2017 Hyundai SANTA FE SPORT problems and owner complaints

EXCESSIVE ENGINE BRAKING ON DOWNHILL ROLL WITH CRUISE ENGAGED, WILL DOWNSHIFT THEN DOWNSHIFT AGAIN. WHILE REDUCING THE SPEED THE CRUISE WILL CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO UP-SHIFT STILL ROLLING DOWN THE SAME HILL AT THIS POINT THE CRUISE REALIZES THE SPEED INCREASE AND DOES A DOUBLE DOWNSHIFT FROM WHERE IT WAS. AT THIS POINT THE RPM HAS JUMPED TO JUST UNDER 5000 WITH THE ENGINE WHINING LIKE ITS IN PAIN. I LIVE IN AND TRAVEL, TO AND FROM WORK IN THE LOWER SAVANNAH RIVER AREA OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THE HILL THAT I WAS ON IS ABOUT THE LENGTH FOOTBALL F…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 11020227 at NHTSA ↗

THE 2017 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT . THEY JAMMED IN THE DOORS AND HAVE RIPPED THE RUBBERS ON THE DOORS AND DO NOT RETRACT BACK WHEN GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE. . ALSO IN AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK UP. SUSPENSION IS LOUSY AND IT FEELS AS IF IT HAS NO SUSPENSION. I WAS TOLD BY HYUNDAI'S ZONE REP RANDY [phone removed] ON SEPTEMBER 26TH 2017 THREE MORE COMPLAINTS OF THIS SITUATION HAVE BEEN REPORTED. MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER FEELS FOR $250 A MONTH THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS AND I SHOULD ACCEPT THE…

Owner-reported narrative. 4,475 miles reported. Look up ODI 11030080 at NHTSA ↗

2017 SANTA FE SPORT 2.0T ULTIMATE AWD - HESITATION OCCURS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM LOW SPEEDS, MOST FREQUENTLY OBSERVED WHEN MAKING TURNS. STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR CAUSES THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TO BLINK AND THE ENGINE TO EFFECTIVELY STALL OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS. WHEN THE THROTTLE DOES ENGAGE AFTER THE HESITATION, IT IS IN A VIOLENT MANNER. THIS HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY THAN NOT, AND IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR OVER A YEAR AND HAVE 20,000+ MILES ON IT. THIS IS A REOCCURRING ISSUE. HAD I BEEN AWARE OF THIS SITE, I W…

Owner-reported narrative. 100 miles reported. Look up ODI 11003119 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A COUNTRY ROAD WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE DRIVER LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER OR OTHERWISE CONTROL THE VEHICLE. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED INTO THE SHOP, THE CYLINDER NUMBER 1 FUEL INJECTOR WAS REPLACED AND THERE WAS EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF FUEL IN THE OIL.

Owner-reported narrative. 333 miles reported. Look up ODI 11011441 at NHTSA ↗

TRANSMISSION SHIFTING IS ERRATIC. STUMBLES/SLAMS INTO GEAR 90% OF THE TIME. SHIFTING IS FELT THROUGHOUT ENTIRE CAR. TRANSMISSION UPSHIFTS WAY TO EARLY WHEN SLOWLY ACCELERATING OR DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. CAR COULD BE GOING 20 MPH AND HAS ALREADY PUT ITSELF IN 4TH OR 5TH GEAR. THEN WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR BUCKS AND WILL EVENTUALLY SLAM INTO THE LOWER GEAR THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN. MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT AND UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION DOESN'T DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY EITHER. YOU MUST COME TO A COMPLE…

Owner-reported narrative. 75 miles reported. Look up ODI 11053401 at NHTSA ↗

WE BOUGHT OUR 2017 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT USED; IT HAD ONLY 11,000 MILES ON IT. DRIVING HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP, I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHUDDER VIOLENTLY WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL, AND AS THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNED TO CENTER AFTER A TURN. THIS MAKES IT CLOSE TO IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL, AND NEARLY GOT ME INTO A FEW ACCIDENTS SINCE I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS SUGGESTS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING COLUMN OR WORSE; THE STEERING RACK. IF THERE IS SLIPPING GOING ON IN THE STEERING COLU…

Owner-reported narrative. 11,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11005894 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2018 (NA) HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND A RED STEERING WHEEL AND EXCLAMATION MARK ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER (HYUNDAI OF NEW PORT RICHEY 3936 US-19, NEW PORT RICHEY, FL, 34652) DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRANSMITTING DATA TO THE STEERING MECHANISM; HOWEVER, THE STEERING MECHANISM WAS UNABLE TO READ AND CORRESPOND. THE STEERING MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE R…

Owner-reported narrative. 200 miles reported. Look up ODI 11010221 at NHTSA ↗

THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FIRE WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE POSSIBLY INVOLVING THE TAIL LIGHTS OR OTHER WIRING IN THIS AREA. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN OPERATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 HOURS. I AM THE FIRE MARSHAL AND I HAVE READ REPORTS OF OTHER INCIDENTS INVOLVING THIS TYPE VEHICLE.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11205475 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT LEASES A 2017 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RT 2 HYUNDAI (743 NORTH MAIN STREET, LEOMINSTER, MA 01453, [phone removed]). SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE REPAIRS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESUME DRIVING NO MORE THAN 40 MPH TO AVOID TH…

Owner-reported narrative. 31,614 miles reported. Look up ODI 11277560 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP SIGN AND A STOP LIGHT, IT SHOOK AND VIBRATED SEVERELY. WHILE ACCELERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH, THE SUSPENSION WAS UNSTABLE. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL TANK WOULD BE FULL AT 381 GALLONS AND WOULD DECREASE TO 360 GALLONS. THE DEALER (PANTILI HYUNDAI, 720 OAKVALE RD, PRINCETON, WV 24740, [phone removed]) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURES. THE VEHI…

Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11034102 at NHTSA ↗