Faults:

None.

General Comments:

I’m 6’ 2 ” and 250 pounds. I‘ve had the Santa Fe (2004) GLS 3.5L for about 8 months. I’ve had no problems at all. That A/C thing – I never experienced it. I don’t know what the guy is talking about.

I researched crash data and prices first and this was the best vehicle that met my needs.

Point: I fit in the driving position – but just barely. I’d like a little more room, but I’m not willing to pay 30K for it (I got the car for 19K flat). There is a little delay between pressing on the gas and acceleration; however, there is a factory service bulletin that addresses that.

I’m not sorry I got the Santa Fe. Other vehicles had some serious problems (like the back hatch swings to the right and not up) and, by comparison, pricey with fewer features. This has been an exceptional buy – a really good car. You’d be nuts not to consider the Santa Fe if a medium-small SUV is what your after (mines a 2WD and silver)

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

This is a first class car. We use it for towing our caravan (1208kg) which it does superbly in all respects and gives about 30 mpg towing and 38 mpg solo. Excellent on farmer's wet fields even with the caravan attached.

The space is wonderful with plenty of room every where.

The turbo-diesel engine is quiet in the cab and responsive. I had to top the oil up at 6k miles.

Service costs could be high. The dealer quoted £380 for the first service. My local garage using Hyundai parts and service schedule charged me £182. The biggest item was the pollen filter at £38! (In the EU you can have your car serviced any where as long as the service conforms to the manufacturer's schedule.)

Faults:

We purchased the car in June of 2004. In August we also heard a funny noise when we put on the brakes or begin to back up.

We took the car into the dealer. They told us that we would need to have the transmission replaced. I am a little upset because I am afraid that we have bought a lemon, but we did purchase the 10 year bumper to bumper warranty.

General Comments:

I read reviews on the car before we purchased it and it got really good ratings. Hopefully, nothing else will go wrong.

Faults:

The alarm never worked and one week after I got it, the transmission went out. I had the car for 5 days and then it was in the shop and has been there since. The transmission has to be replaced after one week!!

General Comments:

I read the great reviews and wonder if I'm the only one who has had these problems. I was going to buy a Toyota RAV4 and now regret that I didn't do that - unfortunately, its too late for me now.