Why is my Hyundai Santa Fe AWD not working?
I work evenings so I was leaving for work well into the messy weather. I saw many vehicles slide on the unplowed roads. Some hit the dividers and some hit each other. It might be a combination of bad driving and poorly handling vehicles. I started my vehicle, got rid of the snow on the windows and pushed the “lock the AWD” button.
Is the Hyundai Santa Fe an off road vehicle?
They never claim the Santa Fe AWD is an off road vehicle in the serious sense. But they do say it is one of the most capable in it’s class. Any doubts I had before about it perfoming in adverse conditions are gone.
When to send the Hyundai Santa Fe back to the dealer?
On 04Mar09, the car was sent to the dealer again. After several attempts to balance the tires and vibration not going away they road force balanced the tires but that the tech still felt the vibration and that he would contact a field rep.
Can you drive a Santa Fe with AWD?
I started my vehicle, got rid of the snow on the windows and pushed the “lock the AWD” button. I honestly have to say, from the moment I pulled out of my spot, the Santa Fe was nothing but confident on the road. I never drove a vehicle with traction control, stability control or AWD before ( just FWD and 4WD ).
What’s the AWD LOCK indicator on a Hyundai Santa Fe?
Hyundai Santa Fe: All Wheel Drive (AWD) LOCK Indicator Light. – It illuminates for approximately 3 seconds and then goes off. When you select AWD Lock mode by pressing the AWD LOCK button. – The AWD LOCK mode is to increase the drive power when driving on wet pavement, snow covered roads and/or off-road.
What happens when the Eco Light is off on a Hyundai Santa Fe?
But with the light off – it sails away with the van on, and you almost forget it’s towing. THIS DOES NOT affect the little green light you get on the dash to tell you when you are in ECO mode. We find this only comes on when we are on the motorway and keeping a steady pace (both towing & not).
How does the AWD work on a Hyundai Santa Fe?
There was a recent discussion of this in one of the other treads, but the AWD does disengage automatically between the indicated speeds in the manual (19-25 mph). The dashboard “Lock” indicator does stay on, because when you slow down, it will re-engage.
Why does my Hyundai Santa Fe not start?
Sometimes the Santa Fe wouldn’t start. Other times it would die in the middle of the road and then restart after sitting for a while. Other drivers experienced lurching, or the vehicle deciding not to go over 10 miles per hour.