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2019 Hyundai Santa FE problems

Owners have filed 272 complaints about the 2019 Hyundai Santa FE with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 24.3% of them — the clear leader, ahead of power train at 11.4%. A further 16.9% were filed without a specific system named.

Complaints272

Crashes20

Fires14

Injuries11

Deaths0

What owners report breaking

Engine 24.3% · 66

Unknown or other 16.9% · 46

Power train 11.4% · 31

Electrical system 9.6% · 26

Structure 5.1% · 14

Forward collision avoidance 5.1% · 14

Steering 4.4% · 12

Service brakes 4.0% · 11

Severity

Of those complaints, 20 describe a crash, 14 describe a fire and 11 report an injury.

Reading the numbers

Across the 25 model years of the Hyundai Santa FE in this data, 2019 sits 18th by complaint volume. 2017 draws the most.

Filings are rising — 117 in the last three years against 81 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 9,612 miles.

In owners' own words

Was driving and the car started stuttering. When I came to a stop the car would not move, a message flashed across the dash saying something about the auto stop feature was active and I had to put the car in park or neutral in order to drive again. Has happened numerous times almost daily. In order to stop this from happening you have to remember to turn the auto stop feature off. Engine

This vehicle requires 1-2 quarts of oil to be added to it weekly. It's all over the internet that many different models of Hyundais consume excessive amounts of oil. This puts others at risk due to damaging the engine and the possibility that the car will just stop completely while driving it. We have records to show how often and how much we have to add more oil every week. Engine

The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated while at a red light, the vehicle stalled. The failure had occurred on several occasions. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000. Engine · reported at 80,000 miles

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

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Other Hyundai Santa FE years

2016 288 complaints · 52.1% engine 2017 1,260 complaints · 50.2% engine 2018 143 complaints · 37.1% engine 2020 288 complaints · 24.7% engine 2021 240 complaints · 20.8% power train 2022 299 complaints · 18.4% power train

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