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Decent car but... - 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe
By Chris - October 17 - 6:00 amI am the original owner, purchasing the vehicle (rated 18mpg City/22 Hwy) with 56 miles on the odometer. Ive never gotten more than 15mpg with it and usually around 12mpg is more accurate. Ive taken it into the dealer where I bought it several times only to be told theres nothing wrong with it. Several bulbs burned out the first year. All in all its been a decent car albeit it way underpowered. It took winter/snowy driving in Quebec, CA without a hitch but even with new tires, in the rain it feels uneasy. I cant say Id buy another Santa Fe but Hyundai does a good job for the money.
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uncaring auto company - 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe
By shiloh - September 14 - 10:00 amUnable to unlock only the drivers door. A bad safety feature. Horse power is not as much as truck was supposr to have,(UNDERPOWERED).
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Never buy another one - 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe
By Nik Wis - July 6 - 6:30 pmI brought my Sante Fe two years ago in 2004. It was ok at first and then at 27,000 mies the clutch started to stick. It would lock up in 2nd gear. Well, I took it to the dealership and thet were supposed to fixin the problem. Well guess what! One month later when I got it back it ran smoothly for 2 weeks now Im havin the same problem again after they claim to hav replaced the Transmission, well in addition to that! Ive spent 300 dollars on tires not to mention the brakes has some issues! All I have to say is Im done with Hyundai! I will either trade it or get rid of it!!!!!
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Nice first SUV - 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe
By dengxiaoping - August 21 - 10:00 amTheres a lot of std equipment on this car(including side airbag) and its build solidly and tightly. I am satisfied with this car even though I had quite a few trip back to dealer to fix the engine computer that refuse to behave. Its fuel comsumption is on the low side even for SUV.
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NO POWER - 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe
By BIGBUM - January 13 - 10:00 amALL WHEEL DRIVE 2.7 TO SLOW POOR SHIFTING
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hyundai santa fail - 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe
By marcelo1977 - May 13 - 12:12 pmi bought this car used and since day one had problems with, just to list some, alignment problems, socks and springs noisy, transfer case shot in the middle of the highway at 75 mph. 4wd does not work as god as gm cars. parts are costy like honda and toyota. if you like to work on fixing cars, buy an hyundai sant-a-fail.
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Poor Design for Maintainability - 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe
By Jim - March 21 - 9:33 pmAt 75,000 miles had the spark plugs and timing belt replaced at a cost of $900! The intake manifold has to be removed to get at the spark plugs and the timing belt is very difficult to get to. There could be two reasons for this: 1) Thoroughly incompetent engine design engineers, or 2) Hyundai management dictated poor design for maintainability as a way of enriching their dealerships. The unfortunate owner has to spend a lot of money for what should be simple and inexpensive replacements. Spark plugs at least should be a do it yourself project. And then there are those engine and cruise control glitches; my Santa Fe seems top have more glitches than the space shuttle.
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In the Shop - 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe
By Annamcc - January 31 - 10:00 amIve had very bad luck with my Santa Fe. It is frequently being repaired, it has no power to get over hills(mis-fire in the cylinders), the air conditioner provides little more than an open window does and smells like mold, the rear wheels screech constantly, the powerlocks NEVER worked right and are now disconnected, a MAJOR moisture problem in winter(have to scrape the inside of the windows while driving.
