2001 Hyundai Santa FE engine and engine cooling problems

33 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2001 Hyundai Santa FE — 16% of all complaints for this model year.

Engine and Engine Cooling complaints

16%

share of all complaints

61,755 mi

median reported incident mileage

0 / 1

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“While being in park - engine will surge - rpms jump to about 6,000 and accelerates like it wants to go. I will put car in drive and rpms come down but still wants to accelerate. This same thing happens even at stop sign - with foot on brake. Car unintentionally accelerates on its on once foot comes…”
filed Feb 24, 2010
“My 01 hyundai santa fe downshifts while on the highway with a loud pop and decelerates the vehicle substantially causing a traffic/safety hazard. This is corrected momentarily when I stop and restart the engine as if it resets something, then of course when I get back on the highway it does it all…”
filed Jul 28, 2009

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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