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2017 Hyundai Santa FE Sport problems
Owners have filed 472 complaints about the 2017 Hyundai Santa FE Sport with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 41.7% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of service brakes, hydraulic at 8.9%.
Complaints472
Crashes7
Fires12
Injuries9
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 41.7% · 197
Service brakes, hydraulic 8.9% · 42
Power train 8.3% · 39
Unknown or other 7.4% · 35
Vehicle speed control 5.3% · 25
Fuel/propulsion system 5.3% · 25
Engine and engine cooling 3.4% · 16
Electrical system 3.0% · 14
Severity
Of those complaints, 7 describe a crash, 12 describe a fire and 9 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 5 model years of the Hyundai Santa FE Sport in this data, 2017 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filing volume has held steady, 161 in the last three years against 180 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 25,500 miles.
In owners' own words
After a recall repair (Campaign 9C2) was performed on my vehicle, it developed a hesitation and lack of acceleration issue that did not exist before the repair. The vehicle exhibits rough or delayed gear shifting, a noticeable lack of power/acceleration, and behavior that feels like the engine is not receiving adequate fuel. This occurs both during cold start and after the vehicle has been driven and is fully warm Engine
After the ECM recall for a software update the car would not run correctly. It jerks and and runs rough. It almost stalls when you put your foot on the gas. I took it back to the dealer and they can not get the problem to duplicate. Noone else has looked at the problem. There were never any problems with the care until the recall. The problem occurred the day I brought the car home from the ECM update. Engine
I put regular gas in my car Tuesday, Saturday it started making a vibration like I had a flat tire and malfunction light comes on. I notice when I put reg gas engine makes rattling sound but dealership says itâs fine put premium to resolve this. So is this normal? Also my engine consumes oil, I took car in for oil consumption test and they say it burns 1 quart per 1000 miles which is ok. Really??? Engine
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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