2001 Hyundai Caribbean Santa Fe Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2001 Hyundai Caribbean Santa Fe, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Other / unspecified133.3%
- Steering133.3%
- Tires & wheels133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
I BROUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW 2 YEARS LATER I STARTED HAVING THIS VIBRATION PROBLEM I THOUGHT IT WAS THE CHEAP FACTORY TIRES THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SAID THAT IT WAS THE FACTORY TIRES. WELL THE PROBLEM IS THE RIMS NOT THE TIRES AND NOT THE SUSPENSION. THIS NICE OLD MAN WHO HAS A TIRE GARAGE POINTED THIS OUT TO ME THESE CHEAP FACTORY RIMS BEND SO EASILY THAT THE TIRE MOVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE . I HAD OTHER PEOPLE LOOK AT THE RIMS AND THEY COULDN'T SEE ANY THING WRONG WITH THEM. THANKS TO THAT NICE OLD MAN I HOPE EVERYBODY TAKES A LOOK AT THERE RIMS. *NM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Steering
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.
From owner reports, verbatim
CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL FAILED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TURN IT BUT WITH FORCE. IN GENERAL, STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN AND STEER. ALSO, POWER STEERING LEAKED OUT. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
I BROUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW 2 YEARS LATER I STARTED HAVING THIS VIBRATION PROBLEM I THOUGHT IT WAS THE CHEAP FACTORY TIRES THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SAID THAT IT WAS THE FACTORY TIRES. WELL THE PROBLEM IS THE RIMS NOT THE TIRES AND NOT THE SUSPENSION. THIS NICE OLD MAN WHO HAS A TIRE GARAGE POINTED THIS OUT TO ME THESE CHEAP FACTORY RIMS BEND SO EASILY THAT THE TIRE MOVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE . I HAD OTHER PEOPLE LOOK AT THE RIMS AND THEY COULDN'T SEE ANY THING WRONG WITH THEM. THANKS TO THAT NICE OLD MAN I HOPE EVERYBODY TAKES A LOOK AT THERE RIMS. *NM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .