STA FE (Gen 3)

**ACarEnthusiast** · August 22nd, 2014 10:10 PM

Most likely I didnt know it had that instruction on the sticker. Thank you for the info.

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**ricciboy** · August 24th, 2014 07:15 AM

Tried searching several times on FB regarding Sta fe club used different words also nit available, ano ba exact name sa FB? TIA

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**larry0609** · August 24th, 2014 07:36 AM

Originally Posted by ricciboy

Tried searching several times on FB regarding Sta fe club used different words also nit available, ano ba exact name sa FB? TIA

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Use "Santa Fe Club of the Philippines" when joining in FB. You can also join here http://www.santafeclubph.com/forums/ where you can learn a lot about SF3 and other previous models of SF. Send ka PM, here, to imperialv if you want to join the latter.

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**ricciboy** · August 24th, 2014 07:52 AM

Sir paki approved naman request ko sa SFCP on FB

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**larry0609** · August 24th, 2014 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by ricciboy

Sir paki approved naman request ko sa SFCP on FB

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Calling Pres Vic...hehe!

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**Automahn** · August 26th, 2014 10:42 PM

The lock/unlock button of the outside door handle on the driver's side of my SF has stopped working. The one on the passenger side is working fine. I'm bringing it to the dealer tomorrow.

Anyone else experienced the same issue?

**KingReyes** · August 28th, 2014 09:48 PM

Originally Posted by Automahn

The lock/unlock button of the outside door handle on the driver's side of my SF has stopped working. The one on the passenger side is working fine. I'm bringing it to the dealer tomorrow.

Anyone else experienced the same issue?

I haven't read or heard of similar problems Sir. Hopefully it's a simple fix.

**KingReyes** · August 28th, 2014 09:58 PM

Meanwhile, here are some observations I have on my unit. I'll have the following addressed during my 1K PMS probably next week.

1. Front passenger headrest is more tilted downward compared to the driver's headrest. Not sure if this is standard.
2. One missing rubber bumper under the hood. This should be easy and inexpensive to replace but I'll have them deal with it nonetheless.
3. Sometimes, extra force is needed when shifting from P to R. I notice this when parking on sloping terrain. Could be caused by the brakes still bedding in maybe?

**dct** · August 28th, 2014 11:20 PM

Originally Posted by KingReyes

Meanwhile, here are some observations I have on my unit. I'll have the following addressed during my 1K PMS probably next week.

1. Front passenger headrest is more tilted downward compared to the driver's headrest. Not sure if this is standard.
2. One missing rubber bumper under the hood. This should be easy and inexpensive to replace but I'll have them deal with it nonetheless.
3. Sometimes, extra force is needed when shifting from P to R. I notice this when parking on sloping terrain. Could be caused by the brakes still bedding in maybe?

Not a sta fe owner. With regards to question 3, nabasa ko sa manual ng car namin na pag nasa sloping terrain, pull the hand brake first before shifting to P. Pag aalis ka na, shift to R or D first before releasing of hand brake

**Automahn** · August 31st, 2014 08:35 AM

Originally Posted by Automahn

The lock/unlock button of the outside door handle on the driver's side of my SF has stopped working. The one on the passenger side is working fine. I'm bringing it to the dealer tomorrow.

Anyone else experienced the same issue?

Brought my SF to the dealer last Wednesday. They said the door lock handle button is busted and they will file for replacement under warranty. They'll inform me once the warranty is approved. In the meantime, I took the unit home while waiting for their call.

Upon googling, I noted that there are similar issues with Canadian & USDM SF units but the dealers there replace the door lock actuators and not the door lock handle. :confused: