2010 Hyundai Santa Fe: Spring broke while driving
Common wear/failure (not a recall)
Symptoms
Owners of the 2010 Santa Fe report: spring broke while driving. CarComplaints.com lists 2 owner complaints, average mileage 67,700 miles.
NHTSA has 14 owner complaints for the 2010 Santa Fe in this area. Examples:
- NHTSA complaint ODI #11566683 (filed 01/20/2024): “At any speed period, if i hit a pothole or those little ripple things on side of the country county roads, any of them causes my vehicle to jerk and makes a a sound like the entire right front end is going to fall apart at any moment and it either jerks my veh…”
- NHTSA complaint ODI #11555182 (filed 11/15/2023): “Whenever i hit a bump on the side of the road, the truck jerks really badly and if im not grasping the steering wheel with all my strength, it will jerk me off the highway from the bump making the entire car go off the road. also, each bump i hit, i hear a ver…”
Likely causes
Sources do not establish a single root cause; diagnosis is needed. Owner-reported fixes are listed below.
Fix, in plain English
Most common owner-reported solutions on CarComplaints.com: replace spring (1 reports) replace tire, strut and spring (1 reports). Check for open recalls and extended warranty coverage with a dealer before paying out of pocket.
DIY difficulty: Moderate
Shocks/struts can be DIY with proper spring compressors; air suspension diagnosis needs a scan tool. (Our assessment.)
Cost
CarComplaints.com owners report a typical repair cost of about $1,500 (owner-reported average, not a quote).
Typical parts (search links, no affiliate codes)
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Sources
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