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19 complaints
HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID 2023 SUSPENSION
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I am submitting this formal safety complaint regarding a structural defect in my 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid that I believe poses a safety concern and warrants federal investigation under the Nationa
NHTSAUSMar 2026Source →
HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID 2023 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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Own a 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid and have experienced the following issues over the past year and a half. Beginning after maybe 40,000 miles we pulled out onto a roadway and the engine immedia
NHTSAUSFeb 2026Source →
HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID 2023 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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The vehicle will not accelerate and comes to a complete stop while driving. Within days, it displayed ‘Check Hybrid System. Stop safely’ and lost propulsion while driving.
NHTSAUSDec 2025Source →
HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID 2023 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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One two separate occasions while driving the car has lost the ability to accelerate. There is no acceleration power even when completely flooring the gas pedal. The dash displays a red circle warming
NHTSAUSNov 2025Source →
HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID 2023 ENGINE
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On September 4, 2025 as I pulled on to Interstate I-70 my car suddenly lost power. Gas engine died. Loud attention sound started. Instrument cluster started flashing red with message "EV system failu
NHTSAUSSept 2025Source →
HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID 2023 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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I am reporting a serious and recurring safety defect with my 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid, purchased new in January 2024. The vehicle has suffered from over 30–40 sudden hybrid system failures, incl
NHTSAUSJul 2025Source →
HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID 2023 UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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We were driving in Montana down [XXX] and heard a very large “pop” sound above us. Our vehicle was traveling alone in the area at the time, no other vehicles were around ours. There was no debris
NHTSAUSJul 2025Source →
HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID 2023 ENGINE
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I am reporting an URGENT REQUEST IMMEDIATE ACTION REGARDING A SERIOUS UNRESOLVED, RECURRING PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. IT IS POTENTIALLY THE FAULT OF ALEXANDRIA HYUNDAI'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT
NHTSAUSMay 2025Source →
HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID 2023 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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I purchased a 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid in November of 2023. Within a couple of months of purchase I had 2 incidents where without warning the car lost power and made a noise sounding like some so
NHTSAUSFeb 2025Source →
HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID 2023 LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION
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Between [XXX] am on [XXX]. I powered on my vehicle and the rear trunk door simultaneously opened. As I was driving my son to school that morning, I noticed water dripping onto my foot. I continued t
NHTSAUSJan 2025Source →
HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID 2023 ENGINE
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Vehicle has gone into limp mode 2 times in the past week. Power when accelerating would not exceed 30 mph when pushing the gas pedal to the floor. Had to pull over as I was getting onto the highway a
NHTSAUSNov 2024Source →
HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID 2023 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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I am afraid of getting myself or someone else killed because there is a 1-2 second lag after stepping on the gas pedal after coming to a stop. This is extremely dangerous. My street empties onto a co
NHTSAUSOct 2024Source →
HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID 2023 POWER TRAIN
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Santa Fe will randomly experience inability to accelerate. I will hit the gas pedal, the engine will rev all the way up to power, it will slowly crawl forward and than violently accelerate. From the t
NHTSAUSOct 2024Source →
HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID 2023 POWER TRAIN
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Twice, the car refused to switch from EV mode back to gas mode. This resulted in the hybrid battery dying and the car losing power. The first time, I was merging onto the freeway and the gas pedal was
NHTSAUSOct 2024Source →
HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID 2023 FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
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The Automatic Emergency Braking System, on multiple occasions now, has slammed on its brakes at highway speed when there are no obstacles, barriers, or even vehicles in sight ahead of my wife. This ha
NHTSAUSOct 2024Source →
HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID 2023 POWER TRAIN
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I have pinging sound coming from the engine when I accelerate. Transmission seems to skip during acceleration. Took it to the dealership for repair since the car is under warranty. Dealership replaced
NHTSAUSOct 2024Source →
HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID 2023 FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
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Three times this has happened. The instances occurred on Highway 680 between Pleasanton and San Jose. I was going the speed limit - 65 miles per hour - as were tons of cars around me. Suddenly the
NHTSAUSSept 2024Source →
HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID 2023 BACK OVER PREVENTION: AUTOMATIC SYSTEM BRAKING
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The contact owned a 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that his partner was driving at 50 MPH, a light ahead had just turned red, with two vehicles stopped just a couple of feet ahead of her, t
NHTSAUSSept 2024Source →
HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID 2023 FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
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Driving down interstate at 70 mph and car started to brake while foot on gas pedal. Would not go…red brake alert came on. Luckily no other car in left lane and pulled off to side of road. Car wo
NHTSAUSSept 2024Source →