Hyundai Santa Fe Unspecified or other problems

1.36 vs. all vehicles Rising

255 of the 2,092 complaints about the Hyundai Santa Fe (12.2%) concern Unspecified or other, making it the model's second-largest problem area. That share is 1.4× the Unspecified or other share across all tracked vehicles.

255Complaints · Unspecified or other

12.2%Share of complaints

1.36×vs. all vehicles

88Last 12 months

8.2%Share involving a crash or fire

0Related recalls

Analysis

88 Unspecified or other complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 57 in the 12 months before — up 54%.

22 of these reports (8.2%) describe a crash or fire, with 14 injuries and 0 deaths mentioned.

No recall campaign addresses Unspecified or other for the tracked model years.

By model year

Year	Complaints	Share of complaints
2018	30	6.9%
2019	35	15.4%
2020	26	12.0%
2021	27	14.4%
2022	28	10.6%
2023	49	16.9%
2024	25	13.2%
2025	25	10.8%
2026	10	18.5%

When complaints were filed

Last 12 months: 88 · Previous 12 months: 57

What owners report

I drove my car from for about an hour to my destination. I get to my destination and park and the car starts smoking lightly from under the hood and then increases. I was still sitting in the car when I was told my car was on fire.

Unspecified or other · 2026-09-12 · ODI 11763784 · Fire
Currently unknown on how the fire started, but something under the hood caught fire

Unspecified or other · 2026-09-04 · ODI 11762232 · Fire
The vehicle is a 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe Plug-in hybrid. Purchased new in January 2024. It currently has 40,087 miles. My wife and I were traveling were traveling at the posted speed limit when we heard a loud bank. The operation of the vehicle was not effected.

Unspecified or other · 2026-10-12 · ODI 11770614
Fighting with Hyundai for a year over the vibration in the front, steering and seat seats. First, they said tires. Hyundai case mgmt #XXX. The tires were replaced by mfr warranty, vibration never stopped. @18253miles.

Unspecified or other · 2026-09-26 · ODI 11767162
I have written and escalated to Hyundai Corporate about the same issue happening twice to me already and I just got the car in April. May, July, and now September 25th the car loses acceleration while on the interstate at high speeds.

Unspecified or other · 2026-09-25 · ODI 11767018
I bought my 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe at Auto Fair Hyundai in [XXX] in XXX new. This is my third Hyundai from this location over the years. I have always serviced it there ever since I bought it.

Unspecified or other · 2026-09-24 · ODI 11766702

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

Related recalls

No recall campaign addresses Unspecified or other for the tracked model years.

Problem areas · Hyundai Santa Fe

Hyundai Santa Fe problems, complaints & recalls by model year ›