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#3732 of 4482 Lost Horse Power by maximas

Oct 03, 2002 (1:17 pm)

Yesterday (2 Oct 02) my wife received a letter from Hyundai stating that the HP in her 2002 Santa Fe was only 173 HP rather then the advertised 181 HP. What gives? Are all of the 2002 Santa Fe's lower HP? What about the rest of the V6's in the Hyundai line? Is this one particular run of their engines or are all of the 2002 V6's 171 HP?
 
Hyundai offered, as compensation, an extension of their warranties. I want my 8 HP not more warranties.
 
Comments, please on the Town Hall or directly to maximas00hotmail.com.

#3733 of 4482 re Lost Horse Power by alphanstein

Oct 03, 2002 (8:15 pm)

Sorry, but you never knew the horsepower wasn't there in the first place, so doubt your gonna get it back. I had the same issue. In fact, even before I got this data, I found was commenting recently how strong the Santa Fe feels at 35Kmiles. The engine opened up real nice. In any event, here is a web-site that gives more details from the Hyundai president.

http://www.hyundaistatus.com

The best option to me is the extension on the bumber to bumper warranty since having those miles increased is probably the best return for me who will only keep the car for 5-6 years and be right around 100Kmiles then.

#3734 of 4482 Santa Fe reliability by mitchjgtbh

Oct 05, 2002 (3:33 pm)

I am looking at a Santa Fe GLS and a Toyota Highlander. Love the Highlander, but the Santa Fe is at a great price. Not a lot of info on Consumer Reports as far as reliability. Looking for first hand experience.

#3735 of 4482 mitchjgtbh by carseeker4

Oct 06, 2002 (2:10 pm)

Post 3411 on this board contains my Santa Fe 5K review... In reality, its been no worse than any American car I've owned (and maybe better than some Amercian cars I've owned) after 5000 miles (7800 on it now). I think Consumer Reports rated its initial reliability "just below average" - if you have the printed copy of CR, in the front section, they have a reliability graph. In it, you can see the "visual" of what they say... I'm sure the Toyota will be more reliable, but $8,000 more reliable? I can't answer that one.

#3736 of 4482 Reliability by lrchome

Oct 06, 2002 (4:19 pm)

I purchased my Santa Lx two years ago. I have 18,780 miles on the vehicle. The only failure I have had is the battery for the remote control to lock the doors, and set the alarm failed. I do not know how much more reliable a vehicle can be then this one.
 
I fully expect to go 100,000 miles with no failures , excluding replacing normal wear and tear items.

#3737 of 4482 Advice on 2003 LX by bmcadoo

Oct 08, 2002 (12:00 pm)

I am able to get a new 2003 black LX AWD w/ sunroof for $500 over invoice. Does this seem like a fair deal compared to the demand for these vehicles. Just wondering what kind of deals everyone else got on their Santa Fe's. Also, I was told that Hynudai is eliminating their 10 year/100,000 mile warranty with all of their 2004 models. I guess it has done the job and gotten people to buy their vehicles. Don't need that selling point anymore. Thanks

#3738 of 4482 Highlander vs. Santa Fe by mmhblg

Oct 08, 2002 (12:01 pm)

The two vehicles that made the final cut for my recent purchase were the Santa Fe and the Highlander. I bought the Santa Fe and it has been perfect in all ways, but I do only have 900 miles on it. I anticipate trouble free operation based on my previous car, a 2000 Sonata. Prior to that I had a 1997 Toyota Camry that was in the shop 10 times in the first six months. You can't always rely on reputation. I have had great luck with Hyundai and felt respected by the dealer and the company. The Toyota Shop I leased my Camry from could not have been more rude or less helpful when I had probelms and Toyota North America did not respond for 6 months to my concerns. I am convinced that Hyundai is the way to go. Bought a new home theater and going to Europe on the money I saved chosing Santa Fe over Highlander.

#3739 of 4482 Owners Gallery by adamjrae

Oct 10, 2002 (1:58 pm)

Please visit the first Hyundai Santa Fe owner's gallery on the Internet.
 
www.geocities.com/adamjrae
 
As of now I have 35,000 miles on my Santa Fe. Please visit www.geocities.com/adamjrae for more information.
 
Adam

#3740 of 4482 Questions About AWD & Towing by kev250r

Oct 14, 2002 (6:24 pm)

Hello, I recently rented a Santa Fe for a 1,500 mile road trip from So.Cal. to Arizona and was VERY impressed by it. We used it for everything from open highway driving (9.5 hours each way) to light off-roading, to city driving and I was very pleased with it. Now I'm just about ready to buy one but before I do I want to know how capable the AWD option is (the one I rented was 2wd) and I'd like to know if anyone has towed ~2,000 LBS with one? I do a lot of camping/off-roading in my local mountains and deserts and occasionally will need tow my ATV's or dune buggy to the desert (~100 miles each way) and just want to know how well it will work for that, yeah I know that it's got a rather small V6. As far as AWD drive goes I know that option won't make it into a "Rock Crawler" but would like to know if it's worth the extra expense, mostly what I'll be using it for (aside for hauling all my junk to the great outdoors) will be for some light to moderate dirt fire road driving.
 
BTW Are there many aftermarket accessories for this vehicle out on the market? (wheels, etc.)
 
Thanks in advance for any responses, I'm going to look at one later this week and tentatively plan on purchasing one in the next two weeks or so.
 
--Kevin

#3741 of 4482 2002 MY NHTSA side(front seat) crash test results by hyundaima

Oct 15, 2002 (9:23 am)

(Injury index) (pelvis deceleration g's)
      31 _46_ Honda CR-V 4x4
      36 _50_ Hyundai Santa Fe 4x4
      40 _61_ Honda CR-V 4x4 w/SAB
      42 _73_ Subaru Foreser 4x4
      46 _82_ Saturn VUE 4x4
      51 _75_ Toyota RAV4 4x4
      53 _94_ Ford Escape 4x4
      53 _94_ Mazda Tribute 4x4

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/testing/NCAP/Cars/2002SUVs.html

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