Who has the 07 Santa fe?

For those of you who have an 07 with the 3.3L how are you liking them?  I like the new look and Im considering getting one for daily driver so I can let the tib rest in the garage more

I have an 07, but opted for the 2.7, and AWD. which I find to be plenty powerful even with 6 people in it. I have the 3rd row seats that is very comfortable. The more I drive it the more I like. Only have 650. mi on it. Only get around 16.5 mpg,  city,but maybe with another 600 miles and the engine broken in it will get the advertised 19 mpg, which I doubt. Very firm, but smooth ride.

I have the 2007 limited.  I love it.  I'm averaging 19 MPG (mostly city, 2000 miles).  I test drove cx-7, outlook, vue and kept coming back to the santa fe.  I'm am very happy with my choice so far.

i dont own a 2007 santa fe but i do like them

I have the 07 Santa Fe limited with the 3.3L, no 3rd seat. I like it, but it is going to take awhile to get used to it since my previous car was a '01 Volvo XC70. Seats were more comfortable and it was a car, not an SUV.
I like the styling on the 07 and it came with all of the bells and whistles I was looking for: driver and passenger temp controls, heated leather seats, power driver seat. Plenty of power - doesn't down shift when I need power to pass, it just goes.
I wish it had: better gas mileage (getting about 19 mpg combined), nav system, power passenger seat, maybe moonroof (although I didn't request it when I could have).
Problems: 2 very slight ones -
I sense the transmission shifting more in this than any other car I've had, not a big issue and the service mgr says they don't feel it when they drive it. I test drove 2 other limiteds and didn't get this sense in them.
And, the cruise control speed drops off by about 2 mph going up hills at highway speed and doesn't recover until you get to the top of the hill, again not a big issue, but never had this happen with other cars and service mgr now says that the cruise control keeps it at speed within 2-3 mph (BS). I asked where in the manual or sales literature it says that and he changed the subject.

I am also considering purchasing a new Santa Fe .Ive driven one with each motor and I opt for the biger engine myself. I want mine painted in a two tone paint scheme but the dealer is telling me that it might void the warranty...e-mailed  Hyundai America to see if this is correct..will let you  all know what I find out..also considering the New AZERA..except for reading the not to good posts in the other forum..checking the validity of those posts myself...
I also have 2 Sonata's that we drive....

WheelBroker1

I also have a Sante Fe, but I'm having a problem with it. Seems to be a shifting problem between 30-39 mph. When starting from a stop, there is engine breaking when speed are between 30- and 39mph and you are deccelarating. The tach will be around 1800rpm @ 39mph. This only occurs before you hit 40 mph, once 40 is reached and you come back down into the 30-39mph range and coast, no engine breaking and tach is around 1000rpm.
 
Just got it back from dealer to look at problem and they said it's normal, which I think is a load of crap. Car is getting around 16MPG, and they said they have been averaging around 15-60MPG city.
 
Has anyone been having this same problem? I have the Limited with the 3.3.
 
Thanks,
Bob
 

We have a 2007 Limited with Touring Package and love it.  It is comfortable on long trips and easy to handle in town.
We also have a GMC Yukon XL for big jobs and camper towing.  Quite a comtrast.

Bob,
I have the 2.7 and the shifting is normal. I dont feel any unusual engine braking. As a matter of fact, on down grades I manually shift to a lower gear to slow down.
 
There is a thread in here re an 06 that had that problem and they had to replace a computer component that governs the tranny, but by 07 you'de think the problem would be solved.
 
I have almost 2k on the car and 16 mpg in city is what I consistently average. Better on freeway, about 20 mpg.

I have a 2007 for 2 months now, I was really impress on the vehicle as this is my first Hyundai I owned Mazda's for the past 10 years.  I test drove the following:
 
Mazda CX7: cool ride, but very rough on accelerations, only used premium fuel, poor gaz mileage, the leather seat in Cx7 were the same as in my Mazda 3 but with a price tag of more than 10K
 
Mitsubishi Outlander:  very good handle but stiff suspension, dash look to be on my knees (6'2"), stereo system kick with the big sub in the back, draw back very expressive for the top of the line model and not ready to deal what so ever.
 
So I got the Santa Fe GLS (Canadian equivalent of Limited)... My only problems are with the dealer I choose to buy from, what a mistake.
 
First my vehicle had factory defects in it and no one said anything until I sat in the vehicle.  Than at the same time I noticed that the leather drive seat had a cut in it....!!!  My mistake there was to take the dealer manager word that he would fix those problems; I should walk away at that time in insight.
 
I took a month for them to fix my seat and they end up switching the entire seat with a new vehicle that came in, poor sucker who got my old seat.  The other defect was in the driver side panel, that was fix very fast... this was warrant...not like the seat. 
 
To top it off they used the wrongs screws while installing my license plate....so I tried to take the license plate off to clean it and imagine the screws were turning with the grommets.....
 
They pried my license plate off and damage the vehicle finish behind including denting it.  This was fixed, but very poorly so know I am waiting for Hyundai Canada to get involved as I don't trust this dealership.... will see what happens.
 
I love the SUV except those problems, very smooth driving, a lot of options for the price dual zone great, lot of safety features....  Would recommend it to anyone except don't buy from the dealer I choose.

 

Where in Canada are you ?  What dealer ? Im in Vancouver, BC and am looking for a good dealer in the lower mainland.

Im looking at the GLS with 5 seats (prefer the under floor storage rather than the extra seats at the back).

I just picked up a Sante Fe 2007 Limited with sunroof on 7-'07.  Your MPG will be lower on the limited because you CANNOT turn off the stupid air conditioner with the AUTO system.  Just like my wife's former '02 Audi A4, the air is always on unless you turn up the temp above 78 or so or you turn off the system.  Then the fan goes off.  Click the fan the air turns on.  I will show a fix for that on my soon to be Hyundai page, it's pretty simple.  Just need to know where the on/off "switch" will be located.  I drove a SE and liked everything (including the upgraded stereo) but was looking for leather and heated seats. This other dealer had a limited, but they don't include the stereo upgrade?  The limited only has this 605W massive stereo and DVD system for 3K.   Currently getting 18.8 MPG but I only have 230 miles on it.  Long straight drives, not much traffic.  What the computer display should have is Average Speed. That tells everything.  If my average speed for a tank of gas is 44 and yours is 33.  I will get better gas mileage.  Average speed includes all your idling time.  Sitting at lights, running in for coffee or startup pre-heating or cooling would be added in to the Average Speed.  I forget what car my wife had that had average speed, maybe the Audi ?

Dazed,
 
I lived in Edmonton and the dealer name is Southtown and I would not recommend anyone buying from them.
 
Sorry for the late reply I was away.

Just bought an 07 Limited and love it.

    I'd like to add my $.02 USD x 2 worth even a week after the last post.  I purchased an 07 LTD AWD w/3rd row on June 29th to replace my wife's Durango.  She loves it.  She's been averaging 23 MPG on the highway as she does mostly hiway driving. 
I liked it so much I just picked up my own '07 LTD AWD w/o 3rd row yesterday to replace my Jeep GC LTD and have all of 230 miles one it.  These are our first Hyundais and the reviews have been good, the looks are good, the gas mileage quite good and the overall pricing was good.  Hard to beat.

Have had my 07 SE for about a month. I t just turned 1000 miles. The only negative thing I have been able to find is that the sunglass holder gets very got. My sunglasses have wire frames, and were almost too hot to touch. Other than that, I like everything about the vehicle.

I have the 2WD SE model without any option packages. The standard build suited my needs, actually my wife's needs. I started researching cars in January when we found out we were going to have our second child. We needed something bigger that wouldn't break the bank. After going back and forth between Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi, Subaru, used, new, certified pre-owned, and everything else in the class, it all came back to the Santa Fe. Reviews were good and the negatives people were putting out there just couldn't sway my decision. I checked TSB's and tried to find common negative comments or problems. I couldn't find a common complaint in my shopping. Problems were isolated, and I saw TSB's for those which the warranty  coveres.

When I first bought the Santa Fe, I took it back to the dealer for a clicking sound in the engine compartment when starting forward after backing driveway. They tightened everthing up and couldn't find anything. Then I was looking over the owner manual and found an answer for the sound. The owner's manual states the click will happen when the starting out becaus the Stability Control feature is engaging. It has a manual shut-off button for that feature. I can turn it off before I go, and the sound disappears. I guess the service department didn't have knowledge of this sound and feature.

I had my sight on the AWD model, but the dealer actually talked me out of the need for it because of the Stability Control, and Traction Control. Snow and ice where I live is something that shows up a few times during the year. The standard stereo sounds nice, not thumping, but has nice tone and base. It has XM and I have a lot of burned cd's with MP3 files.

Power and drive is nice. The car is actually quite agile for it's size, probably because of the stiffer suspension everyone is talking about. The ride is quiet for the most part, and there's a nice subtle growl from the engine when it's pushed. I keep the tire pressure at 30psi as suggested for this vehicle. The bumps and rough road noise is there, but its only subtle.

My only complaint is that I get wnd noise when driving on the highway. I'll mention that too the dealer next time I take it in and see if they can adjust or replace the door seals. Its not a deal breaker issue. Overall the style, power, drive, space, standard features, safety features, warranty, and price sold me on this one. I'll consider another Hyundai when my current Nissan has given me all it can.

i have had my gls 2.7 for 4 months now. it's got 6k miles.

Only complants- very stiff suspension, and the engine seems a bit sluggish when flooring it. It seems like it takes the car a second or two to figure out that you want to go fast.