Hyundai Santa Fe Issue ?

[bigdog]

Need Forum's feedback.
I have a 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe issue, and need Forum's feedback. FYI, Car only has 37k miles, equipped with the standard 2.4 cylinder engine.

Today, when starting as usual, I press the brake pedal then press the Start button on console. I receive a message on Console display do the same, confused about that, as I had done what was asked ? I press the Start button again, and my console display lights up like the forth of July, Console then redisplays ‘press the brake pedal then press the Start button’ ? Car never starts, or even makes any attempt to do so. After all this occurs, I hear a ‘cracking’ sound, coming from the ‘Dashboard’, very strange indeed, am I imaging this? This behavior started a few days ago, but car eventually started.

Tomorrow, I’m making a call to AAA, to have car towed to local Hyundai dealer, to diagnose, as I believe the issue is related to the Computer controls. A local repair shop will not provide or have the level of experience a Dealer will have, and parts (of needed), should be available.

Has anyone on the Forum experience with Hyundai in particular, or had similar issue ?

Your feedback, is greatly appreciated !