2008 Hyundai Santa Fe Fuel system Problems

Large leak detected P0455

NHTSA ID

11573375

Incident

Oct 5, 2023

The fuel tank level sensor failed and yes can be inspected. Check engine light goes on and fuel says empty with little yellow light .My mechanic checked my car and told me it was the fuel tank level sensor. Check engine light goes on and the fuel needle goes up and down to empty. When I fill the tank, the check engine light goes off and the needle rises to full. When the gas reaches a certain level the check engine light goes on and fuel needle drops to empty . It will go up and down. This first occurred October 2022.

NHTSA ID

11492623

Incident

Oct 17, 2022

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to display an accurate current fuel level. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with needing the fuel lines replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that they were unable to assist. The failure mileage was unavailable.

NHTSA ID

11448613

Incident

Jan 24, 2022

THE FUEL GAGE KEEPS MARKING THE WRONG LEVEL OF GAS. FIRST IT WENT CRAZY GOING UP AND DOWN. AFTER SENSORS WERE CHANGED, IT STAYED AT HALF OF TANK EVEN WHEN FULL. NOW THE FUEL SYSTEM WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN BECAUSE WHEN IT REACHES A CERTAIN GAS LEVEL, THE CHECK ENGINE SHOWS UP. ITS RANDOM ISSUES AND ALL HAVE TO DO WITH THE PUMP, AND SENSORS. BEEN TRYING TO FIX THIS FOR 2 YEARS AND REPLACING THE SYSTEM SEEMS TO WORK FOR A FEW MONTHS AND THEN THE ISSUES SHOW UP AGAIN.

NHTSA ID

11416636

Incident

May 1, 2019

Mileage

110,000 mi

FUEL GAGE DOES NOT WORK. FILL UP CAR WITH GAS AND THE TANK SHOWS EMPTY FOR DAYS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. GETTING NEW SYSTEM DOES NOT FIX THIS ISSUE. EACH DAY YOU GET IN THE CAR IT WILL SHOW A DIFFERENT AND INACCURATE READYING. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER ONLINE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS.

NHTSA ID

11408357

Incident

Apr 1, 2021

Mileage

120,000 mi

FUEL GAUGE FAILED. THE FUEL TANK WOULD BE FULL BUT THE GAUGE READ 1/4 TANK, (RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE) CONTACTED HYUNDAI, THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT OFFERED NO SOLUTION AS FAR AS RECALL, THEY STATED THE FIX WOULD COST APPROX. $600.00 WITH PARTS AND LABOR. I CHECKED THIS ISSUE ON LINE AND THIS DEFECT IN THE "FUEL SENSORS" HAS BEEN GOING ON FROM APPROX. 2007 TO 2015 EFFECTING THOUSANDS OF HYUNDAI SANTA FE'S. MY QUESTION IS, WHY HASN'T "THE HYUNDAI MOTOR CO." CORRECTED THIS SAFETY PROBLEM OR ISSUED A RECALL? THEY EXPECT CUSTOMER LOYALTY BUT IT APPEARS THE LOYALTY GOES ONLY ONE WAY. I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH MY 2008 SANTA FE BUT NOW I'M WONDERING HOW MANY OTHER SAFETY ISSUES ARE BEING COVERED UP. I WAS AT MY HYUNDAI DEALER JUST PRIOR TO THE FUEL SENSOR ISSUE LOOKING AT THE NEW PALISADE LIMITED" BUT NOW I'LL LOOK ELSEWHERE [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ID

11386168

Incident

Oct 30, 2020

Mileage

89,230 mi

TAKE TO MUCH FUEL

NHTSA ID

11375571

Incident

Mar 10, 2020

Mileage

110,000 mi

THE FUEL SENSOR STOPPED WORKING. PAY TO FIX IT BUT ONLY LASTED 1 MONTH AND THAN STOP WORKING AGAIN. ELECTRICAL. WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HEARD A WHINING NOISE AND THEN THE CAR STARTING STALLING. WON'T TURN ON

NHTSA ID

11363632

Incident

Jan 16, 2020

Mileage

131,009 mi

I HAVE A 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE THAT HAS A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. ABOUT 95 PERCENT OF THE TIME IT SHOWS EMPTY, EVEN AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. SOMETIMES THE GAUGE WILL MOVE JUST OVER HALF WAY, THEN IT GOES BACK TO EMPTY. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THREE DIFFERENT SHOPS TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY ALL SAY THAT FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TO FIX THIS ISSUE WILL BE BETWEEN $700 - $1000. AFTER LOOKING UP THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET, THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE FOR THE EXACT MY MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR VEHICLE THAT I AM MAKING THE COMPLAINT ABOUT. THIS ISSUE IS CONSENT IF I AM MOVING OR STATIONARY. THE ONLY WAY TO ENSURE I DO NOT RUN OUT OF GAS IS TO FILL UP ABOUT THE 250 MILE MARK TO MAKE SURE I DO NOT GET STRANDED. I HAVE ATTACHED A PICTURE OF THE INDICATOR AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK COMPLETELY. IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT [XXX]. THANKS IN ADVANCE ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER. REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *CC

NHTSA ID

11322366

Incident

Apr 1, 2015

WITH 49,377 MILES, I ADDED PARTIAL FUEL (6.9 GALLONS) AND THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED ZERO WITH THE FUEL LIGHT ON. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE FUEL GAUGE READ NORMALLY. SINCE THEN I'VE ADDED FUEL FIVE MORE TIMES. EACH TIME THE GAUGE WENT TO ZERO AND THEN RAMPED UP GRADUALLY. YESTERDAY, FEBRUARY 29, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON STEADY. TODAY I HAD THE ERROR CODE READ: P0463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT. ALTHOUGH THE PART REQUIRED LISTS FOR $79.99, IT IS APPARENTLY CHANGED IN THE FUEL TANK AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO ACCESS.

NHTSA ID

11315420

Incident

Dec 22, 2019

Mileage

49,377 mi

MY FUEL LEVEL GAUGE HAS BECOME ERRATIC TO NOT WORKING AT ALL CAUSING MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. I HAVE TO SPEND $1700.00 TO GET THIS REPAIR MADE SO THAT I CAN REGISTER MY VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM IS THE FUEL LEVEL SENSORS, ONE OR BOTH HAVE FAILED. I HAVE NEVER HAD THE PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE EVER. I HAVE GOOGLED THIS AND SEE THAT IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ALSO FOR MANY OTHERS WHO OWN A 08 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. I WANTED TO GET THIS INFORMATION OUT THERE THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHICH HYUNDAI SHOULD RECALL TO FIX.

NHTSA ID

11311382

Incident

Mar 1, 2019

Mileage

85,000 mi

THE FUEL PUMP AND SENSORS WENT BAD. THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED GLITCHING AND GOING UP AND DOWN RANDOMLY. AFTER 1-2 MONTHS IT WAS SHOWING EMPTY AT ALL TIMES. I CHANGED THE SENSORS AND THE FUEL GAUGE WENT TO THE MIDDLE EVEN WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL. I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH SENSORS AND THE FUEL PUMP TO GET IT FIXED.

NHTSA ID

11297376

Incident

Jul 1, 2019

Mileage

125,000 mi

THE GAS GUAGE IN THIS VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING OVER A YEAR AGO AND WE HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHEN WE KEEP OUR GAS GUAGE FILLED IN THIS VEHICLE ALL THE TIME CAUSING A DANGER TO OURSELVES AND OUR CHILDREN SOMEDAY SOMEBODY IS GOING TO HIT US DUE TO THIS ISSUE KEEPS HAPPENING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND THE ROAD AND INTERSTATE. IT CONSTANTLY KEEPS SHOWING US EMPTY WHEN WE ARE NOT. I HAVE READ MANY REVIEWS THAT THIS HAPPENS WITH MANY OF THESE VEHICLES AND IT HAS YET TO BE RECALLED.

NHTSA ID

11291872

Incident

Dec 29, 2019

Mileage

142,000 mi

FOR PAST 2 YEARS MY FUEL TANK WILL SENDER IT'S FULL WHEN IT'S BEEN LOW AND ONLY TOO 5 GALS IN A 19 GAL. TANK. I HAVE READ OVER MANY TIMES COMPLAINTS THAT THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK?? I'VE BEEN QUOTED $425 TO REPAIR IT? IT'S A 2008 HYUNDAI SANTE FE LIMITED. THE CHK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON MY MECHANIC USED THE CAR DETECTOR SYSTEM. IT STATES FUEL CAP ISSUES. I REPLACED THAT $70 LATER IT NOT WORKING. I'VE DEALT WITH THIS FOR TOO MANY YEARS

NHTSA ID

11288466

Incident

Jul 15, 2013

Mileage

64,000 mi

I WAS GETTING CHECK SYSTEM WARNINGS. THEN MY FUEL GAUGES WENT CRAZY AND DID NOT REGISTER ACCURATELY AND I COULD NOT TELL IF MY GAS TANK WAS HOLDING THE GAS AND AS MUCH GAS AS I PUT IN WAS NOT REGISTERING AND ONCE THE CAR STOPPED WHILE DRIVING AND IT HAD GAS IN IT. APPARENTLY PER WHAT I'VE READ FROM OTHERS, THIS IS A RAMPANT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE YEAR AND MODEL AND I THINK OTHER YEARS TOO. I'VE WRITTEN TO HYUNDAI THREE TIMES AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING DIDN'T EVEN ANSWER ME. IN LAST EMAIL TO THEM I SAID I'D CONTACT YOU IF THEY CONTINUED TO IGNORE AND THEY DID?! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT IS DANGEROUS TO SAY THE LEAST. MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WANTED $221 TO JUST LOOK AT IT AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT HYUNDAI CORPORATE TO GET THEM TO RECALL THIS ISSUE. THEY WILL NOT AND THIS IS LUDICROUS. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 76,000 MILES ON IT. I WOUND UP HAVING THE REPAIR DONE NOT AT A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP,BUT BY A VERY REPUTABLE MECHANIC. I PAID $540 FOR THIS AND IT IS OUTRAGEOUS HYUNDAI REFUSES TO DO A RECALL ON THIS. CAN YOU GET THEM TO REIMBURSE FOR THIS REPAIR PLEASE AND LIKEWISE FOR ALL OTHERS AFFECTED BY THIS. IT'S A DANGEROUS ISSUE. HOW CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH THIS?? IT IS OUTRAGEOUS TO SAY THE LEAST! WHEN CAR STOPPED IT WAS LUCKILY ON A LOCAL STREET AND I WAS LUCKY LITTLE TRAFFIC OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT STOPPING WHILE DRIVING! HYUNDAI DOES NOT CARE! THE CAR JERKED ON STOPPING TOO. VERY FRIGHTENING TO SAY THE LEAST! I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT SO I DID THE REPAIR AND I CANNOT AFFORD THE COST AND WILL BE PAYING THREE TIMES THIS VIA MY CREDIT CARD INSTALLMENTS! I LIVE ON SOCIAL SECURITY SOLELY AND AM 75 YEARS OLD. PLEASE HELP. IF YOU WANT MY RECEIPT PLEASE ADVISE. IF YOU WANT TO SEE MY EMAILS SENT TO HYUNDAI ADVISE TOO.

NHTSA ID

11279061

Incident

Oct 15, 2019

Mileage

75,500 mi

THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AT 84500 MILES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND EVEN THOUGH THE TANK IS FULL, THE GAUGE READS EMPTY AND THE FUEL LOW LIGHT COMES ON.

NHTSA ID

11266904

Incident

Feb 2, 2019

Mileage

84,500 mi

FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT FAULTY AND DOESN'T GIVE A CORRECT READING TO THE LEVEL OF FUEL IN THE CAR.

NHTSA ID

11266709

Incident

Aug 1, 2019

GAS GAUGE SAYING IT'S ON EMPTY WHEN THERE IS GAS IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON

NHTSA ID

11266209

Incident

Oct 4, 2019

GAS GAUGE ERRATIC AND NOT READING PROPERLY. AFTER FUELING GAUGE DROPS TO E AND FUEL LIGHT COMES ON AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WHILE DRIVING THE GAUGE CONTINUES TO GO ALL OVER THE PLACE, FROM E TO F. MECHANICS SAY FUEL SENSOR/SENDER UNIT(S) IN THE GAS TANK HAVE FAILED AND NEED REPLACEMENT, $400-$500. ONLY WAY TO KNOW THE FUEL AMOUNT IN THE TANK IS TO KEEP TRACK OF MILES DRIVEN AND ESTIMATE MILES PER GALLON AND REFUEL EVERY 200-250 MILES TO BE SAFE AND NOT RUN OUT OF GAS AND CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. PLEASE HELP TO MAKE HYUNDAI DO A RECALL ON THESE SENSORS.

NHTSA ID

11266014

Incident

Aug 20, 2019

Mileage

130,800 mi

THIS VEHICLE STARTED SHOWING ISSUES WITH KEY FOB NOT WORKING - GAS GAUGE NOT ACCURATE NEXT CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ON ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POINTING TO BAD FUEL PUMP SENSOR UNITS - I'VE RESEARCHED THIS AND THIS IS KNOWN ISSUE - MY CAR HAS ONLY 70 K MILES ON IT AND HUYNDAI REFUSES TO DO FIX AS THIS IS NOT A RECALL AND CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY - I SAY THIS IS KNOWN ISSUE AND HUYNDAI SHOULD COVER THIS AS A RECALL - VEHICLE IS NOW UNSAFE AND CAN SHUT OFF AT ANY TIME DURING DRIVING.... SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE MULTIPLE REPORTED COMPLAINTS AND CALLS FOR RECALL BUT HUYNDAI WILL NOT OFFER RECALL - SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE HUYNDAI DOES NOT CARE - EXAMPLE OF SAME COMPLAINT FILED BY ANOTHER PERSON ON THIS SAME ISSUE ATTACHED - MULTIPLE ISSUES LISTED AT THIS SITE : HTTPS://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/CONSUMER-COMPLAINT/2008/HYUNDAI/SANTA-FE/11141800. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE INSTANCES THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES ! *TT *TR

NHTSA ID

11245228

Incident

Aug 12, 2019

Mileage

70,355 mi

FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. GOES TO EMPTY WHEN I PUT GAS IN TO FILL TANK AND FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES, NEEDLE ON GAUGE FLUCTUATES. THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE TRYING TO ENTER INTO TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY AND ALMOST GOT RAN OVER , ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION! MY MECHANIC JUST REPLACED BOTH FUEL SENSORS ON 4/29/2019 AS CHECK ENGINE READOUT INDICATED. THIS COSTLY REPAIR DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FUEL GAUGE STILL FLUCTUATES, READS EMPTY WHEN FILLING, FUEL LIGHT COMES ON AND NOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFTY PROPLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY HYUNDAI. I AM AFRAID NOW WHEN DRIVING MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS. IS HYUNDAI NOT RECALLING BECAUSE THEY KNOW EVEN WHEN REPLACED, THE NEW PARTS ARE FAULTY TOO? NHTSA, YOU NEED TO PLEASE STEP IN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. YOU HAVE PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM AND I FEEL I JUST WASTED MY MONEY ON THIS REPAIR.

NHTSA ID

11208557

Incident

Jun 1, 2018

Mileage

125,000 mi

THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES AND IS NOT ACCURATE. AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE MAY SHOW "EMPTY", AND IT RISES AND FALLS VERY QUICKLY. THIS CAN OCCUR WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT, TURNING, OR WHEN PARKED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON. THERE IS NO WAY TO ACCURATELY TELL HOW MUCH FUEL IS LEFT IN THE TANK. THIS FAULTY FUEL GAUGE COULD LEAVE ANY SANTA FE MOTORIST AND THEIR PASSENGERS STRANDED IN A DANGEROUS AREA(E.G. BUSY HIGHWAY) OR CONDITION(E.G. BLIZZARD OR HEAT WAVE IN ARIZONA). PLEASE INITIATE A RECALL TO HAVE THIS FIXED. PER ONLINE SOURCES, MANY SANTA FE OWNERS IN THIS YEAR RANGE HAVE THIS SAME BROKEN FUEL GAUGE.

NHTSA ID

11186101

Incident

Mar 12, 2019

Mileage

135,000 mi

FUEL SENDING SENSOR IS ERRATIC CAUSING CHK ENGINE CODE P0464. UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION AND SHOULD BE RECALLED TO BE FIX.

NHTSA ID

11181295

Incident

Oct 16, 2018

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE BECAME INOPERABLE AND FAILED TO PROVIDE AN ACCURATE READING. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHEN THE FUEL WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOCH HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 391 PROVIDENCE HWY, NORWOOD, MA 02062, (781) 332-4542), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,547.

NHTSA ID

11164481

Incident

Dec 17, 2018

Mileage

89,547 mi

FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR STOPPED WORKING. GAS TANK CAN BE FULL, AND IT STAYS ON EMPTY OR FLUCTUATES WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED.

NHTSA ID

11157024

Incident

Feb 14, 2018

Mileage

120,000 mi