'03 Santa Fe 2.4L Hesitation
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'03 Santa Fe 2.4L Hesitation - 12/28/2005 9:38:47 PM
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fixitpimp
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I have a Santa Fe with a hesitation problem. It is an '03 FWD MT 2.4L 4-cyl model. I bought this car a couple years ago with 10k miles on it and now its got about 29k. We've absolutely loved it, except for its one little quirk. Sometimes when you're starting out the engine will hesitate severly for a couple seconds, after which the engine takes off. It doesn't seem to happen at any certain time... it seems random. Sometimes you can drive it all day and then have it hesitate on takeoff. This can be a little scary when you're making a left turn and gunning it into traffic, only to have it hesitate and carry you just far enough to block the oncoming lanes, then after a second or two with the pedal to the metal, the engine takes off and the tires squeel, the whole time with the clutch engaged. Then my wife smacks me and tells me to stop driving like a maniac. But its not me, its the car!
Also, It will also almost stall sometimes when idling at a red light for long periods of time.
I had it in to a dealer last summer and they told me there weren't any codes in the computer and they couldn't find anything wrong or even duplicate the problem, but its still hesitates. I've checked the intake hose after the MAF and its nice and tight. The connector on the TPS was not completely inserted, but after I clipped it all the way on, it still hesitates. A mechanic friend of mine suggested that it may be a plugged fuel filter, but it doesn't look like this would be an easy filter to replace since its in the tank.
Any ideas?
Oh yeah, another small issue... This car will make a loud, high pitched wining noise which follows the engine RPM when its really cold, but it goes away after a couple of minutes with the engine running.
Thanks!
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