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Warranty issues
H Leal, 03/07/2010
2005 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS Fwd 4dr SUV (2.7L 6cyl 4A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Nothing but warranty problems. The 1st was rust spots all over. It took over 6 months and 2 dealerships, warranty dept, regional DPSM, BBB. Now body side moulding fell off, they said not covered because it is 3/36000, but it's 5/60000. Conference calls with dealer, warranty dept and DPSM still nothing done. Service and warranty mean nothing. I bought because of warranty and it is all a lie. Never buy another again.
Great, no hassle, reliable quality car!
boisegal, 06/27/2010
2005 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS AWD 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
I've owned my car since purchase, over five years now and never one problem! It's very reliable, works great for hauling around family, stuff, and friends. Still looks good, and cleans up nicely. I was in an accident three years ago, had front-end rebuilt. And still, never one problem before or after. These are great quality vehicles.
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Great Car
Bob Ault, 11/13/2009
2005 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS AWD 4dr SUV (2.7L 6cyl 4A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Purchase this Santa Fe used with 25k. The only problem I encountered was a defective rear seat hatch which was covered under the factory warranty. At 54k it still has 30% front and 90% original factory brakes. It rides like a car, gets acceptable mileage and very easy to get in and out of.
frozen fluid
Alan , 03/01/2006
2005 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS AWD 4dr SUV (2.7L 6cyl 4A)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
I love this car. I bought it for my wife and I hardly let her drive it. The one PROBLEM is the washer fluid keeps freezing (yes I use -25 type). I have never had this problem before. I think this is a design flaw and a safety hazard. Other than that this car is great, fun to drive and fair- good on gas.
Strange, drawn out problems
Angela Tweet, 10/13/2010
2005 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS AWD 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
I loved Hyundai when I purchased my 2005 Santa Fe. The car was pretty amazing until spring of '10, when it started to show signs of overheating, without the thermostat going up. Lithia told me it was fine, and I drove it until it started stalling. I took it back in, paid for a new radiator (not under warranty after 60K), and dealt with either cracked radiators/ bubbling coolant or not having a vehicle for 3 months. They couldn't figure out what was wrong. Head gasket had to be replaced (under warranty) but since that had been what blew out the radiator, why didn't I get any refund? Or the more than $1k of equipment that they didn't seem to care was stolen from my car while they had it!