2015 Hyundai Santa FE Sport
No clear pattern 0% of complaints about the 2015 Hyundai Santa FE Sport arrived in its first year of service. That is an unusual figure for a 2015 vehicle, but with only 112 complaints on record the sample is too small to call it a pattern — the margin of error covers the range where ordinary vehicles sit. The figures below are reported without a verdict. The most-reported system is engine (41 complaints), typically at 7.9 yr or about 90,088 miles.
- Complaints
- 112
- Median age at failure
- 7.7 yr
- Median mileage
- 71,000 n=55
- Crash / fire / tow
- 21.4% of reports
- Safety recalls
- 3 2 do not drive
21V303000 2021-04-28 Do not drive
Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip:control unit/module
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Santa Fe Sport vehicles. Brake fluid may leak inside the Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) module, possibly resulting in an electrical short.
An electrical short in the ABS module can increase the risk of an engine compartment fire while parked or driving.
20V520000 2020-08-27 Do not drive
Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip:control unit/module
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Santa Fe Sport vehicles. Brake fluid may leak inside the Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) module, possibly resulting in an electrical short.
If the ABS module short circuits, there is an increased risk of an engine compartment fire.
17V358000 2017-06-05
Latches/locks/linkages:hood:latch
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the secondary hood latch actuating cable may corrode and bind, causing the secondary hood latch to remain in the unlatched position when the hood is closed.
If the hood is not securely closed or the primary latch is inadvertently released and the secondary latch is not engaged, the hood could unexpectedly open while driving, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Engine 43,544 mi 2.8 yr in service
THE ENGINE SEIZED WHILE IN MOTION AFTER LEAVING THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF HYUNDAI. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS PART OF A CONSUMPTION TEST. I WAS ADVISED TO COME IN EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS 1 QUART OF OIL LOW AND AFTER 4 TIMES HYUNDAI WOULD PROVIDE A NEW ENGINE. AFTER THE ENGINE SEIZED HYUNDAI DENIED THE CLAIM.
Engine 32,820 mi 3.5 yr in service
PURCHASED A CPO CAR FROM DEALERSHIP. 32K MILES. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 150 MILES WHEN DRIVING UP A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT 60MPH, ENGINE STARTING SEVERE KNOCKING, IN LESS THEN 1/2 MILE, ENGINE FAILED. ELECTRICAL WORKED, PUT ON HAZARD LIGHTS. BRAKES WERE UNUSABLE. COASTED TO EMERGENCY LANE AND PUSHED INTO PARK. CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAR ENGINE THREW A ROD. ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR WAS "CERTIFIED". CAR WAS RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE A FULL REFUND WAS OBTAINED. I HAVE VIDEO OF THE ENGINE SOUND.
Engine 93,751 mi 3.8 yr in service
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE SEIZED AND TURNED OFF. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD US THAT THE MOTOR IS LOCKED AND WILL NOT TURN OVER BECAUSE OF INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE AND THERE WAS SLUDGE AND METAL IN THE OIL PAN. THE ASSISTANT MANAGER THEN TOLD US THAT THIS WAS ALSO A PROBLEM FOUND WITHIN THE 2013-2014 MODELS THAT HAD GOTTEN RECALLED, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR US AND WE HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A NEW ENGINE.
Service brakes, hydraulic mileage not reported 6.1 yr in service
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V520000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.