Hi All,
Hopefully someone can help me since my dealership in the past hasn't instilled a lot of confidence.
I bought a 2007 Santa Fe 3.3 GL in July of 2011 and it did great for a couple years. Today i had the 3rd occurrence of the vehicle not starting since August.
In August i stopped in a grocery parking lot and the car would not start. It stalled immediately after the engine caught. After a tow to the dealership my grounding strap was loose and for $150-170 (CAD) i was back on the road.
In October the same thing happened. Engine did catch but then stalled out. The following day after a tow to the dealership it would not replicate and everything was working fine??? After this i stopped trusting the vehicle and tried to use it much less for stop and go stuff so i wouldn't be stranded. It usually took 2 trips a day (work and back ~10km)
Today I drove to work no problems , stopped to get fuel this morning but when leaving the car would not start. It did not catch then stall as before but you could clearly hear the battery/starter was working as expected.
I decided to leave it and try it again tomorrow but i'm wondering if anyone has any ideas on what might be the cause. These seem related. Its been pretty cold here all winter (near toronto) but its started every time. Was just in last week for Service 2 so the vehicle is maintained by the dealer every 6 mnths.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Hopefully someone can help me since my dealership in the past hasn't instilled a lot of confidence.
I bought a 2007 Santa Fe 3.3 GL in July of 2011 and it did great for a couple years. Today i had the 3rd occurrence of the vehicle not starting since August.
In August i stopped in a grocery parking lot and the car would not start. It stalled immediately after the engine caught. After a tow to the dealership my grounding strap was loose and for $150-170 (CAD) i was back on the road.
In October the same thing happened. Engine did catch but then stalled out. The following day after a tow to the dealership it would not replicate and everything was working fine??? After this i stopped trusting the vehicle and tried to use it much less for stop and go stuff so i wouldn't be stranded. It usually took 2 trips a day (work and back ~10km)
Today I drove to work no problems , stopped to get fuel this morning but when leaving the car would not start. It did not catch then stall as before but you could clearly hear the battery/starter was working as expected.
I decided to leave it and try it again tomorrow but i'm wondering if anyone has any ideas on what might be the cause. These seem related. Its been pretty cold here all winter (near toronto) but its started every time. Was just in last week for Service 2 so the vehicle is maintained by the dealer every 6 mnths.
Any ideas would be appreciated.