2005 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS/SE/LIMITED 2 - 2.7L - 6 Cylinder. Intermittent NO CRANK/NO START.
As of today, our 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe has failed over 4 times to start when key was engaged, leaving us stranded at the worse of times. Sometimes no crank/no start would happen when car had been sitting for days, and sometimes it would occur when car had been driven, then parked and shut down and attempted to be started again. One particular incident when NO CRANK/NO START occurred we tried jump starting it, which failed, though at other times jump starting ended with success. With each NO CRANK/NO START battery and batt. connections were looked at and and a circuit tester used and no obvious issues were found. The positive cable is short and taute, but does make a solid connection to the battery. Fuses and fuse wiring has been inspected visibly, but not tested with a circuit tester, yet. Right now the car's battery is unhooked, and after a couple hours will be re-connected to see if that helps.
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don't know if this is in any way, no matter how far in left field it seems, that another issue a while back is related or connected to the no crank/no start.The car's original stereo had been taken out by the first owner (we are the second owner of this car)and a subscription based hands-free stereo system installed. When we first got the car the radio and cd player didn't work except for the sound of static when turned on, the dash and radio panels were loose, and the antenna connection to the stereo from the car was a misfit and was loose. I got the radio to pick up a few station when I jerry-rigged the antenna connection to fit tighter in the stereo antenna port, but driving would eventually cause a disconnect between antenna and stereo and no sound would come out. One day I was sitting with the stereo and radio off and the keys in the locked/off position when the radio suddenly blared and played loudly. Can you imagine??
After initially peeing myself, I messed with the stereos on/off button with no success, started the car and then turned the key to off again, with no success, then took the car key completely out, with no success, and eventually I had to take the system completely out just to get it to turn off. Maybe someone who knows Hyundai Santa Fe's will know whether this is related or not. It might simply have been the previous owners' wiring job. My rant is that my husband and self have no home because we fell behind on the payments when my husband could no longer work his job and had to quit and I lost my job because we had to move too far away to find a place to live to justify keeping the job. My husband injured himself on a job and can no longer work the trades he knows, and work for a mid 50's male in a trade he's never done before is less likely to happen then a lightening strike to a person, unless he's exceptionally lucky or moneyed. Life can be a challenge, but you pick up and go on. It would seem though that if a person is gonna be homeless in rural America, that they had better have a means of travel. Without a car we are stuck 20 miles from store/gas/population, in a fifth wheel trailer, no running water and no electric.
Mind you, I know things will work out because sooner or later, it always gets better. But with no home and summer coming on, no running water, or electric and way to call for help when the phone's hot spot time runs out, we need that car to work just to get the vital stuff. That car is our last lifeline to crucial services should there be emergencies or injuries. I find it hard to believe that the folks who profit the most in the Hyundai company could not safeguard Hyundai's drivers with built in auto/driver assistance programs.
Having a car isn't just about liking the trim package and accessories, but being able to rely on it so you can do what you have to in life. Even if I have to walk to town with cat and husband in tow and check into a red cross shelter in order to have water, electric, and a roof over my head, I know it will be okay..but my friends, in this day and age, successful car companies should up their quality by offering assurance, free of charge and unconditional, with auto assist programs for all Hyundai's, despite who's driving. Seems outrageous? No. It's the right thing to do. Craftsman tools has always kept the assurance for every craftsman tool ever made.
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2005 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS/SE/LIMITED 2 - 2.7L - 6 Cylinder. Intermittent NO CRANK/NO START.
As of today, our 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe has failed over 4 times to start when key was engaged, leaving us stranded at the worse of times. Sometimes no crank/no start would happen when car had been sitting for days, and sometimes it would occur when car had been driven, then parked and shut down and attempted to be started again. One particular incident when NO CRANK/NO START occurred we tried jump starting it, which failed, though at other times jump starting ended with success. With each NO CRANK/NO START battery and batt. connections were looked at and and a circuit tester used and no obvious issues were found. The positive cable is short and taute, but does make a solid connection to the battery. Fuses and fuse wiring has been inspected visibly, but not tested with a circuit tester, yet. Right now the car's battery is unhooked, and after a couple hours will be re-connected to see if that helps. I don't know if this is in any way, no matter how far in left field it seems, that another issue a while back is related or connected to the no crank/no start.The car's original stereo had been taken out by the first owner (we are the second owner of this car)and a subscription based hands-free stereo system installed. When we first got the car the radio and cd player didn't work except for the sound of static when turned on, the dash and radio panels were loose, and the antenna connection to the stereo from the car was a misfit and was loose. I got the radio to pick up a few station when I jerry-rigged the antenna connection to fit tighter in the stereo antenna port, but driving would eventually cause a disconnect between antenna and stereo and no sound would come out. One day I was sitting with the stereo and radio off and the keys in the locked/off position when the radio suddenly blared and played loudly. Can you imagine??
After initially peeing myself, I messed with the stereos on/off button with no success, started the car and then turned the key to off again, with no success, then took the car key completely out, with no success, and eventually I had to take the system completely out just to get it to turn off. Maybe someone who knows Hyundai Santa Fe's will know whether this is related or not. It might simply have been the previous owners' wiring job. My rant is that my husband and self have no home because we fell behind on the payments when my husband could no longer work his job and had to quit and I lost my job because we had to move too far away to find a place to live to justify keeping the job. My husband injured himself on a job and can no longer work the trades he knows, and work for a mid 50's male in a trade he's never done before is less likely to happen then a lightening strike to a person, unless he's exceptionally lucky or moneyed. Life can be a challenge, but you pick up and go on. It would seem though that if a person is gonna be homeless in rural America, that they had better have a means of travel. Without a car we are stuck 20 miles from store/gas/population, in a fifth wheel trailer, no running water and no electric.
Mind you, I know things will work out because sooner or later, it always gets better. But with no home and summer coming on, no running water, or electric and way to call for help when the phone's hot spot time runs out, we need that car to work just to get the vital stuff. That car is our last lifeline to crucial services should there be emergencies or injuries. I find it hard to believe that the folks who profit the most in the Hyundai company could not safeguard Hyundai's drivers with built in auto/driver assistance programs.
Having a car isn't just about liking the trim package and accessories, but being able to rely on it so you can do what you have to in life. Even if I have to walk to town with cat and husband in tow and check into a red cross shelter in order to have water, electric, and a roof over my head, I know it will be okay..but my friends, in this day and age, successful car companies should up their quality by offering assurance, free of charge and unconditional, with auto assist programs for all Hyundai's, despite who's driving. Seems outrageous? No. It's the right thing to do. Craftsman tools has always kept the assurance for every craftsman tool ever made.
- San P., Anderson, MO, US