2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Engine Problems
- 10
- 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.
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 10 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
About a month ago i was driving home to santa fe new mexico with my wife and dog. The vehicle began to sputter and died on the side of the road. I called blue link which is the hyundai road side assistance club and they towed my vehicle into fiesta hyundai in santa fe. At first they said my oil was over filled. I called jiffy lube where i had it service 5 days prior and they sent their manager to hyundai. Upon his…
ODI 11194354
Engine
My wife was driving on nj parkway in heavy rush hour traffic doing 70 miles an hour. Car then stuttered and slowed down, with her having to move three lanes over while trying to get over bridge. Hyundai blue link came on and told her to get car immediately to the dealer. When taken to dealer they said due to the knock sensor update the engine will need to be replaced at 27,000 miles? This was done by hyundai two…
ODI 11191162
Engine
I was driving on the interstate at 70 mph and the engine suddenly shut off, it has been at the hyundai garage in dubois, pa for 3 weeks waiting for a new engine and it is a new vehicle with only 12.600 miles?
ODI 11194945
Engine
Driving vehicle on the parkway at approximately 65 mph, engine felt like it was shutting down, car stopped accelerating, engine light was blinking, speedometer stopped working, blue link notification system advised to get to service today. This occurred one week after the car received a software update for a knock sensor recall. Car has been in service since 3/9/19; dealership replaced wiriing harness per hyundai's…
ODI 11191553
Engine
I was parking the car. The car was stopped and my hand was on the gear shift. The car accelerated suddenly. The car jumped the curb i was facing and ended up in a grass median. I had to push the brake very hard to get the car to stop.
ODI 11185946
Engine
Took the vehicle in for an oil change. Dealership put a new computer update on car due to bad engines. The next day 1-30-19 the vehicle had a error come on the car putting it in safe mode not allowing the car to move over 67 mph. Had it towed to the dealership. Murdock hyundia of lindon. They did a test to determine that the engine needed to be replaced. This took 29 days for the dealership to fix and my car is not…
ODI 11183217
Engine
Engine noise when starting hyundai santa fe 2018 stationary
ODI 11202644
Engine
ENGINE PROBLEM
ODI 11162841
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
When driving on a back road going about 35-40 mph, all of a sudden the rpms spiked way up and the car started shaking. As i pressed the gas pedal the car would barely move but the rpms would go extremely high. Every time i had a stop light and tried accelerating once the light turned green the car would barely move and rpms would just keep reving up real high. I was afraid i was going to get hit or rear ended. Huge…
ODI 11140655
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving @60 w/cruse on going down a hill engine rpm's suddenly jump from 2000 to anywhere from 3000 to 5000 rpm's and the only way to stop engine racing is to tap the brakes to disengage cruse. Also vehicle will not speed up when turning a corner,like the transmission doesn't down shift.these both happen all the time.vehicle has less than 800 miles.
ODI 11098777