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Chart based on 22 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport
Engine not specified
6000 mi
Bottom of the passenger seat plastic surround was broke upon delivery. This is the 3rd attempt to fix the problem of plastic clips breaking. Service advisor says it is how people are getting in and out of the car. I think poor design/parts.
10000 mi
Replaced trim. But I have had the same problem happen again with the front passenger seat trim and seat back handle and have to make another appointment to have them see it again.
Rattle at highway speeds in left rear area of vehicle. Dealer found and repaired missing clip on mud deflector of left rear wheel.
29000 mi
Cracked trim part on driver's seat base.
37000 mi
US $100
Top panels (black) that run both sides of sunroof replaced due toy clear coat turned cloudy. Also both top painted section above side windows have their clearcoat faiding due to imperfections in the clearcoat. Waiting for response from Hyundsi on that fix
Creaky dashboard. They installed rattle kit which fixed the problem
52640 mi
Dash creak issue common on first-year models. Dealer removed dash, installed crash pad kit, and reinstalled dash. Issue is resolved.
53320 mi
Whistling coming from driver side window. Dealer replaced weather stripping around driver door. Did not resolve issue. Later noticed gap window moulding rubber top corner of the door where it meets the vehicle. Will bring back.
21700 mi
Early models did not have enough noise insulation where the dash attached to firewall. Very noticeable when temps dropped below 0 and driving on rough roads. Took dash off and completed the TSB to fix the problem.
40300 mi
front dash rattling like crazy seats vibrate and shake alot of wind noise
2000 mi
Passenger seat had defect when delivered. Leather seat cover was replaced. Had to return a second time to readjust the replaced seat cover.
7440 mi
Dash board started squeaking and the drivers seat loosened up
3720 mi
The dash was removed because the crash pad had slipped or was not glued properly and the result was creaking on/in the dash area.
4340 mi
Second attempt to repair creak in dash.
16300 mi
3rd attempt to fix the dash problem. The dash was removed for the third time. Nothing was done about the rear end noise. I guess I will try to find that problem myself.
10640 mi
The was a creaking noise when going over a bump or up an incline.
The complete back end was taken apart and it was found that there was a bad weld. The problem was taken care of.
51000 mi
Entire dash rattles on rough roads during cold weather. Has been happening for two years. Dealer marked issue as No Trouble Found.
Both plastic trim pieces around the front passenger and driver seat broke yet again. The plastic or the clip design is too weak to handle people getting in or out of the vehicle and the stress snaps the press fit connectors. Passenger seat trim was replaced but the incorrect driver seat parts were ordered TWICE so that seat is still not repaired. Still waiting to hear back from the dealer. At least they are admitting the problem is with the design and even though the vehicle is out of warranty this is being fixed at no charge to us.
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