Ownership Cost for 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited
Estimated: $41775 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2326 | $1116 | $977 | $884 | $791 | $6094 |
| Insurance | $1669 | $1727 | $1788 | $1850 | $1915 | $8949 |
| Fuel | $1902 | $1960 | $2028 | $2109 | $2204 | $10203 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1877 | $1075 | $1011 | $2291 | $9017 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $712 | $712 | $712 | $712 | $712 | $1054 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10349 | $7899 | $7269 | $7337 | $8920 | $41775 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2007 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL | BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTION CAUSED VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER TO BE STUCK IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO PARK. MALFUNCTION ALSO CAUSED ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL TO SHUT OFF AND CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DEACTIVATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN 2010 DUE TO MALFUNCTION WITH THIS NEW BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, WHICH ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. HYUNDAI CLAIMED VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL ID# 78947 FOR SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT. HOWEVER, AGAIN, BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN 2010 WITH ANOTHER MALFUNCTIONING BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. *TR UPDATED 10/31/12 *BF UPDATED 11/1/2012 *JS |
| 2008 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ACCELERATOR DIED (I.E., GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK), CAUSING CAR TO LOSE SPEED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT SAME TIME. CAR ONLY HAD 17,000 MILES ON IT WITH NO PRIOR ISSUES. PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER, TURNED OFF CAR. RE-STARTED CAR AND TOOK IT TO A SERVICE STATION, WHICH IDENTIFIED (VIA COMPUTER HOOK-UP) A "THROTTLE POSITION" SENSOR ISSUE. *TR |
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