This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe. While driving approximately 35 mph, the contact fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a neck injury that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that the air bag sensors needed to be connected. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
2003 Hyundai Santa Fe with defective airbag control module. Consumer states that the mechanic hooked the vehicle up to the scanner that came across that problem. It will cost almost $400 dollars to have the airbag control module replaced. The dealer stated there was an internal fault code causing the air bag light to illuminate. The oil pan was leaking.
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- Grayslake, IL, USA