2011 Hyundai Santa FE Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“I was driving down the road. There were not any other cars near me. My sunroof literally exploded! It sounded like a gunshot went off. The glass seemed to have disappeared into thin air! I posted on facebook how crazy this is and I started receiving information from friends how this is common with hyundais. The dealership will not even consider that it may be a defect, despite me finding several Santa Fe owners that have had their sunroofs replaced because of this.”

“I was showing my new/used 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe to some friends when we heard a pop and the rear windshield shattered. No one else was around the vehicle and where it was parked there was no where someone could have shot the window with a pellet gun or something like that. Earlier in the morning I had the rear window defogger on to clear light fog off the rear windshield. It was only on for approximately 5 minutes until I shut it off while driving.”

“While driving on the interstate highway a heavy rainstorm began. It was very humid and the temperature was moderate. Within a few moments the defrost became overwhelmed and our visiblity decreased to a dangerous level. We had to drive with the windows open in order to get enough air moving to remove the condensation from the front window. This has happened on two other occassions since. The dealership tells us nothing is wrong with the vehicle.”

“My daughters and I pulled into our driveway, parked the car and turned off the engine. Before getting out, the rear view mirror fell off and took a chunk of glass from the windshield. My car still has manufacture warranty, so I made an appointment for monday july 29. I went to burlingame Hyundai where the service manager said no way did that mirror fall off. Hyundai won't cover it. I then called Hyundai corporate who said it's up to the service personnel to decide if the warranty covers the work. They suggested I take the car to another dealership. …”

“About 10 minutes in to a trip all of a sudden the windshield started fogging up. The climate control panel was in auto, blend with part of the air going to windshield, part to floorboard, temp set to 72degrees engine was fully warm, and we were at 55mph. The fogging was not gradual, from the time I noticed the windshield starting to fog, until visibility was significantly reduced all the way to the dash was less than 2 minutes. It was if a system had shut off. I activated the front defrost button,, high fan to clear the window and it actually was worse for a few seconds. …”