I have a 2003 Santa Fe, 6cyl, 2.7 automatic w/AWD. It has about 26,000 miles and has had all the regular maintenace done and has never given me any problems.
Today around noon, going out to run an errand at lunch time, I turned the key and the engine cranked, but didn't start right away. Thinking I let go of the key to quick, I tried again, no luck. On the third time, I slightly pressed the accelerator and it started, but I didn't think it sounded quite right, a little rougher than normal. I stared moving and there was very little acceleration. No warning lights were lit on the dash. As I gradually got up to speed, it started sounding rougher and didn't seem to want to shift into 2nd. I used the shiftronic and it smoothed out some, but still no power. I pulled over, stopped the car and restarted it. It still needed a light touch on the gas to start it, and the weak acceleration didn't change.
I ran the errand I needed and went back to work. I called the dealer service department and he said the earliest he could get to it was Thursday. A loner car would be available for warranty work if it needed to be kept overnight, but I wouldn't be able to get the loaner until they actually worked on the car. After talking a bit he agreed that if I dropped it off Sunday night, he might be able to take a look at it on Monday.
About 6 pm I left work to go home. The car worked perfectly. Quick start without pressing the gas, normal acceleration, normal shifting, etc.
At this point I'm not going to take it in (unless it acts up again over the weekend). I don't really want to go through the trouble just to have them tell me they can't find anything wrong.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
- Mike