I took it directly to a mechanic. He ran the diagnostics, however, nothing showed up on the computer leaving it irreparable issue that's more than concerning This is not only a potential danger to myself but to other commuters around me!!! Any idea what the solution could be or what I should do?

In October 2015, my 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe lost acceleration while going 70 mph in the left lane. We could have been killed, but were able to flag cars to slow down so we could coast to the right side of the highway to stop. This is the second time this has happened. There have been a couple of recalls but they haven't fixed the problem. I see that others have been scared out of their wits by this, but Hyundai appears to want to wait until someone dies before fixing it. Hyundai won't do a buyback for me. I am very upset, stuck with a car that I am afraid to move out of the right lane while driving. I read that there was a class action lawsuit regarding the stalling in CA, but don't know it's status.

The car stalls while in motion. I was going 30miles/hr and the car gave no warnings, it just stopped, it did not respond to brakes or wheel. I ended up on the other side of the road against traffic, thankfully the other drivers were able to deviate, as it was not rush hour. The 2nd time the car did it in the evening, I was lucky both times that no cyclist or pedestrians were near by or I could have killed someone as the car does not respond to brakes or the wheel.

The Hyundai dealership said we can't recreate the problem so sorry, just continue driving. The days the car was being "tested" Hyundai did not offer any loaner or reimbursed my rental car. When I bought the car brand new the sales people raved about Hyundai Assurance but as soon as something goes wrong no response. I hope that Hyundai gets busted for this issue, similar to how Toyota had to be publicly humiliated to be responsible for their products. The sad part is lives are lost in the process and no money will return those loved ones.

I feel unsafe driving this car, in fact I have stopped driving it, it is not safe for the public nor for me.