# 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe - Won't start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-hyundai-santa-fe-wont-start/187592>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai, starters, engines\
**Created:** [November 25, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-hyundai-santa-fe-wont-start/187592 "2022-11-25T18:03:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Theresabauman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@Theresabauman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Theresabauman)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-hyundai-santa-fe-wont-start/187592/1 "2022-11-25T18:03:06Z")

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Engine will not start

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-hyundai-santa-fe-wont-start/187592/2 "2022-11-25T20:05:33Z")

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Time to use your roadside/towing policy.

Note: Your post was a statement, not a question.

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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:** [November 27, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-hyundai-santa-fe-wont-start/187592/3 "2022-11-27T21:35:33Z")

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Do you hear the rrr rrr rrr sound with key in “start”?

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**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-hyundai-santa-fe-wont-start/187592/5 "2022-11-28T18:18:45Z")

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> [@Theresabauman](#):
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> Engine will not start

you’re going to have to give us more information that that is you want some advice. What are you hearing and/or seeing when you try to start your car?

Does it do anything when you turn the key? Does the dash work? does it try to start, but just won’t? Does it just click?

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-hyundai-santa-fe-wont-start/187592/6 "2022-11-28T21:38:54Z")

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> [@Theresabauman](#):
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> Engine will not start

Don’t make any appointments you can"t walk to.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-hyundai-santa-fe-wont-start/187592/8 "2022-12-17T13:36:07Z")

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> [@David-John](#):
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> may it would be engine ppoblem or battery problem

That is an _amazing_ bit of diagnostic work!  
😏