Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz has 15 NHTSA engine complaints and 1 engine-related recall.
15
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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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 ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 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... |
| Aug 10, 2024 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz began shaking on the interstate and showing a check engine light on the dash... |
| Jun 26, 2024 | ENGINE | Instrument Panel said Navigation system had failed and to check the front sensor. Then the car went ... |
| May 10, 2024 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Just had the fuel induction serviced day prior to issue. Started car normally. Went to accelerate an... |
| May 1, 2024 | ENGINE | 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited 29K miles bought in March at CarMax. I had 6/8 fuel injectors replac... |
| Dec 11, 2023 | ENGINE | Leaving work my truck started shimmying like I had a flat. I realized I had no power when accelerati... |
| Nov 7, 2023 | ENGINE | Transmission lost power and Hyundai had to replace the Transmission at 20,000 miles |
| Apr 10, 2023 | ENGINE | Loose the power of the vehicle. Can't shift the transmission manually. |
| Mar 26, 2023 | ENGINE | Drove on highway,parked, went back to vehicle,saw leak.coolant low, radiator punctured from rock or ... |
| Nov 2, 2022 | ENGINE | Took 2022 Santa Cruz Limited in for an oil change and tire rotation at Grayson Hyundai in West Knoxv... |
| Oct 7, 2022 | ENGINE | Radiator spewing coolant. Had not hit anything only driving on back highway. Dealer stated not warra... |
| Jun 30, 2022 | ENGINE | I have had this vehicle for less than 2 months, and the engine started knocking after about 800 mile... |
| Jun 26, 2022 | ENGINE | Engine stuttering at random like it is going to die out. And a major safety issue four times, so far... |
| May 29, 2022 | ENGINE | Getting an error multiple times under 500 miles. It has been coming and going since 200 miles. Tra... |
| Apr 4, 2022 | ENGINE | E.ngine took longer than normal to start. After starting, I drove 1/4 mile and engine had no power ... |