2001 Hyundai Santa FE Suspension Problems

“Our mechanic has identified significant corrosion to the driver's side rear trailing arm, a safety and operational vulnerability consistent with NHTSA safety recall notice 09v123000. The NHTSA safety recall observes the danger of the rear trailing arm fracturing, and increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. We have contacted the local dealership and the manufacturer, Hyundai, about the safety vulnerability, resulting from the latent manufacturing weakness. As detailed in the attached file. …”

“My daughter was pulling out of a parking lot and the right rear trailing arm failed because it had rusted and broke causing the rear tire to turn out and there was no control of the vehicle, she just got off the interstate running 70 miles per hour, this could have had a real sad out come. We are having both trailing arms replaced.”

“Subframe/engine cradle rot to point of separation, loss of steering and vehicle control. My newly licensed grand-daughter took it for a short about town drive, not getting more than a quarter mile before the wheel snapped out of her hands and the vehicle headed for the center line. She managed to get it to the side of the road. Both front wheels were in different directions, movement forward was sloppy. Aweful noises coming from below. Fluids leaking. I knew there was rust underneath but not such greatly weakened parts. Img_6087.jpg”

“I had been driving the vehicle home and noticed the car was rubbing against the car. The subframe has rusted so much that I can't drive it. Had taken the vehicle to firestone. They said not to drive it and you should have it towed to our house. They said the tire would fall off or worse. They wouldn't touch it. So I had it towed to the Hyundai dealership. They told me that to replace the sub frame in the front on the driver's side, it would cost $2000. When I towed the vehicle to Hyundai, they said it could cost up to $5000. I couldn't afford to fix it. …”

“My 2001 sante fe was making creaking noise by the passenger side rear tire. I made an appointment for it, but before the appointment I heard a loud thud and lost control of the vehicle. Fortunately I was only going 35 MPH and was able to skid into a driveway. The rear control arm snapped off due to an excessive amount of rust. The other side is almost rusted through. The repair shop had never seen anything like it before.”