Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | oil leak the oil leak has be too the dealer twice for repair each time they said it was fixed it has now has happend ag… |
| 2025-10-23 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | No | 0 | While driving on the highway at a speed of approx 35 mph, no traffic in front of me, I got an audile warning and the ca… |
| 2025-10-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Transmission does not advance through its ranges fails to shift leaving stranded middle of intersection. Misses a whole… |
| 2025-09-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Hyundai Santa Cruz with transmission problems. 5 attempts to repair and manufacture failed to. Last time, vehicle had a… |
| 2025-09-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On [XXX], I went out to start my 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz (SC) to leave work to go home. It was difficult to start, how… |
| 2025-08-27 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz. The contact stated that while exiting the vehicle to go into a store, he l… |
| 2025-07-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | car flashes transmission low fluid and gives a code of p193b-79. when trans downshifts upshifts will not happened. … |
| 2025-05-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 1- Air bag light randomly comes on and off. 2- Today (5.20.25) I brought it to dealer. Dealer said they disconnected th… |
| 2025-05-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Received error code P030300 and the third cylinder fuel injector had to be replaced. There is approximately 36000 miles… |
| 2025-04-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Oil filter cap oil leak problem. Typical problem with this vehicles that require attention. These defective oil leak… |
| 2025-03-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The system that failed was electrical near or in the Tow Hitch which caused the vehicle fire. Vehicle is available for… |
| 2025-03-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | At least two separate wiring harnesses have failed on my vehicle, affecting the tail lights. My vehicle cannot pass New… |
| 2025-03-04 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | No | 0 | The emergency brake system comes on while driving 60 - 70 miles an hour on freeway. It has happened twice. It does no… |
| 2025-01-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Lower Average Fuel Consumption than advertised. 10mpg |
| 2025-01-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I am experiencing shuddering when accelerating from stop. |
| 2025-01-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | This has happened twice in the last 3 months of owning this vehicle. Both times were luckily in uncrowded slow speed ar… |
| 2025-01-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My coolant reservoir was so low that there was less than 8oz of coolant left in the tank. I contacted my local Hyundai … |
| 2024-12-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | This is my 2nd complaint re: the same issue. Loss of power during driving. Unable to accelerate. I need to pull over sh… |
| 2024-12-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Vehice experienced FULL power loss several times. Truck taken to dealership and stated no problem found. Incident happe… |
| 2024-12-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | My 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz, which I bought new, has gone into limp mode twice in 8 months, losing power while I was dri… |
| 2024-12-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Electric parking brake, driving at 70mph on freeway and Electric parking brake engaged. Almost lost control of vehicle … |
| 2024-12-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission failed to transfer adequate power to the wheels when the accelerator was pressed from a full stop at the e… |
| 2024-10-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Lack of power upon accelerating. I could slowly get car up to 40 MPH however when trying to accelerate it would lose p… |
| 2024-10-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | On 3 separate occasions this has occurred . When accelerating, the engine or power train completely loses all propulsi… |
| 2024-09-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH with the cruise contr… |
| 2024-08-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Loss of power during driving No warning or warning lights vehicle would not accelerate engine speed increased only to … |
| 2024-07-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | This vehicle has a design flaw with the grill opening. I had a whole in radiator that cost $1700 from road debris hitti… |
| 2024-07-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | For the entire day (XXX) my car would go limp when trying to shift gears with an automatic transmission. At least 3-5 … |
| 2024-06-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Truck stopped shifting corrrectly with 11550 miles. Would get stuck in 8th gear or 2nd gear. Shifting into manual mod… |
| 2024-05-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | so it seems that recall NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V746000 also effects 2023 santa cruz with the dct. While driving got… |
| 2024-03-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | On 3/22/2024 I was driving my 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz with 19k miles about 30 mph. My transmission suddenly became jerk… |
| 2024-02-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Vehicle goes into limp mode not allowing you to go over 25 miles per hour. Happens randomly and unexpectedly causing y… |
| 2024-02-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Driving through my neighborhood. Went to enter a Hwy and tried to accelerate. Could only go about 25 mph. with engine s… |
| 2024-01-30 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz. The contact stated that while hauling a trailer and attempting to accelerat… |
| 2023-12-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While driving the vehicle during winter the temperature of the engine dropped due to thermostat failure leading to no h… |
| 2023-11-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 11/14, 2023 Drove about 2-3 miles when all warning lights on the dash came on like a Christmas tree. I was coming to a … |
| 2023-11-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Rough Idle, Loss of engine power, and cylinder misfire on 2023 Santa Cruize Limited approx. 26,700 miles(currently) pur… |
| 2023-10-12 | TRAILER HITCHES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V181000 (Trai… |
| 2023-10-04 | TRAILER HITCHES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V181000 (Trai… |
| 2023-09-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle has multiple engine misfires, resulting from faulty fuel injectors. Unable to maintain speed, vehicle controls … |
| 2023-08-17 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Rain sensor wiper function. On this setting, even in consistent rain, the system will jump to slow wiper intervals all… |
| 2023-08-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Vehicle has 2k miles on it and it experiences a loss of power from a stop when accelerating. The vehicle shakes as if … |
| 2023-07-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | The Highway Drive Assist (HDA) designed to auto change cruise speed according to posted speed limit signs - at 80mph li… |
| 2023-07-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH with the cruise control featur… |
| 2023-07-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I went to my Hyundai dealer because the tunneau cover is taking in a lot of water when it rains. All sides are taking i… |
| 2023-07-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | My new 2023 Santa Cruz lost power on freeway. The dealer performed a transmission software update; however, the issue w… |
| 2023-06-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My issue was that I would press the gas pedal, but once I got to 20 mph the engine would stop giving power and I couldn… |
| 2023-06-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Upon pulling onto a street, the vehicle lost power. Pressing on the gas pedal provided no power or faster RPM's. No war… |
| 2023-06-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Car will not start properly and shuts itself off after which a strong odor of burning plastic is present in the vehicle… |
| 2023-06-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The dual clutch transmission frequently, though not consistently, malfunctions under acceleration. Typically, when acc… |