Hyundai Santa Fe Equipment Problems
- 16
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 9
- Years with records
- 2001–2016
- 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 16 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Complaints by year
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Equipment · Retractor
2016 hyundai sante fe involved in a near head on collision. Combined total speed of impact approximately 80 mph. Two occupants both wearing seatbelts at time of crash. Driver side and passenger side airbags deployed during crash. Passenger shoulder harness failed (locking mechanism did not lock) resulting in passenger head impact with wind shield causing significant deformation of wind shield and head injury to the…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10904763
Equipment
2010 hyundai sante fe. Consumer writes in regards to incompatibility of bluetooth with vehicle *tgw the consumer was informed there was a glitch with the phone in respect to the bluetooth compatibility. The consumer stated the bluetooth would become disabled, not accept voice commands or make connections with any number dialed, if he did not take the time to answer the contacts data question. *jb
ODI 10448733
Equipment
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that the cigarette lighter was activated and once it became hot, it ejected from the holder independently. The contact attempted to retrieve the lighter from the floor to prevent starting a fire and was burned. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was neither inspected nor repaired. The failure mileage was…
Fire reported · 1 injury
ODI 10438598
Equipment · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
While waiting to cross a railroad crossing the two cars ahead of me started moving. The first car suddenly stopped causing the 2nd car to hit it. I slammed on my brakes but my car surged ahead into the car in front of me causing much damage of that car and considerable damage, (undrivable) to my car. Police were called and a report take,. I srepped on my brakes hard yet i surged forward very fast. About three months…
Crash reported
ODI 10417750
Equipment · Latch
2001 hyundai santa fe. Consumer states while traveling the hood flew up and smashed the windshield *tgw the consumer stated the safety release hood rusted out, also the piece that held the spare tire rusted out. The spare tire is now housed in the back of the vehicle. *jb
ODI 10377221
Electronic Stability Control · Equipment · Traction Control System · Unknown Or Other
2007 hyundai santa fe - may 27, 2010 i was driving on the interstate at 65mph when the passenger rear wheel locked up causing the car to fishtale - as i moved over in to the slow lane, it fishtaled again. The dealer it was towed to said it was the yaw sensor which they replaced. I informed them at that time that the ecs off light had been coming on to which they replied it had nothing to do with the yaw sensor i…
ODI 10344274
Equipment · Frontal
On 01/02/2010, i bought a hyundai santa fe limited from a car dealer named southern states imports in raleigh. A few days later, i noticed that the front seat passenger airbag off red light stayed on occasionally regardless of the weight or position of the front seat occupant. Around the same time, i noticed that the cd player occasionally automatically tripped over to the radio and vice versa. I called the…
ODI 10308637
Electrical System · Equipment
Hyundai santa fe purchased on 12 sept 2009. Dvd screen not functioning, could hear movie not see it. Dealership replaced screen in october 2009. Since then, the dvd rse system has intermittently changed from dvd to xm or cd at will. Rear passengers are not able to reach the dvd buttons due to age and child safety seats. Rse is locked from front controls. Dvd system continues to switch from dvd to xm or cd at least…
ODI 10302521