2001 Hyundai Santa Fe Steering

DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG FLEW UNDER CAR CATCHING ON POWER STEERING LINES WHICH BROKE DUE TO RUST CORROSION. ONLY ONE LINE BROKE BUT REPLACED BOTH LINES AS PRECAUTION. HARD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. TOTAL COST $444.07 ( 277.15 PARTS + 166.92 LABOR- AAA MEMBERSHIP). MICHIGAN WINTERS! *TR

2001 SANTA FE AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES, FRONT DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT CAUSED STEERING PROBLEM MARCH 2006, PART REPLACED. THEN MARCH 2009 FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT BROKEN, AS BEFORE PART REPLACED. IN BOTH CASES THE STEERING CAUSED THE CAR TO PULL SEVERLY TO THE RIGHT. *TR

2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE POWER STEERING LINES AND BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SUSPENSION. MAKES SENSE IF THEY DIDN'T PROTECT THAT PROPERLY, THEN THEY DIDN'T PROTECT THESE LINES PROPERLY. CAN NOT STOP VEHICLE. CAN NOT STEER VEHICLE. *TR

I HAD FAILURE OF THE REAR TRAILING ARM ON MY 2001 SANTA FE. ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN. I HAVE YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL BY THE HYUNDAI CORPORATION. WHY? THIS RECALL IS 6 MONTHS OLD AND THIS IS THE FIRST I HEAR ABOUT IT. HOW MANY OTHERS DON'T KNOW? THIS COMPANY HAS BEEN SLOW TO RESPOND. *TR

THIS VEHICLE IS AN "ALL WHEEL DRIVE". THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION UNEVENLY DISTRIBUTES POWER AT AROUND 35-40 MPH - CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL DANGEROUSLY TO THE RIGHT. THIS "JERK" OF POWER TO THE RIGHT OCCASIONALLY CAUSES ME TO ALMOST SWERVE OUT OF MY LANE OF TRAFFIC!! *JB

BELT FOR THE POWER STEERING HAS SHREDDED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITY. CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT IN WHICH STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK