Lower ball joints on Santa Fe
 

I just had both front lower ball joints replaced on my wife's 2002 Santa
Fe at 45,022 miles. One year ago at 37,000 miles both front lower ball
joints were replaced. Both jobs were performed at the same dealership.
Is it normal for ball joints to wear out after only 8,000 miles? This is
my wife's car. She does not drive the car off-road. She loves this car
and treats it well. I asked the service person if this is something that
other Santa Fe owners are experiencing and was told that she does not
know. And that maybe they were bad parts. Any similar experience in this
group?

Richard

Re: Lower ball joints on Santa Fe
 

I have a 2002 SF with 85+k and haven't had that problem at all.
I would say you have something else out of whack, or else you are driving in
some very odd conditions.

Kevin


"Richard" <richard147@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:W%uCg.30287$1Z5.7604@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> I just had both front lower ball joints replaced on my wife's 2002 Santa
> Fe at 45,022 miles. One year ago at 37,000 miles both front lower ball
> joints were replaced. Both jobs were performed at the same dealership.
> Is it normal for ball joints to wear out after only 8,000 miles? This is
> my wife's car. She does not drive the car off-road. She loves this car
> and treats it well. I asked the service person if this is something that
> other Santa Fe owners are experiencing and was told that she does not
> know. And that maybe they were bad parts. Any similar experience in this
> group?
>
> Richard

Re: Lower ball joints on Santa Fe
 

I have a 2002 SF with 85+k and haven't had that problem at all.
I would say you have something else out of whack, or else you are driving in
some very odd conditions.

Kevin


"Richard" <richard147@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:W%uCg.30287$1Z5.7604@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> I just had both front lower ball joints replaced on my wife's 2002 Santa
> Fe at 45,022 miles. One year ago at 37,000 miles both front lower ball
> joints were replaced. Both jobs were performed at the same dealership.
> Is it normal for ball joints to wear out after only 8,000 miles? This is
> my wife's car. She does not drive the car off-road. She loves this car
> and treats it well. I asked the service person if this is something that
> other Santa Fe owners are experiencing and was told that she does not
> know. And that maybe they were bad parts. Any similar experience in this
> group?
>
> Richard

Re: Lower ball joints on Santa Fe
 

Richard wrote:
> I just had both front lower ball joints replaced on my wife's 2002 Santa
> Fe at 45,022 miles. One year ago at 37,000 miles both front lower ball
> joints were replaced. Both jobs were performed at the same dealership.
> Is it normal for ball joints to wear out after only 8,000 miles? This is
> my wife's car. She does not drive the car off-road. She loves this car
> and treats it well. I asked the service person if this is something that
> other Santa Fe owners are experiencing and was told that she does not
> know. And that maybe they were bad parts. Any similar experience in this
> group?
>
> Richard

Two santa fes, 01 w/ 104k and 03.0 with 73k, and one ball joint has
failed between the two (on the 01, at about 55k miles).

I suspect the other one is failing on the 01 now, but its not bad enough
to call.

Hyundai wants a *LOT* for a ball joint, then they want like $7 more for
the dust boot. Grr. Total nonsense. rockauto.com has (complete)
replacements for about $18 USD last I checked. The replacement has
almost 50k miles on it, and its still good.

JS

Re: Lower ball joints on Santa Fe
 

Richard wrote:
> I just had both front lower ball joints replaced on my wife's 2002 Santa
> Fe at 45,022 miles. One year ago at 37,000 miles both front lower ball
> joints were replaced. Both jobs were performed at the same dealership.
> Is it normal for ball joints to wear out after only 8,000 miles? This is
> my wife's car. She does not drive the car off-road. She loves this car
> and treats it well. I asked the service person if this is something that
> other Santa Fe owners are experiencing and was told that she does not
> know. And that maybe they were bad parts. Any similar experience in this
> group?
>
> Richard

Two santa fes, 01 w/ 104k and 03.0 with 73k, and one ball joint has
failed between the two (on the 01, at about 55k miles).

I suspect the other one is failing on the 01 now, but its not bad enough
to call.

Hyundai wants a *LOT* for a ball joint, then they want like $7 more for
the dust boot. Grr. Total nonsense. rockauto.com has (complete)
replacements for about $18 USD last I checked. The replacement has
almost 50k miles on it, and its still good.

JS

Re: Lower ball joints on Santa Fe
 

This has been a problem on the Santa Fes. I've seen it less on newer
models, so perhaps you got parts from an old batch on the original
replacement.

Re: Lower ball joints on Santa Fe
 

This has been a problem on the Santa Fes. I've seen it less on newer
models, so perhaps you got parts from an old batch on the original
replacement.

Re: Lower ball joints on Santa Fe
 

hyundaitech wrote:
> This has been a problem on the Santa Fes. I've seen it less on newer
> models, so perhaps you got parts from an old batch on the original
> replacement.

You mean Hyundai charges 2.5x as much for an inferior part?

:)

JS

Re: Lower ball joints on Santa Fe
 

hyundaitech wrote:
> This has been a problem on the Santa Fes. I've seen it less on newer
> models, so perhaps you got parts from an old batch on the original
> replacement.

You mean Hyundai charges 2.5x as much for an inferior part?

:)

JS

Re: Lower ball joints on Santa Fe
 

JS wrote:
> hyundaitech wrote:
>> This has been a problem on the Santa Fes. I've seen it less on newer
>> models, so perhaps you got parts from an old batch on the original
>> replacement.
>
> You mean Hyundai charges 2.5x as much for an inferior part?

Ooops, make that 4.66x as much.

Rockauto.com now wants $13.72 for the MOOG-brand replacement.

JS

Re: Lower ball joints on Santa Fe
 

JS wrote:
> hyundaitech wrote:
>> This has been a problem on the Santa Fes. I've seen it less on newer
>> models, so perhaps you got parts from an old batch on the original
>> replacement.
>
> You mean Hyundai charges 2.5x as much for an inferior part?

Ooops, make that 4.66x as much.

Rockauto.com now wants $13.72 for the MOOG-brand replacement.

JS

Re: Lower ball joints on Santa Fe
 

Well, them's the breaks sometimes.

Re: Lower ball joints on Santa Fe
 

Well, them's the breaks sometimes.

Re: Lower ball joints on Santa Fe
 

hyundaitech wrote:
> Well, them's the breaks sometimes.
>
My warranty is good for 6 years or 72000 miles (as per the class action
suit) so I have time to see if the current ball joints are any better
than the previous ones.

Re: Lower ball joints on Santa Fe
 

hyundaitech wrote:
> Well, them's the breaks sometimes.
>
My warranty is good for 6 years or 72000 miles (as per the class action
suit) so I have time to see if the current ball joints are any better
than the previous ones.