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Chart based on 28 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
The car squeaked on the rear driver side everytime the car was on uneven pavement. They oiled the area and it's fine now. Seat belt clip in second row middle seat kept falling in hole and you couldn't get it out. They fixed it and it works fine now.
2480 mi
leaking windshield, at 1st I thought it was the sun/moon roof, but in fact was the windshield
14000 mi
Heat shield rattled.
110000 mi
Broken driver's side sun visor. Poor design. It is well documented on the Internet.
158000 mi
US $5
Both sun visors are broken. Found fix on YouTube using 6/32 screws.
824 mi
Repair middle rear seat belt buckle. Buckle was falling through hole in seat.
2000 mi
replaced rubber trim/seal on windshield
11500 mi
none dealer stated this is normal for vehicle
12900 mi
Ash tray jammed in had replaced. rear cup holder lid in armrest pops up everytime a bump is hit replaced armrest.
7440 mi
plastic front right pillar came loose,
squeaky right front window when closing
Sunroof was leaking. Vehicle was in the shop for one day. Dealer tried to fix by adjusting the fit of the sunroof. The sunroof still leaked. He called later in August to recommend replacement parts. We decided not to do this as we heard the fix did n
28520 mi
Squeaking noise from dash area
4000 mi
Bad welds in rear frame caused creaking noise. Rewelds successfully fixed problem.
44000 mi
seat pockets behind front seats were tearing off. Both pockets replaced under warranty, no charge.
3000 mi
The black finish on the rear drivers side door panel had lost its sheen. Needed to be repainted.
16000 mi
ordered new grill, paint coming off, one that came with the car
17000 mi
New grill installed.
16740 mi
Weather stripping for drivers side door was falling apart, part ordered and replaced.
9000 mi
Loose Interior panel panel in cargo area. Rear bumper was loose.
4960 mi
Rear passenger side bumper not flush with body -- paint coming off where bumper meets body. Repair looked successful at pick-up, but one week later, it has returned.
15500 mi
Paint peeling from rear bumber. This was repaired unsuccessfully in Aug 07, nd problem returned within a month. This is the second repair.
21700 mi
Sticky seatbelt.
24800 mi
Sticky seatbelt.
33480 mi
License plate light cover replaced.
15000 mi
The driver's side window was squeaking.
13640 mi
Moonroof leaking.
18600 mi
Fixed moonroof leaking.
31000 mi
Rear bumper fascia clip undone. Dealer pushed in and called it repaired on 1st visit. Problem persisted. Dealer made fix on 2nd visit.
Rattle in left rear area of vehicle. Told by service department that many Santa Fe's have this same rattle.
32000 mi
Rear hatch creaks badly. Second time repair was tried. Still creaks and I will be taking it in again.
38000 mi
Rear hatch creaked, rattled. Mechanic adjusted latching mechanism so hatch seals more securely.
27000 mi
US $350
Passenger's side sunvisor fell apart and had to be replaced. Interior rubber seal behind front door on driver's side cracked apart and had to be replaced.
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