Other complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe has 20 NHTSA other complaints and 0 other-related recalls.
20
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Car all of a sudden stopped running like normal. Can't go above 20 mph without sounding like backfir... |
| Dec 11, 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | A car in front of me lost control and I braked to avoid an accident but the car turned and had no st... |
| May 1, 2019 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | GAS TANK HAS CORROSION AND MECHANIC CONFIRMS THE TANK IS LEAKING GASOLINE DUE TO THE CORROSION!!!! |
| Nov 10, 2017 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | LEAKY GAS TANK WAS REPLACED THIS SUMMER AND NOW I HAVE GAS FUMES AGAIN |
| Nov 2, 2017 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY VEHICLE STARTED HANDLING FUNNY. SEEMED TO BE SLIPPING AND SLIDING AND DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE CONTRO... |
| Jul 14, 2017 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I WAS PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN AND MY REAR SUB FRAME SNAPPED, I CONTACTED THE DEALER WITH WHOM I... |
| Oct 7, 2016 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | PURCHASED A 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE AND FOUND AFTERWARD THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING FROM INSIDE THE... |
| Jun 13, 2016 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR C... |
| Jun 9, 2016 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | IN NOV, 2015, THE ABS AND TCS LIGHTS CAME ON. THE AXLE WAS BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN JULY 20... |
| Jun 2, 2016 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, A FUEL ODOR EMI... |
| Apr 27, 2016 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR ... |
| Feb 5, 2016 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON I STARTED MY VEHICLE ON THE MORNING OF 2/5/16 AND IT WON'T TURN OFF. |
| Jan 15, 2016 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | GAS TANK IS CORRODED AND LEAKING FUEL DUE TO ROAD SALT BECAUSE I LIVE IN THE NORTHEAST. I WAS NOTIFI... |
| Mar 17, 2015 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE STARTED TO "JUMP" PERSAY. IT JUMPED FROM 1 RPM TO... |
| Jun 2, 2014 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTING IN AN... |
| Mar 18, 2014 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING AND ... |
| Jul 1, 2013 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE WHEN THE REDUCE SPEED/COAST BUTTON WAS PUSH... |
| Jan 23, 2006 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS) HAS TWICE NOW THROWN THE VEHICLE INTO VIOLENT AND UNCONTROLLABLE OUT O... |
| Oct 30, 2005 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT SEVERAL PROBLEMS. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE TRACTION CONTROL, WHI... |
| Aug 17, 2005 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I JUST BOUGHT A NEW 2005 HYUNDAI SANTA FE(2.7L AWD AT4) ON AUG 15, 2005. THEN TWO DAYS LATER I FOUND... |