2005 Hyundai Santa FE engine problems
Owners reported engine problems in 18 complaints for the 2005 Hyundai Santa FE, 6% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 18 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 17 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 67,000 miles, and 41% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
My moms santa fe has sped out of control several times in the last three months. The last incident caused injuries because the air bag failed to deploy. The first incident was in a parking lot where the car had unintended acceleration and crashed into several cars. Second incident was on the road where car sped up and she turned it off. The third was backing out of a shopping center parking lot where the car rapidly accelerated in reverse hitting a car and then tried to put in neutral but went into drive instead.
2005 hyundai santa fe 3.5 l engine. When accelerating from a stop, the engine often surges, causing the car to jump forward rapidly. Happens perhaps one time out of 3, but incidence is increasing. Hard to control acceleration.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Hyundai Santa FE
- Air bags 76 complaints
- Cruise control 44 complaints
- Brakes 33 complaints
- Fuel system 24 complaints
- Suspension 22 complaints
- Seat belts 18 complaints