2015 Hyundai Santa Fe Lighting Problems

THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS MALFUNCTIONING AND CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHT TO STAY ON CONTINIOUSLY. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON SO THERES NO INDICATION THAT I'M GETTING READY TO STOP BECAUSE THE LIGHT IS ALREADY ON, INCREASEING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ALSO AFECTECED WITH THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT STOP WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. I LOOKED UP THE RECALL AND IT SAID THAT 2013 -2015 HYDUNDIA SANTA FEE SPORT VIHECLES WERE AFFECTED, BUT WHEN I CALL THE DEARLERSHIP THEY SAID MY VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL!

Low beam headlights are very dim. I have taken it in to be checked and have had the bulbs switched out numerous times. It does not help. They said the inside of the headlight assembly is flaking off and that both of the headlight assemblies need replaced. I can not afford to do that! It is a defect on the inside of the assembly its self. I have to drive with my brights on if I drive it after dark. It is very dangerous.

I I HAD THE CAR INTO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR MY HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT SINCE MARCH 2020 AND THEY WENT OUT AGAIN ON 1/6/2020 IS IT POSSIBLE THAT IT COULD BE THE WIRING HARNESS THAT IS NO GOOD.

FUEL CONSUMED MORE , LIGHTENING IN BACK NOT CLEAR , ENGINE SOUND ,

SOMEBODY HAS FINALLY DIED OVER THIS DEFECT, NOW WILL SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT IT? I HAVE OWNED 2 HYUNDAI SANTAFE'S A 2013 AND NOW A 2015. THE HEADLAMP SYSTEM ON BOTH CARS, USING HALOGEN LAMPS, IS INFERIOR, UNACCEPTABLE, FOR VOLVO, DEADLY. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT LIMITED TO THE HYUNDAI CAR BRAND, BUT MANY BRANDS USING SIMILAR PROJECTOR HALOGEN HEADLAMP SYSTEMS. DRIVING ANYWHERE IN LIKE EQUIPPED VEHICLES THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS FAIL TO PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT AHEAD OF THE VEHICLE TO AVOID AN OBSTACLE COMING OUT OF THE SHADOWS. CASE IN POINT, THE UBER VOLVO PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT. HAVING DRIVEN PROFESSIONALLY OVER 2.5 MILLION MILES IN MY LIFETIME, MY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PROJECTOR TECHNOLOGY, IT IS MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION THE ACCIDENT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. BECAUSE THE LAMP SYSTEM ON THE VOLVO, MY TWO HYUNDAI'S, FAIL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO SEE, AND AVOID, OBSTACLES. I AM ATTACHING SCREEN SHOTS OF A 7 SECOND VIDEO RELATED TO THE UBER ACCIDENT. JUST OVER 3 SECONDS IN, WITH A LITTLE OVER 1 SECOND TO REACT, THE PEDESTRIAN IS BARELY VISIBLE. THE HEADLAMPS ONLY ILLUMINATE TO THE END OF THE 2ND WHITE STRIPE, ON THE LEFT, IN FRONT OF THE VOLVO. THE SAME IS TRUE OF BOTH HYUNDAI'S I HAVE OWNED WITH A SIMILAR HEADLAMP SYSTEM. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN, WITH OUT ANY DOUBT, IT TAKES A LITTLE OVER 2 SECONDS FOR A HUMAN TO REACT, UNDER IDEAL SITUATIONS, TO A UNANTICIPATED SEE AND AVOID DRIVING EVENT. IN THIS EXEMPLAR THE DRIVER HAD BARELY MORE THAN 1 SECOND TO REACT, ONCE HIS BRAIN PROCESSED THINGS, AND THEN TOLD HIS EXTREMITIES TO DO SOMETHING. THEREFORE, DUE TO INADEQUATE LIGHTING, THIS ACCIDENT IN NO WAY WAS AVOIDABLE, NOW SOMEBODY IS DEAD, AND YOU DO NOTHING. I HAVE LOOKED FOR A WAY TO ILLUSTRATE THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE, THIS DEFINES IT IN SPADES. FINALLY IF THE VOLVO HAD THE HID, OR LED LAMPS, FOR THE DEFECT TO EXIST THERE, IS MORE APPALLING.

I WAS ON GROUND FLOOR OF A PARKING GARAGE AND ALREADY IN THE PARKING SPOT---I HAD MY BRAKE ON AND WAS ACTUALLY READY TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO "PARK". THERE WAS A SUDDEN REVING OF THE ENGINE AND THE CAR BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THROUGH A STEEL LATTICE WORK BARRIER AND THROUGH A FLOWER BED INTO AN EXTREMELY WET SURFACE. I HIT THE BRAKE AS HARD AS POSSIBLE AND BELIEVE THAT THE BRAKE FINALLY HELD. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BECAME MIRED DOWN IN APPROXIMATELY 12-14 INCHES OF MUD. I BELIEVE THE COMBINATION OF THE MUD AND THE BRAKE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACTUALLY STOP. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DURING THIS ACCIDENT. BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR WERE DAMAGED FROM THE FRONT FENDER TO THE REAR FENDER, INCLUDING 1 HEADLIGHT UNIT, AND THE OUTSIDE MIRROR ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR (I DO NOT KNOW FOR CERTAIN IF THE OTHER OUTSIDE MIRROR WAS DAMAGED). I LOOKED UP "SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" ONLINE AND IT IS LOOKING MORE AND MORE LIKE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR (TPS) MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT. I DO HAVE A POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES BUT CANNOT SCAN THEM AS I HAVE ON CAPABILITY TO DO SO. NO OTHER VEHICLE AND NO OTHER INDIVIDUALS WERE INVOLVED. WE HAD A WRECKING COMPANY COME TO PULL THE CAR OUT AND TAKE TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR ESTIMATE AND POSSIBLE REPAIR. THE ESTIMATE THAT WAS GIVEN TO THE POLICE OFFICER FOR THE ACTUAL PROPERTY DAMAGES (STEEL LATTICE WORK REPLACEMENT AND LAWN REPAIR) WAS LISTED AS $5000. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS POINT WHETHER THERE WAS ANY DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF GOING OVER THE LARGE CONCRETE BLOCK THAT WAS IN FRONT OF THE PARKING SPOT. I AM WAITING FOR THE ESTIMATE TO KNOW THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SENSOR INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (INTERSTATE HYNUDAI, LOCATED AT 609 CONSTITUTION DR WEST MONROE, LA 71292) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,654.