Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe has 53 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
53
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated July 1, 2026
22V746000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Santa Fe, Sonata, Veloster N, 2022 Santa Cruz, Elantra N, and Kona N vehicles. The veh...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Vehicle: 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe | Current Mileage: 140,000 Description of Safety Defect: While opera... |
| Mar 17, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | 1. Component/System: 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe 8-speed dual-clutch transmission (DCT), specifically the ... |
| Mar 16, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | 1. The transmission warning symptoms first appeared on March 9, including a transmission warning lig... |
| Dec 1, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | when vehicle accelerates from stopping position motor immediately increases rpm's from 700 to about ... |
| Nov 29, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 MPH... |
| Oct 18, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that intermittently, the gear shifter w... |
| Aug 21, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the w... |
| Jun 8, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Description of problem: The Transmission will disengage while driving, allowing the car to 'coast' a... |
| May 2, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | A shifter malfunction error appears on dash. When trying switch into any gear it, the dashboard and ... |
| Apr 17, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | When shifting gears whether from parking to drive or from drive to park, the vehicle lags and makes ... |
| Feb 26, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | While driving at normal roadway speeds, the vehicle experienced a sudden and unexpected loss of powe... |
| Feb 20, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | While driving the car keeps Jenkins, and on the dash board it cane up have your power train checked.... |
| Feb 3, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | I took my vehicle in on 2/03/25 for a back up camera recall and to have my transmission checked due ... |
| Dec 2, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I have had to have a problem with my power teain worked on at two different Hundia dealership I am... |
| Aug 18, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | My vehicle has been having repeated issues within 2.5 years of my purchase. Initially it was the tra... |
| Aug 17, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | On [XXX] my car started having trouble accelerating at some times- just happened out of the blue whi... |
| Jul 19, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | When you go from drive to park it doesn't go into park. If you try to go to park to reverse it won't... |
| Jul 9, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | My vehicle transmission failed on July 9,2024. There was no warning. The dashboard lite up with a DT... |
| Jul 1, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Car odometer 5,952 miles Year 2022 Car started driving slowly and would not accelerate. After stopp... |
| Jun 25, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The car’s transmissions seems to give out intermittently while driving, where when you accelerate th... |