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This site will show you all the Tech info on the Santa Fe.
Link:
http://hmatraining.com/hmalegacy/HMA_2...Model/main.html

Here are two articles I found this summer while doing research on the 07 SantaFe AWD system. Very informative. I though it would be a nice addition to this forum.

"Hyundai's all-wheel drive system

By Jim Kerr

Hyundai has just introduced the 2007 Santa Fe and one of the features available on this mid-size SUV is all-wheel drive. It is a new system for...

Press Release June 11, 2007 from IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)

Hyundai Santa Fe earns 2007 TOP SAFETY PICK award

ARLINGTON, VA — The 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe, a midsize SUV, meets the criteria to earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's TOP SAFETY PICK designation. The Santa Fe earned the top rating of good for front, side, and rear crash...

The number to the right of the vehicle is the overall score out of 1000

Small SUV Segment

1 Hyundai Santa Fe 885
2 Toyota FJ Cruiser 882
3 Jeep Wrangler 4-door 873
4 Honda CR-V 866
5 Hyundai Tucson 865
6 Saturn Vue 860
7 Toyota RAV4 859
7 Dodge Nitro 859
9 Kia...

I have been hunting for a ipod interface that will work with the 07/08 Santa Fe.

Anyone find one?
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For all of you people that have peeked around the radio or replaced it how hard would it be it put in a double pole switch so that I could either use the rear standard antenna or use a small proximity antenna so that I can just use my GPS over FM as an Ipod and handsfree connection using the Fe's speakers. I can never get clear FM radio frequencies in the Toronto area and was wondering if a...

Anyone changed the bulbs on the front fog lights? Just noticed that one of mine is burned out. Manual says to have the dealer do it.

I have some Thule Aero bars but need the correct foot pack and fitting kit for the 07 Santa Fe with integrated roof rails.

I've been searching around and there appears to be a lot of erronous information around. The Thule site and numerous retailers in the UK either quote the fixed point fitting kit or the old style roof rail fitting kit (755) as being suitable for the 07' Santa...

default/' '' /> Hi. Just bought my first Hyundai (2008 Santa Fe SE, 3.3L) in April. I am loving this car. I have reviewed the service schedule for the vehicle, but can't believe that I can go 7000 miles before my first oil change. Called local dealer and they said to come...

I had the misfortune of hitting a boulder about 15 inches in diameter. No, I was not on a trail. this boulder was laying near a construction site in the middle of a paved road. As it was a dark night, unlit road, and black boulder, I only had time to straddle to the left side. The boulder shattered the cheap plastic skid plate that is the OEM plate on the Santa Fe.

Due purely to...

Wish I had a way to order them, look at how hot they are......

Plenty of pictures at the bottom of the page.



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Hello !

I'm about to change the original hyundai head unit radio/6 cd changer/tape/mp3.
I'll replace it by an ALPINE IVA-W205R.

My question is : do i have to keep the external amplifier or do i need to bypass it?
If yes then i have to rewire all speakers to the Alpine head unit?

I guess that the Alpine head unit must have more output power...

Hi everyone. Very useful forum. I've just bought a 2007 Santa Fe. Is there a way to plug in my iPod to the stock stereo? Or, is there a connection at the back that I can hard wire one into?

Thanks.

First post here, so this will be my formal "Hello" to the esteemed members already present.

I'd like to know if there's a way I can silence the alarm from beeping when I press the lock button the second time (which I assume engages the alarm system).

Thanks all!

Hi all. I am a new 07 SF GLS owner and am loving it so far! However, my wife has just asked me if we can tow a small trailer (i.e. U-Haul) from Iowa to Minneapolis. I know we don't have the towing package etc. Is there a way to have a hitch and wiring installed aftermarket that won't cost a ton? I expressed my doubts to her but I don't know a whole heck of a lot so I figured I...

I have a 07 Santa Fe GLS AWD with the 3.3L my problem which I’m having is when I first bought the Santa Fe when I fill up the tank the reading would say 322 miles to empty. After 7 months of me having the truck I notice when I would fill up it would only say 233 miles till empty. I took it into the dealer and explain they recalibrated the computer and it went back to 322 miles but it only lasted...

We are getting about 24 mpg (US) in our 2007 3.3l limited, but we have only been able to get 16 gallons into the tank at the most. I did manual calculations and the computer is calculating the mpg correct, but the tank size on these models are 19.8 gal.

With that in mind we are approx 320 miles to the tank (which is what the fuel range say at fill up), but if it is a 19.8 gallon tank...

Anyone have this problem...i store change for coffee in the ash tray...went to open it today and the tray looked like it had been pushed in to far by about 1/4 inch.i tried reaching behind from the drivers side as the passengers side has no access. very tight fit and no love.

looked on Hma service for a break down...no clear info on removal as i am hoping that i do not have to remove...

Hi All,

I was wondering if anyone has run into this before. this is regarding a 2007 santa fe.

Today I noticed my airbag warning light came on and stayed on driving to the store. At the store, I locked the doors with the remote, but when trying to set the alarm (second click of the remote) it would not arm (no lights/horn). About 30 seconds later, the alarm then sounded on...

Hi All,

My wife just got her 2008 Santa Fe GLS and we were wondering if there is a way to have the door locks automatically lock when you start moving.

Thanks!

I purchased a 2008 Santa Fe SE AWD and added the towing hitch option only, per the recommendation of the sales rep and another sales rep who sells a lot of trucks.
We have a 19' Crowline boat that I believe is around 3,000 lbs total weight.

We wanted to purchase the towing package that has the additional trans. cooler, radiator, fans, etc., but did NOT purchase that because...

I just took my first long trip from Barrie Ontario to Michigan for the Nascar race last weekend, almost exactly 500 km one way. On the way home I averaged 8.4 liters/100km or 28 mpg (US) or 33 mpg (Imperial).

I thought this was pretty good considering its rated a 9 liters/100 km on the highway.

Whats everyone else getting?

Cheers

In late 2005 I started conducting my own reliability research. I'm reporting absolute stats like "times in the shop" that will make the differences between cars much clearer. Relative ratings obscure too much--how large is the difference between "better than average" and "worse than average"? I’ll also be updating results four times a year, so there will be...

I think the original poster got it in the phillipines?
Anyone aware of where or seen a kit with the brushed trim like in this picture for a double DIN deck?
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Does any 1 know where the horn is located in the 07/08 Santa Fe
I'm assuming it's mounted in behind the front bumper assembly?
Can it be removed with out pulling front bumper apart?

My plan is to swap out the factory horn for something more Euro sounding.
I have a pair of bosch clam shell after market horns I would like to try.

Cheers

Hello Everyone;

I have a 2007 Limted (5 seater) and I have made a few modifications such as tint the front windows, converted the rear bumper lights (brake and taillights), bright white bulbs in the headlights and driving lights, picked up a retractable rear luggage cover, roof mounted bike rack, full set of winter mats, but ultimately the point of this post is how limited our access to...

Does anyone know how to take the cross rails completely off the roof of an '07 Santa Fe? Can't see anything applicable in either the service manual or the owners manual.

Thanks in advance!

I'm thinking of upgrading the rubber on the Fe... I know that at least a few of you have gone to 255 tire size - just wondering how you like them so far? Any issues (rubbing fenders, etc.) with that size tire on a Santa Fe? How did it affect your ride, handling, mpg?

I'm thinking of going with Yokohama Geolandar H/T-S, size 255/55R18, which I think should just fit on...

Hi all,

Have just got a new 2008 Santa Fe SX 2.2ltr turbo diesel and would like to add a few extras. One of which is a set of foot well lights for the driver and passenger sides that will illuminate when the main interior light is on.

Has anyone added such lights? Where did you get them? Was the installation easy/hard?

Thanks in advance.

Please help me find wiring diagram and wire color codes for my 2007 santa fe diesel. I want to put an alarm with remote engine start. Thanks in advance!

Ok, so I have a annoying creak sound coming from the passenger windshield pillar area somewhere.

Anyone else have this?

It creaks when I first start off (when the body lifts or rolls I hear it).

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I was curious to see how much driving you are all doing on your 2007 Santa Fe. I figured I'd be driving a lot, but with my new job and all I'm actually driving a lot less in general.

So let's see who drives the daylights out of their car and who barely touches them. Post the date you bought your Santa Fe and the current mileage.

Purchase Date: Dec. 2006

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128 miles average 54 MPG - relaxed cruise @ between 60 - 70 Mph.

Driving like my grandad rules when diesel is averaging £1.30 a litre.

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I bought a brand new 2007 Santa Fe in Ottawa on January 11 and it was love at first sight! It was mine and my husband's very first new car purchase and we were very excited to finally have a new car with only 45 km's on it.

One month later in the February thaw, we had a rain over night and the...

In over a year and 21,000 miles first defect. The windshield washer stopped spraying. The motor still works and there is plenty of fluid just nothing or very little comming out, almost like the pump lost its prime. Its going back to the dealer nxt Saturday. Anyone else have this problem?

Hi...
Here is my problem...
My wife took the new '08 Santa Fe for the first oil change at the dealer a couple of weeks ago. After the free service, they gave the car a run through the car wash... So far, so good...
Two weeks go by and I am following her car back to my house and I notice that the antenna looked funny. Sure enough, when I got home, I realized that the antenna was...

I am going to add driving lights to my 08 santa fee - does anyone know where the trigger wire for the high beams is and what colour it is? I would like to tap into it near the headlights if possible. All help is appreciated

I am looking to possibly buy a bike rack for my '08 Santa Fe. Has anyone put a bike rack on their's yet, and if so how much did it affect your gas mileage when you have it on the SUV?

If it is going to effect my mileage dramatically I am going to skip buying the roof crossbars and bike rack, and just keep putting it in my back seat.

my 2007 santa fe fwd ltd has suspension noise on the pass side dealer says its normal anyone else experiencing this. thanks rjt

Fellow Santa Fe (2007+) Owener's:

Anybody else experience a high degree of small rust spots covering their Santa Fe? It's especially noticeable on my Arctic White AWD LTD paint, assembled in late 2006, Alabama.

I spent about 8 hrs on Saturday using 3M rubbing compound along w/ Meguire's clay bar system over the entire vehicle to remove the spots and blemishes. ...

hi ,
2007 santa fe,gls, v6, awd, today the speedometer is erratic, it acts like yo-yo, the needle go up and down by itself, when l drove 60mph, the meter stays 0 or swing 30mph or 60 mph, or when l drove 40mph. the speedometer read 0. l tapped the dashboard or the speedometer, no help.
any other owner have the same kind of issue, is it expansive to repair?
andy

Hello all,

I want to install an aftermarket radio in my 07 Sante Fe. I'm worried that this will some how void my warranty (also bought an extended warranty).

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I have a 2007 Santa Fe and since November of last year it has developed a front end vibration. I have had it back to the dealer five times and they balanced the tires four times before replacing all four tires. On the fifth time, they balanced and rotated again. The vibration is still there. I experience it mainly at 65-70 mph. It is a constant vibration that will numb your hands on a long drive....

Why is it that the manual for the 07 Santa Fe warns against using the spare tire to do DIY tire rotations?



I can't, for the life of me, figure out why they would...

This may be a stupid question, but which set of lights are regular low beams, and which are high beams? I ask because in my 2007 GL AWD (Canadian model), the DRL/low beams are the set of small outer lights, and the highs are the set of large inner lights. But I could swear that I have seen other SFs driving by me with DRL/lows on the inner large lights. I looked in the manual and it seems to...

Does anyone know of any cold air intakes for a 2007 Santa Fe 3.3L? Or for that matter any after market performance parts that may help with gas millage?

So far, I've only been able to find a K&N air filter.

TIA
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The Santa Fe has earned full marks for overall quality in the latest JD Power Initial Quality Survey

Does your experience reflect this? Our does. Our 2008 Santa Fe is nearly six months old, and has yet to experience a single warranty claim. Solid as a bank vault, doesn't use a drop of oil. Sooner or later I will probably have to claim that burnt-out ashtray light bulb, just...

I was rear ended (not a major accident by any means) in my not even 3 week old 2008 Santa Fe. I've got some money to repair the damage to the muffler (the tip wash squished rearward into the main muffler area). Anyone know how difficult of a job it is to replace the damaged muffler assembly with a new one? Is is a bolt/unbolt type of job or will some welding or major disassembly be...