CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO TERRIBLE STEERING CAR WONDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD VERY HARD TO KEEP IN LANE OVER 50 MPH I WOULD BE SURPRISE IF NO ONE HAS CRASHED BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR
2002
SEAT BELTS
ON 2/2/08, I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY FOR MY 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE FROM BUTLER HYUNDAI (INDIANAPOLIS, IN. 317-848-4200). LABEL ON BELT STATES: SEAT BELT PART NO. 89810-26 500 YD, DATED 11/09/06. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT COME WITH ANY INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. I ASKED ANGELA, AT THE PARTS DESK, WHERE THEY WERE. SHE SAID SHE DID NOT KNOW. I MENTIONED THAT ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA, ALL SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES ARE REQUIRED TO COME WITH INSTRUCTIONS. I ASKED FOR THE SUPERVISOR. SHE CAME BACK AND SAID THAT THE SUPERVISOR WAS BUSY, AND HE WAS NOT AWARE OF WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. I ASKED IF THERE WAS SOMETHING IN THE SERVICE CENTER THAT SHE COULD GIVE ME, OR MAKE A COPY OF FOR ME. SHE SAID NO. SHE SAID I COULD GO TO HYUNDAI ONLINE, OR CALL TECHNICAL SUPPORT. SHE DID NOT GIVE ME A PHONE NUMBER OR WEB SITE INSTRUCTIONS. BEFORE PURCHASING THE SEAT BELT, I SPOKE TO CLAUDIA KOVELL OF NHTSA (PHONE: 202-366-5293). SHE STATED THAT TO BE IN COMPLIANCE, ALL SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES NEED TO COME WITH INSTRUCTIONS. *TR