2010 Hyundai Santa Fe

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2011-04-28 11V261000 POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT 5,876 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-03-11 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle st…
2026-02-14 ENGINE No 0 Engine fire
2026-01-22 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER No 0 Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact discovered a mileage discrepancy after the p…
2025-12-26 ENGINE No 0 I hadn't used the car in a few weeks (rarely leave the house because I work from home). I went to visit a friend on Dec…
2025-05-22 ENGINE No 0 Driving approximately 70-75mph on highway with cruise control set. Car starts to make rattling sound & engine warning l…
2025-02-10 ENGINE No 0 The engine locked down due to the improper power train, driveline, driveshaft. Oil leaking and malfunction of power tra…
2025-02-10 POWER TRAIN No 0 Brakes locked
2025-02-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The battery warning light illuminated. The alternator was not holding power. I was on the freeway and the vehicle lost …
2024-08-13 POWER TRAIN No 0 Transmission will not shift out of 1st. Gear .50000 miles this is second time in less than 2 months. Dealer replaced c…
2024-07-03 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost mo…
2024-01-01 SUSPENSION No 0 At any speed period, if i hit a pothole or those little ripple things on side of the country county roads, any of them …
2023-11-27 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT No 0 The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the traction contro…
2023-09-27 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 My 2010 Hyundai Sante Fe caught fire on 9/27/23 while I was operating the vehicle and this fire ultimately caused my el…
2023-06-12 SEAT BELTS No 0 I am the original owner of a 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe. It currently has less than 100,000 miles on it as I drive it infreq…
2023-04-26 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 When im driving down the road and the slightest bump is on yhe side of the road, the truck feels like its not connected…
2023-04-08 STRUCTURE No 0 The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made an…
2023-01-10 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled and lost motive …
2022-10-03 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact's mother owns a 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that upon a cold start, the vehicle would make an…
2022-09-29 STEERING No 0 Whenever i hit a bump on the side of the road, the truck jerks really badly and if im not grasping the steering wheel w…
2022-08-24 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the vehicle was initially taken to the dealer to have…
2022-07-24 ENGINE No 0 My engine blew. No warning lights were on. The acceleration started sounding weird and so I slowed it down. It started …
2022-03-26 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 The back driver side child safety lock is stuck between on and off and the door will not open. I am an Uber driver. If …
2022-02-15 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that there was a winding noise coming from the front end o…
2022-01-25 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 My paint is peeling on my SUV . The hood and side by my windshield along with the top by the sun roof
2021-10-21 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was jer…
2021-07-10 AIR BAGS No 0 The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicl…
2021-07-06 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and depressing the br…
2021-07-03 ENGINE No 0 The contact owned a 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact was calling from an insurance company and stated that while the …
2021-06-04 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 The problem is that the vehicle sometimes hesitates to move forward, and then suddenly accelerates quickly and roughly.…
2021-05-01 ENGINE No 0 On April 22,2021 I took my Hyundai Santa Fe to McGrath Hyundai Serv Ctr for routine oil change. I paid for this oil chg…
2021-05-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THIS CAR HAS STALLED AT LEAST SIX TIMES IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS, USUALLY AS WE ARE DEACCELERATING AND IN A DOWNHILL POSI…
2021-04-27 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 WAS JUST WASHING THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AND AS I SPRAYED THE WINDSHIELD TO FIRST RINSE THE POLLEN OFF, THE WINDSHIELD C…
2021-03-08 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated to …
2021-02-10 POWER TRAIN No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT,…
2021-02-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT MEET WITH THE FOLLOWING US FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS (FMVSS) AND REGULATIONS [DOT] …
2020-11-03 POWER TRAIN No 0 THE CAR MAKES A JERKING SOUND WHEN SWITCHING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE WHEN IT'S HOT. IT ALSO JERKS LIKE IT DOESN'T…
2020-10-22 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 WHENEVER I LOOK UP THE RECALLS MY ENGINE TYPE HAS RECALLS BUT EVERY SYSTEM SAYS NONE FOR MY VIN. I THINK IT'S BECAUSE I…
2020-10-01 ENGINE No 0 ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR I EXPERIENCE A LURCHING. AT TIME IT JUST WON'T ACCELERATE. THIS HA…
2020-09-20 POWER TRAIN No 0 I HAVE A 2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE AND SINCE I BOUGHT IT 2 YEARS AGO WHEN I START IT AND LET IT WARM UP THEN I PUT IN REVER…
2020-09-18 ENGINE No 0 102,734 MILES AND THE CAR STARTED TO JUMP WHILE DRIVING. FELT LIKE RPM WOULD NOT SHIFT. AFTER MULTIPLE MECHANICS LOOKED…
2020-09-13 POWER TRAIN No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT…
2020-09-02 POWER TRAIN No 0 WHEN SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A LOUD BANGING NOISE LOSING POWER FOR A MOMENT AND THEN VIOLENTLY SNAPPING BACK IN…
2020-06-23 AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEED, THE F…
2020-02-04 ENGINE No 0 DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT JUST SHUT OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO A SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME ENGINE HAD A HOLE IN THE BLOCK FROM …
2020-01-29 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 FOR NO REASON THE CAR WILL STALL AND ALL STEERING AND BRAKE FUNCTIONS ARE DISABLED. HAPPENS WHEN STOPPED OR WHILE DRIVI…
2019-10-30 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 REAR TAIL LIGHTS RETAIN MOISTURE AND WATER, CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO MALFUNCTION AND SHORT OUT WHEN BULBS ARE REPLAC…
2019-10-19 POWER TRAIN No 0 THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND THEN VIOLENTLY KICKS INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN STARTING OUT. IT WILL ALSO SLIP WHILE DR…
2019-10-07 POWER TRAIN No 0 WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 7 MONTHS AGO WITH JUST OVER 62K MILES. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO FASTER THAN 30 ON THE ROAD. DEA…
2019-09-26 POWER TRAIN No 0 VEHICLE HAS 107K MI AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (SYMPTOMS: UPSHIFTING LAG AND "THUNK" WHEN DOWNSHIF…
2019-09-13 STEERING Yes 0 WARNING: WHILE TURNING LEFT INTO MY DRIVEWAY (IN MOTION), MY 2010 SANTA FE STEERING SUDDENLY LOCKED UP AND I DROVE ONTO…