Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Own a 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid and have experienced the following issues over the past year and a half. Begin… |
| 2025-12-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The vehicle will not accelerate and comes to a complete stop while driving. Within days, it displayed ‘Check Hybrid Sys… |
| 2025-11-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | One two separate occasions while driving the car has lost the ability to accelerate. There is no acceleration power eve… |
| 2025-09-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On September 4, 2025 as I pulled on to Interstate I-70 my car suddenly lost power. Gas engine died. Loud attention soun… |
| 2025-07-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I am reporting a serious and recurring safety defect with my 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid, purchased new in January 202… |
| 2025-07-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | We were driving in Montana down [XXX] and heard a very large “pop” sound above us. Our vehicle was traveling alone in t… |
| 2025-05-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I am reporting an URGENT REQUEST IMMEDIATE ACTION REGARDING A SERIOUS UNRESOLVED, RECURRING PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY… |
| 2025-02-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I purchased a 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid in November of 2023. Within a couple of months of purchase I had 2 incident… |
| 2025-01-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Between [XXX] am on [XXX]. I powered on my vehicle and the rear trunk door simultaneously opened. As I was driving my… |
| 2024-11-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Vehicle has gone into limp mode 2 times in the past week. Power when accelerating would not exceed 30 mph when pushing … |
| 2024-11-08 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | As my wife and I were traveling down the interstate at 45 mph, we heard a loud POP, but we were unable to figure out wh… |
| 2024-10-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I am afraid of getting myself or someone else killed because there is a 1-2 second lag after stepping on the gas pedal … |
| 2024-10-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Santa Fe will randomly experience inability to accelerate. I will hit the gas pedal, the engine will rev all the way up… |
| 2024-10-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Twice, the car refused to switch from EV mode back to gas mode. This resulted in the hybrid battery dying and the car l… |
| 2024-10-09 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | The Automatic Emergency Braking System, on multiple occasions now, has slammed on its brakes at highway speed when ther… |
| 2024-10-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I have pinging sound coming from the engine when I accelerate. Transmission seems to skip during acceleration. Took it … |
| 2024-09-20 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | Three times this has happened. The instances occurred on Highway 680 between Pleasanton and San Jose. I was going the… |
| 2024-09-19 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: AUTOMATIC SYSTEM BRAKING | Yes | 2 | The contact owned a 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that his partner was driving at 50 MPH, a light ahead had… |
| 2024-09-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Driving down interstate at 70 mph and car started to brake while foot on gas pedal. Would not go…red brake alert came … |
| 2024-09-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | One of the 2 horns has stopped working. After checking the Hyundai Forum website, I've found that one or both horns has… |
| 2024-08-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | See attached document for complaint. |
| 2024-07-31 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | I was driving 70 MPH on highway and the AEB activated despite no other vehicles in front of me. Thankfully the car behi… |
| 2024-07-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | When I start driving the car if I come up to a hill when I try to accelerate to move forward the cars engine cuts out a… |
| 2024-06-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On highway, emergency braking enacted. I pulled to side the of the road to turn engine off and restart car. When I did,… |
| 2024-06-02 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | I was driving approximately 55 mph on an interstate with no hazards nearby. The car's Emergency Braking System engaged… |
| 2024-05-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | As I was driving today my Santa Fe Hybrid lost all power while on the road. The hybrid battery gauge went from 3/4th fu… |
| 2024-05-18 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | I was driving on the freeway and there were not any cars in front of me or next to me, and my emergency break went on. … |
| 2024-05-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while driving at approximately 30-35 MPH, the vehicle lost… |
| 2024-04-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | It started in April 2024. After the dealership performed an oil change we heard a strange noise whenever we accelerated… |
| 2024-04-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving the blind spot safety system, driver attention warning system, and lane following system malfunction at t… |
| 2024-03-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | In a parking lot at a church I slowed down, going 1 mile per hour or less. Upon taking my foot off the accelorator to … |
| 2024-03-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Occurred on [XXX] while travelling in the middle lane of a 3-lane highway just west of Raleigh, NC and heading west. Th… |
| 2024-02-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Panoramic sunroof exploded randomly while driving on 2/8/24. Nothing hit the sunroof it just exploded. Vehicle is less … |
| 2024-01-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I purchased a brand new 2023 Santa Fe hybrid in August 2023. So far, on four separate occasions (Oct ‘23, Dec ‘23, Jan … |
| 2024-01-26 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | The automatic emergency braking system engaged (the red warning flashed on the dashboard and tone beeped) while I while… |
| 2024-01-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Coil failure at 7500 Miles |
| 2024-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The engine/ability to accelerate seemed to fail. It would not accelerate past 45mph and then couldn't even maintain tha… |
| 2024-01-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 4 times there has been an error message with a large P symbol and a red triangle on the dash board. The large P is sur… |
| 2023-12-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Bought the car in July 2023. Nov 23: I had a check hybrid system followed by check engine + red battery warning while… |
| 2023-12-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | vehicle fails to accelerate, engine is “sputtering” and making a rattling sound and battery is draining to nothing on t… |
| 2023-12-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | While driving at approximately 70 mphs the panoramic sunroof exploded. It sounded like a gunshot in the car. The front … |
| 2023-12-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | This vehicle has only 8,961 miles. When driving a light comes on that states Check Hybrid System. Stop Safely then the … |
| 2023-11-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Driving down the highway my sunroof shattered without being hit by anything. Local dealership is replacing, but if suns… |
| 2023-10-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | We were driving at around 55mph and Panasonic sunroof exploded as is something hit it: however, nothing did. The glass … |
| 2023-08-21 | LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | No | 0 | Beginning the evening of 8/21/2023, this 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe HEV began displaying warning messages: "Check Blind Spot… |
| 2023-08-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On 8/14/23/ I got the first oil change for my new car at the dealer. On 8/15/23 as I cruised at 65mph on a crowded Det… |
| 2023-07-13 | TRAILER HITCHES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V181000 (Traile… |
| 2023-06-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On nine separate occasions between mid-June 2023 (mileage appx. 600) and July 21, 2023 (mileage 1994), my vehicle lost … |
| 2023-06-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | This is related to Complaint Number 11526621 filed June 13, '23. Today I experienced the same issue described in my pr… |
| 2023-06-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The issue I'm about to describe has occurred multiple times during the seven (7) months I've owned the vehicle - includ… |