2001 Hyundai Santa Fe
Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-01-02 | 03V030000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | 25,643 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-10 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2001 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that on separate occasions while driving at undisclosed sp… |
| 2022-09-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I live in Roy city utah and i drive a santa fe 2001 and my trailing arm in the rear driver side snaped while i was goin… |
| 2022-03-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The suv stalls while driving. This has happened multiple time. While driving, driving slow, taking a u turn. The batter… |
| 2021-11-07 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | The rear trailing arm cracked in half causing my wife to run off the road11 |
| 2021-03-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact's friend owns a 2001 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while a friend was driving at approximately … |
| 2020-12-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY WIFE WAS ACCELERATING TO 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE LEFT TO RIGHT RAPIDLY. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR I… |
| 2020-10-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FOR THE PAST MONTH, CAR HAS PROBLEMS STARTING. USUALLY, IT DOES NOT START FOR THE FIRST TIME OR IT HAS A SLOW START. … |
| 2020-05-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABN… |
| 2020-03-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THERE'S A REALL ON THIS VEHICLE THAT I JUST PURCHASED THE DESCRIPTION SAYS: FRONT COIL SPRING PROTECTOR INSTALLATION … |
| 2019-11-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN HEARING A CLANKING SOUND SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED MID NOVEMBER 2019 . THE SOUND SEEMS TO BE COM… |
| 2019-11-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | OUR MECHANIC HAS IDENTIFIED SIGNIFICANT CORROSION TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TRAILING ARM, A SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL VULN… |
| 2019-10-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN GETTING GAS, THE PUMP ALWAYS 'CLICKS OFF' WHEN IM PUMPING GAS. DOES NOT MATTER HOW FULL. THE ONLY WAY TO ENSURE A … |
| 2019-08-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM RUSTED OUT IT HAS 2 RECALLS ON IT BUT NOT THE CONTROL ARM WHY IF THE TRAILING ARMS ARE R… |
| 2019-02-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | GAS PUMP PROBLEM KEEPS CLICKING AND I'VE REPLACE MANY PARTY BUT STILL LIKE ITS FULL OF GAS BUT I BE ON EMPTY.CAR ALSO J… |
| 2018-12-08 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE LEFT TO RIGHT RAPIDLY. … |
| 2018-10-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | REAR DRIVER SIDE TRAILING ARM BADLY RUSTED. |
| 2017-11-21 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | REAR DRIVER SIDE SPRING RUSTED OUT CAUSING TIRE TO LEAN INTO CAR. ONLY BACKING OUT OF DRIVE WAY AT 2 MPH. WHY WAS ONLY … |
| 2017-11-21 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL LEANED INWA… |
| 2017-10-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME AND NOTICED THE CAR WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE CAR. THE SUBFRAME HAS RUSTED SO MUCH T… |
| 2017-04-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE, IT WA… |
| 2016-12-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SUBFRAME/ENGINE CRADLE ROT TO POINT OF SEPARATION, LOSS OF STEERING AND VEHICLE CONTROL. MY NEWLY LICENSED GRAND-DAUGH… |
| 2016-10-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. WHEN RE-F… |
| 2016-06-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S LOWER FRAME CONTROL ARM WAS MAKING … |
| 2016-05-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR W… |
| 2016-03-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE… |
| 2016-02-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION AND SUBFRAME … |
| 2016-01-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | V EHICLE CAUGH T ON FIRE IN MOTION CLAIM NUMBER 870190. |
| 2015-08-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SANTE FE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP, THE VEHICLE'S WEIGHT … |
| 2015-06-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS TWICE. THE FIRST TIME WAS SEVEN YEARS AGO AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES AND RECENTLY IN J… |
| 2015-05-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH FAMILY IN VEHICLE THE CONTROL ARMS BROKE, BALL JOINTS BROKE AND THE SWAY BAR BROKE. |
| 2015-04-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | REAR TRAILING ON ON BOTH SIDES HAVE CORRODED THROUGH. DRIVER SIDE REAR CONTROL CASE HAS DISINTEGRATED, PASSENGER SIDE … |
| 2014-12-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT… |
| 2014-12-23 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING WH… |
| 2014-09-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SWAYED. THE C… |
| 2014-09-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE V… |
| 2014-09-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT, THE REAR TIRES … |
| 2014-09-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | HI, I'VE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OVER A ISSUE THAT I'M STARTING TO HAVE AND THE OUT COMES HAS NOT BEEN GOOD AND I FE… |
| 2014-08-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUTTER AN… |
| 2014-07-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER CAR AND IT STARTED SWAYING ON THE ROAD. SHE HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE CONTROLLING THE CA… |
| 2014-06-11 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED AND CAUSED DAMA… |
| 2014-01-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL… |
| 2013-09-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | LOWER CONTROL ARM RUSTED THROUGH WHEEL DETACHED FROM ROTOR WHEEL HANG OFF. WHEEL NOT STRAIGHT. *TR |
| 2013-08-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | BECAME 2ND OWNER IN JUNE 2005. IN MARCH 2010, HYUNDAI RECALLED VEHICLE FOR SUSPENSION COMPONENT RUSTING/CORROSION, SPEC… |
| 2012-09-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE… |
| 2012-09-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY TEENAGE SON WAS DRIVING HIS VEHICLE, WHEN IT SUDDENLY FELT LIKE HE WAS DRIVING ON BLACK ICE. THE WHEELS FELT LIKE TH… |
| 2012-07-11 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | I WAS ENTERING MY APARTMENT COMPLEX WHEN MY CAR MADE A NOISE. IT FELT LIKE WE HAD A FLAT TIRE AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE… |
| 2012-06-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN APPROACHING A STOP (<5MPH) AND BRAKING, THE CAR ENGAGES IN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE WILL TACH TO OVER … |
| 2012-05-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL LEAKED FROM THE FUEL TANK. … |
| 2012-04-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING… |
| 2012-01-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DRIVING STRAIGHT ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH. CAR HOOD BLEW WIDE OPEN AND WAS LAYING UP, OVER MY WINDSHIELD. LEFT ME A… |