Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-04-16 | 09V123000 |
SUSPENSION:REAR | 83,355 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The starter motor housing bottom ear bracket that holds the bolt to the transmission has broken off on 3 different star… |
| 2021-10-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | While dragging the trash can back to the house, I was approaching fence in front of the house, at a slow speed, as I … |
| 2021-03-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AND FELT THE CAR FEEL AS IF IT WAS FLOATING. THE NEXT THING I KNOW THE CAR FEELS LIKE THE TI… |
| 2020-12-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF A CLIENT WHO OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS CLIENT… |
| 2020-08-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION OF HIS REAR BRAKES, HE NOTICED EX… |
| 2019-12-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THIS SANTA FE HAS A REAR RIGHT TRAILING ARM THAT HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND HAS ALSO DISINTEGRATED THE WHEEL BEARING ASS… |
| 2019-07-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRAME RUSTED THROUGH ON AT LEAST LEFT SIDE WHERE THE CONTROL ARM IS BOLTED.. PREVIOUSLY REAR TRAILING ARM RUSTED THROUG… |
| 2019-05-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 30-50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLS VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED,… |
| 2019-01-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND MY 2.4L ENGINE JUST STOPPED AND IT WAS TOWED HOME THE TIMING BELT IS CHEWED UP. FROM MY UNDE… |
| 2018-10-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | RIGHT SIDE MAIN FRAME RUSTED THREW. CAN NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. CAR FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES THE CAR IS TOTALED AN… |
| 2018-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE ABS ACTIVATES ON DRY GROUND AND FEELS LIKE YOU MIGHT NOT STOP. CAR HAS BEEN TEST DRIVEN WITH … |
| 2018-08-02 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS O… |
| 2018-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THER… |
| 2018-05-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO MY TRACKING NUMBER 11092056. I FOUND THAT YOU HAVE ASSIGNED A CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WHICH IS 09V-12… |
| 2018-04-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS ARE RUSTING OUT DUE TO SALT ROADWAYS |
| 2018-02-15 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE BELT THAT RUNS THE ALTERNATER HAS BROKEN TWICE AND CONTINUOUSLY IS SQUEALING IT WONT KEEP SPEED WHEN GOING UP HILL … |
| 2018-02-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE STATIONARY AND DRIVING VARIOUS HIGH SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND S… |
| 2018-01-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET MY REAR END BEGAN TO SHAKE AND CONTINUE TO TRY TO SWING OUT FROM BEHIND. MY REAR SUSPENS… |
| 2017-11-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE IS SHARPLY JERKING TO THE RIGHT ITS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP IT SOUNDS AS IF THE CAR IF GOI… |
| 2017-07-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY, I HEARD A CLUNK FROM THE REAR, AND HEARD TIRE SCRUBBING NOISE WHILE NOTICING STEERING WHEEL COCKE… |
| 2017-06-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND VEHICLE STARTED SWAYING VIOLENTLY IN THE REAR. LUCKILY NO OTHER CARS WER… |
| 2017-04-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 09V123000 (S… |
| 2017-03-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE R… |
| 2016-08-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON 6/17/14 MY CARS FRONT RIGHT WHEEL FELL OFF. I FOUND TWO RECALLS ON THE INTERNET FOR THE FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION SY… |
| 2016-07-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | REAR TRAILING ARM CRACKED WHILE DRIVING, LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR MULTIPLE TIMES. TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR … |
| 2016-07-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, A LOUD SPUTTERING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. TH… |
| 2015-11-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY 2002 2.7 SANTA FE REVED WAY UP SPONTANEOUSLY TONIGHT. I BANGED GAS PEDAL REPEATEDLY WITH FOOT BUT DID NOTHING. AS I … |
| 2015-10-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DRIVE STRAIGHT. THE CONTAC… |
| 2015-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS SYSTEM LIGHT HAS TURNED ON. IT HAPPENED BEFORE THE ABOVE DATE, STOPPED COMING ON, AND NOW HAS RETURNED. I PUT… |
| 2015-03-21 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, MY WIFE HAD TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL AT 10 O'CLOCK IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE GOING STRAIG… |
| 2015-02-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALED WITHOUT WARNING. T… |
| 2015-02-21 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | I WAS AT A GAS STATION DURING A WINTER STORM IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I STARTED MY ENGINE TO PROCEED… |
| 2015-02-02 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABL… |
| 2014-12-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V435000 … |
| 2014-11-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TIRE BLOW OUT SERVICE TECH FOUND ROTTED OUT ENGINE CRADLE. *TR |
| 2014-09-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING BECAME HARDER (WITH A SHIMMY FEEL IN STEERING WHEEL), AND NOTICED A LOUD WHINING SOUND WHEN STEERING WHE… |
| 2014-09-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAI… |
| 2014-08-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. … |
| 2014-08-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HAVE A FRONT END ALIGNMENT P… |
| 2014-08-18 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TIRES WOBBLED WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPE… |
| 2014-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE AUTO ACCELERATED WITHOUT ENGAGING TH… |
| 2014-07-21 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS HAPPENED WHEN MY DEALER TRIED TO FILL UP THE GAS TANK BEFORE HANDING ME THE KEYS AND THOUGHT THE VEHICLE WAS FULL … |
| 2014-07-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AFTER HAVING NEW SHOCKS, STRUTS, CV AXLES, AND NEW TOYO OPEN COUNTRY TIRES PUT ON 02 HYUNDAI SANTA FE WHEN ACCELERATING… |
| 2014-07-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V435000 (SU… |
| 2014-07-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | SHORTLY AFTER HAVING A COMPLETE BRAKE OVERHAUL (ROTORS, CALIPERS, PADS, SHOES, ETC) STARTED EXPERIENCING THE ABS/TRAC C… |
| 2014-07-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT INADVERTENTLY. THE … |
| 2014-06-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AROUND A U-SHAP… |
| 2014-06-12 | WHEELS | No | 0 | EVERY TIME IT RAINS I HEAR A ROARING IN THE BACK RIGHT TIRE AREA. TOOK BACK TO DEALER 5 TIMES THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY TH… |
| 2014-06-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR A NORMAL OIL CHANGE, AND WHEN TECHNICIAN WAS UNDER THE CAR, HE TOOK SOME PICTURES OF THE FRAME IN T… |
| 2014-05-08 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2002 SANTA FE THAT BROKE ITS REAR LEFT ARM DUE TO RUSTING AND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL IS ALMOST DETACHED. THIS HAP… |