2003 Hyundai Santa FE body & structure problems
Owners reported body & structure problems in 30 complaints for the 2003 Hyundai Santa FE, 8% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 135,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 135,000 miles, and 0% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
My airbags were defective. I was in a car accident, and the airbags did not deploy. After the accident, I was taken to the hospital to treat multiple bodily injuring, which could have been prevented if the airbag had deployed. I was driving in town when the accident occurred. I overshot a turn and hit a poll on the left side of the car. The car flipped and was totaled. Again, no airbags were deployed. I have included pictures of the car after the accident. My main concern is the issue with the airbags.
750.00 dollars for part 500.00 to put it in passenger side dash cant hyundai take pride and eat this bill safety problems with this big.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Hyundai Santa FE
- Suspension 58 complaints
- Brakes 44 complaints
- Air bags 42 complaints
- Engine 29 complaints
- Electrical system 28 complaints
- Cruise control 24 complaints
- Transmission 22 complaints
- Fuel system 19 complaints