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Used 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe Consumer Reviews

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4 out of 5 stars

First Time Hyundai Santa Fe Owner

Richard_in_VA, 06/06/2010
2010 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 4dr SUV AWD (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

We recently purchased a 2010 Santa Fe GLS with Nav. Generally, we are pleased with the car. The fit and finish is very good and the car is rich in features. It's a very pleasant car; competent but not excellent. I have some concerns over how well the car will age - time will tell. One thing I am disappointed over is the gas mileage; we are averaging about 21 mpg in mixed driving. We had hoped for a bit better considering our GLS is the four cylinder version.

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3.25 out of 5 stars

Revised: No Longer completely satisfied!

tedrik, 09/03/2010
2010 Hyundai Santa Fe SE 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

This is an update from my review from 05/09/10. I absolutely loved everything about this car (past tense). I have been experiencing transmission problems which seems to be worsening. I am experiencing rough- "clunking" and abrupt shifting from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd gear. Also at first start after overnight I hear a metal clanging from underneath towards the back/underside of the vehicle right after the first "clunk". Hyundai has "no fix". They have been reflashing the tcm's, ecm's, installing "new transmissions" with the same problems! Hyundai needs to step-up and remedy this problem. Purportedly it was defective transmissions from 1st production runs.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Great Car

Brian, 06/21/2010
2010 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

I have only had it for a month, but so far I love it. Very smooth ride, very quiet vehicle. Build quality seems to be excellent, and the warranty is great. My mom just bought a 2010 Chevy Equinox, and hers is an 2LT, which is not the top of the line model, I got my top of the line Limited Santa Fe with more options than her Equinox, for about 4,000 dollars cheaper. It's the first foreign car I have owned, but I loved the look of it, and loved it when I took it for a test drive. And then add on the price and it was too good to pass up.

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4.25 out of 5 stars

Poor Gas Mileage so far

Big Bruno, 07/28/2010
2010 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Greetings, I knew my new SUV is fine with the exception of the gas mileage. I'm getting about 16-17 MPG driving in the suburbs. Everyone tells me the mileage will get better after 3,000 miles. I have about 1,500 so far. I sure hope so.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Its a keeper!

josh33172, 05/25/2011
2010 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 4dr SUV AWD (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful

So far I am very satisfied with my Santa Fe. It has been very smooth, quiet and efficient (as long as I am not mashing on the gas) and my current peak was 27.2mph. I average about 23 combined which is what I expected and is decent for AWD, the heat in S. Florida, and traffic. The ride height and visability are very helpful for observing the road. The turning radius is excellent! The AWD system really helps when its wet. I have no experience in the snow currently living in Miami, Fl, but bought this with the intentions of moving to D.C.

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