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2003 Hyundai Santa FE fuel system problems

19 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2003 Hyundai Santa FE, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
19 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
100,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2003 Hyundai Santa FE Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 100,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 100,000 miles
Based on 18 complaints that include mileage. 17% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 18 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

My wifes vehicle is a 2003 hyundai santa fe with approx. 75,000 miles on it. We've purchased it new. About a year ago, she brought the car to a stop and it suddenly started lurching forward. She was able to arrest it in 10-12 feet. No damage occurred. About two months later, the exact same thing happened with the same results. Then, six weeks ago, as she was backing out of the driveway, and rolling a few miles an hour in reverse, it happened again.

Reported at 74,900 miles, November 2015 Crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 hyundai santa fe. While fueling the vehicle, the fuel would independently stop before the tank was full. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 130,000. Updated 4/20/15

Reported at 130,000 miles, January 2014

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