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Hyundai 2012 Santa Fe Limited
Dave, 07/13/2021
2012 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Very good vehicle. The engine still sounds good after 12 years. Very few repairs. None on the engine.
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Planning on selling this thing
kurtswanson@comcast.net, 11/16/2017
2012 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 4dr SUV AWD (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
16 of 20 people found this review helpful
Was hoping my first experience with Hyundai would be a good one. Nope. Not even 48K on it and already I'm spending thousands on repair. Instrumentation lighting has failed (poorly-designed components) and the viscous coupler has failed (very expensive repair). No more Hyundais in my future.
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Bought used, driven for 4 months/5000km
splatapus, 08/16/2014
2012 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Bought used, I have driven it for 4 months and 5000km now. Ride is a little rough, you can feel and hear some little bumps in the road. The fan and AC system sometimes has a mind of its own. It will turn on by itself after I turn it off. Although I'm starting to figure out how to get around it by adjusting the fan speed then hit OFF. Driving on highway to merge and stepping on accelerator, sometimes there will be a dead spot on how far you push the accelerator. The car will hesitate or not accelerate as fast as you want to for 2 seconds, then accelerate normally. It is roomy and comfortable inside. The center armrest between driver and passenger sometimes creaks. Overall not a bad car.
Six years and still going strong
Lyn, 10/22/2019
2012 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I've owned my 2012 Santa Fe Limited since 2013 with now just under 90,000 miles. The only thing I've had to do to this vehicle are brakes at 75,000 miles, routine maintenance and tires. Maybe I was just lucky; however, this vehicle hasn't given me one iota of trouble. Very comfortable ride, safety features, cargo space, technologies have all been great. I've been looking at reviews online to maybe trade-in for a newer CRV, RAV4, Forester -- now way now after reading all the trouble many people are having with these models. I'll stick with my gem.
Prepare to get your rear differential replaced!
A. Jensen, 02/07/2018
2012 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 4dr SUV AWD (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
13 of 17 people found this review helpful
I have owned this vehicle since 2015 (not the first owner). The car was still under warranty when I had to replace the rear differential the first time. A year-and-a-half and 25,000 miles later, I had to replace it again at a cost of $3,500 dollars. I called Hyundai in advance to ask if they would do anything to help and was assured they would if its a parts problem even though the part was outside of warranty. I had the repair done at a certified Hyundai dealership, but several calls to Hyundai later and I still have received no help despite it clearly being an issue with the part, and an expensive one at that, and despite their reassurance before getting the repair that they would pay for it. I would NOT recommend buying this car unless you want to spend thousands in repairs.
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