Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe has 6 recalls, 918 complaints.
6
Recalls
918
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated May 20, 2026
17V142000
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2017 Santa Fe Sport vehicles. The affected vehicles have a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS...
17V358000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the secondary hood lat...
17V578000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2017 Santa Fe vehicles equipped with 3.3L engines. The crankshaft assemblies may have been produ...
16V842000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Tucson vehicles manufactured May 19, 2015, to November 14, 2016, and 2017 Sa...
16V145000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Santa Fe vehicles manufactured September 1, 2015 to February 12, 2016. In t...
22V056000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Santa Fe, 2017-2018 Santa Fe Sport, 2019 Santa Fe XL, and 2014-2015 Tucson vehicles. T...
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
Not Rated
Rating for: 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV AWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2026 | ENGINE | While driving home on the highway from our sons hockey game at about 8:30 pm we were going about 60 ... |
| Apr 17, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | On 4/17/26 McDonalds Hyundai of [XXX] , dealership performed an ECU update for THETA II Emissions lo... |
| Apr 17, 2026 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | The steering left side electrical components quit working at the same time without warning. This is ... |
| Apr 17, 2026 | ENGINE | Seem like there was a recall on the 3.3L engines on the Hyundai Santa Fe starting January 26, 2017, ... |
| Apr 13, 2026 | ENGINE | My engine just died wont start has 121099 and hyundai wont fix it |
| Apr 2, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | On April 2, 2026, the engine in my 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe failed catastrophically while my wife was d... |
| Mar 31, 2026 | ENGINE | Engine seized up on the interstate. Vehicle has ~97,000 miles. Towed to dealership. Dealership wa... |
| Mar 26, 2026 | ENGINE | ENGINE. IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. NO IT WASNT REPRODUCED OR CONFIRMED BY A DEALER, BUT HAVE B... |
| Mar 24, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I purchase the 2017 Santa Fe Sport in October of 2023 with just short of 80K miles. It was in great... |
| Mar 23, 2026 | ENGINE | These vehicles are not suitable to be on the road, and you NHTSA and Hyundai are doing NOTHING ABOUT... |
| Mar 19, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | After performing regular oil changes, and even a new fuel pump sensor, I experienced an issue. Last ... |
| Mar 18, 2026 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | My vehicle had oil consumption problems that were fixed with a new replacement engine now my catalyt... |
| Mar 17, 2026 | ENGINE | My wife's 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited experienced a sudden crack in the engine and lost oil withou... |
| Mar 16, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe on March 11, 2024, from a private deal... |
| Mar 14, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | Bottom brake lights will not work but top high brake light works. I was stopped by police three time... |
| Mar 12, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Service Campaign Update 9C2 was installed. Since then erratic shifting occurs including up and down ... |
| Mar 8, 2026 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Santa. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 MPH... |
| Mar 1, 2026 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the vehicle was using an excessive... |
| Feb 23, 2026 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | After conducting Hyundai Service Campaign 9C2 for an emission update, vehicle now lunges and lags wh... |
| Feb 19, 2026 | SEATS | On my Driver/passenger seat the recline switch with not go back only forward. The dealer explains to... |