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2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Safety Report

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

Recalls

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...

Safety Ratings

Overall

Not Rated

Front Crash

Not Rated

Side Crash

Not Rated

Rollover

Not Rated

Rating for: 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV AWD

Top Complaint Categories

ENGINE
459
POWER TRAIN
60
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE
45
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
37
STEERING
21
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
20
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
20
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
18

Problems by Component

Engine496Powertrain146Other77Electrical53Brakes43Speed Control30Steering27Airbags16Structure7Suspension7Visibility6Seat Belts5Seats3

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All Complaints

Date ↓ComponentSummary
Apr 20, 2026ENGINEWhile driving home on the highway from our sons hockey game at about 8:30 pm we were going about 60 ...
Apr 17, 2026UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINEOn 4/17/26 McDonalds Hyundai of [XXX] , dealership performed an ECU update for THETA II Emissions lo...
Apr 17, 2026STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGSThe steering left side electrical components quit working at the same time without warning. This is ...
Apr 17, 2026ENGINESeem like there was a recall on the 3.3L engines on the Hyundai Santa Fe starting January 26, 2017, ...
Apr 13, 2026ENGINEMy engine just died wont start has 121099 and hyundai wont fix it
Apr 2, 2026POWER TRAINOn April 2, 2026, the engine in my 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe failed catastrophically while my wife was d...
Mar 31, 2026ENGINEEngine seized up on the interstate. Vehicle has ~97,000 miles. Towed to dealership. Dealership wa...
Mar 26, 2026ENGINEENGINE. IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. NO IT WASNT REPRODUCED OR CONFIRMED BY A DEALER, BUT HAVE B...
Mar 24, 2026POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMI purchase the 2017 Santa Fe Sport in October of 2023 with just short of 80K miles. It was in great...
Mar 23, 2026ENGINEThese vehicles are not suitable to be on the road, and you NHTSA and Hyundai are doing NOTHING ABOUT...
Mar 19, 2026ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINEAfter performing regular oil changes, and even a new fuel pump sensor, I experienced an issue. Last ...
Mar 18, 2026ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMMy vehicle had oil consumption problems that were fixed with a new replacement engine now my catalyt...
Mar 17, 2026ENGINEMy wife's 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited experienced a sudden crack in the engine and lost oil withou...
Mar 16, 2026ELECTRICAL SYSTEMOdometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe on March 11, 2024, from a private deal...
Mar 14, 2026ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKESBottom brake lights will not work but top high brake light works. I was stopped by police three time...
Mar 12, 2026UNKNOWN OR OTHERService Campaign Update 9C2 was installed. Since then erratic shifting occurs including up and down ...
Mar 8, 2026ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGThe contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Santa. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 MPH...
Mar 1, 2026ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGThe contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the vehicle was using an excessive...
Feb 23, 2026FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMAfter conducting Hyundai Service Campaign 9C2 for an emission update, vehicle now lunges and lags wh...
Feb 19, 2026SEATSOn my Driver/passenger seat the recline switch with not go back only forward. The dealer explains to...