Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe has 16 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
16
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | ALL THREE LIGHTS ABS, ESC, AND DBC ON DASH CAME ON SAME TIME AFTER REPLACING DRIVERS SIDE HEAD LIGHT... |
| Nov 12, 2020 | STEERING | TWICE AS I WAS DRIVING IT MID TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON THE REGULAR STREET. |
| Jan 18, 2019 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE WOULD DECELERATOR THEN CUT OUT. I CAN BE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING SPEED LIMITS... |
| Jan 14, 2019 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET, I SLOWLY TURNED A CORNER AND SUDDENLY LOST MY POWER STEERING AND BRA... |
| Dec 30, 2018 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | MY VEHICLE IS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE WITH 131,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AB... |
| Jan 1, 2018 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | I WAS AT A FOUR WAY-YEAR-OLD AND STOP WHERE I HAD TO YIELD AS I WAS DOING THE SANTA FE CUT OFF AND I... |
| May 28, 2017 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | WE HAVE HAD 3 SEPARATE INSTANCES WHEN OUR SUV STALLED AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHEN PROCEEDING TO DR... |
| Feb 1, 2016 | STEERING | THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A "SCRAPING" NOISE WHEN TURNED. HYUNDAI SAYS THIS IS "NORMAL"; HOWEVER, UP... |
| Jul 16, 2014 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT SLOW SPEED THE CARS STALLS OUT. TODAY 7/16 IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS... |
| Jun 15, 2014 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | MY FAMILY HAS A 2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WE STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING W... |
| Jun 8, 2014 | STEERING,ENGINE | VEHICLE DRIVEN SHOPPING CENTER (APPROXIMATELY 15 MI.) UPON LEAVING VEHICLE STALLED GOING APPROXIMAT... |
| May 24, 2014 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT. THE FIRST WAS IN SEPTEMBER 2013. BOTH TIMES I WAS TRAVELING AT 15 MPH... |
| Mar 20, 2014 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 1ST OF MANY TOTAL ENGINE DE-POWERMENTS HAPPENED AT A STOP SIGN, GOING APPROX.15 MPH. I HAD FILLED TH... |
| Dec 15, 2013 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE HYUNDAI LINE OF CARS. I WAS DRIVING THIS CAR THAT I OWNED. I HAD JUST DRIVE... |
| Dec 12, 2012 | STEERING,ENGINE | DRIVING APROX 20 MPH, WITH NO WARNING ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, UNABLE TO STEER. SECOND TIME WAS DRIVING AT... |
| Jul 2, 2012 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | ENGINE DIED WHEN SLOWING DOWN - COMING TO A STOP OR MAKING TURNS APPROXIMATELY 8 TIMES SINCE THE T... |