Speed Control complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe has 44 NHTSA speed control complaints and 0 speed control-related recalls.
44
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2025 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | Seem like it burns oil quick |
| May 7, 2021 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN MY VEHICLE PICKED UP 65 MPH. I WAS PUSHING ON MY BRAKES WHICH D... |
| May 1, 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving... |
| Feb 7, 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BREAK PEDAL WHEN THE CAR INEXPLICABLY ACCELER... |
| Apr 25, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATION STOPS. HAVE TO TRY TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD, TURN OFF VEHICLE AND RESTART... |
| Nov 11, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | THIS MORNING (11/11/18) I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS ON HIGHWAY I-290 EASTBOUND APPROX. 60 ... |
| Jun 27, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STU... |
| Dec 6, 2017 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY, THE CAR IS UNRESPONSIVE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDA... |
| Mar 16, 2017 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I WAS ON THE HIGH WAY I CHANGED LANES AND WHEN I DID I NEEDED TO ACCELERATE TO CHANGE LANES. AFTER C... |
| Jul 14, 2016 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | WHILE AT A STOP IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE, MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERA... |
| Feb 22, 2016 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35... |
| Nov 12, 2015 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | THE VEHICLE SO FAR HAS HAD TWO INSTANCES OF UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION, NOT JUST SUDDEN BUT WHILE DR... |
| Apr 21, 2015 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | MY SANTA FE AWD 2008 WAS BOUGHT IN JUNE 2009 AND NOW HAS ~99K MILEAGE. I HAD FOUR OR FIVE SIMILAR IN... |
| Nov 7, 2014 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THE CAR ACCELERATED WHILE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED AND WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING. CAR HA... |
| Jul 6, 2014 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE | MY SANTA FE LIMITED AWD 2008 WAS BOUGHT AT THE END OF FEB 2009 AND NOW HAS ~44K MILEAGE. I HAD TW... |
| Jun 25, 2014 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 6/25/14, ON INTERSTATE WITH CRUISE CONTROL AT 65MPH. DEPRESSED THE THROTTLE PEDAL TO PASS A VEHICLE... |
| May 20, 2014 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THE 2008 SANTA FE TRAVELING BETWEEN 55& 60MPH ON DIVIDED HIGHWAY WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN I TOOK MY ... |
| Apr 8, 2014 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I WAS MOVING MY CAR IN FRONT OF MY CARPORT. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED.... |
| Aug 15, 2013 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CHEC... |
| Jul 31, 2013 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI SANTE FE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE A... |