Thank you! Dealing with the dealership to fix my Santa Fe's lever's malfunctioning, has been most frustrating. Part of the frustration stems from the warranty company - the wait time to talk to someone was never less than 25 minutes. AND this national warranty company is on east coast hours (I live in California) + they close at 6pm EST. I think I need to call the dealership's attention to this very video!! Again - thank you!
Thank you for making this video! I am going to do this soon, as opening the back and using the pull cord is getting old…Next, the windshield washer pump!!!
Thanks - Had to clean the door switch like you described and it resolve the Fuel door not opening on my SantaFe DM - Glad it was just that. THank you for taking the time to share.
Came across this video by accident, but it so happens that our 2014 Santa Fe XL has suffered the same issue for at least 3 years now. I assumed, like you did, that it was a bad spring in the door. Hard to imagine that a contact on an interior switch that gets used every 2 weeks or so (whenever you fill up) would ever go bad.
So I ordered the replacement part (fuel filler door actuator) and stumbled upon your video to learn of its install. Followed your lead and first checked the contacts and roughed them up a bit with some light grade sand paper and voila fixed. Thanks very much I am returning the unopened part and should send you the cash! Appreciate the video. My 2013 has 300K and is still going pretty strong despite some usual expected maintenance. Does use oil though!
Sounds like potentially my issue. 2013 and it is hit or miss with weather it works. Will try cleaning up the contacts. Thank you sir, nothing like a potential free repair. Who knows what the dealership would charge.
Finally someone made a video regarding this issue on the fuel door which I think is a common problem on Hyundai and Kia . Hope you ran the camera when you dismantled the door trim panel and when you removed the actuator
I did not, but in the video I explain why. Also, the removal of the interior panel is not that hard, just a pain. Left rear seat and rear storage compartment need to be removed first. However, as the video explains, check the switch at the door first! Door panel removal is easy and there are video's on RU-vid for it if you are unsure. Thx
@@naper458 The rear seat isn't that bad to remove actually. It's the trim that is not that fun. This video was made to help people make sure it's not the actuator itself because the switch is much easier to diagnose and replace or repair.
Thank you. It was the switch and I cleaned the contacts as you did. For those that don't know how to remove the door panel, there is a great video here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dVqwy6EppJ0.html
It is a pain, but I searched a diagram on google somewhere that helped. Although I had it apart, I did not film that part because I was hoping to save people time by not going for it but check the switch instead. I know once you remove the rubber piece, the door assembly itself rotates to be removed.