Used 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 2WD 4dr SUV (2.7L 6cyl 4A) Consumer Reviews
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Best vehicle I have ever owned
bert, 08/03/2010
Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 2WD 4dr SUV (2.7L 6cyl 4A)
15 of 15 people found this review helpful
Everyone in the deerwoods lauged at me when I left camp to buy my wife this veh. But now 3 of them have one also, yes it's an 02 and finally were waiting for the 2011's I'm 100% sure I will buy another, the only problem we had with ours was a tail light going out, it was fixed 4 yrs ago and now it has 80,000 miles and she wants another so spring we will, I will not even look at another brand, a bad taillight in 9 yrs. Why would I, by far the very best I have ever owned, I'm 50 and I look for comfort when I travel with my wife, just got back from a trip to padre island and round trip was 1802 miles long and I was fine the whole trip, I hope this will help
Best car ive owned, too !
david300, Hickory, NC, 12/30/2012
Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 2WD 4dr SUV (2.7L 6cyl 4A)
13 of 14 people found this review helpful
I bought my 2002 SantaFe in that year brand new. Its been very reliable and ive babied the car on doing maintenance which i do myself. It routinely gets a combined 21 MPG with 23 on the Highway at 70 mph. It is very peppy and in fact, the front tires will spin from a start if you take off real quick. I upgraded the crummy LongTrail Tires to Michelin LX Tires and went from 225's to 245's -- the extra width makes it handle superbly and they dont rub on anything. The Factory radio / tape/ cd player went out at 75,000 miles so i went with a new Pioneer from BestBuy. Other than that, i had a Temperature Sensor go out around 80,000 miles...and thats been it for failures. Its been good.
Great car for the money and tough
william, 05/16/2009
Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 2WD 4dr SUV (2.7L 6cyl 4A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Only problem we have ever had was the visor breaking, other than that nothing. We do change oil and do all the pm to the car. The dealer has been great to deal with as well. Just like with anything take care of it and it will take care of you.
100,000 miles without a single problem
fonixkween, 08/01/2009
Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 2WD 4dr SUV (2.7L 6cyl 4A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
I commute over a mountain and have had to successfully navigate through black ice, snow, steep terrain, suicidal deer, and drunken drivers. My Santa Fe just hit 100,000 miles and I have had ZERO problems. My factory tires lasted 60,000 miles (my friend who drives a European car over the same roads had to get new tires at 30,000 miles). My car has started, dependably, each and every time. It has the power to tackle steep roads (and with the Shiftronic Transmission) it is hell-a-fun to drive. I once raced another friend (who drove a Miata) over the mountain, and my Santa Fe handled the curves better than her little car. Great Car!!! Comfy cloth seats!! I'm so glad I own it.
Could have been built better
pfehrman, 08/16/2009
Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 2WD 4dr SUV (2.7L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
The assumption that a car must be good based on a 100,000 mile warranty is faulty; especially when it does not transfer to a new owner. I purchased this vehicle from a dealer, used, and then was told it needed $2,000.00 worth of required maintenance to keep from voiding the warranty. After that I had constant problems with the brakes, and transmission. Coming back from Florida one time, the car began to buck and jerk for more than 400 miles. We took it to a couple of places and were told that it was a transmission sensor. After paying many hundreds of dollars for repairs, we still are having transmission type issues, along with a brake fluid leak, and other continued brake issues.
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