2009 Hyundai Santa FE cruise control problems
52 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2009 Hyundai Santa FE, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 52 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 27,000 miles 47 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 3
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 11 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 47 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 27,000 miles, and 66% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 11 crashes, 9 injuries, 3 deaths.
What owners wrote
While pulling into head-in parking space, 2009 hyundai santa fe suddenly accelerated. Hit a concrete wall, causing significant radiator and fender damage (estimated total repair costs over $8000). Driver suffered scrapes and bruises on neck/chest from seatbelt/steering wheel, bruising on knee, and head pain . Child in rear booster seat suffers neck pain. Air bag did not deploy.
I just had my 2009 santa fe start accelerating out of control. I was going towards a light and hit the gas hard. After speeding up, I let go of the accelerator and the car continued to accelerate. I had to hit the brakes to slow but as soon as I released the brake the acceleration continued. I went threw this process 3 times in a matter of seconds. So, I popped into neutral and the engine revved up wildly. I then braked and put it into drive. It returned to normal operation. I'm contacted the dealer right now.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Hyundai Santa FE
- Fuel system 128 complaints
- Engine 67 complaints
- Electrical system 51 complaints
- Brakes 50 complaints
- Air bags 29 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 20 complaints
- Steering 17 complaints