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#482 of 506 Re: Santa Fe 09 poor gas mileage [graceh] by rosco804

Feb 05, 2012 (6:31 am)

Replying to: graceh (Mar 31, 2011 8:06 am)
I agree with graceh.... I have a 2005 Sante FE with the 3.5... recently acquired from a mother in law and the price was so good I couldnt pass it up... has been babied, dealer serviced and has only 65,000km's on it... with around town and a bit of highway, I am getting at the best 17.5mpg, and that doing my own calculations between gas put in and mileage, and I have done them several times... so I am right on with my estimate... If I didnt get such a great deal on the truck from my father in law, I would sell it... gas mileage is brutal... I was going to do what everyone else has done... tune up, air filters, spark plugs, tire change... but from what I have read, I will be wasting my money...

#483 of 506 Re: Santa Fe 09 poor gas mileage [rosco804] by mtnman1

Feb 05, 2012 (11:09 am)

Replying to: rosco804 (Feb 05, 2012 6:31 am)
I have a 2011 Sorento EX V6. We get about the same mileage as you state under similar circumstances sometimes as low as 16.5 mpg. It is only rated at 18 around town anyway. We were doing better in the warmer months due to the difference in the Gas mixture between summer and winter I believe. Also it seems when it is cold we have always gotten less mpg. On a trip this past weekend from Columbus to Pittsburgh we got only about 23 mpg on the highway. In warmer months we get close to 26 and sometimes better than that. That's with the AC on.

#484 of 506 Re: Santa Fe 09 poor gas mileage [rosco804] by kdconod

Feb 05, 2012 (11:18 am)

Replying to: rosco804 (Feb 05, 2012 6:31 am)
Well I dunno is that really so bad? The 2005's are rated by the EPA to be18-20 combined mpg depending on engine and 2 or 4 wheel drive. 17.5 mpg is only 3% less than the lower end of that range. Some models are only 16 mpg city.
 
The 2012's get a combined mileage of 21-23 mpg and mine is getting right in that range (4 cyl, 2.4L 4WD). The lowest I've gotten is about 20 mpg. Sure it'd be great if it got 30 mpg - but for its size I think that's pretty good mileage.

#485 of 506 V6 Santa Fe vs V6 Sorrento MPG by oregonman

Feb 17, 2012 (12:06 pm)

Anyone know why the EPA ratings on the Kia Sorrento V6 AWD Automatic is listed as 18/24, while the Hyundai Santa Fe V6 AWD Automatic is listed as 20/26? I'm looking at the 2012 models here on Edmunds. I think the two are the same platform and the engine/transmission specs look identical.

#487 of 506 2008 Limited FWD by erchphs

Apr 10, 2012 (6:31 pm)

Recently bought an 08 Santa Fe with the 3.3L engine and 5 speed tranny. Most of the driving is a mix of rural 2 lane (40%), suburban (20%),and highway (40%). After about 5 fill ups we are averaging right on what the computer read says. Mostly around 24-27 mpg. I drive slowly and it seems to make a difference. Really enjoy the car - especially the heated seats and dual air.

#488 of 506 Re: 2008 Limited FWD [erchphs] by erchphs

Apr 17, 2012 (7:56 pm)

Replying to: erchphs (Apr 10, 2012 6:31 pm)
Addition to first post. Today we traveled about 160 miles in north central Ohio (hilly terrain) with most of the roads being rural country two lanes and some interstate. Averaged a little over 27 for the whole trip. Could see the mileage dropping as the speed went above 60, but to avoid getting run down I do at least drive the speed limit on the interstate.

#489 of 506 Re: Hyundai Santa Fe extremely low MPG [zaky] by sfprest

Aug 03, 2012 (7:36 pm)

Replying to: zaky (Oct 03, 2010 2:13 pm)
Tire Pressure may be low. Air filter may be clogged, check this first. at 75000 miles the timing belt should have been replaced at 60000 engine would tend to stumble.

#490 of 506 Re:OPPS HYUNDAI, KIA ERROR ? YAH RIGHT] by nace

Nov 02, 2012 (8:23 am)

Replying to: sfprest (Aug 03, 2012 7:36 pm)
EPA finds Hyundai, Kia overstated gas mileage
By TOM KRISHER | Associated Press – 1 hr 33 mins ago
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DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia overstated the gas mileage on most of their models from the past three years in an embarrassing blunder that could bring sanctions from the U.S. government and millions of dollars in payments to car owners.
Because of the inflated mileage, discovered during an audit by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Korean automakers must retrofit the window stickers on the cars, reducing their fuel economy figures by one-to-six miles per gallon depending on the model, the agency said Friday.
"Consumers rely on the window sticker to help make informed choices about the cars they buy," said Gina McCarthy, assistant administrator of the EPA's air-quality office. "EPA's investigation will help protect consumers and ensure a level playing field among automakers."
The EPA said its inquiry into the errors is continuing, and the agency would not comment when asked if the companies will be fined or if a criminal investigation is under way. But the EPA said it's the first case in which erroneous test results were uncovered in a large number of vehicles from the same manufacturer. Only two similar errors have been discovered since 2000, and those involved single models.
Hyundai and Kia executives apologized for the errors, said they were unintentional, and promised to pay the owners of 900,000 cars and SUVs for the difference in mileage. The payments, which will be made annually for as long as people own their cars, are likely to cost the companies hundreds of millions of dollars.
Automakers follow EPA procedures to do their own mileage tests, and the EPA enforces accuracy by auditing about 15 percent of vehicles annually.
The EPA said it began looking at Hyundai and Kia when it received a dozen complaints from consumers that the mileage of their 2012 Hyundai Elantra compact cars fell short of numbers on the window stickers. Staffers at the EPA's vehicle and fuel emission laboratory in Ann Arbor, Mich., included the Elantra in an annual audit that focused on cars that lead their market segments in mileage.
The audit turned up discrepancies between agency test results and data turned in by Hyundai and Kia, the EPA said. As a result, the two automakers will have to knock one or two miles per gallon off the mileage posted on most of the models' window stickers. Some models will lose three or four miles per gallon, and the Kia Soul, a funky-looking boxy small SUV, will lose six mpg from the highway mileage on its stickers.
Hyundai and Kia are owned by the same company and share factories and research, but they sell different vehicles and market them separately. The companies said the mistakes stemmed from procedural differences between their mileage tests and those performed by the EPA.
"We're just extremely sorry about these errors," said John Krafcik, Hyundai's CEO of American operations. "We're driven to make this right."
The changes affect 13 models from the 2011 through 2013 model years, including seven Hyundais and six Kias. Window stickers will have to be changed on some versions of Hyundai's Elantra, Sonata Hybrid, Accent, Azera, Genesis, Tucson, Veloster and Santa Fe models, as well as the Kia Sorrento, Rio, Soul, Sportage and Optima Hybrid.
Michael Sprague, executive vice president of marketing for Kia Motors America, also apologized and said the companies have a program in place to reimburse customers for the difference between the mileage on the window stickers and the numbers from the EPA tests.
The companies will find out how many miles the cars have been driven, find the mileage difference and calculate how much more fuel the customer used based on average regional fuel prices and combined city-highway mileage. Customers also would get a 15 percent premium for the inconvenience, and the payments would be made with debit cards, Sprague said. The owner of a car in Florida with a one mpg difference who drove 15,000 miles would get would get a debit card for $88.03 that can be refreshed every year as long as the person owns the car, Sprague said.
If all 900,000 owners get cards for $88.03, it would cost the automakers more than $79 million a year.
For information, owners can go to www.hyundaimpginfo.com or www.kiampginfo.com .
Sung Hwan Cho, president of Hyundai's U.S. technical center in Michigan, said the EPA requires a complex series of tests that are very sensitive and can have variations that are open to interpretation. The companies did the tests as they were making a large number of changes in their cars designed to improve mileage. The changes, such as direct fuel injection into the cylinders around the pistons, further complicated the tests, Cho said.
"This is just a procedural error," he said. "It is not intended whatsoever."
Krafcik said the companies have fixed testing procedures and are replacing window stickers on cars in dealer inventories. Owners can be confident in their mileage stickers now, he said, adding that Hyundai will still be among the industry leaders in gas mileage even with the revised window stickers.
The mileage was overstated on about one-third of the Hyundais and Kias sold during the three model years, he said.

#491 of 506 press request by kirstie_h HOST

Nov 02, 2012 (8:57 am)

If you are a Hyundai or Kia owner and have a reaction to the company’s announcement today re: EPA fuel economy ratings, please email PRedmunds.com today to talk with a reporter.

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