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… |