2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Body Problems
- 12
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
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 12 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- passenger side · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body · Fuel/Propulsion System
I am the perspective buyer of this used car currently at a dealer for sale. Carfax report indicates two recalls on the car. On 2/17/20, salesperson called hyundai inc about the fuel leak recall being fixed if i purchase the car first and then take the car to a hyundai dealership to fix the recall. Is this proper procedure in purchasing a used car? The car is currently being offered for sale at a savannah, ga, critz…
ODI 11307895
Body
While the car was parked, my husband wanted to get into the passenger seat and the whole door handle ripped off when opening the door.
ODI 11113023
Body · Electrical System
Vehicle spontaneously burned in a ski area parking lot in maine. Fire started at rear left (driver's side) of car. The car was driven approximately 15 minutes in the morning and parked for over 4 hours when local police and fire were notified of a car burning. By the time i returned to the car, the fire had been extinguished. Although no cause of origin was determined, it appears the fire ignited from an electrical…
Fire reported
ODI 11065937
Body
Vehicle has panoramic sunroof. On 5/22/17 my wife was traveling on the interstate at approximately 6:30 am and the sunroof glass shattered and blew out. There were no foreign objects involved. This is already a known problem on hyundai veloster. And also to my knowledge there is a pending class action lawsuit regarding this type of failure. Fortunately my wife was able to pull off of the freeway quickly and no one…
ODI 10991080
Body
PAINT CHIPPING HOOD AND PASSENGER DOOR.
ODI 10980143
Air Bags · Body · Engine
Driving in the far left lane on the interstate at roughly 55 mph i attempted to avoid a drifting car as i corrected the steering wheel and accelerator failed to respond. As a result i struck a vehicle stopped on the shoulder of the interstate. The airbags in the other vehicle deployed. The airbags in my vehicle did not deploy. The front end collision was bad enough that the suv was declared a total loss. The…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10971940
Body · Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline
While driving home, my vehicle began to make clunking noises, while in the process of exiting the highway, for safety reasons, the car cut off on the exit ramp. Before attempting to restart the vehicle; a passerby shouted that the vehicle was on fire. Upon exiting the vehicle the police were on the scene and extinguished the fire. The vehicle was then towed to a local body shop to await a tow to my place of…
Fire reported
ODI 10949004
Body · Sun/Moon Roof Assembly
I was driving down a two lane road about noon on dec. 22. The temperature was about 70. I was going approximately 60 mph. I was not turning, just going straight down the road. It sounded like there was an explosion. I pulled off the road as the glass sunroof shattered and fell in on my daughter and me. There was no other car near me. Nothing hit my car. I called hyundai was told that it wasn't covered by them and…
2 injuries
ODI 10820253
Body · Sun/Moon Roof Assembly
Driving on highway when without warning the closed sunroof blew out with a large bang. No impact with any object. Driver and passenger showered with broken glass. Car purchased new only two months ago. *tr
ODI 10653824
Body · Sun/Moon Roof Assembly
About 4 pm on oct 6, 2014, i was driving south on route 101s toward yarmouth, nova scotia, canada at mile marker 16. It is a 2 lane restricted access highway. There were 2 people in the front seats, one person in the middle row, passenger side. The day was partly sunny, mid 60s, little wind. My sunroof was tilted open and the liner was open halfway to expose the sun roof opening. The speed limit on the road was…
ODI 10655245
Body · Sun/Moon Roof Assembly
About 4 pm on oct 6, 2014, i was driving south on route 101s toward yarmouth, nova scotia, canada at mile marker 16. It is a 2 lane restricted access highway. There were 2 people in the front seats, one person in the middle row, passenger side. The day was partly sunny, mid 60s, little wind. My sunroof was tilted open and the liner was open halfway to expose the sun roof opening. The speed limit on the road was…
ODI 10655244
Air Bags · Body · Wheels
I was driving east to an ave, but another driver hit me on the passenger side. When the driver hit my car we spinned half way. The passenger sitting on the passenger side got hurt on her arm. The accident was sort of big. The car door on passenger side and the door behind the passenger was dented in. Getting hit that hard should have deployed the airbag and the hyundai emergency calling system. However none of them…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10595718