Safety Score
75
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-18 | 14V435000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | 271,773 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the exhaust muffler… |
| 2025-01-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was driving my 2006 Subaru forester vin #[XXX] around 5 PM. I was waiting in an offramp lane to make a left turn, be… |
| 2023-03-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the air bags warning light ill… |
| 2021-10-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 mph when the vehicle began … |
| 2021-04-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while operating the vehicle, there was an abnormal fuel od… |
| 2020-06-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DASHBOARD RED AIRBAG STAY ON ALL THE TIME. *TR |
| 2020-06-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Gas tank rusted and started leak in June of 2000. Minor at first then worse. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, LUCKILY NEW CAUGHT … |
| 2020-03-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON MARCH 4, 2020, HEADING HOME AT NIGHT ON A CURVY MOUNTAIN ROAD MY CAR (2006 HYUNDAI SANTA FE) SUDDENLY JERKED, STARTE… |
| 2019-10-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT LIGHT GOES ON TO SHOW RESTRAINT SYST… |
| 2019-08-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY CAR BEGAN TO SUDDENLY AND AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON AUGUST 4, 2019. THE SPEED ACCEL… |
| 2019-01-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BAC… |
| 2018-05-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER INITIAL STARTUP DISPLAY. CODE READER INDICATED B1511 CODE, SHORT BETWEEN DRIVE… |
| 2018-02-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CAR AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE CAR WAS IN FACTORY WARRANTY (BUMPER TO BUMPER, 5 YEAR 60K MIL… |
| 2017-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON CONTINUOUSLY AFTER STARTING (LIGHT GOES OUT FOR 6" AT IGNITION TO ON). IT THROWS THE CODE B1448. I … |
| 2017-08-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | ABS WARNING LAMP LIT. B1513 DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE PRESENT. RESET OF CODE AND LIGHT RETURNS AFTER A COUPLE OF DRIVE … |
| 2017-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF(EVERY DAY , SEVERAL TIMES ON A 30-45 MINS DRIVE ) ON DASHBOARD AS I AM DRIVING O… |
| 2017-04-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TO WHOM IT MAY HAVE MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS LIGHTING UP. |
| 2017-04-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. THIS LASTED FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. CURRENTLY, MY THE LIGHT GOES… |
| 2017-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN STUCK ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE AIRBAG CODE STATES THAT IT IS THE OCCUPANT MAT SENSOR. |
| 2016-08-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT. I HAVE RESET THE ALARM CODE AND IN IT JUST COMES BACK WHEN SOMEONE SITS IN THE PASSENGER… |
| 2016-06-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 2006 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT COIL SPRING CORROSION RECALL NOTICE AND FUEL TANK REPLACEME… |
| 2016-04-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | FOUR SEPARATE INCIDENTS WITHIN A 30 DAY PERIOD AT HIGHER SPEEDS (>65 MPH ON A FREEWAY) OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, REME… |
| 2016-02-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN … |
| 2016-01-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF, THEN IT STAYS ON, HAD IT CHECKED AND NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG, VEHIC… |
| 2015-08-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEP… |
| 2015-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON OR ABOUT JULY 1ST 2015 I WAS ABOUT TO CHANGE THE BRAKE PADS ON MY HYUNDAI SANTA FE. UPON REMOVAL OF THE TIRE I NOTIC… |
| 2015-06-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TRAVELING SLOWLY ON A SIDE ROAD, THE FRONT PASSANGER SIDE OF MY SANTA FE COLLAPSED WITH THE SOUND OF A TERRIFIC BOOM. T… |
| 2015-05-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I BROUGHT CAR FOR A INSPECTION STICKER AND IT FAILED BECAUSE A SMALL VAPOR LEAK. THIS WAS DONE IN MAY OF 2015. THE REP… |
| 2015-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | LETTER FROM SENATOR SCHUMER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2006 HYUNDAI SANTA FE TIMING BELT ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER W… |
| 2015-03-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. REPAIR CENTER SAID ITS A SENSOR AND WILL COST SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX. SHOP INDICATED THA… |
| 2015-03-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AT FIRST I NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES (RANDOMLY) WHEN I STARTED MY CAR AFTER SITTING FOR A LONGER PERIOD LIKE 6 OR 8 HOURS … |
| 2015-01-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR RACES AT IDLE WHILE IN PARK OR NEUTRAL TO 3,500 RPM. WHILE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE THE CAR CONTINUES TO RACE BUT AT A L… |
| 2014-08-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG RED LIGHT ON FAILED TO TURN OFF AFTER FIRST STARTING THE ENGINE (NORMALLY IT WOULD TURN OFF AFTER ABOUT 5 SECS … |
| 2014-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ENGAGE WHILE THE BRAKE… |
| 2014-05-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING @ 50 MPH, REMOVE FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR AND CAR FAILED TO SLOW. DEPRESSED BRAKE AN CAR STILL FAILED TO … |
| 2014-05-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | HARD CLUNKING IN THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. SOUNDED LIKE A LOOSE BRAKE CALIPER. REMOVED THE TIRE TO CHECK IT OUT AND … |
| 2014-03-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, FOOT ON BRAKE, ENGINE BEGAN REVVING, THEN DECELERATED, BUT REVVED AGAIN, THIS TIME FORCING … |
| 2014-03-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED WHEN TH… |
| 2014-02-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN SEPTEMBER 2012. HAD TO BRING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSH… |
| 2013-12-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY CAR IS AT A HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER FOR THE RECALL CAMPAIGN 124 ON THE FRONT COIL SPRING AND THE COIL IS FRACTURED. … |
| 2013-12-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | COIL SPRINGS ROTTED AND BROKE, ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO, JUST PULLING AWAY FROM THE PUMPS AT THE GAS STATION. ALREADY PAID FOR… |
| 2013-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAGS LIGHT IS ALWAYS LIT ON THE DASH. THE SENSOR IN MIDDLE OF DASH RECOGNIZES SOMEONE GETTING IN THE PASSENGERS SID… |
| 2013-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES FAIL TO ENGAGE, ABS SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON. HAPPENS WHEN TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, BUT INTENSIFIES WHEN ROADS … |
| 2013-09-24 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHILE DECEL… |
| 2013-09-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THIS HAPPENS MORE OFTEN THAN NONE NOW. I CAN BE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC OF JUST CRUISING ALONG WHEN I PRESS GAS TO GO … |
| 2013-08-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING BACK HOME FROM WORK AND DRIVER BEHIND NOTIFIED ME THAT BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. I CHECKED ALL FUSES, BULBS AND … |
| 2013-05-18 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEATBELT WOULD NOT LATCH. THE BUCKLE WOULD NOT CLICK. SOMETHING IS BROKEN INSIDE THE FEMALE END. THE PART IS OVER $4… |
| 2013-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FOR THE PAST YEAR MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN TURNING ON AND OFF IN MY SANTA FE. I NOTICED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A MASSIVE … |
| 2013-03-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 2006 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BROKEN SPRINGS PUNCTURED TIRES ON VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER ST… |
| 2012-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I OWN 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA, AND THE AIR BAGS LIGHTS WARNING LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO T… |