2008 Hyundai Santa Fe FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THE FUEL SENSOR(S) AND/OR THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2008 HAVE FAILED. THIS HAS CAUSED MY FUEL GAUGE AND "RANGE" BEFORE EMPTY GAUGE TO FLUCTUATE AND GIVE A FALSE READING. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE A HUGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD AS STALLING OUT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IS A POSSIBILITY. I AM CURIOUS WHY HYUNDAI HAS NOT ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND RECALLED THESE CAR FOR REPAIR.

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED, APPROX. $650 IN REPAIRS. UPON RESEARCHING, IT LOOKS AS IF THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM BUT HYUNDAI IS FAILING TO DEAL WITH IT (IE RECALLS).

WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED READING ERRATICALLY, EVENTUALLY CAUSING P0464 ERROR CODE. REPLACED BOTH FUEL LEVEL SENSORS & PROBLEM RETURNED, WITHIN 2 DAYS TIME.

I'VE BEEN NOTICING MY MILEAGE IS SLOWLY DECLINING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT JUST CAME ON THE OTHER DAY. I'VE NOTICED MY GAS HAND SOMETIMES GOES DOWN TO MAKE THE LIGHT COME ON THEN IT GOES BACK UP. TOOK MY CAR TO SEE WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CODE READ FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT IS BAD. I'VE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH SANTA FE'S BUT NO RECALL AS OF YET.

THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED AT AROUND 55,000 MILES,WHICH RESULTED IN THE DRIVER BEING UNABLE TO TELL HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE TANK. FUEL TRANSFER UNIT AND FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED.

DEFECTIVE FUEL SENSOR. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FUEL GAUGE BEGAN FLUCTUATING ERRATICALLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO STOP DUE TO UNSURE IF I HAD A FUEL LEAK OR IF SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN TO THE ENGINE. AFTER CHECKING THERE WAS NO LEAK I CONTINUED HOME EVEN THOUGH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND FUEL GAUGE SHOWED NO GAS. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND YEAR OF VEHICLE. IN NEW YORK STATE MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. REPAIRS COST ME OVER $800. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 72,000 MILES. I FEEL HYUNDAI SHOULD COMPENSATE THE CONSUMER FOR AN OBVIOUS DEFECT WHEN THEY HAVE TO MAKE A REPAIR THAT IS NOT RELATED TO WEAR AND TEAR OF THE VEHICLE.

MY 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE FUEL GAUGE OVER A MONTH AGO. EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE TANK, THE GAUGE WILL GO TO "E" AND THE "LOW FUEL" LIGHT COMES ON, DESPITE A FULL TANK. AT TIMES THE METER WOULD STARTING MOVING UP TOWARDS "FULL" BUT THEN BOUNCE AROUND. I UNDERSTAND IT'S CLOSE TO $!000 TO GET THIS FIXED - BUT I HAVE READ ABOUT SO MANY OTHER HYUNDAI SANTA FE USES WITH THE SAME ISSUE THAT I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE IN PLACE. CURRENTLY I'M JUST DRIVING LOCALLY AND I JUST FILL UP EVERY TIME I TAKE THE CAR OUT, BUT ON THE HIGHWAY FOR LONG TRIPS THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS. VERY SURPRISED THERE IS NOT A RECALL WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS.

FUEL GUAGE READS EMPTY WHEN AT LEAST HALF FULL.

GAS FUMES AND SMELL ARE IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS MOST PREVALENT WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS. THIS OCCURS BOTH WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND WHEN IT IS GARAGED. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD FIND NO CAUSE BUT THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY AND HEALTH ASPECTS OF THE GAS FUME BUILD IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE.

IN JULY/AUG OF 2015 MY GAS GAUGE AND MILES-TO-EMPTY INDICATOR STARTED GOING CRAZY. I WOULD FILL THE TANK WITH GAS BUT THE GAUGE READ EMPTY. WHILE DRIVING, THE MILES-TO-EMPTY INDICATOR WOULD CONSTANTLY, RAPIDLY CHANGE FROM 200 TO 40 TO 68 TO 113 TO WHATEVER SO I COULDN'T TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAD LEFT. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT HYUNDAI ON AUG 8, 2015 AND ASKED THEM TO ALSO LOOK AT THE GAS GAUGE. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNTIL THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON AT THE END OF NOVEMBER 2015 SO I TOOK THE CAR IN 12/10/15, AND THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REPLACE TWO FUEL SENSORS IN THE GAS TANK. WHEN THE PROBLEM INITIALLY STARTED, I HAD ABOUT 64000 MILES ON THE CAR.

LIKE SO MANY OTHERS, MY FUEL GAUGE IS COMPLETELY NON FUNCTIONAL. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AND NOW JUST FILL THE CAR UP WEEKLY TO AVOID ISSUES. THIS IS CLEARLY AN ENGINEERING ISSUE GIVEN THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH IT OCCURS IN THIS VEHICLE.

FUEL GUAGE SHOWS FALSE READING, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN TANK IS FILLED AND SHOWS EMPTY READING. GUAGE WILL START RISING AFTER MANY MILES (ONE HUNDRED OR MORE). FUEL GUAGE WILL DROP TO EMPTY. CAR IS STATIONARY WHEN FILLING, BUT GIVING FALSE READINGS WHEN MOVING ANYWHERE. WE NEVER KNOW WHEN WE ARE GOING TO RUN OUT OF GAS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED!

THE FUEL LEVEL SENSORS IN THIS CAR HAVE FAILED. REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE IN THE TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE READS THAT THERE IS NO FUEL, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS "ON" AT ALL TIMES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT CAN LEAD TO A SITUATION WHERE THE DRIVER RUNS OUT OF FUEL (SINCE THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT ACCURATE) AND THE CAR STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THAT HAS NOT YET HAPPENED TO ME, BUT IT COULD. BASED ON A SHORT INTERNET SEARCH FOR OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE, AND DISCUSSING THE ISSUE WITH LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE ON THE NHTSA SITE THAT THIS COMMON PROBLEM HAS LED TO A RECALL, BUT I BELIEVE THAT IT SHOULD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GAS GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. ON 7/27/2016 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL SENDERS. ON 9/9/2016 I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FULL, THERE WERE VERY STRONG FUEL FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE MAINTENANCE REP STATED THAT THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND MADE SURE EVERYTHING WAS SEALED PROPERLY. HE ALSO STATED THAT IT WAS PROBABLY THE FUEL TANK PURGE VALVE FOR WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT THE GAS WILL EXPAND. IN EIGHT YEARS THIS HAS NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE. NOW IT IS NOVEMBER AND THERE ARE STILL GAS FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I AM NOW TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK FOR A THIRD TIME. THE FUMES ARE SO STRONG THAT NOBODY CAN SIT IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SITTING IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT, THERE ARE STRONG GAS FUMES PRESENT.

MY CHECK ENGINE WILL COME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR WILL MOVE ERRATICALLY. I CAN GO PUT GAS IN THE CAR AND IT WILL STILL SAY EMPTY. I DO NOT KNOW IF I NEED GAS OR NOT. VERY UNSAFE WHEN TRAVELLING WITH KIDS. I KEEP PITTING GAS IN BECAUSE I'M AFRAID I'LL RUN OUT. HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AND IT SHOWED THE REASON WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON IS BECAUSE OF THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR. REAL PAIN. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED BEFORE IT CAUSES SERIOUS BODILY HARM TO SOMEONE. THE VEHICLE CAN BE STATIONARY OR IN MOTION IT DOESN'T MATTER IT WILL STILL GO HAYWIRE.

AT 140,000 MILES, THE FUEL SENSOR FAILS TO SHOW THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE INDICATOR MOVES FROM HALF TO EMPTY IN AN INSTANT. AFTER RE-CRANKING AND DRIVING A BIT, THE FUEL NEEDLE WILL THEN SLOWLY RETURN TO SHOWING UNDER HALF A TANK. THE RANGE INDICATOR DOES NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT RANGE DUE TO FAULTY SENSOR. I HAVE TO WATCH THE TRIP MILEAGE TO KNOW THE AMOUNT OF FUEL I HAVE. ALL PROBLEMS START AT ABOUT A 1/2 TANK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. CALLING DEALER BUT I KNOW THE ANSWER AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS. I DON'T REALLY HAVE THE $$$ TO FIX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK MISREAD THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL TANK WAS INCAPABLE OF BEING FILLED COMPLETELY AND COULD ONLY BE FILLED UP TO FIVE GALLONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SANTE FE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED AND THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

FUEL GAUGE HAS FAILED, LEAVING NO INDICATION OF FUEL REMAINING IN VEHICLE. COULD CAUSE CRASH DUE TO VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL.

GAS GAUGE SENSOR NOT READING LEVEL OF GAS IN THE CAR. ONLINE I READ MANY OTHERS WITH THE SANTE FE, ESPECIALLY 2007-2008 YEAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. I ONLY HAVE 80, 000 MILES AND IT IS NOT READING THE APPROPRIATE GAS LEVEL AND FLUCTUATES. THE GAS ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND A MECHANIC READ THE CODE THAT IT IS THE GAS GAUGE SENSOR. I HAVE READ ACCOUNTS ONLINE OF THE CAR READING GAS AT ZERO AND TURNING THE CAR OFF. I AM NOW TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY CAR AND HAVE FILLED THE GAS UP EVERY DAY. THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. WHEN THE MECHANIC WIPED OUT THE CODE I FILLED UP THE TANK AND THE NEXT DAY DROVE OVER AN HOUR AND THEN THE GAS READ JUST ABOVE HALF FULL AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED A RECALL WHEN IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE A CAR JUST SHUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED?

WHEN I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR ON ITS OWN AND NO AMOUNT OF BRAKING COULD BRING THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. AT THE TIME I WAS TRAVELING AT 55MPH AND THE CAR SHOT TO 70MPH. FINALLY AFTER PUMPING BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES THE PEDAL POPPED UP WITH AN AUDIBLE SOUND. HAPPENED THE NEXT DAY AS WELL SAME THING. I HAVE READ THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR IS THE CULPRIT AND THE DEALERSHIPS CITE DRIVER ERROR, AND FLOOR MATS, WHICH IS WHAT I WAS TOLD. I AM ATTACHING A LETTER SENT TO HYUNDAI AND THE NHTSA. HAPPEND THE FOLLOWING DAY AS WELL.

MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME STAYS ON AND THEN SHUTS OFF. MY GAS GAUGE KEEPS MOVING UP AND DOWN. ONCE I FILL MY GAS TANK COMPLETELY THE GAS WILL SHOW FILLED AND ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO OFF AND THEN WITHIN AN HOUR THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE GAS GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY AND THE FUEL LIGHT COMES ON SHOWING THE CAR AS EMPTY. THEN WITHIN 20 MINUTES THE GAS GAUGE WILL MOVE BACK UP AND THE GAS GAUGE WILL SHUT OFF BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. THIS WILL HAPPEN CONSTANTLY WITH THE GAS GAUGE GOING UP AND DOWN.THIS OCCURS WHILE THE CAR IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION ON CITY STREET OR EXPRESSWAY. MY MECHANIC BASICALLY TOLD ME IT'S THE GAS GAUGE BUT HE IS STILL INVESTIGATING.

THIS PERTAINS TO REPAIR COST OF $850.56 FOR MY 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE FUEL GAUGE THAT WAS NOT READING THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE PERTAINS TO MANUFACTURE'S DEFECT AND HYUNDAI SHOULD INITIATE A RECALL. ADDITIONALLY, MY HYUNDAI ONLY HAS ABOUT 58,360 MILES TO HAVE A MAJOR REPAIR COST OF $850.56.

FUEL GAUGE STARTED INTERMITTENTLY GOING UP AND DOWN, THEN STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. WHILE DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE ON I95, AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED RUNNING OUT OF GAS ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH, DUE TO THE LOSS OF ALL POWER.

I FILLED UP MY TANK TO FULL ONE EVENING. AFTER WHICH I CAME HOME AND PARKED FOR THE NIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING I WAS LEAVING AND NOTICED MY LOW GAS LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS ON EMPTY. THIS HAD HAPPENED PRESVIOUSLY TO ME BUT CORRECTLY ITSELF SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE. WHILE DRIVING MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. EVENTUALLY THE TANK READ 1/2 FULL AND THE LOW GAS LIGHT TURNED OFF. HOWEVER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. THIS IS NOT OK. I TAKE GREAT CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND SHOULD FEEL SAFE DRIVING IN IT WITH MY CHILDREN. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HYUNDAI.