# 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe key won’t turn the car on

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-hyundai-santa-fe-key-won-t-turn-the-car-on/173597>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai, santafe\
**Created:** [December 25, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-hyundai-santa-fe-key-won-t-turn-the-car-on/173597 "2020-12-25T18:05:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![georgiacollins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@georgiacollins](https://community.cartalk.com/u/georgiacollins)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-hyundai-santa-fe-key-won-t-turn-the-car-on/173597/1 "2020-12-25T18:05:04Z")

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key will not turn the car on

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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:** [December 26, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-hyundai-santa-fe-key-won-t-turn-the-car-on/173597/2 "2020-12-26T02:21:05Z")

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You need to tell us more, a lot more.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-hyundai-santa-fe-key-won-t-turn-the-car-on/173597/3 "2020-12-26T22:00:47Z")

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I’m going to assume you have an SE since other models have keyless ignition. What exactly is happening/not happening? Does the engine crank or does the vehicle just sit there? No offense but if it cranks is there gas in the tank? Give us a little more to go on and we’ll try to help.