2014 Hyundai Santa FE Sport problems
The 2014 Hyundai Santa FE Sport has 233 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (45%) concerns engine. Next are brakes (14%) and electrical system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 233 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 45% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 32
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 61,000 miles 140 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 28 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 33 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 28 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 15 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 11 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 9 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 140 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 61,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 76,000 miles (71 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 32 complaints mention a fire.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2014 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Hyundai Santa FE Sport with enough data (101 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I owned a 2014 santa fe sport. It was blowing black smoke out of the exhaust. I would bring it in for an oil change and they would tell me the oil was bone dry. They could not see where the oil leak was, I had no spots in my driveway. The low oil light never came on. The time between oil change and no oil left was about 3 weeks. I brought it in, they told me I had an oil clog and needed a new motor. I filled it with oil and drove it home.
After driving the vehicle 15 miles on the highway, we drove on residential street for about 1.5 miles. As I was turning into a parking structure the engine stopped and the vehicle lost power. I glided the vehicle to a red zone no parking area on the street and stopped the vehicle. Black smoke quickly appeared from under the hood and flames quickly appeared. The front of the vehicle soon became engulfed in flames shooting 4-6 feet high.
The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, several warning lights randomly illuminated. The ABS and check engine warning were among the lights that were illuminated. The contact indicated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on several occasions for the same failure but no cause for the failure was found. No further information was available. The manufacturer was not yet notified of the failure.
The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle started shaking and vibrating abnormally. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. There was no warning light illuminated before the vehicle lost motive power and the power steering and brakes failed to operate as intended. The contact stated that the vehicle could not be restarted.