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Hyundai Santa Fe Real World MPG

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What is this discussion about? Hyundai Santa Fe, Fuel Efficiency (MPG), SUV

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#443 of 506 Re: 2009 Santa Fe, horrible gas mileage [rppauto] by mtnman1

Feb 01, 2011 (3:20 pm)

Replying to: rppauto (Feb 01, 2011 8:22 am)
You are making a blanket statement about an entire line just because a small minority of people aren't getting the mpg they should. I have spokent to many Santa Fe owners and they are very pleased with the vehicle and the Mpg. I bought a 2011 Kia Sorento EX V6 and have been getting about 19 city/26 Hwy. It has about 7400 miles on it. I would say that if someone is only getting 14mpg they need to take it to the dealership and ask them to go over the engine with a fine tooth comb. They can run all kinds of diagnostic tests on it and if they don't find any issues then it has to be driving style. Cold months will reduce Mpg for all brands as well. You have got to realize that 90% of people that participate in threads like this are looking for a place to vent. The vast majority that are pleased with their vehicles have no interest, so will never post anything. The other 10% of participants just love cars and like to see what's going on in the car world. I believe Hyundai and Kia are making some of the best vehicles in the world right now. And I'm mainly a Ford man which I think are also tops. Just personal experience.

#444 of 506 My Santa Fe by mikea11414

Feb 01, 2011 (4:15 pm)

I've been reading these board for awhile now, mostly been in the thread about the tranny problems. I picked up my 6 cyl AWD Santa Fe Limited yesterday and so far with 200 miles I'm getting 20.3 MPG. I know it's early so I'll drop in here from time to time to let you know what kind of MPG I'm getting.
 Love the car so far. I had a leased 09 Murano before it, loved that too but I'm buying the Hyundai.

#445 of 506 Re: Poor Gas Mileage Santa Fe [rppauto] by mtnman1

Feb 02, 2011 (2:33 pm)

Replying to: rppauto (Jan 31, 2011 1:32 pm)
This is normal for these vehicles. I have a 2011 Sorento EX V6 and it does the same thing though it is FWD. The Sante Fe and Sorento have the same drivetrain and it is something that you will get used to. At first I thought the same thing. Now I don't think anything of it and have not had any problems with the transmission or my fuel economy. I don't buy the theory of 60 mph. Don't know who told you that, but it is a load of crap. We have driven back and forth between Columbus, Ohio and Pittsburgh about 6 times since we bought the car back in June and we have averaged about 26 mpg on the Highway going 70 mph. That's even when we had the A/C on back in the summer and Fall.

#446 of 506 Poor GAs Mileage Santa Fe by graceh

Feb 02, 2011 (2:47 pm)

Dear Mike,
good luck with your new Santa Fe...I hope you continue to have good mileage. Our 2009 tops out at 15 mgp highway..that's it. When the car is filled up at the pump, we ave 20mpg/highway for not more than one day's travel back and forth to work.. Then it's back to 14/15mpg/nighway. Our frustration level is quite high after being to numerous car dealers with absolutely no improvement. Just less mileage as the car ages. Too bad we only had it 13 months...can't image what next year's mileage would bring! WE love the car, but can't afford to pay the extra $$ every month on gas. The sticker on the window was sadly misleading. I think it's mechanical, but 3 mechanics cannot find anything wrong.

#447 of 506 Re: Poor GAs Mileage Santa Fe [graceh] by mikea11414

Feb 02, 2011 (4:40 pm)

Replying to: graceh (Feb 02, 2011 2:47 pm)
Thank you graceh, my friend has an 09 santa fe. I'm going to ask him what kind of mpg he's getting . I'll let you know. I really like this car but there's at least 2 things I miss from my murano. One is the keyless entry and push button start. It was nice not having to look for my key to open the lock or start the car. The other thing is the murano had a softer ride and took the bumps better, not as much noise on bad roads. I'll learn to live with it though. Good luck getting your problem figured out...did you try calling customer relations over at hyundai? Maybe they can send you to a dealer with a top man there to look over your car.

#448 of 506 Re: Poor Gas Mileage Santa Fe [mtnman1] by rppauto

Feb 02, 2011 (7:27 pm)

Replying to: mtnman1 (Feb 02, 2011 2:33 pm)
Thanks for your comment on FWD and tranmission.
 
But, mpg does fall dramatically for me.
I get 27-28mpg at 60mph and then it falls to 23mpg at 70mph+.
 
This is with the same driving conditions that i have at 27-28mpg.
If you see previous messages in this forum you will notice others having similiar mpg at higher speeds.
 
Comment for the other person who is getting 14mpg on the highway:
I learnt from my other car that having new spark plugs (if they have gone bad) and cleaning fuel injection system increased my mpg by 4mpg.
 
Hope this helps.

#449 of 506 MPG by mikea11414

Feb 03, 2011 (5:29 pm)

graceh,
 
I spoke to my buddy and he said he has about 40,000 miles on his 09 Santa Fe and he's getting about 22-24 mpg...most of his miles are highway miles.

#450 of 506 Santa Fe 09 poor gas mileage by graceh

Feb 04, 2011 (6:01 am)

Hey Mike, thanks for your msg. My husband was at the dealers yesterday and they did a 15,000 mile checkup and changed filters, etc. They told him to keep a journal and they will continue to monitor our problem. Yesterday mileage was 15.4mpg...strictly highway driving. Will keep everyone posted on progress throughout Feb. If this doesn't work, we're getting rid of the Santa Fe....maybe it's a "lemon"???

#451 of 506 Re: Santa Fe 09 poor gas mileage [graceh] by rppauto

Feb 04, 2011 (6:53 am)

Replying to: graceh (Feb 04, 2011 6:01 am)
1) Did anyone check the fuel injection system?
 
2) Is it possible that the fuel : air ratio is set too high?

#452 of 506 Re: Santa Fe 09 poor gas mileage [graceh] by karhanter

Feb 06, 2011 (1:27 am)

Replying to: graceh (Feb 04, 2011 6:01 am)
what are your speeds while driving on the highway? if you drive at or above 85 mph you will get around 16 . i have a 2011 Santa Fe GLS FWD Automatic. When i am going at 60-67 the trip computer shows 28 - 29 MPG. While Driving at 68 - 72 it is showing 24-25 MPG. For speeds about 73 - 80 it is showing 21-23 MPG. Above 80 - 85 it shows 18-19 MPG. Above 85 it shows 15 - 18 MPG. These are my observations during a 2000 mile long drive. During this trip, i drove 190 miles at speed of 85 - 95 mph (average speed 90 mph) and i got 15.3 MPG. I think upto 75 mph you will get decent MPG i.e upto 23-24 MPG.

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