Cargo space. High chassis. Good in the snow. Good acceleration. Power windows. Air conditioning. Power seats. Heated seats. Turns headlights off when you forget to. Compact size. Four doors. Rear windshield wiper. Six CD player.
Very reliable and economical car. I am currently the third owner of this vehicle and it is still running great. Has very good gas mileage. Normal wear and tear parts and affordable. Definitely a car that last a long time.
Sun/moonroof. Heated seats. Power doors and power windows. Lots of space. Radio with CD changer. Alarm system. Compartmentalized trunk. Two spare tires. Pockets on each of the seats for backseat storage.
Drives smoothly, roomy, I like it and so does my family and friends because it gets us where we need to go, never as stalled or quit on me, have replaced tires and a few other things but overall a great vehicle for us.
Costly repairs. Old age issues that pile up. Mysterious oil leaks. Costs more to gas up than a car. Tires are expensive. You cannot block some of the heating vents so that when the engine leaks oil, the hideous smell easily leaks into the cabin, causing worries about breathing in toxic air as I drive.
Driver side to me feels small. Does not provide a lot of legroom. Cannot adjust steering wheel to push in or out. Only up and down. The chair also does not go back all the way. I feel too close to the steering wheel.
Needs lots of work. No AUX cable connection available. No room for the second spare tire. CD changer gets stuck. Seat and not powered. Sometimes the locks do not engage. Easy to break into. The sun/moonroof does not always respond to the buttons being pressed to open or close.
Paint has faded, it is a merlot color, sometimes the shift seems to hesitate but other than that I love it, there are not many cons about it that is why I have had it so long, and it has 135,000 miles on it and still rides like new.
The 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe has an average owner rating of 4.13 out of 5 which ranks it #11 of 17 other Midsize SUVs.
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