2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Airbags Problems

My air bags don’t work and the brake system fails. Motor went out recalled and dealership not working on it

The contact owned a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving approximately at 75-80 mph when another vehicle driving at high speeds crashed into the rear of the vehicle causing the vehicle to sway. The contact attempted to avoid crashing into another vehicle but crashed into a concrete divider. When the contact depressed the brake pedal, it failed to respond. As a result, the vehicle flipped over. During the incident, the seat let's failed to retract and secure the contact therefore he collided with the windshield during the impact. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries to his back, ribs, and shoulder that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed and deemed totaled. A police report was not filed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,100.

THE CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL HAVE COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH IT APPEARS THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL HAS GONE BAD. HYUNDAI HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR OTHER MODELS WITH CLOCK SPRING ISSUES (SEE ATTACHMENT) BUT NOT THE 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT TO DATE. A BAD CLOCK SPRING COULD AFFECT THE AIR BAG INCLUDING POSSIBLY DEPLOYING IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CLOCK SPRING GOING BAD, THE CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD WORK WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED ALL THE WAY IN EITHER DIRECTION. NOW, THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL. SINCE THE CLOCK SPRING COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THE 2014 MODEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY OR RECALL....OR SHALL THEY WAIT TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE GET HURT OR POSSIBLY KILLED FIRST. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND THEIR CONSUMER AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THERE IS NO EXTENDED WARRANTY OR RECALL FOR MY MODEL CAR. I TOLD HER I WAS GOING TO REPORT IT NHTSA AND SHE SAID I SHOULD BECAUSE THAT IS HOW THESE THINGS GET TAKEN CARE OF.....SAD THAT A COMPANY WILL WAIT ON SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE.

THE ELECTRICAL PROMPTS ON THE FACE OF THE STEERING WHEEL BEGIN TO MALFUNCTION. FIRST THE VOLUME CONTROL STOPPED, NEXT THE HANDS MOBILE PHONE CONTROLS. THEN THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTIONS AND THE MENU FOR USER SETTINGS STOPPED AS WELL AS AIRBAGS. WHEN TURNING CALLS ARE DROPPED , ALL FUNCTIONS ARE INOPERABLE WHETHER CAR IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY.

BEFORE 50,000 MILES HAD TO PURCHASE 4 NEW TIRES 1 BLOWOUT A&UNUSUAL VIBRATING FROM TIRES 4 NEW TIRES BEFORE 50,000 MILES!I'M A WIDOW OF A VETERAN&LOST MY ONLY SON!A/C WENT OUT 2 YEARS AGO! I'M A DISABLED NURSE&PURCHASED 4 SANTA FE'S,TUCSON&SONTA NEVER EVER WILL I BUY ANY HYUNDAI'S FROM ANY DEALERSHIP BYE BYE HYUNDAI!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON A FOUR WAY LANE GOING NORTH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO CROSS INTO THE SOUTH BOUND LANE WHERE IT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT END TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NOSE THAT REQUIRED SURGERY, CUTS TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT HANDS, AND A BURNING SENSATION TO HIS FEET THAT HAS YET TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER AND WAS DEEMED DESTROYED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

DRIVING IN THE FAR LEFT LANE ON THE INTERSTATE AT ROUGHLY 55 MPH I ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A DRIFTING CAR AS I CORRECTED THE STEERING WHEEL AND ACCELERATOR FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT I STRUCK A VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE. THE AIRBAGS IN THE OTHER VEHICLE DEPLOYED. THE AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT END COLLISION WAS BAD ENOUGH THAT THE SUV WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. THE ADJUSTER ALSO FOUND THAT THE FIREWALL HAD SPLIT AND APPEARED TO BE FAULTY. DUE TO THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING DURING THE COLLISION I SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND VARIOUS OTHER INJURIES AS WELL AS LOSS OF HOURS AT WORK, LOSS OF PAY, MEDICAL BILLS AND EXPENSES IN ADDITION TO OWNING MONEY ON MY CAR LOAN AS THE INSURANCE DID NOT COVER THE COST OF THE LOAN.

I WAS DRIVING EAST TO AN AVE, BUT ANOTHER DRIVER HIT ME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN THE DRIVER HIT MY CAR WE SPINNED HALF WAY. THE PASSENGER SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE GOT HURT ON HER ARM. THE ACCIDENT WAS SORT OF BIG. THE CAR DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE AND THE DOOR BEHIND THE PASSENGER WAS DENTED IN. GETTING HIT THAT HARD SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED THE AIRBAG AND THE HYUNDAI EMERGENCY CALLING SYSTEM. HOWEVER NONE OF THEM WERE WORKING WHEN THE CAR WAS HIT. ACCORDING TO HYUNDAI THEY HAVE MORE AIRBAGS THAN ANY OTHER COMPANIES BUT EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE MORE, THE AIRBAG DIDNT DEPLOY WHICH MADE THE PASSENGERS ARM GET HURT. ALSO THE DRIVERS KNEE GOT HURT EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A SO CALLED "AIRBAG." HYUNDAI SANTA FE DID NOT DO WHAT IS MEANT FOR ITS SAFETY. *TR