Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-11-17 | 05V527000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 134 | — | Details |
| 2005-10-04 | 05V450000 |
AIR BAGS | 12,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | While merging onto the freeway, the accelerator pedal got stuck to the floor with the throttle wide open. The brakes an… |
| 2024-09-24 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LOCK | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the tailgate failed to open while using the tailgate … |
| 2023-04-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Car all of a sudden stopped running like normal. Can't go above 20 mph without sounding like backfiring or dying |
| 2022-12-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The Air Bag light stays on and from my research the air bag will not work in an accident. |
| 2022-11-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The dealer… |
| 2022-06-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Airbag light is constantly on from the time I start the car, until I turn it off, mechanic stated it was the passenger … |
| 2022-03-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The airbag light stays on constantly - mechanic says it's the switch in the passenger seat belt and they encounter this… |
| 2022-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Emergency brake light does not turn off even when not used, since I finalized the vehicle when I fill the gas tank up t… |
| 2020-12-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | A car in front of me lost control and I braked to avoid an accident but the car turned and had no stability, forcing me… |
| 2020-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 1 | I HAVE BEEN GETTING ELECTRICAL SHOCKS FROM MY CAR AROUND THE WELL OF THE DRIVERS SIDE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE ARE … |
| 2020-04-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRIVERS CHEST SEAT BELT IS LOOSE AND THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT BELT YOU SNAP AND LOCK IT IN PLACE MAKES THE "AIR BAG" LIGH… |
| 2019-12-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING OUT OF GARAGE THROTTLE STUCK NEARLY CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. FAULTY TPS SEEN MANY WITH SAME COMPLAINTS.. |
| 2019-10-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STAYS ON ALL THE TIME WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS TURNED ON. THIS I… |
| 2019-07-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON FOR A WHILE, THEN IT GOES OUT CHANGES SOMETIMES IN MOTION OR PARKED, NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. |
| 2019-06-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ME AND MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITH OUR 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE HELP. … |
| 2019-05-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAS TANK HAS CORROSION AND MECHANIC CONFIRMS THE TANK IS LEAKING GASOLINE DUE TO THE CORROSION!!!! |
| 2019-04-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON AN OFF, THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE, I FEEL INSECURE IN THIS VEHICLE, I DON'T THINK THE AIR B… |
| 2018-12-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A FEW WEEKS. I WENT ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDIN… |
| 2018-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE ON, THE ABS WARNING … |
| 2018-08-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I TOOK MY CAR TO GET CHECKED AFTER A AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AT THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER THEIR DIAGNOSTIC THEY WANT TO CHARG… |
| 2018-05-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | GAS IS LEAKING OUT OF OF THE CAR THE GAS TANK IS BAD I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND IT STOPPED |
| 2018-03-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND COULD POTENTIALLY FRACTU… |
| 2018-03-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR SPORADICALLY ILLUMI… |
| 2018-01-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE SOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE. APPLYING ADDI… |
| 2017-12-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT ON DUE TO FAULTY SEAT BELT BUCKLE; MECHANIC RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE |
| 2017-12-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD BEEN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS AND ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WERE MOMENTS WHEN IT LURCHE… |
| 2017-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED OF 40 AND LESS AND AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND THEN GOING OFF THEN IT STOPPED FOR A C… |
| 2017-11-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | LEAKY GAS TANK WAS REPLACED THIS SUMMER AND NOW I HAVE GAS FUMES AGAIN |
| 2017-11-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE STARTED HANDLING FUNNY. SEEMED TO BE SLIPPING AND SLIDING AND DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE CONTROL OVER VEHICLE. THI… |
| 2017-08-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, IT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VE… |
| 2017-07-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING COMING UP TO A TURN, TOOK THE LEFT TURN, AND ACCELERATED LIKE A NORMALLY DO, THE CAR'S RPMS WENT UP TO AB… |
| 2017-07-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON |
| 2017-07-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN AND MY REAR SUB FRAME SNAPPED, I CONTACTED THE DEALER WITH WHOM I STILL MAKING PAYME… |
| 2017-06-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE, IT FEELS LIKE THE ABS ON STEROIDS KICKS IN, ON DRY PAVEMENT, (THIS WAS AFTER I HAD NEW BRAKES I… |
| 2017-06-23 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE BLEW OUT TREAD CAME RIGHT OFF OF TIRE AND DAMAGED CAR. HOWEVER THE TIRE NEVER WENT FLAT. CAR WAS DAMAGED A LOT. MY… |
| 2017-06-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAD PURCHASED THIS AUTO IN MAY 2017. FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD GOTTEN THE AUTO FROM A AUTO AUCTION. WHEN I… |
| 2017-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE OR WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WA… |
| 2017-03-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2005. AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON. TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP A FEW MONTHS LATER TO DIAGNOSE. SAID IT WAS … |
| 2017-02-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE TRYING TO STOP FROM LESS THAN 40 MILES PER HOUR FOR A LIGHT TURNING RED THE ABS CAME ON AND RELEASED THE BRAKES M… |
| 2017-01-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED ON THE INSTRU… |
| 2017-01-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS BREAKS KICK IN WHILE I'M DRIVING. MY CONCERN ISN'T AS MUCH IN THE DRYER WEATHER BUT WHEN IT IS SLICK OUTSIDE (… |
| 2016-12-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR CONSTANTLY ILLUMINA… |
| 2016-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR… |
| 2016-10-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | PURCHASED A 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE AND FOUND AFTERWARD THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING FROM INSIDE THE PLASTIC SHELL SURR… |
| 2016-09-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING FROM A STOP AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE … |
| 2016-08-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE PARKED VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AIR B… |
| 2016-06-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHI… |
| 2016-06-09 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | IN NOV, 2015, THE ABS AND TCS LIGHTS CAME ON. THE AXLE WAS BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN JULY 2016, THE LIGHTS CAME… |
| 2016-06-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, A FUEL ODOR EMITTED IN THE INTERIO… |
| 2016-05-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIS STARTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. WHILE ENGAGING THE BRAKES AT LOW TO MODERATE SPEEDS, IT FEELS LIKE THE ABS SYSTEM IS … |