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2004 Hyundai Santa FE fuel system problems

40 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2004 Hyundai Santa FE, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
40 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
100,000 miles 32 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2004 Hyundai Santa FE Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 100,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 8 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 3 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 100,000 miles
Based on 32 complaints that include mileage. 6% 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 miles1
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles8
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles3
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 32 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 6% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

My hyundai santa fe was parked with engine idling when a fire occurred in the engine compartment. Fire completely engulfed front of vehicle before fire department extinguished the blaze. Vehicle is a total loss. Cause of the fire not determined. Vehicle received periodic service one month earlier.

Reported at 60,000 miles, April 2010 Fire

Dies in the middle if road! Almost die. All the time!!!!!! Dies in the middle if road! All the time!!!almost died.

Reported at 20,000 miles, April 2011

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