Major Problems with 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Derived from Complaints & Recalls


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Worst 3 complaints of 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe

2017 Hyundai Santa Fe AIR BAGS Victims: 3 Mileage: 35000 miles

2017 Hyundai Santa Fe VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 2 Mileage: 147 miles

2017 Hyundai Santa Fe UNKNOWN OR OTHER Victims: 1 Mileage: 1500 miles

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Problems with POWER TRAIN, ENGINE and VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Hyundai Santa Fe owners.

Problem Category Number of Problems
POWER TRAIN
there is a recurring issue with the transmission where in low or slow speed situations when you apply power the...
77
~ 8778 miles
ENGINE
i bought the vehicle on 5/7/16. on 6/2/16 i was driving on highway 395 when i noticed smoke coming out...
50
~ 12033 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
the car appears to hesitate upon acceleration from a low speed most noticeably coming out of turns. the hesitation is...
33
~ 7282 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2017 hyundai santa fe. while attempting to accelerate from a stop the vehicle hesitated before...
19
~ 12140 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
i bought the vehicle on 5/7/16. on 6/2/16 i was driving on highway 395 when i noticed smoke coming out...
19
~ 13326 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
i bought the vehicle on 5/7/16. on 6/2/16 i was driving on highway 395 when i noticed smoke coming out...
19
~ 12588 miles
STEERING
upon entering freeway on ramp 5 7 2017 veered to the right to avoid being hit by another car which...
14
~ 17052 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
purchased a hyundai santa fe awd turbo in may 2016 within the first 3 months the traction assist has triggered...
8
~ 5701 miles
SERVICE BRAKES
tl* the contact owns a 2017 hyundai santa fe. when the contact depressed the brake pedal the vehicle accelerated aggressively....
7
~ 5512 miles
SEAT BELTS
i have a 2017 hyundai sante fe limited ultimate and when a passenger sits in the front passenger seat and...
6
~ 1533 miles
AIR BAGS
on april 15 our brand new santa fe was involved in an accident. while driving in low speed traffic suddenly...
5
~ 23284 miles
SUSPENSION
tl* the contact owns a 2017 hyundai santa fe. while attempting to accelerate from a stop the vehicle hesitated before...
4
~ 14224 miles
SEATS
in the affected vehicle the wires in the can wiring harness assembly and airbag wiring harness assembly may be damaged...
4
~ 4612 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
on low speed turns (below 20 mph) the engine and transmission exhibit a loss of power. this jeopardizes my family's...
4
~ 9833 miles
WHEELS
rim paint peeling at 9000 miles happening all over country rims need to be recalled i have 5 spoke y
2
~ 14500 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE
the "check engine light" indicator turned on and there was a recognizable failure in engine when srtarting. took it back...
2
~ 22500 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owned a 2017 hyundai santa fe. the contact stated that the vehicle caught fire under the hood...
1
~ 40000 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER
tl* the contact owns a 2017 hyundai santa fe. the contact stated that the driver's seat made an abnormal squeaking...
1
~ 2747 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2017 hyundai santa fe. the contact stated that the vehicle lost acceleration while making a...
1
~ 1100 miles
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
tl* the contact owns a 2017 hyundai santa fe. within a day of the contact owning the vehicle a passerby...
1
~ 20000 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION
tl* the contact owns a 2017 hyundai santa fe. within a day of the contact owning the vehicle a passerby...
1
~ 20000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
the digital speedometer disappeared and the software functionality to enable it also disappeared while driving on a street....
1
~ 4500 miles
SOFTWARE > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2017 hyundai santa fe. consumer writes in regards to vehicle stalling while driving over 45 mph during cold weather. *ld
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