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2018 Hyundai Santa FE Sport electrical system problems

21 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2018 Hyundai Santa FE Sport, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
21 5% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
0 and 3
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 3 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2018 hyundai santa fe sport. While the vehicle was parked and shut off, the rear brake lights were illuminated and smoke and flames were present under the front passenger side of the vehicle. The flames were extinguished by the campus police prior to the fire department's arrival. The fire department disconnected the vehicle's battery. A campus police report and a fire department report were filed. The cause of the failure was not determined.

Reported at 10,000 miles, September 2019 Fire

80 miles into a weeks vacation my engine light came on, car was still drivable, backtracked 20 miles to dealer, left my nice car (11,000 miles)there for the week while using a rental car with 177,000 miles on it. Problem was pertaining to campaign 953 engine problems. A wiring harness was put in, and the dealer updated the software that had been updated that march, and they said that was all fixed.

Reported at 11,312 miles, October 2019

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