Hyundai Santa Fe Driver-assist systems problems

1.02 vs. all vehicles Within ±30% year on year

122 of the 2,092 complaints about the Hyundai Santa Fe (5.8%) concern Driver-assist systems, making it the model's #6 problem area. That share is 1.0× the Driver-assist systems share across all tracked vehicles.

122Complaints · Driver-assist systems

5.8%Share of complaints

1.02×vs. all vehicles

33Last 12 months

3.3%Share involving a crash or fire

0Related recalls

Analysis

33 Driver-assist systems complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 37 in the 12 months before — down 11%.

4 of these reports (3.3%) describe a crash or fire, with 2 injuries and 0 deaths mentioned.

No recall campaign addresses Driver-assist systems for the tracked model years.

By model year

Year	Complaints	Share of complaints
2018	1	0.2%
2019	6	2.6%
2020	12	5.6%
2021	8	4.3%
2022	17	6.4%
2023	24	8.3%
2024	19	10.0%
2025	28	12.1%
2026	7	13.0%

When complaints were filed

Last 12 months: 33 · Previous 12 months: 37

What owners report

Our vehicle has twice gone from parking to drive and moved on its own! Both times almost running over my wife

Driver-assist systems · 2026-09-02 · ODI 11761572 · Crash
The contact owned a 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid. The contact stated while coming out of a parking space and driving approximately 5 MPH, he got distracted and crashed into a parking lot light pole.

Driver-assist systems · 2024-07-29 · ODI 11605260 · Crash
Vehicle on initial start up shows no issue. Driving for a short distance or stationary for a short time. Vehicle instrument panel will show a fault of Forward safety system. Errors on Lane keeping assist, High beam assist, and Driver attention warning.

Driver-assist systems · 2026-09-07 · ODI 11762513
"take a coffee break" warning goes on an inappropriate amount of time. When I drive straight down the highway it alarms. However, if i cross the white lines it does not alarm.

Driver-assist systems · 2026-09-07 · ODI 11762602
Occasionally the cruise control will go off. Sometimes it will reset itself & other times, the driver has to initiate. I reported to the Hyundai Manuf. last yr. & also had 2 separate dealers take a look & problem has not been resolved.

Driver-assist systems · 2026-09-01 · ODI 11761327
The Driver Attention Warning system activates a "coffee break" alert repeatedly after approximately two hours of continuous driving, regardless of actual driver attentiveness. There is no way to permanently dismiss or disable this alert.

Driver-assist systems · 2026-08-10 · ODI 11756011

Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.

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