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Me and my wife experienced a sudden unintended acceleration with our 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe while driving. Please help. I went to Hyundai dealer and said that no indicator or engine light on.
Vehicle had been accelerating on its own while driving low speeds and on the highway. There were moments when it lurched itself forward quite violently, more so after transmission had time to warm up. Have also experienced moments of deceleration without cause. Its as if the vehicle cannot properly shift gears. Check engine light came on. This happened over the course of a couple of weeks. Had vehicle looked over by mechanic but they could not replicate the issue. Vehicle is parked until another mechanic can look at it. It is by no means safe to drive until problem is fixed.
While sopped at a traffic light with foot firmly on the brake the vehicle suddenly started to accelerate. Applying additional pressure to brake pedal did not slow acceleration. I then shifted the vehicle into neutral. Within 2 seconds the acceleration started to decrease and returned to normal. Vehicle is scheduled to be inspected on 15 Jan 2018. A similiar problem occurred in June of 2014 while I was backing into my driveway. At that time, I immediately shifted to neutral and turned the ignition off. An inspection by dealer revealed several cracked vacuum hoses and a faulty PCV valve.
The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving from a stop at 20 mph, the vehicle independently accelerated without warning. The contact mentioned that the brake pedal was depressed but failed to respond. As a result, the contact drove over a curb and crashed into two trees. The air bags did not deploy. No police report was filed and no injuries were sustained. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 58,600.
- Dublin, OH, USA
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On May 16, 2016 I was driving my 2005 Hyundai on a city street and it started to surge and I had to put my foot on the brake to slow it down but it wouldn't stop. Luckily I was close to home and was able to get it in the driveway but the unfortunate part is it didn't stop until it hit my house. It was a very terrifying experience. I don't think I'm going to feel comfortable driving it again.
The passenger air bag light remains constantly when the engine is started until it is turned off. The cruise control doesn't turn on at all and the fuse is good.
While waiting for the traffic light to change to green, my car was stopped, with my foot on the brake.. my car learched forward. I could feel the engine accelerate. By the time I got the car under control, I hit the car that was in front of me. The trunk was damaged, no damage to my car. Since owning this car I have experienced this acceleration before. I have discussed this with the dealer, the discussing ends up with the dealer suggesting that I was pressing the gas pedal and not the brake. I told the dealer that when this occurs pressing the brake pedal does nothing. The shift must be moved to neutral the foot taken off the brake. Every time I discuss this problem with the dealer he says show him what happens, the problem I can not recreate the problem. The occurrence of the problem is random and cannot be created. At first I thought that I was the only one with this problem, but as I read the complaints I am not alone. Hyundai has got to look into this problem.
After a rain when I start the vehicle and start driving it is fine until I reach 20mph. Then it acts like it is not receiving any power. It will not speed up no matter how I press on the accelerator. I notice that if I put it in manual and go from 1st to 2nd it will straighten out and drive fine. But, if I put it back into automatic drive at a stop sign it will do the same thing stalling out at 20 mph. If I drive it far enough with out stopping it will eventually straighten itself out. I am worried about pulling out in traffic because of this. We have done a tune up on it and it did not help.
My moms Santa Fe has sped out of control several times in the last three months. The last incident caused injuries because the air bag failed to deploy. The first incident was in a parking lot where the car had unintended acceleration and crashed into several cars. Second incident was on the road where car sped up and she turned it off. The third was backing out of a shopping center parking lot where the car rapidly accelerated in reverse hitting a car and then tried to put in neutral but went into drive instead. She hit a post and the front end wrapped around the post but air bag did not deploy causing injury. State farm and many attorneys won't touch this case because of the costs involved to sue such a large corporation.
The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while sitting at a traffic light, the vehicle accelerated independently. The contact shifted the vehicle into park and the vehicle stopped. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 30,000.
My mother died in a vehicle accident with no other vehicles involved. Her Santa Fe went through a "T" intersection without stopping crossing highway, went airborne over hillside and struck a tree. Severed spine, chest trauma and shattered ankle. There are no skids marks at the scene airbags were deploy but when" steering column is crushed in and steering wheel was bent inward. The road she was on is a residential side street. There is a 100 feet downgrade but straight as you approach the stop sign. The "T" intersection is a two lane not well traveled road. She drove this road many times before. What makes a vehicle travel at a high rate of speed in a 100 feet straight away, go through a stop sign get airborne after crossing highway? acceleration sticking? why is there so much damage to steering column if airbag went off? could the accelerator get stuck and my mother panic and tried to stop car by stepping on brakes making a panic decision, not knowing to take vehicle out of gear or turning vehicle off" was there enough time. I lost my mother and after reading all the problems, I think these and all Hyundai vehicles should be looked at!
The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the vehicle would accelerate at any time without warning. The vehicle would also loose power while sitting at a complete stop. The dealer attempted to diagnose the defect numerous times, but was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 57,000 and the current mileage was 57,010.
Sudden unintended acceleration. While driving my vehicle, the car "lurches" forward and the engine "reves" up. I've had it to the mechanic numerous times and they can not seem to find a reason for this to be happening. It is a very scary situation. I have 2 small children and have become fearful when driving my car. This happens on the highway as well as regular street roads. I've seen many forums on line with the same complaints from other Hyundai owners. I really hope that someone looks into these complaints.
2005 Hyundai Santa Fe accelerates suddenly causing dangerous situations has happened over a period of time since buying the vehicle in 2005 getting worse to an every day point now have had it to the dealership 5 times now going again tomorrow each time it cannot be duplicated by the dealership.
The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe. While stopped with the vehicle in park, the engine began to exhibit an unusually large increase in rpms. The contact applied slight pressure to the accelerator pedal and the engine resumed normal operation. The failure recurred the following day while stopped, with pressure being applied to the brake pedal. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed and was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 22,400.
Engine races when started when engine is cold (first time started every day.). while driving, car will suddenly accelerate. Dealership reprogrammed transmission settings per a tsb, engine still races when started and the surging has gotten worse. Surging occurs at speeds from 15 to 65 mph.
Sudden unintended acceleration in a Hyundai Santa Fe causing a major accident at our house with extensive damage to vehicle and property, and some personal injury. The vehicle had previously been reported as having over-revved on occasion, but the dealer had been unable to replicate the fault, and this had not occurred for some time. On this occasion the engine stuck in maximum revs, even in neutral, and an independent engineer attributed this to faulty cable positioning, although it is not know whether that caused the original sua or just the sticking. The airbag failed to inflate despite major impact. Hyundai have been singularly unhelpful and denied knowledge of this sort of thing occurring before, which is clearly untrue. Unfortunately we are not, and the incident was not, in the us, but we have been asked to report this to you by others in the us affected by the same problem, because of Hyundai's disinterest.
The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe. While driving at high or low speeds, the vehicle will suddenly surge forward without warning. The failure also occurred while the vehicle was in reverse. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 8,600.
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- Port Charlotte, FL, USA