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2013 Hyundai Santa FE Sport problems
Owners have filed 249 complaints about the 2013 Hyundai Santa FE Sport with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 43.4% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of service brakes, hydraulic at 12.9%.
Complaints249
Crashes1
Fires24
Injuries0
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 43.4% · 108
Service brakes, hydraulic 12.9% · 32
Unknown or other 8.4% · 21
Electrical system 6.0% · 15
Engine and engine cooling 4.4% · 11
Power train 4.4% · 11
Fuel/propulsion system 3.6% · 9
Service brakes 3.6% · 9
Severity
Of those complaints, 1 describe a crash and 24 describe a fire.
Reading the numbers
Across the 5 model years of the Hyundai Santa FE Sport in this data, 2013 ranks 3rd by complaint volume — 2017 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 100 in the last three years against 31 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 85,060 miles.
In owners' own words
Was driving for an hour on the highway and just after I took an exit and was driving about 60km/hr my car shutdown and I had to come to a rolling stop off the side of the road, lights came on the dash, and I was unable to start the car again. Initial thoughts was the alternator as it was a hit day with the a/c full on. Then I had the vehicle towed an hour to a local shop, who informed me that the engine had blown up. Engine · reported at 82,000 miles
2013 Hyundai Santa FE Sport caught fire on 11/20/2018 on rt81n harrisburg, pa. Towed to faulkner Hyundai who says it could take up to 2 months for a Hyundai engineer to get out to assess the problem. Can't understand why a known problem has not created a recall?? They are jeopardizing customers lives. We were driving when we heard noise, pulled off and saw smoke coming out. My husband used water to put it out. Engine · reported at 66,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Santa FE Sport. While driving 70 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (healey Hyundai, 410 fishkill ave, beacon, ny 12508). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000. Engine · reported at 60,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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