1. Hyundai Santa Fe
  2. Problems
  3. Unknown Or Other

Hyundai Santa Fe Unknown Or Other Problems

198
Owner complaint records in our dataset
20
Years with records
2001–2020
Stored years

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 198 stored complaint records:

  • 9 indicate a crash
  • 5 indicate injury
  • 6 indicate fire
  • 1 indicate a death

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

  • engine light · 6 records
  • fuel gauge · 6 records
  • several times · 5 records
  • slow down · 5 records
  • panoramic sunroof · 5 records
  • takata recall · 5 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi46
60–100k mi46
100–150k mi28
30–60k mi28
150–400k mi14

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • February 2, 2020 · 7,700 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Unknown Or Other

    At highway speed the computer has attempted to pull the car out of the lane into the adjoining lane as if in attempt to avoid something. This is happened at highway speed's about six times. Vehicle also at one time applied the emergency brake as the vehicle is approaching an intersection as an emergency stop. The car would not move for several seconds. When i brought the vehicle into the hyundai dealership the…

    ODI 11307536

    2019 records in this system

  • January 24, 2020 · 1,000 miles

    Body · Unknown Or Other

    My car is siting in park, running with the driver's door open in my town house parking lot. I get out of my car to open the passenger's back door as well as my trunk for her. I then get back into the driver's seat. I am waiting on my friend to load her items into my new santa fe for an out of town retreat. She finishes loading items and proceeds to get into the passenger side front seat. As she is getting into the…

    ODI 11307050

    2020 records in this system

  • January 19, 2020 · 31,000 miles

    Power Train · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control

    On the interstate, pressed the gas pedal and the vehicle did not and would not accelerate. I tried multiple times. Rpm went up to 5000 but shifting the transmission into sports mode and downshifting and upshifting made no difference in the speed of the vehicle. Speed remained the same, engine roared as if in neutral. I pulled off the interstate, cut off the vehicle for several minutes, restarted the vehicle,…

    ODI 11306589

    2017 records in this system

  • January 16, 2020 · 17,902 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Unknown Or Other

    Several occasions the safety features of this 2019 hyundai santa fe deactivates. 3+ occasions the vehicles frontal collision avoidance, lane keep assist blind spot detection automatic high beam lights as well as cross traffic alert suddenly will cut off. Have taken vehicle back to dealership where purchased to be told no codes are being stored. Contacted hyundai usa several times to get a run around or the response…

    ODI 11301232

    2019 records in this system

  • January 1, 2020

    Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other

    My head lights will cut off at night driving. When i lightly move the head light controller, it will usually turn back on

    ODI 11302084

    2014 records in this system

  • December 5, 2019 · 53,000 miles

    Electrical System · Unknown Or Other

    I just bought this vehicle two weeks ago and i purchased the carfax to find out that the liftgate has electrical promblems. The display behind the steering wheel keeps indicating that the liftgate is open, but i can see that it's closed.

    ODI 11288799

    2014 records in this system

  • December 5, 2019

    Unknown Or Other

    We had an engine light come on. Car had already been runny rough. Dealership said car was low on oil. They want to perform a oil consumption test. Internet search says this is a known issue. How do we get this resolved. Car currently has less than 100,000 miles.

    ODI 11287144

    2013 records in this system

  • November 18, 2019

    Suspension · Unknown Or Other

    I have been hearing a clanking sound since i have bought the vehicle used mid november 2019 . The sound seems to be coming from the back passanger side wheel area it appears to be getting worse and feels like the back passanger side wheel is about to fall off anytime the vehicle is in motion .and looks very rusted out

    ODI 11287666

    2001 records in this system