Hyundai Santa Fe
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On the morning of December 10, 2025, I left my home for an appointment. I traveled for about 15 minutes before entering onto the highway. As I entered...
While driving, the engine catastrophically failed without warning, causing an immediate loss of power-assisted braking and steering. The failure occur...
Oil drain plug seal leaking, can’t tighten the bolt with the required torque setting to keep it from leaking.
I was driving on the road and all of the sudden my car went limp and would only move 45 miles per hour. I took it to the dealer which I have lifetime...
The front piece of the panoramic sunroof spontaneously shattered while sitting in my parked vehicle. I heard a loud pop and saw that the entire piece...
On the morning of February 20 2026 at around 6:35am. I was on my way to work when the engine light started flashing and the speed started to decrease...
Our vehicle has encountered a catastrophic engine failure (burnt valves) due to a known and ongoing issue with the piston rings install in this engine...
HI! Leaking valve cover gasket which damages spark plugs, ignition coils and fuel injector. Defective High Pressure Fuel Pump and fuel injector causin...
The roof of my car between the sunroof and the windshield (called panoramic sunroof) shattered as I was driving down the highway. It was about 10:00 p...
Excessive oil burn off. Oil is getting into the cylinder, causing scorching. This causing engine failure.
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Summary
The 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe has 170 complaints and 1 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Engine. 10 crash-related incidents have been reported.