2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Power Train Problems
- 77
- 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 77 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- very dangerous · 10 records
- slowing down · 8 records
- rolling stop · 7 records
- trying accelerate · 6 records
- making left · 5 records
- left turn · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 58 |
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
Go through car wash must have under body sprayed type of car wash . I leave p1326 code vehicle goes into limp mode already had wire harness replaced by dealer. Didn't correlate car wash until i recalled getting same one first day it occurred when i brought in for repair. Knock sensor harness when i clear code goes away. Lots of people seeing it happen driving in rain very dangerous reduction in speed takes forever…
ODI 11309453
Power Train
My 2018 hyundai sante fe was purchase 'certified' used from puente hills hyundai in southern california. About a year into owning my car it began to jerk and felt like i went over a hard bump when i would accelerate from a stop and then began doing it while i would drive up hills. Puente hills hyundai informed me there was a recall and that the recall would 'solve' the issue. After i got my car back, a few weeks…
ODI 11309304
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
Engine · Power Train
When the vehicle is stopped, and when starting to accelerate, there are times when i'll experience a 1-2 second delay or hesitation, before the engine/transmission engage. This seems to occur mostly when the wheels are in a turned position. It can be a frightening experience at an intersection, with no power. This has occurred approximately a dozen times.
ODI 11291168
Engine · Power Train
I purchased a used 2017 santa fe awd on 11/06/2019. The car failed to start on the first attempt at a gas station -- the first time it has happened after purchasing the car. It started on the second attempt, the car drove smoothly to the dmv for registration. About 1-2 hours of driving, the car stalled in town despite accelerating with rpms greater 3. The car became responsive only after stopping and restarting at…
ODI 11283192
Engine · Power Train
There is a few seconds of hesitation when trying to accelerate at times. From a dead stop or a slow roll when turning, the car will move in slow motion only and the anti slip indicator comes on like you are on a slippery surface even when it's dry. Then it accelerates suddenly. We have come close to having several accidents because of this. We have taken our vehicle in over 5 times and the service departments at two…
ODI 11252620
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was making a left turn on to a street going uphill and my 2017 hyundai sante fe sport awd ultimate hesitated for approximately 10 seconds. When i pressed the gas i could not get speed. My traction lights blinked on and off. I had to floor the gas to gain speed. This is extremely dangerous. I could have been t- boned or hit from behind if there was traffic on the street.
ODI 11204635
Engine · Power Train
On march , 19 2019 around 5:00am i was on my way to work like normal. As i was getting on the freeway at about 45 miles per hour my car shut off while driving. I had no power steering but i coasted to a stop in the right lane of freeway turned my car back on and drove about 500 feet and the same thing happen but this time it would not turn back on. I had aaa tow my car to their shop. 3/20/2019 aaa tow my car to…
ODI 11268459
Power Train
While i am driving and my car is changing gears, it does fine until its in fourth gear. The rpm will go to about 2,800 until it changes to fifth gear. Onve its in 5th gear the rpm will go into a "neutral" state and rev from 4,700 rpm to 5,700 without any acceleration. This happens when accelerating up a freeway entrance . I have been to the dealership 3x now and all they keep saying is the transmission needs an…
ODI 11182026
Power Train
I parked my car parallel to the curb on a city street. I moved the shifter from "drive" to "park". I did not turn off the engine because i was only going to get out for a few seconds to open the door behind me to let some senior citizens to get in the car. I released my seat belt buckle and proceed to open the driver-side car door. As soon as my feet were on the ground and my body was outside of the car, the car…
1 injury
ODI 11176511
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I had my car for 12 months i bought bran new. It has staled and turn off on me at least 5 times. This is a safety issue especially on the freeway the car loses power and stops.than before it stops makes a knocking noise.
ODI 11141326
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
When turning left or right from a stop or low speed (<10 mph) on a paved city street, intermittently the vehicle will not respond to my gas pedal. I can have the pedal all the way to the floor and the car will not accelerate. Only after 1.5 to 2.0 seconds will the car react, and when it does, it is violently fast. This causes issues when making left turns because you're going into oncoming traffic with a vehicle…
ODI 11122907
Engine · Power Train
Severe hesitation when coming out of a sharp turn. Also happens upon acceleration after a traffic light. Happening more frequently as time goes on currently 13k miles on vehicle. Happens almost every driving trip but put todays date on it as it happened last today 8/1/18.
ODI 11115239
Engine · Power Train
My 2017 hyundai santa fe hesitates when accelerating. Can be very dangerous when avoiding traffic or moving through traffic.
ODI 11154761
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Failure to accelerate from a stop position. Pulled off the highway onto the off ramp. Came to a stop then tried to turn left. Vehicle barely moved and had to accelerate to over 2500 rpm and several seconds later to get the vehicle barely moving. Pulled off the road, put the vehicle into manual shift mode to find the transmission is locked into 4th gear and cannot be downshifted to 1st. Vehicle continued to be locked…
ODI 11110425
Electrical System · Power Train
Vehicle has intermittent starting issues similar to a low or dead battery. Will only start when it wants. Usually happens at first start of the day or late afternoon. Putting vehicle in drive is harder than normal. Transmission gear shifts have hard jerking feel.
ODI 11104859
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Upon moving after complete stop and turning vehicle to right or left, there is hesitation before there is throttle response. It occurs more often if while initially making a turn and any size bump or pothole is encountered. A very dangerous situation as there is no way to make an avoidance maneuver if necessary since there is no immediate throttle response. The same situation occurs when at slow speeds a pothole or…
ODI 11084736
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Acceleration issues. On at least two separate occasions, acceleration from a stop resulted in the car staying at the same speed. Had to remove my foot from the gas pedal and reapply several times to get it moving. Normally, applying throttle pushes individuals back on their seats. Car was taken to laurel hyundai and per the techs "unable to replicate customers concern on road test, no codes stored or present in…
ODI 11090385
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
The santa fe sport was purchased in july of 2017. When taking off from a redlight or while driving at a steady momentum on the road, the acceleration drops significantly and the rpms begin to rev up high, bouncing up and down, but the santa fe sport will stall. While on the highway, the issue continues and panic sents in due to the cars behind us can rear end the santa fe sport. No matter how far or hard the gas…
ODI 11072801
Engine · Power Train · Suspension
2017 hyundai sante fe se, when first purchased i felt hesitation, according to dealer they was a update for the computer, i took it in for update which actually did not make a difference. At times when getting in vehicle to drive off and put in gear it would not move. Took to dealer for service tech drove car home and stated that there was no issues. After that i stopped using vehicle. I sent hyundai consumer…
ODI 11099204
Power Train · Service Brakes
9/18/17 while driving on highway at 65 mph the abs light came on and the vehicle while trying to accelerate moved slow as if to not want to shift. I got to the side of the freeway and turned the vehicle off and when i re started a few minuets later the light went out and vehicle operated without out problem. I made appointment with dealership for 9/26/17. They did some recall items and i mentioned the problem and…
ODI 11040888
Engine · Power Train
Had this santa fe for a little over a year. I have noticed several instances of not being able to accelerate, or gain speed, especially when turning or starting from a stopped position, it hesitates to start to the point of almost being hit several times. I have taken it to dealer many times, and they keep telling me its the way i am driving it that the engine is like a standard vehicle, but that doesnt seem safe to…
ODI 11022949
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 hyundai santa fe. While the vehicle was parked with the engine running and the gear in park, the gear automatically shifted into reverse and the vehicle moved backwards. The failure occurred without warning. The contact was standing on the passenger side with the passenger door open. The contact jumped into the vehicle and applied the brakes in order to stop the vehicle. The contact was…
ODI 11029962
Power Train
Multiple times while attempting to accelerate the rpms will go up and the car does not move. When it finally goes the car will jerk and the rpms fall. There seems to be a loss of power when this happens. Also seems to happen when making left hand turns across traffic, which can become dangerous with oncoming cars. This happens when attempting to accelerate.
ODI 11006729
Power Train
Severe hesitation when trying to accelerate from a stop. Occurs intermittently and happens when turning right or left. More likely to happen if road surface is rough that vehicle is turning onto. The vehicle will begin to accelerate and then lose acceleration. Although pressing the accelerator the car does not speed up even though the engine revs up. After about 3 or 4 seconds the vehicle then responds and begins to…
ODI 11001700