Hyundai SANTA FE SPORT engine problems
165 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
1,171 owner complaints analyzed
11 distinct recall campaigns
68,250 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2013 to 2018 model years. Data snapshot: . 542 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
165 of 1,171 complaints match this topic (14.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10995583 · 2017-06-16 (June 16, 2017)
MY CAR IS STATING TO SHOW SIGNS OF LOSS OF POWER AND HESITATION AS NOTED AS SOME OF THE AFFECTS FROM THIS RECALL. I DID NOTICE THIS SAME TYPE OF ACTIONS BACK IN SEPTEMBER, AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR COMPLETELY DIED ON ME AND WAS JERKING AND HESITANT WHEN IT WOULD RUN. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR TO PHIL LONG HYUNDAI OF MOTOR CITY AND PAID $624.03 FOR REPAIRS, AND NOT THE SAME ACTIONS ARE OCCURRING. I WOULD LIKE ACTION TO BE TAKEN PRIOR TO A COMPLETE STALL AND WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE $624.03 I PAID OUT BACK I…
Owner-reported narrative. 79,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10995583 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11000399 · 2017-06-21 (June 21, 2017)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. ALSO, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A JERKING MOTION AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PERIODICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (MAJOR HYUNDAI 1534 N. 9TH STREET, STROUDSBURG, PA 18360), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PARTS WERE NOT …
Owner-reported narrative. 75,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11000399 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11002047 · 2017-06-28 (June 28, 2017)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT RESTART WHEN PROMPTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TUSTIN HYUNDAI MOTORS OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA WHERE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED ENGINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE RECALL. FURTHERMORE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL FLOW RESTRICTION, WHICH CAUSED HIGH OIL CONSUMPTI…
Owner-reported narrative. 155,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11002047 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11048782 · 2017-11-27 (November 27, 2017)
ON NOVEMBER 14, 2017, I BEGAN HEARING SOME KNOCKING NOISE. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SANTA FE SPORT STALLED WITH NO WARNING. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, WHERE PEOPLE WERE HONKING AND HAVING TO GO AROUND ME. I WAS SO SCARED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DECIDED TO RETURN HOME INSTEAD OF GOING TO MY ORIGINAL DESTINATION. TEN MINUTES LATER, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE SAME THING HAPPENED, THE SANTA FE SPORT STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND GET HOME. …
Owner-reported narrative. 54,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11048782 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11063042 · 2018-01-16 (January 16, 2018)
TL* 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.
Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11063042 at NHTSA ↗