Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-03-16 | 04V131000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 17,401 | — | Details |
| 2003-12-18 | 03V520000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 249,309 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | In transit, it began smoking and the engine light came on. After pulling to the side, flames erupted and it became full… |
| 2023-06-01 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that on six separate occasions, the vehicle had independen… |
| 2022-12-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | The contact owned a 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while the son was driving approximately 25 MPH the b… |
| 2021-07-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | driving in the rain hit brakes they locked up |
| 2021-06-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | This was a recall for hundai santa fe vehicles from 2001-2006. For unknown reasons I was not aware of recall. It was … |
| 2021-01-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LAST NIGHT MY MOTHERS 2004 HYUNDAI SANTA FE CAUGHT FIRE THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED FOR HOURS, THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE CAR… |
| 2020-11-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2004 HYUNDIA SANTA FE AND THE ENGINE STARTED WITH LOUD KNOCKING SOUNDS IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAD IT TOLL TO AVON… |
| 2020-03-09 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE SUNROOF DETACHED FRO… |
| 2019-12-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | IT HAD 124 RECALL NHTSA 14V43500 I CALL HYUNDAI OFF GOVERNMENT SITE TOLD THEM ABOUT 124 AND BROKEN SPRING THEY SET UP … |
| 2019-10-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | BOUGHT AN USED 2004 SANTA FE IN AUGUST FROM A DEALER. TWO WEEKS AGO I STARTED NOTICING A STRONG SMELL OF GAS AROUND MY… |
| 2019-08-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT KEEP ON THIS VEHICLE 15 YEARS OLD BRAKES ALSO NOT LIKE USE TO BE I AM OWN THIS SUV LAST 15 YEARS I NE… |
| 2019-03-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE KEEPS WON'T START AFTER PUMPING GAS. IT TAKES AWHILE, AND STALLS. EVEN STALLED WHILE DRIVING, WHICH TERRIFI… |
| 2019-03-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON DURING THE MORNING DRIVE THEN SHUT OFF NEXT TIME THE CAR WAS STARTED. ON/OFF PERODI… |
| 2019-01-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS TCS TRACKING SYSTEM TURNS OUT WHILE DRIVING |
| 2018-10-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WELL MY VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE ABS ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER 04 SANTA FES AS WELL AS THE CORROSION FRO… |
| 2018-10-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE FUEL TANK IS ROTTED AND LEAKING FUEL. CALL HYUNDAI AND THEY SAY ITS COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 15 YEAR… |
| 2018-08-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE AIR BAGS WERE NOT DEPLOYED |
| 2018-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN ALIGNMENT, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC D… |
| 2018-03-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET IN PLANO, TEXAS. A TRUCK PULLED OUT TO GET INTO THE MIDD… |
| 2018-02-06 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITHOUT TITLE OR DISCLOSURE DEALERSHIP TOOK MONEY REFUSE TO HEAR COMPLAINTS. CONTACT ME AS I AM HANDIC… |
| 2018-01-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2004 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2.7 LITER ENGINE, HIGH IDLES AT 3,000 RPM ON START UP AND NEVER GOES DOWN EVEN WHEN ENGINE REACHE… |
| 2018-01-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE A… |
| 2018-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT ON NOISE WHEN I START CAR |
| 2017-12-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I GOT A LETTER BY MAIL SAING MY CAR HAS A RECALL FOR * COIL SPRING FRACTURE* AND I HAD TO TAKE IT TO CHECK IT OR REPAI… |
| 2017-08-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING ONE DAY WHILE ON THE FREEWAY(IN MOTION). I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, THEY FIXED THE PR… |
| 2017-07-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED AND MADE AN ABNORM… |
| 2017-06-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE ISLAND HYUNDAI DEALER TO BE REPAIRED PER … |
| 2017-03-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THIS WAS COVERED BY HYUNDIA RECALL CAMPAIGN 124. I FILLED UNDER CASE # 9878948. SPRING REPAIR 2/12/14, SOLD CAR 4/5/14… |
| 2017-03-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN YOU FIRST START THE CAR.THEN YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE .THE CAR JERKS A BIT BEFORE SMOOTHING OUT. |
| 2016-12-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BROUGHT VEHICLE IN TO SHOP FOR FRONT END NOISE. FOUND NEEDED FRONT BRAKES, PADS, ROTOR, CALIPER. REPAIRED THE ITEMS.THE… |
| 2016-12-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | IT DON'T WORK RITE WHEN I LET THE CAR WARM UP AND THEN PUT MY FEET ON THE BRAKES IT SOUND LIKE IT DON'T WANTED TO GIVE… |
| 2016-12-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT STAY ON CONSTANTLY, AND DON'T GO OFF. I WAS RIDING AND LIGHT POP ON AND STAY ON. |
| 2016-12-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF HIGHWAY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE (LEFT SIDE) SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARE… |
| 2016-11-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TODAY, 11/2816, RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG "DEPLOYED" FOR NO REASON. DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 MPH. NO IMPACT OR CO… |
| 2016-11-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 2004 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR COIL SPRINGS RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD |
| 2016-10-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR BEING DRIVEN, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODO… |
| 2016-09-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY SANTA FE STAY OVER NITE, INSIDE MY GARAGE AND I NOTICE VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE EVERY TIME I OPEN MY GARAGE AND … |
| 2016-08-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN CAR PARKED SMELL OF GASOLINE, LOOKED UNDER CAR ON DRIVE SIDE OF TANK HAS TINY DROP OFF FUEL COME FROM PLASTIC COVE… |
| 2016-08-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | WAS ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT POSTED SPEED OF 70MPH WHEN WE WERE HIT FROM BEHIND BY A DUI DRIVER. THIS MADE MY CAR GO INT… |
| 2016-08-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED FROM THE SEAT WI… |
| 2016-06-16 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSIVE … |
| 2016-06-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I RESPONDED TO HYUNDAI'S RECALL EMAIL AND WHEN I TRIED TO SIGN UP TO HAVE MY VEHICLE'S ISSUES RESOLVED AND SCHEDULE ELE… |
| 2016-05-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. JUST PRIOR TO A HYUNDAI RECALL IN 5/3/16 FOR A DEFECTIVE GAS TANK, MY "AIR BAG" LIGHT WENT OFF. LET ME… |
| 2016-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2004 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE SURGING ISSUE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE WOULD … |
| 2016-03-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | RECENTLY THE ENGINE THROTTLE STARTED TO REV UP AND WANTING TO ACCELERATEWHEN I AM GOIN VERY VERY SLOW STUCK IN TRAFFIC … |
| 2016-02-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SANTE FE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE… |
| 2016-01-23 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | CATALYST CONVERTER CALIFORNIA |
| 2016-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | PLEASE I NEED SOMEONES HELP ME CALL ME [XXX] I HAVE DC IN MY BAKE INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF IN… |
| 2015-12-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERA… |
| 2015-12-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE STEERING WHEEL A… |