Hyundai SANTA FE transmission problems
520 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
7,617 owner complaints analyzed
46 distinct recall campaigns
65,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2001 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 4,226 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
520 of 7,617 complaints match this topic (6.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10020369 · 2003-05-21 (May 21, 2003)
NAR 05/21/2003 *MR WITH OUT NOTIFICATION THE CONSUMERS PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRANDED AS A LEMON. PROBLEMS OCCURRED WITH THE TRANSMISSION, AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR, HEADLIGHT DIMMERS, AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. THEY'RE REQUESTING THE DEALERSHIP TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLE. *CB
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Owner report 10098688 · 2004-11-11 (November 11, 2004)
THIS VEHICLE IS AN "ALL WHEEL DRIVE". THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION UNEVENLY DISTRIBUTES POWER AT AROUND 35-40 MPH - CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL DANGEROUSLY TO THE RIGHT. THIS "JERK" OF POWER TO THE RIGHT OCCASIONALLY CAUSES ME TO ALMOST SWERVE OUT OF MY LANE OF TRAFFIC!! *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 68,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10098688 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10117799 · 2005-04-13 (April 13, 2005)
VEHICLE TENDED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE BEING DRIVEN, AND DID NOT ACCELERATE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR TESTING, AND TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK
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Owner report 10118154 · 2005-04-20 (April 20, 2005)
WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHS APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IT STUTTERS. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS I TAKEMY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN PUTTING YOUR FOOT BACK ON THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM. IF I PUSH THROUGH 40 MPH THEN I DO NOT GET THE STUTTER. I HAVE TAKING THE CAR IN TO HYUNDAI AND THEY FIXED THE BALL JOINT ON THE DRIVERS FRONT WHEEL, THEY SAID THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM; BUT HAS NOT FIXED IT. I WENT BACK UP TO HYUNDAI AND NOW THEY SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT COULD BE. ANYTHING FROM TRANSMISSION FLUSH TO THE BALANCE OF THE WHEELS.*AK
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Owner report 10124566 · 2005-07-22 (July 22, 2005)
DT: 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE HAS AUTOMATIC/STANDARD TRANSMISSION WHICH WOULD DOWNSHIFT ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WHEN GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF THIRD GEAR. WHEN CONSUMER EXITED THE HIGHWAY HE NOTICED HE ONLY HAD SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. HE SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 68,253 miles reported. Look up ODI 10124566 at NHTSA ↗