2001 Hyundai Santa Fe Reviews, Pricing & Specs

How to determine the right and left side of my engine?

All the information I have been able to find online refers to the right and left cylinder heads or the passenger side and the driver side heads. This makes no sense to me because the engine is transversed and from the front of the car one is nearer to the radiator and the other near the firewall....they should be called front and rear. What I need to know is which is right and which is left to be able to order online?

won't idle after starting. usually cold engine.

at random it will start but shut right off. over and over. I can press gas immediately after it cranks and rpm will go up but then dies out even while still pressing gas pedal. noticed not reving higher to warm engine. when it does start and revs higher it'll stay running with no problem.

poor gas milage

i have an 01 santa fe and am averaging a paltry 14mpg! any ideas why? anyone else have this prob?this almost hummer territory!

Electrical Problem new battery keeps needing jump start

Hi all, I have given plenty of help here & elsewhere but occassionally need it myself especially with this vehicle. 2000 (this only let me put 2001 in the year) Hyundai SantaFe, V6 AWD. Veh not here so guestimate on mileage is around 180,000. Daughters veh. Had been having a problem w her battery not being strong enough to start car w/o a jump, so put load test on battery(18 month old), battery was shot. Took it back got a new one w longer life span. Seemed fin until today. Had to use jump start this am to get to work, left work started fine on its own, Got home had to go back to wrk 3 hrs later, needed jump. Got to work, when leaving needed jump again. Used jump, 1/2 way home made a quick stop, left it running/locked. Came out, it had stopped running, couldn't start on own, killed jumper trying. Got jump start from passing veh, it started, got home. So far I know, its brand new battery(3 months), all fuses and relays had checked out ok when battery changed. She does not leave any accessories on when shutting off/starting car, so NO KNOWN draw on battery when unattended. I can and do fix most anything, but electrical trouble shooting was more of a sideline for me, so have forgotten most of what I knew. I am leaning toward Alt/Voltage regulator, and suspect starter solenoid as another possibility as maybe worn & needing more voltge? Any easy way of checking or a quick check for ALT as opposed to just pulling it out to be tested at parts store? Anyone who works on this yr knows what a pain the alt removal and replacement is on this veh w/o a lift, the starter is much easier! Old school all we did was disconnect the battery & if it died we knew it was batt not alt problem. I am thinking since she just told me that the factory radio system turns on or off or switched from radio to CD by itself intermittently or sometimes when hitting a bump, that that could possibly be the culpret draining the batt.. Was thinking pull the radio fuses and try the car w/o it and see if the problem stays or goes away. Mainly looking for instructions on what to check and in what order, simplest to hardest first if possible. If anyone with elec trouble shooting experience can give any tips or point out other places to look or check for my problem it would be greatly appreciated. Getting to old for this stuff & just got out of hosp so not looking forward to hours on the floor under this thing. Thanks.

my brake lights are staying on after i have turned everything off and locked the car