The 2001 Hyundai Caribbean Santa Fe has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 248 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the steering. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING02V1110002002-04-11248 affected
Defect
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.7 LITER V-6 ENGINES, IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSORS (CPS) WERE INSTALLED. THE CPS CASES WERE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED AND DID NOT MEET DIMENSIONAL SPECIFICATIONS. INTERNAL GAPS WITHIN THE CASES ALLOWED EPOXY TO CONTACT THE CIRCUIT BOARD, WHICH…
Consequence
A DAMAGED CPS CAPACITOR COULD RESULT IN ENGINE STALLING.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CPS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 17, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN AT 1-787-251-8715.
Complaints by component
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
1
TIRES
1
WHEELS:RIM
1
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Consumer noticed while driving steering wheel failed. Consumer was able to turn it but with force. In general, steering wheel was hard to turn and steer. Also, power steering leaked out. Consumer drove vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the steering wheel pump…”
“I brought my car brand new 2 years later I started having this vibration problem I thought it was the cheap factory tires that was the problem. I took it to the dealership and said that it was the factory tires. Well the problem is the rims not the tires and not the suspension. This nice old man…”
“I brought my car brand new 2 years later I started having this vibration problem I thought it was the cheap factory tires that was the problem. I took it to the dealership and said that it was the factory tires. Well the problem is the rims not the tires and not the suspension. This nice old man…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2001 Hyundai Caribbean Santa Fe as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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