2005 Hyundai Santa Fe Cruise Control Problems

Your accelerator pedal became stuck to the floor while merging onto the freeway, causing the engine to rev with the throttle wide open. Your brakes and emergency brake were ineffective at slowing the vehicle, forcing you to drive off the road to regain control. The problem was caused by a missing rubber grommet where the throttle cable passes through the firewall, combined with cracked plastic around the cable that allowed it to snag and jam. The fix will likely involve replacing the throttle cable assembly, installing the missing grommet, and inspecting the plastic conduit for damage.

While backing out of your garage, the throttle got stuck, nearly causing a serious accident. This appears to be caused by a faulty throttle position sensor (TPS), and the owner notes many other vehicles have reported the same issue. The repair would likely involve replacing the throttle position sensor or inspecting the throttle mechanism for debris or mechanical failure.

Your car suddenly accelerated on its own while you were driving, even though no warning lights appeared on the dashboard. You took it to a Hyundai dealer, but they found no error codes or engine warning indicators. This could involve inspection of the throttle control system, fuel injection system, or engine control computer to identify why the acceleration occurred without triggering diagnostic warnings.

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.

TL* 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.

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.

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. *TR

TL*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.

TL* 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.

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. *TR

TL* 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.

THROTTLE SENSOR FOR 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. *TR

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. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE PEDAL STUCK AND ACCELERATED TO ALMOST 80 MPH. HE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. BEFORE HIS FAILURE, HIS WIFE TOLD HIM SHE NOTICED THE SAME FAILURE WITH THE STICKING PEDAL. HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THE ACCELERATOR CABLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. HE WROTE A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,390. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,549. UPDATED 3/17/10 *CN THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE THROTTLE CABLE FROM THE PEDAL TO THE ACCELERATOR JAMMED. UPDATED 07/15/10.*JB

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. *TR

TL*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.

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THIS VEHICLE HESITATES AND THEN LURCHES FORWARD WITH EXTREME UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION. ON WET OR SLIPPERY PAVEMENT THIS VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE. I HAVE READ NHTSA WEB SITE AND CAN SEE COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT ON THIS VEHICLE, YET NO RECALLS ISSUED BY NHTSA. NOT SURE WHY WE ARE WASTING MY TIME, BUT AT LEAST WHEN I AM KILLED IN THIS VEHICLE MY WIFE WILL BE ABLE TO NOW INCLUDE NHSTA IN THE LAWSUIT AS YOU, THE GOVERNING BODY, HAVE NOW BEEN OFFICIALLY INFORMED OF A SAFETY DEFECT! *TR

GAS PEDAL IS TO SENSITIVE. WHEELS SPIN WHEN YOU EXCELLERATE AT A SLOW SPEED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO COLUMBIA HYUNDIA 2 TIMES AND THERE ISENT ANYTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX IT. I LIVE IN OHIO AND WE GET LOTS OF SNOW IM AFRAID IM GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON THE ICE OR HAVE SOME REAREND ME. THERE IS NO WAY TO TAKE OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND NOT HAVE THE WHEELS SPIN AND THE VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL. YOU HAVE TO LET OFF THE GAS THEN EXCELERATE AGAIN TO GET THIS TO STOP. *TR

SUDDEN ENGINE ACCELERATION WHEN PARKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. MY WIFE WAS PARKING THE CAR AND WHEN SHE PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE (NOTE, SHE IS A VERY EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND WAS NOT ACCIDENTALLY PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR, ALSO NOTHING ON THE FLOOR WAS TOUCHING IT.) THE ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO FULL THROTTLE, SHE JAMMED ON THE BRAKE AND THROW IT INTO PARK AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE RACED FULL SPEED UNTIL SHE TURNED OFF THE KEY. IT WAS OK AFTER RESTARTING, THIS IS THE 2ND TIME WITHIN A MONTH. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,278 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,375.

FAST ACCELERATION FROM A STOP SIGN. NOT ALL THE TIME BUT EVERY SO OFTEN. IT SNAPS YOUR HEAD AND NECK BACK. HAVE HAD IT IN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A CENSOR ACCELERATOR VEHICLE. ALL NEW HYUNDAI'S ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE THIS BUT NO ONE ELSE SEEMS TO HAVE A PROBLEM. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 SANTA FE W/A 3.5L ENGINE. I'VE RECENTLY TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE SOME WARRANTY ITEMS TAKEN CARE OF. I ASKED THAT MY CAR ALSO BE FIXED IN REGARDS TO AN ACCELERATION CONCERN. FOR EXAMPLE: 1. WHILE DEPARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE CAR WILL VIOLENTLY JERK YOUR HEAD BACK. THIS OCCURS WHILE BARELY TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. 2. WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION I CAN FEEL IT SURGING FORWARD AND BACK. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE DRIVE THE CAR TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T ME, AND THEY ALL EXPERIENCED THE SAME RESULTS. WHEN THE SERVICE MANAGER AT A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP DROVE THE CAR, HE AT FIRST SAID HE DIDN'T FEEL ANYTHING. THEN, AFTER FURTHER COMPLAINT BY ME, HE ADMITTED THAT, "WELL, THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF SURGE, BUT THAT'S JUST BECAUSE IT'S THE TYPE OF ENGINE". I ASKED WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT AND HE TOLD ME, "NOTHING, THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS. THEY'VE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND NOW THEY DON'T USE THAT ENGINE ANYMORE." I SAID IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GETTING WORSE OVER TIME AND HE SAID, "IT PROBABLY IS, BUT THERE IS STILL NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT". HYUNDAI WAS APPARENTLY AWARE THAT THERE IS A CONCERN OF SAFETY WITH THIS ENGINE SINCE THEY NO LONGER USE THE ENGINE AND ARE MANUFACTURING THEIR SANTA FE'S WITH AN IMPROVED, SAFER ENGINE. I AM AT THE POINT WHERE I NO LONGER FEEL AS IF I AM DRIVING A SAFE VEHICLE AND I AM GETTING TIRED OF PEOPLE ASKING ME WHY MY CAR JERKS FORWARD. (THE CAR SNAPS YOUR HEAD BACK AND I DO NOT WANT TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IF SOMEONE GETS HURT.) THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO THE NHTSA AND I DO NOT WANT TO BE KILLED OR KILL SOMEONE ON THE ROAD BECAUSE MY CAR CONCERNS WERE NOT ADDRESSED BY THE APPROPRIATE ADMINISTRATION OF HYUNDAI. IF THE NHTSA HAS YET TO FORMALLY FORCE HYUNDAI INTO FIXING THIS ISSUE, I AM REQUESTING THAT NOW IS THE TIME TO DO SO. HYUNDAI'S LACK OF INTEREST IN THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS UNACCEPTABLE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE ECU WAS REPLACED, AND THE FLOAT IN THE GAS TANK WAS REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE, PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND TURNING OFF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD NOT USE FLOOR GEAR SHIFT OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AS THOUGH IT WERE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

MY WIFE AND I ARE EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM THAT THREATENS OUR SAFETY EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH DELAYED ACCELERATION WHEN APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL, WHICH CAUSES FEAR WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC OR MAKING A TURN AS OPPOSING TRAFFIC APPROACHES. THE DELAYED ACCELERATION IS THEN FOLLOWED BY A LUNGING ACCELERATION WHICH REDUCES THE FEELING OF CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER IN ELGIN, IL A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, BUT THEY BRUSHED IT OFF AS A COMMON CHARACTERISTIC OF HYUNDAI VEHICLES WITH THE 3.5 LITER ENGINE. THEY CLAIMED THAT AFTER SOME TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD ??ADJUST?? TO MY DRIVING HABITS AND THE SYMPTOMS WOULD GO AWAY. THEIR CAVALIER ATTITUDE DID NOT SIT WELL WITH ME. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A MONTH, I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE TO HAVE THEM CHECK THE VEHICLE OVER. THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAD DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY HAD NOT SUBSIDED AT ALL. THE SERVICE MANAGER AND I TOOK A RIDE SO THAT I COULD DEMONSTRATE THE ACCELERATION AND OTHER PROBLEMS THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING WITH THE VEHICLE. HE ACKNOWLEDGED THE SYMPTOMS AS THEY OCCURRED AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD DO A VERY THOROUGH CHECK OF THE VEHICLE. TO MY CHAGRIN, WHEN I RETURNED TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WITH THE VEHICLE. I WAS ASSURED THAT THE ACCELERATION CHARACTERISTICS THAT I COMPLAINED ABOUT WERE NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THAT I WOULD JUST HAVE TO GET USED TO IT. I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE FOR ALMOST THREE ADDITIONAL MONTHS, BUT THE ACCELERATION IS STILL ERRATIC AND MAKES ME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR EVEN WHEN ACCELERATING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THIS VEHICLE IS COMPROMISING MY SAFETY, AND I CANNOT ACCEPT THE EXPLANATION THAT THIS IS NORMAL. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE MY WIFE OR I GET INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THE PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS OF THIS VEHICLE. *NM

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: WE ARE WRITING TO YOU CONCERNING A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH OUR HYUNDAI SANTA FE SUV THAT WE PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2005. WE HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AS WELL AS CONTACTED THE HYUNDAI CORPORATE USA HEADQUARTERS, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE PROBLEM RELATES TO THE GAS PEDAL AND ITS ACCELERATION. WHEN THE CAR IS AT A STOP AND YOU APPLY YOUR FOOT TO THE GAS PEDAL, IT HESITATES AND THEN LURCHES FORWARD. THIS IN ITSELF IS DANGEROUS ENOUGH, BUT IF THE ROADS ARE WET OR SNOW COVERED, THE CAR TENDS TO SLIP AND SKID. BY WAY OF EXPLANATION, THE DEALER CLAIMS THIS DELAY IN ACCELERATION IS DUE TO THE FLY-BY WIRE ACCELERATION SYSTEM. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THE DEALERSHIP AND THE HEAD QUARTERS ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, BUT STATE THAT IT IS MERELY A FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE THAT YOU COULD PROVIDE. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONCERN AND HELP. SINCERELY, BRUCE AND LYNNE BLATT. *JB *NM

2005 SANTA FE 3.5 BUCKS WHEN CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED AT ALL SPEEDS. DEALER ORDERED PARTS CORRECTED PROBLEM AT SPEEDS UNDER 60 BY REPLACING BODY ASSEMBLY THROTTLE AND GASKET THROTTLE B. STILL BUCKS AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH WHETHER HITTING BRAKE OR CANCEL BUTTON TO DISENGAGE CRUISE. DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER SAYS ALL SANTA FE 3.5'S DO THIS THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL THROTTLE. BUCKING OF CAR IS SO PRONOUNCED EVERY ONE IN THE CAR FEELS IT. I WILL NEVER FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE USING THE CRUISE OVER 60 AND WILL NEVER USE IT WHEN OTHER PEOPLE ARE IN THE VEHICLE. JUST BECAUSE IT WAS DESIGNED THIS WAY AND THEY ALL DO IT DOES NOT MAKE IT RIGHT. I FEEL THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. I WAS TOLD ONLY THE 3.5'S BUCK WHEN THE CRUISE IS DISENGAGED. *NM

I PURCHASE A NEW 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE EQUIPPED WITH THE 3.5 ENGINE AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE IN JULY OF 2005. AS I NOW FOUND OUT, THIS OPTIONAL 3.5 ENGINE IS EQUIPPED WITH A COMPUTER OPERATED ACCELERATION THROTTLE ENGINE. THIS NEW SET UP IS VERY POORLY DESIGNED, HAS A FEW SECOND DELAY AND THEN THE CAR DARTS OFF FAST, SOMETIMES SPINNING ALL DRIVE WHEELS ON DRY PAVEMENT. I BOUGHT A 4 WHEEL DRIVE UNIT FOR OUR RAIN, SNOW COVERED ROADS IN OREGON, HOWEVER IT'S MUCH WORST ON THIS TYPE OF CONDITIONS. I'VE ALMOST REAR ENDED THE CAR AHEAD OF ME SEVERAL TIMES AND ALSO HAVE TO HAVE ONE FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR WHERE I HAVE TO STOP FOR PEOPLE CROSSING THE STREET. THIS I KNOW IS A VERY DANGEROUS WITH PEDESTRIANS AND HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IN EVERY DAY SITUATIONS. I'VE QUIT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IN THOSE SITUATIONS AS I DON'T WANT TO CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOST OF LIFE, SINCE I'VE HAD A STROKE AND SLOWER NOW. I CALLED MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEY SUGGESTED I HAVE IT TOW 55 MILES TO THEM, WHICH I DID. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS THERE, THEY SAID THEY RE PROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER AND IT WAS SOMEWHAT BETTER. I PICKED IT UP AND WITHIN A FEW CITY BLOCKS I NEW IT WAS JUST THE SAME AS BEFORE. I WAS PLANNING A TRIP TO LAS VEGAS, NV. AND DECIDED I WOULD TAKE IT THERE AND THEN TO A DEALER IN THAT TOWN, WHICH I DID. WHAT A SURPRISE, THAT DEALERSHIP WAS VERY WELL A WHERE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAD HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE EXACT PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER AND MECHANIC CAME OUT TO TELL ME THAT THERE WAS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE 3.5 ENGINE AND THAT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR IT AT THAT TIME, MY BEST CURE WOULD BE TO TRADE IT IN FOR A ANOTHER CAR !!. THEY WOULD NOT EVEN TRY TO FIX IT. I PAID 25,000.00 DOLLARS FOR IT AND CAN'T EVEN KNOW DRIVE IT SAFELY. *JB

THE THROTTLE HANGS UP WHEN GOING FROM A DEAD STOP. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO LURCH AHEAD SO FAST IT SPINS THE TIRES. THIS WILL CAUSE YOU TO REAREND A CAR IN TRAFFIC , OR TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC TO LATE WHICH COULD ALSO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*AK

DT: WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE THE VEHICLE SURGED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV ABOVE 6500 RPMS. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN. HE REPORTED HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE ABOVE INCIDENT. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER.*AK

WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE 2005 SANTA FE ENGINE ROARED. *TS THE CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. WITH THE VEHICLE STILL IN REVERSE, THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO A NEIGHBORS DECK CAUSING A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE DECK. THE CONSUMER HAD A LEFT FOOT ACCELERATOR INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE AND WONDERED IF THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *JB

ACCELERATOR PEDAL. VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP,THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATES SOMETIMES MUCH TO QUICKLY CAUSING SOME LOSS OF CONTROL. MECHANIC AT HYUNDAI TRIED TO RESET COMPUTER BUT INFORMED US THAT IT IS SET TO MANUFACTURERS STANDARDS PROBLEM HAS SO FAR BEEN UN-FIXABLE AND THE VEHICLE REMAINS UNSAFE. *JB

COMPLAINT IS ABOUT A 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE LX WITH 3.5L ENGINE. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR THAT THERE IS A DELAY IN RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. THIS DELAY IS OVER A SECOND LONG, AND CAUSES THE DRIVER TO KEEP PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN THE SENSOR FINALLY REACTS, THERE IS MORE ACCELERATION APPLIED THAN IS DESIRED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO START OUT FASTER THAN INTENDED, OR NOT STARTING OUT WHEN THE DRIVER WANTED TO. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS THE DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW HOW MUCH ACCELERATION WILL BE APPLIED TO THE ENGINE, OR WHEN THE CAR WILL START MOVING, THUS MAKING IT DIFFICULT WHEN TO APPLY GAS, AND NOT KNOWING HOW THE CAR WILL REACT. *NM

DT: THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED DELAYED ACCELERATION. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. THEY SAID IT WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. IF AT A COMPLETE STOP AND CONSUMER PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL IT TOOK A FEW SECONDS BEFORE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE. *AK

MY 2005 SANTA FE 3.5L ENGINE HAS A COMPUTER OPERATED GAS PEDAL THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE A SMOOTH LINEAR ACCELERATION. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE CORRECTED BEFORE AND ACCIDENT OR INJURY OCCURS. *AK THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION THAT OCCURRED BETWEEN THE GAS PEDAL AND THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SITUATION WAS ESPECIALLY AGGRAVATED ON WET, SNOWY OR ICY ROADS. *SC THE MANUFACTURER CHANGED THE CABLE SYSTEM GAS PEDAL TO A COMPUTER OPERATED GAS PEDAL. *JB