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My answer: I double check my airflow system, I only get airflow through the door vents when select blow-to-your-body position. There is no or very little air come out from the door vents when I selected defrost or floor position. I suggest u call your Hyundai's mechanic ask for the reason.
I am very happy with my decision so far. I love the Santa Fe. It's fun to drive, problem-free and by the way, I live in the northeast and have not experienced any freezing locks either. Friends and acquaintances are very impressed with roominess, styling and value. This message board was helpful in my decision to buy one as was the warranty. I traded in a Dodge Caravan that was a car owners worst nightmare. It threw off 3 serpentine belts before they were able to fix it- all with less than 8,000 mi. on it. The air-conditioner quit working the third summer I owned it(past warranty) The fuel pump went at 35,000 mi. ( past warranty) and the transmission blew at 74,000 mi.(past warranty) I figured if it had been a Hyundai at least everything would have been covered under warranty.
Good luck to all you other Sante Fe owners out there.
With the high rate of break-ins for the most insignificant items left in view, all SUV's and Van's should have a cargo cover as standard equipment or at the very least available as an accessory.
the canadian version also without the shopping net, I think the reason is clearly they want to cut cost, so that they can earn a little bit more profit in the future when u buy add-on's from them. In my opinion, Hyundai sells its Santa Fe almost at cost in order to steal lower-end SUV buyers from other SUV makers. We paid much cheaper to buy here (For my V6 4WD fully load, I only paid total $29K including Freight & tax) compared to usd$20K the American paid for a FWD model. I'm a little bit worry my SF when I 1st bought it 3 months ago, but now I am so happy to hear so many good comments about this SUV from owners in North America & Europe & Australia. Of course I also couldn't find any major complaints in this Sweety. I bought it mainly because its look advance & powerful, comfort in ride, spacious & of course the best price & the best warranty on earth for SUV under CDN$30,000.
Didn't you guy read the forum here in Townhall about the problem that owners of Tribute & Escape have outrage the gas odor enter these 2 SUV compartments. But still Ford's & Mazda's without re-call. I almost bought Escape in the beginning, but I was lucky passed through a Hyundai dealer & spent time to test drive it, then I undertand why this company TV ad said "Driving is believeing", I think more customers (willing to spent under $30,000) will choose this car after they test drive it. I think I made a very smart decision on purchasing my SF so early to take advantage of Hyundai's promotion before SF become popular - that time they will ask for more $$$. One thing I was unhappy is the fiancing rate drop to 4.8% one week after I bought my SF at 5.8%. It is even better for new SF buyers.
My last opinion about SF is,
"Korean auto technologies have greatly advancing, do not just look into their eariler failures. They learn a lots from their expensive lessons. I can not believe my eye when they 1st held the Olympic & wons so many gold medals, then computers, VHS, DVD & now the Santa Fe with all these good quality & price. For sure I will continue support Hyundai new advance products & stop bully this brand name! (I used to tell friends Hyundai's brand name is cheap! But now I am driving a luxury Hyundai's every day!)
Good luck to all new San Fe buyer.
1) My steering wheel does not lock - should it?
2) My brakes squeal when continuously applying the brake, for example when pulling out of the garage or going thru a fast food drive thru. It started a week and a half after we got it. The Hyundai service shop said that this is normal and it would not go away after time. Is anyone else noticing this problem? I do have ABS but am not sure if that is the cause.
Can anyone shed some light on these 2 questions?
Steve
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1)My steering wheel does lock when I turn off my engine.
2) I never notice any squealing sound in my SF, I don't think it is normal. I've experienced with my GMC saferi, when the new brake pad installed by a outside brake shop (not GMC), it has some squealing sound in the beginning, but after few hundred Km the sound disappeared (Probably because brake pads they used were cheap quality!) If your SF is brand new, its should use the genuine brake pads, there is no reason the brake has noise, mine SF came with only 10km on it, besided the burning smell of the undercoat material (The smell was gone after one week), I noticed nothing about the brake noise. I always stop & go, but the whole SF was still so quiet that I nearly don't notice the engine was running - like driving a electric car. It has mentioned by other SF owners.
If the Hyundai service shop said that this is normal and it would not go away after time. That they are lying to u, I suggest u check your SF in another Hyundai dealer, if unavailable, complains to the original Hyundai service shop.
Besides the benefit of light weight, are there any advantage or disadvantage of an aluminum engine vs Traditional (Iron?) engine? Which is better?
Thanks
Thanks for your reply, I'll try to call him Monday.
About the brake, did you take the car in for service? was a repair order generated?
do you know whether the tech did anything to the brake other than looking at it?
I have step rails for my SF that I am not totally satisfied with. I wanted the "nerf bar" style and that is not what was sent to me. Mine are a hard, durable plastic. They look good, they just are not exactly what I want. They sell on-line for $249.00 plus 70.00 shipping. I will sell them for 199.00 plus shipping and I am sure shipping is nowhere near the 70.00 they charged me. I have digital pics of them installed if anyone wants to check them out. I still have the installation instructions also. They are simple to install; I did them by myself with no trouble. Just - mail me at fitnessman42@aol.com if interested.
I only called the service dept on the brakes and was given some answer about the disk brakes being made of metal and that it was normal for this to happen(sorry, his answer was more technical). Needless to say I will request that they repair them or replace if necessary.
BTW, I still love my SF. We have purchased new cars before and it seems we always have to go through a period of adjustments and minor repairs. Also a note on the low fuel light - our light comes on when we have approx 2 gallons of gas left in the tank. I too am guilty of letting the fuel tank get low so ran through a couple of tanks to check on the # of gal. left when the light comes on.
Thanks again!
No question that the RX is more refined but the SF isn't bad at all. Certainly better than Tribute. The RX had problems too - wind noise, engine/tranny vibration, and a very breakable retracting antenna. And as best I could tell the RX would put us out about $16K more including TTL. She'd rather have the $16K to spend elsewhere.
The Santa Fe is well thought out, attractive, fun to drive, handles well, has a good ride (for a SUV), no wind noise, decent stereo and seems well built. She loves the heated seats. I got the 10yr/100k bumper-to-bumper warranty, however, just in case it isn't that well built. I also would have bought a 100k warranty for the Lexus too because they're so expensive to repair.
We may take a killing on depreciation over the long haul but I still think it will considerably less than the Lexus. Especially considering a new Lexus will be out based on the Highlander chassis and the "old" Lexus will take a big drop in value when the model changes.
Only complaints so far: (1) Smells - Potent plastic smell in the interior and burning paint smell from the engine. (2) Road noise. I expect the first one will go away with time. I'm considering a soundproofing undercoating to fix the second one. Anyone have any experience with soundproofing a Santa Fe?
Q2). Does the LX have insulation barrier on the inside of the hood? I noticed that some Hyundai's had them, but I did not check the SFs. I would be interested in other owner's comments as well. Could one be 'made' by a body shop -- would not think it could cost that much.
If you had to order from Portland port of entry (and not trade) how long did they say it would be to get one? I am having a dealer here in Central WI say 10 - 12 weeks, but would not stand behind it.
Reason I ask is that Boucher in Waukesha told me that they can not get ANY SFs and ALL of their incoming SFs are already sold. I just wanted to make sure I was getting a straight story.
Van Dyn Hoven in Appleton, and Zimbrick in Madison both had LX's available, but wrong colors.
Rosemurgy in Wausau and Denil Wall in Green Bay had nothing at the time.
Arrow in Milwaukee was sold out, but Arrow was quoting 4 week order time, and I won't even bother with Boucher, who it seems can never be bothered to comply with Wisconsin law regarding clearly posting prices on vehicles, they prefer to put a 'Not Inspected For Sale' tag on everything, then display them in high traffic areas on the lot.
Glendale was too inflexible on removing the useless 'Gold Package'(gold lettering and emblems)for an extra $560 OVER MSRP (YIKES!)
Van Horn in Sheboygan seemed the nost willing to search for what I wanted with a minimum of games.
I dealt with Lance, a decent guy who is too new and straightforward to have been caught-up in the usual dealer shenanigans yet.
Apparently dealer can view inbound (to U.S.) units on their computer and reserve one, so it will ship directly from port of entry upon arrival. I was told 4-6 weeks is normal for this.
Good luck on your search!
Their on-line inventory had indicated a couple of AWD LX's when I was looking, but they only had FWD when I called, so I don't know how often they update their web site.
Can you confirm the process to view 'inbound' vehicles and reservation process. Dealer here in central WI, has told me that their dealership can NOT view Hyundais until they are "on the ground".
If a Hyundai dealership in Sheboygan told you they can do so, if you still have a relationship with the sales manager or salesperson, could you please ask them how (get website, or whatever process they need to use), and repost.
I am sure that this would help out a great deal of folks, not only myself.
Thanks...
Could we have a few more posts on the low gas light? As one who has a habit of running low I'm curious as to how many more gallons actually remain until empty. Thanks
Van Horn attempted to dealer-locate a unit for a dealer-trade, and Van Horn even had a black GLS AWD SF to trade at that time, but no luck from Illinois to Minnesota, nobody would trade if they had one.
If you have an agreeable person at your dealership (I am guessing it must be Rosemurgy) have them contact the Hyundai regional rep. to see what assistance is possible, otherwise I would try a more cooperative dealer.
Good Luck.
Insulation - I haven't looked to see if the hood has insulation but the road noise I would like to eliminate is from the rear. Closing the rear parcel cover helps but it also damps out the rear stereo speakers.
I think you will find about everything you want there.
Hyundai is also selling side guards and a brush guard and I may have a URN for that if it isn't on that site. It's been posted here before back around message 836 or so. Not really sure.
Bought a silver manta be LX FL this weekend. Paid less than sticker but what a hassle!
Great car, great price and now the wife loves it. Now I'm stuck with her old four door luxo mobile. Imagine my joy!
Rich.
Let me know if this helps or not?
Check out the bush guard and side rails there.
Sorry about that.
Richard.
To extend to 10yr/100,000 mi. bumper to bumper---
$859.00! This is about $100.00 less than original quote. I will purchase soon as I drive between 15 and 20,000 miles a year. I believe this is non-transferable if you sell vehicle.
Would you mind telling me what dealership and salesman you dealt with in Dallas? Would you recommend the salesman that you dealt with? Also, did you take one of the cars that they had on the lot or did you have to wait for them to search for one for you?
I called Boucher too and they told me 2-3 months. The guys at Arrow aren't much more optimistic, they said 1.5-2months. I even called places in Northern IL and they were saying March sometime.
I may have been suckered into buying at Glendale by a misleading delivery time, but I would like to think they wouldn't be that sneaky. I am a little desparate is why I am in such a rush. My car went to the little car heaven in the sky and I am driving a rental car now.
Kim
We're still thinking about getting the undercoat and diamond coating but I noticed that some of the postings say that it already had an undercoating... we'll have to check it out. Does anyone know if there is any truth to the sales pitch on the diamond coating?? Or on the interior leather??
And for Canadian owners - the ad player is awesome, but you have to ask for the manual on how to use it or you'll never maximize your sound. The dealer was a little reluctant to give us one because he said he only had one, but he relented when he saw that I wasn't leaving without it.
In Canada we can order the wood grain dash as a Hyundai accessory - has anyone had it installed, (not the after market wood dash, but Hyundai direct). If yes, how does it look? Are you happy with it?
We noticed that our gas mileage wasn't great..... has anyone noticed a substantial improvement after the break-in period?
Would like to see one forum over there called "I love my Santa Fe, even though I could afford anything else!" I'm tired of reading posts in other s.u.v. forums from smug owners of other s.u.v.s who make sarcastic comments about Hyundai owners! I happen to think the Santa Fe offers the best value in its class, and it's a shame that others look down on us.
Just an idea. Anyone else interested?