Hyundai Santa Fe Fuel/Propulsion System Problems
- 557
- 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 557 stored complaint records:
- 7 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 5 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- engine light · 35 records
- check engine · 34 records
- fuel gauge · 31 records
- fuel tank · 19 records
- fuel level · 15 records
- light comes · 11 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 221 |
| 100–150k mi | 119 |
| 30–60k mi | 65 |
| 1–30k mi | 60 |
| 150–400k mi | 26 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Engine ''2014 hyundai santa fe limited. 3.3l 6 cyl fwd. I own this vehicle. I recently read about the class action suits against kia and hyundai regarding engine failures and fires. Https://www.ncconsumer.org/news-articles/settlement-reached-with-hyundai-kia-in-class-action-lawsuit-alleging-engine-damage-fires.html. I have filed a complaint about our 2017 kia soul that has an engine failure. When reading this…
ODI 11309173
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
Fuel/Propulsion System
The fuel gauge varies widely. It is difficult to know at times how much gas the car truly has. This seems to by a systemic problem with this vehicle.
ODI 11300628
Fuel/Propulsion System
Fuel gauge became erratic and triggered check engine light to come on also it will fluctuate a little bit when it hits the 1/4 mark and the low fuel light will come on. It will go from 1/4 to empty can not tell how much fuel is in the tank. When i fill the tank it registers empty and the and the low fuel light indicator comes on. Starting the car again on the same day or the next day, the gage comes up again to the…
ODI 11302087
Fuel/Propulsion System
Have only had the 2020 santafe 2.0t for a few weeks - 1,000 miles. It is going to the shop (selling dealer). The turbo lag has almost got me t-boned twice when pulling out into traffic. This is clearly a safety issue. It did not seem this way on the test drive. The overall power has gone down the past few weeks. Trying to pass someone - hah, make sure you have plenty of room, because that turbo lag will bite you in…
ODI 11296985
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
The gas guage in this vehicle stopped working over a year ago and we have ran out of gas in the middle of traffic when we keep our gas guage filled in this vehicle all the time causing a danger to ourselves and our children someday somebody is going to hit us due to this issue keeps happening in the middle of traffic and the road and interstate. It constantly keeps showing us empty when we are not. I have read many…
ODI 11291872
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While backing out of garage throttle stuck nearly causing a major accident. Faulty tps seen many with same complaints..
ODI 11292467
Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that after the vehicle was repaired per an unknown recall, it began leaking fuel and was unable to be driven. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to shaker's family hyundai (674 straits turnpike, watertown, ct 06795) to be repaired again. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000.
ODI 11291646