# 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe - Dies and grinds **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** hyundai\ **Created:** [November 1, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-hyundai-santa-fe-dies-and-grinds/197863 "2024-11-01T14:33:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tsusie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85e7bf/32.png) [@Tsusie](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tsusie)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-hyundai-santa-fe-dies-and-grinds/197863/1 "2024-11-01T14:33:34Z")
It randomly dies at any given time while driving it, and when I started, it has a grinding noise ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-hyundai-santa-fe-dies-and-grinds/197863/2 "2024-11-01T19:36:18Z")
My guess, the two symptoms are not related. But both need to be fixed asap of course. I presume you mean the engine stops running for no apparent reason. The first step towards a solution is for your shop to determine if the problem is no-fuel, or no-spark. It is almost certainly one of the two. Consider letting your shop keep the vehicle, w/one of the tech staff using it as their daily driver. They’ll be able to figure out which of the two is causing the engine to stop running. I presume you’re certain the tank has plenty of gasoline when this happens. Is there any indication the dashboard fuel gauge is inaccurate? ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 3:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-hyundai-santa-fe-dies-and-grinds/197863/3 "2024-11-03T03:55:48Z")
Have you tried pulling the codes?? Is the check engine light on? Sounds like a failing crank sensor, and they don’t always set a code… If the grinding noise only happens while starting the engine and not once started for a few seconds, could be a bad starter and or flywheel/flex plate… Without being able to hear the noise and a better description of the noise and when it is happening, it will be hard to pin point over the web… ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-hyundai-santa-fe-dies-and-grinds/197863/4 "2024-11-03T13:52:35Z")
We can help you understand what it might be, and help you understand what the repair shop’s diagnosis tells you. Don’t repeat anything you read here to the shop. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-hyundai-santa-fe-dies-and-grinds/197863/5 "2024-11-03T17:40:37Z")
This sounds like it should be fairly easy to duplicate and diagnose I don’t think there is any need for any of “the tech staff using it as their daily driver.”