Limping Santa Fe

Discussion in 'Hyundai Santa Fe' started by Richard, Nov 15, 2003.

  1. Richard

    Richard Guest

    Anybody had this happen with their Santa Fe? The engine light came on and we
    took the car to the dealer. They ran the diagnostics and said eeverything
    looked ok and reset the light. I drove out of their parking lot and the
    light came back on. The service manager said to drive the car until I could
    find time to leave it again. So I drove it for about 1 week when the car
    began to misbehave. While driving it would buck. The revs would go up to
    3000 and stay there. After several minutes of this behavior the car would
    drive normally. Back to the dealer. Now they find a faulty sensor and tell
    me the car was in its "Limp mode". Now the car runs normal so I guess things
    are fixed. I did notice one thing while having this problem. The gas milage
    actually improved. ??????
    R. Larkin
     
    Richard, Nov 15, 2003
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    theta00k Guest

    What year Santa Fe?
     
    theta00k, Nov 15, 2003
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  3. Richard

    Boetard Guest

    2002 V6 AWD

     
    Boetard, Nov 16, 2003
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  4. Richard

    drewspen Guest

    There are outstanding issues with the O2 sensor and the clutch sensor. I
    had both go out at the same time. Symptoms just like yours. You should
    have received a notice from Hyundai for both. Then again, your dealer
    should have known too...


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    Kent Andrew (Drew) Spencer
     
    drewspen, Nov 21, 2003
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    Boetard Guest

    I agree that the dealer should have known. Anyway, all is fixed.
    RSL

     
    Boetard, Nov 24, 2003
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