# 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport - Will not start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-will-not-start/177786>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai\
**Created:** [July 1, 2021, 3:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-will-not-start/177786 "2021-07-01T03:25:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Anglebaby33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f05b48/32.png) [@Anglebaby33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Anglebaby33)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2021, 3:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-will-not-start/177786/1 "2021-07-01T03:25:53Z")

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My 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe won’t start. It started losing power only to they actually. I thought it needs gas and I put gas in it wouldn’t start. Everyone keeps saying different things but I need help.

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2021, 11:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-will-not-start/177786/2 "2021-07-01T11:35:35Z")

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How much gas did you put in ? are you sure it was gas?

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-will-not-start/177786/3 "2021-07-01T21:25:14Z")

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You really need to provide more information because right now there is very little to go on.

You mention losing power so did this happen on the highway? Did the engine quit running? Was the vehicle towed? Does the starter motor crank the engine over but it will not run?

The reason for my questions is trying to figure out if this is a worst case scenario in which the engine was run out of motor oil or not. Have you checked the motor oil level and if not when was the last time this was done?

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**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:** [July 2, 2021, 12:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-will-not-start/177786/4 "2021-07-02T00:08:05Z")

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When you turn the key to “start” do you still hear that rrrr rrr rrr sound?