Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz has 4 recalls, 179 complaints.
4
Recalls
179
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated August 27, 2026
22V197000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2022 Santa Fe and Santa Cruz vehicles. The oil supply pipe to the turbocharger may crack, which ...
22V746000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Santa Fe, Sonata, Veloster N, 2022 Santa Cruz, Elantra N, and Kona N vehicles. The veh...
23V038000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2022 Tucson and 2022-2023 Santa Cruz vehicles. The roof moldings may detach.
23V181000
TRAILER HITCHES
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Santa Fe, 2021-2023 Santa Fe HEV, 2022-2023 Santa Fe Plug-in HEV and Santa Cruz vehicle...
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
Not Rated
Rating for: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz PU/CC AWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | The transmission failed. The dealership computer identified the failure with Safety Recall 236. |
| Jun 3, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Loss of power from the engine while accelerating from a stop in heavy traffic. Car began shaking and... |
| May 18, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | While driving my vehicle on a two-lane highway, I experienced multiple sequential electronic system ... |
| May 14, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2022 HYUNDAI Santa Cruz. The contact stated while driving 74 MPH, while depressin... |
| Apr 24, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | After starting vehicle and shifting to Drive, the vehicle does not want to shift out of 1st gear and... |
| Mar 19, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | "The 8-speed Dual Clutch Transmission and engine (Cylinder 4) failed on my 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz S... |
| Mar 1, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | The cars transmission has become very jerky at low speeds. The drive train will either hesitate or ... |
| Feb 27, 2026 | STRUCTURE | The tailgate of this vehicle opened by itself while driving and pulling a trailer. The key fob was s... |
| Nov 19, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | My 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz has an ongoing powertrain/transmission malfunction that occurs during col... |
| Oct 31, 2025 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,BACK OVER PREVENTION,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | ALL SAFETY FEATURE WARNING ALERTS (3) OF THEM, SINCE IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO CHECK ALL THAT APPLY T... |
| Oct 15, 2025 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | October 2025 while driving the vehicle at highway speeds, vehicle started bucking, losing power and ... |
| Sep 30, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2022 Hyundai Cruz. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle lost... |
| Aug 28, 2025 | AIR BAGS | The vehicle was involved in a collision in which the airbags failed to deploy. Despite the severity ... |
| Aug 6, 2025 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The contact owns a 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz. The contact stated that while driving 62 MPH, the Forwar... |
| Aug 1, 2025 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Vehicle began running roughly. CEL came on. Began to misfire. Limped it off the FWY under limited po... |
| Jul 25, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2nd replacement DCT transmission failed Loss of power while driving on the interstate , upon accel... |
| Jul 2, 2025 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | The contact owns a 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 6... |
| Jun 27, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | My 2022 Santa Cruz Limited Edition keeps losing power intermittently. No accident yet but very risky... |
| Jun 10, 2025 | STRUCTURE | My tailgate is opening unexpectedly while driving. Hyundai has assured people that the tailgate lock... |
| May 3, 2025 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I purchased my 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz new from Hallmark Hyundai in Tennessee. Ever since the purcha... |