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4.88 out of 5 stars

Tough decision but the right one.

dwaggard, 11/03/2012
2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport 2.0T 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
97 of 246 people found this review helpful

After 2 months of research and driving a lot of CUV's we were getting very discouraged with what we were finding. CX5 was way too slow (especially after owning a Mazda 3 for 5 years. Ford Escape was nice but doesn't seem to get as good of MPG as EPA states and was very cramped in cockpit. CRV was comfy but seemed cheap on the inside & sounded like it was straining & had a lot of tire noise. Sorento had worst ride I've ever experienced (after everyone commenting on this, you'd think they would fix that) 09 Lexus RX350 was our first choice, it was awesome but was $1,500.00 more than the new Sante Fe and had 38k miles & would only give us another 62,000 miles of warranty being "Certified".

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2.63 out of 5 stars

Better choices out there

sunstormreview, 07/04/2013
2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited 4dr SUV AWD (3.3L 6cyl 6A)
8 of 21 people found this review helpful

Never owned a Hyundai product, I was smitten by the high style high feature content at a competitive price. My first Santa fe was so riddled with problems Hyundai gave me another. The second has less than half the problems as the first with one common issue that botheres me most, the vehicle randomly shuts off! This has only happend four times in 9 months but it's very serious problem in my opinion. Its very random- the suv loses all power and just stops, it restarts straight away. So far two dealers cannot figure it out. My other two gripes are terrible fuel economy, and interior rattles. Overall I'm much less than happy here. There are other owners who feel the same way I've spoke to.

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4 out of 5 stars

Terrible headlights

Charles Skip Ferguson, 03/25/2015
updated 03/27/2017
2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport 4dr SUV AWD (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
3 of 7 people found this review helpful

Everything is fine except the head lights. I could not get Hilton Head Hyundai to fix them so while in Asheville I took it to the dealer and within 20 minuets they were adjusted perfect (after two years). What a shame I could not get my dealer in Hilton Head to anything except say that is the way they are suppose to be.

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Excellent until 5000 miles Traded it to GLK 350

slveradoltz13, 10/05/2013
updated 04/05/2016
2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport 2.0T 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
3 of 7 people found this review helpful

Bought the car in early 2013, we drive it weekly on the weekends. Loved it until last 2 months ago when we took a long trip in it. It started to surge on acceleration and sometimes fall on its face. Took to dealer and they were unable to reproduce. It gets worse the more we drive it. am now afraid to take a long trip in it. Have driven only a few times since back from dealer. Probably will trade soon as soon as I figure what to try next. Bought a Silverado 2013 this year also and love it, have 12000 miles on it with no issues. Update 4-5-2016, Traded this SantFe to a 2014 Limited, Kept until 3 months ago and at 10,ooo mikes similar chuggle in engine. Traded it to a 2015 Mercedes GLK 350, at 12,000 miles am still happy with it.

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3.63 out of 5 stars

Great Vehicle until....

ricknuvo, 09/02/2014
2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
3 of 7 people found this review helpful

I bought my 2013 Santa Fe almost 2 months ago. I love all the features that come with the technology package, however I must say I'm a little disappointed. After having the car for 2 months, Hyundai advised me that my radio went out. Are you kidding me? The car is only a year old. So I've gone a few days without a radio, until it can be ordered. Thankful for the warranty, but I worry what will happen after the warranty end. Other than that, the car has seemed to run good.

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