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2018 Hyundai Santa FE Sport problems
Owners have filed 410 complaints about the 2018 Hyundai Santa FE Sport with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 47.3% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of service brakes, hydraulic at 8.8%.
Complaints410
Crashes8
Fires11
Injuries10
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 47.3% · 194
Unknown or other 9.3% · 38
Service brakes, hydraulic 8.8% · 36
Fuel/propulsion system 7.8% · 32
Electrical system 4.9% · 20
Power train 4.1% · 17
Engine and engine cooling 3.2% · 13
Service brakes 3.2% · 13
Severity
Of those complaints, 8 describe a crash, 11 describe a fire and 10 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 5 model years of the Hyundai Santa FE Sport in this data, 2018 ranks 2nd by complaint volume — 2017 draws the most.
Filing volume has held steady, 190 in the last three years against 168 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 59,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Check engine light comes on and testing shows 3rd cylinder has as fuel-oxygen imbalance. Has happened twice. Light went off the 2nd time. Brand new car. It happened at 2,500 and 5,000 miles. Had it checked by Hyundai the first time and they didn't see any other problems, chalking it up to a malfunction. Someone told me it could be a bad fuel injector; bad sensor; or a miscalibration of the engine/fuel injector Engine · reported at 5,000 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated while driving approximately 63 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the check engine and ABS warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed with engine failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 74,500. Engine · reported at 74,500 miles
This engine is burning oil. Its mixing oil with gasoline in the cylinders. Its fouling spark plugs and consuming large amounts of oil with absolutely no visible oil leaks. The exhaust is black. PCV valve is clean. Engine is misfiring due to spark plug fouling. New spark plugs and coils. Multiple dealers have stated this is a KNOWN defect with this particular GDI engine but Hyundai refuses to issue a recall. Engine
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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